His younger brothers stomped their feet, a look of displeasure on their faces.
"In such cold weather, who is so thoughtless to storm the city gate in the middle of the night? Isn't this making things unpleasant for us brothers?"
Although there are rules that generally require eight people to guard the post, people below would usually find ways around it.
Normally, only two people are stationed at the gate while the rest start a fire in a wind-sheltered spot near the city gate to warm up with some peanuts. They take turns every so often.
Otherwise, in this freezing weather, standing guard for eight hours at night, one would freeze.
As for these peanuts, dried fruits, and firewood, they are also easy to obtain.
People enter the city daily selling these items, and they simply skim a little off them.
No one dares to refuse.
Some even proactively offer them, in order to pass through smoothly.
