"Huh? Really?"
It was obvious that their arrival would mark the beginning of their good days, but they never expected it to be so soon.
Thinking it over, I quickly swallowed the soup in my mouth.
"Then you should keep your word!"
If we're talking about what's the most torturous thing in this freezing weather, getting out of bed is definitely number one.
She can't go into the space to sleep if someone is there.
Anyone who has lived in the countryside knows that the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) in winter is a luxury, but it's only available during the day and the first half of the night. The firewood in the kang's firebox can only maintain the temperature for the first half of the night.
After midnight, the temperature of the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) gradually dropped.
By dawn, not only was the kang (heated brick bed) cold, but the room temperature couldn't withstand the chill seeping in from the walls. No matter how thick the walls were, you could feel the cold wind whistling overhead.
Not only is it cold in the bed, but when you curl up in a ball, you wish you could wrap your head completely in the blanket so that not a single breeze can get in.
This is also the most painful time for Jian Dan.
When she's alone, she's always wrapped up tightly in her room, sometimes even using heat packs or hand warmers. When she comes out, she's basically frozen solid.
Then, suppressing the urge to go back, he quickly scraped away the ashes and lit the stove pit.
So, it would take half a day to wait for the fire to start and the temperature to rise, and then to gradually warm up the frozen house.
So most of the time, she would linger in the space, muster up her courage, and then grit her teeth and come out.
She quickly realized that her attitude was a bit embarrassing. After all, she was the oldest among the three. Was this a bit like bullying a child?
However, the two children didn't give her a chance to blame herself; their eyes immediately lit up with sparkling light.
"Sis, you can't go back on your word, hehe!"
Don't worry,"
Cheng Rui patted his chest,
"Sis, from now on, we'll take care of all three meals a day. You won't have to lift a finger."
Hey, could you give us a little more of this delicious food?
You have no idea, the food you make is so delicious, we've never tried it before, and we can't get enough of it.
"You don't need to do anything, just use your mouth to teach us, okay?"
Isn't this a perfect match?
Jian Dan immediately reached out her hand.
"That's a sure thing. You can't just abandon me halfway through."
I'll think of delicious food for you all; I guarantee you'll all gain several pounds by the end of the winter.
Cheng An smiled and didn't say anything, as if anything could be solved with a meal by his sister.
After the meal, the two immediately got to work, cleaning up the pots and pans without even touching them. Then the three of them looked at the three large items in the backyard and worried.
"Sis, maybe I should go find Brother Dongfang instead. A girl's hands aren't for this kind of work."
I glanced at him sideways. Where did you learn that? You're getting better and better at talking!
However, she really didn't want to do something so bloody late at night; patting those three big lumps together didn't look like an easy task.
It seems there's no one else in this village besides Lin Dongfang. The main reason is that when Lin Dongfang comes, neither Mingzhu nor the villagers will have any wild thoughts.
"Or you could..."
"sister,"
Cheng An suddenly spoke up, "If you don't want to trouble Brother Dongfang, there's someone else who can do this too. Besides, there are the two of us here, so you don't have to worry about safety, especially since it's so late at night."
Um?
I paused for a moment, wondering if there was such a person.
"Xiao An, who are you talking about? Is there anyone in this village that you know but I don't? What secrets do you have from me?"
Cheng An looked at Jian Dan and gestured to the side. Jian Dan looked over and paused for two seconds before realizing, "Oh, right, she has a neighbor too!"
Needless to say, Cheng Jia and Ming's father, as well as Lao Mu and Xiao Mu who came last, had already been investigated by Cheng Chao and the others. Since they didn't say that they should pay special attention to them or avoid them, then these people are trustworthy.
I'm not worried about him saying or doing anything outside.
However, Jian Dan and Cheng Jia weren't that close, so she wasn't entirely comfortable using him, since he was an elder from a different family.
"Hey, it's so late, shall we go find him?"
Compared to her, Cheng An was much more relaxed.
"Sister, we're family, why are you being so polite?"
If you're too polite to him, he'll get upset.
Children may not know how to comfort others, but they do know how to say things in a simple, easy-to-listen-to, and readily acceptable way.
Cheng Rui finally realized what was happening and slapped his forehead.
"Oh, oh dear, how come I didn't remember?"
Yes, sis, the old man is over there, isn't that a ready-made person?
He definitely knows how to do it.
When we went there, he told us that if we needed any work from him, we could just quietly go and find him.
Okay, I really can't remember this person.
For so long, their contact with the other side was mostly limited to delivering food and cotton-padded clothes, especially on the surface. Although they were not close to the village, they did not have much contact with them openly.
Apart from Liu Weimin, no one in the village knew they were related.
It's also a kind of habitual thinking that simply puts them in the most vulnerable position, needing care and unable to see the light of day, and they won't be actively mentioned or thought of at other times.
"Are you sure that's what you're saying?"
"Yes, yes, we all heard it."
"Sister, wait for us, we'll go look for her. If she's not there, I'll sneak back."
After all that fuss, it's only a little past 5 p.m.
But in winter, the days are long and the nights are short.
It was already getting dark.
Looking towards the village, the snow and moonlight made it almost impossible to see anyone.
Cheng Rui was also quite bold; he slipped along the base of the wall and disappeared in just two minutes.
Actually, Jian Dan wasn't too confident in him, mainly because the child was too lively and didn't do anything as steadily and cautiously as Cheng An. However, seeing that Cheng An seemed quite at ease, she didn't say anything.
Cheng An noticed her anxiety, put his arm around her shoulder, and led her into the house.
"Sis, don't worry. Don't let my brother's usual carefree attitude fool you. He's not completely reckless when things get serious. He knows what he's doing. Don't worry, no one will find out."
I just nodded casually. They're all going, so what's there to worry about?
Besides, there really isn't any real danger in this village.
At this time, there was no one on the mountain, and the villagers had almost all finished their two meals early and were probably already on their heated beds.
The safety here is actually quite good, and thinking about it that way, she seemed to have some concerns.
"Okay, I'm not worried."
"Could you hold this flashlight for me? I'll go bring everything inside; otherwise, it'll all freeze solid and cause even more trouble."
"Okay, sis, the water in that pot is about to boil. The kitchen is warm right now, so if we freeze a little bit of it, it will boil again in a bit."
Then they smoothly changed the subject, directly bringing up the prey.
"It's a pity that all the blood was drained out, otherwise I heard that deer blood is a good thing."
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