Chapter Twenty-Five: Snow in the North
What is delicious in our house! It's going to embarrass your mother. But he still respectfully asked the king of Zhenbei: "Father-in-law, noon is almost here, if you don't dislike it, you and Brother Xiaoguang will have dinner at home before leaving." ”
Finally, he had to come on time, and the king of Zhenbei didn't plan to leave so quickly, so he immediately agreed: "It's okay, it's rare to come once, accompany Xuanxuan to have a meal before leaving." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Xuan Xuan happily ran back to the kang again. The two little ones accompanied the king of Zhenbei, and the house burst into laughter again.
Today is a bit of an anti-weather, the morning is not too cold, and by noon the wind is getting stronger and stronger. When Sanniang came out of the house, she couldn't help but snort when she was wearing thick clothes. Looking at the few soldiers who were still guarding the door with their backs straight, they happened to be facing the air outlet of the empty passage on the side, and their mouths were so cold that they all turned blue. Sanniang took a breath of hot air into her hands, went to the stove room and pulled out a big plank, dragged it to the tuyere to block it, and then returned to the stove room.
Several soldiers, whose faces were blue from the wind, looked at her back gratefully.
In the stove room, Sanniang boiled water and pondered what to make delicious.
Thinking that there were still a few nests yesterday, I was afraid that I would not have enough to eat later, so I hurriedly steamed them in the pot. Rushing to the market today, I originally wanted to take Xuanxuan to go shopping, but I couldn't do it.
After working for a while, after frying a cured meat and dried beans, Sanniang suddenly remembered that she hadn't steamed rice yet. Glancing at the sky outside, I was afraid that it would be too late to steam now, so I hurriedly scooped the underwater pot and flour, planning to pull the shredded dough.
Fortunately, the marinated meat and dried beans are also very delicious, and Xuan Xuan and Xiaobao like to eat them.
Halfway through, Xiaobaoniang came over to take a look, originally wanted to take Xiaobao away, but didn't dare to go in and disturb. After helping Sanniang make noodles together in the stove room, he went home and brought a bowl of pickled cabbage to prepare for eating on a snowy day, and the vegetable cake baked in the morning.
After cooking the noodles, Sanniang called two soldiers to help bring them in. Seeing that a few soldiers were so cold that they clenched their teeth, Sanniang sighed, went into the house and asked the king of Zhenbei for instructions, and then went back to the stove room to bring out the steamed nest head.
"A few little brothers have worked hard, let's eat two! It's still hot when you get out of the pot, so it's good to hold it in your hand to warm your hands if you don't eat it. ”
The military law is strict, and several people hesitated to take it, Sanniang smiled: "Don't worry, I asked the prince, and he agreed to take it after the old man agreed." Hearing this, several soldiers took two of them, and felt the warmth coming from the nest, and thanked them gratefully: "Thank you, young lady." ”
Sanniang smiled and nodded, and turned around and went back to the stove room.
On such a cold day, it's good to have a hot nest head and eat two bites, and I don't know how my husband is.
After lunch, King Zhenbei saw that the two little ones were a little sleepy, so he asked Sanniang to take care of them and brought someone with him.
As soon as he left, Xiao Bao Niang and Cui Niu Niang brought Cui Niu and Xiao Ya over.
Seeing that Xiaobao Niang was going to hug Xiaobao, Sanniang hurriedly stopped: "Sister-in-law, don't be busy, Xiaobao is sleeping soundly, let him sleep!" I'll send you back when you're awake. ”
"That's fine." Xiao Baoniang smiled and withdrew her hand, only sat on the edge of the kang, and said happily: "With the blessing of Xuanxuan, the three generations of their old Fang family, and Bao'er has some creation, and he was hugged by the old prince." His father wanted to know, and he couldn't be dumbfounded. ”
"What did my sister-in-law say! What is not touched by the child's family. Xiaobao is pleased, it is normal for the old man to like the king of Zhenbei, Xiaoya and Cuiniu are not present, otherwise his old man will be even rarer little granddaughter! ”
Cui Niuniang also smiled and said compactly: "Look at your little bit of talent, in the future, our Bao'er will have greater creation, you can't be crazy!" ”
Xiao Baoniang replied to her with a smile: "If there is really such a day, I would like to be crazy." ”
Individuals have their own creations, and it is mediocre that depends on them in the future, and now one by one is not much higher than the threshold, who can say for sure!
Sanniang came out of the cabinet with a bowl of black melon seeds that she bought last time, and summoned Cui Niu and Xiaoya, who were chasing and playing in the yard, and each of them gave two maltose cubes. Seeing that Xiao Baoniang was holding the jacket in her basket to help her work, she hurriedly said: "I still wanted to come back to the market today to ask my sister-in-law, but I always took off the line when I wore my sleeves yesterday, and I don't know what's going on, Xuanxuan's one is not like this!" ”
The gray cloth jacket that Xuan Xuan wore today was what Sanniang learned to make, and she looked at it as if it was okay, so she thought about making one for Wei Ci, but she couldn't get the sleeve right yesterday.
