It was freezing cold outside on a snowy day. The best way to spend the winter at this time was to stay at home and keep warm by the fireplace. Cao Xiangnan had been running around outside almost all year round and had no time to stay home with Wanfeng and the children. Now he enjoyed the days of hugging his wife and playing with the children at home the most.

It seemed that people were busy throughout the autumn, summer and autumn seasons just to stop and take a break in winter.

Wine was burning on the small stove. Cao Xiangnan and Cao Gang and Wei Qi, who came to his house, sat down to drink a sip of wine and eat roasted chestnuts and peanuts. Now Sun Bailian's belly is quite big, and this Tiancao Gang didn't bring Sun Bailian with him, but only took his two boys to sneak out. The two children played together and could blow off half of the roof.

When they went back, Kang Kang and Jing Bao were reluctant to leave, and they followed their father back obediently.

The children at home spent the first two days of freshness, and then they always wanted to go out to play. Especially the little guy Xiao Baoer, who was used to playing outside. After being locked in the house for three or two days, he would crawl towards the door as soon as he was put down, and cry as soon as he was caught. At first, he howled, and then tears as big as beans came out, which was very pitiful.

Qi Wanfeng felt sorry for the child, and quickly picked him up to comfort him.

My dear, it's snowing outside, and you are not that strong. Do you still want to run out to make a snowman? ! The snow outside can bury your short legs.

The child is still young, you can't beat him. He won't listen to you when you talk to him. Cao Xiangnan sat there and watched Wanfeng talk to Xiaobaoer. He stared blankly, his hands itching and he wanted to pick up the little guy and spank him. He kept telling himself in his heart: Be patient, be patient, be patient!

Every child is half a little angel and half a little devil since birth. When he is well-behaved, people want to rub his bones, but when he is disobedient, people just want to pick him up and spank him!

Qi Wanfeng glanced at his husband and couldn't help laughing.

Still laughing? Cao Xiangnan glanced at her and said, "If you smile again, I will come over and kiss you!" Qi Wanfeng seemed to have understood the deep meaning of her husband's eyes. She gave her husband a glare, and the smile on her face became much less, and the smile in her eyes became deeper.

"Don't cry, Bao'er. When the snow stops, we will go out to play." An'an helped her mother to coax Bao'er and her brother, and her wrinkled eyebrows looked so beautiful. When Xiangzi brought the delicious food over, he ate while saying with a look of enjoyment, "Hmm, it smells so good..." He glanced at the little Bao'er who was looking at him and asked him, "Do you want it?"

Yes! With tears on his face, the little Bao'er stretched out his hand directly, and his meaning was obvious.

"Then wipe away your tears first." Xiangzi still has a trick to deal with the little bad boy Xiaobaoer. When he saw that Xiaobaoer had stopped making trouble, Xiangzi rolled up his sleeves to wipe the tears for his younger brother, and broke the snack in his hand in half, giving half to Xiaobaoer and the other half to Anan.

Xiangzi likes Anan the most. When there is something delicious, the first person he thinks of is Anan, and then his other brothers. He plays the role of an older brother very well in this family and takes good care of his younger brothers.

This child understands the ways of the world too early, and sometimes he doesn't even act like a child. Qi Wanfeng has noticed that Xiangzi is good to Anan, but the two children are still young, so he just regards it as friendship between brothers.

However, An An, the little guy, turned around and urged Xiangzi and Xingxing to secretly open the window. Several children were lying there looking at the snow outside, and they were caught accidentally. Cao Xiangnan punished the three little ones to face the wall and reflect on their mistakes. "Go, stand still for me."

The three children stood in front of the wall and reflected on their mistakes. After their father left, An An laughed and pushed Xingxing, and the two little guys made a mess. Xiangzi looked embarrassed and winked at them.

"..." Cao Xiangnan, who was standing at the door, was wondering if he should be punished longer or longer? !

So the days at home were not so quiet and beautiful, and quarrels were inevitable.

No matter how noisy the house was, Lele could curl up in his quilt and sleep. If it weren't for Cao Xiangnan, the unscrupulous father, who harassed him from time to time, Lele could wake up from a nap, eat a full stomach, and then go back to sleep.

The snow had been falling for several days, and it was piled up half a person's height.

The snow came quietly in one night, and stopped quietly in another night.

When I woke up in the morning and found that the snow had stopped, the people in Caojia Village picked up their brooms and started sweeping from the front of their houses, sweeping outside, and a road was quickly cleared.

The front door of the house opened, and the children in the house rushed out shouting, just like a little beast that had been locked up in a cage for a long time and let out the gate, playing happily outside. The Liu family father and son went out early to sweep the snow, and Cao Xiangnan also came out with a broom and started sweeping the snow in front of the door.

