He got up, tied his hair and dressed, and it was already dawn. He opened the window first, and just as he was about to hold it open, a burst of cold air came in. There were thick clouds outside, and the cold wind rolled the snow into clumps, making it blurry before his eyes.
He quickly closed the window, changed into a thick cotton robe, opened the door and went out.
A thin layer of snow fell on the eaves of the house as big as a chin, and the yard was frozen hard. Wu's mother barely cleared a path, and went to the bakery with Wu's father. There were still several slip marks on the ground.
There is also a pile of broken tiles piled in one corner, which must have slipped and broken with the snow.
He went into the kitchen, scooped out water to wash his face and rinse his mouth, then sat in front of the stove, opened the fire, added firewood, and when the fire was strong, he put in large pieces of charcoal and burned it.
The water sitting in the pot was getting hot. He scooped out a bowl and drank it slowly. When his body was warm, he went to heat the remaining six fried cakes from yesterday's sale.
He ate three cakes with hot water, found a shovel, and shoveled the snow with one hand. He first broke up the frozen snow under the eaves and shoveled it away. When the snow subsided, he shoveled a path in the yard.
Come.
In the heat of the day, Wu Yi got up rustlingly.
"Brother!" He shouted from inside the room, "Brother, come quickly! This place is going to collapse!"
Wu Jin walked around cautiously, opened the door to look, and saw Wu Yi standing shivering on the bed, yawning with her mouth wide open, and before the yawn finished, she sneezed immediately.
"There, brother, listen!"
He followed Wu Yi's hand and looked up, and saw that some beam above his head made a "creep" sound as if it couldn't bear it.
"Get up quickly," Wu Jin pulled Wu Yi out of the bed. Although he knew that this was not a thatched house and would not collapse for a while, he was still worried in his heart, "You eat first, then go to the shop and I'll find a housekeeper."
Build the commander and let them take a look."
Wu Yi was on holiday today, and when he heard that he was going to a cake shop, he reluctantly put on his cotton-padded clothes, bundled himself up tightly, and went out to wash and eat.
Wu Jin continued to break up the snow. While he was busy, he suddenly heard someone knocking on the door: "Brother Jin, are you here?"
"Here, uncle, wait a minute." Wu Jin put down the spade, carefully opening the door and saw that it was the house-grabbing and marriage officer from the housekeeping shop.
"Uncle Zou, I'm going to the housekeeping shop to find you."
Mrs. Zou held an umbrella, and white air came out from her mouth and nose: "Your mother-in-law came to me and said that she wanted to rent a house again. There happened to be a house that could not be moved in. It was in Baijiaqiao. Your mother asked me to take you to see it.
Look, if it’s suitable, we’ll make a decision.”
"Okay," Wu Jin nodded, "I'll get an umbrella and we can leave now."
"I'll go too!" Wu Yi came out holding a cake, "Brother, I'll go with you too. It's snowing today and the shop isn't busy!"
Wu Jin nodded, went to get an umbrella, covered his younger brother, and the three of them walked to Baijiaqiao together.
The house is on the right side of Zhouxue. As soon as you enter the triple courtyard, there are three main rooms, with half wings on the left and right, and three wing rooms on the east and west sides. There is no south room. The kitchen is to the south of the east wing and the official room is to the south of the west wing.
Although we had just entered the courtyard, the frame was very high, the protruding beams were solid and round, and the snow was thick and heavy on the roof tiles, so it had no impact at all.
A yellow sand vat was placed outside the west wing, and a bucket stood in front of the kitchen door.
Wu Jin opened the doors of each house and looked around, then came out and asked Zou about his marriage: "Uncle Zou, how much does it cost to rent this house per month?"
Mr. Zou said: "Liangguan, it's quiet here. It's not like the narrow alleys on Shishi Street. And it's not far from Zhouxue."
Wu Jin nodded and thought carefully.
Wu Yi was jumping up and down, wishing he could move in right away. He wanted to have his own house so that he could invite Liu Bowen to his home.
