The next day, Song Jinxiu and Aunt Cuihua took out all the spare clothes and gave them to them, regardless of whether they were men's or women's clothes, as long as they were warm.
Girls who are afraid of the cold wear thick cotton jackets, and boys who are hot-tempered wear thin jackets. Fortunately, Song Jinxiu has a lot of clothes, otherwise there would not be enough to share.
Song Jinxiu also took out a pair of old cotton shoes and asked Xiaomei to give them to her classmate.
She knew that there were thousands of people in trouble now, but she couldn't just ignore this one. She saw it yesterday, only a pair of straw sandals by the bed.
The school had no good solution and could only borrow braziers and stoves from everywhere so that everyone could gather together for class.
Teachers from each class will collect lunch and eat it directly in the classroom to reduce the chance of going out.
There is also a ginger soup in the afternoon to prevent colds!
In the afternoon, parents began to bring clothes one after another. Many parents also brought hand warmers and heaters from home to school so that their children could use them when they went to bed at night and in the classroom during the day.
The school issued a notice that the school would provide the coal and parents would not need to bring it additionally.
We all worked together to overcome this sudden drop in temperature.
Song Jinxiu and Aunt Cuihua also collected five heaters for the children, so that they could have one in each room.
Tian Xiaomei and Qiu Rou also forged a deep friendship because of the gift of quilts.
She invited Qiu Rou to share a quilt with her. It was like that in all girls' dormitories. It would be warmer if two people squeezed together, and they could also cover themselves with two quilts.
It’s just that Qiu Rou didn’t have a quilt, so no one invited her. She also just came to the No. 1 Middle School in the city this year, so she didn’t know anyone.
It just so happened that Tian Xiaomei's quilt was quite thick, so she pulled her to sleep with her. Tian Xiaomei loved sleeping with her sisters the most.
She was the only girl in the family and was usually bored sleeping alone, so she pulled Qiu Rou into bed and chatted with her all night long.
Qiu Rou was the first to have this experience. There was only her and her father in her family. It was said that her mother ran away when she was very young because she thought the family was poor.
Her father never remarried and raised her alone, and even raised money to send her to school to learn to read and write.
This is also a big joke in their village. She can't even get enough food to eat, but she still goes to school. What's more, she is just a girl. What's the point of reading so many books!
Qiu Rou's father knew that he had no ability and there was no boy in the family to support his daughter, so he hoped that she could become an educated person and not have to dig in the dirt for food like him in the future.
Girls should dress up beautifully and sit in the office. This is the kind of life her mother longs for most.
Qiu Rou also works hard. Since she started school, she has always scored full marks in the exams. She started school late and entered the first grade at the age of eight. In fact, she is 13 years old now, but because of long-term malnutrition, she looks like a ten-year-old child.
These days were the warmest days she had ever experienced, and she felt she would remember them for the rest of her life.
This sudden cold wave knocked down many old houses that had been in disrepair for many years, and some people were trapped underneath before they could react.
There are also many elderly people living alone who were not found frozen to death in their beds until the morning.
Suddenly there were cries everywhere.
Qiu Rou was also a little worried. Their home was just a thatched hut, and she didn't know if her father was okay. But since no one from the village came, he should be fine.
This week, we had two days off so that the children whose families didn't send us anything could go home and prepare something.
These days they have been sleeping together with their classmates. Some of them don’t even have thin jackets and have to wrap themselves in quilts during class.
Special cases are treated specially and teachers turn a blind eye.
There was nothing wrong with the Big Gourd, probably because it was surrounded by mountains, blocking the invasion of the cold wind. Only a few old houses that were uninhabited collapsed.
Everyone hurried to harvest the crops, as many were frozen to death, greatly reducing this year's yield.
The situation in the villages outside was more serious. The crops were blown down and frozen to death. They had to harvest as much as they could the next day. Moreover, the crops had to be stored separately and eaten in advance. They could not be kept for long.
We can't dry them in the sun in this kind of weather, so we can only hang them in the house to dry in the shade. The more we can save, the better.
At least it’s almost ripe, so we can eat it after storing it.
Whenever my aunt comes back to the village, the children eat hot pot at Song Jinxiu's house. Hot pot is the most delicious in winter.
Because of the cold wave that invaded, many animals froze to death. There is a lot more meat on the market in the past two days, including rare beef and mutton.
Song Jinxiu waved her hand and started buying immediately. At that time, cattle were the main labor force, and the chances to eat beef were really rare!
Now, it is perfect for hot pot.
So for children, these days are the happiest days. They don’t understand anything else, but they can actually eat the meat.
Winter comes every year, but this year we just need to wear thicker clothes earlier.
Children are never afraid of the cold. Even if it is windy and rainy outside, they still want to run outside. They are always dragged back home by their parents for a loving lesson.
The second day of the cold wind was accompanied by rain, and the weather became even colder!
Liu Ankang didn't let Song Jinxiu ride her bike by herself. Although the wind was strong and the rain was light, it was too cold and the road was slippery. But walking was also troublesome!
So he became a full-time driver, sending Song Jinxiu to the department store in the morning before going to school, picking her up at noon, sending her to work, and picking her up again after school in the evening.
Four trips a day, Song Jinxiu only needs to sit with her hands tucked behind her back.
"It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it's difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. An An, I won't let you let me ride a bike to work by myself in the future." Song Jinxiu said happily.
Who can understand the pain of facing the cold wind in winter? But for the sake of life, there is no choice. Now there is a solution.
"Yes!" Liu Ankang replied.
He is not that delicate. He would get up for a run on rainy days. This little bit of cold is nothing to him.
A few days later, Tian Xiaomei ran to Song Jinxiu crying.
"What's wrong? Why did you come here by yourself? What happened?" Song Jinxiu quickly pulled Tian Xiaomei into the house, took a dry towel to wipe her hair, and helped her take off her coat.
"I'm sorry, Teacher Song. It started raining when I was halfway there. It was too late to go back and get my raincoat, so I just ran here." Tian Xiaomei said, wiping her red eyes from tears.
"Didn't I tell you that it has been raining these days? You must remember to bring your raincoat with you. But you always forget." Song Jinxiu poked her forehead and said.
"No, I just happened to hear Qiu Rou's aunt come to our teacher today and said Qiu Rou didn't want to study anymore. It just so happens that she only paid half of the tuition, so now she can take the child back without paying the remaining half.
"She even went to the dormitory and took away Qiu Rou's mat!" Tian Xiaomei cried. "When I asked her, she said Qiu Rou didn't want to study anymore and wanted to get married. But Qiu Rou is still so young, how could she get married? She obviously loves studying so much!"
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