In Baoya's dream, the snow was so heavy and the temperature so low that no one could go out, so they stayed indoors to keep warm. However, thick snow piled on the roofs, and then hail fell. Some of the less sturdy houses collapsed, and the people inside...
And that’s not all—many others froze to death.
However, Feng Guizhi had no way to control the weather, nor could she think of a solution. All she could do now was to prevent the collapse as much as possible.
The cowshed was also clearing the snow from the roof. Zhao Rongsheng, Xu Zhijin and Shen Yibei were working together. They first cleaned up Xu Zhijin's place, and then cleaned up their own place.
"That should be fine now." Xu Zhijin said after taking a look.
"Come into the house quickly. The snow is too heavy. Don't catch a cold." Zhao Rongsheng patted the snow off his head and called Xu Zhijin and Shen Yibei into the house.
In just a short while, the three of them were covered with snowflakes, and Jiang Qiuli quickly took a towel to pat the snow off their bodies.
"Hurry up and drink some hot water to warm yourself up." Jiang Qiuli handed them the freshly poured water.
After all three of them drank half a glass of water, their bodies warmed up a little.
It was already dinner time, so Xu Zhijin didn't stay long. He put down his cup and stood up to leave: "Then I'll go back first."
"Hey, don't go. Let's eat here tonight." Zhao Rongsheng hurriedly grabbed the person.
Normally, they wouldn't have dared to do this, but with the snow falling heavily outside and dark approaching, they weren't afraid of being seen. Besides, Xu Zhijin couldn't cook much by himself, and it would be time-consuming, so it was better to eat together.
Especially now that the weather is so cold, it would be really hard to endure if I don’t eat well.
"No, I'll just go back and make something to eat. You guys..." Xu Zhijin wanted to refuse, but was stopped by Zhao Rongsheng:
"It's too cold. It would be a lot of work for you to go back and cook for yourself. Besides, you're Xiaobei's teacher now, so it's only natural that you stay for dinner. It's just a matter of an extra pair of chopsticks. If you refuse, it'll seem like you're alienated."
Xu Zhijin had no choice but to stop refusing and stayed to have dinner together.
Jiang Qiuli prepared a nice dinner, stir-fried shepherd's purse, boiled sweet potatoes, and made a pot of dumpling soup. Finally, she made a few pancakes.
Pancakes are made from white flour, especially
It's chewy and even more delicious when greased in oil. Jiang Qiuli doesn't usually make it often, since there's only so much white flour. She only makes it once every few days. Xu Zhijin stayed over for dinner today, so she definitely had to treat him well.
After the bowls were served on the table, the four of them sat down and prepared to eat.
It was freezing and snowy outside, but Xu Zhijin felt a rare warmth inside the house, which also warmed his heart.
"Eat quickly to warm your body so you can sleep. It will probably snow again tomorrow, so we have to sweep the snow off the roof in the morning, otherwise it will be a bit dangerous." Zhao Rongsheng handed a pancake to Xu Zhijin and said.
Xu Zhijin nodded, and the four of them started eating together.
After dinner, Xu Zhijin and Zhao Rongsheng chatted for a while before leaving. Outside, the snow was still falling, and the whole sky looked white. It seemed as if only white remained between heaven and earth.
The next morning, Xu Zhijin got up early when it was still light outside. He was worried that the snow would fall too heavily overnight, so he got up early to clean up the snow.
When I went out to take a look, I saw that there was indeed a thick layer of snow.
The snow looks light, but if it piles up too much, it may collapse the house, especially since their cowshed is simple, so the danger is quite great.
However, when Xu Zhijin went to Zhao Rongsheng's place to clear the snow on top, Zhao Rongsheng just came out.
Zhao Rongsheng was surprised when he saw Xu Zhijin, but then a smile appeared on his face. "Old Xu, you're up so early today too? I was thinking of getting up early to sweep the snow, but I didn't expect you to get there before me."
Zhao Rongsheng had the same idea as Xu Zhijin. He was afraid that the snow would accumulate too much and it would be dangerous. Unexpectedly, the two of them had the same idea.
"You're not late either, you came at the right time." Xu Zhijin replied with a smile.
Then the two of them started to clear the snow on the roof together. With the cooperation, they were much faster than one person.
When the two of them were almost done, the people from Old Song's family also got up. Feng Guizhi asked them to sweep the snow on top first. Then the whole family worked together to shovel out the snow in the yard.
After finishing, Feng Guizhi called her two daughters-in-law into the kitchen to cook. She cooked a big pot of sweet potato porridge, made some pancakes, and stewed a big bowl of egg custard for the children.
After eating, I felt a little warmer. Feng Guizhi
Taking advantage of this opportunity, I took an umbrella and went to Song Yuangang's house.
Song Jianshe saw it and asked, "Mom, where are you going? It's snowing heavily outside. I'll go with you."
Not to mention that it was snowing heavily, with the snow outside reaching up to his calves, he was worried when he saw Feng Guizhi going out. What if she got bumped into something, no one would be able to see it.
Feng Guizhi thought about it and didn't refuse. Then she and Song Jianshe went to Song Yuangang's house together.
"Captain." When they arrived at the place, Feng Guizhi stood at the door and called out towards the house.
Song Yuangang's family had just finished their meal. When they heard the noise outside, Song Yuangang's heart skipped a beat, fearing that something had happened in the team again, so he quickly ran to the gate and opened it.
