mtlumby2d Chapter 249 Snowstorm is Coming
Chapter 249 Snowstorm is Coming
Village Chief Jiang was happy to see them suffer misfortune. He thought that they were a bad family and would be even more unlucky in the future. His anger was finally half relieved.
The remaining half will be completely spent after the Jiang family moves away and I no longer see their uglier faces.
But that day is not far away.
Shen Nanzhi had no time to care about the Jiang family's affairs. Whether they divorced or not was none of her business. From the beginning to the end, she never regarded Jiang Chen as an opponent. He was not worthy of it.
After the divorce, everyone goes their separate ways. As long as Jiang Chen doesn't show up in front of her, Shen Nanzhi won't kill him.
Unfortunately, Jiang Chen did not have this awareness. Instead, he provoked Shen Nanzhi again and again, and ended up leaving his hometown.
Mr. Yuan's illness was completely cured, but in the cold winter, he was too lazy to go out, so he just stayed on the kang and read comfortably. His life was very comfortable.
Shen Nanzhi brought some spicy cabbage. Her husband liked to eat it before, so she pickled some more.
This year she didn't have time to grow cabbage, radishes and other vegetables, all of which were given to her by the villagers.
Among them, the village chief Jiang from the neighboring village sent a truckload of vegetables, weighing more than a thousand kilograms. He planted too much, and it was not worth much if he sold it. Knowing that she did not grow any vegetables, he sent so much. If it was not enough, his family would have more and she could eat as much as she wanted.
Shen Nanzhi was quite surprised that old man Jiang had turned over a new leaf and was truly a good human being.
She was tired of eating so much cabbage just by frying or stewing it, so she thought of pickled cabbage and spicy cabbage, which she would never get tired of.
Sauerkraut and pork, sauerkraut dumplings, how can northerners live without sauerkraut?
There is no kimchi, mainly because chili peppers are not widely popularized and are very expensive. Most people cannot afford them. There are also many other ingredients. If you want to make kimchi delicious, the ingredients used are more expensive than cabbage.
But it’s still okay to eat at home. Shen Nanzhi always thinks of Mr. Yuan when he has good things and sends him a jar.
"Sir, are you reading? Is my kang comfortable?"
"Yeah, it's really good. It's so cold, but you're still here. What are you doing here again?"
Mr. Yuan was a little disgusted. This girl was too lively and made him have a headache because of her noise.
"Are you tired of me? Hey, I'm sending you kimchi, pickled radish, leeks, spring onions, pea sprouts, and green vegetables. I'm being very filial to you."
Mr. Yuan saw that there were indeed green vegetables in the basket she brought, and he was very curious: "Where did you get them from?"
There is not a speck of green in the middle of winter, and these lush green vegetables are like a miracle.
"Grown them. The temperature of this kang is high enough. I can plant a few pots of vegetables on the kang. It will improve my lifestyle and I can have some vegetables occasionally.
But the harvest is too small. It took more than a month to grow this much. I am honored to honor you."
“Can you grow vegetables on a heated kang?”
Shen Nanzhi: "Of course, why don't you try? But if you want to plant more, the price will be very high, and it also requires certain technical experience. It's not that easy."
"Girl, where do you get so many ideas?"
Mr. Yuan looked at her deeply. This girl was so smart and filial. He felt really sorry. Why wasn’t she that guy’s child?
"I am a country girl. Do I need to think about farming?"
That being said, those old hands who have been farming for a lifetime can't grow as well as she does.
Shen Nanzhi also gave him some wine, "Sir, please drink less. Drinking too much is not good for your health. I came here to ask you, can our academy start construction next spring?"
Shen Nanzhi was worried because of his exact answer. What if she had done everything well but there was no great scholar like Mr. Yuan to attract scholars? Wouldn’t that be a waste of effort?
Mr. Yuan hesitated and finally said, "I need to go home next year, but I promise you that I can be the principal of your academy. You can still open the academy under my name.
As for the masters, I will introduce a few to you. If you can invite them, it will be your credit. If you can’t, I can’t help you.”
Shen Nanzhi smiled: "That's good, sir, don't worry, I will give you dividends, 10% of the net profit, it's worth it that you are so good to me."
"No need, sir, we are not short of money, but you... Forget it, you can farm and run the academy, and live a good life. In the future, you can marry a good family, have children, and live a peaceful life. That is also a kind of happiness."
Shen Nanzhi raised her eyebrows. The old man was hiding something from her and didn't want her to know.
"Who do you think I can marry, sir? Please help me find a good family."
Mr. Yuan's eyes flickered: "Can I be your boss? You have your own ideas. What if you don't like what I choose? Wouldn't it be in vain that I have made all the efforts?"
"No, as long as you think it's good, I have no objection."
Mr. Yuan: “…”
Is she so well behaved?
"Okay, we'll talk about it later. I have to go back now. The aunts are pickling sauerkraut, and I have to keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't get spoiled.
When the pickled cabbage is ready, we will eat pickled cabbage dumplings, pickled cabbage fish, pickled cabbage pork. Oh, my mouth is watering. You just wait for the delicious food. "
Mr. Yuan pinched his belly and found that he had gained a little weight, and the energy he had lost during his illness was restored.
Shen Nanzhi had already left in a hurry. Mr. Yuan sighed, but it disappeared in the wind. Shen Nanzhi didn't hear it.
