flstandardbreds Chapter 103 Winter
Chapter 103 Winter
Upon seeing this, Chen Jinghan winked at Fu Biao, asking him to drag away Xiong Lijin, who was arguing with Old Lady Zhao. If the Zhao family continued to pester them, it would only make the villagers have more opinions about them. There was no need to argue with them. Originally, this matter had nothing to do with Xiong Lijin, so he just needed to play the role of an innocent person who was implicated.
Fu Biao understood what he meant, and he frowned while pulling Xiong Lijin. The two of them quietly walked around the villagers and gradually retreated.
And Xue Li, a little girl, was no match for the Zhao family at all, especially after her two daughters-in-law joined the battle. She was soon driven red-eyed by their words.
Originally, the villagers felt uncomfortable after hearing what the Zhao family said. However, when they saw Xue Li, who had always performed well in the village, being bullied, Chen Jinghan whispered, "If it weren't for the Zhao family's interference, Zhao Yongnian and Yang Xiaoling might have already gotten married. What does the current situation have to do with whether they are educated youth? If it weren't for them breaking up the couple, why would Yang Xiaoling spread rumors to anger Zhao Yongnian, causing the two to fall out and both suffer..."
The attention that had just been diverted slowly turned back, and these villagers began to think that the Zhao family, who were making trouble, were good-for-nothings.
"Okay, get away from here. Is there no one here to bully our construction team? Why do you come to our land to mourn?" Some of the old ladies in the village had done business with Xue Li, and some of their children liked Xue Li. In short, when they saw a little girl being besieged, they felt they were being justified and stepped forward.
Even Jiang Yu was considered too young by the villagers. She was pushed aside by the shameless old woman. The one who pushed her aside even looked at her and said, "Master Jiang is just too dumb. It's okay. Leave the quarrel to the aunts. You and Xue Zhiqing can go back and have a rest!"
Then, the educated youth had nothing to do with it anymore. A murderer appeared in the Zhao family. This was such explosive news. The Zhao family wanted to put the blame on their construction team. How could they tolerate this?
Which village would have a good reputation if there was a murderer? Definitely not. In order to protect the reputation of the village, the aunts rolled up their sleeves and rushed in.
To be honest, the people in the construction team are really united. Jiang Yu sighed again and pulled Xue Li, who was so surprised that he even put away his tears, away from the battlefield.
After Xue Li and the others had gone far away and there were no outsiders around, he asked smugly, "How was my performance just now? That pitiful expression, those sparkling tears in her eyes, didn't anyone feel soft-hearted when they saw her?"
Even Jiang Yu didn't expect that she was pretending. After all, this girl was really timid. Her eyes widened a lot, and she didn't forget to tease Xue Li, "Others don't know, but I think Chen Jinghan is as anxious as an ant with its feet burned. She is going crazy."
Xue Li snorted and whispered, "If he's not in a hurry, then there's no need to be in a hurry in the future~" What's the point of having a man who's not in a hurry to see her being bullied? Is he keeping him here to train his endurance?
The two girls ran back to the educated youth center muttering to themselves. Not long after, Chen Jinghan and Wu Aiqing, who had stayed behind to fan the flames, also came back.
Fu Biao and Xiong Lijin took out two cans, divided them into bowls and handed them to them.
"The Zhao family is really interesting." Xiong Lijin smacked his lips. "But in the final analysis, the source is still Yang Xiaoling. If she hadn't said nonsense in the Unity Brigade, I wouldn't have been involved in this matter."
Jiang Yu and Xue Li scooped up the sweet syrup. It was so cold to drink cold canned fruit in the middle of winter! But it was sweet and refreshing. After shivering, they continued to drink.
"So, those people who don't mind their mouths are really annoying." Whether it's the gossip-mongering woman who gossips about others everywhere, or the mentally ill person with a strange train of thought like Yang Xiaoling, they are all extremely annoying.
