I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

"Are you going to take a break from today?" Wen Shutang asked in surprise.

The servant who escorted Xiao Ze out smiled and replied, "Yes, Madam, today you will take a leave of absence. The academy will not open until the first month of the year."

The clothing-giving holiday is what people often call the winter vacation. Wen Shutang thought it would start a little later, but he didn't expect that he would have to rest so early.

Xiao Ze's vacation is a good thing for Xiao Wan and Xiao Ye, as they can drag their brother out to play again.

Especially Xiao Wan, her little face was rosy and she looked very happy.

While the two were talking, two or three boys who looked to be the same age as Xiao Ze walked out of the academy. When they saw Xiao Ze, they greeted him warmly.

"Aze, you haven't left yet."

"Get ready to go. You guys are done with school too."

"Yes, Master Zhao suddenly wanted to hit me on the back, which scared me. Fortunately, he didn't hit me." One of the boys sighed, patting his chest.

Another boy holding a book in his hands noticed Wen Shutang and nodded politely: "Hello, Auntie."

"Hello, you must be Aze's classmates." Wen Shutang looked at the two children with a smile.

"Yes, my name is Xie Yang and his name is Ma Xuan." The boy holding the scroll answered.

"Okay, come to my house and play next time you have a chance."

The two boys responded with a smile, said goodbye to Xiao Ze and left the academy.

Wen Shutang's family was also preparing to leave. Xiao Ze was moved when he saw that his stepmother was very kind to his classmates. He smiled a little and quickened his pace to catch up with them.

Listening to Xiao Ye and Xiao Wan chattering about interesting things that happened recently, Xiao Ze felt that this home was becoming more and more warm.

Wen Shutang bought a lot of pork, beef and mutton in the town, and also bought a set of cotton clothes for everyone. Although the clothes he bought a few days ago were very nice, he didn't know if they could withstand the wind and snow, so it was better to buy another set to be safe.

After everything was purchased, the family returned home in a carriage.

On the way, Xiao Ye told Xiao Ze about Zhang Dahe's kidnapping of Zhou Tong. Xiao Ze was shocked at first and then looked at Wen Shutang nervously.

I was relieved to see that she was fine, and was a little surprised that so many things happened while I was not at home.

Wen Shutang was fiddling with the things he had just bought in the car. Noticing Xiao Ze's worried look, he comforted him.

"It's okay, don't worry, everything has been resolved, I'll take you to meet your grandmother and the others this afternoon."

"How could such a thing happen?" Xiao Ze frowned.

Wen Shutang glanced at Xiao Ze. She actually felt that Zhang Dahe originally wanted to capture one of the three children, but probably because Xiao Wan and Xiao Ye were always by her and Xiao Yizhuo's side, Zhang Dahe couldn't do it.

Xiao Ze lived in the academy, which had special guards to protect the students, so Zhang Dahe had no chance. That was why he chose the Wen family courtyard where only the old, weak and sick were left.

To put it bluntly, Zhou Tong was implicated.

The carriage was moving very fast. After arriving home, Wen Shutang jumped off the carriage first. Xiao Yizhuo had just pulled the horse and turned his head to see Wen Shutang leaping forward.

"Be careful, it seems that he has indeed recovered."

"It's okay, it's not high." Wen Shutang turned around and picked up Xiao Wan as well. Her movements in holding a child were becoming more and more standard.

It didn't take long to get to the town, but during that time it snowed heavily and the small yard was completely covered in snow.

Even the hat on the snowman that Xiao Wan and Xiao Ye made when they went out in the morning was now covered with a layer of white snow.

"It's snowing so heavily." Wen Shutang muttered as he looked at the white surroundings.

Fortunately, Xiao Ze has a day off today, if it were tomorrow, the carriage might not be able to pass.

Xiao Yizhuo moved the things from the carriage to his home: "Take the ingredients and go to my mother-in-law's house for dinner today. The weather is too cold, so you don't have to run back and forth."

"Good idea." Wen Shutang nodded in agreement.

There was no telling when the snow would stop, so she might as well go to Liu Sufen's house for dinner. As soon as she thought of this, Xiao Yizhuo had already said it. It seemed like they had a good understanding of each other.

When the weather is cold, you need to eat something hot. For some reason, the first thing that came to Wen Shutang’s mind was the steaming hot spicy soup.

Spicy hot and sour soup with steamed buns is the ultimate delicacy, so Wen Shutang did it right away. He wrapped the meat filling and planned to season it when he got there.

Carrying the prepared things, they went directly to the Wen family courtyard.

The originally quiet courtyard immediately became lively with the arrival of Wen Shutang and others.

Xiao Ye was already familiar with this place. As soon as he entered the door, he walked into the main house and shouted, "Grandpa, grandma, I'm here."

Hearing the voice, Wen Qing lifted the door curtain and stuck his head out. When he saw it was Xiao Ye, he immediately smiled with his eyes curved. He picked up the little baby and rubbed his face against it.

Xiao Ye felt itchy from the stubble on his face and couldn't help laughing.

"Dad, you haven't eaten yet. Aze is on vacation today, so it's a good time for our family to have a meal together." Wen Shutang walked into the house and glanced at Liu Sufen.

Xiao Yizhuo went to the kitchen first and put everything he brought on the stove.

When Wen Qing heard his daughter's words, his smile deepened. He said "good" three times in a row and waved to Xiao Ze.

"Okay, okay, what a nice family, it's so lively, come here and let grandpa see you."

Xiao Ze walked up to Wen Qing and said humbly, "Grandfather, how are you?"

"It's okay, it's okay. I'm fine." Wen Qing really enjoyed the feeling of being surrounded by his children and grandchildren. He was a genuine farmer, and what he wanted most in his life was to enjoy the happiness of family when he was old.

Liu Sufen and Wen Yaoshi, who were in the inner room, both saw Wen Shutang and they were also very happy.

When Wen Ruizhou heard the noise, he helped Zhou Tong out of the east room. The whole family was having a great time and it was very lively.

The courtyard was filled with laughter and joy, making Wen Shutang feel inexplicably dazed. He had not seen such a lively scene for many years.

Xiao Yizhuo noticed her daze and reached out to pat her shoulder.

"Why are you daydreaming? I'll help you cook."

Wen Shutang finally came back to his senses, smiled, nodded, rolled up his sleeves and prepared to start cooking.

With Xiao Yizhuo's help, dinner was ready quickly. Everyone was eating Hu La Tang for the first time and was obviously amazed by its unique taste.

Zhou Tong's appetite was greatly aroused, and she ate two buns in one breath.

The moon was high in the sky, shining brightly on the white snow on the ground. The snow didn't stop until dark, and it even seemed to be getting heavier.

After dinner, Wen Shutang and his family did not go home. Wen Qing said that the west room was still empty and asked them to stay there.

Wen Shutang took a look at the wind and snow outside and felt that it would be time-consuming and laborious to go back, so it would be better to stay here for one night.

The next morning, Wen Shutang was awakened by the sound of conversation outside the house.

She opened her eyes drowsily, and seemed to hear someone outside saying something about the mountain being closed due to heavy snow in her sleep.