The raging cold wind outside did not affect the enthusiasm of the people of Yushu Village. They were all learning how to pickle sauerkraut in the main hall of Shen Nanzhi's house. In fact, it didn't require any great technical skills and you could learn it just by watching.
Shen Nanzhi explained a few more details, saying that if you are not careful, the sauerkraut will go bad and the whole jar of vegetables will be ruined.
The aunts were all good in the kitchen and nodded: "We all remember this. Is this pickled cabbage really that delicious?"
"If the temperature is high enough, it can be eaten in seven days. You will know after you try it. No matter how much I say, it is better to try it yourself.
Also, if anyone wants to grow mushrooms, send someone to learn. It takes a lot of patience and smartness, it's not that easy to grow them."
Shen Nanzhi had already told the villagers that now that they had a kang, they could just free up an empty room to raise them, and all those corn cobs would come in handy.
Shen Nanzhi studies the fungus strains herself, and it is a small laboratory built by students from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences that she funded. She went to see it out of curiosity, but she didn't expect to use it now.
Thanks to her restless personality, she is not content even when she is old and wants to do everything to the best of her ability. She is rich and willful. Just because a college student calls her "sister", she will spend millions to do research for her.
Now that I think about it, I feel lost. No matter how old a sister is, they all like young and handsome men.
Shaking off the inappropriate thoughts, I sent the aunts away, drank a cup of tea out of exhaustion, and finally had time to rest.
Shen Huai'en asked her: "What do you want to eat? I'll ask the kitchen to make it for you. Are you exhausted?"
"It's OK, they just talk a lot, but it's lively. I like it when everyone is so lively. It really creates a lively atmosphere."
"As long as you like it."
Shen Huai'en likes quietness. In Shen Nanzhi's opinion, he is not socially anxious, but he is not very sociable. However, as a man, it is better to be a little cool. It is not good for him to get along with women, right?
When the whole village was busy pickling sauerkraut and building greenhouses to grow mushrooms, the first snow finally fell.
“What a heavy snow.”
Shen Nanzhi went out and saw a vast expanse of white, with jade trees and silver flowers. He was very shocked. The snow was a full foot thick and the snowflakes were still falling. It was so beautiful that it looked like a fairyland.
Shen Huai'en frowned and put the cloak on her, "Be careful not to catch a cold."
"It's okay. I'm in good health and have a lot of energy. I'm not a weak young lady. You don't have to take care of me like this."
Shen Huai'en knew that she was in good health, with abundant blood and energy, and her palms were always warm. Holding her hand was like holding a small heater, which made Shen Huai'en particularly fond of holding her hand.
"Such heavy snow may cause a snowstorm, and many people may die of hunger and cold."
"Not really, right? No one in our village will freeze to death."
Shen Huai'en thought to himself, not every village has a Shen Nanzhi, and with her around, Yushu Village could spend this winter safely.
Chen Hu next door also got up and was sweeping the snow on the roof. Then he had to sweep the yard. He was so hot that his head was steaming.
"Brother Chen, let me help you."
Shen Nanzhi lifted his cloak, took a shovel and went out to shovel the snow.
She felt that the shovel was too small, so she asked Chen Hu to make a large wooden board and push the snow directly, which immediately increased the speed a lot.
The villagers also got up to sweep the snow, and smoke rose from every household. With a kang, the cats in the house didn't have to worry about freezing. This fire pit made the winter less unbearable.
"Nanzhi, go back. We've cleaned it for you. Why do you need to do it yourself?"
The villagers all took care of her like a lucky star and didn't want her to dare to do heavy work.
Shen Nanzhi said cheerfully: "It's okay, I enjoy shoveling snow, it's fun, everyone go ahead and do your work, don't worry about me."
"Okay then, take it easy and don't get too tired."
"understood."
I originally thought that the snow was so thick that it should stop, but I didn't expect that it was still falling after a night. Shen Nanzhi's face turned ugly. If it continued to snow like this, it might become a snow disaster.
Everything is excessive or insufficient. The villagers no longer smiled and just shoveled snow with sighs.
Shen Huai'en accompanied her to shovel snow. Seeing that she was worried, he comforted her: "Auspicious snow means a good harvest. More snow means that the crops will grow well next year."
"You don't need to comfort me. I'm not ignorant of farming. It's snowing too heavily. This is a snowstorm. I hope it will stop today."
Shen Qingshan came over with a group of young men and said, "The house of our uncle at the head of the village has collapsed. Let's go and dig it out quickly. Don't let anyone get hit. The snow is too heavy. Not to mention once in a hundred years, there hasn't been such heavy snow in the past twenty years. Alas, God won't let us survive!"
Fortunately, the new crops that Nanzhi had planted had a good harvest, and they also had a kang, and they got cotton-padded clothes and quilts. Corn cobs and straw were both good fuel, so every household was no longer worried.
"Oh, it's so serious. I'll go with you."
"Okay, come on."
Shen Nanzhi was very strong and couldn't sit idle, so she went to help. Shen Huai'en went home, tidied the house and waited for her to come back.
Fortunately, no one was hurt, and everyone worked together to dig the people out. Uncle Shen and his wife were both fine, but they were frightened and their faces were pale. They thought they would die this winter.
Doctor Li also came to help and prescribed medicine for them. "It's okay. You will be fine after taking the medicine for two days."