Chapter 212: Heavy Snow
Fortunately, Jiang Qiao was not unhappy, after all, people are back, and they will be able to see them sooner or later. "Forget it, Sister Min just came back, let her have a good reunion with the people in the family first, I don't have anything to worry about here, Ming'er is looking for her!"
Uncle Zhang..... said that there was no hurry, why just wait for one night, I really believe in your evil!
When Kang Qiyuan and his carriage returned to the village, the snow in the sky had already covered the day, and the fields were covered with snow up to the horse's legs. They are in a hurry, and they can only drive slowly by memory.
Fortunately, I was lucky, and the journey was safe.
Kang Qijun disliked the slowness of the carriage, and was still at the entrance of the village, so he jumped down, put his hands in his sleeve cage, and ran back to his house first.
When I walked to the door, I saw that outside the wall of my house, the former flower garden was made by Kang's mother with a lot of bamboo fences, covered with a layer of straw, and I only hoped to protect those flower seedlings.
The village is quiet, after all, it is such a cold day, every family is hiding on the kang cat winter, there are those who have not slept, heard the sound of the carriage purring, and looked out through the pasted window. I saw that the Kang family had divided two carriages and returned to the village.
"Aunt~ Sister Yunyun, I'm back!" Xiao Ci happily slapped the door. "Auntie, Sister Yunyun, I'm a little quit~"
Kang Yunyun listened attentively, and her voice was full of surprise: "Mother, I heard Xiao Ci's voice, it must be the eldest brother and sister-in-law who are back." ”
Before she finished speaking, the little girl rushed to the gate in a hurry, looked out through the crack in the door, and after confirming her identity, she pulled the bolt open.
I haven't seen her for a while, the little girl is like the willow that is drawn, more and more slender and slender, the little girl's little face is flushed, a pair of eyes are full of joy, she looks at this, and then look at that, I only feel that my brother and sister-in-law have changed so much, they are wearing clothes with good materials, and the style is also novel, and even the temperament is very different from before.
"Yunyun, why are you looking at us like this? This doesn't know us anymore? Min Moyao's eyebrows were crooked, and her tone was gentle and a little ridiculous.
The voice is still the familiar voice of Min Moyao, and even the hand that touched his brain is as warm as before.
Kang Yunyun pulled Min Moyao's sleeve embarrassedly, shouted with a red cheek: "Sister-in-law~", and turned her head to greet her eldest brother and second brother, as well as Xiao Luo. "You're finally back, my mother and I miss you."
Min Moyao hugged Kang Yunyun, full of joy: "We miss Yunyun too, mother?" How have you been at home lately? Has anyone ever bothered you? ”
The wind was a little strong, Kang Yunyun's eyes were a little red, Bai Di and Xiao Luo drove the carriage to the backyard, and the Kang brothers went to the house.
Kang Yunyun shook her head and was led by her sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law, my mother and I are quite fine, but my mother accidentally fell half a month ago, and she hasn't been able to make a good deal yet, and she needs help in her daily life." There is Uncle Wei in the family to take care of them, no one dares to come to us for trouble, and the eldest brother and the second brother were admitted to Xiucai, and our Kang family is famous in the village. Everybody else wants to us......."
"Ah~" Min Moyao had expected the rest of the matter, but Kang's mother's wrestling was a big deal. "I'll go in and take a look!"
The two brothers, Kang Qiyuan and Kang Qijun, also rushed inside in a hurry when they heard about their mother's wrestling. The anxiety, distress and self-blame on his face were about to drown him.
Mother Kang was supported by Han Yue and walked out of her bedroom, Mother Kang's face was a little sallow, her complexion was not very good, and even when she walked, she was slowly soaring. "Oh, it's okay, it's not as exaggerated as Yun Yun said, I'm not almost good, it's just that you are not here during this time, hard work Yueyue this girl, come over early every day to help take care of me, and how late to go back at night, what a filial girl!"
Min Moyao hurriedly walked over and helped her other arm. "It's okay, don't worry, now that I'm back, my mother's body, I'll take care of you."
"As for Yueyue, sister-in-law is here to thank you in advance. You've really helped your sister-in-law and your eldest brother. Min Moyao said gratefully.
