Chapter 207 Snow Sweeping
When Xu Hexiao arrived, Zhao Shu had already dismantled some parts, but it was too cold, and he was too hungry to use any strength.
"Wine, wine, wine," Zhao Shu seemed to have seen a savior.
Xu Hexiao handed him the kettle, then walked to the back of the carriage and put the basket on the bed. "There's food here. It should still be warm. Come and eat quickly."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Shu immediately put down his wine and walked towards Xu Hexiao.
The lunch box was wrapped in cotton cloth and was still warm when I opened it.
"These are buns. Please eat them quickly or they will get cold." Xu Hexiao urged.
Zhao Shu took off his gloves and, not caring whether his hands were washed or not, he took a bun in each hand and began to devour them. There were six buns in total, and after Zhao Shu finished eating them, he felt warm in his stomach and felt much better.
Xu Hexiao went to open another lunch box. This lunch box contained glutinous rice balls with fermented glutinous rice wine. There was water in the glutinous rice balls, and their temperature was higher than that of the buns.
Xu Hexiao handed the lunch box to Zhao Shu and gave him a pair of chopsticks, "Eat."
Zhao Shu took a sip of the soup and showed an expression of enjoyment.
"You'd better eat quickly. It's getting dark and it might even snow." Xu Hexiao urged again.
Zhao Shu rolled his eyes at him and said, "I know. I know you have a family and don't want to waste time here with an old man like me."
Xu Hexiao couldn't refute, he really wanted to go back to be with Qiqi and the child.
"Your shoes and clothes are wet. It's also for your own good to fix the car quickly." Xu Hexiao said.
"Okay, I'll be quick. The food you brought is so delicious that I can't bear to eat it too fast." Zhao Shu felt a little aggrieved.
After coming back from a trip together, this kid went home, changed his clothes, and brought food. Unlike him, even when he returned home, the house was cold and deserted, with an empty stove and nothing in it.
After Zhao Shu finished eating the glutinous rice dumplings, the two of them repaired the car together.
Zhao Shu taught Xu Hexiao without any perfunctory attitude. He took full care and taught very seriously.
Xu Hexiao had a very good memory and understanding. The more Zhao Shu taught him, the more satisfied he became. Xu Hexiao was also very strong, so he could do some heavy work that Zhao Shu could not do effortlessly. The two of them worked together and repaired the car in just one hour.
Xu Hexiao first drove Zhao Shu back home, and then drove to the machinery factory.
When he arrived at the machinery factory, it was snowing again.
"Xu Hexiao, are you going out? I have an umbrella that I can lend you." A female colleague saw Xu Hexiao standing under the eaves and walked towards him with a smile on her face.
Xu Hexiao didn't know the other person. He just glanced at him calmly and turned his gaze outside again. "I want to go home. You can keep your umbrella for yourself."
"Well, if you want to go home, I will have to use my umbrella by myself. But you can wait a little longer. It will be time to get off work soon. Then we can share an umbrella. You can take me home first, and then hold my umbrella back. Just bring it to me tomorrow." As the female colleague said this, she couldn't help but move closer to Xu Hexiao, her eyes constantly scanning Xu Hexiao.
It was the first time she saw someone who could wear a bulky cotton jacket so beautifully.
It’s a pity that the other party has a family.
But she didn't mind. Nowadays, people are free to fall in love and get married. Once married, they can get divorced. It is said that Xu Hexiao's wife has no job and has given birth to a child. She is definitely not comparable to herself.
The female colleague was thinking about how to take down Xu Hexiao, but she saw Xu Hexiao took two steps to the side and rejected her proposal, "No need."
As he spoke, Xu Hexiao went to the carriage and found a sack with a hole in it. He covered himself with the sack, walked into the snow, and strode away.
The female colleague watched the whole process in amazement.
Wasn't her meaning clear enough?
Or did he reject himself?
The female colleague thought she was pretty and had many admirers, but this was the first time she felt humiliated.
The snow kept falling, and Lin Qi caught the two pairs of rabbits, put them in the cage, and placed them in the firewood pile in the kitchen.
As for the five deer, Lin Qi could only make the deer shed more solid, lay the straw thicker, and also impart some supernatural powers to them.
This is the children’s food rations, nothing must happen to it.
When Xu Hexiao came back, his clothes were wet again. Fortunately, only the outside was wet, and the inside was still dry.
"At that time, I heard that the winter in the capital was cold, so I specially bought a few military coats from Mr. Mo. Now it seems that I was foresighted." Lin Qi said.
Listening to her boasting, Xu Hexiao suppressed a smile, "That's true. In such cold weather, military coats are indeed warm. But I heard from my colleagues that mink coats are also warm. I'll see if I can get one for you in a few days."
"No, that cashmere coat is warm enough. I don't go out, so I don't need to wear warm clothes. But you, buy it for yourself when you meet it."
Xu Hexiao did not respond. As a man, he did not need to dress too well. If he had the conditions, he would naturally stay close to his wife and children.
The snow was still falling, and the next day Lin Qi could hardly open the door.
