Chapter 67: Snow
Grandpa Chen got up and paused, "Are you really not hungry? If you are hungry, I will go and give you a hot fire." Thinking that the two grandchildren might be hungry after coming back and walking so far, Grandpa Chen asked again with anxiety.
Knowing that grandpa cared about them, for the sake of them, he was busy, and he didn't want him to work too hard, Xiaoxi hurriedly said: "Grandpa, we are really not hungry, if we are hungry, we will go to heat it ourselves, don't you say it, a fire, hehe......"
If it weren't for the fact that the clothes were too thick this winter for Xiaoxi to twist, Xiaoxi would have planned to take over the work in Grandpa's hands.
Seeing that they were really not hungry, Grandpa Chen turned around and continued to wash clothes, and the Xiaoxi sisters and brothers began to do their homework. For a while, I only heard the sound of Grandpa Chen's washing clothes, the sound of the two siblings "rustling", and the "clucking" sound of a few foraging old hens on the side of the dam, and the surrounding area was very peaceful.
Because winter is coming, the temperature drops, so the next meal prepared at home can be stored for several days, everyone is used to saving, and finally got a few pocket money, of course, it is important to buy snacks, so now the income from selling sauce has declined.
Although the sauce is fried with rapeseed oil, because there is also some animal oil in the small fish, all the sauce will be condensed together, and when you eat, you have to scoop a spoonful of it into the rice, and let it melt for a while before it is delicious. Therefore, it is not as convenient as mustard.
Because of these, in winter, Xiaoxi's income dropped from more than 80 yuan a week to more than 50 yuan. However, Chen Yubin's income is better, and he can still earn seventy or eighty yuan a week.
Because boys are not as budget-conscious as girls, they prepare enough meals every week, and as the saying goes, half the size eats the poor. What's more, they don't pay so much attention to it, digging a spoonful of sauce without stuffiness, and eating it directly with rice. All Chen Yubin's weekly income is basically the same.
Seeing that Xiaoxi's income was less, Chen Yubin wanted to divide his money with Xiaoxi equally, Xiaoxi said that he would not do anything, which could be said at the beginning, whoever sells it to make money is who's own, there is nothing to worry about.
"Ahh "It's really snowing...... "Ah......hh
Xiaoxi turned her head and glanced at Zhao Juan, and she could see the surprise in each other's eyes. It's rare for them to have snow, only two a year, and at most they build a small snowman half a meter high, so they are very happy to hear that it is snowing.
Seeing the meaning in the other party's eyes, seeing that the window was wide open, and there were all people lying on their stomachs, the two hurriedly got up and ran out of the door, and there were many people lying on the railing in the corridor, and they all ran out of the classroom when they heard the news, and they were stretching out their hands to catch the snow at this time. The two of them took a look at the creek and hurried in.
"Ah~ Creek, it's really snowing, the first snow of the year. A snowflake fluttered down on the palm of the hand, and before it could stop for a while, it was warmed by the little heat on the palm. Feeling the little coolness in the palm of her hand, Zhao Juan couldn't hide the excitement in her heart, and said excitedly by tugging on Xiaoxi's sleeve.
Looking at the snowflakes falling from the sky, I can also hear the slight "rustling" sound falling on the branches in the noise of my classmates. Although it snows twice a year, the creek is still happy when it snows. "Yes, it's snowing, the first snow of the year, and it's quite heavy. He also followed Zhao Juan's example, and stretched his hand out of the railing, but after receiving a few pieces of snow, he couldn't stand it and retracted his hand into his pocket.
After staying outside the house for a while, it was too cold, Xiaoxi couldn't stand it a little, so he pulled Zhao Juan back to the classroom.
When I returned to the classroom, I found that it was no different from the outside, I shivered from the cold, and remembered that there was still a stored padded jacket in the box, Xiaoxi got up and walked towards Wang Lingling.
Because it was too cold, Wang Lingling also shrunk her body while stomping her feet, and put her hands in her pockets.
"Head of the dormitory, give me the key to use, and I'll go back and get some clothes. "I can't stand it anymore, I have to go back and get some clothes.
Wang Lingling, who was shivering from the cold, heard Xiaoxi say this, and remembered that several classmates in the dormitory had clothes, so she simply stood up and said loudly: "I want to go back to the dormitory, if anyone wants to go back to add clothes, hurry up." After speaking, he turned his head and said to Xiaoxi: "Let's go, it just so happens that I will go back to add some clothes, it is too cold." Without waiting for the creek to react, he walked out.
Xiaoxi hurriedly followed and pushed Zhao Juan, "Let's go, go back and add clothes." He walked up to Chen Yubin again and asked him to quickly ask the head of their dormitory for the key and go back to put on his clothes.
was shouted by Wang Lingling like this, and a large group of people rushed to the bedroom. Luckily, it's recess time, and it's so cold that I don't have recess anymore.