"Sure, Uncle Zou," Wu Jin nodded, "I'll get the money, and then I'll sign the lease agreement with you."
"Oh! I want to live in the wing room!" Wu Yi cheered, jumped up, and then fell to the ground with a "pop".
He said "ouch" twice, rubbed his butt and got up, bent down to dust the snow, patted his whole body, and then followed Wu Jin out, smiling all over his face.
After saying goodbye to Zou, the two brothers walked towards Shishi Street. Wu Yi pestered Wu Jin and asked for a Yinzi cake to eat. They looked at it while eating. As soon as they finished eating, suddenly several young men came towards them on horses. Among them
One held the bridle, stepped on the saddle and jumped off: "Wu Yi!"
He has a round head, a round face, and round eyes, and his two eyebrows are like two arched bridges on his face, giving him a somewhat honest look. He looks to be not much older than Wu Yi, but when his eyes turn between the Wu brothers, they are very...
clever.
"Liu Bowen!" Wu Yi immediately greeted him with a dance, "It's so cold, don't you say you can't go out?"
Liu Bowen smiled and said: "My brothers at home have something to do and they insist on taking me with them. Is this your brother?"
Wu Yi nodded quickly and said to Wu Jin: "Brother, this is Liu Bowen."
Liu Bowen quickly bowed: "Brother Wu, I have heard his name for a long time, but I didn't expect to meet him under such circumstances. It is really rude."
Wu Jin turned sideways to avoid his salute and said thoughtfully, "There is no need to see anyone outside."
Wu Yi held Liu Bowen's arm carelessly and happily told him that he was moving to another place and invited him to be a guest at home. The two said a few words and then their voices became quieter. Liu Bowen winked, as if he was making an appointment with Wu Yi to meet.
when.
Finally, Liu Bowen went to catch up with his brother. He stopped whispering to Wu Yi and raised his head and said to Wu Jin: "Brother Wu, do I look familiar?"
Wu Jin frowned: "No."
Liu Bowen smiled playfully: "I have a distant cousin named Liu Chengqi. Brother Wu should have met him two years ago."
Liu Chengqi!
There was a "buzzing" sound in Wu Jin's head, and a look of surprise appeared on his face, and then he returned to normal, remaining silent without answering.
Liu Bowen added: "It's been three years since the Chinese New Year. If my cousin hadn't mentioned it after he went back, we wouldn't have known about it."
Wu Yi stood aside, looked at Wu Jin, and then at Liu Bowen: "Why haven't I heard you talk about it?"
Liu Bowen didn't answer, but got on his horse and said, "I'm leaving first, Brother Wu, I will visit you another day."
After he left, Wu Yi reached out to pull Wu Jin: "Brother, have you met Liu Bowen's cousin? Does his cousin like you very much, and he still remembers having a relationship with you after so long?"
Wu Jin didn't answer a word, and dropped Wu Yi's hand as if it was hot. She felt that Wu Yi's innocent words were harsh, and after thinking about the Liu family's intentions for a long time, she gave Wu Yi a cold look: "Go back to the shop.
Don’t go out with Liu Bowen in the future.”
Wu Yi subconsciously wanted to ask why, but he vaguely sensed something was wrong and did not dare to ask more questions. He followed Wu Jin back to Shishi Street and went to the shop alone.
Wu Jin went into the house and took out two coins, then went to the store to sign a new lease agreement with Uncle Zou, and paid one month's rent. The five days before that were the moving days, and there was no lease period, which started on November 17th.
After finishing this matter, Wu Jin felt cold all over, and the snow was like a mat. It could not stop for a moment. The sky had turned blue and black, and it was heavy on the top of his head, making it difficult to straighten his head and feet. As for the snow, it was originally pure white.
The thing suddenly became its minions, trapping him so densely that he could not escape.
Also, the Liu family was so patient and waited for a long time like a cat and a mouse, and then just stretched out some claws and claws, how could they let him escape.