Chapter 206 Snow

The time he spent back was too short, and it was not until he left that Xu Hexiao opened the large canvas backpack and took out the things inside.

"This is bear skin. It hasn't been processed carefully yet. It has a strong smell."

The bear skin took up most of the space in the backpack.

"Here are the leather boots and cashmere coat I bought for you."

The leather boots are black and the cashmere coat is brown. The cut and texture are very good. The price is not low, so Lin Qi fell in love with it at first sight.

"Where are the children's?" Lin Qi asked, looking at the empty backpack.

Xu Hexiao's expression froze, and he said honestly, "There are not enough tickets."

Not only the children didn't have it, but he didn't have it either.

"Next time we go, I'll buy it for you and the children," said Lin Qi.

Xu Hexiao shook his head. "I don't need any. I'll buy some for you and the kids."

At half past one, Xu Hexiao rode his bicycle from home and hurried to the machinery factory.

Arrived in twenty minutes, ten minutes until two o'clock.

"Hexiao, come here." Chu Congjun waved to Xu Hexiao.

"Uncle." Xu Hexiao walked up to Chu Congjun. Besides Chu Congjun, Zhao Shu was also there.

"Can you repair a car?" Chu Congjun asked.

Xu Hexiao shook his head.

"It's not okay if you don't know how to repair a car. When you're out, it's common for your car to break down. If you don't know how to repair a car, wouldn't it be very troublesome if your car breaks down?" Chu Congjun said, handing a small notebook to Xu Hexiao, "Here are some notes your Guoan brother made when he was learning how to repair a car, as well as some of his own experience. Take a look at it first. When he is discharged from the hospital, let him teach you how to repair a car."

Whether it is driving or repairing a car, it is an extremely valuable skill. When ordinary people ask Chu Guoan for help, Chu Guoan would not even look at them, but now he takes the initiative to teach Xu Hexiao. This is a great thought.

"Thank you." Xu Hexiao thanked him sincerely and asked about Chu Guoan's situation.

"He will be discharged in five or six days, and he can go home to recuperate. Thanks to the things you and Qiqi brought, otherwise he wouldn't have recovered so quickly." Chu Congjun kept his eyes on Xu Hexiao's face when he said these words. Seeing that Xu Hexiao did not refute and directly accepted the credit, he already had the answer in his mind.

Xu Hexiao knows the functions of those foods and fruits!

Xu Hexiao is still partnered with Zhao Shu, and this time Zhao Shu started first.

"I found that your night vision is better than mine, so you can drive it at night." Zhao Shu said with a little self-mockery, "Old people can't stay up late all the time."

"You don't look old." Xu Hexiao said. He heard Zhao Shu say that he was 51 years old, but in his opinion, Zhao Shu was much younger than those 50-year-olds in Anliang Brigade. He looked more than 40. He stood straight, his eyes were bright, his steps were steady, and he looked more energetic than a 20-year-old.

Being praised for his youth, Zhao Shu smiled faintly. He suddenly thought of something and his expression suddenly became serious. "I can also teach you how to repair a car."

Xu Hexiao did not agree directly. His intuition told him that things were not that simple.

"Why? You don't believe me? My car repair skills are among the best in the machinery factory. I should have stayed in the factory to repair cars, but it's the end of the year and I'm quite busy. Plus, we're short of two drivers, so I have to do it myself."

"I didn't say I didn't believe it. I just thought that there were so many people in the factory, and if you wanted to teach them how to repair cars, many people would be willing to learn. Why did you choose me?"

"Because I like you." Zhao Shu said half-truthfully.

Xu Hexiao laughed helplessly, "You are kidding me."

But Zhao Shu stopped talking.

Seeing this, Xu Hexiao didn't take the matter to heart.

That night, it snowed in the capital.

Lin Qi heard the sound of falling snow and frowned slightly, "Is it snowing where Ah He is going? Will he be trapped on the road?"

Lin Qi felt a little relieved when she thought about the high-concentration rice wine she had filled a military kettle with for Xu Hexiao.

At the same time, Xu Hexiao on the other side also discovered that it was snowing.

"It's not cold when it's snowing, it's only cold when the snow melts." Zhao Shu, who was sleeping, suddenly spoke up, "But even if it's not cold, it's still cold. We'll reach our destination in an hour. After unloading the cargo, we'll drive back directly without stopping. Otherwise, I'm worried that we'll be stuck on the road."

Xu Hexiao had no objection, "Okay. Go to sleep first, I'll call you when we get there."

As Xu Hexiao spoke, he opened the military canteen and took two sips.

"Wine?" Zhao Shu moved his nose. "It smells good."

"If you don't mind me drinking before, I'll give you a glass."

"No problem, no problem. You drive your car and I'll pour it myself." There was a hint of urgency in Zhao Shu's tone.

Xu Hexiao handed him the kettle and looked at his big enamel cup, feeling a little regretful.

Zhao Shu poured himself a full cup and took a sip eagerly. He held his cup steadily with one hand and screwed the lid of the kettle on with the other.

With the wine, Zhao Shu was not in a hurry to sleep. He took small sips and looked very happy. "I haven't had such a strong and mellow wine for a long time. Once this wine goes down my stomach, my whole body feels warm. It's a good wine!"

