Chapter 25: Snow in the North
What delicious food does our family have? It would really embarrass your mother. But she still respectfully asked King Zhenbei: "Father, noon is coming soon. If you don't mind, you and Brother Xiaoguang can use it at home."
Let’s go after dinner.”
After finally having time to come, King Zhenbei didn't plan to leave so quickly, so he immediately agreed: "It's okay, it's a rare visit. I'll have a meal with Xuanxuan before leaving."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xuanxuan happily ran back to the kang. The two little guys accompanied King Zhenbei, and the room burst into laughter again.
Today was a bit unlucky. It wasn't very cold in the morning, but the wind got stronger and stronger at noon. When Sanniang came out of the house, she couldn't help but shiver even though she was wearing thick clothes. Her back was still straight.
The few soldiers guarding the door were facing the wind vent of the side air passage, and their mouths were all black and blue from the cold. Sanniang breathed hot air into her hands, went to the kitchen, pulled out a large wooden board, and dragged it to
After the air outlet was blocked, I returned to the kitchen.
Several soldiers whose faces were turned blue by the wind looked at her back gratefully.
In the kitchen, Sanniang boiled water and thought about what to make delicious.
Thinking that I still had a few steamed buns from yesterday, I was afraid that I wouldn't have enough to eat later, so I hurriedly steamed them. I went to the market today and originally wanted to take Xuanxuan to go shopping, but I guess I couldn't.
After working for a while, frying bacon and dried beans, Sanniang suddenly remembered that she hadn't steamed the rice yet. She looked at the sky outside and realized that it was too late to steam it now, so she quickly scooped out the pot and flour and planned to make noodles.
Silk.
Fortunately, the noodles with marinated meat and dried beans are also very delicious, and Xuanxuan and Xiaobao like to eat them.
In the middle of the way, Xiao Bao Niang came over to take a look. She originally wanted to take Xiao Bao away, but she didn't dare to go in and disturb her. After helping San Niang make noodles in the kitchen, she went home and brought a bowl of pickled sauerkraut for the snowy day.
, and the vegetable cakes baked in the morning. I was afraid of disturbing King Zhenbei, so I hurried back to my home after delivering them.
After cooking the noodles, Sanniang called two soldiers to help bring them in. Seeing that the soldiers were clenching their teeth in the cold, Sanniang sighed and went into the house to ask for instructions from King Zhenbei before returning to the kitchen to steam the steamed buns.
Bring it out.
"Thank you guys for your hard work. Let's eat two! It's still hot when it's just taken out of the pot. If you don't want to eat it, you can just warm it in your hands."
The military law was strict, so a few people hesitated to take it. Sanniang smiled and said: "Don't worry, I asked the prince, and he agreed before I took it." After hearing this, several soldiers took two each.
Feeling the warmth coming from the nest, they all expressed gratitude and said, "Thank you so much, Madam."
Sanniang smiled and nodded, then turned around and returned to the kitchen.
On such a cold day, it's good to have a hot steamed bun to eat. I don't know how my husband is doing.
After lunch, King Zhenbei saw that the two little guys were a little sleepy, so he asked Sanniang to take care of them to sleep, and then he came with the others.
As soon as he left, Xiao Baoniang and Cui Niuniang came over with Cui Niu and Xiao Ya.
Seeing that Xiao Bao Niang was going to pick up Xiao Bao, Sanniang quickly stopped her and said, "Sister-in-law, stop working. Xiao Bao is sleeping soundly. Let him sleep! I will take him back to you when he wakes up."
"That's okay." Xiao Bao Niang smiled and put away her hand, just sat by the Kang, and said happily: "Thanks to Xuan Xuan's good fortune, our old Fang family has been a military household for three generations, and Bao'er is the only one who has some good fortune, and was actually killed by the old prince.
Hug him. His father will be stunned if he finds out."
"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? There is nothing wrong with the children's family. Xiaobao likes it, and it is normal for Zhenbei King to like him. Xiaoya and Cuiniu are not here, otherwise the old man would be even more rare for his granddaughter!
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Cui Niuniang also smiled and said concisely: "Looking at your potential, our baby will have greater fortunes in the future, you will go crazy with joy!"
Xiao Baoniang smiled and replied to her: "If there is such a day, I will be so happy that I will go crazy."
Individuals have their own destiny, whether they are mediocre or promising in the future depends on them. Now everyone is not much higher than the threshold, who can say for sure!
Sanniang took out a bowl of the black melon seeds she bought last time from the cabinet. She called Cui Niu and Xiao Ya who were chasing each other in the yard and gave them two pieces of maltose. Seeing Xiao Bao Niang casually holding the coat in her basket
The wife helped her with the work and said quickly: "I was thinking of asking my sister-in-law when I came back from the market today. Yesterday, when I was undressing my sleeves, they always came off the thread. I don't know why. Xuanxuan's piece was not like this!"
