"Sure. That way, we won't need so much firewood."
"Brother, after dinner, let's do it slowly."
"Okay, let's eat quickly then."
The children's eating speed suddenly increased.
By the time Yun the Butcher came back from fetching water for the second time, Yun Yiyi and the others had finished their meal.
"Yiyi, that window is a little high. Wait until Dad finishes fetching water before hanging the oilcloth. You guys should pile the firewood at the door first."
"It's starting to snow outside right now. Looks like it's going to snow tonight."
"Dad, is it really snowing outside?"
"Really? You'll know if you go out and take a look. But it's not raining heavily."
"I want to go out and take a look." Brother Yun San took a torch in the house and rushed to the open space outside.
Yun Yiyi and the others also came out.
Yun Yiyi looked up at the sky. She couldn't see the snowflakes clearly, but she could feel the coolness on her face.
She looked down at the ground, but there was no change, because the snow had melted as soon as it fell to the ground.
She stretched out her hand and put it under the torch, and soon saw a snowflake floating on her hand, but it quickly melted away.
"Mom, it's really snowing outside. That's great, it's finally snowing." Brother Yun San shouted loudly.
Zhang poked her head out and said, "It's good to have snow. We won't have a drought next year. But it's going to be cold tonight."
"Aunt is right. It's not easy to get drought here in Yunzhou. Because there's no shortage of water here, it's more likely to get floods."
Yun Yiyi heard Xie Zirui's words, "Brother Zirui, my mother is frightened by the drought. For her, more water is better than less."
Xie Zirui thought about it and realized that this was indeed Zhang's idea. To be more precise, it was the idea of all the refugees.
However, having too much water also brings its own troubles. After staying in Yunzhou for a long time, I realized this.
"Second brother, third brother, let's go inside. It's too cold outside."
"good."
After everyone entered the house, they began to divide the work and take firewood from the top of the carriage.
Zhang was responsible for fetching firewood from below, and the children were responsible for transporting it.
Soon, everyone brought down more than ten bundles of firewood.
"Mom, there's enough firewood. No need to get more."
"Isn't it a bit too little?" Zhang asked.
"Mom, it's quite a lot."
Zhang jumped out of the car and clapped her hands, "Are we going to pile it up at the door now?"
"Mom, wait a moment. You still have to heat up the food for Dad and the others. Blocking the door will keep the smoke from escaping."
"Then wait a moment." Zhang said as she sat down.
Yun Yiyi and the others also sat down to chat.
"I wonder if it will snow heavily tonight? If it does, will we still be able to travel tomorrow?"
"Brother, you'll know the answer to this question tomorrow morning."
"I'm looking forward to snow, but I'm also looking forward to it not snowing."
"Hey, did you know it snowed in Yunjia Village? In previous years, there would have been one or two heavy snowfalls by this time of year."
"I'm still thinking about the scene when it snowed heavily outside and we were staying indoors for the winter, burning the kang. And I don't know where your grandma and your uncle went."
"I don't know when we can go back again." After saying this, Zhang sighed deeply.
Yun Yiyi leaned closer to Zhang and said, "Don't worry, Mom. Once we're settled down, I'll send someone back with a message."
"If grandma, grandpa, and uncle were also coming in this direction, maybe we could run into them."
"Mom, Yiyi is right. Grandpa and the others are fleeing famine, and they must be fleeing together from the same village as us."
"There are many people in the village, and everyone can take care of each other. Grandpa and the others should be safe."
"Mom, I guess we'll be in Yunzhou by the New Year. The New Year customs in Yunzhou are definitely different from ours."
As soon as Third Brother Yun finished speaking, Zhang's attention was diverted. "Yes, if we calculate the time, we will arrive in Yunzhou around the Chinese New Year."
"However, we will still be busy looking for a house to settle down in by then, so I'm afraid we won't be able to have a good New Year's celebration."
"Mom, as long as our family is together, every day is Chinese New Year."
Zhang chuckled, "If we don't eat chicken, meat, and dumplings during the New Year, do you still think it's the New Year, Third Brother?"
Third Brother Yun hesitated for a moment, "Mom, I can accept no chicken and no dumplings for the New Year. But we have meat at home. We should have meat for the New Year."
Zhang and Yun Yiyi all burst into laughter when they heard Third Brother Yun's answer.
Third Brother Yun was furious. "Second Brother, Yiyi, and Zirui, if you keep laughing, don't eat meat during the New Year. Leave it all for me."
Yun Yiyi finally managed to stop laughing. "Don't worry, Third Brother, I'm here. There won't be a shortage of chicken or meat for the New Year. There will definitely be plenty of dumplings."
Third Brother Yun nodded. "If someone else said this, I definitely wouldn't believe it. But when Yiyi said this, I took it seriously."
Zhang and Second Brother Yun laughed again.
At this time, Yun the Butcher came in carrying water. "I heard your laughter from a long way off. What are you laughing at?"
Brother Yun smiled and said, "Dad, we were talking about eating chicken during the New Year."
Yun the Butcher nodded and said, "We should spend the New Year in Yunzhou. We'll see when the time comes. If we can settle down quickly, we can have a good New Year."
"I wonder if the New Year's celebrations are lively here in Yunzhou?"
"Yunzhou is a big state. When the New Year comes, the streets will definitely be bustling."
"Yiyi, second brother, third brother, it's really lively here in Yunzhou during the New Year. Everyone will come out to play."
"Zirui, is it really so lively? Come here and tell me." Third Brother Yun pulled Xie Zirui aside and asked him to tell in detail.
Second Brother Yun also followed curiously.
"Dad, our water pitcher is almost full, right?"
"It's almost time. Let's get some water. I won't have to go any more. Even if it snows, we're so close to the well that we can still get some water."
"Besides, everyone in the village has gone to fetch water and has already started lining up."
"Then I'll go boil the soup in the pot and make noodles with it later," said Zhang.
"Thank you for your hard work, wife."
"It's not hard, boss. By the way, why hasn't the boss come back yet?"
"The boss is queuing over there. We'll come back together later."
After Yun the butcher finished speaking, he carried the empty bucket and went out.
Zhang lit the firewood and started heating up the rice.
Yun Yiyi helped pass the firewood, "Mom, don't you want to heat up the meat sauce?"
"It's hot. I'll put a grate on it and put the meat sauce on it to heat it up. Haha, Yiyi, I would have forgotten if you hadn't told me."
After Zhang finished speaking, she started looking for a comb.
Yun Yiyi took over the job of making the fire. In cold weather, making the fire was a pleasant job.
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