On the third day after we returned, a huge blizzard struck.
That night, He Wan stayed at Lao Yun's place. She would come out of the space the next day.
She then realized that the snow outside had reached her knees.
Zhang Deping and Duan Xiaoxi, a married couple, had already shoveled a section of snow.
Following last year's example, Wang Xiaorong and the others put the cleanest snow from the top into the pot.
The water tank is frozen; it'll probably take half a day to get water from the front yard.
He Wan didn't want to shovel the snow, but she had no choice but to shovel it little by little.
Chu Xuxiang sensed it last night and went to fetch water before the snow started to fall heavily, putting it in the pot and kettle.
The room is nice and warm, and we can have a hot meal in the morning.
After clearing the area in front of the door, He Wan went straight back into her space to eat some hot porridge.
Of course, the water in the pot outside also needs to be boiled.
After eating and drinking their fill, they went out to shovel snow again.
In the afternoon, when they shoveled the snow to the front door, they learned that two houses in the village had collapsed under the weight of the snow.
One of them even killed someone.
The other family member survived, but was injured.
The person who was killed in the accident was an elderly man. His house had a thatched roof, and many people from the village have gone to help.
They weren't familiar with the educated youth settlement, so they weren't notified.
"Hey, everyone knows there's going to be heavy snow, but they don't even think to fix the old man's house? They could at least get some new straw to reinforce it a bit."
He Wan felt bad listening to their complaints.
In some families, the elderly have a severe preference for sons over daughters.
In some families, the sons and daughters are unfilial.
Over the next two days, the villagers held a funeral, and many young people came in handy.
Wang Xiaorong and her two companions were assigned by the brigade leader to help take care of the pigs.
Chu Xuxiang and Zhang Deping were called away by the brigade leader to help clean the main road in the village.
Therefore, apart from Xie Meihui and Duan Xiaoxi, the educated youth settlement was also a place for them.
The two married women also had something to say.
But they are still children, and the constant opening and closing of the door can easily make them catch a cold.
Duan Xiaoxi, having nothing else to do, came over to chat with her.
He Wan wasn't idle either; she was doing practice problems in her room.
Duan Xiaoxi was quite curious: "He Zhiqing, you still maintain the habit of studying, that's really good. These questions are so complicated, it's a pity that I only went to elementary school graduation."
He Wan exclaimed in surprise, "Your parents actually let you go to school? That's pretty good."
Duan Xiaoxi shook her head: "My grandma made me go, but I haven't gone since she passed away."
He Wan discovered that in just one month, she had changed the local character "俺" to "我".
He Wan asked smugly, and Duan Xiaoxi replied shyly, "I'm just afraid Deping will look down on me for being uneducated. After all, you're all high school students."
"What's wrong with high school students? There are high school students who do well in school and those who don't. If you want to learn, it's not too late."
"Ah, never mind, I... I'm too stupid."
"Anyway, there's nothing to do in winter, and it's so long, and you can't do any work. You can't just sit there and do nothing all day. You could ask Zhang Deping to borrow some junior high school books for you from the village, just for fun. It won't hurt to learn more."
Look at Comrade Zhang Cuicao. She didn't know anything about raising pigs before, but she learned it all gradually. Now she can not only prune fruit trees, but also give injections to pigs.
She wasn't at the educated youth settlement for a while; she was there for training. Why was she, an educated youth, sent to the veterinary station when there were so many people there?
She was given the opportunity because everyone recognized her abilities.
Opportunity always favors the prepared mind.
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