The days passed slowly in the leisure of Jianshu, and I went to work and came home every day.

On the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, Jianshu got up early in the morning and saw a unique scenery when he opened the curtains.

The capital city is unusually cold in winter, and the ground is frozen and cracked.

Every morning when you wake up, you will see all kinds of ice flowers on the window glass of every household!

Some look like small trees, some look like small flowers, and some look like beautiful fairies. They are very beautiful and dreamy!

Standing in front of the glass window and looking at the patterns and textures above, it can evoke infinite longing and reverie...

After washing up, Jianshu simply ate a pancake and planned to do a thorough cleaning.

New Year, new atmosphere. Keep your home clean and live comfortably.

The yard at home is quite large, and Jianshu is the only one cleaning the house. Unlike other families where the whole family, young and old, work together, it still takes some time to clean it all.

And she had to go to work today, so she had to get up early.

After cleaning several rooms, it was already late, so Jianshu simply washed up and went to work.

When we got to the office, everyone was discussing how to clean the house today. After all, it was the 24th, and sweeping the house was a traditional custom in Beijing. Other things like offering sacrifices to the kitchen god were not allowed, but sweeping the house was still allowed.

My colleagues generally don't have to clean, as they tend to have larger households and not everyone has a job. Those who stay home can handle it, as their homes aren't very large.

Not many people can afford to live in big houses nowadays, and houses that are too big may not be able to be kept.

Jianshu had previously heard about a family with a small population but a large house, which was eventually directly requisitioned.

Jianshu was shocked when she heard the news, after all, her house was very big.

She had worried about this issue before and considered renting it to other people.

Later, I thought about how I had too many secrets and was alone, so it was not appropriate for me to invite outsiders into my home, so I gave up this plan.

Fearing that something might go wrong, Jianshu immediately ran to Zhao Mingze and told her about the matter. Fortunately, she was a martyr's orphan and had her father's comrades-in-arms around, so she didn't have to worry about this problem.

However, since then, Jianshu has become much more cautious and usually never mentions the situation of his family to avoid attracting attention.

After get off work, Jianshu continued the cleaning that he had not finished in the morning. It took a long time, and Jianshu finally cleaned the house inside and out.

After a busy whole day, I was almost exhausted. I collapsed in the chair and read Jianshu, and my fingers were so tired that I didn’t even want to move.

It's nice to live in a big house, but it's also really tiring to clean it.

Jianshu was also busy during the next few days, making all kinds of delicious food every day, such as fried dough twists, bean cakes, meatballs, fish cakes, glutinous rice cakes, and stir-fried dried goods...

Some of them were her New Year’s customs from her previous life, and some were local New Year’s essentials that she prepared with Aunt Chen and the others.

As the end of the year approaches, the festive atmosphere becomes stronger and stronger.

However, I have to say that although supplies are not sufficient now, the festive atmosphere is really strong.

Influenced by the lively atmosphere, Jianshu also happily prepared New Year's goods and was busy every day.

The old men and women who are buying New Year's goods are becoming more and more crazy. During the past few days when they go to work, the entrance of the department store is always crowded with people.

I have never queued up to buy things on Jianshu again, mainly because I don’t have much time and I’m still very busy at the end of the year.

Fortunately, she is an insider, so if she needs anything, she can just ask someone to leave some for her.

Jianshu was very glad that Zhao Mingze arranged a job for her in a department store, which made her daily life much more convenient.

In winter, Beijing is freezing cold, and it is really uncomfortable to queue for ten hours in the cold wind.

However, the faces of the people queuing outside were all filled with smiles. They did not feel that queuing in the cold wind and snow was difficult, after all, they had been through even harder times.

For them, life is so good now. They have food to eat every day and don’t have to worry about where to eat the next meal.

Compared to the previous life of wandering, now I don’t have to worry about finding myself gone when I wake up one day.

And they queue up to buy meat and vegetables. As long as they can get the goods in the end, they are willing to queue for a few more hours.

On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, after getting home from work, I went to my space on Jianshu.

How can Chinese New Year be complete without chicken, duck, and fish? She planned to prepare these ingredients in advance so that she could cook them directly when the time came, saving time.

In addition, she also bought a lot of seafood, some of which were supplied by department stores and some of which she found on the black market. The portions were not too large and could only be eaten for a few days.

He used his mind to catch some chickens, ducks, and fish and brought them into the kitchen, where he slaughtered and processed them all.

There were more ducks because she got a recipe for roast duck and wanted to try it.

She got this recipe some time ago. Once when she went to the black market, she met a middle-aged man in thin clothes who fainted on the roadside.

His face was blue from the cold and he was almost unconscious. It was snowing heavily and there were no one around. If Jianshu had left it alone, the man might have died.

After all, it was a human life, and the education he received since childhood made Jianshu unable to stand idly by and watch him die, so he helped him.

Fortunately, the man fainted only temporarily due to hunger and cold, and soon woke up.

After Jianshu gave him a steamed bun and some hot water, he gradually regained consciousness.

Jianshu didn't ask too much about him. After all, he could guess a general idea from his appearance. It was better not to poke holes in people's wounds.

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