As the year drew to a close, Qingshan Village became even colder and a heavy snow fell.
Fu Baoer has gained a little weight these days. He lies on Jiang Fengxia's back, stretches out his chubby little hands, and happily catches the falling snowflakes.
No matter how long she lives, she will always be moved by the falling snow in winter.
Heiwa followed Jiang Fengxia obediently, still holding the basket in his mouth. Jiang Fengxia quickly put the chicken eggs and duck eggs into the basket, rubbed her hands, and trotted back to the house.
"It's really cold," Jiang Fengxia said as she sat down by the stove and took the sweet potatoes her husband handed her. "I don't know when the snow will stop. We still have to go to the city to buy New Year's goods!"
Fu Manshan ate a mouthful of the delicious sweet potato and said, "Every day we can add some of the food that person gives us, but it's still not enough for us to celebrate the New Year."
"Who complains about having too much food?" Jiang Fengxia glared at the old man. "This is the first year our new son-in-law has come home, so we have to treat him well."
"That's right," Fu Manshan thought of his youngest daughter and felt a little nostalgic. "I don't know how Xiuzhi is doing. I really shouldn't have let Xiuzhi marry so far away just because the Feng family was well-off."
Jiang Fengxia was also worried about Fu Xiuzhi. For a woman like her, getting married is like taking a gamble, and it might be a lifetime stake.
"When my daughter comes back, I'll ask her carefully."
Fu Baoer lay on his grandmother's back, and was somewhat curious about his aunt whom he had never met before. She shouldn't be as unfilial as the son of the Fu family, right?
After eating the sweet potatoes, Jiang Fengxia went back to the house to make a cotton-padded jacket. She muttered something that day and asked the old man to go to the city to find a way to get some cotton. Unexpectedly, that night, the gods appeared again and sent her several kilograms of fluffed cotton, which made her very happy.
Jiang Fengxia used the cloth she exchanged in the city to make a new quilt and a one-piece open-crotch cotton-padded jacket for Baoer, and also made a cotton-padded jacket for Zhaodi and Pandi respectively. Finally, she prepared to make a new cotton-padded jacket and trousers for herself and her husband.
The cotton-padded jacket on the kang is now finished, just in time for the Chinese New Year, and it will be most suitable to wear then.
Fubaoer, who is almost four months old, feels warm wrapped in thick cotton clothes. She has never worn such clothes before. It is novel and thoughtful.
"Grandma, put Baoer down. Pandi and I will play with her." Zhaodi has been living a very happy life recently. She doesn't have to get up early or do work that she is totally incapable of. Instead, she can play with her sister every day and eat a lot of delicious food. Now grandma has also made new cotton-padded jackets for them.
But Zhaodi refused to wear it now and insisted on waiting until the Chinese New Year.
Pan Di is heartless and has been wearing it to show off.
Jiang Fengxia put Bao'er on the kang and said, "If your mother comes to you and asks you where you got this cotton-padded jacket, what will you say?"
Zhaodi didn't know what to do. She looked at her grandmother pitifully with her big eyes.
"Grandma, I'll teach you. If your mom or dad asks, just say that grandpa went to the city and traded food and eggs for these old clothes."
The cloths that Fu Manshan brought back were all inconspicuous. After she made them, she deliberately hung them in the backyard for a few more days so that they could not be seen to be brand new.
Zhaodi nodded and said, "I'll listen to you, grandma. But what if my mom comes to take it away?"
From childhood to adulthood, whatever she had in her hands would be taken away by her mother and given to her younger brother.
"Stupid girl, if your mother dares to snatch it away, you can call Heiwa and let Heiwa bite her hard!"
Zhaodi's eyes lit up. Yes, her mother was very afraid of Heiwa. A few days ago, she and Pandi met her mother on the road outside the yard. Her mother was scolding them and telling them to go home to work, but when Heiwa called her, she ran away. She ran so fast!
"Grandma is right. Zhaodi has Heiwa protecting her, so she has nothing to fear!"
Jiang Fengxia poked Zhaodi's little head with satisfaction. This girl is smart and much more lively than that silly girl Pandi.
Fu Baoer pouted and said that when she grew up, she would definitely change the names of her two sisters to Zhaodi and Pandi. Ugh, uh, uh, uh!
In the afternoon, the snow suddenly stopped and the sun was particularly bright. Fu Manshan squatted in the yard, smoking and basking in the sun, planning to go to the city to buy New Year's goods in two days.
And you have to go early because the black market opens early and transactions are completed before dawn.
As for the supply and marketing cooperative, there are no receipts in Fumanshan, so it’s useless to go in. It would be great if I could exchange some tickets on the black market.
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On the day of entering the city, Fumanshan set out in the middle of the night. He was wearing a new cotton-padded jacket, so it wasn't very cold. He also had Heiwa with him, and when he felt cold, he would hug Heiwa to keep warm.
When they were almost in the city, Heiwa obediently found a place to hide. Dogs are not allowed in cities now, and Fumanshan didn't want it to be caught.
Arriving at the familiar alley of the black market, Fu Manshan squatted in a corner as usual.
This time he came at the right time, it was still dark, and soon someone came up to him and asked what he was selling.
Fu Manshan was not in a hurry to reveal the things, but asked: "What do you want to buy?"
The man lowered his voice, which was a little shaky and out of tune due to the cold, "Uncle, do you have any game here?"
Fu Manshan really has some. He has been taking Heiwa to the back mountain quite often recently, and Heiwa always manages to catch some rabbits, pheasants and the like.
"How much can you offer?"
Upon hearing this, the other party's heart started beating wildly. He was so lucky today that he actually met someone selling wild game.
"Uncle, I don't have much money, but I have tickets. Can I exchange them with you?"
This is really like someone handing you a pillow when you fall asleep. Fumanshan has everything except tickets. Maybe the gods are not from our generation and cannot produce tickets, so they just keep sending food and drinks.
I have to say, Father Fu is telling the truth. There are no things from those times in Fu Baoer's fairy palace. They are all antiques.
"What tickets do you have? Show them to me. This game is very valuable. Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it, so you have to pay a higher price."
The visitor nodded vigorously. He had heard that his leader liked to eat wild game, so he bought it as a gift. But it is not so easy to buy these now.
Fu Manshan glanced at the other person's pocket, but it was so dark that he couldn't see anything.
"Hey! What are you doing! Those two guys over there! Hey, don't run!"
Before Fu Manshan could react, someone grabbed his wrist and started running away.
"Uncle, don't say anything. Come on... Come with me. The joint defense team is here!"
When Fu Manshan heard this, he was so frightened that he quickened his pace and ran.
The two ran for a long distance until they heard no more footsteps behind them, then they stopped panting. At this time, the sky was getting a little brighter.
Fortunately, Fu Manshan drank the water from the fairy river. If it were in the past, he would have run away and his old bones would have fallen apart.
The person next to him was panting even louder.
Fu Manshan looked up and was shocked. It turned out to be someone he knew.
"It's you, young man!"
Zhang Jianguo was also a little surprised. "So it's you, uncle. I just said that your voice sounded familiar, but I was too nervous to remember it for a moment."
It's not that he's nervous, his voice has changed, Fu Manshan is secretly complaining.
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