Chapter 134 Puppies Arrive
The heavy snow that had fallen for two days finally stopped, and the entire Red Flag Brigade seemed to be covered by a thick white quilt, becoming quiet and beautiful.
The quiet air was filled with the fresh and cold smell of snow, which made people feel extremely refreshed. The sunlight shone into the house through the window, reflecting on the snow, creating a dazzling light.
At this time, Wang Yuanchao was finally able to go out with a shovel. He saw the children of the Red Flag Brigade were extremely excited. Regardless of the cold, they played in the snow, had snowball fights, and made snowmen. Their laughter echoed over the village.
The adults also came out of their homes, some holding shovels, some holding bamboo poles, ready to scrape the snow off the roofs.
Wang Yuanchao's yard is at the foot of the mountain in the southeast corner of the Hongqi Brigade. It is a remote place adjacent to the mountains and with a river in front. The nearest house in the village is more than 1,000 meters away. Naturally, it is not as lively as in the village, but there is one good thing, that is, if you don't want to go out in winter, you don't have to sweep the snow on the road outside, and no one will come.
Wang Yuanchao and his young wife and mother-in-law were needed to focus on clearing the snow in the yard.
The main thing is to clear the bluestone road leading from the house to the courtyard gate.
As a result, just as the family cleared the bluestone road, snowflakes began to fall from the sky, landing on the snow, and then being covered by another snowflake the next second. This cycle repeated itself, and the snow on the ground piled up higher and higher.
The family of three had no choice but to return to the room. Wang Yuanchao looked at the heavy snow and gently held his young wife in his arms. The two of them sat on the sofa, looking at the snowflakes floating outside the window, snuggling together quietly.
"Fortunately, our house is new and the roof should be able to withstand the snow. Otherwise, with the continuous snowfall, I'm really worried that the roof will collapse."
"Hey, Yuan Chao, don't say such a disappointing thing. The roofs nowadays are not so easy to collapse. They are not the thatched roofs of the past, which are easy to collapse."
"Yes, it is true. Now they all have tile roofs, even mud brick houses."
"That's because everyone has experienced roof collapse. Even if you are poor, you have to repair your roof. It's a life-threatening matter."
October was just halfway through when heavy snow began to fall from the northeastern sky. The snow kept getting heavier and heavier, and it seemed as if there was only one color left between the sky and the earth. The thick snow was higher than a person's knees.
"Mother-in-law, Yuanyuan, let's have a mutton hotpot for lunch today. It would be a wonderful day to listen to the sound of the snow outside, eat hotpot, and drink some wine."
Zhang Yuanyuan lay in Wang Yuanchao's arms with a happy look on her face. She was not willing to raise her head at all, and hummed softly with a nasal tone:
"Yeah, I'll listen to you, Master."
Widow Du also had a happy smile on her face. She recalled the past and said with a calm smile: "Life is better now. I rarely recall my childhood.
No matter how hard it was, it's all over. Thinking back to the painful times when I was a kid,
It will only make you immersed in pain forever. I say all this just to tell you that you are living a fairy-like life now, so happy and comfortable.
At noon, I will make soup with the lamb ribs and lamb bones that have not been smoked yet, and cut some lamb. Let's have hot pot."
Although Wang Yuanchao didn't want to listen to his mother-in-law's lecture, he didn't say much. "Well, not only mutton, pheasant, wild duck, leopard meat, wild boar meat, but also cabbage, radish slices, potato slices, we can get some. What we eat is not just lunch. Didn't my mother-in-law just say that we are living a fairy-like life now? Then we have to live like a fairy-like life. At noon today, we will be tasting wine and enjoying life.
The wine I brewed is ready. The alcohol content is not high. The three of us can have a slow lunch and drink more wine. "
Widow Du looked at Wang Yuanchao's shameless look, and she had no idea what to do. She just rolled her eyes and said:
"Okay, okay, our head master will fulfill your wish. Hey, is there someone knocking on the door?"
Wang Yuanchao calmed down and listened, then nodded and said:
"Someone is knocking on the door, who is it?"
Widow Du stood up from the sofa with a "whoosh", put on her cotton jacket, and walked towards the gate of the yard. "I'll go see if the apricot blossoms have arrived."
Wang Yuanchao turned around and saw from the window that Widow Du opened the door and walked to the front door.
"Who says God is unhospitable? The sky is full of wind and snow to welcome the return of people.
Hey, with such heavy snow, is there anyone coming to such a remote place like ours?
Wife, are you talking about my aunt?"
"I don't know. When the snow stopped just now, my mother sent two pieces of meat to my aunt's house. If there was anything wrong with my aunt's family, she should have told my mother just now. It shouldn't be her."
The young couple sat snuggling on the sofa, listening to the humming of the boiling kettle and looking out the window. After a while, they saw a middle-aged man holding a wooden box and communicating with his mother-in-law.
"It's Uncle Chen An."
Wang Yuanchao came to his senses after listening to his young wife's words and said, "Didn't my mother-in-law say that Chen An's family was unwilling to give the dog to us? Why are they here again today?"
"It's not that they didn't want to give it to us before, it's that we couldn't agree on the price.
Before, my mother was only willing to give 50 cents for a puppy, and Uncle Chen An's family wanted 1 yuan per puppy, so we didn't reach an agreement . Now that Uncle Chen An has taken the initiative to send the puppy over, he must have accepted my mother's price."
After a while, Wang Yuanchao saw his mother-in-law take something out of her pocket and hand it to Chen An, then she picked up the wooden box that Chen An brought over, closed the door, and walked into the house happily.
After entering the house, Widow Du said happily:
"Look, this is the litter of puppies, they were born in August.
As the saying goes, 'Summer dogs are born the smartest', which means that puppies born in summer are smarter and have extraordinary spirituality.
Moreover, these puppies have been raised for more than two months and they still don’t recognize people. Now is a good time to bring them home to raise.”
Wang Yuanchao got up from the sofa, squatted down, and carefully observed the litter of puppies. They were all chubby and looked very energetic.
"Mother-in-law, didn't Uncle Chen An want one dollar per pig? Didn't we negotiate this before?
Why did you take the initiative to send the puppy here this time?"
Widow Du looked like she had gotten a great bargain, and her expression of smug joy was beyond words. "Haha, it's because there are too many puppies and they have too much to eat. In this cold winter, they only eat and don't work. Chen An's wife and mother are reluctant to give up the food.
I thought I could get some money back.
Chen An couldn't stand the nagging of his wife and mother, so he sent it back to our house to exchange for money."
"Four dollars?"
"Well, four dollars."
"Four dollars for eight puppies, that's pretty cheap."
"Haha, that's right, don't you see who is doing it?"
(End of this chapter)
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