The following days can be described as "painful and happy" for Liu Qingshan.

Every morning he went to the mountains to practice martial arts and was beaten severely by his master. He now knew that his master used this special method to strengthen his muscles and bones.

During the day, I work in greenhouses or chicken farms and pig farms;

In the evening, I study with the Four Phoenixes and Five Phoenixes and review my lessons.

The day is fully planned and absolutely fulfilling.

Although life is relatively difficult, Liu Qingshan feels that he is like the dormant vegetation on the mountain in winter, constantly accumulating strength in the severe cold of ice and snow, waiting for the arrival of spring next year to bloom the most beautiful colors of life.

Days like this lasted until early November.

This morning, Liu Qingshan got up early and went out, and found that it was completely white outside and there was a thick layer of snow on the ground.

This is the first snow of the year. It is estimated to be ten centimeters and will basically not melt. This also announces the official arrival of the icy and snowy winter.

He still walked up the mountain. Now his steps were obviously lighter than before, and his body was much stronger. Even so, he even fell a few times.

When he came back from practicing Qigong in the mountains, he saw his elder brother-in-law carrying a shovel and clearing the snow on the plastic sheet of the greenhouse.

Gao Wenxue has a good way with writing, but he is much worse at work.

He stood on the ground, cleaning the lower edges first, and then wanted to climb along the gable wall to the top of the greenhouse.

As a result, my feet slipped and I fell down. Fortunately, the snow on the ground was thick, so I got up quickly.

"Brother-in-law, I'll do it."

Liu Qingshan stepped forward to take the wooden shovel, then climbed up the mountain wall. After a few clicks, he climbed to the thickest beam in the middle.

From this beam to both sides, there are gentle slopes. Use a wooden shovel to slide down gently, and a large piece of snow will slide to the ground.

The temperature inside the greenhouse is high and the plastic sheet is smooth, so the bottom layer of snow is not solid.

After walking back and forth on the beam, the snow on both sides was cleared, which made Gao Wenxue sigh: Why can't I do it?

"Sanfeng'er, where's Qingxue!"

From a distance, Big Head was saying hello on the other side of the avenue.

He was walking from house to house and told everyone to clear the snow off the greenhouse quickly, otherwise the sunlight would not be able to get in and the temperature inside the shed would not be raised.

"Datou, it's snowing a lot. Is there anything going on?"

Liu Qingshan was also shouting. He knew that the big head must have walked around.

"It's nothing serious. It's just that the old uncle's greenhouse was torn apart by the wind. I came to borrow Sister Jinfeng's electric iron to use."

While talking, Datou entered the courtyard and said to Liu Qingshan: "With this snowfall, the meadows will also freeze. We must seize the time to harvest the reeds and put up the grass curtains as soon as possible."

Liu Qingshan nodded: "Then let's start tomorrow."

After Da Tou took the electric iron and left, he went to his grandfather's garden again and pushed away the snow. In addition, there were Shan Xing's greenhouse, the mute grandpa's house, and Zhang Ganzi's house. They all went over to take a look.

Take a look.

Basically everything had been cleaned up, except for Zhang Bizi and his brothers, who were carrying a long, large pole with a wooden board across the front.

Stand on the ground, bring the wooden pole to the greenhouse, and pull it gently, and a large piece of snow will be brought down. It is safe and fast.

"Second brother, this thing of yours is better."

Liu Qingshan said hello and said that the chicken cages had been finished. He gave Zhang Yizi another 200 yuan to buy wire and the like, preparing to stock up a batch.

Zhang Paozi chuckled: "Qingshan, it's snowing. When we have free time, let's go to Suque together."

Several people carried a super large rake together and walked around the village. All the snow on the greenhouse was cleared. At the same time, they also notified the people about the reed cutting tomorrow.

To sharpen your knife and chop wood, you have to sort out your tools beforehand.

When Liu Qingshan returned home, he found that the fourth and fifth sons were building a snowman at the gate.

Because the temperature of this first snow was not that low, the snow was relatively sticky. The two little girls pushed two big snowballs, one big and one small.

Just when I was worried that I couldn't move the big snowball, I saw Liu Qingshan and immediately ran over and grabbed one of his arms.

Liu Qingshan smiled and helped them work: move the smaller snowball on top of the big snowball, using the lower one as the body and the upper one as the head.