"Master, you go inside and rest, and the two kids and I will do it outside." Liu Guizhong saw that the master also came to sweep the yard, and hurriedly came to persuade him.

"It's okay, let's sweep together and it will be faster. I've been staying in the house for a few days. My bones are getting loose. Sweeping the snow to stretch my muscles is a good thing. Let's sweep together." Cao Xiangnan said with a smile.

He did not regard the Liu family as servants, but he could not resist the servility in the bones of these ancient people. This servility is deeply rooted and cannot be eradicated in a day or two.

It was said to be sweeping snow, but later it turned into making snowmen with several children.

Qi Wanfeng put three layers of clothes on Xiao Baoer, wrapped the child like a small ball, put a small hat and gloves on him, and did not forget to put small cotton shoes on his feet. He wrapped the child tightly before carrying the child out.

"Ah ah... tap tap..." Xiao Baoer finally got his wish and went out, with an excited smile on his little face. Lele, who was held in Liu's arms at the back, yawned with his mouth open, and had no interest in going out.

It's so cold today, you might as well go back to sleep inside, rather than run out to the cold wind! Cao Ruile, who was carried out, felt helpless.

Seeing little Baoer calling him daddy, Cao Xiangnan, the cheap daddy, responded and took the little ball with a smile on his face. Seeing that the child's face was still red from being frozen when he came out, he asked Wanfeng to carry the child back inside. The child was still young, and it was not a good time to carry the child outside on this day.

"Okay, I'll carry the child in now." Qi Wanfeng responded. He also felt that it was too cold outside, so he carried little Baoer back. Aunt Liu behind him also followed in with Lele, saying that it was cold and the child could not be carried out, and she was frozen to death.

Seeing how the master and mistress took care of the children, letting them go out to play in such a cold weather, Aunt Liu was worried. Qi Wanfeng smiled, "Don't worry, they are all dressed, and they can come back after playing for a while." He said.

Aunt Liu had no choice. The master and mistress had agreed, and he couldn't say no. He was worried that the children would freeze.

The sun rose slowly from the east, shining over the wall into the yard.

Cao Gang and his friends were coming over to them, and Jingbao shouted loudly, "An'an, Xiangzi, I'm here." The children laughed and made noises when they met. Kang Kang was more mature and calm. He followed his father and called uncle and momo one by one. Later, when he saw Huan Teng over there, he couldn't help but follow.

When they entered the village, the roads in the village had been cleared.

The sun set soon after in the afternoon. As soon as it got dark in this season, the wind outside became stronger, and fine white snow began to float in the sky. The group of people supported each other in the wind, and no one was left behind along the way.

When it was getting dark, they entered Caojia Village. The bearded man smiled and said to the young man, "We are in Caojia Village."

"Yeah." The man with frozen white lips said.

Every household in the small village had closed their doors early and went to bed early.

"Knock knock knock knock" The door outside the yard was knocked. Cao Gang, who was in the house, heard the knock and said to the person in the house, "I'll go out and take a look." The person inside answered him. He put on his coat and went out. When he walked outside, he asked through the door in a deep voice, "Who is outside?"

"Brother Gang, it's us, Da Hu." The bearded man outside answered.

The door opened from the inside. Cao Gang saw the two people who had returned, as well as the group of men they brought with them. He looked around and said, "Glad that you're back, come in."

"Let's go!" Wang Dahu shouted from behind, "Let's go in."

It was getting dark, and Wei Lin was still coming over to him. Cao Xiangnan saw Wei Lin and asked, "Wei Lin, what's the matter with you coming over so late?" Gan Weilin told him that Wang Dahu and Liu Baishu had returned. When Cao Gang first arrived, he was very happy to hear that Wang Dahu and Liu Baishu had returned.

"They're back? Let's go over and take a look," Cao Xiangnan said.

Wang Dahu and Liu Baishu had been gone for such a long time. He had missed them in his heart, and he didn't know when they would come back. The year was almost over, and the cold winter had come, but they hadn't come back. He didn't expect them to come back now. He

said goodbye to Wanfeng. The children at home were not asleep at this time. Cao Xiangnan asked the children to stay in the house obediently. He didn't take them out. He put on his coat, hat and scarf and prepared to go with Wei Lin.

"Husband, please come back earlier." Qi Wanfeng was happy to hear that Dahu and Baishu had come back. But it was getting late now. He could see them tomorrow, so there was no rush.

"Well, okay." After answering, Cao Xiangnan went out.

The wind outside was very strong, and the wind blew like a knife. Cao Xiangnan wrapped himself in a scarf when he went out. Walking with his head down, Cao Xiangnan did not notice that Wei Lin, who was usually talkative, was now silent and followed Wei Lin to Cao Gang's place.