Chapter 43： Travelers in the snow

Chapter 43 A man on the road in the snow

Shoveling and pushing snow is a big job. Fortunately, Li has a large family.

Not only did his own home get tidied up quickly, he was also able to free up his hands to help the old men next door.

Jia An's little hands were red from the cold. He ran back from the next door and shouted loudly as soon as he entered the house.

“Milk, third uncle said, let’s make some **** soup at home. Grandpa Zhao and the others next door are all sick with cold, and they have a fever and cough.”

“You guys stay away from Fu Niu’er quickly, don’t let Fu Niu’er get over the illness!”

Old Mrs. Li stretched out her hand to separate the two naughty grandsons, preventing them from getting close to the good news.

Then he asked his daughters-in-law to make **** soup, and even cruelly added two spoonfuls of brown sugar at home.

Tao Hongying and Zhao Yuru are both warm-hearted, and they took it to the next door after they were ready.

Several old men were sitting on the kang around him, all looking bad.

I forgot to bring firewood into the house yesterday, and the fire was extinguished at night. I originally thought I could light the stove again this morning.

It snowed heavily when I thought of it. The doors and windows were sealed, and I couldn’t get out. I could only freeze.

Fortunately, Li Laosan brought the boys here, otherwise they might have died together.

At this time, they were holding hot brown sugar **** water and drinking heavily.

The Li family were all inside and outside the house. Zhao Yuru and Tao Hongying were cooking porridge on the kang. Li Laosan and the boys went to the roof to shovel snow and clean the yard. Only then did they feel alive, and the circles under their eyes became red.

“Lao Kui died feeling aggrieved, but he also did a good thing. He left a big yard and allowed such a good family to settle down. We all benefited from it.”

When the village chief hurried over, the Li family was already busy. He was moved in his heart, but he couldn't help being proud of his old brothers.

“How about it? I’ll find a place for you. It’s next to the boys from the Li family. I’ll definitely take good care of you.”

“Yes, yes, you are smart and thoughtful.”

The old men were happy and chatting lively, and the cold and wind were much better.

Just as Zhao Yuru and Tao Hongying cooked porridge, everyone was snoring and drinking the porridge.

The delicious taste made the village chief greedy, so he also ate a bowl.

“Third daughter-in-law, fourth daughter-in-law, you are really tired. After you are busy at home, you still have to come over and take care of these old guys.”

“Uncle, you’re welcome. We live next door, so we should lend a hand.”

Tao Hongying waved her hands and said with a smile, "Before, I always had to go out to cook the stove and didn't bother to come over to help. Now that we have more time, we will definitely come here more often."

“Okay, okay, if everyone in the village is like your family, I don’t have to worry about it.”

The village chief uncle was very pleased and praised a few words, which made Tao Hongying and Zhao Yuru blush. They made excuses and hurried home.

The heavy snow seems to have been scheduled. Every time after the villagers finish clearing away the snow, there will be another one.

So much so that the people in the village have been so busy this month that they can’t stop cursing God.

Auspicious snow heralds a good year. Snow is naturally a good thing, but if it snows too much, it may not be possible.

The old people gathered together and began to worry about whether farming would be smooth next year.

Children are the most carefree. They study at Li's house for an hour every morning, and then it's time for them to have fun.

Building snowmen and having snowball fights are just a lot of fun.

The river outside the village has completely frozen, and the ice sledges can be taken out.

You can almost hear the shouts of naughty boys as you pass by...

Jiaxi and Jiaan were a little scared of the river because they had been frightened for a while by falling into the water.

But I couldn't stand the encouragement of my friends, and within a few days I put my fear behind me...

Jiayin is envied at home, but unfortunately, apart from chewing her feet, she can only work hard to learn to crawl.     The only little fun is eating secretly with grandma at night.

Old Mrs. Li found a small silver spoon somewhere, scraped some apple puree and fed it to Jiayin.

Unfortunately, she was also afraid that Jiayin's stomach wouldn't be able to bear it, so she was only willing to feed him three or four spoonfuls at a time, and for the rest, Jiayin still had to hold the apples and taste them by herself...

When will this miserable infancy be over?

Jiayin hugged her feet and gnawed them, while continuing to worry.

Tao Hongying came in from outside and couldn't stop laughing when she saw her daughter like this, so she said to her mother-in-law.

“Mom, look at our Fu Niu’er, she looks like a little grown-up, she can even sigh!”

Old Mrs. Li was taking the soles of her shoes, scratched her scalp with a needle, and said proudly, "My lucky girl is very smart, maybe she is thinking about something big."

Tao Hongying unbuttoned her clothes to feed her daughter. She was used to it, and she no longer had any shame or resistance. She drank happily.

Tao Hongying now has a job as a cook. She can make money for her family and has good food. The most important thing is that the good news saves her worries and she knows how to love her mother.

Eat a full meal before going to bed at night, and you won't be looking for her all night, and you can sleep peacefully, so her milk supply is better than before.

Seeing that her daughter seemed to have gained weight and grown taller, Tao Hongying was very happy and couldn't help but think about the man who was away from home.

“Mom, count the days, the fourth child will be back soon.”

“Yes,” Mrs. Li replied as she glanced at the window subconsciously.

"It will be the twelfth lunar month soon, and they have been walking for twenty days. I guess they are on their way back."

Jiayin rubbed her toes, and while eating, she was thinking in her mind that her father might suffer a lot during this **** trip. After all, there has been a lot of wind and snow recently.

But she still had confidence in her father's safe return. After all, his archery skills were really good and he was born with supernatural powers, so he was more than enough to protect himself.

Not to mention worrying about my family, I just said that on the official road a hundred miles away, the convoy of the Wuwei Escort Bureau was driving through the wind and snow.

The snow just fell last night and is still very fluffy. It is not too difficult for the carriage to run over it.

But the heavy snow covered the road conditions, and from time to time carriages carrying goods fell into deep pits.

At such a time, everyone must work together to lift the carriage out.

This is the most annoying thing on the **** journey.

First, the carriage is easy to roll over and needs to be reloaded.

Second, the carriage is heavy and requires a lot of manpower to lift it out, which weakens the protection of the convoy.

 With with a bandit or horse bandit, it could easily be exploited, which is really dangerous.

But this was all in the past. Now in the **** agency, no one is worried anymore, because this time there are two novices joining the escort!

This **** trip has high wages and low risk. Everyone wants to follow, so there will be some competition.

But the **** leader Liu reported to the chief **** officer and insisted on bringing two outsiders with him. Everyone was a little unhappy.

Unexpectedly, these two people gave everyone countless surprises on the road.

For example, at a time like this, a carriage accidentally deviated from the rut in front, and the right rear wheel fell into a deep pit. The maroon horse that was pulling was blowing white air from its nose. After trying several times, it could not pull the carriage out, and it was so angry that it could not be pulled out. Pave the hoof.

In front of the wind and snow, a young man ran up and shouted to the coachman, "Uncle Xu, is the wheel in a pit?"

“Yes, Jiayi, I was a little sleepy and didn’t pay attention to the track, so I went a little off track, and it was such a coincidence that I fell directly into it.”

The man driving the cart hugged his whip and was very upset.

"Don't be afraid, just wait for me." Jiayi responded with a smile, turned to the back of the car and took a look, then said.

"Uncle Xu, if I call one, two, three, you can drive the horse and we can get out together."

(End of this chapter)