The continuous rain for days finally turned into silver snow overnight. When I opened the door in the morning, the warmth in the room was squeezed out by the cold air. Even though Qingyu was wearing two coats, he was still shivering from the cold.
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She folded her arms and went out. Looking around, she saw that the black bricks and tiles were piled with white snow, and the entire ancient tree alley was covered in a silvery white. It lacked the usual shackles and felt a bit more vast.
Qingyu had nothing to do and stepped on the snow in several places in the yard. After waiting for a long time, she heard the familiar sound of "Selling firewood~".
She ran out of the courtyard and said, "Firewood seller, buy firewood here."
The old firewood seller smiled and said "Good morning, miss", then pulled the cart and stopped at the bottom of the alley.
"Did you buy them all today?" asked the firewood seller.
Although he sells firewood near Gushu Hutong every day, every once in a while, this little girl's family will buy all his firewood for that day at once, and this day will become the most relaxing day for him.
Qingyu nodded and led the firewood seller to move firewood into the yard. Before he finished moving, Shi'an got up and helped move the firewood together. Then he helped the firewood seller push the cart out of the alley before returning.
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After returning to the hospital, he saw Qingyu moving stones. Shian asked curiously: "What is junior sister doing?"
"Build a fire. It's going to snow heavily today, but it's cold." Qingyu put three stones on the stove shed and said to Shi'an: "Brother, bring over the rotten iron pot on the back wall."
Although there was a hole in the bottom of the large iron pot, the fire was just right.
Shi'an moved to move the iron pot, and then he and Qingyu lit a fire and piled firewood together. After a while, the fire was blazing, and the cold air was immediately driven away.
Qingyu searched for things in the kitchen, and finally came to the fire with a basket of sweet potatoes and a basket of peanuts. How could there be no roasted sweet potatoes and roasted peanuts for the fire?
Wen Ya and Hong Tao got up one after another, and when they saw a fire burning in the yard, they both rubbed their hands happily and sat by the fire. However, not long after sitting there, their stomachs began to growl.
Wen Ya saw that there was another closed door. She stood up angrily and kicked it open. Then she heard a loud voice: "Get up and buy breakfast."
Zhufeng howled miserably from inside the house, "See no evil, Senior Sister, how will Senior Brother behave like this in the future?"
Then another scream of "ah" was heard, and not long after, Zhufeng, who was only wearing his inner clothes, ran out with a panic look on his face, holding his cotton clothes.
The three people beside the fire all looked over, either sympathetic, speechless, or sniffing.
Zhufeng was shaking his teeth and getting dressed, and at the same time he didn't forget to cry to the three of them: "You senior sister is so rude, I'm afraid I won't be able to find my husband's family in this life."
Wen Ya kicked him on the butt, "Thank you for worrying. I'll write the letter of divorce tomorrow. See if I can't find my husband's family."
When Zhufeng reacted, the bitterness on his face became even worse. He cursed secretly that the thief is so cruel, and then went out to buy breakfast without any complaints. When he came back, it was snowing again.
Large tracts of snowflakes are flying, the sound of firewood burning and crackling is accompanied by the popping snow, and there is a hint of coldness in the warmth. The sky is a vast expanse of white, and looking around in the hazy sky, the entire Chengyang County is
It is looming, as if you are in a fairyland.
Zhufeng brought a small bench and laid out the buns. Then he went into the house to get a jar of wine to warm on the fire. He also picked up the boiling teapot and made a cup of crude tea for everyone.
Qingyu held the tea cup and took a sip. It was a little hot, but the tea was very fragrant. After entering the cup, her whole body felt warm.
She picked up another meat bun, which was her favorite meat bun with sauce. She took a bite, and the fat and lean meat was juicy and fragrant but not greasy. She was very satisfied.
The peanuts were roasted in a short time. Shi'an pushed aside the cooked and crispy peanuts, added a handful more, and then peeled the peanuts for everyone.
Qingyu ate crunchy peanuts, drank tea, and turned the sweet potatoes over from time to time. "It's okay if we don't cook for lunch today. These sweet potatoes are enough to eat."
Hong Tao couldn't sit still, rolled her eyes, hurried into the room, and came out happily after a while carrying the chessboard.
"Sitting around is so boring. Let's play chess. It's been a long time since we played chess with you."
Wen Ya pointed at Zhufeng, Zhufeng looked at Shi'an. Shi'an thought about rejecting Hongtao last time, and felt regretful, so she smiled and said, "Then I'll go down with my junior sister."
Hongtao looked disgusted and said, "I don't want it. Your chess skills are too bad. I want to play with the head junior sister." Then without any explanation, she pulled Qingyu to the other end of the chessboard and sat down.
Shi'an laughed helplessly, took over Qingyu's work, and turned over the roasted sweet potatoes.
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From time to time, you can hear the quarrel between the bald man and his wife in the yard, and occasionally there is the sound of a dog barking, as if someone is coming.
Qingyu held the teacup and dropped it absentmindedly. Hongtao looked at Suer, uttered an ouch, and said in great annoyance:
"I just didn't want to go here. I made the wrong move. No, no, no, I have to start over here." Then he picked up Qingyu's chess piece, changed the position of the first move, and then said with satisfaction: "I want to
Go here."
Qingyu smiled softly and dropped another piece at random. This time, before the heart could regret its move, the courtyard door was pushed open with a creak, but it was Pan Ming who came in despite the wind and snow.
As soon as he saw the fire burning in the courtyard, Pan Ming hurried over, shook off the snow and frost all over his body, and then sat down, warming himself by the fire while his legs shook with the cold.
"It's too cold, it's freezing to death." Pan Mingha rubbed his hands angrily, and it took him a while to regain consciousness.
Zhufeng asked: "You didn't come here in a carriage?"
"The snow was too heavy and the snow on the road was too thick, so the carriage was not suitable for driving, so I walked here." Pan Ming took out the still hot crispy cake from his arms and handed it to Qingyu.
Although Qingyu ate meat buns, peanuts and was still waiting for sweet potatoes, she still refused to eat crispy pancakes. After all, she was growing and eating more would make her taller.
Pan Ming was a little surprised when he saw Hong Tao frowning and focused on the chess board. He didn't expect the two sisters to play chess. He leaned over to take a look and chuckled: "What's going on here? Hu Xia Tong."
.” What he was talking about was hearts.
Hong Tao's expression changed, "You are just making a fool of yourself. Don't talk if you don't understand. Your aunt and I have been playing chess for 180 years, and my level is much higher than yours. It's normal that you don't understand."
Pan Ming just thought she was angry and said nice things, "Yes, yes, I can't understand. I can only understand sister Qingyu's black spots."
Heart groaned and pounced on the chessboard earnestly.
Pan Ming ignored her and said to Zhufeng: "Zhao Qian entered the military camp yesterday. Before he left, he asked me to give you a message, master, saying that he didn't have time to say goodbye to you, so don't blame me, master."
Zhufeng laughed and sighed, "I blame him for what he did. This guy is just too polite."
Pan Ming hesitated for a moment, then added: "He also said that since he chose to join the army, he will not be able to go to Yinzhou with Master and his family in the coming spring. Please take care of yourself."
Zhufeng nodded understandingly. When Zhao Qian said he wanted to join the army, he knew that Zhao Qian would not go to Yinzhou again. "This is the best. If he can settle down, who is willing to travel here and there? He can settle down here."
, I feel really happy.”
"Master... do you really want to leave? Isn't it good to stay here?" Pan Mingba looked at Zhufeng.
Zhufeng patted him on the shoulder, "Every banquet in the world must come to an end. We must go to Yinzhou. This is not our destination."