Wu Aiqing lowered his voice and suggested, "How about we light a brazier? You can sneak around the house. We need to light a fire to keep warm anyway."
"That's fine. It's a good omen." Chen Jinghan also felt that his brother was unlucky, and as long as this kind of thing wasn't discovered, it wouldn't be a big problem.
Half an hour later, the enamel basin with charcoal fire was placed on the ground. Xiong Lijin looked at the flames and took a step over. This completed the ceremony.
So far, the matter has come to an end.
After their troubles were solved, they started to discuss things to do for fun. Since the skis were not finished last time, Xue Li said that they must go to the mountains to have fun this time!
Everyone had no objection and were just waiting for the day when the snow stopped and it was sunny and windy outside so that they could go out and play.
The temperature here is getting lower day by day. The howling cold wind outside is accompanied by flying snowflakes. The snow on the roof was just cleared in the morning, and it was covered with a thick layer again at noon. The diligent people will definitely go up and clean it again.
Many people in the village looked at the brick kiln halfway up the mountain and felt fortunate that they were able to make tiles.
But in fact, only a few families have roof collapses, and as long as they are diligent enough, they will not suffer this pain.
This year, the roofs of many villagers' homes have been renovated just to replace the tiles. Perhaps the new tiles make everyone feel fresh enough, and everyone pays attention to the roof, which greatly increases the safety factor.
Jiang Yu climbed onto the roof again to sweep the snow. Below him, Xue Li was holding a bottle of salt water wrapped in a cotton coat and stamping his feet, "It's so cold."
"If you're cold, go inside." Jiang Yu wore the constant temperature suit inside, so she didn't feel anything. But Xue Li was wrapped up like a bear, and kept saying he was cold but refused to go inside. Jiang Yu couldn't understand the strange thoughts of these little girls.
"The snow is so beautiful!" Xue Li was from H City in her previous life. Except for traveling to the north in winter, she rarely had the opportunity to see such heavy snow. She was naturally excited and wanted to take pictures very much!
Chen Jinghan heard them talking outside and came out of the house wrapped in a large cotton-padded jacket like a military coat. She shuddered from the cold, "Is the temperature dropping again? Oh my god, I knew it was cold here, but I didn't expect it to be this cold!"
"My former comrades-in-arms said that if they poured hot water outside, it would freeze immediately, but I didn't believe it at the time." Fu Biao and his men also came out, holding snow-shoveling tools in their hands, preparing to climb onto the roof.
Jiang Yu couldn't empathize with them, because the cold season in the apocalypse was even more terrible than now, with extremely low temperatures. When the first cold season came, half of the people who survived the high temperature period were killed by the sudden drop in temperature.
The temperature went up and down as fast as someone falling from a bungee jumping machine.
Relying on his limited repair skills, Jiang Yu accumulated a lot of points by selling radios and walkie-talkies, and exchanged them for the first generation of constant temperature suits from the research institute, which helped him barely survive.
Although the cold was terrible, the heavy snow at that time also meant that we could go out and move around, which meant the arrival of the trading season, the proliferation of exotic animals, and a new source of food.
After sweeping the snow, everyone retreated into their rooms to keep warm.
Jiang Yu took off his cotton-padded jacket, revealing the high-necked sweater underneath, and started making breakfast.
Yi Chi, who was halfway up the mountain, tore off a page from the calendar and saw the number 15 on it. An ambiguous smile appeared on his face and his eyes flashed with joy.
Uncle San, who lived deep in the mountains, received a call from a friend, who wished him a happy new year in advance.
Uncle San said with a smile that he had prepared cured pork legs for his friend. The meat of the wild boar was tender, and he said he had sent it to him before the mountain was closed by heavy snow, and he should be able to receive it in the next few days.
The other party said something else, and then both parties hung up the phone with satisfaction.
The construction team was completely silent. Apart from the occasional wisps of smoke rising from the chimneys of some houses, there was usually no sound at all.