I saw from the window that a few young people had already finished eating, so they just came in. Don't affect your business."

The waiter muttered a few words and went straight away to clear away the dishes.

Waiting for Luo Xuan and Zhang Xiaoli to leave the warm hotel and plunge into the biting north wind and heavy snow.

Zhang Xiaoli asked tremblingly, "Why did you say just now that you should give those leftovers to that old man?

We stopped eating, so he just came up and took it away, wouldn’t it be fine?”

"no."

Luo Xuan shook his head, "We paid for those meals, if we don't nod.

The waiter in the hotel will not let that old man take away those donkey meat and yellow rice."

Peng Yong was curious, “What did the waiter do with those leftovers?

Will he pack it back and feed it to his family? Or will he pick out the donkey meat and sell it again?"

Luo Xuan said, "It's possible."

Zhang Xiaoli was silent for a moment.

He asked in a solemn tone, "Are the lives of the fellow villagers here very difficult?"

“It’s very, very difficult!”

Luo Xuan sighed, "Sui Mi County and Zhimi County are a little better. If you go to Zhouzi County and Jiajia County, it will be even worse.

Zhimi County is close to the Wuding River, so there is a lot of river land.

Because of the land inside the river, its soil will be more fertile and less susceptible to drought. Therefore, the food yield will be higher."

“If you go further into the mountains, you will see that there is extensive planting and poor harvest, and you have to rely solely on the weather to make a living.

In years with less rainfall, they may not even be able to get back the seed money."

After hearing this, Peng Yong couldn't help but sigh: "I have worked hard for a year, but I can't even get back the seed money! This is such a shame."

For thousands of years, the suffering of Saibei is beyond the imagination of outsiders.

This is not just a matter of climate.

And more importantly, both in terms of the selection of food crop varieties and the extreme lack of water conservancy and irrigation facilities.

It simply cannot meet the basic needs of agricultural cultivation.

Planting extensively and harvesting little, relying on the weather to survive is by no means a lie here.

As for later generations, Camel City became very wealthy, and it was definitely not developed through agriculture.

However, these are all things for later.

This time on the road, the journey was extremely difficult. It was just because of the heavy wind and snow!

As the snowstorm lasts longer, the entire temperature drops more sharply. Therefore, if you can't walk a few steps, your body's body temperature will be lost quickly.

His face also became dull and numb.

Without any choice,

After Luo Xuan, Zhang Xiaoli, and Peng Yong walked for a while, they could only quickly get into the nearest small shops on the side of the road.

Go and escape the wind and snow for a while.

The composition of these roadside shops is relatively complex:

It has dealership stores, car repair shops, and small restaurants.

Some houses are even purely local residential housing.

Fortunately, the locals are used to seeing huge traffic jams like this.

So even if you knock on the houses of those residents, the locals will open the doors enthusiastically and let everyone in to get warm.

But when I leave,

Everyone would tacitly give someone 35 cents in cash.

to express gratitude

If you encounter a roadside store, it's better if it's a restaurant.

Luo Xuan and Zhang Xiaoli could also go in and have a steaming bowl of Silipu mutton noodles.

But if they encounter a consignment store in the production team, Luo Xuan and his party will have no choice but to go in and squeeze in with others.

Warm yourself by the fire and stamp your feet.

When my body felt a little warmer, I quickly set off again.

Seeing that it is getting later and later, there are more and more cars stuck on the road.

corresponding,

More and more people are going to the small shops on the roadside to warm themselves by the fire.

Sometimes, when I encounter smaller sales outlets, it is really crowded and crowded.

There isn't even a place to plug in the pins.

Just walk and rest along the way.

After struggling for 7 or 8 hours, Luo Xuan and Zhang Xiaoli completed the 32-mile journey from the drop-off point to Suimi County with great difficulty.

By the time everyone arrived at Suimi County, the sky was completely dark.

This is Suimi County,

It is a famous city in history!

In the Qin Dynasty, it was called "Shangjun".

In the Han Dynasty, the Qin system was followed and Shangjun was still established.

It governs 23 counties.

The administrative seat of Shangjun is Suimi County, also called Fushi City.

Come to this ancient city that has been famous for thousands of years.

Peng Yong and Zhang Xiaoli, their high expectations suddenly turned into deep disappointment.

I saw that the streets in Suimi County were dilapidated, with a lot of coal ash and melted snow water that had been trampled by people. The streets and alleys had all become muddy and difficult to walk on.

In the county town, the street lights are dim.

In this dim night, under the dim lights, countless travelers carrying packages and bed rolls walked in the mud with dejected expressions.

There are many coal mines in Saibei.

With the strong development of the country's economy, various industries have increasing demand for energy.

Therefore, the production volume of coal mines in Saibei is also increasing.

This has made the environmental pollution in Saibei increasingly serious. In addition, from time to time, sandstorms rage.

And when winter comes, residents use coal and firewood for cooking and heating.

Therefore, in winter, the city here is covered in a kind of gray black soot.

It makes people feel extremely suffocated and makes them feel extremely depressed.

This traffic jam on the national highway seems to be particularly serious, which can be described as "unprecedented".

therefore,

Tonight, the entire Suimi County was plunged into chaos! Even though the wind was biting and the roads were muddy, it was difficult to travel.

Therefore, in Suimi County, on the streets late at night, there are still groups of travelers looking for a place to stay.

All state-run guesthouses were packed to capacity.

The only high-end hotel in the city does have some spare rooms.

It's a pity that in this period, if you want to stay in a hotel of this level, you need to be of a higher standard.

What if you only have money and want to stay overnight?

There is no way!

Ordinary people can't even enter the hotel door.

Luo Xuan took Zhang Xiaoli and Peng Yong with him.

With the help of the dim lights on the street, I walked hard on the muddy road, one foot deep and one foot shallow.

I don’t know how far I walked.

Finally, after searching for 7 or 8 guest houses, I found a "Sui Mi County Forestry Bureau State-owned Guest House" in a small alley.

Go to the duty room,

Luo Xuan asked, "Comrade, are there any rooms left? There are two men and one woman."
To be continued...