Yesterday, the grandfather and grandson were talking about how it looked like it was going to snow. The next morning, Zheng Xiaoman woke up and looked at the light coming in from outside, wondering if it was snowing outside. It was much brighter than usual.

She threw back the quilt and sat up, then shivered from the coolness in the room.

The kang in the room had been burning all night, but now it was barely warm enough.

She quickly put on her cotton jacket and trousers, wrapped herself tightly, and then got off the kang.

Her body was no longer cold, and she touched the top of her head which was a little cold. It seemed that she needed to make herself a hat and gloves.

While thinking about her, she opened the door and walked out, and saw her mother also coming out of the room.

"Wake up, my girl. It snowed all night and it hasn't stopped yet. It's too cold. Your grandfather and I will drive to town today. You just stay at home and don't go there."

Zheng Xiaoman looked at the yard full of snow. From here she could see that everything from her home to the village was covered in white.

The mountains are exceptionally quiet today, even the usual chirping of birds is gone.

"Mom, let's deliver the food to the restaurant today. Let's stop for two days to repair the road. It's snowing so heavily that the road can't be repaired. I guess they'll have to stop working too."

Zhou Chunfeng nodded, "Your grandfather and I will go over there today to ask around. If the road construction has stopped, we will come back. If it hasn't stopped, we will continue to sell.

It's not the coldest time of the day yet, how come others can go out to work but we can't? Besides, the cotton-padded clothes are all new this year, so it won't be that cold.

That's several hundred coins a day, it's a shame to lose it like this."

Zheng Xiaoman knew that she couldn't persuade her mother, so she stopped trying.

Zheng Dashan came out of the house and heard the two people talking, "Mom, this road is slippery, you and Dad should be more careful."

"I know. We should leave earlier today and walk slower on the road."

Zheng Xiaoman hurried to the kitchen and prepared all the dishes first.

In order to prevent the food from getting cold, their family bought two small charcoal stoves and placed them on the ox cart, so that the food would be hot at noon.

She was cooking in the house, and the sound of snow being swept could be heard outside in the yard.

Zheng Xiaoman leaned her head out and took a look. It was her brother sweeping the snow in the yard with a broom.

After sweeping the snow, Zheng Qingming went to the Yang family next door and asked Yang Shuhuai to help him and the teacher ask for leave.

The roads were slippery on this snowy day, and he was worried about letting his mother and grandfather go to town by themselves.

After returning from Yang's house, Zheng Qingming said to Zhou Chunfeng, "Mom, I asked Shu Huai to ask for leave from school for me. I will go to town with you today."

Zhou Chunfeng slapped him angrily and said, "Kid, why do you need to go with me? You will miss another day of class."

This time Zheng Qingming was very stubborn, "Mom, even if I go to school today, I won't be able to study with peace of mind. Instead of worrying about you all the time, I might as well go with you."

Zhou Chunfeng knew her son's temper too well and knew that she couldn't convince him, so she could only let him do what he wanted.

Zheng Dashan thought it would be a good idea for his son to go with him, so he would feel more at ease.

After the family had breakfast, Zheng Dashan went to the backyard to feed the animals. Since he was able to move on his own, the job of feeding the animals at home was given to him.

Because it was snowing, Old Man Zheng came much earlier than usual today.

Zhou Chunfeng prepared the things and put them on the cart, and Zheng Qingming went to the back and pulled the ox cart over.

When Old Man Zheng heard that his grandson was going with them today, he didn't say much.

The three men got on the ox cart and drove it slowly down the mountain.

Zheng Xiaoman stood at the door and watched the car going farther and farther away. The snowflakes in the sky were still flying, gradually blurring her vision.

Only when the figure in front of him turned into a black dot and disappeared from sight did Zheng Xiaoman close the gate and return to the house.

This morning, Zheng Xiaoman was worried about the three people who were going to the town.

It was almost time for the ox cart to return, but there was no sign of the three people.

She looked down several times on the road but did not see the oxcart.

Seeing his daughter like this, Zheng Dashan was very worried, but he still comforted her: "It must be difficult to travel on this road, so your mother and the others came back late."

Zheng Xiaoman bit his lip and said, "Dad, I'll go to the village entrance to welcome them."

As she said this, she ran back into the house, found a headscarf to cover her head and face, put her hands into her sleeves, and walked out to the yard.

Zheng Dashan didn't even call out to her and could only watch his daughter walk away.

Zheng Xiaoman walked down step by step, following the footprints left by the ox cart in the morning. The snow had subsided now and it should stop soon.

The snow outside had already reached above her feet. Her cotton shoes soon became wet and she felt her feet were icy cold.

The village was very quiet today and I didn't meet anyone else along the way.

She came to the village entrance alone, stood beside the big rock at the entrance, and looked in the direction she came from.

All I saw was white, the road, the trees, as if the whole world was white.

She stood there for a long time and felt that her feet were almost numb, but she still hadn't seen their ox cart return.

After a while, two figures slowly walked over from the distance. They were walking over, so they were definitely not her mother and her friends.

Zheng Xiaoman felt a little disappointed and walked back and forth to loosen his frozen feet.

When the two men came closer, she realized that they were two teenagers.

The two men were wearing green robes and carrying two packages in their arms.

The two people were also a little surprised to see someone standing here.

Especially since this person had his head and face completely covered with a towel, they couldn't tell who he was for a moment.

Zheng Xiaoman was also looking at the two people at this time. One of them looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, with regular eyebrows and eyes, and the other one looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old. The two had similar eyebrows and eyes, but the younger one had a rounder face.

Zheng Xiaoman had no impression of these two people, probably because they had never had much contact before.

Then she suddenly realized that these two people were wearing long gowns and were obviously scholars.

The only people in this village who study outside are the two sons of the village chief.

Zheng Xiaoman didn't even think about saying hello to anyone. It was so cold that she was too cold to even talk.

When the two people passed by her, they looked at him curiously several times.

Especially the younger one, who suddenly came close to Zheng Xiaoman and asked, "Hey, who are you? Are you from our village? Why haven't I seen you before?"

Zheng Xiaoman was startled by his sudden attack close to his face and could not help but take two steps back.

After he finished speaking, she rolled her eyes. She was wrapped up like a ball now, it would be strange if he could recognize her.

When the other person saw that Zheng Xiaoman didn't say anything and rolled his eyes at him, he suddenly laughed and thought that this guy was quite interesting.

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