When I returned home from Mouton Town, there was smoke coming out of the kitchen chimney. Zhao Xueer came back at the right time.

As soon as she put down the bamboo basket, Yun Xiaotang immediately poured a basin of hot water over and asked her to wash her face first.

At this time, her face had already been stiffened by the cold wind, her lips were purple from the cold, and she was speechless for a moment.

He put his hands into the hot water, picked up a hot towel and applied it to his face before he recovered.

Then, she happily took out the things she bought in the city from the bamboo basket.

Yun Xiaotang wrung out the towel and put the washbasin in place. Then she saw her sister taking out a bunch of good things from the bamboo basket.

There is rice and noodles——

And meat and brown sugar!

Her eyes suddenly sparkled, full of anticipation.

At this moment, Zhao Tian'er and Xiao Ping'an also ran over, both staring at the things in Zhao Xue'er's hands.

Zhao Xueer smiled, put the rice noodles and meat into the kitchen, then took the brown sugar back to the main room and made a cup of brown sugar water for each of them.

"Drink carefully, don't get burned."

The three little ones nodded their heads like garlic and responded quickly.

Zhao Xueer smiled again and returned to the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Dou Hongxia is rolling out noodles for lunch today.

Zhao Xueer couldn't help, so she packed up the things she bought.

Put the rice noodles away, rub a little salt on the meat, pass it through with a hook, and hang it on the beam.

It's cold here, so there's no need to worry about the meat spoiling.

Finally, she took out a small piece of fat meat from the bag, washed it and put it into the bowl.

"Auntie, this fat meat will soon turn into oil residue and lard."

Dou Hongxia cut the noodles and put them into the boiling water. In the hazy mist, she responded with a smile.

"I understand. Xue'er is going to take a rest. She's tired from the long journey. I'm in the kitchen."

Zhao Xueer was indeed a little tired, so she went back to the main room to rest.

In the main room, three little guys were drinking brown sugar water happily.

It's sweet and delicious.

Seeing her sister entering the room, Yun Xiaotang handed over her glass of water and said, "Sister, drink brown sugar water."

Zhao Xueer was stunned for a moment, took a small sip, and then touched her sister's head, "Sister, drink it, and Chun'er will drink the rest by herself."

Yun Xiaotang had no choice but to take the cup back and drink it by herself.

*

In the kitchen, Dou Hongxia cooked the noodles, took them out, and then used the free pot to make lard.

She cut the fat into slices and threw it into the hot pot. After a while, the fat started to emit oil.

The aroma of oil spreads in the room, and the fat meat in the pot gradually fry into golden brown, and the oil makes a sizzling sound.

When no more oil could be squeezed out, Dou Hongxia took out the oil residue one by one and put it into a bowl.

Then pour the oil into the earthen pot, and when the oil cools and solidifies, the lard will be ready.

There is still oil stuck in the pot, so don't waste it.

She simply went to the vegetable garden in the yard and cut a handful of leeks, washed them and fried them in a pot to absorb all the oil in the pot.

Zhao Xueer, who had been sitting in the main room for a while, smelled the aroma as soon as she entered the kitchen.

This lard smells delicious.

After the leeks were fried, it was time to eat. Zhao Xueer returned to the main room with the steaming noodles.

Dou Hongxia was holding oil residue and leeks.

In the main room, the three little ones who smelled the fragrance immediately stood up, put away the cups on the table, and made room.

The hand-made noodles are especially delicious when mixed with oily residue and leeks.

In the room, there was only the sound of whispering.

...

After finishing the meal and putting away the bowls, Zhao Xueer went up the mountain with Dou Hongxia again. She wanted to dig more fern roots and make fern root powder.

In the next few days, she was busy making fern root powder, either on the way to dig fern roots in the mountains or beating fern roots in the yard.

Lian Yun Xiaotang and the others all carried small baskets on their backs and went to the mountains together to help carry some fern roots.

It's as if we want to set up a fern root powder handmade workshop.

After working in full swing for several days, Zhao Xueer weighed the squeezed fern root powder and estimated it to be about ten kilograms.

Seeing that the Chinese New Year was approaching, she finally stopped digging fern roots in the mountains.

I took the time to go to town and sold the fern root powder to Master Wu.

The following days are spent waiting for the New Year with peace of mind.

*

At night, the north wind howled outside the house, and the sound of "rustling" hit the window panes and the roof.

It sounded like snow seeds were falling.

Zhao Xueer got up in the dark, opened the door of the main room, and snow seeds hit her. She took a bamboo plaque to cover the vegetable garden, shivered, and quickly returned to the house.

Inside the house, Yun Xiaotang was still awake. She saw her sister going out and coming back. In the darkness, she asked, "Sister, is it snowing outside?"

Shrinking into the quilt, Zhao Xueer sighed comfortably.

"Yes, it's still snowing. I looked at the big ones, so I guess it will snow heavily in the middle of the night."

"Maybe early tomorrow morning, everything will be covered with snow outside."

When Yun Xiaotang heard this, she couldn't help but look forward to it.

This is the desire of southern children for snow. When she first came here last year, it was snowing.

But because she was sick, she never even left the house.

This time it snows, she will definitely play in the snow.

...

Late at night, the snow seeds gradually stopped hitting the window spirit, and heavy snow fell from the sky, and a layer of white soon accumulated on the ground.

It snowed heavily all night.

By the next day, the entire Yushu Village was covered in silver.

There is thick snow on the ground, on the eaves, and on the branches.

Regardless of the cold, Yun Xiaotang couldn't wait to get up and rush into the yard. She reached out and grabbed a handful of snow and scattered it in the air.

She actually wanted to throw her whole body into the snow, but she glanced at Zhao Xueer from the corner of her eye.

It is estimated that if she really does this, her sister will spank her little butt.

At this time, Zhao Tian'er also came out, "Wow, it's such thick snow."

Yun Xiaotang secretly pinched a small snowball and said, "Watch the trick!"

With a "pop", a small snowball hit Zhao Tian'er.

Zhao Tian'er patted the snow on his body and smiled happily.

I ran into the snow, grabbed a handful of snow, and started chasing after me with my sister.

When Zhao Xueer came out of the kitchen, she saw a series of footprints in the yard, the yard door was open, and she could hear the laughter of her brother and sister outside.

Putting her hand on her forehead, Zhao Xueer let them go.

Outside the yard, Yun Xiaotang was happily having a snowball fight with her brother Zhao Tianer.

Their hands became cold from pinching the snowballs, but their faces became rosy from chasing them.

After fighting for a while, Yun Xiaotang squatted down and took a few breaths, feeling a little tired.

So, my brother and I went home again and sat by the brazier to warm ourselves up. After a while, the snow stains on our bodies dried up and our hands became warm.

After dinner, Yun Xiaotang took her brother to build a snowman in the yard.

The two people were rolling snowballs in the yard. After rolling a large and a small snowball, Zhao Tianer placed the small snowballs on the big snowball.

The prototype of the snowman is ready.

Yun Xiaotang picked two black stones from her collection of stones like a baby, and pressed them on the snowball, and the snowman's eyes appeared.

Two more dead branches were left and inserted into the snowman's body, and the snowman's hands appeared.

He also picked up a dead leaf and turned it into the snowman's mouth.

After the snowman was finished, Yun Xiaotang and Zhao Tianer watched happily.

Yun Xiaotang wished she had a mobile phone at this moment and took a photo with the snowman.
Chapter completed!