Xu Hexiao nodded, thinking that the wine brewed by Qiqi must be good.

"Where did you buy it?" Zhao Shu asked.

"My wife brewed it." Xu Hexiao said with a hint of pride, "You can't buy it outside."

It is not available in the capital, but it may be available in Yao County, but it is not certain. Boss Mo may not be willing to sell it.

Zhao Shu's eyes lit up. "Help me brew a pot. I'll provide the grain, yeast, and coal, and I'll pay for the labor costs as well."

"Qiqi has to take care of four children and is busy." Xu Hexiao refused.

Zhao Shu didn't believe it, "How did the wine in your kettle come from?"

"It was brewed in the past." Xu Hexiao said calmly.

"Do you have any more at home? Give me 20 kilograms and I'll buy it at twice the market price."

"No money."

"What do you want?"

"Cloth coupons, or industrial coupons."

Zhao Shu's salary was very high, and he received more coupons every month than most people. He was alone, so he should have kept a lot of coupons. He could give the cloth coupons to Qiqi and the children, and he planned to save the industrial coupons to buy Qiqi a radio so that she wouldn't be bored at home.

"Okay." Zhao Shu agreed happily.

It snowed all night. When Lin Qi opened the door in the morning, there was nothing but white as far as the eye could see.

She grabbed a piece of vine and reached into the snow, pulling it up when she hit bottom. "Twenty centimeters!"

Is it that deep?

Can Xu Hexiao come back?

Lin Qi lit the stove, put it in the bedroom, and then changed the children's diapers.

"You wait for your mother in bed. I will go and squeeze deer milk for you," said Lin Qi.

Last night, Lin Qi added thick thatch to the deer shed. Although it was cold in the deer shed, there was nothing wrong with it at the moment.

Lin Qi squeezed a bucket of deer milk, took it back to the bedroom, poured it into the pot, put it on the fire to cook. She added a piece of coal to the stove and went out to see the two chickens and the four rabbits.

The rabbit was underground and was fine, but the two chickens seemed to be freezing.

The winter here is much colder than in Yao County.

Lin Qi put the two chickens into a cage and put the cage in the kitchen, where she also started a fire.

Originally, she planned to simply cook some porridge, but thinking that Xu Hexiao might come back at any time, she planned to cook some pumpkin porridge, some glutinous rice dumplings with fermented rice wine, and then use the dough that had been fermented yesterday to make some bear meat buns.

Lin Qi was multitasking, and when she put the buns on the steamer, it was only ten o'clock in the morning.

At the same time, Xu Hexiao, who had already driven into the city, breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, we didn't get stuck halfway."

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the car suddenly stalled.

Xu Hexiao: “….”

The corner of Zhao Shu's mouth twitched, "You are too happy too early."

Xu Hexiao admitted his mistake and said, "I will definitely change next time."

"Let's exchange positions and let me take a look." Zhao Shu said.

The two exchanged positions and Zhao Shu tried to start the car, but to no avail.

"I'm hungry, cold, and tired. I don't want to repair this car at all." Zhao Shu said expressionlessly.

"What should we do? Leave the car here?" Xu Hexiao didn't want to repair the car either. It was so cold, he wanted to go back and hold Qiqi and the children in his arms to sleep.

"That won't work. The car is an important asset of the factory. If it gets lost on the road and some parts are missing, we can't afford the responsibility." Zhao Shu looked serious.

"Then you repair it?" Xu Hexiao asked.

"I can repair it, but my hands are shaking from the cold. I need to drink a glass of wine, no, two glasses of wine to feel better." Zhao Shu said seriously.

Xu Hexiao: “….”

Most of the wine in his jug went into Zhao Shu's stomach.

"We haven't eaten anything since last night. It doesn't matter if we have nothing to eat, but we can't withhold wine." Zhao Shu licked his lips.

Xu Hexiao was so speechless that he wanted to roll his eyes, thinking that he didn't owe Zhao Shu anything.

"Give me some wine and I'll teach you how to repair a car." Zhao Shu laid out the bait.

"OK."

It was eleven o'clock in the morning when Xu Hexiao returned home.

His shoes and trouser legs were all wet.

Hearing the knock on the door, Lin Qi immediately asked the vines to clear the snow on the road, and then quickly walked towards the door.

When she opened the door, Lin Qi saw Xu Hexiao, whose lips were purple from the cold. Before she could say a word, she grabbed Xu Hexiao's arm and injected supernatural powers into his body.

"I'm fine. Don't worry." Xu Hexiao smiled when he saw her heavy expression.

Lin Qi hummed, "Go back and change clothes first."

Ten minutes later, Xu Hexiao had changed his clothes and put on his plastic water shoes. "I have to go out again. My car broke down on the way. Please pack some wine for me. My colleague is repairing the car. I will bring him some wine to warm him up."

"Okay. Eat first. The food is still warm in the steamer."

"What are you cooking? Is the quantity large? I'll bring some over to my colleague as well."

Xu Hexiao quickly finished five buns, drank a bowl of glutinous rice balls with fermented rice wine and a bowl of pumpkin porridge, then picked up the basket prepared by Lin Qi and strode out.

On the other side, Zhao Shu, wearing work gloves and holding a wrench, looked at the direction where Xu Hexiao left with his teeth chattering, "Is that kid not coming?"