As soon as He Xiaoyun finished knitting the scarf for Wei Yuanhang, the snow fell.
That morning, when she woke up, she found that it was brighter than usual outside the window. She thought she got up late, but she didn't realize until she opened the curtains. The treetops, grass and fields were all dressed in silver clothes.
Wei Jianwei opened the door and walked in. He was always the first to get up, and he brought hot water from the water room.
Seeing him, He Xiaoyun excitedly said, "It's snowing!"
He said: "It's a bit cold today, please keep warm."
"Yeah." He Xiaoyun replied, her eyes were still staring at the snow outside, and she seemed to be ready to move.
She was also from the south in her previous life. When she was in her twenties, she only saw a small amount of snow once, with a little white on the top of the mountain. This was the first time she saw such a large amount of snow, and she wanted to run out immediately. play a pass.
"Don't play in the snow, you will get chilblains." Wei Jianwei punctured her beautiful thoughts.
He Xiaoyun looked at her hands subconsciously. She still remembers that one year, two little fingers developed chilblains. When the weather warmed up, the itching and pain, and the pain of wanting to scratch the skin, the thought in her heart suddenly went out. up.
"Okay..." She reluctantly glanced out of the window again, then drew the curtains and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
When Wei Yuanhang got up and saw the snow, he ran to her and asked her in a fuss, "Mom, what is that outside?"
"It's snow."
The child tilted his head and asked again: "What is snow?"
He Xiaoyun didn't know how to answer, so she simply said roguely, "It's the white ones outside."
Wei Yuanhang frowned, dissatisfied with the answer, "Where did the snow come from?"
"What falls from the sky is like rain."
"Why doesn't it snow in our house?"
He Xiaoyun knew that he was referring to Qingshuihe, and said: "Because our house is not cold enough, it snows when it is cold, and it rains when it is not cold."
The little fat man nodded in understanding.
After breakfast, Wei Jianwei went to the camp, while Wei Yuanhang sat by the window, looking at the snow outside with curiosity and amazement.
Not long after, Wang Derong ran over, seeing that Wei Jianwei was not at home, he became more courageous and shouted: "Xiaohang Xiaohang, let's go down to have a snowball fight!"
Wei Yuanhang slipped away and was about to run out, but He Xiaoyun quickly grabbed him, "Just run out like this, be careful not to freeze."
Children have a fast metabolism, high body temperature, and blood vessels are not easy to freeze. If you only go out to play for a while, you don't have to worry too much about frostbite. However, she still found out the thickest padded clothes for him to change into, and put on scarves and gloves to wrap her whole body tightly before letting him go out.
"I'll be back after playing for a while."
"Got it!" The two children ran away at once.
He Xiaoyun stood by the window and looked around, and saw that there were already several children downstairs, all dressed like balls, running unsteadily on the snow, and plopped into the snow if they were not careful. Like a clumsy little penguin, so cute.
She looked at it for a while, then turned around and started knitting scarves. Wei Jianwei and Wei Yuanhang already had scarves, and she had to knit one for herself. The briquettes that had just made breakfast hadn't been extinguished yet. She was warming tea on the stove and sitting next to her felt a sense of warmth.
Not long after, Xu Lanxiang finished the housework, took the half-knit sweater, and came to talk to her.
"Looking at the weather, we will start accumulating sauerkraut in two days. How much are you planning to accumulate this year?"
He Xiaoyun was confused, "Huh?"
"Make sauerkraut, why, you didn't do it in previous years?" Xu Lanxiang asked.
Only then did He Xiaoyun remember that there is indeed a custom of accumulating sauerkraut in the north. Because the weather is too cold, there are basically no edible vegetables in winter. Unlike the south, the ground is green all year round. Whenever you want to eat, you can just pick a handful of fresh ones.
She had no experience at all. If Xu Lanxiang hadn't asked, maybe this winter, the whole family would have nothing to eat and would have to eat dry rice.
"We don't make sauerkraut, and I don't know how. When my sister-in-law makes it, call me and I will learn from you."
"It's very simple, you don't need to learn it," Xu Lanxiang said, "However, you have to prepare a big tank first. After two days of rest, let Lao Wang and you Lao Wei handle this matter."
"Okay, then thank you sister-in-law first." He Xiaoyun nodded repeatedly.
At noon, Wei Jianwei had something to do in the camp and didn't come back for dinner. In the evening, He Xiaoyun talked about it.
The family had already had dinner, and they were sitting around the stove, where three sweet potatoes were roasting.
"Sister-in-law said to ask Lao Wang to help, our family has to buy a big vat for making sauerkraut first."
"Okay." Wei Jianwei said.
"I didn't even think about making sauerkraut. I'll ask my sister-in-law another day if I need to prepare anything else. Prepare everything in advance. Otherwise, I won't even be able to leave the door after a while of freezing and snowing."
"It's okay," Wei Jianwei said, "I'll go shopping later."
He Xiaoyun imagined that he bargained with the stall owner and then bought three onions and four garlics, and couldn't help laughing.