Han Yue was embarrassed, and said again and again: "Sister-in-law and eldest brother have seen each other, Aunt Kang is my elder, you and the eldest brother and second brother are not at home, I have to come to do things, that is, it is just a gesture, don't take it to heart." ”
When he got home, Kang Qijun went to Shao Oven first, and there was not much charcoal left in the house, so he simply burned it all in one go. Anyway, they're back, it's not enough, and they're going to buy a few lines when the time comes.
It was cold in the house, and all the hot water was held for warmth, and when the stove came up, I drank ginger tea again, and my whole body warmed up.
While Kang's mother was waiting here, she watched her sons and daughters-in-law, even with Xiao Ci and Xiao Luo. After more than four months of separation, Min Moyao has changed the most, but after a closer look, both her actions and her expression and attitude are no different from before.
Kang Qiyuan became more stable, the second child scurried for a while, Xiao Ci's face was a little rounder, and Xiao Luo was also a lot more cheerful. Even if he has only seen two white leaves, his eyes are more resolute than before.
Seeing that the children were well dressed and there was no smell of wind and frost on their bodies, Kang's mother's heart relaxed.
"Mother, the affairs of the capital are done, and we will guard you at home in the future, and live in peace." Kang Qi Junjue's outside world is very good, and it is still the best in his own home, and the place where his mother and sisters-in-law are there is like home.
Kang's mother said with a smile: "You kid, how can you talk nonsense, you also have a reputation now, and after a while, it's time to think about going to school in the county." After finishing speaking, she looked at her eldest son again, Kang Da was also admitted to Xiucai, and if the two children were going to the county seat, she was reluctant.
Kang's mother fell on Min Moyao again, and glanced at Min Moyao's stomach emphatically. "Hey, I'm also an old man, now, I'm looking forward to you getting married, I'm an old bone, I just want to bring you children in the future, and it's over with the family!"
This was inevitably a little sad, Min Moyao was a little embarrassed, but still said calmly: "My mother is still young." Child's business, take your time. ”
"Hey, it's snowed a lot this winter. When you come back, you see, the snow is as deep as your calves. I'm afraid I'm going to get a snow disaster! Mother Kang sighed, the joy of meeting just now had been replaced by sorrow in the blink of an eye.
Qingshui Village is located in the southwest, in the county chronicles, counting dozens of hundreds of years, there has never been such a heavy snowfall, and the crops planted in the fields are afraid that it will not be good for winter.
"Mother, don't worry, since we're back, leave the rest to us." Kang Qiyuan lightly comforted that now their family does not have to pay taxes, which is much better than other people's families.
"Okay, whether you're hungry or not, depending on the time, I'll go cook." The family is reunited, and it is still worth celebrating. Now it's dark, and it's dark overhead, and I'm afraid there will be more snow tonight.
Min Moyao said: "Okay, okay, then I'll help." ”
"Go and call your village chief and Uncle Wei to a bar in the evening. People take care of us a lot. "As for other people, as long as they have a heart, let their son and daughter-in-law prepare some gifts and send them to them.
Of course, these Min Moyao have already been thought of a long time ago.
In the evening, the village chief and Uncle Wei really came, and in Uncle Wei's house, only Aunt Wei was left at home, and they also called together. There are more family members of the village chief, and there are not so many stools in the house, so they are not called complete.
Xiao Luo moved quickly, helping to pick vegetables in the kitchen, in short, he basically revolved around Kang Yunyun. Han Yue looked at Xiao Luo, and saw that Kang Qijun was standing outside, and his heart was also sweet. It's a little resignation, this little guy, east for a while, west for a while. It's a pain in the eyes.
Kang's mother called her eldest son and Min Moyao into the house. Pull out a box from under your pillow. "This is the silver settled by Shopkeeper Wu and Jiang Gongzi in the past few months, I will hand it over to you first."
Kang's mother said: "This money, a lot of money, this year is cold, and every family is having a hard time." In front of us, there was a bachelor in our village who froze to death. The convener of the village chief donated money to raise a coffin for him. I'm in charge of it, and I have an extra tael of silver, don't mind. ”
Min Moyao snorted, she knew that her mother had always been soft-hearted. Now that I have money, all I want is to help others.
