After the second day of the Chinese New Year, Su Xia had nothing special to do. She just cleaned and cooked every day.

Then take care of the cub. Occasionally take a stroll around the old house.

One morning when Su Xia woke up, she looked out the window and found that it was snowing.

This is the first time it has snowed since the beginning of winter. Although the temperature has been more than 20 degrees below zero, it has not snowed.

When villagers from the entire brigade meet each other, they talk about the harvest next year.

As the saying goes, auspicious snow means a good harvest, but it hasn’t snowed yet, and the villagers are worried.

Su Xia looked at the snow falling bit by bit, and the ground was already covered with a layer of white. She prayed that the situation would be better next year.

It felt like the temperature in the room was very low, and there was little residual heat left on the kang.

Su Xia put on her clothes.

First, add water to the kitchen pot, add a little washed rice, and heat three steamed buns and a plate of bacon on top. This is the last portion. If you have a chance, make more. There is still a lot in your own space.

I lit the coal stove in the living room and added coal to it. Seeing that the coal in the stove was almost gone, I thought about going to the county town to get some next time.

The room only becomes warm when the coal stove is red hot.

Su Xia went to the bedroom to wake Niu Niu up. She looked at the baby who was being slapped and said, "Get up, little brat. If you don't get up, you won't be able to have lunch."

"Mom, I don't know how to get dressed?"

Looking at the little cub's rolling eyes, "Then you should be naked!"

Niuniu saw that her mother seemed angry and said, "Mom... Mom, hehe, I was just kidding, get up now."

Su Xia wanted to scare her so that she wouldn't become lazy.

Then he handed her the thick clothes and started to fold the quilt.

After they had finished cleaning up, they sat at the table in the living room to eat. The room had a coal stove, so it was warm.

Each person on the table had a bowl of rice porridge, three steamed buns, a plate of bacon, a half-cut salted duck egg, and a small plate of pickled mustard tuber.

Niuniu took a mouthful of porridge and a mouthful of bacon and said, "Mom, is this bacon too thick?"

The child likes bacon, which is firm and not greasy. He can eat six pieces in one meal, and they are all big.

"Well, wait and see when you can buy the meat."

Looking at Niuniu's mouth full of oil and her ferocious eating manner, "You are still eating, and your clothes can't even fit you. Look at your belly. Can you still see your thighs when you sit down?"

Niuniu listened to her mother's doubts, looked down, and answered seriously, "You can't see the thighs, but the calves are still okay."

Phew…

Su Xia Ran couldn't help laughing out loud.

After dinner, Su Xia got dressed and swept the snow in the yard. It wasn't very thick, so it would be gone in a while.

Su Xia took Niuniu to the old house to find Chen's mother, and her parents agreed to buy food.

Ask around at the old house, Mother Chen helped Yuan Niuniu a lot in the past, otherwise Yuan would have insisted on not letting me come here.

After eating, Chen from the old house went to the captain's house. It was snowing at last, and the whole team was immersed in joy.

As a person of later generations, Su Xia knows the direction of history. The first half of next year will be more difficult, and the second half will be slightly better.

Alas... I am too insignificant to take care of the people around me.

Mother Chen knew it was going to snow, but the smile on her face never faded.

Seeing the eldest daughter-in-law coming over, she excitedly greeted her, "The eldest daughter-in-law is here!"

"Niuniu, come here, let grandma hug you." As she said this, she hugged her granddaughter and kissed and touched her.

"Grandma, I miss you too..." Niuniu hugged her grandma and kissed her.

Su Xia is now accustomed to the intimacy between the grandparents and grandchildren, wondering if Chen's mother has given up on her grandson?

"Mom, why don't you see Dad?"

"Your father and the others are going to the brigade. It's snowing, isn't it? The brigade leader might have some plans?"

"It's snowing so nicely!" Chen's mother was still excited.

Su Xia didn't say anything. Even if she did, no one would believe her. They all thought she was crazy.

"Mom, do you need food?"

Su Xia asked casually.

Mother Chen was stunned. What does that mean? The old family has nothing to eat?

"What's the matter? Are you short of food?"

"Can you ask your father to send some to you in the evening?" It's hard to get it during the day, maybe in the evening.

"Mom, it's enough. I just thought that now we have a chance, so we should prepare more, which is better than buying more when we have nothing." Su Xia Su Xia explained that when she distributed grain during the autumn harvest the year before last, the grain she bought was open to the public, and her daughter Niuniu was fine eating it. If she didn't buy more, the old house would get suspicious.

Mother Chen understood, and thought that the family should prepare in advance, in case the county town did not supply it.

"Is it reliable? Is mother afraid?..." Mother Chen pointed upwards.

"Don't worry, mother. You know I often go to the county town. Once I helped someone out of kindness. He thanked me for that and often gave me some good things in exchange."

Su Xia also knew that people in this era were cracking down on speculation, so she was always careful and didn't want to exchange food for money or tickets in the space.

First, I am not short of money. If I am short of money, I can exchange some major items in the space.

The second is the people in the black market that I come into contact with. My brain is nothing compared to them.

As for going to the textile factory, steel mill... or the family quarters, there is really no need. If you need a ticket, just find a ticket seller. Besides, there are "ATMs" there!

When Chen's mother heard that the connection was reliable, she felt relieved.

"Wait for your father to come, discuss it with him, and then tell you." Chen's mother asked the boss to discuss how much to buy.

"Okay, then mom will tell me after the discussion."

"Yes, mother, that's not cornmeal, there's another kind of flour that's black, this one is cheap, but tastes a bit rough, the ones without tickets are 1 cent more expensive, tell your father."

"What's the big deal? Isn't it better than eating wild vegetables and tree bark?" When Chen's mother heard that it was so cheap, she wanted to buy more. She had even eaten flour ground from corn cobs, so this was already good.

After Su Xia finished talking about the important things, she prepared to go back.

When Chen came back, it was almost time to prepare dinner.

“What took so long?”

"The team leader saw that it was snowing, so he called everyone to put away the farm tools and plant early in the spring."

Chen 꿵 saw that his wife was always happy and was a little curious. What good news was it?

"What are you happy about? Tell me what you are happy about."

Seeing that there was no one outside, Mother Chen whispered to her eldest daughter-in-law about buying food.

"Really?" Chen 꿵 was a little surprised that the old lady was so capable.

"Really? The old lady said she helped me a lot, so we got to know each other." Mother Chen was a little unhappy. What did she mean? Why did she look down on others?

Chen 꿵 did not question it, but was thinking about the food storage. "Does it say how much I can buy? What about the price? Do I need a ticket? We don't have food coupons."

Chen's mother knew her husband would be tempted: "Cornmeal costs 30 cents plus food coupons. There is also a cheaper kind, which is black and tastes not as good as cornmeal. It tastes rough. This one is cheaper, 20 cents plus food coupons. It costs 10 cents more without food coupons."

After hearing this, Chen thought it was a bit expensive, at least 10 cents more expensive than before. But considering that everyone was short of food, he thought, "Give 30 yuan to your eldest daughter-in-law after dinner and buy the black noodles. We also have cornmeal at home, so we can mix it with the noodles."

Chen's mother calculated that it was exactly one hundred yuan, and with the food stored at home, they would definitely not go hungry for the whole year.

"Okay, I'll be there in a minute." Mother Chen happily took out her savings box and carefully counted out 30 yuan. Although she felt very sad, she decided to buy it in order not to go hungry.

If you lose money, you can earn it again, but if you are ruined, no amount of money can buy you back.