During their last time in the village, Cao Shufen and her family of three lived in silence.
When leaving, except for Zhao Zhen who looked a little unhappy, Cao Shufen and Zhao Yu looked calm. The three of them were not very old and their physical fitness had improved significantly. Now walking in this snowy and icy world, except for feeling a little uncomfortable, they were able to persist on the road.
In order to make it easier for themselves, the family of three traveled in the snow. Cao Shufen and her family of three made three pairs of simple wooden skis overnight and set off calmly.
The fact that their family left did not cause much stir among the villagers. Instead, the old village chief sighed and shook his head as he looked at the backs of the other family of three leaving peacefully.
Country people are all hardworking, especially when everyone feels that they are no longer so cold, the snowstorm has stopped, and they can go out, many hardworking villagers directly clear their frozen vegetable plots and plan to plant a new crop of vegetables.
For Chinese cabbage, rapeseed, lettuce, and leeks that have seeds, just scatter some on the ground, cover them with plastic film, and hope they will sprout and grow.
Qin Suyun also tidied up the glass house on her roof and used the jade dew she had accumulated over the past few days to water the fruit trees and other plants on the roof.
These fruit trees weren't well adapted to the climate near Yunhai City, and coupled with the persistent low temperatures, the trees at home were somewhat sluggish, and some had even begun to drop leaves. Before using the Jade Dew, Qin Suyun had a few words with Hei Dou, telling him to warn Zha Zha about the strange sight and not to go out and talk nonsense, otherwise she would just stew him in bird soup.
"Huh?!!! - You actually want to make bird soup?!" There were tears in the chirping bird's eyes. It felt so aggrieved that its tail drooped down as it sat on the branch.
Is it the kind of bird that would go out and say whatever it wants? It has a lot of integrity!
Especially since these fruits are for it to eat, why would it go out and talk nonsense?
"Meow--"
Hei Dou shook his ears and climbed up the mango tree next to him lightly. It’s best not to talk nonsense. If you talk nonsense, I will definitely stew you!
Hei Dou shook his beard, waved his furry little paws obediently at Qin Suyun, yawned, and lay down on the branch to take a nap. He was so aloof that he almost didn't intend to call out again.
Compared to Dahei and Xiaoqi who run into the forest to hunt energetically every day, Heidou has been napping much longer than before. Qin Suyun thinks this is probably because Heidou's physical changes are greater than those of Dahei and the others.
As time went by, the other living animals in the village had undergone more or less changes. These things could be noticed if one paid close attention. Just as humans had improved their physical fitness and changed during this heavy snow, the same was true for animals.
"I don't know whether such large-scale evolution of animals is a good thing or a bad thing..." There was no such large-scale evolution of animals in the dream.
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"Oh! Today is the Lantern Festival, everyone needs to have a good meal!"
The continuous snowstorm half a month ago made everyone lose the mood to celebrate the New Year. The low pressure spread over the heads of everyone in the village. Even Qin Suyun and He Zhennan were affected by other people in the village. They just cooked two or three dishes and treated it as New Year's Day. Anyway, there were only two of them at home at that time, so there was no need to be too particular.
Now that the snowstorm has stopped, everyone is in better health and not as afraid of the cold, so naturally they are starting to think about celebrating the festival.
Every household is filled with joy because of the arrival of the Lantern Festival.
Even those villagers whose family members were working in other places and had not returned yet after the earthquake were all filled with joy.
Qin Suyun and Tang Miaomiao have the best relationship, followed by the village chief and his family, who they deal with the most.
The vegetables at home grew exceptionally fast because of the jade dew. She couldn't eat so many by herself, so she picked up some of the inconspicuous Chinese cabbages, lettuces and coriander and sent some to Tang Miaomiao and Zhao Xingguo's families as soon as possible.
When Tang Miaomiao saw the bag full of fresh vegetables weighing six or seven kilograms, her eyes, like black grapes, suddenly lit up! Her eyes seemed to be suddenly full of energy!
"Sister Suyun, how come your family still has fresh vegetables at this time?! I haven't eaten green leafy vegetables for more than a month since the earthquake! Thank you so much, Sister Suyun!" Tang Miaomiao took the bag of vegetables handed to her by Qin Suyun with excitement on her face and said happily.
Although their family has no shortage of food, they are short of vegetables!
During this period of time, she either eats potatoes or carrots and bean sprouts every day at home. She is almost turning into a potato and carrot!
