Chapter 187 Thank you for always sending us things
Zhou Desheng took the locust flower cake and his fingertips touched the warm cake body, which still had the residual warmth from the steamer.
He took a big bite, and the sweetness of brown sugar mixed with the fragrance of locust flowers spread in his mouth, warming even his frozen teeth.
"Yinyin's cooking is still the best," he mumbled, holding a cake in his mouth. He glanced into the rabbit cage and saw Snowball scratching at the cage bars with his claws. He suddenly laughed, "This little thing is just like my two kids. He can't move his feet when he sees food."
Fu Yucheng leaned the axe against the door frame, turned around and went to the kitchen to get a pot of hot water: "Drink some hot water to warm yourself up first. It's easy to catch a cold when chopping wood in the snow."
He handed the enamel cup to Zhou Desheng. The words "Serve the People" printed on the wall of the cup had faded a little, but it was an old item that Fu Yucheng brought back from the army.
"Your cup is the same as the one I have at home," Zhou Desheng said, holding the cup and smiling. "My kid broke a hole in my cup, but he still couldn't bear to throw it away."
As the two were talking, the voice of Zhou Desheng's wife came from outside the courtyard. She came quickly with a cloth bag in her hand. The collar of her blue cloth jacket was stained with snow foam. "I knew you were here. I brought you some freshly steamed sweet potatoes."
She put the cloth bag on the stone table, lifted the corner of the cloth, and the golden sweet potatoes were steaming, and the sweet fragrance mixed with the snow wafted over.
"Leave two for the rabbit too." She peeked into the cage and saw the female rabbit licking the flower ball's fur. "Aunt Zhang said sweet potatoes can increase milk production, so let the female rabbit have some nutrition too."
Yun Tangyin heard the noise and came out of the house holding a change of quilt: "Come in and sit down, it's snowing heavily outside."
She hung the cotton wool on the clothesline in the yard. The snow fell on the cotton wool and melted quickly, leaving only wet marks.
"This cotton wool won't dry until noon," she patted the snow off the cotton wool. "I'll put it back on the rabbits at night. It'll be very soft."
Zhou Desheng's wife followed Yun Tangyin into the house and saw the unfinished tiger-head shoes lying by the kang. She picked up the uppers and examined them carefully: "Yinyin, your craftsmanship is truly amazing. The tiger's eyes are embroidered so well that they look like they were real."
She stuffed a piece of blue cloth into Yun Tangyin's hand and said, "My mother gave it to me. She said she would make a small hat for the child. This cloth is windproof and perfect for spring."
Yun Tangyin took the cloth and touched the fine lines with her fingertips. "Thank you for your consideration. The color of this cloth is really beautiful. The child will definitely look energetic when wearing it."
In the yard, Fu Yucheng and Zhou Desheng had already started chopping wood.
As the axe rose and fell, the fresh fragrance of pine wood spread, and sawdust piled up into small piles on the snow.
"Brother Fu, you're really strong," Zhou Desheng wiped the sweat from his forehead. The snow on his military cap had melted, and the brim was slightly damp. "I get tired after chopping three pieces of wood, but you can chop ten without even taking a breath."
Fu Yucheng smiled and handed over the axe: "You take a break, I'll chop it, you just help me move the wood over."
After drinking the porridge, Xiaolan squatted beside the cage and fed the rabbit soybeans.
Snowball ate the fastest, his little mouth moving rapidly. Occasionally, he would look up at her, his dark eyes filled with dependence. "Snowball, eat slowly. No one's trying to snatch it from you."
Xiaolan smiled and reached out to touch Snowball's head gently. "When you grow up, I will take you to the back mountain to play. There is a lot of green grass there."
When the sun rose to the top of the bamboo, Fu Yucheng finally finished chopping the wood.
He picked up a polished piece of wood and began to draw the shape of a trough. The pencil made light marks on the wood and soon outlined the outline of the trough.
"This trough needs to be made deeper," he said to Zhou Desheng, "otherwise the rabbits will easily spill their food."
