"I heard that the roof of Wang Dacheng's house collapsed. The two of them were still sleeping and were woken up by the snow hitting their heads. Especially Wang Dacheng, his head was hit by the tiles inside. His head was broken and he bled a lot." Chen Xiuxiu said, remembering what the people in the team were talking about.
"Ah? The roof can collapse. This is too dangerous. Is it safe here?" Sun Suyun said as she looked at the roof with lingering fear.
Song Aimin took a bite of his food and said, "Our roof is fine. Wang Dacheng's roof collapsed mainly because they didn't clear the snow, and then the hailstones couldn't fall down, so they accumulated and crushed the roof."
Song Aiguo recalled the day when Song Yuan first mentioned sweeping the snow, and Wang Dacheng was the loudest shouting: "This may be the cycle of cause and effect. He didn't want to do it, saying sweeping the snow was a waste of effort, and in the end he fell because of the snow."
After saying a few words, the people from the Song family didn't want to talk about this matter anymore, and the topic turned to the Zhou family.
"Oh, right, it wasn't just the Wang family that had this incident last night. The Zhou family had it too. I heard a small part of the roof in Aunt Hongxing's room collapsed. It was originally facing the bed, but because they had built a kang and moved it, they were able to avoid it."
Speaking of this, Chen Xiuxiu really felt a lingering fear in her heart. If there was no kang, or if it was not their family's turn, then if the roof collapsed and hit Zhou Hongxing, it would not necessarily be a matter of bleeding.
She was so old, and there was no one else in the room. If something happened, she wouldn't even have a chance to ask for help. The consequences...
So, when she spoke about this, she felt a little scared for her.
"There's such a thing? That's really lucky!"
"Didn't mother say a few days ago that they should give Aunt Hong Xing the first set up because they wanted to love the country and the people? Well, it's all thanks to mother."
Feng Guizhi showed no emotion on her face. She simply said, "I just thought she was old and in poor health, but I didn't expect this to happen. However, this is just a coincidence. Don't mention this matter when you go out."
Chen Xiuxiu, Sun Suyun and other daughters-in-law agreed, and then the family had dinner quietly.
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The next day the hail stopped and the snow also stopped. Although there was no sun and the temperature was still very low, at least everyone could go out.
After this hailstorm, most of the families in the brigade built kangs.
No matter how cold it is outside, the house is warm and cozy, and I no longer feel cold. Moreover, my hands and feet were frozen stiff and I couldn't do anything before, but now I can sit on the kang and sew clothes or mend patches.
Tomorrow is Chinese New Year, and everyone is busy buying New Year's goods to welcome the new year.
However, when it comes to buying New Year's goods, the most you can do is buy some candy, peanuts, etc., cut some pork, and eat some dumplings, which is considered very good.
At this time of year every year, the brigade would get a pig. Whoever wanted one didn't have to spend any money, they could just bring food to exchange for it. Five kilograms of food could be exchanged for one kilogram of pork.
Last year it was two days earlier, but this year it was a little late because of the heavy snow and hail.
The announcement came early in the morning. At this time last year, the Song family couldn't even afford pork. This year, Feng Guizhi called Song Jianye and brought 15 kilograms of grain to exchange for 3 kilograms of pork. When the brigade saw it was Song Jianye, and considering how much pork he had exchanged, they gave him two extra pig feet and a spare rib.
Song Jianye thanked him, and then took the pork home amid the envious gazes of everyone in the group.
After Song Jianye left, everyone couldn't help but talk about it: "They exchanged fifteen kilograms of grain for three kilograms of pork. The Song family is really generous this time!"
"We only exchanged half a pound of pork this time, but they got three pounds. That's a lot of meat, enough for several meals."
"Last year, the Song family couldn't even afford pork. Who could have imagined such a big change this year?"
"Yes, it's the good deeds done by the county and the city, and also the incident of catching the human traffickers. Their family received quite a lot of rewards."
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Most of the people in the team were just envious when they saw it, and they didn't have any doubts at all. After all, everyone knew about the rewards that Song Jianye, Song Aiguo and others had received before, and they just felt that the Song family was really willing to give.
However, they were somewhat dissatisfied in their hearts. After all, the reward was large, but it would have to be eaten up one day. There was no need to squander it.
However, if it was just the rewards, Feng Guizhi would not be willing to give it up. However, she had saved a few hundred dollars in the past six months, and it was Chinese New Year, so she bought three pounds of pork.
They were envious, but when Mrs. Tian saw this, she felt so jealous that her eyes were about to bleed.
She really couldn't imagine that the old Song family, who were so poor that they could barely make ends meet, would suddenly fall on her head. She looked at the direction where Song Jianye left with hatred, turned around and went back home, then came back with 15 kilograms of grain and exchanged it for a full three kilograms of pork.
"What happened today? Mrs. Tian, who is so stingy, actually exchanged for three pounds of pork?"
The old woman next to him laughed when she heard it: "What's wrong? It's just jealousy."
Some wives, not knowing the connection between the Song family and Mrs. Tian, quickly began to ask, "What's going on? Who are you jealous of?"
