In the second half of that night, it started to snow in Wanghe Village.
It rained for three days, and all parts of the northern border were covered with snow. Even so, patrols in each village continued without interruption.
So far, no village has been heard of being robbed, and peace has returned to the villages.
The next morning after the snow stopped, many families started to get busy, especially those who lived in thatched houses or mud houses.
The snow is too thick. If it is not cleaned up in time, it will easily collapse the roof beams.
Li Hui's house is a brick house, which is not necessary to be honest, but he seldom rests, so he carries a ladder up to the house to clear the snow. Yan Yixin, Li Yue, and Li Heng are responsible for transporting it to the backyard vegetable patch and fields.
As the old saying goes, "Wheat is covered with three layers of quilt in winter, and you will sleep with steamed buns on your pillow next year." Although wheat is not grown in the north, there is enough snow in the ground, which will moisten the land with spring, and it can also be regarded as fertilizer.
Next door, Xu Daguo used a rake to climb a ladder to clear the snow. Li Hui looked at it and speeded up his hand. It is really ironic to say that Xu Daguo has two daughters-in-law, but neither of them climbed up, so he let an old man in his fifties do it.
Li Hui cleared the snow from the roofs of five rooms in his house and moved the ladder to the next door.
"Oh Huizi, I really don't need you, your aunt, me and my two sisters-in-law can do it."
Xu Geng was not polite. After thanking him, he said:
"Don't be brave. If you fall, I will be the one who suffers! What are you two looking at? Hurry up and clear the snow! Can't you do this job anymore?"
Everyone has a difficult song to sing.
Xu Daguo and his wife are rare open-minded parents-in-law, but the two daughters-in-law are lazier than the other and often avoid work for various reasons. This would have been Li Hui and Cheng Xue, who had already separated and lived alone, so why should they serve them. But
People are different. At most, Mrs. Xu Geng can only say a few words every day, and her sister-in-law doesn’t feel any pain or itching, just like she always has.
The snow on the roof was cleared, and Li Hui carried the ladder home.
When he entered the hospital, he saw Li Heng whispering to Cheng Xue and let him go out to play. Thinking of what he had promised, he said:
"What are you playing for? Prepare all the baskets at home. Dad will take you to the back hill to trap pheasants and get all the pegs and rollers."
"Really? Okay!"
Li Heng asked and answered himself, fearing that his father would regret it, so he excitedly pulled Yan Yixin and went out to call someone. Cheng Xue was a little worried, but unfortunately, the child ran out before he could call someone. In the end, he could only remind Li Hui to "pay attention to safety."
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"Don't worry, I won't take them into the mountains, just have fun."
Tomorrow he and Xiao Qinglin will go to Fucheng to look at shops. They will have to go for six or seven days, and they will have to prepare for the New Year when they come back. If he doesn't fulfill his promise now, he will have no integrity in front of Li Heng.
Cheng Xue went back to the house, took off her shoes and got on the kang, picked up her needle and thread and got ready to work. The unpacked bedding has been washed and starched, and she will sew it before the baby is born, so she won’t have to work anymore.
"Mom, my father is gone?" Li Yue asked.
"No, you can go too and play along for a while."
"I won't go, I'm too old."
Li Yue shook her head gently, but Cheng Xue still saw hope in her eyes.
"You're only nine years old, how old is he?" Cheng Xue shook his head, "Besides, brother Xin is going too. Your father is going to bring bolts and rollers this time. I guess Mingzi and the others will have to follow after hearing about it. It's just right for you to go.
Help your dad keep an eye on them, and mom can feel at ease."
"But this quilt..."
"You have a mother! You are a female celebrity who was taught by your mother. I can't do this job? Go ahead. Your mother is in good health. Don't worry."
As she spoke, Cheng Xue took the needle and thread from her hand and told her to thread more. Seeing that Li Tian was also looking forward to it, she smiled helplessly and shook her head.
"You are still too young. I will go with your sister when you are older."
"How big is that?" The little guy is very discerning and knows the time to ask.
Cheng Xue thought for a moment and told her "six years old". The little girl pulled it with her fingers, then lay still on the pillow.
"There are still three years, three years is a long time."
Cheng Xue heard every word of the whispered words.
Oh, a three-year-old can actually count?
"Tiantian, Mom has a needle in her hand. How many are on the thread board? How many are there in total?"
Li Tian looked at the wire board not far away, blinked his eyes, and answered:
"There are four wires on the board, five in total."
Ouch, this is amazing, the little guy can’t read well, but he is very sensitive to numbers.
Cheng Xue muttered addition and subtraction formulas while working. By the time the quilt in her hand was finished, Li Tian could already memorize most of it. It was all instant memory, and he would probably forget it after sleeping for one night.
But the child is still young, so if you take your time, you will definitely achieve something. Her daughter does not need to have a husband to raise her children, she can also have her own things.
Doing some small business, helping others keep account books and doing calculations is also a skill.
"Mom, I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Xue put down the needle and prepared to coax the child. Unexpectedly, the little guy fell asleep immediately.
Sleeping in seconds? Amazing!
Li Huai has already passed Erdaolingzi. No one is bothering him at this moment, so he can get laid quickly and well.
The original heroine is a pretty good actress, and she has gained a lot of experience in practicing these days. Li Hui, her, and Yan Yixin's middle clothes and obscene clothes are all made by her. Li Yue is only responsible for his younger brother and younger sister.
After the two quilts were made, Cheng Xue went to the study and got two pieces of gray-blue cotton damask.
This kind of cloth is usually made into Taoist robes, with a straight collar and a wide placket, slits on both sides, a hidden hem, and a tie. It is loose and loose, and is best for home wear.
Li Hui does not have the habit of wearing Taoist robes, and the color of the cloth is particularly resistant to stains, so it can be used as a quilt cover or mattress cover. This way, there is no need to take it apart and wash with great fanfare, which is convenient.
Measure the size, mark it with a stylus, and then cut it.
She missed the sewing machine when she was sewing. If she had that thing, it wouldn't take five minutes to run the thread. But now...it only takes five minutes to sew half of one side, ugh!
At the same time, on the mountain west of the village, Li Hui had already led the children to harvest the first batch of trophies.
There are several house sparrows (that is, sparrows), one pheasant, and two hares.
"Uncle Hui Zi, you are so talented that even my father would have to be humbled by you when he meets you."
Li Wanping said the second sentence from the beginning to the present. The first sentence was "Hello, Uncle Hui Zi".
Seeing the little guy's excitement, Li Hui tied up the pheasant with a smile and said:
"This is all knowledge learned from books. If you study hard, you can be like me in the future."
"The book also tells how to catch house sparrows?" Li Wanping was surprised and continued to ask.
Li Heng ran over, put his arm around his shoulder, and said as he walked:
"There is everything in the book, just read it. Walk around, and there will be something harvested in the basket over there. When I get home, I will paste the house birds with yellow mud, and then put them in the stove to bake, tsk tsk tsk tsk... it smells so good.
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Li Wanping still had many questions to ask, but he was dragged away directly by him without a chance.
After tying up the living creature, Li Hui stood up and straightened up, and found that his eldest daughter was missing. Looking around again, he saw Yan Yixin following her in the distance. The two seemed to be looking for something.
Just look for it, if there really is something happening, Tangtang won’t have to worry about her future life...