Chen Erhu pulled up the two long bamboo poles supporting the canvas, put them together, and pulled them together. The entire roof was lifted off, and the snow fell from above, hitting Zhao Xiuhua all over.
Zhao Xiuhua: ...
"Hey, why are you still here?"
Zhao Xiuhua tried to force a smile, holding her forehead weakly: "I'm still dizzy, I'm afraid I can't move. Why don't you help me sit inside? This wind makes me even more dizzy."
Chen Erhu frowned. Brother Shan never let outsiders enter their yard.
"Wait a minute, let me ask."
He dragged the rolled-up tent inside.
Zhao Xiuhua looked back at the half-open gate, feeling envious. Such a nice yard, such a nice man!
She shouldn't have married that sick guy so early. It would have been better to wait a little longer!
After a while, Chen Erhu and Lin Shi came out again.
Without saying a word, Lin Shi moved away the small square table where Zhao Xiuhua was leaning on her elbows.
Zhao Xiuhua almost fell over, "Hey, you!"
Chen Erhu pointed at the small wooden stool under her buttocks and said, "Brother Shan said that no idle people are allowed in the house. Get up, I have to put this stool away. Don't lose this coal ball because it's fun to play with."
Zhao Xiuhua's carefully composed expression almost broke out of control. She said in disbelief, "I'm a patient!"
Chen Erhu was puzzled: "You are a patient, but you still insist on staying here to suffer from the wind and snow. It would be uncomfortable for you to lie down at home."
Zhao Xiuhua choked: "I——"
"Chen Erhu, what are you doing?"
Wang Yuenniu's family also brought down a cart full of firewood. When she saw Chen Erhu talking to Widow Zhao, she became curious.
After hearing the whole story, Wang Yuenniu narrowed her eyes and scanned Zhao Xiuhua, whose butt was stuck to the small wooden stick, like an X-ray.
Look at this girl dressed so fancy, even the bride is not that ostentatious and isn’t afraid of freezing to death.
Who doesn't know what he's up to? Only Chen Erhu, that idiot, can't react.
"He Jinshan said to put everything in, right?"
Wang Yuenniu bent down and pulled out the small wooden stick from under Zhao Xiuhua's buttocks, letting Zhao Xiuhua fall and sit on the snow, and handed the wooden stick to Chen Erhu.
"Here, take it inside. You're not freezing here in the snow, idiot."
Chen Erhu was interrupted by her words and his attention was no longer on Zhao Xiuhua. He retorted, "Who are you calling stupid? You fat girl!"
"I'm talking about you!"
Wang Yuenniu kicked him all the way into He Jinshan's yard, then turned around and met the eyes of Zhao Xiuhua who had followed her.
She raised her foot and moved, using her round and flexible body to block Zhao Xiuhua.
Zhao Xiuhua frowned, "Why are you meddling in other people's business?"
Wang Yuenniu put her hands on her hips and said, "Who doesn't know what you're thinking? Do you really want to wait for our Henian to slap you in the face?"
"That little girl dared to hit me?"
Zhao Xiuhua chuckled and raised her hand to stroke her hair, "Men don't like such a splash."
In order to come here to collect firewood, she didn't even wear a snow hat, just to maintain her hairstyle.
Wang Yuenniu was shocked by the shamelessness of this man. In this day and age, there are still people who seduce men and seduce them right at their doorstep. "Don't you even consider your age?"
Zhao Xiuhua's face twisted for a moment, "You little bitch! I'm only 25!"
Wang Yuenniu pouted at her, "We are only 18 years old!"
"Fatty, why are you still here?" Chen Erhu came out.
When the two looked back, they saw that He Jinshan had also followed them out.
Wang Yuenniu raised her eyebrows, and Zhao Xiuhua was overjoyed!
Zhao Xiuhua regained her charming and delicate appearance, "Brother Jinshan..."
He Jinshan stopped at the threshold and the man pointed two fingers forward.
A ferocious giant wolf suddenly jumped out from the side, roaring, and knocked Zhao Xiuhua directly to the ground on the snow.
Sharp white fangs hung above her head, the hot and fishy breath of the beast was in front of her, and the low howl shook her to the sky.
Zhao Xiuhua was so frightened that she screamed and fainted on the spot, but was then woken up by a huge wolf claw hitting her face.
"Help... Help! Brother Jinshan, help—"
She was shaking all over as if she had an epileptic seizure and stretched out her hands to ask for help.
He Jinshan's cold gaze fell on her, as if she were a dead object.
"Don't let me hear these three words from your mouth again. If you want to die, keep coming closer to me."
"Throw it down the slope."
As soon as the man finished speaking coldly, Zhao Xiuhua's eyes widened. She was picked up by the giant wolf, dragged to the slope in front, and thrown down.
“Ah ...
The screams echoed in the pale snow scene.
Wang Yuenniu looked at the drag marks on the snow and was shocked by Dewang's speed and intelligence.
Oh my god! This wolf understands human language better than Chen Erhu!
He turned his head and looked at He Jinshan who had already turned around and returned to the house.
So cold-blooded! So ruthless! This girl He Nian is so lucky, mother!
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The next day, it was just dawn.
There was still a light snowfall in the sky, and the air was so cold that breathing made my nose hurt, but fortunately there was not much wind.
With a creak, the wooden door opened.
Many people squinted their eyes, wore thick snow hats, hunched their shoulders and hands, and walked towards the back of the mountain with their tools.
"What the hell! Last night I had to get up every two hours to add more firewood. The kang wouldn't warm up no matter what I did. The child cried all night."
"Yeah, my wife's feet were so cold that she stuffed them into my legs like popsicles. I was so cold that I couldn't sleep all night! It was like sleeping with her mother hugging a corpse. I was so scared that I kept opening my eyes."
"Me too! I can't sleep anyway, so I might as well go get some more firewood. At this rate, it'll be gone in ten days."
Door after door was opened, and everyone had similar complaints.
Zhang Fengxia came out of the house with swollen frog-like eyes, looking dazed.
Zhao Dafang put the military coat on Zhang Likun, turned around and saw her daughter's soul-deprived look, frowned and sighed.
"You didn't sleep all night? If you can't get up, go back to your room and get some more sleep."
Zhang Fengxia shook her head slowly, bent down and picked up the axe beside her, "I'll go chop wood."
She dragged her feet towards the door, but almost hit her head on the door frame.
When Zhao Dafang closed his eyes, he couldn't tell how many wrinkles appeared on his face.
"Boss, what should we do with this kid?"
Zhang Likun bit his cigarette and pushed the cart out. "It will be fine after a little hardship."
"So, what about that damn guy?"
Zhao Dafang pointed at the locked woodshed and said, "If I can't hide what happened yesterday, those gossipy women will definitely ask me about it!"
"Why is our Fengxia so miserable! She married a heartless and unfaithful man! She's completely disgraced!"
Zhang Likun stared at the door for a while, then pushed the cart out and said calmly:
"Throw him out in two days."
In order to avoid being seen, Jiang Henian and He Jinshan went up the mountain to collect firewood in the afternoon when the snow stopped for a while. Not long after, they returned home from somewhere else.
It was so cold that staying outside for even half an hour was torture. The thermometer hanging on the wall showed -20 degrees Celsius.
The temperature drops one or two degrees every hour, which is terrifying to watch.
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