When Yun Xiaoxiao pushed the door open to wash up, she was taken aback by the vast expanse of white outside.
"Mommy, it has snowed."
Yun Xiaoxiao really had no idea.
She had been sleeping well lately, utterly unaware, as someone had been holding her in his arms.
"Come and scoop some hot water to wash your face."
Yun Xiaoxiao, surprised, looked at Zhao Tianlei, "When did it snow? How did I not know?"
Completely unnoticed?
As a southerner, she could say she rarely saw snowscapes, but she had seen them while traveling, looking as if heaven and earth had been purified, and the freshly fallen snow was soft.
"It snowed in the middle of the night."
Yun Xiaoxiao turned back to look at the two little ones, "Hurry up and put on your sweaters; it’ll be very cold with the snow."
"The clothes are warm." Da Bao patted the cotton-padded jacket they were wearing, which was really warm.
In those days, cloth and cotton were quite scarce, and some children wore the same cotton-padded jacket all winter long.
"Even so, put them on, otherwise, you could catch a cold and have to get injections and take medicine, which is especially bitter." Yun Xiaoxiao quickly dragged the two brothers into the room to put on sweaters.
But having drunk powdered milk for so long, the bodies of the two brothers had improved a lot, their skin had also become much fairer and tender, and they had gained both height and weight.
With improved physical constitution, they were also more resistant to cold.
"Mommy, this sweater is so warm and soft."
"This is a cashmere sweater, made from wool spun from sheep. How could it not be warm?"
As for their old cotton-padded jackets, Yun Xiaoxiao had quietly searched Pinduoduo for a long time to find matching fabrics and silently replaced them.
It was also due to the menfolk at home being careless, not noticing this detail.
At first, they wore cloth shoes, then rubber shoes, and now that it had gotten colder, it was time for cotton shoes.
Dressed in warm clothes, she let them go play in the snow, and even Yun Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but bend down to scoop up snow.
Zhao Tianlei, looking at the three people in the courtyard, shook his head helplessly, calling them to eat, worried they hadn’t had enough fun yet.
Now that it had snowed, they had to go out again. With the New Year approaching, business was even better, particularly for electronic products.
"I plan to go on a long trip in a couple of days, so I’ll be troubling you to take care of the house again."
"It’s no trouble. You manage the outside; I’ll take care of the inside."
Wife spoke well and could be praised more.
"I will fertilize the radishes and cabbages before I leave."
She hadn’t been tending the fields at all.
"Then I will have Dad fertilize them later."
He would arrange everything at home before leaving.
Zhao Tianlei planned to store more meat so that his wife and children could gain weight while staying in during the winter.
Now with the snowfall, game in the mountains was easier to hunt.
He called Zhao Tianhe and left with him.
Not long after he had left, Sister-in-law Zhao came over.
Yun Xiaoxiao had few interactions with her sisters-in-law.
The last time she had seen Sister-in-law Zhao was during the time in the heated room.
She had no idea what brought her this time.
The two little ones were still playing with the snow, planning to build a snowman.
Sister-in-law Zhao hadn’t come alone; she had brought Sanya and Xiao Mao with her, and the children were playing together nearby.
Why did it feel a bit awkward?
"Sister-in-law, just tell me if you need anything?"
Sister-in-law Zhao hesitated for a moment, then finally asked, "Sister-in-law, do you have any spare cotton?"
"It snowed last night, and today it’s even colder. Daya’s cotton jackets have become too short."