12dz Chapter 263 House Collapse
Chapter 263 House Collapse
When the three brothers of Zhou Laoda came back carrying brooms, Old Mrs. Zhou and everyone in the family were almost full.
I'm just preparing to boil some more hot water for soaking my feet.
"You're finally back. If you don't come back I'll ask Dazhi to call you. Hurry up and wash your hands and eat. The children have made a spicy hot pot, and the soup base is almost boiled dry."
After working for most of the day, the three brothers were tired and hungry, so they quickly washed their hands and went into the house to eat.
Zhou Mingshu heard voices in the yard early in the morning and had already added a lot of soup to the pot.
"There are still a lot of dishes on the table. You guys eat first. My second sister and I will go cut some meat for you."
In very cold weather, you need to eat more meat and more spicy food.
This way you won’t feel cold.
The two little sisters cut a plate of meat for them to eat, and then started to prepare the basin to serve water for washing feet.
The hot water in the pot was bubbling. Thinking of the large amount of red peppercorns at home, Zhou Mingshu took some and threw them into the pot to boil.
"Let's soak our feet in this red pepper water today. It can dispel cold and warm the stomach, and it can also remove dampness and promote ventilation."
It is best for girls to soak in this red pepper water, as it can relieve cold-induced dysmenorrhea. Zhou Mingqin should soak in it for a while longer.
"Big sister, second sister, let's soak for a while longer so that we can sleep soundly later."
"Yeah, San Ya is right. I find that every time I go to bed after soaking my feet, I feel very at ease and can fall asleep quickly. If I don't wash my feet before going to bed, I can't fall asleep even if the chickens crow several times. I feel uncomfortable all over."
Everyone was laughing as they sat together soaking their feet. Who could say it wasn’t true?
It is too cold in winter and I wear thick clothes. When it is hot, the sweat cannot be dissipated, and when it is cold, my feet sweat coldly.
In short, whether it is hot or cold, it is uncomfortable not to wash your feet.
In addition, since summer, I have been washing every day, so it has become a habit.
If I don’t drink some hot water before going to bed, I will feel uncomfortable all over.
After soaking their feet, everyone applied some moisturizer on their faces and hands, and then went back to their rooms.
In the huge courtyard, only the main room was still filled with people talking.
Old Mrs. Zhou brought a thread basket and wound the thread under the candlelight while watching her sons eat.
Today's situation is very rare.
I ate from the hot pot while appreciating the snow, with no one around to make noise.
The three grown men ate meat and drank wine slowly, talking about interesting things in the village and laughing heartily from time to time.
But Old Mrs. Zhou on the side couldn't wait any longer, so she finished the work in her hands and lay down in bed to sleep.
No matter how they acted, no matter how many times I told them, they just wouldn't listen.
Early the next morning, Zhou Mingshu sat on the bed and pushed the window, but found that it was difficult to open it.
Just as she expected, the snow fell heavily last night.
She also listened carefully. The whole village was abnormally quiet except for the sound of falling snow and even the barking of dogs.
She knocked a few acorns into the squirrel's small bowl, sprinkled two pieces of fish food into the fish tank, and then opened the valve.
The snow in front of the door is knee-deep!
It was still raining, but not as heavily as yesterday.
A little less is better! A little less is better! If it keeps on snowing like this, it might turn into a real snowstorm.
Old Mrs. Zhou also got up, opened the door and looked out. Her expression was the same as Zhou Mingshu's, both of them were quite surprised.
She picked up a wooden shovel and shoveled slowly, determined to shovel out a path.
Zhou Mingshu put on rain boots and joined the snow-clearing team.
Soon I was exhausted and covered in sweat.
"Second brother, third brother, wake up and sweep the snow. No one can stay in the yard any more."
People in several rooms were still asleep, and Old Mrs. Zhou was knocking on the doors one by one.
There was no road in the yard, so it was impossible to prepare breakfast.
Zhou Laoer rubbed his eyes and climbed down from the bed.
He slept late last night and drank a few glasses of wine, so he is still feeling sleepy.
"Mom, I'll be right there."
When he opened his mouth, Zhu next to him almost vomited.
It stinks to death!
"Boss, rinse your mouth first. I'm afraid my mother will be choked by the fumes."
Zhu tidied herself up and quickly fiddled with the charcoal fire in the stove.
There is still Zhou Mingyuan in the bed, so this fire cannot be extinguished.
With two men taking action, two more paths soon appeared in the yard.
Old Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Zhu opened the kitchen door and began to prepare breakfast for everyone, while Zhou Mingshu continued to sweep the snow in the yard with his father and uncle.
Alas~The yard is big and wide, and the snow is abundant and thick.
It’s not a big deal now, but I’m afraid that when the weather clears up and the snow melts, the yard will be so sticky that we won’t be able to walk.
As long as there is time now, try to move out as much as possible.
After they finished dealing with the front yard, they started shoveling the snow in the backyard.
Liu shouted at them to shovel out a path first, but they couldn't get through.
After this step, the entire trouser leg was icy and the shoes were soaked in no time.
"Haha, sister-in-law, my second brother and I were so busy sweeping the front that we forgot to clear a path for you first."
"I really can't count on you. I have to prepare a wooden shovel by the wall tonight, otherwise I will either starve to death or be suffocated to death by urine."
As they were joking, the children in the room slowly got up.
After so many days of snow, they were no longer interested in making snowmen.
Even the snow caused a lot of inconvenience to their lives.
"Uncle, are we still sweeping the snow off the roof? It sounds so 'crunching' and it's really scary."
Zhou Mingqi rinsed his mouth and looked at the roof worriedly.
The snow is thicker than before it was swept yesterday.
"Sweep. I won't feel at ease if I don't sweep. Fortunately, our house was built only in the past two years, otherwise I would have to get up and sweep at night."
The men have been working non-stop since morning, shoveling and sweeping snow.
The snow on the edge of the wall was shoveled away and thrown outside the wall.
As expected, whatever you fear will come true!
The village chief had not finished his breakfast yet when he heard crying and shouting outside.
After listening carefully to the reason, I found out that several families in the village slept too soundly last night and did not get up to sweep the snow.
The house didn't last until morning because the beams were broken.
Having no place to live, he ran to the village chief's house.
"Look at you guys. You can't even do such a thing at your age. It's a good thing that no one was hit. It would be terrible if someone died because of such a thing during the New Year!"
The village chief puffed up welding smoke and was so angry looking at the men in front of him, including his disappointing younger brother Wang Fuwen.
What else can we do?
We can only find a few strong men to help prop up the beams and use it as a makeshift for now.
It's so cold, can't we build a new house on the spot? !
Every household has people of all ages, so who would be willing to vacate a house for outsiders to live in? !
Everyone went home to find the necessary wood for the roof. Even if they didn't have any at home, they could borrow some from their neighbors.
Wang Fuwen reached out with his hands and his nose became crooked.
"Humph, it's so cold, who would live in this shabby house? Go back and tell my Dahai to move into his new house. He has a firewood room, so we can clean it up anyway."