I have to say, the truth is revealed.

In fact, when Jiang Shanhe was writing the letter, he couldn't help but write two long pages to confess his love to Xiaoguo. However, he was afraid that Xiaoguo would think he was being reckless, so he deleted some of it and only left the more subtle part.

Xiaoguo has no time to care about Zhuangzhuang's little mood now, because she is immersed in the love words in the letter. She didn't expect Jiang Shanhe to be so eloquent and not even know how to be subtle.

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"Xiao Guo, are you going to the gathering tomorrow?"

Mrs. Yang and Xiaoguo gathered in front of the stove, eating melon seeds and chatting.

Hearing her words, Xiao Guo hesitated a little, looked at the weather outside, and said, "It's time to go..."

There are no green vegetables left at home. In the past two days, they have been eating stir-fried meat with all kinds of meat. Zhuangzhuang has already made suggestions, so it's time to go there.

"Let's go together?" Mrs. Yang gestured to Xiaoguo.

"OK."

Mrs. Yang smiled and suddenly thought, "By the way, is Zhuangzhuang's birthday coming up soon?"

She still remembered that on the day Xiaoguo gave birth, she and the midwife were busy all night, and Zhuangzhuang was not born until dawn. It happened to be a rare heavy snowfall during that period, but the magical thing was that the sky cleared up as soon as Zhuangzhuang was born, so she had a deep impression of that day.

"Yes, twenty-six." Xiao Guo was delighted when he heard it. "That's right, I have to go to the county to buy some things."

As soon as Mrs. Yang said this, Xiaoguo became excited. She was not afraid of the cold weather and was waiting for Zhuangzhuang's birthday. She had to prepare well for him.

Delicious food, nice drinks, and a birthday present for Zhuangzhuang...

Xiaoguo counted everything one by one, fearing that she had forgotten something. This was her first time celebrating Zhuangzhuang's birthday, so she had to prepare well.

Mrs. Yang looked at her excitement and said nothing, but just smiled at her a few times, "Why not just have noodles for your birthday? What else are you planning?"

"It's not the same." Xiao Guo shook her head. She knew that ordinary people here would just have the family eat noodles on their birthdays, and they wouldn't have a banquet like the rich families. Ordinary people lived a simple life, but she didn't want it to be that simple.

"What's the difference?" Mrs. Yang didn't think so. It's just a birthday. It's not a big birthday. Children should just celebrate casually.

Xiaoguo shook his head and did not answer.

The next morning, Xiaoguo got up, prepared a meal for Zhuangzhuang and brought it into the house. Then he heated the stove and put on his going-out gear after everything was ready. He also put on the leather cloak that Jiang Danhe had brought back for him.

After this process, Xiaoguo became three times fatter, so he wouldn't get hurt even if he fell off the donkey cart.

She walked to the bed, bent down gently and said to Zhuangzhuang who was still sleeping, "Zhuangzhuang, Mom is going to the county, you stay at home and be good. I will lock the door for you, and I will be back soon. Remember to eat the meal on the table."

Luo Li gave him a lengthy explanation, and only after seeing him nod did he leave with peace of mind.

You know what, it's difficult to move in this attire, even bending down and raising arms is not easy.

When I drove the donkey cart to the door, I saw Mrs. Yang waiting outside.

"Sister-in-law, why didn't you knock on the door?"

"Hi, I just came out not long ago."

Mrs. Yang waved her hand to indicate that it was nothing. She was also wearing thick clothes and a woolen hat on her head.

Looking at the unique hat, Xiaoguo also became interested, "It's a nice hat."

Mrs. Yang got on the donkey cart swiftly, without Xiaoguo's clumsiness. After she sat down, she was speechless when she heard her say, "Your brother Yang bought it back after three years."

Xiao Guo was puzzled, wondering what three years meant. Then he understood, "Oh, I brought it back from the military camp?"

"That's right." Mrs. Yang took out a vegetable ball from her arms, "There's a prize for the right answer."