"Aunt Feng?" Song Yuan was a little surprised to see Feng Guizhi, then a look of worry crossed his face. "Did something happen?"
"It's nothing serious. I just remembered something and came to tell you about it."
"Okay, go ahead."
"Hasn't it snowed heavily these past two days? I was wondering if the captain should order the troops to sweep all the snow off the roof."
Hearing this, Song Yuan was stunned for a moment. Then he heard Feng Guizhi continue:
"I'm here to tell you this because the chicken coop in my yard collapsed during the last snowfall, and the chickens inside were nearly crushed to death. It's snowing heavily again this time, and I don't know when it will stop. After thinking about it, I'm still a little worried, so I came to talk to you."
"I thought that even if the chicken coop wasn't very sturdy, it was carefully built. However, it collapsed under the weight of the snow. So I was afraid that if the snow fell even harder, the roof would also collapse." Feng Guizhi said out all the excuses she had prepared.
As soon as Song Yuan heard what Feng Guizhi said, he started to think about it.
In his heart, he trusted the Song family and Feng Guizhi, so Song Yuangang thought carefully about what she said. After realizing that this was not possible, he nodded in agreement.
He is not afraid of spending some time and effort, as long as everyone in the team is fine.
"Okay, I'll go to the radio and ask someone to do this."
Feng Guizhi felt a little relieved when she saw Song Yuangang agreed, but she didn't show any emotion on her face. With the matter half resolved, Feng Guizhi also took Song Jianshe back to the old Song family.
Sure enough, I didn't want to
Not long after, Song Yuangang went to the brigade headquarters and called all the young men in the brigade with a loudspeaker. Except for Song Jianshe, the other three people from the old Song family also went there.
However, except for the people in the Song family, no one else knew why they went there. Seeing that the snow was still falling so heavily outside, and hearing Song Yuangang calling for people to go over, I began to feel confused.
Everyone was guessing, "What is the captain going to do by calling people out at this time?"
"What happened? Could it be that human traffickers are coming to our team again?"
"Who would go out when it's so cold? I don't believe the traffickers would come and snatch people from my house."
"Yeah. Could it be that it's too cold, and the brigade wants to distribute something?"
"That would be great!"
"Tsk, I think you'd better forget about it. What can the brigade headquarters have? If there's anything to give out, it's probably better to go to the county."
"......" A group of people guessed all the way as they arrived at the destination.
After most people had arrived, Song Yuangang briefly explained the situation to everyone and then arranged for them to go and sweep the snow off the roof. However -
"Captain, why are you sweeping this snow?" Someone asked in confusion when he heard that someone had come all the way here just for this.
"It's snowing so heavily right now. Even if we sweep it, it will pile up again soon, and it will get all our clothes wet."
"Yeah, and the snow outside is so deep that my shoes will get soaked through. I'll get frostbite if I go back."
"We've been called all this way here just to clear the snow? But it's snowing so heavily, we can't even get it done. It's too cold, Captain. Why don't we wait until the snow stops?"
“…”
No one was happy to do it, partly because they felt it was a futile effort, and partly because it was too cold.
Song Yuangang said: "You think it's useless to do this now, but if something goes wrong, will you still have a chance to regret it?"
"Our houses are basically all old, and the snow is heavy this time. It will pile up thicker and thicker. Not to mention whether the roof will collapse, what if a pile of snow falls and hits someone? Adults can get up by themselves, but what about children?"
"Or think about it again. We had hail a few days ago. If it hails again this time, with the accumulated snow and hail, can our roof withstand it?"
After hearing these words, the people in the team no longer had any objections. After all, they had nothing to do now, so sweeping the snow didn't take much effort.
However, there were still a few people who disagreed and felt that Song Yuangang was thinking too much.
Song Yuangang looked at the faces of his men, taking their reactions into account, and said, "As the saying goes, it's better to be safe than sorry. Since I'm the leader of the Red Flag Production Brigade, I certainly don't want any accidents to happen. This is also my responsibility to you. But—"
"If you really don't want to do it, then I won't force you. Now, those who are not involved can go back directly, but the rest of us will not go over to help your house clear the snow."
After hearing what Song Yuangang said, everyone in the group looked at each other, and then a few people turned around and left, but most people stayed.
"Captain, I haven't been feeling well these days, so I won't stay this time." After saying that, he coughed twice in a fake manner.
"My hands are frozen and rotten. It's too cold now. I can't touch the snow anymore. It will be hard to heal if I turn back."
"This is the only pair of shoes I have now. I can't let them get wet again, otherwise I'll have nothing to wear. I'm not going to participate this time."
“…”
Listening to them making all kinds of excuses, Song Yuangang didn't show any extra expression. He just nodded in agreement without even glancing at them.
After they all left, Song Yuangang said, "Okay, let's get started now. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can finish. However, the cleaning won't just last one day. Everyone needs to gather at this time every day from now on. If there are no problems, let's go."
Then, three people formed a team and quickly started cleaning up the area house by house along the brigade.
After all this hard work, although their clothes were a little wet, everyone felt much warmer. After nearly two hours, almost all the houses in the team were cleaned up, and even the paths to the entrances were cleared.
——Except for the few people who just left.
"Tsk, what an idiot, you have nothing to do in such a cold weather, sweeping the snow."
The author has something to say: I was too sleepy when typing, and the writing turned into "go to the middle road to sweep the snow" and "just garlic"???
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