I am in the courtyard, animals are just vegetables!

"Brother Dongfang, you are so awesome. You knocked down that knife-wielding robber before he even got to him." He Yushui said with admiration in his eyes.

"That's right. I have practiced for two and a half years...I practiced it back then. Beating up a petty thief is no small matter.

Let’s see what we need to buy today and then go home to cook.” Cao Dongfang said.

"I have bought everything in the past two days. I don't lack anything anymore. Only the ingredients are left. Brother Dongfang, tell me what to buy today or tomorrow." He Yushui said.

"You remembered to buy everything, then go home. It seems to be cold today. I hope it won't snow again."

During his first winter in Sijiu City, Cao Dongfang experienced how cold and snowy northern winters are.

"It should snow tonight or tomorrow. The weather is not very good." He Yushui said with seemingly experience.

“Then go home.”

Cao Dongfang left, one because he didn't want to go to the police station to take a statement during the New Year, and the other because he didn't want to have too much involvement with that elegant woman.

It was obvious that the woman was the wife of a big businessman, not the wife of a leader. She was dressed so luxuriously that anyone with a discerning eye could see it.

.....

What to cook in the evening? Stew cabbage in a big pot. It contains vegetables, meat and soup, and it tastes quite good.

Cao Dongfang liked to drink more hot soup in winter in his previous life. He would feel very comfortable and warm after eating and drinking the soup together.

Take out half a pound of pork belly, two ounces of lean meat, cabbage, and vermicelli and stew them together. My family also likes to eat these, and then make some rice.

Don't make too much for four people, this is a good meal. I'll steam mutton tomorrow, mutton is also good in winter, that's it.

......

At eight o'clock in the evening, Cao Dongfang rode his bicycle out to buy meat.

Cao's mother understood that the meat she bought was the best meat, as the market had closed long ago.

Cao Jiajia was concentrating on reading the newly bought comic book. It didn't matter whether the plot was well done or not.

Knocking on the door of Chen Xueru's house, there were large and small packages. Hou Jie opened the door and immediately knew what they were.

Cao Dongfang sent the food to the cellar in the same way as last time, including 20 kilograms of pork belly, not too fat, 10 kilograms of beef, 10 kilograms of mutton, and three grass carps weighing seven or eight kilograms each.

I said to Hou Jie, "I have everything. If you need anything, just ask. The total is 130 yuan."

Cao Dongfang took the money and went home.

Prices are really cheap these days, I can buy 140 kilograms of meat during the Chinese New Year.

Together with three big fish weighing 7 kilograms each, it only cost 130 yuan, which was enough for employee benefits and my family’s New Year celebrations. It was never so cheap in the previous life.

When he returned home, he put 30 kilograms of pork, 10 kilograms of beef, and 30 kilograms of mutton into his cellar.

Tomorrow we will have lamb and six Yangtze River knife fish. This fish will be valuable and delicious in the future. Remove the bones before cooking because this fish has many bones.

As for cold dishes such as roast duck and roast chicken, they are served directly on the table on New Year’s Eve.

It’s the New Year, so let my family close the door and have a good meal. I don’t care what happens to other people in the compound.

......

Early the next morning, it was snowing again, almost thirty centimeters thick, and big snowflakes were still falling from the sky.

Cao Dongfang took a look and went back to the room to make breakfast for Cao's mother. He mixed the milk powder and ate eggs. What the hell was that malted milk and steamed buns eaten together?

I boiled 7 eggs and made a bowl of milk powder and let Cao's mother eat first. It was snowing heavily outside.

Cao Jiajia stayed at home and let her sleep a little longer. He Yushui would not come until 7:40, so there was no rush.

Cao's mother woke up, washed up, and prepared to eat first. Cao Jiajia was still sleeping and didn't call her.

"Mom, it's snowing heavily. Are you still going to work? The New Year is almost here." Cao Dongfang said.

"Let's go before the holiday. It's not far, just walk slowly. Jiajia is at home, you should keep an eye on her and don't let Yushui see her all the time." said Cao's mother.

"The big ones look after the small ones. I'll cook for them. You don't have to worry about them." Cao Dongfang said indifferently.

"When Jia Jia is at home, don't let her eat too much sweets and chocolate. She can eat apples," said Cao's mother.

"Know."

"I'm done eating. It's snowing, so I'll leave a few minutes early." After saying this, Cao's mother packed up and prepared to go to work.

......

He Yushui came and Cao Jiajia got up. This little girl and her mother got up early every day to go to work and didn't sleep in, which was a good thing.

“Eating with rainwater, mixing milk powder with eggs is nutritious, don’t soak steamed bread.

Cao Jiajia, wash your face and brush your teeth, hurry up, or you won’t have any food.” Cao Dongfang said.

"Brother, please pour me some water. In the past, mom and sister Yushui helped me pour water, but I don't know how to do it." Cao Jiajia said sleepily.

Okay, you don’t know how to pour water, so take the big iron kettle on the stove and start pouring water into the basin and cup, one for washing face and the other for brushing teeth.

