Natural disasters and sudden temperature drops during the Chinese New Year are not so bad in the countryside, where people can survive with firewood and food. But in the city, life may not be so easy.

It was exactly as she expected. Because of the sudden drop in temperature, people living in the county town were unable to cook as their kerosene stoves were frozen.

The faucet pipes were frozen and there was no water to drink.

For a moment, no one knew what to do. Later, someone discovered that the water pipes at the train station were not frozen. It was just that when people went out to fetch water, there was a thin layer of ice on the water when they came back.

Without gas tanks, they could only take out unused stoves, and the prices of coal and firewood were also driven up.

Everyone wants to survive and can only rely on that little bit of warmth.

Qin Fang arrived at the door of Liu Guodong's house. At this time, even he was tired and out of breath. He felt that the temperature outside had reached minus 30 or 40 degrees Celsius. It might have dropped to 40 degrees and was continuing to drop.

Seeing that the snow in the yard was very thick, he could only shout towards the house.

"Liu Guodong, are you home?"

He shouted five times in a row.

Hearing the sound, Qin Fang knew that the person was still alive.

Then I saw the door being pushed open and Liu Guodong came out wrapped in a quilt.

"Brother!" Liu Guodong shouted. He was not sure if what he saw was real, so he rubbed his eyes with his hands before he believed it.

Qin Fang, "Lock the door and come back with me. Come back when the weather gets better!"

Liu Guodong quickly nodded in agreement, turned around to find the lock, and then came out still wrapped in a quilt.

They locked the door and walked back together.

Liu Guodong, "Brother, why is it so cold today?"

Qin Fang looked at the foggy sky and said, "I don't know either. According to the weather here, it shouldn't be this cold."

"Last night I almost thought I was going to freeze to death, but luckily I survived!" Liu Guodong sneezed three times in a row and felt even colder.

Seeing that he was very cold, Qin Fang took his other hand and quickly went home.

Yesterday, someone was clearing the snow on the road, but today no one came out to clear it.

Occasionally you can see someone clearing the snow in the yard. They just move the snow to both sides, leaving a place for going to the toilet.

Smoke was coming out of the chimneys of several houses; they must be cooking.

When I got home, I felt how warm the house was, even though the water in the bucket at the door had frozen into a lump of ice.

Lin Qiaoqiao saw that the person was brought back. His little face was red from the cold and his clothes must have been frozen through.

So he quickly went to find an old cotton jacket and trousers that Qin Ling didn't wear anymore, and asked Qin Fang to take them to the next room to change.

The stoves in both rooms were heated up and the temperature began to rise, so they were allowed to stay in the west room.

Qin Chuchu has a cold and a fever, so it’s best not to stay together to avoid infection.

I lit the pot and boiled a big pot of ginger soup, letting them drink as much as they could.

Then I took out the ingredients to cook. With Liu Guodong around, I couldn't take out the fresh vegetables.

So I took out the big bones and stewed them with sauerkraut, and added some cornmeal to make steamed corn pancakes.

There was a smell of fireworks and the ground outside had thawed, and the snow outside was only a little lighter than yesterday.

The snow is about to block the door, making people feel helpless and helpless.

Liu Guodong was embarrassed to eat and ate very slowly.

Lin Qiaoqiao saw what he was thinking, "Guodong, since sister-in-law can ask you to come over, I'm not afraid of you eating. Eat as much as you can. When you're full, I'll continue to cook for you in the evening!"

Liu Guodong was so moved that his tears fell into the bowl. This was probably the most satisfying meal he had ever had in his life.

Many years later, when he thought of that bowl of sauerkraut again, he still felt that it was the most delicious dish. Even though he had become a business tycoon with a net worth of over 100 million yuan, he still lived a simple life because he knew that everything was hard-earned.

After dinner, everyone felt much better, even though it was still very cold outside. The two stoves kept burning, gradually raising the temperature inside, so it wasn't that cold anymore.

Lin Qiaoqiao was worried about her family, wondering how they were doing. Fortunately, her eldest brother, second brother, and third brother were all at home, so with so many people together they should be able to get through it.

Qin Chuchu's fever had subsided a lot, but she still didn't look very energetic.

Lin Qiaoqiao thought of the space. There was a kitchen in the villa, so she went in and made some wontons for her to eat alone.

The snow kept falling until dark and there was no sign of stopping. We had steamed buns for dinner, hoping that everyone would be full and not hungry.

I didn't sleep as comfortably that night as I did the previous night, and I felt like my temperature was still dropping.

Qin Fang added coal to the stove three times, and finally the room was not so cold.

When I woke up in the morning, the first thing I saw was that I opened the curtains and looked outside. It was still white.

I went downstairs, put on my shoes, and went to the outer room. I had been adding coal to the stove last night, so the water in the bucket did not freeze again.

I wanted to push the door open and go out, but found that it was unable to be opened. I saw that there was a layer of snow about 60 to 70 centimeters thick at the door.

Qin Fang jumped out of the window, cleared the snow at the door with a shovel and opened the door.

"The snow has finally stopped!" Lin Qiaoqiao just opened the door and took a look, then closed the door again. It was really too cold outside.

Normally it shouldn't be cold when it snows, but the coldness brought by the snow in the past two days is gloomy.

After breakfast, I heard the broadcast.

[Each family quickly cleaned up the snow in the yard, and each family sent one person to clear the snow on the road in the afternoon.

The weather is too cold, everyone please get over it, the snow should be over, tomorrow is New Year's Eve, everyone should celebrate it happily! ]

Cao Mingyuan said it five times in a row before turning off the speaker.

Having more labor at home at this time shows its advantage, that is, it can clean up faster than other families. Qin Fang had the experience of cleaning up the snow yesterday, so he cleaned it up quickly. In addition, the yard was not very big, so he cleared the snow aside for the time being.

After a night of companionship and care, Qin Chuchu's fever completely subsided and she regained her spirits.

It was too cold outside, so we kept them in the house except to go to the toilet.

After lunch.

Qin Fang put on his coat and gloves, ready to go out to shovel snow.

Seeing this, Liu Guodong immediately put on gloves.

"Brother, I'll go with you!"

Qin Fang, "You are still a child, it doesn't matter whether you go or not."

Liu Guodong, "No, I have already established my own family, I can't let anyone look down on me, I will go with you."

Qin Fang felt that the child had a promising future, so he stopped trying to persuade him.

Lin Qiaoqiao watched them leave the house. She wanted to follow them, but then she heard from Qin Fang that all the people who went there were men. If she went to help, what would happen to the women in the village?

After hearing this, she understood what was going on. It’s better not to make it too obvious when it comes to going with the flow.

Thinking that everyone would be hungry while working, I made a large bowl of flour and steamed two sugar cubes. I mixed corn and white flour together so that they would not be too conspicuous.