Chapter 75 The Only Way
The first snow in the north came suddenly and heavily.
Even though everyone was prepared, half of the village still fell ill overnight.
Diao turned around and walked back worriedly. Before she reached home, fine snow began to fall above her head again.
"We can't go on like this. The vegetable fields may survive, but the people can't! If we can't harvest the crops by spring, our family will suffer huge losses!"
She returned home covered in frost, with dry lines on her cheeks. She spoke stubbornly, but the worry in her eyes could not be wiped away.
"I know you can't bear to see the sufferings of the world. Don't we have a lot of ginger piled up at home? At worst, you can just buy some more on credit from them." Chen Chunxing hurriedly poured him a bowl of hot tea.
"Don't flatter me. You brought back so much ginger for no reason. It was because you were waiting here..." Diao took a sip of tea while shivering, and her expression softened.
In fact, she had a plan in mind, but she was just not used to being the nice guy.
Chen Yandong took the hot water bottle from his second sister and jumped into Diao's arms.
"Warm Baby!"
He spread out five fingers and pointed at himself, looking very proud.
"I!"
"Warm man!"
"Milk's little stove!"
Diao's cute and innocent look made her smile and she touched his nose.
"Look at this sweet little mouth. If anyone dares to call our fourth child stupid again, I will be angry with him!"
Shen Mingqiu, who was adding firewood to the brazier, curled his lips when he heard this.
"Grandma, please stop praising him. He can't even speak seriously, but he's great at flattering and cursing!"
Chen Yandong held his fingers in his mouth and uttered a few words incoherently.
"Third brother, the eldest son, the pillar of the family..."
Shen Mingqiu paused and turned back angrily.
Just say he only knows how to flatter!
cunning!
"Just think of it as accumulating blessings for our family," Chen Chunxing touched the fourth child's head, "We'll be staying here for many years. The more vibrant the village is, the better our lives will be. If it really becomes an empty village, we won't be able to survive."
More people means easier work.
Of course Diao understood this principle.
The house of our family was renovated by the villagers. We have only been here for a short time, but judging by the eldest girl's personality, I am afraid that there will be more work to do in the future.
It's rare to gather such a group of villagers who trust her so much, and she doesn't want to change them.
"Even if I buy ginger on credit, I'm afraid it won't be easy to survive the winter... I went to check, and most of the villagers are now suffering from colds. I can't afford to buy medicine on credit anymore, can I?"
Chen Chunxing brought the hot sugar dumplings and poured a cup of tea.
"They've just caught a cold, nothing serious. Let them drink a bowl of ginger soup and then warm up the room so they can sweat."
Diao left in a hurry this morning and didn't even have a sip of water. She was already hungry now. She finished a candy dumpling in two or three bites and then wondered.
"How can it be warm? Do you think everyone is like us, willing to spend money to buy firewood? Even the firewood they collected is probably only enough for the stove."
Chen Chunxing tapped the table lightly. "Just burn the stove. Didn't I ask them to add an extra chimney to each house when they renovated it?"
Diao was stunned.
After she reminded me, I remembered the big mistake that happened a few days ago.
When everyone first heard this request, they didn't quite understand it. They thought that the girl from the Shen family was afraid that cooking would be too fumy and wanted to add an extra vent to the kitchen.
Just when the chimney was about to reach the sky, it was stopped by Chen Chunxing who came back from the county town.
"The chimney I'm talking about has to lead into the house, whether it's the main room or the inner room. Anyway, it has to be connected to the next room, with a hollow wall in the middle so that the heat can pass through."
However, after listening to her explanation, no one still understood.
Fortunately, these people are obedient enough.
No matter what, just fix it first! In their minds, the eldest daughter of the Shen family would never cheat them.
"So the chimney you mentioned is actually used for heating?"
"That's about right." Chen Chunxing reminded them, "Tell them to be more careful and not to cause any accidents. Also, don't close the doors and windows tightly, as they can easily get suffocated."
Time was too short and I was unable to sleep on the kang this year, so I had to come up with this simple version of the fire wall.
There must be hidden dangers.
But the weather is too cold and it is too difficult to survive. I have to choose one of the two options. There is no other choice.
Diao's eyes were wide open, and she pondered for a long time. After she finished a plate of sugar dumplings and drank a bowl of tea, she glared at Chen Chunxing.
"Why didn't you tell me such an important thing earlier? I have to make another trip!"
Chen Chunxing looked outside and saw that the sky was already gloomy before noon.
She waved her hand and said, "Then don't go. Let the third brother go."
Shen Mingqiu looked up blankly.
"As the old saying goes, a child's bottom is full of fire... He's taken so many tonics, so surely he should have four, five, or six fires?"
Shen Mingqiu stood up in grief and indignation, unable to refute.
It was not until I was about to step out the door that I heard a laughing voice from behind me.
"Go tell Doctor Chang next door and have him pass the message on to the next door..."
It means passing it on from one to another.
Shen Mingqiu breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s said that this tonic cannot be taken in vain... What if you get frozen, won’t all your previous efforts be in vain?
"By the way," Chen Chunxing thought for a moment and added, "Tell everyone, eat when you need to, drink when you need to. Only with food in your stomach can you endure. As long as you can survive the winter and harvest the vegetables next year, you won't have to worry about how to survive the next season."
That’s exactly what you said.
As for whether they listen or not, whether they believe or not, it depends on themselves.
This is all the Shen family can do.
The business is over.
Diao put away the empty bowl, glanced around, and asked curiously, "Where is County Magistrate Xue?"
Chen Chunxing pointed outside and said, "I'm going to catch up on some sleep."
"Why is he trying to catch up on sleep in broad daylight? Did he steal last night?"
Chen Chunxing couldn't answer this question.
Diao glanced around the yard again, even more puzzled. "Where's Yang Yi?"
Chen Chunxing rubbed his hands together and said, "I went to accompany County Magistrate Xue to catch up on some sleep."
Diao: “…”
Listen to yourself and see if this makes sense.
"A grown man, when he comes to a girl's house, instead of clinging to his maid, he sleeps with a man all day...Will our Yang Yi suffer any loss?"
Now it was Chen Chunxing's turn to look at him with disdain.
Although our family’s characteristic is to protect our shortcomings, there is no need to be so protective, right?
When the two of them stand together, even a fool would know who is at a disadvantage...
Little Lao Si suddenly put his hands on his hips and shook his head.
"No way!"
"I want to pester my elder sister!"
"Big sister can't suffer any loss!"
Chen Chunxing: “…”
Thank you!
I don't know if this kid is really stupid or just pretending to be stupid, but he always comes up with thought-provoking quotes.
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