Chapter 320 It’s Snowing (Page 1/2)
Lin Man and Huo Qinghuan spent the whole morning cleaning. They used bamboo poles tied to brooms to clean the ceilings and cobwebs in every corner of every room.
The floor was swept once and mopped twice, and the desk, wardrobe and other furniture and window glass were also wiped clean.
After finishing the cleaning, Lin Man and Huo Qinghuan's hands were frozen red. There was nothing they could do because the weather was cold. Besides, there were so many houses in the courtyard, and their hands and feet were numb from all the cleaning.
Fortunately, Huo Qinghuan was obedient. Lin Man originally planned to buy New Year's goods this afternoon, but later thought about it and decided to take Huo Qinghuan to the department store in the afternoon.
By the way, I bought him a pair of Northeast fur boots, and my grandfather bought his grandfather the roast duck he had been longing for.
After dinner in the afternoon, Lin Man took Huo Qinghuan to Wangfu Street for a walk. They first visited the department store and saw the Northeast leather hats. Lin Man bought a leather hat for her grandfather. When she saw the old cloth shoes, Lin Man bought two pairs of old Beijing cotton shoes for her grandfather.
She also bought Huo Qinghuan a pair of Northeast wool boots, a bottle of cold cream and a bottle of frostbite cream.
Huo Qinghuan knew that his sister-in-law bought him the frostbite cream to wipe his hands, but why did his sister-in-law also buy him cold cream?
Huo Qinghuan asked in confusion, "Sister-in-law, why did you buy me some vanishing cream?"
"I bought this for you. Look, your face is all chapped from the cold. Don't you use skincare products in the winter?"
"Boys don't seem to like putting things on their faces. I think it's very feminine."
"Your face is dry from lack of water. If you don't apply it, your face will probably get frozen."
Huo Qinghuan was stunned. She took the vanishing cream and frostbite cream and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
"Okay, let's go weigh some New Year's goods, and then buy two roast ducks."
In fact, there is everything in the space. If there is nothing exactly the same, you can find a substitute. But it’s the New Year, and no matter if you have money or not, everyone seems to come out for a walk and buy some New Year’s goods to take home. Lin Man also wants to come out and join in the fun.
She will fry the melon seeds, peanuts and beans herself tomorrow. She can take out three pounds of candy from the space, and also weigh one pound of this era's White Rabbit milk candy, three pounds of scallion biscuits, two pounds of jujubes, and buy ten steamed cakes to put in the middle of the fruit plate.
She also has dried fruits and preserved fruits in her space, and she will take some out to eat when needed.
They walked from upstairs to downstairs with their hands full. After shopping in the department store, Lin Man took Huo Qinghuan to Quanjude to buy two roast ducks, and then went home to cook.
It was already very late when she got home. Seeing that she was running out of time, Lin Man continued to eat noodles in the evening. This time she had braised pork and poached egg noodles.
Another day passed, and the next morning Lin Man took Huo Qinghuan to steam rice cakes and make glutinous rice cakes. In the afternoon they started frying melon seeds and peanuts.
They were busy like this until the 28th day of the lunar year, when heavy snow suddenly began to fall. Lin Man no longer asked Huo Qinghuan to help with the work.
Instead, he lit up the big kang at home and let his grandfather take Huo Qinghuan and the two children to play on the kang.
Lin Man was a little worried. With such heavy snow, would the buses still be running tomorrow? How would Huo Qingci get back? Should he ride a bicycle? The hospital was too far from the courtyard, and it would take at least an hour or two.
"It's snowing so hard, and the roads are icy and slippery. The buses won't be running tomorrow. Grandpa, can you ask Uncle Zhang to pick up Qingci?"
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"Xiao Man, you don't have to worry about Qing Ci. There are cars coming out from the military district every day. If he's smart, he can get out by riding one of their cars."
"Okay, I understand."
Since grandpa said so, Lin Man could only choose to believe it. No matter how anxious she was, it was useless.
However, after hearing what Lin Man said, Huo Li suddenly became worried, "Alas, every year when it snows heavily and the snow starts to melt, there are always people who fall off their bikes and become paralyzed.
Xiao Man, be careful when you go to the backyard and don’t fall. I also hope Qing Ci can be smarter and not ride his bike back, otherwise he will fall and miss the New Year.
Lin Man knew that there was no phone at home, and she couldn't ask her grandfather to go to the post office to make a call in this weather. She just hoped that Huo Qingci could be more alert and see if she could get a ride back to the city.
If he wants to wait for his parents-in-law to come back together, he will have to wait until New Year's Eve.
Lin Man and Huo Li were still worried that Huo Qingci would not be able to come back tomorrow because of the heavy snow.
Xiao Ya looked at the heavy snow outside and felt a little worried: "It's snowing so heavily, I don't know how Ling Fei is doing..."
She turned to look at Huo Junshan and suggested, "Junshan, let's go to Qingyan later. It's snowing so heavily today, the corridors of the new residential building must be covered with snow.
If the heavy snow in the corridor is not cleared in time, what if Ling Fei falls while going out to relieve herself?"
Huo Junshan thought for a moment and replied, "Isn't Xiao Zhao accompanying Ling Fei? She should be fine."
"But I'm still a little worried. My right eye has been twitching all day, and I always feel like something big is going to happen." Xiao Ya frowned, with a hint of uneasiness in her tone.
Huo Junshan consoled him, "Don't scare yourself. The New Year is almost here, and everyone is safe and sound. What could possibly happen?"
"I hope so..." Xiao Ya sighed, but the worry in her heart did not decrease.
The two of them sat by the stove with their food, eating by the fire. Although the house was warm, the snow outside was still falling, as if it was going to drown the whole world.
"Junshan, why don't we go and take a look? This way I can feel more at ease." Xiao Ya couldn't help but speak again.
Huo Junshan smiled helplessly, nodded and agreed: "Okay, then we'll go over and take a look after dinner."
Xiao Ya nodded, ate silently, and prayed in her heart that everything would be fine.
Ling Fei arranged for Zhao Xiaoxia to go to the cafeteria to get food. Huo Qingyan would not be off work until a certain time, so she was the only one at home now.
She had nothing to do in the afternoon, so she kept eating snacks, either melon seeds and peanuts, or sugar biscuits. When she felt dry mouth, she would drink a cup of jasmine tea.
Ling Fei drank two cups of tea in the afternoon. She had been urinating a lot during pregnancy, so she felt very uncomfortable. She originally wanted to pee in the bucket, but the bucket was covered with a thin layer of ice.
She was afraid that when she urinated, her butt would be covered with urine-stained ice chips, so she decided to open the door and walk slowly to the toilet.
As soon as she opened the door, she saw a layer of new snow covering the melted snow in the corridor. She thought she should walk slower to avoid falling and getting into trouble.
She closed the door and slowly walked towards the toilet. After using the toilet, she slowly walked back. When she was almost at the door of Lin Jing's house...
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