Traveling through time and space to meet a replacement bride? But I’m a man!

A few days after the banquet.

There was constant noise in the yard.

Then the Chinese New Year came.

The sound of firecrackers and gongs and drums during the New Year is no less than that on the wedding day.

After the New Year, we ate leftovers for a long time.

Fortunately, there were many people and the men had more to eat.

Now the only thing we can do every day is to feed the cattle and sheep. The rest of the time we sit together and make compressed biscuits and chat.

Some time ago, Huo Min sent back more than ten carts of food.

Xu Wenyan still had to help him make the supplies easy to carry.

I thought this year would be a year of bumper harvest, but the heavy snow has not stopped since four days ago.

"Brother Chen, Lao Luo, go up and shovel the snow off the roof."

Xu Wenyan was busy running around. The snow on the ground was already up to his thighs, and when the little kids went out, only their heads could be seen.

This means that the snow on the roof has to be cleared every one or two hours.

If it was just snowing it wouldn't be a big deal, but heavy snow is often accompanied by strong winds.

The small trees in the distance had long been buried by the heavy snow, and many of the branches at the ends of the saxaul trees in the woods on the opposite bank had been blown off.

"Huzi, slow down!"

I was busy in the yard when I saw something in the distance slowly coming towards me.

After walking for a while, Chen Sanlin finally saw the person wrapped tightly in the snow.

Xu Wenyan picked up a shovel and worked with Yuyin to clear the snow at the door.

Mubarak untied his fur cap.

"Brother Muba, why are you here in such a heavy snow?"

Mubarak looked worried: “Many villagers’ houses were crushed by the heavy snow. We have some people living in our house, but there are too many villagers.

Dad asked me to ask you if we could have some people live in your new house."

"Of course, but is the snow so heavy this year? It has never snowed this heavily before."

Xu Wenyan remembered that last year, the wind and snow were no less severe than they are now.

At that time I was still on the road of exile. Looking back now, that was a real hardship.

"Come in and have some ginger tea." Yu Bai, wearing an apron, stood at the door and invited everyone to come in and chat.

It's still snowing outside.

After taking a sip of brown sugar ginger tea, I felt really warmed up.

Mubarak held the bowl and felt the temperature in it. "There have been heavier snowfalls before. Many people died in the village almost every time there was a heavy snowfall."

"Last year we were luckier and the house didn't collapse, but this year it can't bear the weight anymore."

Xu Wenyan also knew that natural disasters were constant in ancient times.

Without reinforced concrete houses and good rescue conditions, the death and injury rate naturally increased.

Even a heavy rain or a cold can take a person's life.

"Wait until next year and rebuild it. Didn't we make some money this year? That should be enough." Xu Wenyan also took a sip of ginger tea. It had been a while since he had been soaking in the spring water under the mine.

Xu Wenyan felt that everything about his body was fine, his hands and feet were no longer as cold as before, and he even had more strength.

He even had some doubts about the elixir of life, maybe it was not just a verbal name.

"Well, we need to rebuild it. When the time comes, we will learn to build it like you do, so it will be more sturdy." Muba said with a smile on his face.

Xu Wenyan nodded: "In fact, the important thing is to plant trees. If everyone can grow food, winter will not be so difficult.

As long as we plant trees all over the Gobi Desert, we will have no problem growing potatoes and sweet potatoes, not to mention those juicy vegetables."

In fact, the previous emperor also paid attention to the greening of the Gobi Desert, and wind and sand control were particularly important.

"Brother Xu said, wait until next year, everyone can plant some if they are able. It's not that we don't want to plant. The apricot trees in the village are the seeds that my father and some uncles brought back.

It has been growing for decades to reach its current size. We wanted to plant trees, but there were no trees to plant.”

What Muba said is also a problem. The terrain here on Xu Wenyan's side is good and it is sandy. As long as there is sufficient water and we do our best to take care of it, there will be no problem.

But that place is mostly desert and full of stones.

It’s not easy to improve.

"Let's go check on the villagers first." Xu Wenyan put on his clothes, and the others had to clean the snow on the roofs at home, which was not an easy job.

Fortunately, there is open space all around, and you can climb up the low hill directly from the roof.

It is also possible to throw the snow directly to the other side of the mountain.

This time when going out, Xu Wenyan was really wrapped up tightly, because the winter in the border area is no joke.

It usually takes two or three quarters of an hour to walk this distance, but this time it took five or six quarters of an hour.

The first place we went to was Aman’s house. Their house had not collapsed yet, but the apricot tree in the yard was gone.

Aman and his sister were shoveling snow in the yard.

"Aman, how's the house?"

It can be seen that the scarf that Aman uses to cover his mouth and nose is covered with white frost, as are his eyebrows and hat.

It seems that he has been out for quite some time.

"The guest room is a little broken, that way."

Xu Wenyan went in to check the situation. Half of the loess brick had collapsed, but it would not have much impact for the time being.

This house was built by Aman's grandfather. Because it was built relatively small, it was destroyed by frost over the years.

But ever since Aman's parents passed away, he has relied on the villagers to help clear the snow from the house in winter.

Now that everyone is struggling to protect themselves, this sturdy little house can no longer hold on.

"Bring a change of clothes, go play with Xiaodong and the others this month, and we'll cover it again next year."

Now the house has become a hidden danger. There is a fear that the house may suddenly collapse while we are sleeping.

"Wait for us to clean up first."

Next, Xu Wenyan went to check on some houses that had been relatively severely damaged.

The whole family was busy, their hands and feet were red from the cold in the snow, but in the end it was of no avail.

The dormitory bed where Xu Wenyan lives can accommodate thousands of people. Of course, it’s just for sleeping. As for living, they have to eat from a big pot.

Apart from anything else, Xu Wenyan has quite a few pots, almost all models.

It took Xu Wenyan more than half an hour to gather the crowd together.

Everyone took up their tools and took turns clearing the hills and the roads in the village.

You will definitely need to get something later, so it’s better to do it all at once.

It doesn't matter how wide the shovel is, as long as it can pass through the aisle.

"Throw it farther! It will snow later and you won't be able to throw it up then." Xu Wenyan reminded.

Muba kindly translated it several times.

This was the experience Xu Wenyan gained a few days ago, because there was too much snow piled in the garden.

I didn’t expect it to still snow today, so we had no choice but to transport the snow to the other side of the mountain.

We also need to do a good job of drainage this spring.

With such a large amount of snow water, the water level of the river will definitely rise this year.

It took Xu Wenyan more than half an hour to arrange bunk beds for them.

There is a kitchen outside each dormitory, and they have to prepare their own meals.

After a busy day, I have to go out from time to time to see if the snow has accumulated.

The sky was gloomy all day.

When they were sitting around the fire at night, Xu Wenyan felt his entire palms were burning.

Everything that happened here reminded him of the cold wave that hit when he first came to Jixiang Village.

In the face of natural disasters, humans are too insignificant.