Shen Anyu and Shen Anxuan were on vacation at home, and the two of them did all the big and small things at home, which saved Shen Anning a lot of trouble.
On the third day of the twins' holiday, at night, when everyone in Wangtu Village was asleep, a heavy snow fell. The north wind made the glass windows rustle. Shen Anning opened the curtains a little and looked out to see pitch black.
I got up and put on my clothes. As soon as I opened the door, the wind blew in and the snow fell heavily. I walked to the warehouse in the wind and snow, took Dahei and Xiaohei to the north room, took a net bag of sweet potatoes, and locked the door to prevent the snow from flowing back in.
After tidying up the things in the yard, Shen Anning took all the snow-shoveling tools to the north room. Judging from the snow's condition, it would be deep enough to cover the feet tomorrow.
After walking around outside, she felt cold, so she lay down on the kang to warm herself up before getting into bed. Shen Anxuan heard the noise and was a little dazed in her sleep. "Sister, is it snowing heavily outside?"
"Yeah, it's quite big. It will probably be a little deep tomorrow morning. Don't worry, I've got everything ready."
Shen Anxuan pulled the quilt closer to him and said, "Several old men in the village said that the snow will be particularly heavy this year. Auspicious snow means a good harvest, and next year's crops will definitely grow better than this year's."
Every village has a group of elderly wise men. They usually like to talk and chat with the children in the village, but the adults don't like them.
"It's snowing heavily, and no one is visiting each other anymore. We can go and bring grandpa and grandma over." After being here for a long time, Grandpa Shen has become more vigilant. He usually doesn't let them go over there often. He often checks across the river, and will signal Shen An Ning when he needs something.
"Well, if it doesn't snow tomorrow night, sister, we'll go take grandpa and grandma tomorrow night."
"good."
Accompanied by the sound of the north wind, have a good night's sleep.
When he woke up again, he saw a pure white world. The snow had not stopped yet, and it was much lighter than last night. Shen An Ning looked at the thickness of the snow that was already above the threshold. He still had a lot of work to do today.
There was no time to pack anything, so she put on her clothes and opened the door first. Shen Anxuan was responsible for taking care of Xixi. She and Shen Anyu took the tools and started to work. They had to shovel out the path for people to walk on first, and then remove the snow on the roof.
After a night, the snow on the roof was very thick. Fortunately, it was a brick house, otherwise it would probably collapse. Shen An Ning stood on the ladder and cleaned it with a bent shovel, while worrying about his grandparents and the cowshed, and he didn't know their current situation.
By the time she finished dealing with the snow on the roof, she was sweating profusely even in her cotton jacket. The sweat beads on her head dripped onto the ground and were soon buried by the snow, and then froze. She didn't dare to delay. She had to open up a road to her home while the snow was light, otherwise it would be more troublesome when the snow froze.
Shen Anning and Shen Anyu worked for a whole morning and had almost finished clearing the snow in the yard. There was already movement outside the gate. She guessed that the villagers were almost done and started to clear the snow on the road. She wrapped her headscarf and went out. Sure enough, she saw men, women, and children holding tools. She nodded and didn't say much. Shen Anning joined the snow-clearing army.
Lunch was made by Shen Anxuan, red bean porridge and buns. Shen Anning was really hungry after being busy all morning. After eating three buns and two bowls of porridge, she felt a little full.
There was nothing to do in the afternoon, so I lay on the kang and played games with Shen Zixi and took a nap. The village was also very quiet.
Cao Yu and Zhao Jie were busy for the whole morning. Not only were they exhausted, but the family they rented their property from also said that they didn't work carefully at all. Looking at the blisters on her hands, Cao Yu looked up at the sky and decided that she couldn't go on like this.
After searching through boxes and drawers for a long time, she and Zhao Jie only had a little over a hundred yuan and a few food coupons. Ever since something happened at home, people who were usually on good terms with their family have been avoiding them. Thinking that the several letters she sent out had fallen into the sea, she no longer had any hope.
If you want to survive in this place, you can only rely on yourself, and only you can save yourself.
Cao Yu put the remaining half a pound of brown sugar and the snacks that Li Haotian bought for them last time in a basket and covered it with a piece of cloth. She gritted her teeth and put on her cotton shoes. "Zhao Jie, you stay here and watch the house. If nothing goes wrong, we can move out tonight. Don't expose ourselves, otherwise we won't know how we died."
Thinking of the way the old and young men in this family looked at herself and Zhao Jie, if they hadn't paid rent every month, they would have been eaten up without leaving a trace.
On the way to the village chief's house, Cao Yu felt regretful. If she had known earlier that she should have married those second-generation officials who pursued her in Beijing, she would never have ended up like this. Her family members were in prison or doing forced labor on a farm. She didn't know if she would ever see them again in this lifetime. Only her grandfather knew about the treasures she had hidden. She hated it. She hated that she was so young when she saw her grandfather hiding things and couldn't remember anything.
She felt so miserable all the way, and when she arrived at the village chief's house, her hair was messy from the wind and there were traces of tears on her face, which made her look very pitiful.
When Grandma Deng opened the door, she saw Cao Yu, who looked a little disheveled. She was stunned for a moment, and then she made some room for him with some stiff movements. "Cao Yu, educated youth, why are you here at this time? Come in."
"Big Boss's wife, pour a cup of hot water for Cao Zhiqing to warm himself up."
After the family split up, the village chief and Grandma Deng lived with their eldest son and daughter-in-law. Although Wang Qingfeng and Duan Hongying still lived in the courtyard with their children, the two families had completely separate meals.
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