After buying the car, it was time for the big shopping. In winter, the mountains and roads were closed due to heavy snow. Not only could we not enter the city, we could not even enter the mountains. We would not be able to eat pheasants, rabbits and other meat in the mountains. In order to ensure adequate nutrition, these animals I can buy more at the market.
You should also buy more rice and noodles, not less spices, and more vegetables.
After buying these, Niu Caohua bought another thing that she had never parted with but missed every day, that is, an iron pot!
God knows how uncomfortable it is to eat stew every day!
After buying these, Niu Caohua also went to the bookstore and bought a few books.
Niu Xiaodi has already finished reading the Three-Character Classic, followed by Hundred Family Surnames, Thousand-Character Classic, and The Analects of Confucius.
There is also paper, ink, pen and inkstone.
Apart from the big iron pot, it was the most expensive thing in the bookstore. Two of the four silver ingots were spent, and not much was left of the third.
Since then, I have bought almost all the things I want to buy, and no matter how much I want, the car will not be able to fit in it.
When I got home, the sun was slowly setting, the village was bustling, and the children were playing under the big tree at the entrance of the village.
This mule-pulled cart immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Second brother, look, look, a driver is coming."
"Yeah, who is that?"
"Ergou, look at the one waving to us, is that Niu Xiaodi?"
"What? Xiaodi? Let me see, it seems to be real!"
"The driver is a cow. I recognize him."
"Little land, little land."
A group of children ran toward the mule cart in surprise.
When Niu Xiaodi saw his friends coming, he asked his father to stop and ran down lightly, holding a cloth bag in his hand.
"Er Gou, Daniel, Plum Blossom, Bao'er..."
"Xiao Di, is this your car?"
"Little land, little land, can I touch it?"
"Little land..."
Everyone gathered around Niu Xiaodi and looked at the mule cart in front of them in amazement. Some of the bolder ones stretched out their hands to touch it, but quickly retracted their hands when the mule moved.
"Look what I brought to you, Dang Dang Dang~"
There were so many questions that Niu Xiaodi didn't know which answer was best, so he had to open the cloth bag in his hand, revealing the crystal clear candy inside.
"What is this? Is it sugar?"
"This is definitely not candy, the color is different!"
Niu Caohua, who was in the car, saw that Xiaodi would be unable to get away for a while, so she had no intention of waiting for him: "Xiaodi, you can play here first, we will go back first."
"Okay~" Niu Xiao nodded, watched the mule cart leave, and showed off the new candy bar in his hand to everyone.
After getting home and sorting out things, Niu Dadu followed his daughter's advice and prepared to build a simple shed in the yard. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. When he opened it, he saw that it was Li Zheng.
"Li Zheng, take a seat." After buying the car, Niu Dadu seemed to have enlightened himself. Not only was he able to communicate well, but he also took the initiative to greet people!
Niu Lizheng was quite flattered, but he didn't refuse. He pulled up a stool and sat down: "You go about your business, I just came over to take a look."
When he was just wandering around the door, he heard that Niu Dadu bought a mule cart from the city, so he came over immediately to find out more.
Looking at it, it turned out that there was a strong mule standing in the yard, eating food leisurely, and there were piles of objects for building a shed on the ground.
"You chose a good mule. It's shiny and has good teeth." Niu Li was looking at it with envy. His family didn't even want to buy an animal, and now they can't even afford it.
"The store helped us choose it." Niu Dadu nodded. This mule is really good. It pulled those things all the way back, and now it still has the energy to stand and eat. It is a good mule.
The two of them chatted there without saying a word, and the topic was discussed countless times. Cow Caohua finally packed up her things and came out of the house.
"Grandpa Lizheng, you came just in time. We heard about a big event in the city!" Niu Caohua said, bringing a bowl of tea over.
In fact, it is not tea. It is water made from wild chrysanthemums picked in the mountains and dried in the sun. Chrysanthemum tea can clear away heat and reduce internal heat.
"What's the matter?" Niu Lizheng took the bowl and covered his hands. He sat here motionless, his cheeks were cold due to the cold wind, and his back was aching. Sure enough, he was old and his body bones were not good anymore.
"I also heard from others that there is a war in the north and many people have fled to us. They cannot live in the city and may be divided into various villages."
"Is this true?" Li Zheng suddenly stood up and his voice became much louder.
"It should be true. We saw a lot of carriages entering the city on the road this morning. Dad, you saw it too, right?"
Niu Li was turning his attention to Niu Dadu who was working. Seeing him nodding seriously, his breathing was a little rapid. He simmered the water in the bowl in one gulp, swallowed the chrysanthemums directly, chewed them, and swallowed: " I have to go back and think about this, so I’ll go back first.”
The purpose of coming here has now been completely forgotten.
"Goodbye, Grandpa Lizheng."
If those fleeing people really come, I hope there will be good arrangements.
The days are passing by, and winter has arrived. Water is dripping and freezing outside, and the whole village has become quieter. Everyone is huddled at home, waiting for the New Year.
When Niu Caohua woke up, she found that it was completely white outside. It turned out to be snow. There was a thin layer of snow on the ground, and the snowflakes were still falling.
It was as cold as ever, and even Niu Ergou was unwilling to move around. He had not been here for the past two days. Niu Xiaodi was also blown away by the strong wind outside and did not want to go out, so he sat at home in front of the stove and read a book.
"Dong dong~ Brother Big Belly, are you at home? Open the door." Early in the morning, there was a knock on the door.
Niu Xiaodi quickly put away the book in his hand, and Niu Dadu quickly walked over and opened the door.
"Dadu, come out and discuss something with you." Niu Shanbao stood outside the door, pacing anxiously.
"What happened?" Niu Dadu asked in confusion as he walked outside.
What happened in this cold winter month?
"A group of refugees from the north came to our village. There are twenty-eight people in total. A group has already arrived, but they said that several children were sick on the road. It's snowing again and they can't walk. Let us Go over and pick them up. I don't want to think about it. We have a car at your house and want you to go over and pick them up." Niu Shanbao was a little embarrassed, after all, this was not a good job. But there was nothing he could do about it. The whole village had only a lot of people and no cars.
His father left this job to him!
Niu Dadu was a little hesitant. In this cold winter, he was reluctant to let the mule go out to get cold. But the child is sick, so...
"Okay, let's go together." Niu Dadu finally agreed.
"No problem! Get your mule out quickly, and I'll harness it."
