The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and it is falling more and more urgently.

When Li San returned home, it was all white.

He bolted the door, looked at the light in the hall, walked to the door of the east row house, leaned back against the wall, and stood there.

In the room, the woman's soft voice carried a faint melancholy.

"Is it still cold?"

"Don't be cold, mother! It's so warm, this is the mattress, huh? It's the first time I've seen Jiu'er! It's so soft! The clouds in the sky are so soft, right? ”

"Jiu'er, we have to carve the Li family's kindness to us into our bones. When you grow up, if you have a chance, you must be ten times better, no, you must be a hundred times better for the Li family, you know? Without Grandma Lin, our mother and daughter would have lived to this day at most. ”

As he spoke, he looked at the window and said to himself, "His father, you blessed me and Jiu'er to meet Aunt Lin." Don't worry, I will raise Jiu'er well. When our son grows up, I will go to the temple and present a clear lamp to wash away the sins of this body, and then I will come down to see you. ”

"Mother? What nonsense are you talking about! Jiu'er has grown up, and she has to provide for you in old age! You are not allowed to say such a thing again! ”

"Don't say it, don't say it, Jiu'er will sleep first, and my mother will go out and get some firewood to add to the fire."

"It's too cold outside, so don't go out."

Hearing this, Li San silently braved the heavy snow to bring a handful of firewood, put it in front of the door of the east row house, and then turned around and went back to the house.

Zhou Xiaohe, who opened the door, saw a small pile of firewood in front of the door, and looked at the footprints that went straight to the ear room of the West Winghouse, and there was an inexplicable bitter taste in his mouth.

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The next day, Lin Tao, who was usually used to getting up at the end of the day, woke up at the end of the day.

The fire in the kang in the house was almost burned out, and Lin Tao hurriedly took the thick clothes he bought yesterday and put them outside.

The straw sandals were also replaced with thicker cloth shoes.

But the thin layers of coarse cloth couldn't resist the cold wind that came in from time to time.

Hiding a pair of hands in their sleeves, he walked lightly to the door, and there was no open flame in the kang outside, and the room temperature was obviously slightly colder than the inside.

Lin Tao opened the door and was about to pick up some firewood to add it, but when he looked down, he saw a small pile of firewood by the door.

There was already a thick layer of snow on it, and it looked like it was brought here last night.

Outside the house, the snow was unabated from last night, and the whole courtyard was like a layer of cotton.

The probe looked around, except for the door of the Westinghouse ear room, there are such a pile in front of the door of the other houses.

Lin Tao's brows tightened, fourth? When pigs fly!

This kid has IQ and EQ, but he is lazy and takes advantage.

Helping everyone carry firewood was designated to be done by the third child last night.

I took a few back to the house, gently put them into the kang on the floor, and opened the window a little crack.

No matter how dry the firewood is, there will be more or less smoke when it is just lit, and when you look back, you have to add a chimney to the house.

After picking it up, Lin Tao shrunk his neck and went out.

Picked up a few pieces of wood and took them to the stove shed.

"Mother! With such a big snowfall, why did you come out? Zhou Xiaohe chased out of the row house in the east house, snatched the wood in her hand, and bent down to start the fire.

Before Lin Tao could react, he picked out the wood and entered the stove.

Zhu, Xiao Wu and Xu followed behind and entered the stove shed.

"That's it! We can do the work of boiling water and cooking. Xu took the spoon and went to scoop water.

Xiao Wu ran to get the basin for the washing water.

Zhu rolled up his sleeves, went out against the heavy snow, took a broom and began to clear the snow in the yard.

People say that three women in one play.

These women are so good that they all have a tacit understanding that they only set up the stage and don't sing.

Looking at the fire burning in the stove, Lin Tao sighed and had to go out to pick wood again.

When he passed by Zhu Donghua's side, he shouted: "Okay!" This snow is so big, if your front feet are snowing, won't your back feet be paved again! What are you doing with it! You'll have to come and give me a hand! ”

"Oh." didn't ask anything, Zhu put the broom and followed honestly.

Lin Tao picked the wood and put it in Zhu Donghua's hand.

I picked a small hug, and then I went back to the stove shed.

There is no way, the snow is too big, and in the yard, in addition to the shed for food and rain, only the stove shed has a roof.

"Kitchen knives."

"Oh."

Taking the kitchen knife, Lin Tao began to trim and split.

Trim off the curved edges, leaving only a square block that is three fingers wide, index finger long, and two fingers thick.

"Mother? What are you doing here? Xiao Wu asked as he passed by.

"Isn't your grandma bad in memory! I'm thinking of getting some gadgets that can not only pass the snowy day, but also help her live her brain. ”

After speaking, Lin Tao reminded: "Many sons, in the future, when cooking, you have to make a fish every day." ”

Nutritional deficiencies are also a major cause of memory loss. (So, don't go hungry and lose weight!) ）

After she made five squares here, Zhu Donghua also moved.

Xu brought hot water, and after looking at it for a while, he squatted on the ground and followed suit.

didn't do a lot of work, except for Zhou Xiaohe, who was still busy cooking by the stove, the rest squatted on the ground and circled, all making cubes.

When they did it, Lin Tao took a dagger and engraved words on it.

How else to say it, how many people are easy to do!

Just over an hour, one hundred and eight squares, and that's it.

Lin Tao carved alone, so his movements were slower.

Xiao Wu bit Xu's ear and asked, "Second sister-in-law, what is my mother doing?" ”

"I don't know. Looks like you have to write on it. ”

After carving the words, Lin Tao also took some plant ash and filled it into the groove carved out.

After finishing the work, Lin Tao admired it.

"It's a little ugly, so let's make do with it."

As soon as she finished it, her four silly sons and her precious grandchildren also got up.

A bunch of people, looking around the squares on the ground.

"Oh? What's written on it? ”

Xiao Li Qian picked up a few and looked at it, pointed it and said: "I know this, it's one, this is two, this is three...... and he kept talking to nine.

You clapped her hands and jumped and cheered like a little rabbit.

"Brother Qian, that's amazing. The fourth uncle is stupid. ”

Li Si's face collapsed in one fell swoop.

"Little girl, at such a young age, she knows that she is a little person."

"Qian'er is indeed smarter than you." Li San interjected coldly.

At this moment, Li Si's face was about to wring out water.

Unconvinced, he picked up the wordless square and asked Li Gan: "Come, you kid tell me, what is this?" ”

Li Qian wrinkled his eyebrows and looked at it for a long time.

"Article? Six? ”

"I'm so smart for you! Why don't you say it's six sticks? Isn't this six little sticks? Li Sihe laughed.

Lin Tao's eyes jumped when he heard this: "Okay, what should I do, why should I go!" After eating, we played games with grandma. ”

"What's the game?" Li Si suddenly became interested.

"Playing mahjong." Lin Tao replied casually.

"Oh! It turns out that these squares are called mahjong? But...... Beat? ”

Li Si went back and forth, turning over and over, looking at the wooden square in his hand that was almost half the size of a palm: "Hit this thing?" Soles or strips? ”