The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

At first, there were only light snowflakes floating in the sky, then it snowed heavily like goose feathers, and then it was a blizzard. The snowflakes fell densely for three whole days.

The whole village seemed to be buried in the snow.

The village chief came once and told the Zheng family to remember to sweep the snow more diligently.

The Zheng family is a family of military generals. When Zheng Xiaoqi and Zheng Xiaocheng were less than three years old, they had a master teaching martial arts, so sweeping some snow was not a problem for them.

"Xiaoqi, you and Xiaocheng go to the Zhang family and see if there is anything they can help with. They are an orphan and a widow, and I don't know if they can clear the snow on the roof?" Old Mrs. Zheng said as she sat on the kang when she saw that the snow had stopped.

Zheng Xiaoqi and Zheng Xiaocheng also wanted to go out to the village chief to inquire about the situation, so they nodded in agreement.

A pot of hot water and a pot of ginger tea were boiling on the stove in the main room. Xia Mianwan pondered for a while and said, "Cui'er met a Persian merchant before and bought a few cups from him. These cups have some warming effect. I went to get them. Xiaoqi and Xiaocheng will take them with them."

After saying that, Xia Mianwan went to her room. In order to save charcoal and firewood, everyone stayed in the main room except for sleeping. Xia Mianwan took two ancient-style thermos cups from the space, and took two bags of white wine from Cui'er's preparations.

Zheng Xiaoqi and Zheng Xiaocheng looked at the thermos cup curiously. Their sister-in-law always had some strange things.

"Lingwan, go and fill some ginger tea for the brothers." Xia Mianwan said to Zheng Lingwan with a smile.

Zheng Lingwan went to fill the ginger tea with a smile. At this time, Zhou also took out two cotton hats. There was nothing to do at home these two days, so the women of the Zheng family gathered around the stove to make clothes. These cotton hats were improved according to what Xia Mianwan said, and they were quite useful.

Zheng Xiaoqi and Zheng Xiaocheng put on their cotton hats and went out with ginger tea.

Zhou and Zhu sent the two children out, and they couldn't help but feel a little worried. The blizzard lasted for so long, the snow was so thick, and the northern region was so poor, and they didn't know if there would be trouble.

After all, Zhou was a mistress, so she had a long-term vision. Zhu was also the legitimate daughter of the Zhu family in Jinling, so she could naturally understand her sister-in-law's concerns.

"Yuzhen, Xiurong, don't worry. You've already gone through such a big thing. If you're not afraid of man-made disasters, why should you be afraid of natural disasters?" Mrs. Zheng tried to comfort her daughter-in-law when she saw her worried face.

"That's what mother said."

Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er were at the age when they were lively and playful. They could no longer bear being teased at home for three days. Seeing that their uncles had all gone out, they begged Xia Mianwan to take them out to make a snowman.

Xia Mianwan tapped Yu Jie'er's forehead and said, "It's snowing so heavily, isn't it dangerous to go out? It's not a big deal if I get sick, but it would be bad if I make others sick."

Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er were both very sensible children. After hearing what Xia Mianwan said, they rolled their eyes and thought for a while. Chen Ge'er bowed and said, "It was Chen Ge'er and sister who didn't think it through. Please don't blame us, mother."

Xia Mianwan was really amused by Chen Ge'er's strange look, but she knew that Chen Ge'er was very serious.

So, Xia Mianwan patted Chen Ge'er's little head and said, "Mother won't blame you, but if you and Yu Jie'er are bored, mother will make you a jigsaw puzzle, you can play with it."

When Yu Jie'er heard that there was a new kind of toy, she opened her eyes wide and pricked up her ears. She looked so adorable.

Xia Mianwan asked Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er to sit down first, and went to the bedroom herself.

On impulse, Xia Mianwan entered the supermarket and took two jigsaw puzzles from the toy section.

When passing by the toy area, Xia Mianwan thought that the quilt she was covering herself with was too thick and heavy. She searched again and again, and found a few antique-looking quilts and put them on the bed.

Fortunately, the patterns of the goose down quilts in the supermarket are a bit old-fashioned, but they are just right now.

Xia Mianwan thought that he had already come in, so he took some melon seeds, peanuts, broad beans, and ginkgo nuts from the snack section, unpacked them, and poured them into the fruit box he bought in town two days ago.

When Xia Mianwan entered the main room carrying a fruit box, Zhou and Zhu were each holding a child and teaching them to read.

Xia Mianwan smiled and said, "I have the tangram puzzle. Brother Chen and Sister Yu, take it and play with it."

No wonder Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er are twins. As soon as Xia Mianwan finished speaking, she rushed over with her short legs.

After Xia Mianwan taught the two children how to play, she left the game alone and put the fruit box on the table.

"I brought some food. It's boring."

Zhou smiled and said, "You are like that treasure chest now, with everything in it!"

Zhu also laughed and said, "That's right!"

Xia Mianwan looked at the sky and thought that today's day would be short again. With this in mind, she went to the kitchen. Everyone was burning the stove every day, and the weather was so dry that they had to eat some fresh fruits and vegetables.

There was enough cabbage and radish at home, but no other vegetables.

Xia Mianwan thought about it and felt a little distressed. There were so many things in the space, but she had to think carefully before taking anything out, which was very troublesome.

Let's just eat hotpot at noon, thinking with this, Xia Mianwan took some mutton and radish, and washed some cabbage and put it aside.

Seeing that Xia Mianwan had already started working, Zheng Lingwan and Zhu Shi quickly put down the fruits in their hands and started working too.

"Sister-in-law, the snow is so heavy, will it turn into a snowstorm?" Zheng Lingwan asked while washing rice.

Xia Mianwan paused as he was stoking the fire, and sighed, "It's really hard to say. I haven't experienced this, so I'm not sure. But if this continues, and the villagers are no longer sufficient, it will be really troublesome. There are many new villagers here, including them. They have only settled down for less than ten days. If they are not prepared, this winter will be difficult to survive. Even if they survive the winter, with the land conditions here, next spring will not be easy. If they can't survive, there will be trouble."

Zhu nodded and said, "When my father was sent out, I was still young and I also experienced such a scene. The people were indeed very pitiful."

Xia Mianwan thought about it and said, "In that case, let's use all the flour and make it into buns, steamed buns, and pancakes. This way, if anything happens, we won't go hungry."

"Sister-in-law, what you said makes sense."