"Haha, as long as you like it, I built a glass house on the roof of our house to grow vegetables and fruits. When it snowed these days, I lit a charcoal brazier in the glass house. After more than a month, although the vegetables in the glass house grew slowly due to the low temperature, I still got some harvest. Today is the Lantern Festival, so I thought I would bring some to your house." Qin Suyun said with a smile when she saw that the other party liked it.
"I like it! How could I not like it?!" Tang Miaomiao smiled with her eyes curved. "Sister Suyun, wait here for me. I'll go back and get you some soybean sprouts. They're all grown at home."
Tang Miaomiao said as she hurried into the house, took out a plastic bag, filled it with bean sprouts and stuffed it into Qin Suyun's arms, "Sister Suyun, take it, but don't be polite. My mother-in-law's eyes lit up when she saw the big bag of pakchoy and other things you sent her just now!"
In the countryside on weekdays, although there are not many varieties of fresh vegetables in winter, there are at least a dozen or so. Before, their family had some pea seedlings and radish seedlings, but there were only so many seeds at home, and they were gone after just a few meals. Only soybeans were left, and there were still a lot of them at home. Thinking about exchanging soybeans for so many vegetables, Tang Miaomiao felt a little embarrassed.
"That's a lot... We can't finish it all. I'm the only one at home, how can I finish two or three pounds of bean sprouts?"
"Hey! It doesn't matter if you can't finish it. It's just some bean sprouts anyway. Sister Suyun, don't refuse!"
Qin Suyun talked to Tang Miaomiao for a few words, and seeing that she couldn't refuse, she smiled and went to the village chief's house with another bag of vegetables. By the way, she gave some of the soybean sprouts that Tang Miaomiao gave her to the village chief.
Zhao Xingguo was very surprised that Qin Suyun sent him vegetables. He was surprised that the other party's family was quietly growing these fresh vegetables, and he was also surprised why the other party would send him vegetables.
In the countryside these days, it's common for you to pick some cabbage from our fields, and I'll pick a couple of lettuces from yours. As long as you tell the host, they generally won't object. After all, we all live in the same village, so there's always some ties between us. Plus, the vast majority of people in Wanxi Village share the surname Zhao, making them blood relatives. This makes things even more common.
But now that the earthquake has occurred and the snowstorm has come, anyone who grows vegetables would have been crushed to death or frozen to death. Where would there be any fresh vegetables for them to eat?
"The price of this thing is high now. It's not cost-effective for you to give it to me. You'd better sell it for money." Zhao Xingguo shook his head and refused.
In previous years, when it snowed, the price of vegetables at the market would at least double, but in this situation, even if it increased tenfold, it would still be sold. If it were in the city, twenty or thirty times would probably be no problem.
"Don't be polite, Village Chief. I grew these myself. Even if I want to sell them for money, this little bit won't make any difference." After stuffing the things into the hands of the village chief's wife Zhang Cuifen, Qin Suyun waved at the other person and quickly left the village chief's house.
"Hey, this, this, Old Zhao, what do you think we should do?" Zhang Cuifen lifted the bag of vegetables in her hand, looked at Zhao Xingguo, waiting for him to make a decision.
"Forget it, just accept it. If there is any problem at the other party's family in the future, ask Jinsheng and others to help more often. We all live in the same village, and we will definitely have contact in the future... Alas, I just don't know when Dabao will be able to come back?" Zhao Xingguo looked at the bag of vegetables in his wife's hand, and thought of his youngest son who was working far away and had not returned yet.
These days, in order to make the old lady feel at ease, none of their family dared to mention the matter of their youngest son in front of her. Even though he was busy in the village every day, he still thought about his youngest son every day.
There were many people who had the same idea as Zhao Xingguo. Everyone was anxiously worried, but then they cheered up and spent the Lantern Festival with their families.
Without electricity, every household goes to bed early, and Wanxi Village is no exception. Especially in the past few days, as everyone's bodies gradually become less afraid of the cold, they sleep more comfortably at night and will never be suddenly woken up by the cold in the middle of the night.
However, it was on this Lantern Festival, late at night when everyone was asleep.
Six black figures broke into Wanxi Village in the dark...
"Lao Si, are you really not lying? Is there really a lot of food in this village?" A duck-like voice said in a low voice.
"I'm not lying! I've had a keen nose since I was a child. Third brother, don't you know? When I was scouting the spot earlier, I smelled the aroma of meat!" The fourth brother lowered his voice, his eyes full of greed.
I didn’t expect that this village, which seemed to be the poorest on weekdays, could still have meat to eat after so many days!
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