"Mother, why don't you take advantage of the New Year, my husband and I will go buy some food and come back, and send some to every family. In this way, it is also possible for everyone to have a good year. ”
Kang's mother naturally agreed. His face was full of relief.
In the evening, during dinner, Kang Qiyuan mentioned this to the village chief. I also hope that the village chief will take the lead in it when the time comes.
The food in the evening is naturally good. There are fish and meat, meat and vegetarian combinations. The key is that the Kang family's craftsmanship is not bad. The village chief was reluctant to put down his chopsticks. He said, "Hey, actually, it's better to buy some cloth or send some charcoal for food." In the end, every household still has some food in stock, but this time the snow is so big, it is unprecedented, if you send some warmth, maybe it will be more practical. ”
"Of course, that's my own advice."
Uncle Wei knocked his pipe, and under the candlelight, the furrows on his face were a little deep. "Hey, the imperial court doesn't have a disaster relief item, and I don't know how many people will freeze to death this winter."
The village chief nodded hurriedly: "Yes, the people are not prepared." The taxes were paid only a few months ago, and people in this cold weather can't go out. I can't even find a way to make a living. ”
The emperor is far away, the first county here has suffered a natural disaster, and there may not be no other places, come back along the road, and in the second half of the month, Min Moyao and they basically walked through the snow.
There are too many places under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and the county officials in small places can save themselves if they can treat themselves, and if they can't treat themselves, they can only count on the imperial court to distribute disaster relief materials. But the imperial court is 108,000 miles away, the transportation is inconvenient, and the information is delayed, and when it is often possible to wait for the imperial court to treat it, there are already heavy casualties and daylilies!
These are things that everyone understands.
Min Moyao sighed, sure enough, it is still advanced in modern society. Thousands of years ago, people really had too much suffering.
"That's okay, just do what you think, village chief. When the time comes, I'll go to the county seat again, find some way, and think of a way. "After all, Min Moyao has made up her mind to live in this Qingshui Village for a long time, and if she can help everyone, everyone is grateful, and she will definitely take more care of the rest of the Kang family in the future.
After eating and drinking, the village chief only felt like he had taken a panacea, and when he walked, he was all beautiful. Min Moyao took two pieces of cloth from the special products she brought back to the village chief, and gave him some gift boxes for food. Kang Qiyuan personally sent people home.
Most of the worries in the village chief's heart were borne by others, and he only felt that life was not so difficult. It seems that the Kang family is really the lucky star in the village.
As for Uncle Wei, Min Moyao also sent a piece of cloth, and then gave him some more specialties. Uncle Wei hurriedly waved his hand: "I can't help it, you can keep these good things for the children to eat." ”
Min Moyao smiled: "What's more, the children can't finish it." It's Uncle Wei, on this snowy day, your legs and feet are not good, so you don't have to run ox carts. The Wei Sang brothers are also married, and this is the New Year's holiday, so you just happen to send some to Sister Yan. ”
Among the things sent, there are dried fruits and sugar, as well as dried meat and snacks, all of which are seen in the capital and along the road, and after tasting the taste, Min Moyao will buy some.
First, the children are greedy, and the time on the road is long, and these small snacks are just to pass the free time on the road.
Uncle Wei thought of Qin's own in-laws, although they were generous and didn't care about false courtesy, they still had the rules they should have. Otherwise, it's going to be messy.
Thinking like this, Uncle Wei was embarrassed to accept the things. "Thank you so much, girl."
Where is their Wei family taking care of the Kang family? Obviously, the Kang family has helped them a lot!
Min Moyao waved her hand politely, "Uncle Wei, don't dislike it." After finishing speaking, I tired Kang Qijun to send someone away.
The road was dark, and the most feared thing for them, the old people, was wrestling. In case there is a good thing, but it is a big deal!
In the room, Kang Yunyun was pulling Han Yue around Xiao Ci and Xiao Luo to talk. Xiao Ci shook his head and talked about what he saw and heard on the road.
Xiao Luo added next to him that they were talking about the bandits encountered in Guining Village, and between the words, the atmosphere was very good, and the eyes of the two little girls widened, scared and excited. I didn't even dare to gasp for breath for a long time.
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