It got dark early in the afternoon and they finished their meal before the sun set. Li Yunshan went to block the door and called Heizi who was still playing wildly outside.

When Heizi entered the door, Li Yunshan kicked his butt and said, "Find a rope to tie the door to the door tomorrow."

She laughed, "The weather is getting warmer."

"Make a hole in the haystack and put it in at night," Li Yunshan said.

"Okay." Mao Xiaosui touched Heizi's head with a look of sympathy on his face.

_

It was cloudy again in the morning, and Heizi was about to run out after dinner. Li Yunshan called him back, found a hemp rope and tied it up. He nailed a wooden stake next to the haystack at the door and tied the rope up. He dug a hole in the haystack for it to shelter from the wind. Fearing that the haystack would collapse, he found a piece of wood and bumped his head against it.

Heizi was used to being wild, and he kept moaning "嘤嘤嘤" after being tied up. Mao Xiaosui even heard the children in the village calling him.

After a while, she heard a ring at the courtyard door. She knew it was probably Mao Mingzhu before she heard the children's noises.

Li Yunshan went to open the door, and after a while Mao Mingzhu came in and asked, "Are there any noodles left?"

"No more." She said, "I've used it all. Ask Aunt Zhang from the Qi family if she has any left. She also steamed steamed buns that day and took away a piece."

"Have you steamed your steamed buns?"

She nodded, and Mao Mingzhu had to say, "I'll go ask." As she walked out, she asked, "Is your lantern from last year?"

"It's from last year." The red paper has faded a bit due to poor quality. Fortunately, it was hung not long ago, and it is still very festive in the dusty yard. "

After sending her out, Mao Xiaosui was about to block the door, but she turned back and asked, "Do you have any soap nuts? Give me a handful."

"Yes." She went to dig out a bowl of small fruits.

Mao Mingzhu took it away and said, "I'll give you the bowl when I'm free another day."

She nodded in agreement, blocked the door and returned to the house.

It looked like it was going to snow, so after sitting there for a while, Li Yunshan went to fetch water.

It took more than ten trips to carry two water tanks, and by the ninth trip, white smoke started to rise from the chimneys of other houses in the village.

There were a lot of fish left in the water tank. Mao Xiaosui used a knife to cut open the ice and fished one out. He smashed the grains into pieces with the back of the knife and threw some of them down.

I killed the fish and fried it in a small pot to make soup. I dug out half a bowl of noodles, picked a handful of cabbage leaves, and dug some mushrooms.

When Li Yunshan came back, the fish soup had been boiled and smelled very fragrant.

Mao Xiaosui said, "Please wait for a while and go back after eating."

Li Yunshan took a breath and went anyway, saying, "This is the last trip."

She ignored it, went to get a green onion, cut it in, and seasoned it with a little salt.

Pour the fish soup into a basin, wash the pot, pour in the chopped cabbage and mushrooms, stir-fry, and add water to boil.

When the water is boiling, stir the millet noodles with warm water until they are thick enough. Pour it into the pot and stir it with chopsticks to prevent the gnocchi from sticking together. After it boils, add salt and green onions to season.

She put the fish soup and the basin on the table, filled two bowls of gnocchi and waited for Li Yunshan to come in from the door.

As soon as he put the bucket in the yard, he panted and sat down to eat without even bothering to wash his hands.

Li Yunshan drank the fish soup first as usual, and then started eating the dumpling noodles after half a bowl of soup.

Mao Xiaosui ate half a bowl of noodles first, and then scooped himself a spoonful of fish soup.

It smelled fishy when she first cooked it. Now when she drank it, it still felt so fishy in her mouth that she even pushed the bowl to Li Yunshan.

Li Yunshan took it, drank it, and said, "Get another bowl and eat some rice."

She shook her head "I'm full."

"Eat more." Li Yunshan said.

Mao Xiaosui ignored him and asked, "Do you have enough?"

Li Yunshan handed the bowl over, and Mao Xiaosui poured the remaining noodle soup in the pot into the bowl for him.

