What happened later was that they didn't want to worry about it, so they went to bed when they got home and didn't even bother to mention it.

After sleeping until dawn, Mao Xiaosui felt that his nose was stuffed and he was a little out of breath.

Next to him, Li Yunshan turned over after hearing her movements, put his hand on her forehead, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Is it because of the cold?"

Mao Xiaosui didn't know that she was well dressed when going in and out.

"Does it hurt?" Li Yunshan asked.

She sat up and her stuffed nose suddenly felt clear, so she shook her head, "It's not uncomfortable."

Li Yunshan also sat up, crossed her with his long legs and got out of bed, saying, "Get up first. I'll get the medicine when I feel uncomfortable."

"It's not uncomfortable," she said.

After getting dressed, Li Yunshan went to feed the chickens and rabbits first. When he opened the curtain, he found that it was white again outside.

Before going out, he reminded her, "It's snowing heavily outside. Be careful when you go to the latrine. Don't fall."

Mao Xiaosui had already put on her shoes, stood up and walked out. Seeing this, Li Yunshan simply helped her along.

When she got into the hut and came out, she heard the sound of snow being swept below. She stood on the edge of the wall and looked down, and saw Wang Jin and Wang Zhong sweeping snow.

She didn't say hello, just pulled a handful of hay and entered the house.

Get rid of the ashes in the belly of the tandoor, pull out the box that collects the ashes at the bottom, put a handful of twigs in the tandoor, then light the hay and stuff it in. When the fire is strong, put some branches on top.

The clay stove was easy to light. Listening to the "rumbling" sound, she opened the lid and put the small pot on it to fill it with hot water.

There was a lot of leftover food from last night at home, so she went to the kitchen to bring it over, and also got a few steamed buns and bean flour steamed buns.

When the water in the pot was hot, she took a mouthful and rubbed it with soap nuts to rinse her mouth.

Li Yunshan came in from the door, and Mao Xiaosui also gave him a soap nut.

Li Yunshan didn't answer, and went out to the kitchen to get some plant ash.

After rinsing her mouth, she poured the hot water from the pot into the washbasin, poured yesterday's bone soup vegetables into it and heated it, and put the buns on the clay stove with oil paper to heat them.

Li Yunshan rinsed his mouth with water, and the two of them washed their faces.

After wiping his face with a cloth, Mao Xiaosui reached out and touched it.

She didn't feel it in summer, but it became tight in winter. She rubbed it hard a few times. Li Yunshan saw it and asked, "Does your face hurt from the cold?"

"No." She shook her head, picked up the basin and sprinkled the water on the ground. Then she went to make the bed and wipe the table. After the water on the ground had almost seeped into the ground, she quickly swept the floor.

Li Yunshan was sitting by the clay stove flipping buns and steamed buns. When he saw that she was finished, he said, "The soup is hot and ready to eat."

Mao Xiaosui responded, took the bowl and went to the kitchen to dig out some salted onions and came back.

They got up late in the morning, and it would be noon in an hour. The two of them ate steamed buns and steamed buns with bone soup.

Li Yunshan went to clear the snow, and Mao Xiaosui washed the pot. When he went out to pour the swill, he saw Wang Zhong coming down the slope.

She went into the house and wiped the pot. When she filled the pot with water to boil, Mao Mingzhu came in from outside the door, cursing something. When she opened the curtain and came in, Mao Xiaosui asked her, "What's wrong?"

"Shier is sick again." Mao Mingzhu sighed and asked, "Do you still have eggs at home? You are crying and making trouble to eat."

"Why are you sick again?"

"Who knows what's going on." The worry on Mao Mingzhu's face overflowed, and she said, "Give me two, and you'll owe me the money first, or I'll pay you back the eggs in the spring."

Mao Xiaosui went to get two for her, and Mao Mingzhu took them and left.

Li Yunshan came in after clearing the snow and asked, "Why are you leaving again?"

"Wang Shi is sick and has come to ask for eggs."

"Are you sick again?" Li Yunshan couldn't help but frown, "You're over a year old, why are you still sick?"

"Maybe he's weak." Mao Xiaosui couldn't tell.

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Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, but there is no movement in the village.

Li Yunshan brought three dried fish and also brought a mountain rat for Heizi.

Thread the fish whole on skewers with tree branches, remove the lid of the tandoor and place it over the fire to grill.

Halfway through the roasting, Li Yunshan handed her the branch, got up, went to get the wine from the wooden shelf, and poured himself a glass.

Mao Xiaosui asked, "When did you buy this wine?"

This wine appeared during the Chinese New Year last year, and she never saw Li Yunshan drinking it afterwards, so she thought it was gone.

"It's been several years." Li Yunshan explained, "I bought three jars at that time and drank two jars with Yun Qiang. I have never let go of this jar."

Mao Xiaosui laughed and said, "I've never seen you drink it. I thought you finished it during the Chinese New Year last year."

"No." He also laughed. "You drank a lot last year, but I only drank half a cup."

Mao Xiaosui naturally remembered that she didn't eat a few mouthfuls of food at that time, got drunk and slept until dawn. The uncomfortable feeling was still fresh in her memory.

Li Yunshan handed her the whole grilled fish and started grilling the second one.

When the fish was dried, a lot of salt was applied on it. It tasted salty and had the smell of Sichuan peppercorns.

She pulled off the fish head and tail and threw them to Heizi. She tore a piece off and took out the spines bit by bit. She fed Li Yunshan the first bite and then tore the second piece for herself to eat.

After grilling the fish, Li Yunshan put a small pot on the fire to boil water, tore the fish into pieces, pulled out the fish bones, and started eating and drinking.

After eating too much fish and feeling thirsty, Mao Xiaosui melted two bowls of honey into water and took them outside to dry on the windowsill. Then he heard someone in the village quarreling again.

She went out to listen and found out it was Li Yunqiang's house, so she returned to the house.

Mao Xiaosui still found it unbelievable when she thought about what happened last night. She glanced at Li Yunshan and asked, "Li Yunqiang..."

Li Yunshan said "Huh?" and said, "Let them do it."

"Li Yunqiang insisted on inviting you to drink yesterday. Was he planning to let the old lady come to our house?"

Li Yunshan shook his head, "I don't know."

Seeing that his expression was a little complicated, Mao Xiaosui asked, "Did you... listen to what Li Yunqiang said?"

He still shook his head, "Don't forget about the past. Whether Yun Qiang dislikes being a burden or something else is fine. It has nothing to do with us."

"He can't kick the old lady out, can he?" Mao Xiaosui didn't care about Ding Wenxiu, he was just afraid that if things got that far, they would also be affected.

In the past, it was one thing for the old lady to return to Li Yunqiang's house. If Li Yunqiang was really determined not to let the old lady in, people from all over the place would definitely hurt them when they talked about it.

It's one thing not to care about reputation, but she wouldn't feel good if she was involved in something like this.

"I don't know." Li Yunshan hesitated and said, "Probably not..."

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