Shoveling and pushing snow is a big job. Fortunately, there are many Li family members.
Not only was his home tidied up quickly, he was also able to free up his hands to help the old men next door.
Jia An's little hands were red from the cold. He ran back from the next door and shouted loudly as soon as he entered the house.
"Milk, third uncle said, let the family cook some ginger soup. Grandpa Zhao and the others next door are all sick from the cold. They have fever and cough."
"You guys stay away from Fu Niu'er quickly, don't let Fu Niu'er get over the illness. !"
Mrs. Li stretched out her hand to separate the two naughty grandsons, preventing them from getting close to the good news.
Then he asked his daughters-in-law to make ginger soup, and even cruelly added two spoonfuls of brown sugar at home.
Tao Hongying and Zhao Yuru were both warm-hearted and took it to the next door after making it.
Several old men were sitting on the kang around him, all looking bad.
I forgot to bring firewood into the house yesterday, and the fire went out at night. I originally thought I could light the stove again this morning.
It snowed heavily when I didn't expect it. The doors and windows were sealed, and I couldn't get out. I could only freeze.
Fortunately, Li Laosan brought the boys here, otherwise they might have died together.
At this time, they were holding hot brown sugar ginger water and drinking heavily.
The Li family were all inside and outside the house. Zhao Yuru and Tao Hongying were cooking porridge on the kang. Li Laosan and the boys went to the roof to shovel snow and clean the yard. Only then did they feel alive, and the circles under their eyes became red.
"Lao Kui died aggrieved, but he also did a good thing. He left a big yard and allowed such a good family to settle down. We all benefited from it."
When the village chief hurried over, the Li family was already busy . It was almost done, he was moved in his heart, but he couldn't help but be proud of his old brothers.
"How about it? I'll find a place for you. It's next to the boys from the Li family. They will definitely take care of you."
"Yes, yes, you are the only one who is smart and thoughtful."
The old men were happy and enthusiastic. There was a lot of chatter and chatter, and the wind and cold were much better.
Just then Zhao Yuru and Tao Hongying cooked porridge and brought it over, and everyone was snoring and drinking the porridge.
The sweet appearance made the village chief greedy and he also ate a bowl.
"Third daughter-in-law, fourth daughter-in-law, you are really tired. After you are busy at home, you still have to come over to take care of these old guys."
"Uncle, you are welcome. We live next door, so you should lend a hand . ."
Tao Hongying waved her hand and said with a smile, "Before, I always had to go out to cook the stove and didn't bother to come over to help. Now that we have more time, we will definitely come here more often."
"Okay, okay, if everyone in the village is like your family, I don't need to. " Don't worry about it."
The village chief uncle was very pleased and praised a few words, which made Tao Hongying and Zhao Yuru blush, and they made excuses and hurried home.
The heavy snow seems to have been arranged. Every time after the villagers clean up the snow, it will happen again.
So much so that the people in the village have been extremely busy this month, and they are constantly cursing God.
Auspicious snow heralds a good year, so snow is naturally a good thing, but if it snows too much, it may not be so.
The old people gathered together and began to worry about whether farming would be smooth and prosperous next year.
The children are the most carefree. They study at Li's house for an hour every morning, and then it's time for them to have fun.
Building snowmen, having snowball fights, it's really fun.
The river outside the village has also completely frozen, and the ice sledges can also be taken out.
You can almost hear the shouts of the naughty boys as they pass by...
Jiaxi and Jiaan were a little scared of the river because they had fallen into the water for a while.
But she couldn't stand the encouragement of her little friends, and within a few days she put her fear behind her...
Jiayin was so envious at home, but unfortunately, apart from chewing her feet, she could only work hard to learn to crawl.
The only little fun was eating secretly with grandma at night.
Mrs. Li found a small silver spoon somewhere, scraped some apple puree and fed it to Jiayin.
Unfortunately, she was also afraid that Jiayin's stomach wouldn't be able to bear it, so she would only feed him three or four spoonfuls at a time. For the rest, Jiayin still had to hold the apples and taste them by herself...
When will this miserable infancy be over?
Jiayin hugged her feet and chewed them while continuing to worry.
Tao Hongying came in from the outside and couldn't help laughing when she saw her daughter like this, and said to her mother-in-law.
"Mom, look at our Fu Niu'er, she looks like a little grown-up, and she can actually sigh!"
Mrs. Li took the soles of her shoes, scratched her scalp with a needle, and said proudly, "My Fu Niu'er is so good. You are smart, maybe you are thinking about something big."
Tao Hongying unbuttoned her clothes to feed her daughter. She was used to the good news, and she no longer had any shame or resistance, and she drank happily.
Tao Hongying now has a job as a cook, which can make money for her family, and the food is not bad. The most important thing is that the good news saves her worries and she knows she loves her mother.
After eating well before going to bed at night, I won't be looking for her all night, and I can sleep peacefully, so her milk supply is better than before.
Seeing that her daughter seemed to have gained weight and grown taller, Tao Hongying was very happy and couldn't help but think about the man who was away from home.
"Mom, counting the days, the fourth child will be back soon."
"Yes," Mrs. Li subconsciously glanced at the window and replied.
"It will be the twelfth lunar month soon, and they have been gone for twenty days. I guess they are on their way back."
Jiayin clicked her toes and was thinking about it while eating. I'm afraid my father's escort trip is going to end. Damn it, after all, there has been quite a lot of snow recently.
But she still had confidence in her father's safe return. After all, his archery skills were really good and he was born with supernatural powers, so he was more than enough to protect himself.
Not to mention the worries at home, but on the official road a hundred miles away, the convoy of the Wuwei Escort Bureau was driving through the wind and snow.
The snow had just fallen last night and was still very fluffy. It was not too difficult for the carriage to run over it.
However, the heavy snow covered the road conditions, and from time to time, carriages carrying goods fell into deep pits.
At this time, everyone must work together to lift the carriage out.
This is the most annoying thing on the escort journey.
First, the carriage is prone to tipping over and needs to be reloaded with cargo.
Second, the carriage is heavy and requires a lot of manpower to lift it out, which weakens the protection of the convoy.
If there are bandits or horse bandits, they will be easily taken advantage of, which is really dangerous.
But this is all in the past. Now in the escort agency, no one is worried anymore, because this time there are two novices joining the escort!
This escort trip has high wages and low risk. Everyone wants to follow, so there will be some competition.
But the escort chief Liu reported to the chief escort officer and insisted on bringing two outsiders, and everyone was a little unhappy.
Unexpectedly, these two people gave everyone countless surprises on the road.
For example, at this time, a carriage accidentally deviated from the rut in front, and the right rear wheel fell into a deep pit. The maroon horse that was pulling was blowing white air from its nose. Even after trying several times, it could not pull the carriage out, and it was so angry that it could not pull the carriage out. Pave the hoof.
In front of the wind and snow, a man and a half of his age ran up and shouted to the coachman, "Uncle Xu, the wheel fell into a pit?"
"Yes, Jiayi, I was a little sleepy and didn't pay attention to the track, and I went a little off track. What a coincidence, I fell right in."
The man driving the cart hugged his whip and was very upset.
"Don't be afraid, just wait for me." Jiayi responded with a smile, turned to the back of the car and took a look, then said.
"Uncle Xu, if I call one, two, three, you can drive your horse and we can get out together."