Chapter 18: Heavy Snow
It is said that the weather is cold early this year, but I didn't expect that after the first round of cooling, it will be sunny for a month, and the bright sun can make people think that spring is coming. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The day after Aunt He'an returned, the second round of cooling came, and the snow was so heavy that it seemed to drown everything.
Early in the morning, Aunt Shunzi took away the peace charm that Aunt He'an begged for, threw it in the stove and burned it, and recited a few prayers such as going to illness and disaster. Qiaoya wanted to go to Zhao Zhuangtou's house to find out the news from her master, but the snow was so big that Uncle Shunzi and Aunt Shunzi insisted on pulling her and didn't let her go out.
Xue Ying let Qiaoya watch, and she hit two sets of punches in the room, and her whole body suddenly became hot, and her forehead began to sweat slightly. Qiaoya wrung a towel to wipe her face and complained: "My mother said that this snow looks like it will fall for several days." My father and Zhao Hu were clearing the snow outside, saying that they wouldn't sweep it now, and they wouldn't be able to sweep it when the snow was over. ”
"That's serious." Xue Ying sighed, climbed onto the couch and secretly opened a corner window, and the whistling north wind carried snowflakes the size of goose feathers, which suddenly made people feel cold.
Xue Ying hurriedly closed the window and asked Qiaoya, "Is the charcoal fire in Zhuangzi enough?" Zhen's mother uses needlework all day long, don't freeze to death. It stands to reason that her room is the warmest, but I don't know why Zhen's mother just likes to work in the duty room, and usually lets Qiaoya or Dongxun look at her - sometimes Xue Ying herself feels strange, is this Zhen's mother dutiful or not dutiful?
Say that she is dutiful, throw the young lady to the care of two and a half children, I can't say it, but I can't say that she is not doing her job, she also loves this third young lady very much on weekdays, but whenever something goes wrong, she cries more than anyone else.
"Enough, enough." Qiaoya shook the pigtail on her head, "A few days ago, taking advantage of the good weather, Zhao Zhuangtou helped buy a yard of charcoal, and my mother said that it will be more than enough until next year." ”
"It's okay, be prepared." Xue Ying was relieved, listening to the wind whistling outside the window, she always felt that something she had accidentally forgotten.
sat down, absentmindedly for a while, picked up the villain book and was about to read it, when he suddenly exclaimed and remembered. "Ah, doesn't the Master live in the mountains? It's so cold, they can't be anything, right? ”
"Probably not." Qiaoya thought for a while, "Isn't she a hunter?" I've lived in the mountains for so many years, what can I do? But ......"
Thinking of the master who didn't look like Orion Lady at all, Qiaoya was also a little unsure. "The master looks delicate and weak, just like that, what 'everyone is beautiful', the weather is so cold, it's really difficult."
It's rare that Qiaoya used such a cultured word as "everyone's girlfriends", but Xue Ying was worried about her master for a while, and she didn't think to praise her. The two of them were stunned for a while, and finally Xue Ying gave up first: "Forget it, it's useless for us to worry here, when the weather is clear, you ask your master, she is familiar with her master, maybe there is news." ”
"Well, I remember."
It snowed heavily for three days in a row, and it was almost up to the windows. Zhen's mother, Dong Xun, and Qiaoya all moved to Xue Ying's room, so that they could take care of themselves at night and save charcoal.
During the day, Aunt Shunzi also came to the room to do needlework with Zhen's mother. Under such strict "monitoring", Xue Ying also had to give up the boxing exercise she insisted on every day.
Strange to say, after the last serious illness, her physique has improved a lot, and her hands and feet are more energetic, not as soft as before, which can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.
The winter is cold, everyone can't go out, Xue Ying simply called Dong Xun and Qiaoya to practice calligraphy together, Dong Xun is okay, this is her hobby, Qiaoya is miserable, holding a pen is more tired than holding a knife, and she has a bitter face for several days, looking forward to the sunny weather to go out and move her muscles.
Aunt Shunzi was dazzled by needlework, raised her head and looked at the few children practicing calligraphy on the couch, and chatted with Zhen's mother: "I've never seen it on such a cold day!" ”
"yes." Zhen's mother answered, didn't raise her head, and continued to work.
Aunt Shunzi had no choice but to put down the work in her hand and walked over to add a bowl of hot sugar water to Xue Ying. Qiaoya's eyes lit up, and she threw away the brush and got out of bed to put on her shoes: "I'll pour sugar water to drink, Dong Xun, do you want to?" ”
"No, I'm not thirsty." Dong Xun's attention is on the tip of the pen, on such a cold day, the tip of his nose is actually sweating, which shows how serious he is.
Xue Ying stopped writing, glanced at Dong Xun's words a few times while drinking water, and then smacked her tongue: Actually, this guy is the one who crossed over, right?
If nothing else, the past two days alone can see her obvious progress. The three of them are depicting large characters, and now the font that Dong Xun has traced is a little slender and immature, but the pen is extremely stable, and it has begun to take shape. Judging from the speed of her progress, I am afraid that in a few days, these big characters will no longer be able to meet her level needs.
Xue Ying thought of the yard full of old books again, and then thought that the yard was estimated to be flooded by heavy snow now, so she had to sigh and postpone her plan to go on an "adventure".
"Pop", the familiar sound of thick snow crushing tree branches came from the window, making people feel that the house was getting quieter and quieter. Xue Ying was also tired from practicing calligraphy, and suddenly felt a little drowsy at this time.
Suddenly, there seemed to be a noise in the distance. Qiaoya, who was originally drinking sugar water, was stunned, and then said to Aunt Shunzi anxiously: "It's Zhao Hu's voice, there is an accident in the front yard!" ”
"Stop!" Before Aunt Shunzi could react, it was Xue Ying who was the first to speak, she stopped Qiaoya who turned around and ran out, "If something really happens, you can't help if you go." ”
Aunt Shunzi also came back to her senses, and hurriedly grabbed Qiaoya: "What's the matter?" I heard a voice, but I couldn't hear what was going on. ”
Dong Xun and Zhen's mother stopped what they were doing and looked at Qiaoya and Aunt Shunzi blankly.
Qiao Ya listened attentively and said, "It seems that someone is about to break in." As he spoke, the noise in front seemed to be getting louder and louder, and the voices of Zhao Hu and Uncle Shunzi were indeed mixed with the voices of strange men.
Mother Zhen turned white in fright for a moment, stared at her eyes and tears fell down one by one, and asked in a trembling voice: "Is this...... What can I do? ”
Although Aunt Shunzi is slightly better than others, she has never experienced this kind of thing after all, and her face turned a little pale for a while: "Hurry up and find a place to hide first." ”
"Qiaoya, can you hear where those people are now?" Xue Ying asked.
Qiaoya shook off Aunt Shunzi, opened the door and listened for a while, then turned around: "I was blocked out of the door by my father and Zhao Hu, but they seemed to want to break in." ”
As soon as they heard this, Dong Xun and Zhen's mother suddenly collapsed into a ball, and they couldn't even cry.
"Get dressed!" Xue Ying immediately decided, "This room is too obvious, if they really come in, they must search here first." As he spoke, he scooped up a big coat and put it on.
Aunt Shunzi and Qiaoya were also busy changing their clothes, and by the way, they also helped the panicked Dong Xun and Zhen's mother put on thick coats.