A small amount of snow is falling in the sky, and everyone says, "It's snowing, so stay the night." But now it seems... we won't be able to go on our way tomorrow.
According to Cheng Xue, this environment is not as good as going to an inn. Although it is a bit more expensive, it is quiet and quiet. Unfortunately, Mr. Pang disagrees. He is sure that the inn is under the jurisdiction of the imperial court and his safety can be guaranteed.
People were coming and going in the backyard of the inn, and it was noisy. Li Hui divided the rooms as quickly as possible. Cheng Xue, like a madam, wrapped Li Tian and Pang Yao in her cloak and hugged them into the house. Li Hui followed closely.
Afterwards, Li Yue was wrapped up. Mr. Pang and others were not in a hurry, and walked slowly after getting off the car.
The houses were all in a row, and Li Hui arranged the three girls in the middle. As usual, he checked the doors and windows before entering the house.
Tiandong went from house to house carrying firewood, Bai Qian came over to light the fire and burn the kang, while Cheng Xue took the three girls to make quilts.
After confirming that there was no problem with the doors and windows, Li Hui pulled Cheng Xue aside and suggested in a low voice:
"There are too many people at the inn today, why don't you sleep with the three of them tonight."
The room is not big, the Kang can only sleep three adults, and Bai Shao can't accommodate four people at all.
Cheng Xue nodded when she heard this, but she didn't feel at ease as they were the only two living together.
"Tiandong, go to my master's house to sleep at night, and be more alert at night."
"Yes, madam." Tiandong responded, bowed his hands and went out.
Li Hui thought deeply, patted her on the shoulder, and turned around to see how Mr. Pang was settling down.
I asked for five rooms, but actually only need four for living, leaving one room for stuff.
Pang Lao's house is not big, but it can sleep five adults. Yan Yixin, Li Heng, and Wen Tian are all here, so it is no problem for him to call Tiandong away.
With a wink at Wen Angel, the two of them left the house in unison.
"My wife lives with our three children at night, and Tiandong sleeps with us and my husband. You should be more alert here, but over there at the motorcade... I feel it's not easy."
When Wen Tian heard this, he took a deep look at him. If he didn't know his background, he would really doubt that he was a gangster before. Such a keenness would be impossible without three to five years of experience.
A real old farmer, where does his vigilance come from? Is it really instinctive?
The carriages in the team seemed to be fine, but with the boxes of things and the wheel marks pressed out, it was not that simple at all.
Thinking of this, Wen Tian warned:
"Don't make dinner. There are so many people in the convoy, and the inn will definitely not lend a kitchen. Let Tiandong go out and book two tables, and eat in each room. I don't think I can leave tomorrow. I tell everyone not to leave the house and put their children and grandchildren in the house.
Take it to the room."
Li Hui thought so too, nodded and went out to make arrangements.
The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and everything is completely white. Even so, the inn is still bustling with people. The kitchen is brightly lit, and it is obvious that there are so many mouths that need to be fed, and it is too busy.
They live on the east side, only two doors away from the house closest to the convoy.
Dinner was at Li Yue's house, just the six of them. They were exhausted from traveling all day, but when Li Huai learned that his mother was staying here at night, he said nothing.
"If mother lives with my sister, then I will come too. I don't want to be separated from mother."
Although he is young, he can judge the situation well.
During his travels, he stayed with his sisters occasionally. Nothing happened this time, so he didn't want to be separated from his mother.
Li Tian saw this and glared sideways, but this time it had no effect and the little guy was not moved at all.
"It's useless for the second sister to glare at me. I don't want to separate from my mother."
"You're worthless, naughty boy."
"A baby boy will be a baby boy, what can he do?" Li Huai still didn't change his mind.
Finally, Li Hui couldn't listen any more. He put down his chopsticks with a "pop" sound, and the room became silent for an instant.
There was still a lot of noise in the yard, and you could hear it clearly now.
People walking in the motorcade all year round are full of vulgar words. Li Tian and Li Huai are young and cannot understand them. But Li Yue and Pang Yao study a lot, so they don't feel comfortable hearing them.
Li Huai looked at his mother timidly and silently begged for mercy.
Cheng Xue couldn't bear it, put some food into Li Hui's bowl, and said to smooth things over:
"Si Dan, you are a man and cannot be a mother's boy. Listen to your second sister and live in that house with your father. As you can see, this house is not big. It will be too big for all four of us to sleep there, so I won't let you."
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Li Huai said a dull "hmm", not daring to make any mistakes.
Everyone continued to eat, while Cheng Xue and Li Hui discussed the follow-up travel arrangements.
They definitely couldn't rush now, so they had to hurry up.
After the discussion, Li Hui picked up the reluctant Li Huai and returned to the room. The kang in the room was well heated, and he put on the quilt. Li Hui went out and brought a basin of water in. Without any instructions, Li Huai obediently went to the floor to wash up. Normally, he would have done it.
Three reminders and four reminders are required.
Today, Zhengyao is out of the house, but he has better eyesight than anyone else.
When Tiandong came back from a tour, he hung up the door and bowed his hands——
"Master, Mr. Pang, Madam, everything has been settled. The guys at the stables have also taken care of things and will give our horses some food at midnight."
"I got it." Li Hui nodded, "There is hot water in the pot, scald your feet, and take a rest early."
"yes."
Seeing that Li Huai had washed up, Tiandong went over and carried him to the kang before going out. Li Hui ignored the little boy the whole time, and by the time he finished washing and got on the kang, the child had already fallen asleep.
That’s why children can’t be spoiled. They know everything except closing their eyes and making trouble!
God was kind to me, and the snow stopped at 2:00 p.m.
Cheng Xue heard words such as "hurry up" and "speed up" in her sleep. She opened her eyes in confusion and saw that the house was dark and the yard was noisy.
I vaguely saw a figure. Based on where he slept last night, it should be Pang Yao.
"Yao Yao can't sleep either?"
Pang Yao turned her head in Cheng Xue's direction and whispered:
"I drank until midnight yesterday, and now they are messing around. I really don't know what they want to do."
Cheng Xue yawned, sat up, rubbed her neck, and asked:
"What time is it?"
"It's past the fifth watch." Pang Yao replied, "It sounds like the snow has stopped and they are moving their things and getting ready to set off."
When Cheng Xue heard "get ready to go", she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, just let's go, otherwise we won't be able to leave. Just lie down for a while, we probably have to be on our way at dawn."
Pang Yao said "Yeah" and lay down, but it was too noisy outside and couldn't sleep at all.
On the contrary, Li Yue and Li Tian, the two sisters slept very well. No matter how much trouble you made, they had no intention of waking up.
Finally, the silence outside stopped, and Cheng Xue was confused again. It felt like she was woken up by the sound of the door knocking outside not long after she slept.
This time, she was the only one awake, while the three children were all sleeping deeply.
I went to the ground to put on my shoes, put on my cotton-padded jacket, walked to the door and asked cautiously:
"who?"
"Madam, it's me, Tiandong. The master asked me to come over and tell you that we are not going to rush today. We are repairing at the inn. We didn't sleep well yesterday."
"Okay, I understand, you can go back and continue sleeping."
"I'll take my leave, villain."
Listening to the footsteps outside the door walking away, Cheng Xue returned to the kang and continued to sleep...