jdhmnovel Chapter 177 Footprints in the Snow
Chapter 177 Footprints in the Snow
Gu Qingqing saw that he did not look sad at all, and thought that Luo Meihua did not tell her family about what was in her heart.
"It's okay. I've just been busy these past few days and haven't had the chance to talk to her properly. Well, you don't have to talk to her. I'll go find her myself if I have something to say."
"Okay, then sister-in-law, you take Dahua and the others and walk slowly. Dajun and I will go over to take a look first." After Niu Yuzhu said this, he and Niu Dajun ran away with their arms around each other's shoulders.
After Gu Qingqing went over to check, she saw that there was no major problem and gave a few instructions.
Finally, he said to the old man from the village who was guarding here, "Uncle, there is no need for anyone to watch over here. Just come and check every few hours."
"Hey, we're just sitting around doing nothing at home. Qingqing, don't worry about it. Everyone is in a good mood right now and is happy to do it. Just go back and do your own thing."
"It was quite warm guarding the kiln, but when the snow falls here, it turns into water. Everyone should be careful not to catch a cold."
"It's okay. Some people have gone home to get their raincoats. We all want to build a shed here. It's warmer to stay by the stove than at home."
Gu Qingqing wanted to say something else, but Dahua, who followed her, pulled her clothes.
"What's wrong, Dahua?" Gu Qingqing turned her head and asked.
Dahua asked quietly, "Mom, our chickens and rabbits are still in the cages in the backyard. Will they freeze to death?"
In just a short while, a layer of white frost had appeared on the ground.
Gu Qingqing thought about it and decided that it was okay. What Zhao Dong gave was a wild rabbit in the first place. What hasn’t a wild rabbit experienced?
On second thought, that didn't make sense. Wild rabbits at least spend the winter in holes, but she had built a frame in her backyard and stuffed the nest with straw. It seemed a bit of a stretch to keep out the cold in that environment.
The old man saw through her embarrassment and hurriedly urged her to leave, "I'll call you if there's anything here, so go back!"
There were only a few living things in the house, and it would be a shame if they froze to death. Gu Qingqing didn't insist anymore. She said goodbye to everyone else and left with the children.
After entering the courtyard, Gu Qingqing shouted inside before entering the south study, "The chickens and rabbits in Wen Wuyan's backyard..." As Gu Qingqing spoke, she lifted the study door curtain, and only Old Yang was inside, teasing Sanhua with a wooden rabbit.
Sanhua was amused and laughed out loud.
"Hey! Uncle Yang, isn't Wen Wuyan here?"
"You guys are back? Wuyan went to the backyard and said he was moving a nest for the rabbits."
Sanhua in Old Yang's arms heard the familiar voice, and his little head turned around and looked towards the place where the sound came from.
Then he grinned foolishly.
"Mom, my sister is smiling so happily!" Erhua was about to touch Sanhua's little face, but was grabbed by the arm by Dahua who followed.
"Sister, what's wrong again?" Erhua was confused.
Dahua pulled Erhua back and said, "We just came back from outside and we feel cold. Let's give it to Sanhua. Go to the charcoal basin and warm yourself up before touching Sanhua."
Erhua said "Oh" reluctantly and went to warm her hands.
Old Yang looked at the sensible Dahua and Gu Qingqing and muttered, "Dahua is really too sensible. Whoever can marry her in the future will be blessed for three lifetimes."
Although Dahua didn't know how to get married, she understood that women would leave their mothers in the future, and she looked at her mother with anxious eyes.
"Hahaha, our little Dahua is shy!" Old Yang took the opportunity to laugh.
Daxin was also in the room. After hearing what Grandpa Yang said, he turned his head and looked at Dahua carefully.
It was concluded that the big flower was still very small.
Gu Qingqing carried Sanhua back to the east wing and asked Dahua and Erhua to look after her while she went to the backyard.
"Uncle, is it really okay to lock all the chickens and rabbits in the small room like this?" Daxin was talking about the small room, which was actually the outhouse in the backyard, but there was nothing in it and it was not used.
"Let's keep them here first. When the weather gets better, we'll build a pigpen outside the small gate and move them there."
Gu Qingqing came over and saw that the chickens and rabbits had been moved away. She said, "I thought you were going to put thatch around their nests, but you just let them live in a blue brick house."
"How was it going over there just now?" Wen Wuyan asked.
"Not bad. We can produce charcoal tomorrow. I just heard from them that we will go to the town to sell the charcoal as soon as it is produced tomorrow." Gu Qingqing came and saw that there was nothing she could do to help, so she stood aside and said.
"Everyone is anxious. I will go with you tomorrow. When we are doing the paperwork that day, we will take some pickled cabbage to the Shen Mansion because we are in a hurry. I will send some charcoal over tomorrow. This will be considered as the good news." Wen Wuyan put the rabbit nest in place and stuffed some rice stalks into it. Then he waved his hand and said that the task was accomplished.
Gu Qingqing heard that he was going to the Shen residence tomorrow, thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then tell the villagers that these are our purchases. In addition, there are these winter vegetables and white radishes in the cellar, you can take some as well. They must have their own farmland, so they are not short of food. But we don't have much to give, so just a little token of your appreciation. Oh, and tomorrow you buy ten kilograms of lean meat, see if there is any beef, and buy some more."
Walking to the front yard, Gu Qingqing suddenly asked Wen Wuyan, "Do you want to eat fried meatballs? Or fried shredded radish, and send some over tomorrow?"
"Great! Fangzheng, we can't take out the expensive things. Qingqing made it herself. They will definitely like it."
With Wen Wuyan, the big flatterer, around, Gu Qingqing fried some more meatballs that day.
Let Daxin bring a bowl to Zhao Dong and Zhao Bei.
Since she couldn't leave and wanted people to eat the food while it was hot, she asked Dahua to send a bowl to Luo Meihua as well.
After one night, thick white snow covered everything in the world.
Gu Qingqing stood at the door looking at the whiteness and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Cough cough! Cough~
Damn, it chokes my lungs!
"Qingqing, are you okay?"
"It's okay, Wen Wuyan, it snowed heavily last night, so I'm sure your business will be good today!"
The snow is still falling, but the flakes are smaller now.
Gu Qingqing and Wen Wuyan left the house before they had time to sweep the snow in their yard.
Because today is the day the kiln is opened, everyone wants to take advantage of the heavy snow to go to the town to sell charcoal.
Even though it was just the crunching sound of stepping on the snow, Gu Qingqing found it extremely fun.
It was true that it rarely snowed in the city where she lived during her lifetime.
Gu Qingqing put her heels together, pointed her toes outward, and hopped like a rabbit. After hopping for a long distance, she turned around and asked, "Wen Wuyan, do you think the pattern on the ground looks like rabbit ears?"
Wen Wuyan looked at Gu Qingqing, who still had a childlike innocence, and reminded her with a smile, "Qingqing, don't put your hands in your sleeves when you jump."
"Why?" Gu Qingqing still walked with her hands in her pockets.
"If you can't keep your feet steady like this, you'll fall easily. If your hands are cold, put one hand in your sleeve and give me the other. My hands are warm and I can warm them for you."
After his reminder, Gu Qingqing seemed to have remembered this incident. Looking at the snow on the ground that covered her ankles, she tightened her hands in her sleeves and shrank her neck. "I am such a big person, how could I fall down!"
As a result, she herself did not expect that the slap in the face would come so quickly!