Pour a bowl of water into the pot, use a shovel to scoop in the noodle soup, add two handfuls of millet flour and cook until it becomes mushy.

Pour the cooked paste into the dog bowl, throw in the big bones from the fish that Li Yunshan put on the table, and bring it to the door for Heizi to eat.

Sitting next to the clay stove and eating, it was already hot. Li Yunshan's face turned red as he ate all the rice and soup.

Mao Xiaosui looked at him with his chin in his hands, and asked with a smile, "Is your belly round?"

Li Yunshan put down the bowl and chopsticks, raised his eyes, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you want to touch it?"

"..." She put the dishes and chopsticks into a small pot to wash, and Li Yunshan threw the fish bones into the clay oven and burned them.

The chickens and rabbits in the backyard were not fed, so he told Mao Xiaosui and left.

When he finished his work and entered the door, he saw something in Heizi's mouth from the corner of his eye. Upon closer inspection, he found that it was a sparrow, but the rice in its food bowl had not been eaten at all. It had solidified, and you could still see the birds pecking at it. Mark of.

Li Yunshan was a little surprised. He knew that Heizi was smart, but he didn't expect that he would have a trapping mind.

After finishing the meal, he wanted to sleep. Before closing the door, Li Yunshan asked Mao Xiaosui in the room, "Are you coming out yet?"

"Not coming out."

Li Yunshan blocked the courtyard door, and when he entered the room, he saw her already lying on the bed. He also took off his clothes and got into bed.

_

When she woke up in the afternoon, it was snowing heavily. Mao Xiaosui was about to go out to the latrine. One of her feet slipped as soon as she stepped out of the threshold. She was startled and hurriedly went to hold the threshold to prevent her from falling.

Li Yunshan was also frightened by the movement and quickly got out of bed.

Mao Xiaosui waved his hand and said, "It's okay."

Li Yunshan opened the curtain and saw a series of ice where she had just slipped out. It should have fallen when he was carrying water.

"It's okay, it's okay." Mao Xiaosui went out cautiously. Li Yunshan went to find a shovel and shoveled away the ice, then took a broom and started sweeping the snow.

I swept the steps, and then swept a path out in the yard and in front of the door.

Mao Xiaosui was sitting in the room, and soon Heizi ran in. Li Yunshan was still holding his food bowl.

The rice in the bowl had long been frozen into lumps of ice, so he put it on the clay stove to heat it up.

Mao Xiaosui touched its belly and found it was a bit round.

Li Yunshan explained, "He used a food bowl to trap sparrows. I looked at the hair on the ground and must have eaten a lot."

"Quite smart." Mao Xiaosui patted Heizi on the head.

The snow outside was getting heavier and heavier, and soon the road that Li Yunshan had cleared was buried. They were grilling fish when Li Yunqiang came.

I haven’t seen him for a few days. Li Yunqiang’s face seemed to be meatier. He smiled when he walked in and said, “Brother’s grilled fish still smells so good.”

Hearing these words, not only Mao Xiaosui felt baffled, but also Li Yunshan.

Ask "What's wrong with you?"

Li Yunqiang pulled up a stool and sat down. He looked at Mao Xiaosui and asked, "How do you feel, sister-in-law? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Fortunately."

Li Yunshan didn't ask any further questions. After waiting for a while, Li Yunqiang said, "I bought two jars of wine, and my eldest brother will come down to drink on New Year's Eve."

Li Yunshan shook his head, "No more drinking. Your sister-in-law is pregnant and I have to take care of her."

Li Yunqiang laughed, "Just take a few sips, not much, that's it, I'll let Xiaoxia make some dishes to go with the wine." After that, he left.

There was no need for them to send him off. He was out the door in a blink of an eye, and Heizi followed him. After a while, Mao Xiaosui came back and said, "What do you think he wants to do?"

"I don't know." Li Yunshan shook his head, "I don't plan to go either."

"It's best not to go." She thought, after all, nothing good would happen.

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