"Haha, a vegetable dumpling as a reward?"

Xiaoguo happily took the vegetable dumplings from her hand. To be honest, Mrs. Yang’s skill in making vegetable dumplings was really amazing. Thinking of this, her saliva was watering. After taking it, she couldn’t wait to eat it.

Seeing that she enjoyed it, Mrs. Yang was also happy and started to eat the vegetable balls as well. She made them this morning and put them in her arms to keep warm while they were hot, so they were still hot now.

"Look at you, you even put clothes on the donkey." Mrs. Yang said while eating and looking at the fashionable hairy donkey in front of her, shaking her head funny.

“That’s called Western style.”

Xiaoguo finished the last bite of the vegetable dumpling as she spoke, and then quickly put on her scarf and gloves, because one second late would mean one second less of heat.

Mrs. Yang didn't understand the foreign language, but she guessed that it was probably about the same as what she said, so she smiled as she thought about it.

The two of them headed straight for the center of the market. Because it was cold, there were few people on the streets. It was a stark contrast to before.

People all stayed at home to keep warm, and there were few vendors selling vegetables and meat on the streets.

The two did not park the donkey cart at the entrance of the market as usual, but drove directly in. After all, the streets were so quiet that there was no problem driving in.

The shape of the hairy donkey attracted a lot of attention. Apparently, no one had ever seen such an amazing sight. Nowadays, most people don’t have enough clothes to wear, but there are actually people who put clothes on donkeys.

Although there were only a few stalls selling vegetables, she still bought a lot.

Xiao Guo really didn't expect that there were green vegetables in winter in ancient times. She initially thought that there were only cabbage and potatoes as winter vegetables, but she didn't expect that there would also be vegetables such as leeks, rapeseed, and carrots. In addition to these, there were also onions, ginger, and garlic. She bought more that could be stored.

"Are you going to stockpile food again?"

Mrs. Yang stared in amazement as Xiaoguo loaded things into the cart. She bought almost everything she saw. This reminded her of the time when Xiaoguo just entered winter. She once happened to see the carts full of things, just like a wholesale deal.

"This young lady is right. Who would go out in such horrible weather? Buy some more food. I heard that this winter is the coldest of the year. There will be heavy snow soon."

The old vegetable seller was happily helping Xiaoguo clean up her stall. When the girl arrived, she finished her sales in an instant. It looked like she could go home quickly.

Mrs. Yang disagreed. It was the coldest year. Which year is the coldest? Every year is the coldest. She didn't believe it.

"Auntie, is this true?"

Xiaoguo took it seriously as soon as she heard it. It was the coldest year, she said. The weather in the past two days was really weird, sometimes cloudy and sometimes sunny.

"Of course it's true, kid, I'm not lying to you. Just wait and see, there will definitely be snow in two days."

When the vegetable seller heard Xiaoguo's words, she immediately made a promise. What did she do? She relied on the weather to grow vegetables. Her old man had said that there would be heavy snow in the near future, and asked her to bring more vegetables out to sell while the weather was fine, otherwise the vegetables would be frozen when it snowed heavily.

After hearing this, Xiaoguo believed it about 70% in her heart. She said she didn't believe anything else, but when it came to the weather, who knew it better than the farmers who depended on the weather for a living.

"Sister-in-law, please buy more too."

Xiaoguo couldn't help feeling anxious when she saw that Mrs. Yang was only picking out a little bit of vegetables. What would they do if there was really a heavy snow and there was no vegetables to eat at home?

"No, we have a cellar full of potatoes and cabbages at home. My mother-in-law planted a field of them and just harvested them recently."

Mrs. Yang patted Xiaoguo on the shoulder and told her not to worry, saying that she had plenty of food at home and she just wanted to buy some different ones to change the taste.

After hearing this, Xiaoguo felt relieved. As long as she had vegetables, it was good. Unlike herself, all the vegetables at home were eaten up. Moreover, she did not grow vegetables like other people did, just planting them in the fields. How could her small vegetable garden compare with theirs?