Zhou Desheng came over to take a look and said, "Brother Fu, your painting is really neat. It's more professional than the carpenter in the shop."
Yun Tangyin came out with hot water and saw the two people busy making food troughs. She handed them enamel cups and said, "Drink some water quickly and take a rest."
She added a piece of sweet potato to the cage, and the female rabbit immediately came over, chewing it quickly with her three-lobed mouth, and the sweet fragrance of the sweet potato spread.
"Look how much the female rabbit likes it," Yun Tangyin said with a smile, "Give it another piece later to give it more nutrition."
Zhou Desheng's wife came out of the house, holding a small hat she had just sewn: "Yinyin, look, I've sewn the hat, try it on for the size."
The hat was made of blue cloth, with a small locust flower embroidered on the brim with very fine stitching.
Yun Tangyin took the hat and compared it to her wrist: "It's perfect. It will definitely fit the child. You have great craftsmanship."
Fu Yucheng put down the wooden board in his hand and came over to look at the hat: "This hat is really beautiful, even more exquisite than the ones sold in the supply and marketing cooperative."
He stuffed a piece of locust flower cake into Zhou Desheng's wife's hand and said, "Try it quickly. It's freshly steamed and still hot."
Zhou Desheng's wife took the cake, took a bite, and the sweet fragrance spread in her mouth: "This cake is really sweet, even better than the one my mother made. Yinyin, you have to teach me."
Seeing that everyone was busy, Xiaolan also wanted to help.
She took out a pair of scissors and scraps of cloth from the house, squatted by the kang and cut pieces of cloth, intending to make a small cushion for the rabbit. "Sister-in-law, do you think the pieces of cloth I cut are beautiful?"
She held up a piece of floral fabric and smiled. Yun Tangyin walked over and touched the fabric: "It's really beautiful. Lan girl has a very skillful hand. The rabbit will definitely like it."
In the evening, the trough was finally ready.
Fu Yucheng put the feeding trough into the cage and carved a small locust flower on it. The grain of the wood appeared particularly clear under the light.
"This trough is really pretty," Yun Tangyin smiled as she touched the locust flower pattern. "It will be more convenient for the rabbit to eat in the future. It won't have to fight for food all the time."
The female rabbit seemed to like the new trough very much. She went over to smell it and licked the locust flower pattern, which made everyone laugh.
When Zhou Desheng and his wife said goodbye, Fu Yucheng stuffed a piece of locust flower cake into their hands and said, "Take it back and let the children try it. It's freshly steamed."
Zhou Desheng's wife took the cake and stuffed a cloth bag into Yun Tangyin's hand: "Inside are the pickles that my mother pickled. They are perfect with porridge. You should eat more since you are pregnant."
Yun Tangyin took the cloth bag, the aroma of pickles lingering on her nose: "Thank you for always sending us things."
The yard returned to silence. Fu Yucheng added a piece of coal to the stove. The flames licked the bottom of the pot, making the house warm.
Yun Tangyin sat on the edge of the kang, holding the small hat she had just sewn in her hand, gently shaking it to comfort the baby in her belly: "Look, this is the hat Aunt Zhou made for you. When you come out, wear the hat and play with Snowball and the others. You will definitely be the most impressive little kid in the yard."
Fu Yucheng came over, hugged her from behind, and gently rubbed her belly with his palm: "I will polish the feeding trough again tomorrow to make it smoother and not scratch the rabbit."
He stuffed a piece of rock candy into Yun Tangyin's mouth: "Hold it to moisten your throat. You've been busy all day today, you must be tired."
Yun Tangyin leaned in his arms, listening to the subtle sounds of the rabbit in the cage, and suddenly felt at ease: "With you here, I'm not tired at all."
In the second half of the night, the snow began to fall again, gently falling on the window paper, like countless gentle hands tapping.
Yun Tangyin woke up and saw that Fu Yucheng was not around. When she got out of bed and put on her clothes, she saw him squatting in front of the rabbit cage, holding a piece of cotton cloth in his hand and gently wiping the feeding trough.
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