"Okay, Cao Jiajia, go wash your face and brush your teeth." Cao Dongfang said.

"Brother Dongfang, I'm going to go see Jiajia wash her face and brush her teeth." After saying that, He Yushui took Cao Jiajia to the kitchen to wash her face and brush her teeth.

Women are really troublesome, and little women are even more troublesome!

eat first.

In the morning, Cao Dongfang makes a bowl of milk powder and eats two eggs. Cups in this era are all big jars. Small cups are too delicate, and there are no paper cups.

After dinner, Cao Dongfang went out to sweep the snow. If the snow continued to be so heavy, it would collapse the house.

He Yushui took Cao Jiajia out to play snowball fights and build snowmen, and they both had a lot of fun.

Damn, Cao Jiajia, you little bastard, you are having a snowball fight. Why are you hitting me with snowballs? And you are still laughing foolishly.

Cao Dongfang stopped sweeping the snow, made a snowball and had a snowball fight with Cao Jiajia, but he just pretended that he couldn't hit Cao Jiajia.

After playing for a while, Uncle Sanye's family, Grandma Wang's family, Widow Chen, and Aunt Zhao's family all came out to sweep the snow. They couldn't let the snow accumulate too thickly, as the old people had experience in this.

Cao Dongfang began to sweep the snow with greater effort. After sweeping the front yard, he started to sweep the roof of the house.

The roof is not easy to clean. It is slippery when it snows, so you have to be careful when using a ladder.

But...who is Cao Dongfang? He is a master of Hua Jin. He climbed up the ladder to the roof and swept the snow. He swept outside and into the front yard at the same time, walking on the roof as if it were flat ground.

"Dongfang, be careful and stay safe." Aunt Zhao said.

"I know, Aunt Zhao, don't worry."

After a while, the Cao family finished cleaning and just had to sweep the snow in the front yard. This is what Cao Dongfang did every time it snowed this winter.

After cleaning his own side, Cao Dongfang came down and asked, "Uncle, do you need to clean the snow on your roof?"

"Yes, of course. If the snow falls in the afternoon, someone will suffer. Dongfang, you should go up and sweep the snow carefully. If you can't, you can stand on a ladder and sweep the snow."

Third uncle Yan Bugui is really annoying as a security guard, but he usually speaks in a nicer way, at least nicer than second uncle Liu Haizhong.

Except for the third uncle's third son Yan Jiekuang who was younger and playing snowball fights, the eldest son Yan Jiecheng, the second son Yan Jiefang, and the third uncle's aunt Yang Ruihua all came out to sweep the snow.

It’s good to snow, but it should be moderate. Too much snow will become a snow disaster, and even the elderly know it.

From the ladder to the courtyard wall and then to the roof, it was a piece of cake for Cao Dongfang.

"Dongfang, be careful, we can't sweep the roof anymore," said Grandma Wang from below.

Grandma Wang was also sweeping the snow with Wang Shengli and Wang Xiaohua.

"It's okay, Grandma Wang will be fine in a while, you don't have to worry." Cao Dongfang said as he worked.

"Dongfang, be careful." Widow Chen and her two sons were also sweeping the snow, and reminded Cao Dongfang.

"It's almost done, don't worry, Sister Chen." Cao Dongfang's words did not affect the speed of cleaning the snow on the roof.

Ten minutes later, the roof on the east side of the yard was fixed and the damage was reduced, so the people downstairs began to gather the snow.

Cao Dongfang got off the roof and said to He Yushui, "Yushui, go sweep your roof."

He took the ladder and brought He Yushui and Cao Jiajia to the Central Courtyard. Oh, the people in the Central Courtyard were also sweeping the snow, so Cao Dongfang ignored them.

He climbed up the ladder to the roof and swept the snow, only sweeping the three houses belonging to the He family. Cao Dongfang didn't want to care about others, saying that the people in the middle court were either good people or he was not familiar with them.

As for Qin Huairu, she is eight months pregnant and it has nothing to do with me if she sweeps snow with a big belly. Jia Zhangshi doesn't care either. She is not my wife, so I don't feel sorry for her.

After cleaning the roof of the He family, he started sweeping the yard with He Yushui.

"Brother, that aunt has such a big belly, is she the one called..." Cao Jiajia scratched his head and couldn't remember.

Hahahaha, He Yushui laughed when he heard what Cao Jiajia said.

"Yes, sister-in-law, she is pregnant and is going to give birth to a baby. This is how your mother gave birth to you." Cao Dongfang said with a smile.

"I understand." Cao Jiajia stood by and waited for Cao Dongfang and He Yushui to sweep the snow. After that, they could play snowball fights and build snowmen with her.

He Yushui was sweeping the snow and saw an old lady sweeping the snow outside. He didn't even say a word to her. Instead, he greeted Qin Huairu, the old mother of the Gao family.

He Yushui still holds a grudge against Auntie, and Gao's old mother also seems to dislike Auntie and doesn't say anything when she sees her.

Finish sweeping and call it a day.

When the aunt saw Cao Dongfang cleaning the snow from He's house, she opened her mouth to say something but didn't.