"You bunch of lazy guys, just to sleep in, don't you even plan to eat?" Li Huailiang scolded with a smile.

"No, General. I want to go back to sleep."

"I'm not eating either, General. This weather is perfect for sleeping."

Li Huailiang shook his head helplessly. "Well, I'll save the food for you. Eat it when you wake up. But, a few of you should come with me to collect more firewood."

"The snow is getting heavier. If we don't gather more firewood, we won't be able to make it through the day."

"General, I'd like to go with you to collect firewood."

"I'd like to go too."

"Okay, let's go after dinner."

At the Yun family, Zhang had just gotten up. Butcher Yun had gotten up a little earlier than Zhang.

The Yun family's children were all fast asleep in the carriage, showing no signs of waking up.

"Wife, if you're sleepy, just sleep a little longer. I just went to the main hall. The village chief said we should rest here for a day and set off tomorrow."

Zhang also lowered her voice and said, "Boss, am I up too late?"

"Wife, it's snowing so hard outside. The village chief informed everyone not to leave early. Therefore, the villagers didn't hear the village chief's loud voice, and many of them got up late."

Zhang smiled and said, "That's great. I can rest here for the whole day. This way I don't have to rush to cook and eat, because that would be too time-consuming."

Butcher Yun added firewood to the stove and asked, "Wife, what are we having for breakfast this morning?"

Zhang put on her clothes, washed up, and sat over.

"Or maybe we can heat up some steamed buns, meat sauce, and a bowl of egg cake. Oh, and make some sweet potato porridge. When it's cold, everyone loves porridge."

"Okay, then I'll pour out all the water from the pot and add more water to cook the porridge."

"Okay, I'll go wash the sweet potatoes." After Zhang said that, she took a basin of hot water and took more than ten sweet potatoes to wash.

Butcher Yun quickly added water to the pot and put all the sweet potatoes that Zhang had washed into the pot.

Zhang put the comb on it, and also put the steamed buns, meat sauce, and the eggs she had just beaten.

She covered the pot and said, "Okay, boss, you can light the fire."

"Come, wife, sit here and let's make a fire together."

"Okay, in this weather, it's most comfortable to make a fire."

Butcher Yun and Zhang were huddled together, whispering to each other.

Even after they finished cooking, Brother Yun and the others were still sleeping soundly.

"Wife, do you want to wake the children up for dinner?"

"No, let's heat up the food in the pot and let the children sleep in. It's rare that the house is warm and quiet, so let the children sleep if they want."

"Wife, you stay home and wait for the children to wake up. I'll take the rope and go to the main hall to find someone to go to the nearby woods to collect firewood."

"Boss, we don't lack firewood at home, so we don't need to go collect it, right?"

"From now on, the fire must not go out. Otherwise, we'll waste a lot of firewood. Besides, even though it's snowing, it hasn't melted yet, so the firewood is still dry. We can use it directly after we pick it up."

"Besides, when it comes to firewood, it's always better to be prepared. It's always better to have more than less."

"Okay, go ahead. But come back early. You haven't eaten yet."

"Don't worry, daughter-in-law, I'll go with the villagers and will be back soon."

After saying this, Yun the Butcher took the rope and walked out of the house.

Zhang took out all the clothes that Brother Yun wore yesterday, dried them in the sun, and put them aside.

Then she took out a piece of fur and planned to make gloves for the children with the fur.

However, she had never worked with fur and was unsure if she could do it.

If that didn't work out, she planned to go to the Wu family after dinner. The Wu family had a lot of furs, and they must know how to make clothes and gloves with them.

After Zhang finished cutting out the gloves, she was a little worried. She wasn't sure what kind of thread to use to sew the fur.

After thinking for a moment, she put the cut fur, scissors, and needle and thread into the small basket.

"Mom, what time is it now? Why didn't you wake me up? Are we going to leave soon? Is there still time for us to eat?"

Yun Yiyi was wearing a cotton-padded jacket and had a messy hair. She looked at Zhang.

Zhang hurried over and put on Yun Yiyi's cotton jacket. Then, she took a comb and tied two small braids for Yun Yiyi.

"Yiyi, it's snowing so heavily outside. The village chief asked us to rest here for a day. We'll set off again tomorrow."

"It's bright outside now because it's snowing. But you're right, it's really late now. So as usual, we definitely won't be able to make it in time for dinner."

"Haha, Mom, your dad, and I also woke up late this morning. It's because the village chief didn't wake us up this morning."

Yun Yiyi was immediately delighted when she heard this. "Mom, this is so rare! We actually have a day where we get up late."

"By the way, Mom, where's my dad? Why can't I see him?"

"Your father went with the villagers to collect firewood. He said we have a lot of firewood now, so we need to prepare more."

"Mom, are my brothers awake?"

"Not yet, everyone is sleeping."

Yun Yiyi quickly put on her clothes and shoes. She jumped out of the car and took a few minutes to wash up.

Then, she leaned over to the carriage where Yun Er Ge and Yun San Ge were sleeping. Yun Er Ge and Yun San Ge were sleeping soundly under the quilt.

Yun Yiyi lowered the car curtain and said, "Mom, I'm going to take a walk in the yard outside."

"Go ahead, but don't run too far."

"I understand, mother."

When Yun Yiyi walked out of the house, she saw a vast expanse of white between the sky and the earth.

Wow, it snowed heavily last night. She stepped on the snow and found it was quite deep.

The key is that the goose feather-like snow is still falling.

Yun Yiyi took a careful look at her feet. The snow on the ground had not melted at all. The snow had only melted in the places where everyone had walked repeatedly.

It seems that whether we can set off tomorrow is still unknown.

Yun Yiyi first walked to the main hall, where the women were cooking.

The children were running around and having a lot of fun.

The men were not in the main hall. They must have gone out to collect firewood.

"Yiyi, have you eaten?"

"Aunt, I just got up and haven't eaten yet. My father went out to collect firewood, and my mother planned to wait for him to come back so that we can all eat together."

"Yes, that's what we thought. We can have dinner later if we don't leave today."

"Aunt, you guys cook, I'm going out for a walk."

"Okay, go ahead."

Yun Yiyi went to the house of the village chief and the elders again and found a large handful of fried peanuts.

The elder of the clan forced it on her. Yun Yiyi cracked open a peanut. The peanut was plump, crispy, and fragrant. It was very delicious.

That’s great. I can ask my mother to fry some peanuts at home. They are so delicious.