Ten old people passed away in the village one after another. People felt sad at first, but later they felt numb.
Natural disasters and man-made disasters are not something they can avoid, and their own situation is already not optimistic, so why should they feel sad for others?
Xia Manni also felt that the children had not gone out for half a month and were really bored.
At the beginning, she would play the "treasure hunt" game with her four children every day.
Every time they play this game, Sanwa would ask Xia Manni what treasure she was looking for.
Every time, the third child would be fooled by Xia Manni and the eldest child.
In the end, Xia Manni gave up because she really didn't find anything suspicious.
To this day, she and Da Wa still don’t know why Zhao Ziming came to their house.
In addition to the treasure hunt game, Xia Manni also plays other games with them.
During this period, they had already finished learning the Three Character Classic, and Xia Manni, who was in charge of martial arts, had already started teaching gymnastics to the four children.
Even the children have learned hundreds of Chinese characters, and Xia Manni has started teaching them idioms.
Xia Manni had a headache. She had to buy some books when she had time. She had already taught everything she could.
During this period, only the second and third children showed little interest in learning. The eldest and fourth children were more cooperative, especially the eldest, who learned the fastest and best.
But when it comes to martial arts, Erwa is the best among the four children.
Although the children didn't say anything, she felt that it was not fun to do this every day.
So she decided to find a day to make some delicious food for the children.
It was the twelfth lunar month that day, and the cabbages planted by Xia Manni were ready to be eaten.
Although the food has a strong taste, it is great to be able to eat fresh vegetables in winter.
She plans to have a hotpot meal with her children.
Da Wa had never heard of this term before. "Mom, what is hot pot?"
Erwa's eyes lit up, "Mom, isn't it delicious?"
Sanwa clapped his hands and said, "Mom, does the hot pot breathe fire on its own?"
Even Si Ni'er, who usually wasn't very interested in eating, stared at Xia Manni with bright eyes.
"Hot pot means eating in a pot, with meat and vegetables cooked in the pot."
Erwa smacked his lips when he heard it, "Wow, Mom, what's that smell?"
Xia Manni was amused by Erwa's appearance and laughed, "That's the smell of hot food. This thing is warm and comfortable to eat in winter."
Erwa was already getting impatient, "Mom, what are we waiting for? Let's eat quickly."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
This was the most relaxing day for the Xia family since the snow began.
In the past, they either worried about freezing to death or worried that the snow would never stop.
Although everyone is wearing the thickest cotton-padded jackets and is shivering from the cold, it cannot stop their yearning for delicious food.
Not only do they have wild peppers here, but some people also grow peppers specifically for food.
Xia Manni planned to add some dried chilies to make a slightly spicy soup base, as the children were still young and couldn't eat anything too spicy.
In addition to the dried chili peppers, there was also wild ginger that she had been keeping.
As for the food, Xia Manni prepared pork, which was their main dish.
Although pork hot pot is not as delicious as beef and mutton hot pot, it is still meat after all.
In addition to pork, there were fresh cabbages from the yard, various dried wild vegetables and wild mushrooms that had been stored, and half a basket of eggs.
As for the staple food, we took out the noodles made yesterday.
At this time, hot noodle soup is more popular than pork.
Xia Manni usually feeds the children two eggs a month, but she can't do it every day. It's mainly because it's too cold, and the chickens have become lazy in laying eggs.
After deciding these, Xia Manni told the children what they needed.
"Mom, let me cut the meat." Big Boy said first.
Currently, among the four children of the Xia family, only the eldest and second child are allowed to hold knives.
But Da Wa cut the cake even thinner than Xia Manni did, so Da Wa also fell in love with cutting things.
"Mom, let me light the fire." Erwa still chose the fire maker.
The one who does the most hard work in the family is Erwa. Since it started snowing, the snow outside is so thick that he can't leave the house.
Everything else is easy, but the most worrying thing is the problem of getting water.
Xia Manni took her four children and collected the clean snow into a water tank.
The eldest child was not allowed to go out of the house when it was the coldest. The third child and the fourth child got their clothes wet when they went out.
In the end, it was Xia Manni and Erwa who filled up tank after tank with snow water.
"Mom, Si Ni'er and I will wash the vegetables together. Don't worry, I wash the vegetables very well..."
"Okay, you're all really good. I'll prepare the soup base. I guarantee you'll love it."
Xia Manni's words were like adding oil to the hot pot, and the four children immediately took action with passion.
Now there is a brazier burning in their house all day long.
Fortunately, they had more water stored at home, otherwise they would have had to huddle together to keep warm like last time when it rained.
There are always some chestnuts and sweet potatoes roasted next to the brazier as snacks for the children.
Xia Manni found some dried chilies and wild ginger, added a little wild boar oil, and stir-fried them.
"A-choo..." Sneezing broke out one after another in the room.
They actually felt that the room seemed to be a lot warmer.
Xia Manni then poured water into the pot and waited for it to cook.
They had a small iron pot at home, and Xia Manni placed two braziers under the iron pot, and the simple hot pot was set up.
After everything was prepared, several children followed Xia Manni's example and started to cook the meat and then the vegetables.
"Mom, this is so delicious." Sanwa was sweating all over his head while eating, and he kept saying it was delicious.
As for the other three, each one used chopsticks more skillfully than the other.
Especially the second child, who kept talking without stopping.
"Eat Erwa slowly, no one will snatch it from you."
Xia Manni was also very happy with the meal. This hot pot seemed to prove that she had indeed lived in that prosperous world before.
Since coming to this world, she has experienced a lot, from being in a bad state to wanting to turn things around.
At this moment, while eating the hot pot, she suddenly felt a little homesick.
"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Da Wa noticed that something was wrong with Xia Manni, so he quickly put down his chopsticks and asked.
Da Wa's words attracted the attention of the other three children, and they all put down their chopsticks.
Xia Manni told a well-worn lie, "It's okay, I just felt a bit spicy."
She sniffed and then changed the subject: "Chinese New Year is coming soon, and this is also our first year together."
"I hope the snow on the roads will melt before the New Year."
"Mom, where are we going?" Sanwa was a little curious.
"Let's go buy New Year's goods." And we'll go to the government office to inquire about pensions.
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