After a silent winter snowfall, the whole village seemed to be immersed in a vast expanse of ice and snow, quiet and silent...

In a house in a corner of Shoushan Village, after the first snow fell, there was a rare moment of peace.

In the early morning, under the hazy sky, in the Hua family's courtyard——

"Bang--"

The sound of a door being opened was heard in the main room, and Hua Li, wearing a thin cotton coat, jumped out of the house.

Seeing the snow piled up on the ground in the yard, he shrank his neck and covered his hands with his hands. A gust of wind and snow blew into the eaves, making him gasp with cold.

"Hua Xiao, it's snowing!"

Little Radish Head shrank his body, turned his head and shouted towards the house.

After a while, there was a sound of dragging footsteps in the house.

Hua Xiao came out of the house, her cheeks were red from the cold, her long eyelids fluttered, and she looked at the snowflakes that were still falling, her little brows furrowed with worry.

"Why is it snowing so early this time..."

She muttered, clenched her stiff fingers, and her frown did not relax at all.

Fortunately, I had exchanged two quilts and some cotton in the village a few days ago, and hurriedly added a layer of cotton to the thin winter clothes of the four of them, otherwise they would not have any thicker clothes to wear now.

But even so, this thin winter coat is simply not enough to protect against the cold winter.

It's only the first snowfall, and I'm already freezing cold. There will be at least several more heavy snowfalls in the next few months...

They had little charcoal, let alone food for the winter...

Every winter, because there was no work to do in the fields, they stayed at home to stay warm, and their mothers usually refused to give them food. If they didn't want to starve, they had to brave the winter snow and go into the mountains to find food...

If grandma was in a better mood, she would give them some edible steamed buns. If she was in a bad mood, they would have nothing to eat and had to go hungry.

Hua Li stretched his head and looked towards the small kitchen several times. It was quiet inside, without a sound at all.

Hua Xiao also looked over and asked quietly, "...Is there?"

Hua Li shook his head with a disappointed expression, "No."

Milk wasn't in the kitchen. The kitchen was cold and there was no sign of the stove being turned on...

This also shows that they probably have nothing to eat today...

Since the end of last month, grandma has stopped providing them with meals. There is no work in the fields, and most of the work in the yard is done by grandma alone. They are now idle, and naturally they have no food to eat if they don't work.

Hua Li covered her rumbling stomach and swallowed her dry throat, "I'm so hungry..."

I ate a tortilla that my second brother brought back yesterday, and I’m already hungry.

Hua Xiao walked to the eaves, slowly squatted down, put a pair of cold hands to warm his stomach, stared at the falling snowflakes in a trance, and asked in a low voice, "Second brother, where have you been?"

Hua Li shook her head, feeling extremely hungry, her hands and feet a little weak, "I don't know, there's not much charcoal left in the house, why don't we go out and collect some dry firewood."

I was cold and hungry, and the house was freezing. The charcoal fire that had been burning all night last night was completely extinguished at three o'clock in the morning. The warmth that had been keeping me warm inside had long since dissipated.

Hua Xiao wiped his face and nodded, "You stay in the house and look after Xiaoying. I'll go to the woods behind to collect some dry firewood."

Xiaoying is still sleeping in the room, so someone has to keep an eye on her.

"Can you do it on your own?" Hua Li touched his wrist which had been stripped of cloth long ago and asked while blinking his dark eyes.

"Okay, I won't go too far..."

Hua Xiao said this as he walked into the courtyard where snowflakes were still falling. He picked up the backpack leaning against the corner, put it on his back, pushed open the wooden door with a "creaky" sound, and walked out.

Hua Li's gaze followed her back until she was out of sight. Then he slowly turned back and his sight fell on the corner of the courtyard wall, which was piled with dry firewood. His eyes paused...

These are what they picked up, but they can't use them...

After a while, the sound of a door opening came from behind.

"What are you doing squatting here?"

It is the sound of flowers.

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