"Sister-in-law, I was just about to sweep it up, but the snow is too heavy. It's falling faster than we can sweep it up."
"Of course! Political Commissar Qin isn't home either, is he?"
You're new here, you'll understand after a while. Whenever it snows or rains, they're guaranteed to have assignments. As for the family, we'll have to rely on ourselves.
Even a brief listen piqued my interest.
"Sister-in-law, how many years have you been here?"
The women stopped shoveling snow and stood by the wall with their tools.
"Hey, I've been here for four or five years now. This is one of the good things about this place: the requirements for accompanying military personnel are low. I came here right after I got married. At that time, I just wanted to come and be with my military personnel so that I could be far away from my relatives back home. I didn't think too much about it."
When they arrived, they found out that it was snowing heavily and they had to go out on patrol. Just like last year's snow disaster, they hadn't been home for a long time. And now, it's snowing so heavily again.
If you ask me, the only thing I'm grateful for right now is last year's snowstorm.
I simply didn't understand.
Why?
Sister-in-law Wang waved her hand.
"The houses all collapsed, so they're all being rebuilt!"
"Ah, that's true. Rebuilt houses are definitely sturdier than old ones. Even if there's a lot of snow this year, it won't be that dangerous."
"Yes, it means we'll have to tighten our belts again,"
Simple question, what does that mean?
Sister-in-law Wang complained a little, but that was all she did.
"With such heavy snow, cars definitely can't get through the roads outside. It's already this late, and the winter supplies still haven't arrived. Look at this, everyone's going to go hungry."
Jian Dan is quite curious.
"Sister-in-law, how do you know all this so clearly?"
Even if this isn't a secret, it shouldn't be made public like this. Aren't you afraid of causing panic?
"Hey girl, you wouldn't know unless you go to the cafeteria to get food, I'm helping out here."
"Oh, sister-in-law, I really didn't know that. Did you encounter the same situation last year?"
As if she had found a kindred spirit, Sister Wang, leaning on the wooden handle of her shovel, readily began chatting with Jian Dan.
"Of course!"
Oh dear, I hope that thing doesn't happen again this year.
Last year, with the heavy snow, they went out to provide rescue, leaving only some elderly, weak, sick, and children behind. The family compound was a bit better, but since we all need to get through the winter, we all need to stock up on some winter vegetables, right?
There are few people in my family, so it's easy to talk to everyone.
The rations we brought for the rescue mission—you didn't see them? Just a little cornmeal. That wasn't nearly enough. We had no choice but to share whatever we had: cornmeal, wild vegetables, cabbage, pickled mustard greens—whatever it was, we chopped it all up, mixed it together, and steamed it like that.
If you put too much vegetable in the cornmeal, it won't even hold together. After steaming, it will all fall apart. In one pot, you won't get more than two well-formed cornbreads.
There was no other way back then, so everyone just grabbed a handful and stuffed it in their pockets. If someone was hungry, they'd take it out and eat a couple of bites; if they were thirsty, they'd grab a handful of snow.
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