pity.

Su Huaiyuan and his friends didn't make it to the trip in the end.

Because, not long after, it snowed again, and this time the snow was heavier than before.

Snow will make your body wet, and it is easy to catch a cold or get sick. It is better not to go out unless it is absolutely necessary.

Life was not easy for those who went to the cowshed. Even with Bai Lianxiao's care, they still had to look for firewood, food, and anything edible every day.

Not long after Zhou Meihua went out on a snowy day, she caught a cold and became ill. She has been ill ever since and her condition has been getting worse.

Today is different from the past. I have enough food, firewood, clothes to keep me warm, and especially some money. I couldn't be more secure.

After failing to go to school, Su Huaiyuan and his son Su Ze chopped wood at home. Anyway, there was always something to do and they couldn't sit still.

In addition to chopping wood, Qiao Jiuru also plans to arrange a bath and toilet on his schedule.

The first half who arrived did not dare to move anything and almost just put up with it, for fear of being accused of enjoying themselves.

Qiao Jiuru felt that after the spring plowing was over, she must first build a comfortable and convenient toilet and bathroom.

Zhou Wanwan is responsible for playing and studying with her two sons. She and her husband wash the clothes of their two sons.

As for Su Huaiyuan and Qiao Jiuru's clothes, most of them were washed by Su Huaiyuan. In the morning, Qiao Jiuru would wash their clothes while she cooked breakfast in the kitchen.

It is very clear.

After Cai Qingwen and Old Feng returned, they also chopped their own firewood bit by bit. Zhou Meihua was busy making cotton clothes. The fabric and cotton given by Qiao Jiuru were enough to make a coat, so she gave it to the youngest Feng Zilu first.

Feng Zilu couldn't use up more than four pounds of cotton for a coat, but he could use the rest in his old cotton-padded clothes and trousers, which was like having a new cotton-padded coat.

Feng Zilu's cotton-padded jacket was made in just two or three days. As for 놛's cotton-padded trousers, Feng made them slowly after asking for instructions on how to make them.

After Zhou Meihua finished making the cotton-padded coat for Feng Zilu, she started to make cotton-padded coats for herself. She couldn't use up all the four kilograms of cotton, so she used the rest in her cotton trousers.

The others in the cowshed also had to make the cotton-padded clothes for the weaker ones first. Anyway, they were busy from morning till night. Fortunately, there was no work in the cowshed, otherwise these cotton-padded clothes could not be made quickly.

The snow fell all day and stopped just before dinner. A small layer of snow had already covered the ground.

"Xiao Ze, Wan Wan, tomorrow you two should stay at home and don't go anywhere. Your dad and I will go inside."

While having dinner, Qiao Jiuru suddenly announced to his son and daughter-in-law.

Su Ze: “…”

Zhou Wanwan: “…”

Go deeper?! That must be going deeper.

After Su Ze and Zhou Wanwan came to their senses, they immediately thought of this. The couple looked at each other and knew that they could not change the decision of their two elders.

"Mom, please be careful in the house."

"Mom and Dad, when will you come back?!"

It's deep inside, and one person may not be able to walk very far on the way up. If you find something good, you don't know if you can make it back on the way down.

Normally, we go to the village to look for firewood and collect goods, and it takes almost three hours to go back and forth. It will take even longer to go deep into the village.

"Don't worry, we have sleeping pills, cartilage powder and itching powder that can make you lose your fighting power, and powder that can keep snakes, insects and ants away. If you can't come back, your dad and I will find a cave to stay in for the night."

"Let the two of you go. Last time, your mother and I went into Shenzhen to look for Huazhu, and we came back safely. This winter, many poisonous creatures and beasts are hibernating or looking for shelter."

"Oh, your dad and I will only go this winter. It will snow heavily in a few days, and it will be even more difficult to get in. We will not go inside the cave when spring comes tomorrow. Everything will come back to life, and the beasts will be at their most ferocious. We will not go there either."

If they want to go, they can only go when summer is approaching, Qiao Jiuru and Su Huaiyuan explained and analyzed to their son and daughter-in-law.

What can Su Ze and Zhou Wanwan do? They can't persuade them and can only obey.

Qiao Jiuru and Su Huaiyuan knew the worries in their hearts. After dinner, the couple stuffed the things they had prepared long ago into the hands of their son and daughter-in-law.

"Don't put more than ten yuan in these small oil bags. Just bury them in your room. I have sewn hundreds of yuan into the cotton clothes of Xiaobao and Xiaobao before. I told Xiaowan not to wash their clothes before."

"It's normal for you to worry. We should be prepared for the worst. One day in the future, we will be able to return to Beijing. If anything happens to your father and I, you can go to the Song family after you return to Beijing, to Song Luoyun and Song Luoshu's grandfather. Even if you don't go to Grandpa, it's the same if you ask us. We have a house over there, and this house will guarantee your future livelihood."

Previously, based on the principle that eggs should not be put in one basket, Qiao Jiuru and Su Huaiyuan also placed a small amount of gold, silver and jewelry in the inconspicuous little courtyard of the Qiao family.

The reason I told Su Ze and Zhou Wanwan now is mainly to make them both safe.

Qiao Jiuru knew that their worries were correct. After all, their lives were really good now and there was no need to take risks.

Ever since they got into trouble, Su Ze and Zhou Wanwan have become more timid and extremely cautious. They don't want to take any risks and just want to live a peaceful life.

She understood and agreed.

After that, she and Su Huaiyuan would go to the black market at most once every three months. Anyway, except for pork, they had everything.

The same is true for Shenzhen. We go there once every three or four months at most. After the autumn harvest when we don’t have to go to the fields, we can make more trips.

Of course, if she didn't have the space to save her life, she would definitely not go. She would honestly spend the next few days in the relegation first, and would show her skills after returning to Beijing.

Before Su Ze was sent down to the countryside, he had heard his mother tell him that there was a small courtyard in his grandfather's house, and he guessed that there were good things hidden by his parents in it.

Zhou Wanwan didn't hear it, she thought that she would be able to return to Beijing in the future, and the school job and house would definitely be gone, and they would definitely have no place to live. Now that she heard her mother-in-law mention this house, she thought that she wanted them to live there when they had no house in the future.

The money given by Qiao Jiuru and the things he told them made Su Ze and Zhou Wanwan feel a lot more uneasy and worried. Knowing that the two elders still had some tricks up their sleeves, they suddenly felt extremely relieved.

At 2:30 in the morning, Qiao Jiuru and Su Huaiyuan set out early. This should be the last transaction with the second brothers.