She used the vines to sweep the snow off the corridor outside the door before opening the door. At the same time, she also controlled the vines to sweep the snow off the roof and put the snow into the rice field behind the house.
The plants in the yard were also buried in the snow, with only the taller Dahongpao tea trees showing some leaves. Lin Qi was worried that these precious herbs and tea trees would die, so she injected a lot of supernatural powers into them. Only after confirming that they were still active did she breathe a sigh of relief.
After all, I raised it for a few days and it died just like that. It’s a bit of a loss.
"The snow is probably about 70 to 80 centimeters thick." Xu Hexiao frowned. How can he go to work in such deep snow?
Because he had just started working, he didn't know whether the machinery factory would open when it snowed in previous years. So he was hesitant about whether to go to the factory.
He is still in the probation period, and his absence from work will have a bad impact.
Before he could figure it out, the loudspeaker outside rang, "Sweep the snow, sweep the snow, every household should sweep the snow in front of their own door, and send one person to go to the street to sweep the snow together."
That’s it. No need to worry about it. I can’t go to the factory, and I can’t let Qiqi take four children to sweep the snow.
Xu Hexiao didn't need to do anything to clean the snow in the yard and on the roof, so he went to sweep the snow outside the door. When he came back from sweeping the snow outside the door, the children were already drinking milk from bottles, and the small steamer on the stove was steaming.
"Wash your hands and come over to eat buns." Lin Qi greeted.
Xu Hexiao poured out the water from the kettle, added some cold water, washed his hands, and then went to grab the buns. "I'll go to the street to sweep the snow later. You stay home with the children. It's cold outside. If the children want to see the snow, let them watch from the window."
Although the children have never been sick since they were born, he doesn't dare to gamble.
A few children seemed to understand what their father said. They babbled and pointed outside, clearly meaning that they wanted to go play in the snow.
Lin Qi burst out laughing, "You're so young and you're already rebellious!"
Xu Hexiao also smiled, and his smile was gentle and doting, "If you are so naughty, be careful that when you grow up, your dad will spank you."
"Are you willing to do that?" Lin Qi had long discovered that Xu Hexiao's indulgence and pampering of children far exceeded hers.
"If I'm reluctant, then you can do it." Xu Hexiao said seriously.
Lin Qi: “….”
Did she look like someone who would beat a child?
Xu Hexiao went to sweep the snow for a whole day and returned home at three in the afternoon. After eating something, he hurried out again, "I'm going to go to the machinery factory to see what arrangements the factory has for this kind of weather."
Before he could finish his words, he had already reached the gate.
Lin Qi shook her head and said to the four children, "Your father is a very busy man now."
After the snow, the kids' diapers dried more slowly.
Lin Qi asked for a lot of cloth from Boss Mo and Brother Tan, including a lot of breathable gauze. At this moment, she and the four children were gathered around the fire. She was cutting diapers for the children, while the children were wrapped in vines, rocking slowly, babbling from their little mouths, and no one knew what they were saying.
Suddenly, the boss Xu Boxi got angry and let out an angry roar.
Lin Qi was stunned and looked up at her, "Sister, what are you doing?"
It was the first time Lin Qi saw the children get angry.
Just as Lin Qi finished her words, she saw her sister Xu Boxi pointing at the buns in the cage and screaming "Ahhhh".
"You want to eat?" Lin Qi was a little surprised, "But you don't have teeth."
However, the elder sister did not listen to Lin Qi and continued to point at the buns, shouting "Ahhh". As the elder sister shouted, the other children followed suit, and each of them focused their attention on the plump white buns.
Lin Qi was both angry and amused. She had no way to deal with these children, so she gave them one each and said, "Just chew it yourselves. You haven't even grown any teeth yet, so let's see what you can chew off."
When Xu Hexiao arrived at the machinery factory, there were only a few people in the factory.
"Xu Hexiao, go drive. Our car and driver have been requisitioned to transport snow." Someone called Xu Hexiao.
"Have other drivers from our factory already gone?" Xu Hexiao asked.
"Two of them have already left. Zhao Shu didn't come. Now there is only one left who can drive."
"Which street?"
"Just drive toward the city center, and when you see a snowplow, stop and load it."
"Okay. Just me?"
"Otherwise, I can't drive."
“.......”
Xu Hexiao went to register and then drove out of the machinery factory.
Their home was in the central area, but as he walked along, the snow near their home had been almost cleared.
So he drove towards the department store.
Near the department store, he saw a slightly familiar face. Was that Brother Cao’s wife?
Xu Hexiao's eyes swept over her wet shoes and trouser legs, and his brows furrowed. "I have been looking at them since this morning. Where is Brother Cao?"
The next second, Brother Cao also appeared in Xu Hexiao's sight. He strode towards Zhao Hanshuang and snatched the broom from her. "Go back and change your clothes first. I'll do the rest."
At this time, Zhao Hanshuang's legs were so frozen that she had no feeling in them, and her face was blue and purple. If she wasn't still breathing, she would have looked like a dead person.
"Come to my place. Grandma has boiled some hot water for you and has prepared your clothes. Come quickly."
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