Chapter 175 After the Cold Wave
The thick clouds that had originally accumulated had now dispersed a little, letting the sun out to breathe, and a few strands of not-so-warm sunlight were sprinkled on the meadow.
The snow on the meadow was covered with ice, which was not smooth, but like the skin of lychee, with some granular protrusions.
Zhao Yeqing walked out of the door and raised his hand to touch it. The bumps on the particles were not prickly. They must have been exposed to the wind for a long time and their edges had been smoothed out by the wind.
The yard is even more difficult to walk in now than on snowy days.
The snow turned into ice, and even picking at my toes was useless.
The two of them used shovels to clear a passable path. The snow was now immovable. It was no longer soft as before, but now it was a hard ice shell.
Zhao Yeqing thought of the meat still in the house and said, "Why not just dig out a space in the ice and use it as a refrigerator."
Although the temperature dropped suddenly, the cold wave did not increase the thickness of the snow. On the contrary, the snow was blown away or condensed into ice due to the wind. The fallen ice chips also squeezed the gaps in the snow. Now the ice and snow piled up are just up to the knee height.
Zhao Yeqing poked the hardness of the ice and felt that with this hardness, no animal would be able to get in and steal food.
It took two people using iron tools to open it.
Mu Xi tried it with a tool, and the splashing ice chips flew straight to his face, so he quickly turned his head to the side to avoid it.
"You go get the meat, and I'll chisel it."
It is not difficult to carve out a space, but the difficult part is how to seal the opening.
Zhao Yeqing took a large square wooden board, which was just the size of the refrigerator opening.
Saw out a small square in the middle of the wooden board, shaped like the Chinese character "回".
Connect the small square to the large square using the hinges of the collapsed tool shed door.
Still use water to connect the large square and the ice layer at the refrigerator door. Then you just need to open the small square to take out the meat.
Mu Xi gave her a thumbs up.
After feeding the animals with grass, the two hurried back to the room.
The moisture from their breath had already covered their eyebrows and eyelashes with white frost.
“It’s too cold.”
Zhao Yeqing returned to the room and couldn't help stamping his feet while warming himself by the fire.
This was a coldness she had never experienced before.
It’s hard to imagine whether the cities in the north have completely turned into a world of ice and snow. After all, the temperature here is over 40 degrees below zero.
Mu Xi put the goat milk she had squeezed out today aside, scooped a pot of milk, and put it on the fire to boil.
"Fortunately, the sheep are still healthy. This morning, the charcoal in the charcoal basin was almost burned out. I still have to get up at night to add charcoal to the sheep pen and chicken coop."
The outside of the chicken coop was wrapped with quilts to ensure that the chickens were not frozen to death. However, I hadn't touched any eggs for several days. It was not until today when the wind stopped that I found four eggs.
Mu Xi cracked two eggs into the boiled goat's milk, added sugar and served it in a bowl for breakfast.
I have been drinking a lot of goat's milk recently. I don't know if it's because of the goat's milk, coupled with the reduced amount of exercise, the fat that Zhao Yeqing had lost before seems to have started to grow again.
Mu Xi finished her breakfast and continued to work on her job - sewing clothes.
Zhao Yeqing was very surprised that Mu Xi could make clothes. He paused for a moment before saying, "I've been using a sewing machine for two years."
But there are still some differences between this and a sewing machine, including the cutting of clothes and the unfamiliar sheepskin material.
I started making clothes when the cold wave started, and I'm just finishing it now.
After sewing the last stitch and biting off the thread, Mu Xi shook the vest and said, "Try it?"
Zhao Yeqing was a little surprised, "It's done already?"
It had been a long time since she had felt the joy of buying new clothes.
I took off my coat and tried on the vest, a white sheepskin vest with sheepskin lining and long-haired goat hair outside. The wool was very fluffy and smooth. The vest was regular length, neither too long nor too short.
I originally thought that the leather lining would feel a little cold, and it was indeed not warm when I first put it on, but after a while I could feel the warmth. The inner layer is airtight but the outer layer can trap heat, and it is not thick and very comfortable to wear.
Zhao Yeqing turned around in front of Mu Xi and asked, "Does it look good?"
He subconsciously wanted to answer: "It looks good", but then he thought it might be a perfunctory answer, so the words on his lips were expanded to:
"It looks good. It looks really good."
His eyes were determined and his face was serious.
Zhao Yeqing was stunned for a moment. Is it really that beautiful?
There was no dressing mirror at home, so she couldn't see clearly. Looking at Mu Xi's expression, she decided to believe what he said.
Although the sheepskin vest looks thin, it is much warmer to wear than a cotton vest.
Zhao Yeqing never took it off after wearing it. Even when he wanted to wear a coat, he would put it over the vest.
It’s light, warm, and made by my boyfriend himself. Who wouldn’t like that?
Being recognized by others is the greatest motivation. On the third day, Mu Xi started sewing new clothes.
When Zhao Yeqing came back from giving Xiaohong a snack, the first person he saw was Mu Xi, who was doing needlework in the house.
The feeling of having a little sweet wife when I come home after working outside comes back again.
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There has been no wind or ice in the past two days, the dark clouds in the sky have dispersed a lot, and the temperature has risen slightly.
Zhao Yeqing wanted to go and check out the pasture. Not all the grass was harvested last time, so he wondered if it was still alive.
The two packed up and went out.
Mu Xi later made clothes for the dogs at home. Some of the old clothes she had taken from the village were for children. They were not the right size but they were made of cotton, so she took them all back.
Now it’s just right to modify it so that all the dogs can wear clothes.
Zhao Yeqing put the sled on the ice, and several dogs ran out of the house happily, wearing colorful cotton-padded jackets.
The dogs are smiling happily because they can go out and play, and they look very festive in their colorful cotton-padded jackets.
Mu Xi was worried that the ice might collapse, so he got on the sled first and let Gou Zi take it for a run. Only when there was no problem did he come back and let Zhao Yeqing sit on it.
Gou Zi first pulled Zhao Yeqing to the pasture and then turned back to pick up Mu Xi.
The pasture was also covered with snow. After using a shovel to clear it, the grass inside was exposed and had turned yellow-brown.
“They are all frozen to death.”
Zhao Yeqing looked distressed. Most of the alfalfa had been harvested, and only a little of the second crop of ryegrass had been harvested. Now it was all gone.
The grass was frozen to death, not to mention her wheat seedlings. This batch of wheat seedlings would definitely not be saved.
Seeing her frustrated face, Mu Xi held up her face and rubbed it, "We'll plant again in the spring, and then we can open a paddy field."
Zhao Yeqing nodded weakly, and Mu Xi held her hand, "Do you want to go to the lake?"
With his attention diverted, Zhao Yeqing instantly became more alert.
"I want to see it."
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