After all, it is getting colder day by day, and the school is not close to home, so parents basically prepare a thick dress for their children to keep out the cold.
When they returned to the dormitory, they all opened their boxes, took out their clothes and put them on, some sweaters, some jackets, and some people felt that it was better than nothing, and put on several of their thin coats on top of each other.
Xiaoxi has a total of three padded jackets, two for washing, and one for spare, which is just right at this time, and it is directly put on, but fortunately, this padded jacket is wide.
Alas~ When I used to go to school in the village, I could also go to the boiler room to warm up after class. They used firewood to steam their rice, and when they had burned it, they left a lot of coals, and when the fire-burning lady saw them gone, she would use a shovel to pluck some coals and pour them on the ground to roast them. No matter how bad it is, you can go to a nearby house to roast for a while. But when I got here, the boiler room was a coal-fired boiler, and I couldn't get out of school, so I really couldn't find a place to heat up, so I had to rely on myself - stomping my feet and jumping rubber bands to keep warm.
But after all, the recess time is limited, and before you can divide the team and stretch the rope, you will ring the class bell, so you have to play for a while after eating.
Xiaoxi jumps the rubber band, and the jumping is also high, but in winter, she wears it thicker, and she can't jump up, so she rarely jumps the rubber band, so she simply bought a skipping rope, and she can also jump in the corridor for a few minutes after class.
The ideal is very plump and the reality is very skinny, no matter how good you think, you can't stand the destruction of reality. Xiaoxi planned well, she would dance for a while after class, and she could also go to the cold, but as soon as she jumped on it, several girls came around, saying that they wanted to be together. This has to come one by one, when do you have to schedule it, then you will jump once in this recess, and it will not violate your original intention of buying ropes. Anyway, I can't refuse, just take the rope, don't jump, don't jump in the future, and it's not that I can't afford to buy a skipping rope, so I have to borrow someone else's.
The snow continued from morning to afternoon, and there was no tendency to abate. The last class is Mr. Tang's class, Mr. Tang is very practical and likes to take the children out to play, only a few months, has taken the children to the back mountain to play three times. No, it's snowing today, and it's still raining a lot, and it's all piled up now, so I'm going to take the kids out to play for a while.
There is a road outside the fence of the back playground, and because of the snow today, they are all staying at home, so there are not many people walking. The commissary has two doors that connect the school to the street outside. The owner of the commissary, when he saw Mr. Tang leading a group of children in, knew that he was going to take them out to play.
At this time, a thick layer of snow had gathered on the road, and stepping on it "crunched", causing several girls to jump excitedly on the snow, making strings of silver bell-like laughter.
"Wow...... Snow ......"
"Hee-hee...... It's so fun, stepping on the "crunch", hehe, it's so fun. ”
Grabbed a handful of snow from the ground and pressed it into a ball, "Wow~ This snow is so cold, oh hiss~"
Next to the road is a field, the green of the past is not visible at all, and it is impenetrable to the wind under the thick white snow.
"Teacher Tang, such a thick snow will not freeze on the wheat, right?" Although they are all from the countryside and are used to farm work, they still don't understand some agricultural principles.
Teacher Tang glanced at the student who asked the question, and replied with a smile: "No, snow can play a role in keeping warm." ”
"Hmm, why does the snow play a role in keeping you warm when it's so cold?" someone asked again.
"yes, it's so cold. "Well, I just tried, grabbed a handful of snow, and my paws were red from the cold. ”
"Poof", Xiaoxi carefully don't overdo it, buddy, you're too funny, don't you, you still try, why don't you go to heaven.
Listening to their funny words, Mr. Tang didn't blame him, and continued to explain: "As the saying goes: in winter, the three-layer quilt of wheat covers sleeps with steamed buns in the next year, and this snow is like a quilt covering wheat seeds. ”
After a special pause, seeing that the children were listening carefully, he continued: "First, due to the special function of this snow, it can form a layer of insulation on the ground, which can keep the wheat seedlings warm, and second, when the weather is warm in spring, the snow will turn into water and seep into the soil, which can increase the water supply of the wheat seedlings." In this way, there will definitely be a bumper harvest next year, so farmers are looking forward to heavy snowfall. ”
"Oh~ I see. One by one, I don't know if I really understood, and I suddenly realized.
"Teacher Tang, what about this rape, is it too?" a girl asked curiously, pointing to the rape on the side.
If you look at it, it's not, next to the wheat field is a rape field. The rape is more than ten or twenty centimeters tall, and the leaves are wide and fat, but they are also weighed down by this thick snow. "It's the same thing with this rape, it won't freeze. ”
Because of listening to Mr. Tang's reasoning just now, all the students unconsciously formed a circle. Teacher Tang thought about it, and it was still early, so he said in a deep voice: "Let's talk about this proverb, proverb and idiom about snow today, and the poems are also complete." Students, tell us everything you know. ”