Just as the old year turned to the new year, Liu Cui and Chen Dafeng had already cooked the dumplings. The hot dumplings were packed full in several large trays, emitting bursts of tempting aroma.

Chen Dafeng smiled and shouted, "The dumplings are here, come and eat them while they're hot."

A shout woke up everyone who were a little sleepy, and they invited each other to eat dumplings.

Liu Cui held the bowls and chopsticks, while distributing dumplings to everyone, she said: "Eating dumplings during the Chinese New Year is for reunion and good luck. I hope we will have a smooth year ahead."

Everyone took the dumplings and nodded in agreement. Just as everyone was eating the dumplings happily, Liu Ye, who was on duty, ran in with a terrified look on her face.

"Girl, it's so weird outside. A thick fog suddenly appeared and even the wind stopped."

As soon as these words were spoken, the originally cheerful atmosphere in the room suddenly became quiet as if a bucket of cold water was poured on it.

Song Mingtao also looked worried. "It's not unusual to have heavy fog during the New Year."

Su Yue put down the bowl and chopsticks and said, "Let's go out and take a look." After that, she took the lead and walked out of the house. The others hesitated for a moment and followed.

As soon as everyone left the house, they looked up and saw that the scene outside was completely different from what Liu Ye had described. There was not a trace of white fog in the backyard or the patio.

Honeysuckle asked in confusion: "Where is the shadow of the fog? Everything is as familiar as usual."

Song Mingtao, who was standing by, also had a look of doubt on his face. He frowned and looked at Liu Ye, and asked with some doubt in his tone: "Liu Ye, did you see it wrong? Where is the fog?"

When Liu Ye heard this, she was so anxious that her face turned red. She waved her hands and explained, "Manager Song, I am not mistaken. It's just that the fog hasn't approached our tower yet, but it's not far away. We can't see it from here now.

Young lady, steward, I didn't lie to you. If you don't believe me, just go up to the fifth floor and take a look. The fog is very thick. When I first saw it, I felt goosebumps in my heart."

After Su Yue heard what Liu Ye said, she was still a little skeptical, but seeing Liu Ye's anxious and determined look, she thought it would be a good idea to go up and take a look.

She said to everyone, "Let's go up and take a look. It's New Year's Day, so don't let anything go wrong."

After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement and walked towards the stairs.

Zhong Tie's wife thought about it and woke up her sleeping children to go with her. She felt that it would be safer to keep them with her just in case.

The chaotic footsteps sounded particularly clear in this quiet tower. Although the tower had only five floors, the stairs spiraled upwards. Everyone walked in a hurry and were slightly out of breath.

After finally reaching the fifth floor, everyone looked out the window and gasped.

I saw that there was indeed a vast expanse of white fog outside the tower. The fog was like a surging tide, rolling and surging in the distance, and it seemed to be spreading towards the tower.

Although it was already late at night and the surroundings should have been pitch black, there were many torches around the building, and the jumping flames reflected an orange-yellow light, which made the fog appear more obvious under the reflection of the fire.

Moreover, the fog looked extremely thick, like the thick clouds in the sky, and it also exuded an indescribable weirdness.

Everyone stood on the fifth floor, looking at the fog. The originally lively and relaxed atmosphere of the New Year had long since disappeared without a trace. Everyone's face unconsciously showed a solemn and worried look.

No one knows what the sudden appearance of fog on New Year's Day means, but there is a vague feeling that something is not right.

Willow Leaf said, "Look, I didn't lie. You don't know that when I saw it, the white mist had just reached the broken poplar tree, and in just a moment it was almost at the gate of the courtyard."

Su Yue frowned, staring at the spreading fog. She would be surprised if she wasn't afraid, as she wondered if the fog was poisonous or not.

Song Mingtao said solemnly: "It's the New Year, which should be a time of good fortune and harmony, but something like this happened. I'm afraid it's not a good sign.

Our tower has been relatively peaceful recently, so please don’t let any evil spirits come through this fog.”

As soon as he said this, several timid women began to tremble slightly.

It is indeed easy for evil things to appear in deep mountains and old forests, and in this world even zombies and mutated animals have appeared, so there is a great possibility that even more evil things will happen.

Although Li Hui was also afraid, she still pretended to be calm and said, "Dad, don't scare yourself. It might be the weather. Although it's rare, it might just happen to happen at the end of the year.

Su Yue took a deep breath, trying to make her voice sound calmer, and said, "Aunt is right, don't scare yourself now. No matter what caused this fog, we have to make some preparations first.

Everyone, before the white fog reaches the surrounding building, go and get your quilts and stoves. Everyone will rest on the fifth floor tonight. Put on your masks before going downstairs just in case. "

After hearing Su Yue's words, everyone hurried into action. They were now used to carrying masks with them, and once they put on their masks, they all went downstairs to move things, leaving the children huddled in the corner.

Rendong and Nanny Yang also went downstairs to prepare things for Su Yue and them to rest.

Suddenly, there was a flurry of footsteps in the corridor. Everyone ran back to the ironworks, picked up quilts and straw mats, and then carried the stove to the fifth floor with great effort.

Zhong Tie, who was walking last, did not forget to extinguish the fires in several furnaces in the blacksmith room before leaving. He also asked several apprentices to take the dumplings back to the fifth floor before closing the door.

Everyone went back and forth between the fifth floor and their rooms again and again. Although they were exhausted and out of breath, no one dared to slack off.

The space on the fifth floor was gradually filled with quilts, straw mats and bedding. The stoves were also placed in order. The red flames were jumping in the stoves, adding a bit of warmth to the originally cold and weird fifth floor.

As the children watched the busy adults, they gradually lost their initial fear and began to take the initiative to help pass small items or tidy up the messy beds.

After Dr. Wu settled his family down, he went downstairs and sprinkled some anthelmintic powder. Although he didn't know if it would work, it was better than doing nothing.

Seeing this, Liu Daxi also went to help. Liu Cui held him back and asked him to prepare some rice, flour, grain and oil. In case the fog was poisonous and did not dissipate for a long time, she could also cook some food on the fifth floor so that everyone would not starve.

Liu Daxi felt that what his sister said made sense, so he took a few young men, including Song Da and Liu Danan, to go down together to carry food.

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