Chapter 125: You Are Not In Exile You Are Clearly Traveling!
Chapter 125: The Snow Maiden
With the matter of the birthday cake temporarily settled, the key issue now is how to move the carriage.
After thinking all night, Xu Tian and the others finally decided to dismantle the goods inside the carriage to reduce weight so that the carriage could be pulled.
However, since the food was already packed, they first had the bailiffs carry it. If they couldn't carry it all, they would have the prisoners help. Xu Tian and the others had been around for so long that they knew which prisoners were more honest, so they would have them help to prevent theft.
Although the result was much better than yesterday, the snow continued unabated, and the snow on the ground grew deeper, making it even more difficult for everyone to move forward.
Soon, everyone was exhausted.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Items in everyone's hands fell into the snow one after another.
Lighter items were fine, just falling onto the surface of the snow, but heavier items instantly sank into the snow and disappeared.
Everyone hurried to search, but because the snow was too deep, they couldn't find anything.
Helpless, they had to give up.
But as time passed, more and more people became weak, and items continued to fall onto the snow like dumplings.
People had to reach in to dig them out, but their hands quickly went numb from the cold snow, forcing them to give up.
So, to avoid further losses, they had to put the items back into the carriage.
By noon, the distance traveled by everyone had not increased much.
"Hurry and nail wooden planks to the wheels to increase the contact area."
Chen Xue got off the carriage and directed the servants. She planned to convert the carriage into a sled so they could travel.
The servants and guards naturally followed Chen Xue's instructions. They quickly went to chop down trees nearby.
Seeing Chen Xue and the others at work, Xu Tian and the others quickly followed suit.
"Captain, this tree is too big. Our knives can't even cut it into wooden planks."
Not long after they started, the bailiffs began to complain. The vibration from chopping the tree made their arms go numb, especially since it was already cold, and their limbs were stiff. The vibration made the pain worse.
"Yeah, this idea from the Chen family is just harming us."
A prisoner complained. Clearly jealous of the Chen family, they seized the opportunity to criticize.
"Wait, look at that!"
Xu Tian wanted to reprimand the person but was surprised when the other bailiffs pointed ahead.
They saw Chen Xue and the others' carriage swiftly moving across the snow, seemingly unaffected by the heavy snowfall.
In fact, they even saw the carriage drifting on the snow, stunning everyone.
"Is this real?"
The prisoner's voice trembled. With fewer people from the Chen family, how could they have accomplished this so quickly?
However, they soon saw the carriage rushing towards them. When it was about a dozen meters away, it turned and drifted, splashing snow over them.
They were shocked awake. Looking at the carriage, they realized that instead of chopping down large trees to make wooden planks, the Chen family had bundled small trees together, similar to building a raft.
Then, they tied the raft to the wheels of the carriage, preventing it from sinking into the snow. It seemed like the carriage was floating on the snow.
"That's right, why didn't we think of that?"
The bailiffs were suddenly enlightened, feeling pleasantly surprised.
Afterward, they began to act. Although they didn't mock the prisoner who had spoken earlier, that person was already ashamed and buried their head in the snow.
"Hurry up, let's all pitch in. Otherwise, we'll have to sleep in the snow tonight."
With Xu Tian's words, everyone's enthusiasm instantly increased. After all, it was already cold, and sleeping in the snow would likely lead to freezing.
As everyone continued on their way, Chen Xue, with her parents, stayed back from the crowd, seemingly not in a hurry to leave.
"Is Xiao Xue thinking of something again?" Chen's mother knew her daughter well and could tell she was up to something.
"Exactly."
Chen Xue revealed her white teeth. "I had them make a few sleds along the way."
"Sleds?"
The others were stunned. They always heard strange words from Chen Xue's mouth. They thought she must have had some new ideas since she had traveled to the north and experienced skiing before. So, this time, she had them turn the carriage into a sled.
Due to limited materials, the sleds were very crude, but that didn't dampen Chen Xue's enthusiasm.
"Let me show you how to slide!"
She strapped the sled to her feet and used two sticks to support her body, instantly leaving the snow behind.
Then, with a gentle push, she moved forward.
Chen Yuan was startled and wanted to reach out to grab her, afraid she might get hurt. However, Chen Xue swooshed past him before he could react.
Everyone stared wide-eyed.
This was even more shocking than seeing a snow man.
Why could the young miss of the Chen family fly?
This question lingered in everyone's minds, but they couldn't find an answer.
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