He was interrupted by Qiu Dafu's glare, and gave an awkward smile, "I was just kidding."
Jiang Liu's face felt a little hot.
She wanted to go back into the kitchen to start the fire again, but Qiu Dafu grabbed her wrist.
"Liu'er, you're newly married, so you don't need to cook. From now on, I'll take care of the cooking."
Jiang Liu shook her head:
"You are a farmer's son, and I am a farmer's wife. As your wife, how can I not know how to cook?"
"I'm a member of the Qiu family now, so there's no need to restrain me."
She felt that she had gradually integrated into rural life and was starting to like this kind of life.
Cooking, laundry, farming... just thinking about it makes me feel wonderful.
Turning her gaze to the two children playing outside the courtyard amidst the swirling snowflakes, she thought to herself, "In the dead of winter, don't they feel cold at all?"
While you're young, you should earn more money to ensure a better future for your children and grandchildren.
Jiang Liu was in a rare good mood, and Qiu Dafu didn't insist anymore: "Okay, I'll teach you."
Liu Qi instantly felt that he was being superfluous. "Well, Uncle Qiu, I'll be going now."
Inside the room, after the music ended, Qin Feng was already fast asleep.
Song Jiao walked to the bedside, tucked the blanket around Qin Feng, and quietly left.
Under the eaves, Qin Susu was dozing off with her eyes downcast.
Song Jiao went out, startling her awake. A chilly wind blew through, and she couldn't help but shiver.
"Hmm, why did it stop?"
"Miss Susu, it's cold outside, why don't you go back inside?"
Qin Susu shook her head; she wasn't sleepy. "Let's go play in the snow together."
...
Snow was falling outside. Inside the kitchen, with Qiu Dafu's patient guidance, Jiang Liu finally lit the stove fire.
The flames leaped and danced, and Jiang Liu was as happy as a child.
She finally learned how to start a fire.
The little things in their daily lives brought them a joy they had never experienced before.
"Uncle Qiu."
Suddenly, a loud shout was heard outside the courtyard. Qiu Dafu came out of the kitchen. It was a member of the Wu family, who was braving the severe cold and heavy snow to appear outside the Qiu family's door.
The person who called him just now was Wu Dahu, the eldest son of the Wu family.
"Father, Mother, we've finally arrived." Wu Xiaohu's face relaxed. If they hadn't come, his family would have frozen to death on the way.
Wu Dahu pushed the wheelbarrow, loaded with most of his family's belongings, at the very front.
Wu Sihou, Wu Xiaohu, Wu Liumei, and Wu Qimei walked in the middle.
Wu Shi and his wife walked at the back.
Each of them carried a tattered package.
The Wu family members were dressed simply. The two little girls were a year apart in age, and looked to be about twelve or thirteen years old.
They were all shivering, their faces covered in frostbite.
Qiu Dafu nodded, greeted each member of the Wu family, and then said to Wu Shi:
"Brother Wu, why don't you change the weather?" With snow falling all over the place, the roads are slippery and really hard to walk on.
"When I came, it wasn't snowing yet." Wu Shi rubbed his hands together, looking somewhat reserved.
It's true, what you fear most is what happens.
"Brother Dafu, I really don't know how to repay you," Wu Shi said sincerely.
Qiu Dafu: "This is serious, Brother Wu, let's go inside."
Qiu Dafu was good at recognizing and utilizing talent. He was very satisfied with the Wu brothers, who were hardworking, honest, and conscientious.
"Thank you for your kindness." Wu Shi shook his head.
He had a family of several members, and he didn't want to cause Qiu Dafu any trouble.
"There are many of us, so let's not trouble you."
Qiu Dafu kindly invited the Wu family to stay for a meal, but Wu Shi refused no matter what he said. So Qiu Dafu led the way to his own old courtyard.
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