The boiling hot water is poured into the cup, and the curly tea leaves roll with the momentum, and after a while, the green body stretches out.
Within a moment, the unique aroma of tea overflows from the cup and fills the room with fragrance.
There were three figures surrounding the hot iron stove. One was focused on embroidering a purse, the other was reading an ancient book carefully, and the remaining one was leaning on a recliner doing nothing.
Cheng Xi turned over in boredom, yawned and looked out the window.
As far as the eye can see is still a vast expanse of white, nothing new at all.
However, what was different from the previous few days was that the raging north wind was stronger, blowing against the obstacles and making a howling sound, like a child crying.
"boom--"
A dull and familiar sound reached everyone's ears.
Shen Xingqi's hand holding the embroidery needle just paused, then resumed the previous action.
The other two were not affected at all, reading when they should and taking a nap when they should.
"Alas, I don't know whose house collapsed this time."
Habits are a scary thing.
After Wu Shuanzi's house collapsed, several more collapsed in the village. At first, everyone couldn't help but go out to check, but now they can completely ignore it.
House collapse is normal.
The conditions in the village are not good, and most of the houses are thatched houses, and it is inevitable that the snow on the roof will collapse to a certain extent.
If your own house is freezing to death, who has the time to watch other people’s jokes?
Maybe it will be your turn next.
"Huh?"
Cheng Xi sat up straight and stared outside for a moment.
"The snow has stopped."
Beside the fire, Shen Xingluo paused slightly with his left hand holding the ancient book, then turned his head and looked outside.
Sure enough, the snow stopped.
The sky that was originally unclear seemed to have dispersed, revealing the blue it should have been, with a sense of translucency.
The wind was still raging outside, blowing into the cracks and making a whining sound, but it was not as desperate as before.
"This strong wind is not that useless. At least it has blown away the haze."
The reason why the sky is so clear is its contribution.
People's exclamations were faintly heard outside the courtyard, and they could be heard clearly in the house.
It was obvious that other villagers had also noticed Xue Ting and started cheering. Even Shen Xingqi put down her purse and looked happy.
"The snow has really stopped? So it can't stop?"
"Don't rush to be happy yet."
Cheng Xi shook his head slowly, "There is a saying that 'if it snows, it will turn into cold snow.' You should pay special attention to keeping warm these days."
Besides, whether or not it will happen in the future is another matter.
Since time traveling, she has developed a habit of paying attention to temperature changes every day.
And this morning it is already close to the 20 degrees under the order, which was unthinkable for Lin'an Mansion in previous years.
Once the snow stops, it will enter the snow melting stage, which will take away most of the surrounding heat, and the temperature will reach a new low.
That’s the real test for people.
Cheng Xi's words made Shen Xingluo couldn't help but cast an appreciative glance.
"Indeed, you should keep warm after snow."
Having experienced it personally, he knows the power of melting snow better than anyone else. In the previous life, everyone was cheering so much, thinking that the snowstorm that lasted for a month had come to an end and they were ready to welcome a new life.
However, along with the sun came extremely low temperatures. Countless people in Dayan froze to death, especially those who were rushing on the migration road.
Although Lin'an Prefecture was better, the surrounding villages also suffered a lot of casualties.
"Try not to go out these days, and even if you go out, wear warm clothes."
"I know, brother."
The sun appeared in the southwest of the sky that afternoon. Although it was not particularly bright, it was enough for the villagers to cheer for a while.
"The sun is shining!"
"I haven't seen the sun for so many days, I almost don't recognize it anymore."
"It has stopped snowing. If it continues like this, I will freeze to death if I don't starve to death!"
"Damn, this year is so evil!"
In fact, the evil has just begun, and what they have experienced so far is not even halftime.
When the villagers planned to go out for a walk, they were frozen to the core as soon as they opened the door. Their hands had already closed the door again faster than their brains.
"boom--"
"Oh my god, why is it so cold?!"
"Fortunately, I closed it quickly, otherwise my nose would have been frozen off!"
"No, no, no, I'll go back and lie down for a while..."
As for the problem that the bones are about to melt?
It's better to melt, at least it's better than going out and freezing to death!
I don't know how many doors were closed that day. Most people were immediately frightened when they opened the door. Only a few of them were able to walk out onto the street.
In the small courtyard of the Shen family, Cheng Xi brought a small porcelain pot from the kitchen.
"Sister-in-law, what delicious food are you cooking?"
Shen Xingqi helped her lift the lid of the iron stove, and was stunned when she saw the ginger slices and red dates floating in the pot.
Hey, it’s not food?
It’s so new, her sister-in-law doesn’t even cook anymore!
Cheng Xi added some more water, "It's too cold outside and it's easy for cold wind to enter the body. Drink some red date and ginger tea to prevent it."
This is ancient times, and a cold can easily kill someone.
Although she has a variety of Chinese and Western medicines on hand, she should try to avoid them as much as possible. After all, getting sick is also a labor-intensive job.
"Drink more later to keep the cold away."
Thanks to the primitive brown sugar in ancient times, Cheng Xi spent a lot of money to buy a few kilograms of it when he went to the grocery store, which came in handy now.
A few pieces of charcoal were added to the iron stove to heat it up vigorously, and the water in the porcelain pot quickly boiled.
The ginger slices and red dates added inside give off its own flavor when heated, and combined with the smell of brown sugar, it can float far away.
Full of spicy flavor.
To be honest, Cheng Xi doesn't like the smell of ginger.
On weekdays, even if it is used for seasoning, it is thrown away after use.
But today...
She chuckled, took out three large white bowls, each scooped out a full bowl, and placed it in front of the Shen brothers and sisters.
"Give me all to drink, not even a drop is left!"
How do you say that?
We share blessings and share hardships. It's time to see how deep the friendship between us is!
Shen Xingqi was the first to take a sip. She choked to tears and was almost put away by the spicy taste of the ginger slices.
“This tastes so strong~”
"You have to drink it even if you drink it. Hold your nose and drink it in one go."
Cheng Xi said this to herself. As soon as she finished speaking, she drank a bowl of water first, choking and blushing.
Although the three of them have not been frozen since the beginning of winter, the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor is too large, which also puts a considerable burden on the body.
Gotta drink!
After Cheng Xi finished drinking, he turned his attention to Shen Xingluo, intending to have some fun.
However... the other party didn't blush and was out of breath, and quickly drank up one mouthful after another.
His expression didn't change from beginning to end, and he didn't even frown.
"...?"
Something is wrong, very wrong.
How did this 18-year-old boy do it?
He must be born with a taste for ginger!
Cheng Xi decided to cook more next time and make a bowl for him alone.