The gray cloth jacket that Xuanxuan wore today was made by Sanniang. Seeing that it was pretty good, she wanted to make one for Wei Ci, but she couldn't get the sleeves right yesterday.
Cui Niuniang came over to look at it and said with a smile: "I think the opening has been cut smaller."
Xiao Baoniang nodded and said: "Sanniang, please cut the seams of the clothes you wear, otherwise your elbows will be pinched tightly even if you wear them."
"That's it, I was so stupid that I didn't expect it." Sanniang looked at her with a smile and remembered it.
Anyway, nothing happened. They had a short chat at Sanniang's house for an afternoon. After Xiaobao woke up, they went back to their respective homes.
It has been half a month since Wei Ci and Li Baiyu were sent to pick up the winter supplies. The weather in the north is getting colder and colder, and snow is about to fall. Sanniang is afraid that Xiaobao will sleep alone and turn over in the night to be cold.
, she took him back to sleep on the big kang with her. It was cold outside, and I was afraid that he would have to pee in the middle of the night, so I put a urinal outside.
At night, mother and son ate some leftover noodles from lunch and went to bed early.
Outside, the cold wind was biting, and the north wind was howling. In the second half of the night, white snow began to fall rustlingly. It covered it overnight, and in the early morning of the next day, the entire northern border was already white. It was covered with snow and could not be seen to the end.
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It rarely snows in Danzhou, and this is the first time in Sanniang's memory that she has seen such thick snow. The moment she opened the door, she felt that the sky and the earth were all white, and it was as beautiful as a majestic snow scene.
'Sister, I like snow scenes. I will take you to see more beautiful ones in the future.'
'I won't go, I'm afraid of the cold.'
The broken scene that had not appeared again in half a year flashed again. Sanniang shook her head, and her doubts deepened. There was still a long period missing in her memory. She wanted to force herself to remember it, but deep down she was actually afraid of it.
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What on earth did she forget?
On the kang, Xuanxuan rubbed his eyes, got up with a sweet voice and asked: "Mom, is daddy back?"
This little guy calls for daddy as soon as he wakes up. It seems that boys like daddy better!
"Nothing." Afraid of the wind blowing into the inner room, Sanniang quickly closed the door. She came over and took him from the kang into her arms. She put a little cotton-padded jacket on him and asked, "Do you miss your dad?"
"Yes." The little guy nodded and said, "Xuanxuan dreamed of daddy. Mom, when will daddy come back?"
"It's almost time. I'll be back in a few days."
It snowed heavily last night, fearing that their return trip to transport food would be delayed again.
After Xuanxuan was dressed neatly, Sanniang went to the kitchen. It was freezing and there was nothing to eat. She saw that the smoke from Xiaobao's house opposite had not yet risen. She knew that their family had not gotten up yet. She saw the fermented noodles from last night.
There was so much that even the mother and son were on the pot together.
"Mom, Xuanxuan wants to step in the snow in the yard." The little guy opened the window and stretched his little hands outside, trying to catch the falling snowflakes. This was the first time Xiaobao had seen snow, which was rare.
Wei Ci said that boys don't need to be pampered. Sanniang stood at the door of the kitchen, nodded, and warned: "Put on your thick cotton boots, step over to the other side, and ask Aunt Fang and the others to come over for breakfast."
"Hey!"
The little guy immediately jumped off the kang, clumsily put on his shoes, wrapped himself in a thick cotton-padded jacket, and skipped over as if he were playing with his feet. He jumped up and down at the door of Xiaobao's house and shouted: "
Little baby, little baby, come out quickly, it’s snowing, it’s snowing beautifully.”
"Xiaobao, come out and see the snowflakes."
While shouting, the little guy squatted down and pinched it with his fingers. Each pinch made a small hole, and it was still cold. He laughed with joy and was extremely happy.
Xiao Bao Niang had already gotten up and was putting on cotton-padded jackets for the children. Hearing Xuan Xuan's hurry, she quickly opened the window on the kang. Unfortunately, Xuan Xuan was still too short and couldn't see at all. Xiao Bao Niang was quick with her hands and helped
After the son was dressed, he quickly came to open the door for the little guy: "Xuanxuan, why did you get up so early? Stop playing in the snow, be careful of frostbite at night. Come in quickly, it's so cold, don't get frozen."
Xuanxuan shook his head, put his little hands into the pockets of his cotton-padded jacket, grinned and said: "Auntie, Mom asked Xuanxuan to call you over for breakfast." After saying that, the little guy saw Xiaobao coming out and pointed to the ground curiously.
Bai Xue said to Xiaobao: "Look, Xiaobao, there are snowflakes, beautiful snowflakes."
Xiaobao has seen Xue since he can remember, but seeing Xuanxuan happy, he also ran over happily. The two little guys were running around chasing each other, and Xiaobao's mother asked her sister Xiaoya to watch them.
, she went to the Wei family.
Chapter completed!