When Cheng Xue and the others returned to the back house, they saw Li Yue scolding Li Tian's sister and brother.
The two children also knew that they were in trouble, and kept their heads down without saying a word, allowing their sister to scold them. When they heard footsteps behind them, the two children turned their heads and called out pitifully, "Mother," but it was a pity that Cheng Xue didn't even look at her.
They went straight back to the main house.
Li Tian felt even more aggrieved, looked at the eldest sister with bright eyes, and said:
"Sister, I know this matter is beyond our control, but if a house collapses due to this snow and people's lives are hurt, wouldn't it be our father who suffers the consequences?"
Li Yue looked at her innocent sister and shook her head helplessly.
"You think our father is stupid? After being gone for so long, my father must have made all the arrangements for the Yamen. Do you still need to worry about it?"
"I……"
"Why are you not convinced?"
Li Tian shook his head desperately, fearing that he would be misunderstood if he shook his head too slowly. He didn't dare to be unconvinced if he had the courage to do so, she was so young.
Seeing her like this, Li Yue couldn't bear to scold her any more. After all, she was also concerned about her behavior.
"What are you doing? Why don't you hurry up and admit your mistake to your mother? Why don't you stop eating? You are leading your brother to fool around, you are really promising!"
Li Tian got the hint and hurriedly dragged Li Huai into the house.
In the house, Cheng Xue was drinking soup leisurely, and Bai Shao stewed radish soup that nourished Qi and moisturized the lungs. I think the two children were getting angry these days.
Listening to the footsteps getting closer and closer, Cheng Xue didn't stop drinking soup until the sound of "poof--" was heard.
"Mom, I'm sorry. My daughter was wrong. She shouldn't have made the decision without permission and pointed fingers. My daughter sincerely regrets it."
"Sidan also made a mistake, Sidan also regrets it."
I originally planned to teach the two children a lesson, but after all, they have been gone for so many days. Besides, the children had good intentions, but because they were young, they did not think comprehensively.
"That's all, get up and wash your hands, then come over for dinner."
"Mom, I was wrong. You can punish me. This matter has nothing to do with Sidan."
"Mom, if you don't do it right, you will be punished if you make a mistake. This is what dad said. Don't punish the second sister, she is a girl, just punish me."
As Li Huai spoke, he knelt down and walked a few steps forward, keeping Li Tianhu behind him.
In recent years, Li Hui's words and deeds have had a great influence on the three sons of the Li family. They respect and love their mother and sister more than anyone else.
Cheng Xue's remaining discomfort was gone at this moment. She waved her hand and said in a soft tone:
"Go and wash your hands and get ready to eat. If you have anything to say, wait until after eating."
Li Yue was afraid that his younger brother and younger sister would continue to act stupid, so he hurriedly winked and signaled them to get up quickly.
Soon, the family gathered together to have dinner, but because the two children had just made a mistake, the atmosphere of dinner today was not as harmonious as usual. However, the two children ate more than the previous few days, as did Cheng Xue and Li Yue.
After being away for many days, they returned home feeling relaxed both physically and mentally.
After the meal, Bai Wei brought tea, and Cheng Xue gave the three children a "political lesson" with great sincerity.
In the past, in the office, I could often hear colleagues with children discussing education issues. At that time, I only thought it was interesting, but now I have reduced myself to the person giving lectures.
After half an hour, I finally finished speaking until my voice was a little tired.
"...It's still the same sentence, a person should do things according to his age. Now that your father is the parent official of the state capital, he will naturally consider things more comprehensively than you and more comprehensively than your mother. All we can do is to feel at ease.
Stay in the back house and take care of it so that your father has no worries, do you understand?"
"Well, I understand, mother, and I will never do this again."
Li Tian responded solemnly, and Li Huai couldn't help but nod.
Cheng Xue looked at the two children, reached out and stroked the tops of their hair, and continued:
"When you go back, you two each write a statement admitting your mistake. Tomorrow morning, let Bai Wei take you to the front, and you two hand it to Fan Tongzhi, okay?"
"Okay." Li Tian nodded hurriedly and started to make a draft in his mind.
After all, Li Huai was young and was full of emotions, but he did not refute and nodded obediently. Seeing that it was almost done, Bai Shao took the two children down to wash up and rest.
The moment the door closed, Li Yue said without thinking:
"Mom, do you have to do this? Fan Tongzhi is an adult and shouldn't argue with them."
"It doesn't matter whether he cares about it or not. Mom doesn't care. But we have to do this. The Li family's family tradition does not allow others to comment."
In the past, it was okay to fall in love with whomever you wanted. But it doesn't work anymore. Now they are not what they used to be. They have to cherish their reputation and feathers...
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The next day, Yinzheng, Tiandong, Shunxi and Shuangxi began to clear the snow.
It had been snowing all night with the door closed, but luckily they got up once in the middle of the night, otherwise they would have had to seal the door due to the heavy snow.
The snow is still falling, and if it continues like this, even the houses newly built in the summer will not be able to withstand it.
Originally, Cheng Xue agreed to let Bai Wei and Baizhu rest for half a day, but in this situation they couldn't sleep at all, so they might as well get up early and follow the snow clearing. Several people first raked the snow on the roof to the ground, and then together with the snow on the ground
, ready to be sent out by car.
Shunxi went out for a circle and came back, shaking his head and saying:
"No, brother Tiandong, the roads in the city are impossible to walk on, and there is no one to clear the snow. Even if we drive out, there is no place to put it."
"Where is it in front of the government office? Is anyone clearing the snow?"
"That's even worse. It's not even the time to go on duty at this point."
Listening to Shunxi's answer, Tiandong frowned, handed the broom in his hand to Bai Wei and said:
"You, Bai Shao and Bai Zhi will clean up at home, and the three of us will go out."
"Brother, what do you want to do?" Bai Shao asked.
Tiandong looked up at the sky and answered worriedly:
"You have to go and take a look on the street. People in the city are not diligent. If you really let it go, even the newly built house in the summer will not be able to hold it. We can't let the master worry about his home while he is outside."
When Shunxi and Shuangxi heard this, they put down their shovels and went out together. The girls looked at each other, but the snow couldn't be cleared away, so they simply built a snowman in the yard.
When Cheng Xue, mother and son woke up, there were five cute and fat snowmen standing in the yard.
Li Huai was so shocked that he shouted "Wow-", his eyes gleaming. Li Tian and Li Yue also walked over with interest, touching this and touching that.
Bai Wei walked up to Cheng Xue and told the whereabouts of Tiandong and the others. After hearing this, Cheng Xue narrowed her eyes slightly and murmured:
"According to what you said, there is enough trouble in front of the government office that there are government officials cleaning it up."
"Yes, ma'am, no one will clean it up. I dare you to guarantee it."
Cheng Xue wanted to sing the opposite, but unfortunately the government official had such strength that she didn't need to take the risk.
"That's all, let's set breakfast and we'll talk about it after dinner."
In this case, you can't blame her. She teaches her children a lesson if they make mistakes, and she has to teach them a lesson if the government is lazy!