Taking advantage of the midday temperature rising to -32 degrees Celsius, Shi Jinwei quickly filled up the car with gas, fearing that if she wasn't careful, the engine would stall and she wouldn't be able to start it again.

In the afternoon, we finally saw the first village, which the navigation showed as "Dagao Village".

The dirt road runs through the village, which is surrounded by mountains, making it impossible to detour.

To reach "Little Dwarf Village", you must pass through the village, then there are "Middle High Village" and "Little High Village", and then you will reach your destination.

After parking the car at the village entrance, Shi Jinwei looked around and noticed that every household in the village had smoke coming out of their chimneys. She then realized that rural homes either had earthen heating systems or earthen beds and stoves.

These devices can provide heating without electricity, and the situation is much better than in the city.

With that in mind, he got into the car and drove straight into the village.

The villagers were all huddled at home keeping warm. When they saw an SUV passing by, they all pressed their faces against the windows and peered out.

It usually takes about forty minutes to drive to the next village, but given the current situation, it will probably take another half a day.

It was already four o'clock when Shi Jinwei drove into the village. After thinking about it, she decided to try and see if she could spend the night there.

As I was thinking this, my eyes met those of a small child.

It was a chubby little boy, about four or five years old. Hearing the car, he immediately pressed his face against the window, staring curiously outside.

The two elderly people inside ignored him, but then their eyes met Shi Jinwei's.

The little boy was so frightened that he immediately pulled his head back and burrowed into the old lady's arms behind him.

The old lady was puzzled. When she looked up, she found that the car had stopped in front of her house, and a person wearing a thick cotton coat jumped out.

They were dressed so thickly that it was impossible to tell if they were male or female, but their height made them look like a young girl.

The two elderly people looked at each other, not feeling scared, just a little curious.

Hearing a soft knock at the door, the old man climbed off the kang (a heated brick bed) and went to open the door for Shi Jinwei.

At this moment, Shi Jinwei also adopted a polite and obedient demeanor: "Hello, sir, I'm just passing by. I'd like to find a place to stay tonight. Do you have a place here that's convenient for me?"

The old man, seeing that it was such a well-behaved young woman at the door, immediately let her in: "Oh my, it's so cold outside, come in, come in."

When the old lady heard it was a girl's voice, she also came out from the inner room.

Shi Jinwei had already taken off her mask and hat, revealing a cute little round face.

This kind of cute style is always more likely to please the elderly, and she used to easily gain the favor of elders in the real world as well.

Sure enough, the old lady smiled as soon as she saw her: "Oh, what a cute little girl! Come in and warm up."

She took Shi Jinwei's hand and led her into the inner room.

This is the most common type of house in the countryside. The kitchen is right inside the front door, with a room on each side. There's a stove in the kitchen, and the fire inside is burning brightly.

She was greeted by a wave of heat as soon as she entered, and when she went into the inner room, she immediately broke out in a sweat.

The little boy who had been at the window was now lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) staring curiously at Shi Jinwei, his big eyes blinking – he was incredibly cute.

Shi Jinwei then brought up the idea of ​​staying overnight again, offering to provide money or food as payment.

The old lady waved her hand: "What's wrong with staying one night? We have everything we need, so please feel free to stay."

The couple's enthusiasm relieved Shi Jinwei, and with their permission, she drove the car into the yard.

Perhaps because her children weren't around, her presence made the old woman start talking.

Without her even asking, they spilled all the information.

"A couple of days before the temperature dropped, several large green trucks passed through our village. After the snow, only two large trucks came yesterday, and then there were no more trucks," the old man said, sipping his wine at dinner.

The old lady nodded, "Yes, it's so cold, we don't dare go out. It's freezing. You're a young girl, but you're brave enough to drive out like that."

Shi Jinwei smiled, remained silent, and looked exceptionally well-behaved.

The little boy in her arms snuggled closer to her.

In less than an hour, he fell in love with this beautiful older woman and started clinging to her.

The two elderly people were initially a little embarrassed, but Shi Jinwei hugged the child and said it was okay, and even gave him some candy.

Seeing this, the old man chuckled and started talking non-stop.

When Shi Jinwei heard them say that, her eyes flickered.

The large green trucks are most likely military trucks; what they're carrying is unknown, but the likelihood of them being in the "Little Dwarf Village" as a refuge is further increased.

While she was thinking this, the old man also asked her about the situation in the city.

Their children are all working in other places, leaving only this one child at home for them to take care of.

The temperature dropped, and every household in the countryside has an earthen kang (heated brick bed). Even if they don't have coal on hand, they can cut down trees to burn firewood, so they don't really feel cold.

With every household stockpiling food, life hasn't changed much compared to the city; at most, it's just like winter has come earlier.

So when he heard that the city was experiencing power outages and food shortages, he couldn't help but sigh, "We can't even get through on the phone now. I wonder how our eldest son and eldest daughter are doing out there."

Da Wa is their son's nickname, and Da Ya is their daughter's nickname.

Shi Jinwei listened, her lips moved, but she ultimately chose to remain silent.

That night, she slept in another room with her four dogs. The old man heated the kang (a traditional heated brick bed) until it was warm, and she finally got a good night's sleep, something she rarely did.

On the eighth day of the game, as dawn broke, she woke up peacefully to the aroma of food.

The old woman always got up early, and when she got up, the couple had already prepared breakfast.

Under the warm hospitality of the two men, she not only enjoyed delicious millet porridge and salted duck eggs, but also received hot steamed buns from the elderly man.

Before leaving, they repeatedly reminded her to be careful in everything she did.

Having played games for so long, this is the first time I've encountered such a kind and simple NPC. Even the hardest heart felt warmed.

Before leaving, she secretly left a lot of seafood and meat for the old man.

He did not forget to remind the elderly not to flaunt their wealth.

They filled the little boy's pockets with candy again and drove away while the little boy's eyes were filled with tears.

The temperature remains at -43 degrees Celsius today, but the car's performance has dropped significantly.

The car drove out of Dagao Village at noon and could no longer continue driving.

The engine shut down immediately, and Ren Shijinwei had no chance to start it.

Helpless, she could only put everything usable in the car into her storage space and then take out the sled.

Off-road engines are unusable due to low temperatures, so don't even think about using tractor engines.

I removed the tractor head and threw it back into the storage space. I called over the four silly animals that were running around, and tried to put the reins on them. They didn't resist.

Then Shi Jinwei sat on the sled and tried to get them to pull the sled.

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