The eighth day of the Lunar New Year was really a good day, and Niu Chrysanthemum and a pair of children were driven out of Niujia Village.

When the three of them came, they had a large bag on their bodies, and when they left, they were empty-handed and snowing. The new jacket made by the Niu family a few years ago was also coaxed away by the shrewd second sister-in-law Wang, and now she is wearing the old clothes before she got married.

When the three of them passed by Niu Xinghua's house, Niu Xinghua snorted a few mouthfuls at Niu Juhua: "It's annoying to see your proud appearance in the past, it feels good to be kicked out of the house by your relatives, you really deserve it." ”

Niu Xinghua's mother shouted to Niu Xinghua in the yard: "Xinghua, your mother-in-law is too stingy, you see how many things Chrysanthemum took a few days ago, you remember to take more things next time." ”

Niu Xinghua was even more annoyed when she heard her mother's words, and went back to the courtyard and took out a basin of water and splashed it behind the Niu family, and snorted a few times in a row: "It's very unlucky." ”

Niu was very aggrieved, she cried and slapped Xiao Qi's back hard: "It's all your fault, I broke off my friendship with my mother." ”

Ah Fu's little face was red, and his voice was screaming: "Mother, don't hit my sister, don't beat my sister." ”

Xiao Qi saw that his brother was walking a little slowly, turned around and held his brother's hand, and suddenly exclaimed: "Mother, my brother's hand is so cold." ”

Niu Shi turned around and saw that Ah Fu's clothes were all wet, and he thought to himself that this should have been wet from a fight on the snow just now. She touched Ah Fu's forehead with her hand, startled: "Why is it so hot, I have to go back and ask for a doctor quickly." Niu dragged Ah Fu's hand and walked quickly, and Ah Fu fell to the ground after a while.

Xiao Qi: "I'll carry my brother." Xiao Qi picked up Ah Fu on her back, she had a lot of strength and it was effortless to carry it, but she was small, and Ah Fu was dragged on the snow by her back and looked very uncomfortable.

Niu took Ah Fu on his back with a calm face and walked forward, Xiao Qi followed closely behind and supported his brother with both hands to reduce Niu's burden.

Niujia Village has to climb over a small hill back to Liujia Village, it is not difficult to walk this small hill usually, but now there is snow everywhere, it is very difficult to walk, Xiao Qi slipped twice, fortunately, there is no danger. After carrying Ah Fu for a while, Niu couldn't hold on, she put Ah Fu down and let Xiao Qi hold on, planning to rest for a while and then carry it. Niu's physical strength is not good, since she married Liu Dahe, she usually only cleans up housework at home and has never done heavy work.

Niu Shi gasped and looked at the trees next to him, thinking that the thick branches were broken and used as crutches, but as soon as he walked to the edge of the tree, his feet slipped, and the person slipped down the slope and fell into a pit.

Xiao Qi saw Niu's fall downhill, hurriedly helped his brother to sit down by the tree, and cautiously moved down the slope a little to pull Niu's, but was stopped by Niu's shout: "Don't come here, my mother's feet were punctured by sharp things in the pit, and this pit is likely to be a trap dug by hunters." ”

Niu Shi couldn't help but shed tears as he spoke: "Even if you pull me up now, I won't be able to walk, and I will delay time in vain, you first carry your brother home to find your father, he is so burned that he can't be delayed, and it doesn't matter if his legs are dragged on the ground, just let your father change out of his wet clothes when he gets home." ”

On such a cold day, Niu's clothes were thin and she was injured, where could Xiao Qi bear to leave her here, thinking that it was best to take her mother and brother home.

She carefully observed the surroundings, broke a thick branch from the big tree, and broke the thick branch into a length of about a foot, touched a stone from the snow, climbed in the direction of Niu's, and used the stone to knock the sharp end of the branch into the soil while climbing, so she made several small wooden stakes in the direction of Niu's, and slowly got closer and closer to Niu's, Xiao Qi grabbed the wooden stake and stretched out his hand to Niu's: "Mother, grab my hand quickly, I'll pull you up." ”

Xiao Qi had a lot of strength, and easily pulled Niu up, Niu sat on the snow, both of her feet were punctured, and her shoes were stained with white snow and red blood, the two colors formed a sharp contrast.

Niu Shi looked back at the pit, and couldn't help but feel numb in his heart, and there were many sharp branches densely inserted in the pit.

Niu Shi looked at Ah Fu's red face worriedly: "Xiao Qi, my mother's feet are very painful and I can't walk, you quickly carry your brother back to the village." ”

Xiao Qi frowned: "Mother, will the smell of blood attract the beast over, there is no village in front of the village here, are you afraid of leaving you here?" ”

Niu couldn't help but shudder when he heard the word beast.

Xiao Qi's movements were very quick, he took off his middle coat and tore it into strips, then folded a few long branches the thickness of his arm and tied them together to make a simple stretcher, put Niu and Ah Fu on it, and pulled them in the direction of Liujia Village.

Xiao Qi asked as he walked: "Mother, your feet are very painful, we will be home soon, don't be afraid, my brother will be fine, and you will be fine." ”

Niu Shi saw that Xiao Qi was only wearing thin cotton shoulders, and his heart was a little sour: "Xiao Qi, are you cold?" ”

Xiao Qi: "Mother, I'm not cold, you know, I'm in good health." ”

Niu: "Huitou Niang will make you a new padded jacket, and Niujia Village will not interact with us in the future, and you will no longer have to wear the old clothes worn by your cousins." For the first time, Niu felt that his daughter was actually quite good, although her strength was strange.

Xiao Qi: "Mother, don't be sad, grandma said that in a hurry, I won't really want you, I'll accompany you back to Niujia Village when your feet are better another day." ”

The wooden shelves tied with strips of cloth swayed all the way did not disperse, and the sky was snowing heavily, and it was white as far as the eye could see, and the three of them soon turned into three moving snowmen.

Xiao Qiyi pulled Niu and Ah Fu back to their yard all the way, and they didn't meet a single villager on the way.

Liu Dahe didn't go out to work these days, he was idle at home and learned to scribble on the small wooden board like Ah Fu, thinking about making some new styles of furniture next year.

Hearing a sound in the yard, Liu Dahe walked out of the house and was taken aback when he saw his daughter-in-law and child like this, and hurriedly carried Niu and Ah Fu into the house with Xiao Qi.

Niu sat down and drooped his head and did not speak.

Xiao Qi was very anxious: "Dad, my brother has a fever." Liu Dahe hurriedly ran to Hua's house, and Xiao Qi stayed at home and boiled a lot of hot water.

With such heavy snow, it was not easy to get to the town, and the Hua family's mule cart was not easy to walk, but fortunately, the Hua family had spare antipyretic pills and medicinal powder for treating trauma.

Liu Dahe came back from Hua's house and immediately fed his son antipyretic medicine, and gave his son a hot bath to change dry clothes, and after finishing his work, his son was busy with his wife, and Xiao Qi helped Niu Shi also change dry clothes, and used trauma medicine to help Niu Shi deal with the injury on his foot.

Niu cried bitterly and hugged Liu Dahe's arm, and kept saying: "I was wrong, I was wrong......"

Liu Dahe held Niu's hand and comforted softly: "It's okay, Chrysanthemum, just come back, don't worry, Ah Fu will be fine." ”

Liu Dahe is very lonely these days, he misses his wife and children very much, and he has long been angry with Niu's, he regrets it a little, and thinks that maybe he shouldn't have given his sister two chickens at that time.