The gossip about Wu Laogen and Li Cuihua entertained the entire team, and the clinic became the new gossip gathering place in the team.
This made Ning Xiyue enjoy wandering back and forth in the gossip about Wu Laogen and Li Cuihua.
With the entertainment gossip around, Ning Xiyue's time passed quickly. When the gossip about Wu Laogen's family gradually faded away, she looked out the window.
Hey, it’s snowing.
It had started snowing outside the window at some point, large flakes of snow were falling, and the buildings were covered with a light layer of white snow.
“It’s really snowing.”
Ning Xiyue put down the book in her hand and ran to the yard excitedly. The snow was falling heavier and heavier. She stretched out her palm to catch the snow. Feeling the coldness of the snow melting in her hands, her heart became hot instead.
Looking at the snow falling from the sky, he muttered happily: "Great, the snow has finally fallen, and the winter days are finally about to begin."
Ning Xiyue has been looking forward to the arrival of hibernation since the weather started to get cold, just like students look forward to the arrival of winter and summer vacations.
She doesn't have to go to work during the winter, and she doesn't have to stay in the clinic all the time. If anyone wants medicine, they can just come to the Youth League Home to find her.
"Xiyue, come here quickly. It's cold because of the snow, and the sweet potatoes are ready." Li Xiuxiu sat next to the stove, took out two fragrant roasted sweet potatoes and waved to Ning Xiyue.
"Here it comes." Ning Xiyue rubbed her red, frozen hands, blew on them, and put them by the stove to warm them before eating the warm sweet potato: "Mm, this sweet potato is really sweet."
Li Xiuxiu took a bite of the sweet potato and raised her head proudly. "That's right. I'm an expert at picking sweet potatoes. Every year I pick out the ones suitable for roasting from the cellar. When it snows, roasting them at home is the warmest way to eat them."
"sharp."
Ning Xiyue gave a thumbs up and praised without hesitation.
The sweet potato in my hand tastes really good. It is well roasted and not burnt at all. It is sweet and soft. The most important thing is that eating sweet potatoes on a snowy day is especially warm and delicious.
"Xiyue, Xiuxiu, you are roasting sweet potatoes." Aunt Yangliu's hearty laughter rang out in the yard.
Ning Xiyue walked to the door and greeted her: "Auntie, come in and warm up."
Then he took a clean feather duster and helped Aunt Yang Liu sweep the snow off her shoulders.
Li Xiuxiu quickly picked up the tongs and pulled out a cooked sweet potato from the stove, wrapped it in a piece of waste newspaper, and handed it over: "Aunt, eat the sweet potato."
"You young people really know how to do it. It smells so good when you roast it." Aunt Yang Liu took the sweet potato and held it without eating it. She looked at them and said, "I'm here to call you to the brigade office. We'll distribute the food and settle the accounts later. The barefoot doctor will also be here today, so remember to go there."
"Okay, thank you, Auntie. We'll be there soon."
Ning Xiyue agreed with a smile on her face. The food was about to be distributed, and she was still very excited. This meant that she would have another income, a benefit of three yuan per month. She had been working for more than two months, so she had some money to earn, but she didn't know how much food she would get.
"Aunt, why is it so early this year?" Li Xiuxiu asked doubtfully.
In previous years, the distribution was not done until the end of the year, just before the Chinese New Year, but this year it was done much earlier.
"Everyone's been urging us to get food, saying we don't have enough food to cook. The team leaders decided to distribute it earlier."
Aunt Yang Liu looked at the snow in the yard with a hint of worry. "The snow came a little late this year, but judging by the situation, I'm afraid it won't stop anytime soon. The weather-watching elder on the team said it's going to be heavy this time, and it's going to get colder. So, we've divided up the food, and everyone's staying home for the winter."
"I understand." Li Xiuxiu nodded.
Ning Xiyue also understood that this meant that they could take a vacation and enter hibernation mode, and have free time to lie on the kang and do their own things.
Aunt Yang Liu raised the sweet potatoes in her hand and walked out: "I've got the sweet potatoes, you guys can pack up and go over, I have something else to do."
"Okay, auntie, take care."
After seeing Aunt Yang Liu off, Ning Xiyue turned around to pack up, put the stove under the eaves, closed the door, put on her hat, and then walked towards the brigade not far away with Li Xiuxiu.
Many people have already arrived at the dam outside the brigade. Everyone has a happy smile on their face and lines up in an orderly manner, waiting to be distributed food.
People from the Youth League Institute have also arrived here.
Liu Yao saw Ning Xiyue coming over, waved her hand and ran over to take Ning Xiyue's arm: "Xiyue, let's go, let's get in line."
Chen Yechu and other educated youth also came over.
"Okay, let's go, let's get in line quickly. The sooner we get it, the sooner we can go back. It's too cold."
Ning Xiyue put her hands in her pockets, ran over quickly, and lined up at the back of the line.
When Li Xiuxiu saw her family in the queue, she did not line up. After saying something to Ning Xiyue, she walked towards where her parents were.
While waiting in line, Liu Yao shared the news she knew with Ning Xiyue.
"Xiyue, have you heard? We won't be able to go to work after the grain is distributed today. The work in the fields is almost done. We'll just have to wait until the New Year. There will be work next spring when the snow melts, and then we can go back to work."
"I just heard it from you." Ning Xiyue said jokingly, "Where did you get this information from?"
"Hey, Ye Chu just asked the captain, and the captain said it, right Ye Chu." Liu Yao smiled naively, touched his head and looked at Chen Ye Chu who was standing in the back row.
Chen Yechu nodded affirmatively: "Yes, Yaoyao is right. The captain might say later that we are all not going to work anymore, and your clinic should be the same."
Chen Yechu was certain of this. As for when to take a winter holiday this year, she had experienced this in her previous life and was very clear about it.
Of course, there is another big event that she still remembers vividly.
Chen Yetu looked up at the falling snow and said seriously, "Looking at the trend of the snow, we must inspect the buildings in the Youth League after we return, so that they won't be able to withstand the heavy snow."
Ning Xiyue took it seriously and studied the expression on Chen Yechu's face, trying to judge the severity of the situation if this statement came true.
As the only person who knew Chen Yechu's hidden identity, she knew in her heart that what she said was definitely not a casual remark, and it was most likely something that happened in her previous life.
"Ye Chu, that makes sense. We have to prepare for a rainy day and do it as soon as we get back. Otherwise, what will we do if the snow gets heavy and buries us all under the house? Oh, no, I can't. The more I talk about it, the more worried and scared I get."
Ning Xiyue acted out her worries about the future and Xue Dacheng's genuine fear, while observing Chen Yechu's reaction.
"Now that Xiyue mentioned that, I'm worried too. The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and maybe it will really crush the building." Liu Yao's heart also tightened.
After hearing this, the members in the front turned around and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, it won't collapse. We haven't seen any houses collapse even in heavy snow in previous years."
Chen Yechu said with a faint smile: "You don't have to worry too much, I just thought of this, but it is still necessary to find someone to check it out, so that we can live more peacefully."
Ning Xiyue understood that the house of the educated youth dormitory in her previous life might have collapsed under the weight of snow.
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