"Mom, is it ready to eat?" Wei Yuanhang sat between the two of them, staring at the sweet potatoes on the stove, salivating.
There was already a sweet smell coming out, He Xiaoyun took a chopstick and poked the sweet potato, but found that it couldn't be pierced through, "It's still close, wait a minute."
Wei Yuanhang swallowed, and obediently said, "That's fine."
"Do you have enough winter clothes? Do you want another sweater? I'm learning with my sister-in-law recently." He Xiaoyun asked Wei Jianwei.
When she and Wei Yuanhang came here, they couldn't bring much luggage. The winter clothes were packaged and delivered by post, but the cotton clothes in the south were not enough for the north. She planned to knit two more sweaters and trousers to wear next to her body.
Wei Jianwei nodded, "That's enough. There are two cloth tickets in the drawer. You and the child should add another cotton coat."
He Xiaoyun wanted to say no, but she couldn't figure out how cold the winter in the north would be. She was afraid that if she was not prepared enough, it would be difficult to survive. It would be difficult to ask Wei Jianwei. He is a big man, unlike her and children who are afraid of the cold. Then he said, "I'll ask my sister-in-law tomorrow to see if I need it."
"Whether you need it or not, be prepared." Wei Jianwei said.
She thought about it for a while, and it was true. After all, it was the first year to spend the winter here, so it was right to be well-prepared, "Okay, then I will go to the street to buy it another day."
Wei Yuanhang stared at the sweet potatoes eagerly for a while, seeing the aroma getting stronger and stronger, he couldn't help asking, "Mom, can I eat it now?"
Seeing that he looks like a greedy cat, He Xiaoyun smiled and said: "It's alright, alright, let's break open the small one first."
She touched the sweet potato with her hand, and it didn't feel very hot, so she picked it up directly. Unexpectedly, after a second or two, the scalding heat came from her fingertips. She hissed, put the sweet potato down again, and looked at it Blow air on your fingers, "It's so hot."
Wei Jianwei put down the book, held her hand, and squeezed her thin white fingers to look at it.
In winter, He Xiaoyun's hands and feet are cold, but his hands are not affected by the temperature at all, they are still warm, and the warm palm wraps her hand, which is actually quite comfortable, but there is a little fat man staring at him, He Xiaoyun He pulled out his hand uncomfortably, "It's all right, no bubbles."
Wei Jianwei didn't let her touch it again, so he broke the sweet potato in half, let it cool down a bit, and divided half between her and the child.
Wei Yuanhang took a bite and inhaled hotly, but he couldn't bear to spit it out, and said vaguely, "It's delicious."
"Eat slowly, don't choke." He Xiaoyun shook her head helplessly, fanning his mouth with her hand.
After eating sweet potatoes, seeing that it was almost time, she drove the child to bed, put him to sleep, and then went back to the stove to read a book by herself.
Three stools were placed around the stove. Originally, Wei Yuanhang sat in the middle, but after he fell asleep, the seat became vacant.
Wei Jianwei patted the empty stool and said to her, "Sit down."
He Xiaoyun glanced at him without moving, "What are you doing?"
Seeing this, Wei Jianwei moved his seat and sat next to her.
The chairs were placed a little closer, and as soon as he sat down, the two of them were almost half-body and one leg leaning against each other.
The space was suddenly crowded, and He Xiaoyun moved her legs, "What are you doing so close?"
Wei Jianwei didn't answer, but instead pulled her hand that wasn't holding the book and held it in his palm, "Why is your hand so cold?"
He Xiaoyun turned her head to look at the bed and saw the child sleeping, so she turned back with peace of mind and said, "This is how it is born. It will be a little hot when I just finished working, and it will become cold again soon."
"Is it cold?"
"No." She shook her head.
He didn't let go of her hand, and continued to read in this posture.
He Xiaoyun felt a little awkward, and it could be seen from his calm face that if he insisted on pulling it out, it would be too deliberate, so he had to let him.
After about ten minutes, her hand had become warm, before Wei Jianwei let it go and said, "Change another hand."
He Xiaoyun stared, "How to change?"
The two sat together, holding the adjacent hand, and the remaining one could barely read a book. If she stretched out the other hand for him to hold, wouldn't the whole body be distorted
Wei Jianwei seemed to think about it seriously, then patted his leg and said, "Sit up."
The expression on his face was the same as usual, as if he hadn't made a request to let someone sit on his lap just now.
But He Xiaoyun remembered a famous saying: Sit up and move by yourself.
She was embarrassed, and her cheeks became hot, "No, I'll just sit here."
Wei Jianwei said helplessly, "Sit up and warm your hands."
He Xiaoyun still shook her head vigorously, "No, I'm not cold."
He looked at her for a while, and finally he leaned over slightly, put his arms around her shoulders, and pulled the whole person into his arms. The palm of his hand followed his forearm, found her hand, and held it in his palm.
He Xiaoyun froze there like a rabbit, comparing in her heart for a long time, is it immoral to sit on his lap, or is it more unsightly to be held in his arms
The current situation should be better... right