After half a month, the weather was getting colder and colder. Shen Zhi estimated that it was almost minus 20 degrees Celsius. The weather was really terrible.

Their county might be a little further north, otherwise how could it be so cold?

That day, a few people suddenly came to the house.

The knocking on the door started early in the morning.

Chu Changfeng hurried to see, and it turned out to be Wu Ya.

"Vice-General!"

Chu Changfeng was helpless. "I told you to call my name. By the way, why are you here? It's so early in the morning, and it's freezing and snowy."

They sighed, "We just came to see you."

"I don't have anything to show for you... come in."

As I entered the house, I instantly felt the warmth.

Several people were stunned.

It is even warmer when sitting next to the kotatsu.

Wu Ya couldn't help but look under the table a few times, and it turned out that there was a charcoal brazier burning under the table!

"Your house is really warm! We are almost freezing to death. It's so cold today."

Shen Zhi brought them a cup of hot tea, "Drink some hot tea to warm yourself up."

A few people drank tea. After a while, Wu Ya began to sigh, "I heard that many people who went to build the palace... have frozen to death."

The atmosphere suddenly became stagnant.

Freezing to death? That's normal.

Most people wore cotton-padded jackets made of reed fluff, worked in the snow from morning till night, and didn’t eat very well, so...

"We guess... there may be more people coming to arrest people later."

"Are you here to arrest people again?!" Shen Zhi was shocked.

Chu Xiao and Lin Zheng looked at each other with gloomy expressions.

"Alas... If you don't want to go, you must pay..."

"When it comes to the end, maybe they will catch women..."

Chu Changfeng pursed his lips and said, "If this continues... the world will be in turmoil..."

Shen Zhi looked at him, "What do you mean by not peaceful?"

"If the common people are exploited too harshly, naturally some brave people will stand up. Throughout history, there have been countless cases of uprisings."

Shen Zhi's breathing stagnated.

Wu Ya: "That being said, it's not the case yet... it shouldn't be that far yet."

It’s not that far yet… But if the women are captured, that would be…

As everyone chatted, they felt particularly heavy-hearted. If the world were to fall into chaos, no one would be able to escape.

Shen Zhi sighed, "Let's not talk about this anymore. I'll cook some fermented rice wine eggs for you."

Wu Ya and the others finally came back to their senses.

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

Shen Zhi pursed her lips and smiled.

She put the fermented glutinous rice into a clean jar and just scooped a few spoonfuls when eating.

He scooped four or five spoonfuls of fermented rice wine, added spiritual spring water and sugar, and brought it to the main room to cook on the stove. Then he brought the eggs.

It won’t be long before a pot of sweet and fragrant fermented rice wine and eggs is ready.

Wu Ya and his companions had never tasted such delicious food before, and they ate it with relish.

They each ate four eggs and drank two bowls of soup.

After eating, I was still unsatisfied.

Shen Zhi: "It's better to eat less of this, as we still need to eat soon."

Everyone nodded and couldn't help looking forward to the meal.

Shen Zhi filled three bowls of rice wine and eggs, put them on a tray and went into the three little ones' room.

The weather was cold and there was nothing to do after getting up, so Shen Zhi let them sleep a little longer.

But they were already awake, and the three little ones were lying on the lower bunk, huddled together, whispering to each other.

"Niannian, Brother Zhouzhou, should we get up? Isn't it too late?"

"No, mother said it was too cold and asked us to stay in bed for a while."

"Yes, other families stay in bed in the winter... But... I can't stay here any longer. I want to go out and play, and talk to my parents, grandparents, and grandpa."

Shen Zhi pushed the door open and walked in. "Children, hurry up and get dressed. I've brought you some fermented rice wine and eggs. Have a bowl each to warm you up."

"Wine and eggs!"

"Wow! Mother! Give me a drink!"

Chu Jinnian didn't even have clothes on, he just reached out to his little body to ask for food.

Shen Zhi quickly fed him a big mouthful of fermented rice wine and said, "Put on your clothes first."

The three little ones quickly put on their thick cotton-padded jackets, sat at the head of the bed, and ate fermented rice wine and eggs.

Shen Zhi sat on the edge of the bed and tested the temperature of their quilts.

"Is it cold at night? Is the quilt too thin?"

"It's not cold!" Chu Jinzhou finished drinking a mouthful of fermented rice wine soup and said quickly: "We can sleep together, it's warm!"

Chu Jinnian nodded, "We're not cold at all! It's very warm!"

Mumu: "There is a hot water bottle at night, so you won't be cold!"

"That's good." Shen Zhi felt relieved. Their home was still relatively warm, but what about other people in the village?

"Get up in a moment and bring Niu Niu and Shitou over here. Let them sleep here at night. There's a draft in their two houses. It would be bad if they catch a cold."

"it is good!"

The three little ones laughed excitedly. Shen Zhi touched their heads, but his heart was heavy.

I haven't had many peaceful days here, but the world is about to become unpeaceful...

If there is no peace, what will happen to the children? They are still so young...

Do they need to prepare early?

After eating the fermented rice wine eggs, the little ones wrapped themselves up tightly, wearing furry rabbit hats, and went hand in hand to look for Shitou, Niu Niu and the others.

Chu Changfeng was worried, so he followed them.

When we arrived at Niu Niu's house, the whole family was curled up in bed.

I heard someone knocking on the door, and after a long while, he got up and opened the door.

"Changfeng, why did you bring the children here?"

Chu Jinnian pulled at the edge of the rabbit fur that almost blocked his vision, "Uncle, where is my brother Niu Niu? Let's ask him to go to my house. My house is warm, he can go there to warm himself by the fire, or sleep there."

"Niannian! Why are you here?"

Niu Niu propped himself up from the bed and tilted his head to look outside.

Chu Jinnian ran in with Chu Jinzhou and Mumu, "Brother Niu Niu, my parents said that the weather is getting colder, so you should come home with us."

Niu Niu was stunned.

Aunt Zhang and Uncle Zhang hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed. Their thatched hut was too leaky and it was freezing cold every day, but they, the adults, could still withstand it.

But I can't bear to see my child like this.

"Niuniu, go ahead and help with the work."

After Aunt Zhang finished her instructions, she thanked Chu Changfeng a few words.

Then they went to Shitou's house.

But San Ya was a girl, and her parents were worried, so they kept her. Anyway, she was wearing a thick cotton jacket, and her parents would cover her in it every night, so the little girl was not cold.

On the way back to the Chu family, Shitou and Niu Niu were so cold that they were shivering because their cotton jackets were too thin. Fortunately, they quickly got into the house.

As soon as I came in, I felt the warmth.

"Niuniu, Shitou, come and sit here!"

As soon as the two little ones sat down at the kotatsu, they sighed comfortably, "It's so warm..."

Chu Jinnian hugged their shoulders like a little brother, "My home is so warm, my father and mother are so great! They are the ones who make our home so warm!"

Shitou and Niu Niu couldn't help but look around. What a nice house! This is a big blue brick and tile house. It's not drafty at all.

The heat from the stove was left in the house, which was really comfortable.

The two kids were extremely envious. If they could build a house like this for their own family, their parents wouldn't have to suffer the cold at home.

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