Shen Jichuan was actually worried, but he couldn't say these worries to Wen Qiao, so he could only try to calm her down first.
I had just arrived in Northwest China when a heavy snow fell, almost completely burying all the roads.
The next morning, Wen Qiao woke up from the cold. She pulled the blanket off herself and realized that Shen Jichuan was not beside her.
Wen Qiao couldn't sleep either. Her mind was much clearer than yesterday, and she thought that her fever must have subsided. Just as Wen Qiao was about to get up, she heard voices outside the door.
"Thank you so much, sister-in-law. I'll buy it next time, so you won't have to bother."
"It's no trouble at all. There's only one market around here. I can't buy meat for you, but I can still pick up some vegetables and eggs."
After saying that, Shen Jichuan carried his things and came into the house.
He first put down the groceries that his neighbor, Li Qin, had bought for him, then took off his thick military overcoat and walked straight toward the bedroom.
Seeing that Wen Qiao had already gotten up and sat on the bed, he immediately went over and pulled the blanket up a little.
"It must be cold. I'll have someone buy some coal. If we burn firewood, it won't last until the next morning, and it will get cold inside. If we buy some coal, we won't have to worry about the cold this winter."
Wen Qiao asked, "Is it snowing outside?"
"It's still raining, and it's not going to stop anytime soon. The lady next door bought some groceries, and I'll take the money to her later. You just lie in bed and don't need to do anything. I'll make breakfast."
"It's easier here than in Beicheng, there's not as much work, and I can spend as much time with you as possible."
Shen Ji said it like that in Sichuan dialect, but he understood in his heart that Political Commissar Wang's statement that they weren't too busy now was just because they had just arrived and weren't quite used to the environment in the Northwest.
If we were to assign Shen Jichuan a lot of work at this time, it would definitely make them psychologically resistant to this place.
This area belongs to the border defense zone. In addition to the border defense troops, they also have to manage the border defense military farm and the military factory. There are many people but few tasks.
It's snowing right now, so there's really no way to go out and do anything, and I'm feeling quite idle.
But we can't all be idle; we still need to arrange for people to start shoveling snow.
Otherwise, the heavy snow would damage the power lines, and if the power lines were to malfunction, their power supply would become a major problem.
Wen Qiao's stomach didn't feel uncomfortable, but she was still a little cautious, after all, now was not the time to be reckless.
She looked at Shen Jichuan and said, "Then I'll trouble you in advance."
"If there's anything you don't know how to do, just ask me."
Shen Jichuan chuckled, "Taking care of you is more than enough for me."
In the end, Wen Qiao overestimated Shen Jichuan. In this family compound, the kitchen was separate and used a traditional earthen stove, which was incomparable to that in Beicheng.
Wen Qiao got up, took some hot water from the stove, and washed up. She still felt a little cold, so she put on another piece of clothing.
Wen Qiao, wearing two cotton-padded jackets, looked bulky and clumsy.
There's no other way; this way it keeps me warmer.
She walked toward the smoking kitchen and saw Shen Jichuan still trying to start a fire, frantically trying to do so.
Hearing Wen Qiao's footsteps approaching, Shen Jichuan explained, "It's not that I don't know how to start a fire, it's just that it's too damp."
They just arrived and didn't prepare any firewood or anything. What they found outside is simply not enough to start a fire.
"It's okay, I'll give it a try."
Wen Qiao walked up to Shen Jichuan, touched the wheat straw, found a slightly dry one, struck the match several times, and finally lit it.
"It's on fire."
Wen Qiao laughed out loud with joy.
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