Everyone started a heated discussion, and after exchanging their own pork, they went home with smiles on their faces.
The Song family had no idea what was happening next, or that they were being resented for their three pounds of pork. They were busy frying something. Feng Guizhi and the other wives were each working on their own tasks in the house, while the younger ones lay at the doorway, watching eagerly.
Fried food is delicious, especially for children, but it also consumes a lot of oil. In previous years, Feng Guizhi would definitely not be willing to do so, but this year, there was still plenty of grain and oil at home, so she thought it would be better to fry something to satisfy the cravings of the whole family.
There are hemp leaves made from white flour, and meatballs with pork. Not only that, there are also fried dough sticks and sugar cakes.
Although there are many varieties, there is not much of each item, so the oil consumption is not bad.
After a whole morning, everything was ready, just waiting to be fried. After the family finished lunch, Feng Guizhi started chopping stuffing and kneading dough in the afternoon to prepare dumplings.
I was originally going to pack it tomorrow, but thinking of Shen Yibei and the others in the cowshed, I will pack some today and ask Song Jianshe to deliver it over tomorrow morning.
After wrapping the dumplings, Feng Guizhi took a short break and then called Yang Yulan over. Yang Yulan was responsible for filling the fire and controlling the heat, while Feng Guizhi saw that the oil in the wok was already hot and slowly threw the dumplings into the wok.
The little ones outside all ran over after smelling the aroma: "It smells so good!"
"What's that fried milk thing? I want to eat it."
"I know, I know, it's hemp leaves, sugar cakes, and fried dough sticks!"
A few years ago, when the Song family was better off, Feng Guizhi fried some for them to eat, but Yuanbao was still young at that time, so he never ate it.
This is the first time we see each other.
"Sugar cake? Is it delicious?" Yuanbao asked expectantly with eyes wide open.
"It's delicious! The cake is coated with brown sugar, it's especially sweet!" Wenjie said quickly.
Xiao Baoya, who was standing next to them, looked at Feng Guizhi eagerly as she picked up a fried sugar cake with chopsticks. When he heard what Wenjie said, he couldn't help swallowing.
Not only her, but several of her brothers also swallowed their saliva unconsciously, and their eyes seemed to be glued to it, unwilling to move away.
Before dinner, a basket of fried food was ready. The golden color made people's appetites grow. Feng Guizhi then poured out the remaining oil from the pan. In order not to waste it, Feng Guizhi rolled out a few more pancakes, put the vermicelli and egg filling on them, and fried them in the pan.
Then pour in a ladle of water, bring it to a boil and start cooking the noodles.
At dinner, each person had a bowl of hand-rolled noodles in front of them, a plate of fried egg vermicelli pancakes in the middle, and a plate of fried food. There was also a bowl of stewed egg custard for the children.
"Eat it while it's hot." The fried food has been there for a while, and it will definitely not taste as good when it's cold as when it's freshly fried, so Feng Guizhi urged.
After hearing this, everyone started to pick up their chopsticks and reached for the plate in the middle. Some tried the meatballs, some ate the sugar cakes, and some picked up the fried dough sticks.
Everyone ate their favorites, and every bite was filled with satisfaction. Back when the Song family was so poor, they didn't even have much oil in their cooking, let alone anything fried in oil, which was incredibly fragrant.
Baoya lowered her head to eat her hand-rolled noodles, not reaching for the tempting-looking sugar cakes like the others. She wanted to wait until her brothers had finished eating, and then eat if there was any left.
Although Baoya had been in the Song family for more than half a year, she had not yet completely changed the habits she had developed in the Liu family. For example, before, she was not given any of the good things, and sometimes she could only eat what Liu Dazhu left.
Now, apart from this, Baoya's mind was more about giving all the delicious food to her brothers. Compared to eating the delicious food, she would rather see her brothers enjoying the food.
Bowen noticed this and put the cake he hadn't eaten yet into Baoya's bowl, and then he
I picked up another fried dough stick and ate it.
"Try it and see if it tastes good." Bowen said as he gently touched Baoya's head.
Tian En was a step slower than Bo Wen. He picked up a meatball and put it in Bao Ya's bowl. "Little Bao sister...sister, eat it quickly. It's...delicious~!"
Baoya looked up from her bowl at her two brothers, feeling a sour, astringent sensation swell in her heart. She blinked a few times, then smiled happily at them, her eyes curved into crescents.
"Brother, eat too~" The voice was so soft that it made people's hearts soften.
It has been a long time since I had fried food. Not only the kids were satisfied, but the adults also enjoyed it very much.
The hemp leaves were fried until crispy and charred, and sprinkled with sesame seeds. They were so fragrant that you'd want to swallow your tongue. There were also fried sugar cakes. The outer layer was particularly soft, and when you took a big bite, you'd find a hollow center filled with melted sugar. It was fragrant and sweet, and was especially loved by the little ones.
There are also pork meatballs and crispy fried dough sticks...
The family had a warm dinner, and then had a good sleep on the warm kang. The dream was sweet, and they all had a faint smile on their lips.
——Chinese New Year is coming tomorrow.
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