Little Fubao from the farmhouse takes space to flee famine

Chapter 15 It's Snowing

The night fell, it was a particularly cold night, everything was silent, and the first snowflakes fell on the ground.

An Ran woke up from the cold. It was extremely cold tonight. She was nestled in her mother's arms, wearing a thin quilt that was only worn in summer and autumn.

Wang Yonglin hugged the mother and daughter. Even so, the cold was unavoidable, and An Ran could feel that they were not sleeping peacefully.

The big bunks of the boys were even shrunk into a ball, one next to the other, without leaving any gaps in the middle, and even their feet were kept together to keep warm.

Li Aling is the one who suffers the most. She lives in the corner of the Datong shop. There is a small bed built with wooden boards, covered with thick hay. Her quilt is made of rags, and the cotton core inside It is old cotton that has been used for several years, and the boards are tied together.

Li Aling couldn't bear it, so she rolled up the quilt tightly around her body. These aunts made it for her, but her feet were not warm at all. She wanted to sleep with her brother.

In the early morning, An Ran heard a burst of cheers: "It's snowing! It's snowing!"

The earth is covered in silver, as if the whole world is as quiet as a virgin, and even breathing has slowed down.

This is the first snow, and it is also a rare heavy snow. They have not seen such snow here for more than ten years.

"Brother, the snow is so white, look at it!"

The boys picked up the snow piled up on the eaves. Soon the white snow turned into water and flowed from the palms of their hands.

The women looked groggy and wrapped themselves in thin clothes. It was really snowing. No wonder it was so cold last night.

"Ahhhhhh"

I don't know who sneezed a lot, and a cloud of white mist spewed out.

Even Father Wang, who is busy on weekdays, has watched the outside world for a long time. He has not seen such snow for many years. He thinks he only saw heavy snow when he followed the general over the Goddess Ridge Mountains.

The snow scene brought back memories of Mr. Wang's youth. How many brothers had stayed in that snowy ridge, otherwise they would have had many children and grandchildren.

"Yong'an, it's snowing. Let's go to the town to buy some cotton and come back today." Father Wang saw the children in his eyes.

An Ran also wanted to go see the snow. It must have snowed heavily outside. It was so cold last night. I was so afraid of catching a cold.

"You, you are so excited early in the morning, so wear something thicker."

Li Zhenxiang wrapped her in three layers of thick clothes, so thick that she couldn't even stretch her hands out. She also wore a big hat with ear flaps on both sides.

"Ah~ah, sell~" This is the sound that An Ran can make, her vocal cords are not fully developed yet, so she can't speak.

Naturally, Li Zhenxiang couldn't understand what she said, but just taught her how to call someone, wrapped her up like a rice dumpling, and wanted to carry her on her back.

An Ran was naturally not happy, she threw away the straps with her small hands, she didn't want to be tied on her back and dangle.

Even on a day like this, everyone still has to work, and there will be nothing to eat if they are idle.

An Ran's breakfast today was only half a bowl of egg custard. She was the only one in the family who had breakfast. Everyone here had two meals a day.

Liu Chunlan took out the money box. Everyone caught a lot of fish in the past few months, and only one or two halves of the ginseng sold by Mr. Wang remained. Including the previous savings, the total was 53 cents.

One hundred coins is one hang, strung together with thread, ten hangs is one coin, and ten coins is one tael.

Fang Cuiying took out her backpack and vegetable basket, which contained some radish and cabbage stored in the cellar. There were no seeds for other vegetables this year.

"These rabbits can also be sold, leaving two to raise until next year."

The main reason is that there is no grass to eat in winter, and there will be no good grass to cut after the snow melts in a few days.

The rabbits that have been raised for several months are fat and strong, and the children are very responsible to mow the grass every day to feed them, taking care of them very carefully, even the hair is clean.

Dad Wang was holding the rabbit's ears, and Wang Yong'an took out the straw rope and tied the rabbit's feet, and threw the rabbit into the basket.

"Dad, can you keep one for the Chinese New Year?" Wen Ming looked at the rabbits being placed in the basket. He and his brothers had raised them for so long that they didn't even know what they tasted like.

"I also want to eat rabbit. I haven't eaten rabbit meat yet."

"These are all to be exchanged for money. I will pull some quilts for you and keep them to eat when the situation is better next year." Wang Yongan knew that his son was greedy, but these rabbits were still the lifeblood of their family's winter.

"If you want to eat, just save one and wait for the New Year's Day." Mr. Wang smoked dry cigarettes. Children and grandchildren have their own way of living. If you suffer a lot, they will not grow up.

"Father, just get used to these brats. This one can be exchanged for five catties of millet. After cooking, everyone can get a bowl full of dry rice."

"Don't worry about it like this. Look at these children, it's time to grow their bones. After eating better, they can earn back as much as they can."

Although everyone understands this truth, it feels more secure to have a little extra money in hand.

"Fubao is good, you are so beautiful, grandpa will take you to visit the town today." Father Wang hugged Fubao in his arms, and the two grandfathers and grandchildren laughed.

ah?What did they hear?Take Fubao to town!

"Father, forget it. It's cold today. What can she do when she's gone? Just stay at home."

No!An Ran was going crazy inside, she had been there for several months, and the scope of her activities was either this home or this home, and the farthest place she had been to was the mountain where wild vegetables were dug and the place of refuge.

An Ran was holding on to Father Wang's clothes with both hands. Li Zhenxiang couldn't hold him down. She wanted to go out to see the world.

"Look, she doesn't even want to come down. Fu Bao wants to go, right?" Dad Wang was happy and put a hijab on his child to prevent her little face from being blown by the wind.

"You little sister, you have an idea. Whoever knows you so well will know that you are clinging to your grandpa. Come here and hug your grandpa. Don't tire your grandpa." Wang Yonglin wanted to take her over.

An Ran turned her head to express her reluctance, which made everyone laugh.

She was going out to make money with Father Wang. She had already made up her mind to buy some medicinal materials.

The boys stayed at home, Fang Cuiying and Liu Chunlan took their own vegetables, rabbits, and a wooden stick to find the way.

The road to town was covered with snow. Fortunately, they lived in the south, and the heavy snow only reached their ankles.

In addition to their footprints, there were already other footprints on the road, various marks and ruts.

The branches of a tree were broken under the weight of snow, and from time to time there was a clicking sound. The snow was also mixed with mud and stuck to the soles of people's shoes, turning into water and making the shoes wet.

In front of the town, there is a stone tablet gate, on which is engraved Mengtang Town, a small town.

There are fewer people going out in winter, and many are still sweeping the snow in front of their doors.

The town is not as prosperous as before, many buildings have not been completed, and some of the houses that have just been built are relatively simple.

An Ran looked at the small town here curiously, and it was much worse than she thought, maybe it was because it hadn't been rebuilt after the flood.

It is estimated that these materials of hers are not easy to sell, because there are no people with spending power.

The market here is not far from the pier. There are a lot more people here. There are farmers selling vegetables on both sides of the road, as well as stalls by vendors.

Their family planned to put things at the end of the market, because they came late, and everyone bought the same vegetables, so there was no novelty.

The most onlookers were some wild game, which were hunted by hunters in the mountains. A wild wolf attracted many people to watch.

(End of this chapter)