in2ebook Chapter 247 Why is it so heavy?
Chapter 247 Why is it so heavy?
As the truck sped away, the Su family's excited hearts slowly calmed down, and they began to feel the invasion of cold!
Although the shed was built against the front of the car and blocked some of the cold wind during driving, they were still outdoors and the external temperature was very low. Even though the Su family was huddled together and covered with quilts, they gradually found it a little unbearable.
Whenever they found it difficult to hold on, they would pour out the brown sugar ginger tea they had prepared in advance from the thermos, drink it while it was hot, and soon their bodies would feel warmer.
During this time, the truck driver invited Su's father and mother to sit in the cab. Su's father tried to sit there for a while, but found that the cab was still very cold and the space for movement was small. It would be more comfortable to squeeze together with his family in the back. So when the drivers went to refuel, Su's father went back to sit with his family.
Su's mother originally thought that if it would be more comfortable to sit in the driver's seat, she would carry Xiaoliang with her. However, when she saw Su's father shaking his head at her, she immediately gave up the idea and sat quietly in the quilt, hugging Xiaoliang to keep each other warm.
Su Yunyun and Han Sen sat in the third truck. Although there were only two of them, the quilt was very warm. The two of them wrapped themselves tightly. Han Sen had great firepower, so Su Yunyun leaned in his arms and felt relatively better.
But Su Yunyun was still a little worried. It was now morning and the sun was still hanging in the sky. Although it was not that warm, it could dispel some of the cold. But what would happen at night?
Although the driver said he would try his best to find the county town and check in at the county guesthouse, there might be times when he missed the county town due to bad luck.
Then I have to sleep in this car all night!
Will the elderly and children at home be unable to bear it?
Su Yunyun sighed when she thought of this. Han Sen understood what she was thinking and tried to comfort her, "Don't worry. You may miss the county town."
"But the driver said that if we take the train, it will take a day and a night to get to the capital, not including the transfer from the county town to the provincial capital. If they drive, it will be much slower. If it's fast, we can get there in three days, and if it's slow, it will take four days. Let's calculate it as four days, which means we will have three nights. If we miss the county town one night, we will have to stay in this car." Su Yunyun became more and more worried as she spoke.
"My parents seem to have prepared some saline solution bottles. Let's see if we can buy some more when we get to the county town. Then we can fill the thermos with hot water. Whenever the water in the saline solution bottle gets cold, we can replace it with hot water." Han Sen suggested after thinking for a while.
"I've come up with a good idea that's better than a salt water bottle. It not only saves hot water, but also keeps it hot for a longer time!" Su Yunyun's eyes suddenly lit up after hearing what Han Sen said.
"What idea? Tell me now!" Han Sen's curiosity was aroused by Su Yunyun.
"When I was a child, I saw some elderly people in the village who didn't have salt water bottles and wanted to save firewood for boiling water, so they put bricks in the stove when cooking. When it was time to go to bed, they would take out the hot bricks, wrap them in several layers of thick cloth, and then put them in the quilt. This would warm the quilt up, and it was very convenient." Su Yunyun became more and more excited as she spoke, and she felt that it was feasible.
"That's a good idea!" Han Sen thought it was very useful. "Then when we rest, we should see where to find bricks, or go buy some. We should buy a few more. We can use them not only at night, but also when we cook during the day. This way, we don't have to worry about our family not being able to stand the cold.
"Yeah, we'll use it when the time comes." Su Yunyun decided to tell her family about this idea during the lunch break.
When the watch reached 12 noon, the drivers found an open space near the village and stopped the car. Wang Dali got out of the car and began to greet the Su family, "Let's take a break here at noon today. Everyone can get off and stretch their hands and feet, and then cook and eat. We will set off again at two o'clock, otherwise we will miss the scheduled county town and have to stay in the car overnight."
The Su family members then got out of the car one after another, and then began to stand in circles beside the truck and exercise their limbs.
Su Yunyun came to Su's father and mother first, "Dad, Mom, are you okay?"
Su's father and mother didn't want Su Yunyun to worry, "It's okay, everyone is sitting together in the quilt, it's good."
Su Yunyun realized from their pale faces that they were not telling the truth, so she immediately made arrangements. "Dad, Mom, you have prepared a bottle of salt water. After we finish cooking, we will boil some hot water to fill it up and put it in bed to warm up. And while you guys cook, Han Sen and I will go to the village to ask who has bricks."
After the activity, the four Su Ping brothers were carrying buckets to the village to get some water for cooking when they heard Su Yunyun mention the word "bricks". They didn't know what she was going to do, and they didn't care. They continued to walk towards the village, while Su An stopped and asked, "Little sister, what are you and Han Sen looking for bricks for?"
"The salt water bottles prepared by my parents may not be enough, and the hot water will cool down quickly in such a cold weather. We have to keep adding hot water, which is too troublesome. I remembered what I saw in the village when I was a child, that is, heating bricks, wrapping them with cloth and putting them in the quilt to keep warm," Su Yunyun said with a relaxed look, "In this way, we can cook at noon and at night and heat bricks, so we don't have to worry about being cold, right?"
"That's a good idea!" Su Ping and the others stopped talking at some point, heard what Su Yunyun said, and then agreed.
"Little sister, you and Han Sen don't have to go to the village. We can ask when we go to find water!" Su Kang didn't want Su Yunyun to go out in the cold wind.
"Why are you asking?" Su An looked a little strange, "We have it!"
"We are not in Dongshan Village yet, how could there be any!" Mother Su was very surprised when she heard Su Yunyun's proposal. In this way, they, the old bones, and the children at home would not have to worry about being cold. When she was still happy, she heard Su An say, "You are not frozen!"
"Mom!" Su An shouted to Su's mother and wanted to say something, but then he closed his mouth and climbed onto the second truck. He dragged out a square bag and no one knew what was in it.
"Hey, second brother, didn't you carry this up there by yourself? Why are you dragging it out now?" Su Tai remembered the bag as soon as he saw it. At that time, he saw Su An grunting with exhaustion and wanted to go up to help, but was rejected by Su An!
"Come on, hand over your shoulder," Su An did not answer, but directly directed Su Tai to the side of the car. After Su Tai stood over, he carefully put the bag on Su Tai's shoulder.
"Oh my God, you can't be filling this with stones, right? Why is it so heavy!" Su Tai shouted after feeling the weight on his shoulders.