Although Lin Shi is young, he is steady and grateful. He has never been suspicious or asked too many questions about the abnormalities of Jiang Henian and He Jinshan. Together with Chen Erhu, he has maintained the hunting cave very well and has never exposed it to the outside world.
As a result, the economic conditions of the Lin brothers and sisters have improved a lot. After saving some money and buying food, cotton and coal for the winter, they still have some money left, and they can afford to send Lin Shuangxi to school next year.
Jiang Henian left the remaining anti-cold medicine in the medicine box to the Lin brothers and sisters before leaving.
I returned home and prepared to harvest all the frozen vegetables in the garden.
There was also thick snow on the waterproof canvas set up on the vegetable field, which looked precarious and might collapse at any time.
He Jinshan stood in the middle. With his tall stature and long legs, he pushed his hands upwards and blocks of snow fell all around.
Jiang Henian took good care of this vegetable garden. He lost two packets of seeds at first, but now they are all growing well.
The Chinese cabbages are big and emerald green, and the round cabbages are also round and big. There is a layer of transparent ice on the surface. If you take it off carefully, it is crystal clear like an ice sculpture.
While He Jinshan was picking green onions, Jiang Henian was making cabbage ice sculptures nearby. He Jinshan was picking the vegetables with a knife, while Jiang Henian was sitting on a small stool, wearing gloves and picking the vegetables, peeling off the old and rotten leaves on the surface.
It's piled up like a mountain.
There was also a small patch of radishes, which were pulled by Meiqiu. Dewang slowly loosened the soil with his claws, while Meiqiu enjoyed the action of pulling out the radishes.
Each radish is white and plump. It is most delicious when you add some bones to make soup in winter.
"Uncle, can we put these into the space and plant another batch? I don't know if they will grow well. We still have some canvas left. Can we build a greenhouse?"
"If you want to plant it, try it."
He Jinshan squatted on the ground, moving non-stop. Cutting the cabbage was as easy as pulling out a blade of grass.
Jiang Henian turned his head to look at the pile of harvest on the ground. It weighed several hundred kilograms. In addition, they bought thousands of kilograms of potatoes, tomatoes and various fruits and vegetables in batches in the town. It would be enough to eat for at least half a year.
They have no shortage of meat.
Not to mention those in Wuling Mountain, even in the nearby enclosures, there are still some chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep.
Jiang Henian tilted her head to look at the frighteningly white foggy sky outside. After thinking for a while, she shook her head and blinked hard at her eyes which were stinging from the cold wind.
"Let's not plant it anymore. The soil is frozen. It's so cold, don't bother with it. We can just stay home later."
In the afternoon, intermittent wind and snow started again, and the village's broken radio began to crackle.
"Ah, ah, can you hear me? Notice, important notice, the commune received a weather warning call from the county. There will be severe snow and wind in the near future. Everyone, please prepare firewood and food in time, repair the roof, and clear the snow from the roof to prevent collapse!
The weather expert predicts a once-in-a-century snowstorm this winter! Worse still, everyone, buckle up and get ready! Also, the year-end distribution for the team has been brought forward, to the day after tomorrow.
In an instant, all the households could no longer sit still. They all wrapped themselves in coats and went up the mountain to chop firewood with axes and machetes.
If this notice had been issued a day earlier, people might not have taken it seriously. It's snowing, right? Every winter, it snows heavily. Who doesn't have some firewood for their kang and stove? What's the big deal?
But after the thrilling night last night, several lives had been lost in the village, and no one dared to be arrogant anymore. Even the notoriously lazy people went out with axes to grab firewood.
Chen Erhu looked at the firewood that filled up half of his yard and rubbed his forehead. "Holy crap! My Brother Shan is amazing!"
Ma Guihong picked up the back of the hatchet and spanked her youngest son's butt.
"Stop yelling! Hurry up and push the cart to the back hill to bring back a few more! This awful weather is awful!"
Chen Erhu's family was pushing a cart and met Wang Yuenniu's family on a narrow road.
"Fatty! Push faster! The road is blocked!"
Wang Yuenniu was wearing two flowery jackets layered on top of each other, wrapped up like a big watermelon. She was pushing the cart from behind, her movements obviously difficult. Upon hearing this, she turned around, gasping for breath and choking:
"What are you yelling about?! Don't you know how difficult it is to walk on this snowy road?"
In a blink of an eye, several wheelbarrows and flatbed carts were pushed out from the yards in front, all of which were going to the back mountain to get firewood.
It was so blocked. The snow on the ground was above my knees and kept falling from the sky. I felt like I was going to freeze to death if I stood still for a while. My whole body was frozen from the soles of my feet to the top of my head, and even the joints between my bones ached.
They hurriedly drove the car back home, carried the wooden frame on their backs, and supported each other as they walked towards the back mountain through the snow.
The Wang family had no sons, only one daughter, Wang Yuenniu, who was of little use at a time like this. Chen Erhu let out a loud "hmm" in disdain and asked his elder brother Chen Dahu to pull the cart. He ran ahead to clear the blockage and helped the Wang family get the cart to the side of the mountain quickly.
The people at the educated youth site did not dare to sit idle. There were many of them, and there were five rooms in total. A pile of firewood was only enough to burn for one or two days.
"Everyone, hurry up! Everyone else has already left, and by then we won't even be able to pick up a twig!"
Yang Chuanlin pulled the gate of the courtyard and urged people anxiously. The strong wind mixed with snow made him shrink his neck, shiver, and his teeth chatter.
Wang Meiyu was wrapped in three layers of clothes. As soon as she stepped into the thick snow in the yard, she screamed and stepped back, about to cry.
"Oh my god! It's so deep! My legs are going to freeze off! I'm not going!"
Zhang Xiuting came up from behind and pushed her out. Her face was grim as she said in annoyance, "Stop pretending to be a big shot. If you don't want to go, don't use firewood or sleep on the kang! Don't drink the hot water or the hot meals I boil. You're so annoying every day!"
Wang Meiyu's face turned pale. She looked at the educated youth around her, stammering and not daring to complain.
Ever since she was caught seducing Song Wenqing by Si Yuzhen and the story was spread by a female educated youth, everyone in the educated youth center was disgusted with her and looked at her with contempt.
She tearfully and cunningly explained, and even tried to pull Si Yuzhen to repeat the same trick, but Si Yuzhen directly lost face and completely cut off ties with her.
"We've never been close since we were little. Don't try to imitate me. Don't pretend to be good sisters. I have nothing to say to you."
Since she was a child, Wang Meiyu lived with her father, who was a secretary assistant, next door to the Si family. She could often go in and out of the Si family, eat the same meals as Si Yuzhen, and get beautiful hairpins and clothes from Si Yuzhen with a few sweet words.
Over time, she also felt that she was a young lady, and she always asked her family to buy her food, clothing and other daily necessities of the same quality as Si Yuzhen. Even if the inside was different, the appearance had to be the same.
If you don't give it to me, I will cry all day.
She also loved to hang out with Si Yuzhen at school, calling her a sister. Her classmates thought they were very close, so they naturally gave her, Wang Meiyu, some face.
Anyway, Si Yuzhen is a person who doesn't care. Wang Meiyu has tasted the sweetness and is becoming more and more accustomed to it.
She lived a happy life with Si Yuzhen, the eldest daughter of the Si family. Later, Si Yuzhen volunteered to go to the countryside. She lost her sense of presence in Shanghai, so she found a way to follow her.
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