Cui Niuniang leaned over and looked at it, and said with a smile: "I saw that the opening was cut small." ”
Xiao Baoniang nodded, and also said: "Sanniang, this adult wears two more scissors at the seams, otherwise it will be up, and the elbows will be tight." ”
"I was so stupid that I didn't expect that." Sanniang smiled and looked at her and wrote it down.
Anyway, there was nothing to do, a few people chatted for a short afternoon in the parents of Sanniang's family, and when Xiaobao woke up, they went back to their respective homes.
Since Ziwei Ci and Li Baiyu were sent to pick up the winter grain and grass, half a month has passed. The weather in the north is getting colder and colder, and snow is about to fall. Sanniang was afraid that Xiaobao would sleep alone, and he would turn over and be cold at night, so she took him back and slept with herself. It was cold outside, and he was afraid that he would pee in the middle of the night, so he deliberately put a urinal outside.
In the evening, the mother and son ate some leftover noodles from the lunch and went to bed early.
Outside, the wind was bitterly cold, the north wind was howling, and in the second half of the night the snow began to fall. It was covered overnight, and the next morning, the whole northern border was white. The snow is white, and you can't see the end at a glance.
It is rare for Danzhou to snow again, and this is the first time Sanniang has seen such a thick snow in her memory. The moment I opened the door, I felt that the world was snow-white, as beautiful as a majestic snow scene.
'Sister likes snow scenes, I'll take you to see more beautiful ones in the future.' ’
'I don't go, I'm afraid of the cold. ’
The broken picture that had not appeared again for half a year flashed again, Sanniang shook her head, and the doubts in her heart deepened. She still had a long missing part in her memory, and she wanted to force herself to remember, but deep down she was afraid to remember.
What the hell did she forget?
On the kang, Xuan Xuan rubbed his eyes, got up with a milky voice and asked, "Mother, is my father back?" ”
This little guy misses his father as soon as he wakes up, and it seems that boys like daddy more!
"Nope." Afraid that the wind would pour into the room, Sanniang hurriedly closed the door. walked over and hugged him from the kang to his arms, and asked while putting on a small padded jacket for him, "Do you miss your father?" ”
"Hmm." The little guy nodded and said, "Xuan Xuan dreamed of his father, mother, when will my father come back." ”
"It's coming, I'll be back in a few days."
It snowed heavily overnight last night, and I am afraid that their journey back from transporting grain will be slow again.
After dressing Xuanxuan neatly, Sanniang went to the stove room, and there was nothing to eat when it was cold, and saw that the smoke of Xiaobao's house opposite had not yet risen, and knew that their family had not yet risen, and saw that there were a lot of fermented noodles last night, and even a piece of their mother and son was on the pot.
"Mother, Xuan Xuan wants to step on the snow in the yard." The little one pushed open the window, and his little hand reached out, trying to catch the falling snowflakes. This is the first time Xiaobao has seen snow, which is rare.
Wei Ci said that boys don't need to be pampered, Sanniang stood at the door of the stove room and nodded, and advised: "Put on the thick cotton boots yourself, step on the opposite side and call your Aunt Fang and they come over for breakfast." ”
"Huh!"
The little guy immediately jumped off the kang, put on his shoes stupidly, wrapped in a thick padded jacket, and jumped in the past like a play, jumping and jumping at the door of Xiaobao's house: "Xiaobao Xiaobao come out quickly, the snowflakes are falling, the beautiful snowflakes are falling." ”
"Xiaobao, come out and see the snowflakes."
The little guy shouted and squatted with his fingers to pinch, a pinch of a small hole, and it was cold, and he laughed with pleasure, and was very happy.
Xiao Bao Niang has already gotten up and is putting on padded jackets for the children. Hearing Xuan Xuan's hurry, he hurriedly opened the window on the kang, but unfortunately Xuan Xuan was still too short to see at all. Xiao Bao Niang's subordinates were quick, and after dressing her son, she hurriedly came to open the door for the little guy: "Xuanxuan, why do you get up so early, don't play in the snow, be careful of chilblains at night." Come in quickly, don't freeze when it's so cold. ”
Xuan Xuan shook his head, put his little hand into the pocket of his cotton jacket, and grinned: "Auntie, my mother asked Xuan Xuan to call you over for breakfast." After speaking, the little guy saw Xiaobao come out, pointed to the white snow on the ground, and said to Xiaobao: "Xiaobao, look, snowflakes, beautiful snowflakes." ”
Xiaobao had seen snow since he could remember, but seeing that Xuan Xuan was happy, he also ran over happily. The two little guys are running around chasing me, Xiao Bao Niang asked her sister Xiaoya to watch them, and she went to Wei's house.
Since Sanniang's mother and son came, she and Cui Niuniang have a few partners who can really help each other chat.