Chapter 138, Gathering
"It's time to repair it, but it can be renovated, there's no need to rebuild it." She knew the amount of money in the family, and she couldn't spend it all.
We have to leave some for the young couple to defend themselves.
"Grandma, don't worry about this, leave it to me. There's too much snow on the roof, we can't stay here. Go to the kitchen first, I'll bring the firewood in."
Mei Xue knew that her grandmother got up so early to get firewood to cook breakfast.
"Okay, you be careful too. Just get some outside and don't go in there." Xiaoxue was worried about herself, but she was also worried about Xiaoxue.
"Okay, I know. It's cold outside. Grandma, please go inside." Mei Xue pushed grandma back to the kitchen.
After sending grandma back to the house, Mei Xue went to the woodshed to move the firewood for the morning, and then came over to see what was wrong with the roof.
There are many families in the village who are in the same situation as theirs. Fortunately, the problems are not in the main house, otherwise the village would have had a hard time this New Year.
The roof broke because the materials used in its construction were not very good, so it was broken by the pressure of snow.
The reason why it didn’t break in the past was because it could still bear the weight before. But now I’m old and it’s useless. It’s time to replace it.
After breakfast, Grandma He lit the fire in the firebox at home. She didn’t plan to go out and visit friends in such a cold day.
"Xiaoxue, don't turn off the fire on the stove. Just add two more pieces of firewood. It will be just enough to cook the pig food. You don't have to worry about the snow on the roof crushing the kitchen."
After all, he has a lot of experience and has his own way to deal with the snow on the roof.
"Oh, okay, I understand." Mei Xue wanted to go up to the roof and shovel the snow off, but the roof could not bear her weight.
I'm afraid the roof will collapse under the pressure before the snow is shoveled away.
It snowed heavily and few people in the village came out to visit each other. Everyone stayed at home warming themselves by the fire.
But there are also people who can't stay, such as He Anliang and others.
"Sister-in-law, Third Grandma, are you home?" An Liang counted the time at home after finishing breakfast.
Fortunately, he was not the only one there. When An Cheng came up to call him, An Liang could no longer stay there. He said something to his mother and ran out.
So, several people met each other.
"Who is it?" Grandma He was discussing with Mei Xue how to repair the house when she heard someone shouting outside. In fact, she knew who it was and just responded casually.
Mei Xue opened the door and saw several people outside the yard, "You are not afraid of the cold."
The gate was open, so Mei Xue let them in directly.
"Sister-in-law, have you eaten?" An Liang was so happy to see his sister-in-law.
"Haven't you eaten yet?" Mei Xue asked as she saw them approaching.
"Sister-in-law, we have all eaten."
"Come inside, it's cold outside."
Seeing Li Shuangshuang following behind her, Mei Xue smiled at her and said, "If you are cold, go to the firebox."
Grandma He also sat up from the firebox where she had been sitting just now.
"It's so cold, and you're still running around outside. Aren't you afraid of the cold?"
"Third Grandma." Several people shouted.
"Come up quickly. My family can't afford to compensate you for the damage if you get frozen." Grandma He said with a smile.
An Liang was such an impolite person. When he heard what Third Grandma said, he took off his shoes and went to the firebox, "Third Grandma, it's so warm."
"Of course, I've been warm for quite a while." Grandma He said with a smile.
A group of people suddenly came to the house, and it suddenly became lively, unlike the quietness of just the two of them.
"Shuangshuang is here too, come and sit down." Third Grandma moved her butt and let Li Shuangshuang sit over.
Fortunately, the fire boxes in the countryside are large, and can accommodate at least four or five people. The larger ones can accommodate seven or eight people, and the even larger ones can be used as beds.
The one at Grandma He's house was bought when He Zhengfeng got married. It's quite big and can easily seat seven or eight people.
It just requires a little more fire.
One small brazier is enough, but two large ones are enough.
This is just enough for burning two pots. Before winter, Mei Xueke bought a lot of charcoal from the villagers, enough for the family to burn until spring.
After everyone got on the firebox, Mei Xue turned and went into her grandmother's room and took out some melon seeds and peanuts.
These were all what she brought back this time. She bought quite a lot, including candies. However, Mei Xue didn't take her grandma's milk candies, but fruit candies.
Grandma truly loves Naitang, and she dare not make her unhappy.
"Do you want some water?" Grandma He asked Shuangshuang.
To put it bluntly, she was the only one asked. For anyone else who dared to ask for a drink, Grandma He would definitely let him pour it himself, and would also pour water for everyone else.
"Thank you, Third Grandma, I don't want to drink." Li Shuangshuang said shyly.
This was her second visit to her third grandmother's house.
The first time was the new bride’s dish, and the second time was this time.
Mei Xue not only went to her grandmother's room to get some melon seeds, peanuts and candies, but also went to the kitchen to get a bowl of spicy and sour ginger made by her grandmother.
"Come, eat." Mei Xue was rarely polite.
Put the things on a high stool next to the firebox so everyone can reach them.
For example, during the Chinese New Year, there is still a lot of food in the countryside, but it is still many days away from the Chinese New Year, so every household has not started preparing yet.
"Thank you, sister-in-law. You are so kind." As soon as they saw the food, they were excited.
"Wow, sister-in-law, these melon seeds are actually sweet and fragrant."
"Yes, these peanuts are all spiced. Where did you buy them, sister-in-law?" These people have made a lot of money following Mei Xue, and they are willing to spend money on the delicious food.
"I bought it in town. There's a big fair before the New Year. If you like it, you can buy some yourself. It tastes pretty good." Mei Xue said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll definitely go buy some." It's so delicious, he will definitely buy more this year, An Liang thought to himself.
"I want to buy it too. I want to buy it too." An Cheng also shouted.
Anshan didn't say much, but his hands were moving quickly. It wasn't that he was reluctant, but he didn't have much money.
All the money he earned from selling fish was taken away by his father, but fortunately he concealed some of it the second and third time.
Otherwise he wouldn't have a penny.
His father's original words were that his brother was old and Anwen was already married, so the family had to save some money for his brother to get married.
What else can he say? Should he not use the money to help his brother get married?
If he dared to say it, his father would beat him to death.
An Wen watched his wife the whole time and left all the household matters to her. She would buy whatever she said.
"Yes, it's delicious. Let's buy some during the New Year." Li Shuangshuang also agreed happily.
"If you like it, eat more." Grandma He looked at the group of little ones with a loving face.
"How about this, we all go to the market together and buy more then." An Cheng said excitedly.
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