Chapter 60: The Charcoal Basin
The sun and the moon are like a shuttle, never stopping, and in the blink of an eye, time has entered the winter moon. The weather is getting colder and colder, although there is no snow in Jiangnan, but the sky is still very cold, and there is always a damp coldness in the air. It seems to feel stiff everywhere you touch.
After having lunch early, Li Xin took Yuexiang and Yueting to the town. The weather is getting colder and colder, and there are fewer and fewer pedestrians on the road, even in the town, it seems to be a little less lively. In this kind of weather, no one is willing to run outside, and there are only some children, and the playful nature prevails in the end, and this is the weather that runs everywhere. Exhale and you'll find white heat.
On the eleventh day of the winter month, this day is the eighth birthday of Wen Hao and Yuexiang, and Li Xin wants to celebrate the birthdays of these two twins.
When I arrived at the house in the town, Wen Bo and Wen Hao also happened to be in the house, and there was a charcoal basin in the house, which was warm. Li Xin hurriedly took his two younger sisters into the house, which could be regarded as being able to warm up.
"It's so cold!" Yueting shouted as she ran towards the charcoal basin. I went to the charcoal basin and baked it well, and it seemed that the cold air on my clothes had just dissipated.
"I knew you were coming, and my brother and I lit the charcoal basin as soon as we came back. Roast quickly, and it will be warm in a while. Wen Hao beckoned.
"It's really cold on this day, and I don't know if it's going to snow." Li Xin also went over to roast before sitting on the Luohan bed next to the bed, and Wenbo hurriedly came out with a thick blanket. Li Xin pulled Yuexiang and Yueting to sit down, and wrapped the three sisters with blankets.
"I don't know! There is a chance that it will snow! Wenbo replied. The south, unlike the north, is always snowy. In the south, some years it is very cold, and there will be a snowfall, but it is not thick, that is, a thin small layer, and when the sun comes out, it will slowly melt. Some years it doesn't get too cold, and it doesn't snow. Therefore, southerners rarely see snow, and only some elderly people will talk about which year it snowed. In general, it snows when it snows heavily, and if it doesn't fall on the same day, there is a good chance that there will be no snow that year.
"Is there a charcoal pot in the academy?" After sitting for a while and relieving his breath, Li Xin asked Wenbo and Wenhao. It's so cold this day, if there is no charcoal basin in the classroom, I really can't stand it! There is no air conditioning or heating here, so the only way to heat is fire.
"Yes, it's just not much, and you can't use one for one person, it's still very cold. There are also people who fight over this matter, but some people feel that other people are closer to the charcoal basin and warmer, so they feel that it is unfair. Wen Hao said.
"Is it used by Master Zhou?"
"Master Zhou doesn't need it."
"It's really hard to read, why don't you ask Master Zhou! Let's see if you can bring a charcoal pot from home. The academy is not rich either, so it is naturally impossible for each of you to use charcoal pots. However, since you can go to the academy to go to school, it shouldn't be bad at home, just a charcoal basin, or a supply, isn't it just a little charcoal, and you have to use it at home. "It's no wonder that those students in ancient times studied hard, and it was not easy to study in ancient times! During this time, the weather will definitely be so cold all the time, and she is really afraid that Wen Bo and Wen Hao will freeze in the academy.
It's almost a month before the college is on vacation! You can't let them stay up like this all the time.
"Actually, it's nothing! Just wear two pieces of clothing. Zhou Fuzi doesn't use charcoal pots, so it's even more difficult for us to use them. Wenbo said.
"It's going to be a month off! You can't always freeze like this! What should I do if I get frostbite? Now I have several clothes in it, and I can't wear any more, so it's better to have a charcoal basin. You go and talk to Master Zhou, Master Zhou must also see that you can't use all of them, so you don't need them. If everyone uses it, Zhou Fuzi may also use it. It's just a little charcoal, but it's inconvenient for Master Zhou, so we'll send him a little at home. In the academy, if there are classmates whose families are really not wealthy, you can also help. Li Xin naturally disagreed with Wenbo's endurance words.
I can't find cotton here, so I can't make cotton jackets, even if I wear a few clothes, I don't have that warm feeling. In order not to be frozen, they have already worn a lot of pieces on their bodies, all of which are already wrapped like big round balls, and they can't wear them anymore, even if they can wear them, it's not convenient to move by themselves!
She still thinks that the two Wenbo brothers should bring charcoal basins and bake them all the time, so that they can be very warm. In the winter, if you don't have warm measures, your hands will be frozen, and it will be difficult to write!
"I'll go to the master and tell him, and he should agree." Wen Hao was happy to respond. Of course, it would be good if he could use a charcoal basin, these days, the weather is getting colder and colder, he feels that his hands are frozen, and his writing is very awkward. I feel like my fingers don't listen to me anymore.
"Whether Master Zhou agrees or not, it's always good for you to talk about it. I wonder if he would disagree. A lot of them are children! If you get frostbite, which adult doesn't feel distressed! ”
"Eldest sister, today, will you make us a cake?" After talking about the charcoal basin, Wen Hao looked at Li Xin with a look of hope.
"Do it, why don't you do it, as long as you don't get tired of eating, then do it, today is your birthday and Yuexiang! You're a year older again. Li Xin rubbed Wen Hao's head. Although Wen Hao and Yuexiang are twins, they don't have the same temperament at all. Wen Hao is more cheerful and dares to do many things. And Yuexiang is always a little shy to see people, and she doesn't talk much to outsiders except when she talks to her own family on weekdays. And the temperament is soft, and a little timid.
Overall, though, both are good boys. Although Wen Hao is also naughty and tight sometimes, he is still very measured in his work. Yuexiang is even more diligent, she can do housework at home, and she usually learns to do needlework with Aunt Zhang. The food is already very good, and the embroidery skills are getting better and better. In the future, such a virtuous girl doesn't know who will get it.
"I can't get tired of eating, if only my eldest sister had been doing it all the time."
"Don't be dissatisfied, if you eat every day, you will definitely get tired of it. Only once in a while will you think it is so delicious, and you always think about it. ”
"Then the eldest sister will make us two?"
"Wherever you can eat two, make one, but you can make it bigger. If you can't finish it, it's a waste, so you can eat it and make it again. If you really like to eat, you can make it on a regular basis, and I'll make some good snacks for you to eat when I'm free. ”
"Good! All right! The eldest sister made the best food. ”