Then the two little girls began to decorate the snowman: they used red peppers as noses, two black charcoal as eyes, a broken bucket on the head, and two rows of buttons on the body, as if they were wearing woolen coats.

"Haha, this snowman is my brother!"

Shan Xing smiled so hard that his eyes widened.

The fourth child also clapped his hands: "Then let's build two more little snowmen, one for me and one for you."

The two little guys were very energetic and soon made two more little ones. To distinguish them, they drew scarves on their necks.

"It's time to eat!"

Lin Zhi's voice came out, and the little fourth rushed to the east courtyard and called his grandparents and Yang Hongying over for dinner.

As usual, when it snows for the first time, we officially start eating two meals, and school time is no longer divided into morning and afternoon. We go to school at 8:30 in the morning and finish school at around 2:00 in the afternoon.

"Teacher, does the snowman we built look good?"

The fourth child pointed at the snowman and showed off.

Yang Hongying praised: "It's so beautiful. Who are these snowmen?"

The fourth child blinked his big eyes: "The little ones on the two sides are me and Shan Xing, and the big one in the middle is Teacher Yang."

Isn’t that what you said just now?

Shan Xing moved his lips, but finally said nothing.

Liu Qingshan couldn't help but burst out laughing: You little flatterer!

After breakfast, I and my elder brother-in-law cleared the snow from the earthworm greenhouse in the backyard, and also cleared the snow from the courtyard and the avenue. This is also an unwritten rule in rural areas.

If someone's house faces the road and doesn't clear the snow, they will be laughed at as a lazy family.

A heavy snowfall turns the whole world into a silvery white color, and it seems to be much cleaner all of a sudden.

But those birds and beasts were miserable, and finding food became a big trouble. The whole winter was also the most difficult season for them.

The thieves in my hometown are a bit better, and they are shameless. They gather in groups around the chicken troughs and duck food basins, picking up some leftovers.

The birds and beasts in the forest are really having a hard time. The most comfortable ones are the squirrels, but they have food reserves so they don't panic.

It seems that it is better to live a life with a little calculation.

After clearing the snow, Liu Qingshan took advantage of the warm weather at noon to collect some sand and mud, and together with his grandfather and elder brother-in-law, built the stoves for the two families.

The stove is made of red bricks. As for the iron stove, it is still a high-end product and is rare in rural areas.

Since the main purpose is to burn firewood, the stoves are set up relatively large, and some corn husks or wooden spoons are added to the stoves, and then they start to burn, and the room will soon become warm.

In addition, the heated kang can also dissipate heat, so the room is not cold at all.

But you must not stop the fire. At this time, the doors and windows are single-layered and not so tight, so after the fire stops, the temperature in the room drops rapidly.

When I woke up the next day, the water in the teapot was frozen into ice lumps.

In the words of the old ladies: the room was so freezing that even the urinal on the head was frozen into ice!

Of course, winter has just begun and it is not that cold yet, but keeping warm and protecting against the cold must also be put on the agenda.

This year, not only inside the house, but also in the greenhouse. In another month, the stove will have to be turned on at night, otherwise the temperature will be too low.

Liu Qingshan's house had a few bricks left over from building an earthworm pond, while others' houses didn't even have an extra brick.

He discussed it with the party secretary and the team leader, and decided to buy a batch of iron stoves and iron stove tubes, one for each family, and install them in the greenhouse. Anyway, this thing was a one-time purchase and could be used for many years.

A total of nearly thirty sets were needed, so we had to go to the commune blacksmith to make a reservation. Captain Zhang personally went out and drove the big carriage to the commune with the boss uncle.

After dinner, Liu Qingshan saw his eldest sister bringing a handful of corns into the house and sitting on the kang, rubbing the corns.

First, use a corn skewer to pierce the corn tassels several times, usually every few rows.

Then the two hands grasped the ears of corn and twisted them hard in opposite directions. The corn grains fell into the dustpan with a clatter.

Yang Hongying looked at the novelty and wanted to help with the work. As a result, the corn skewer almost penetrated her hand and she twisted two ears of corn, almost causing blisters on her palm.

This farm work is really not something you can do if you want to.

"Sister, do you want to fry cornstarch?"

The little fourth child reacted very quickly, and he immediately guessed the elder sister's intention.

Because after eating two meals, I feel very hungry in the evening, so hungry that I can't sleep, so I chew some cornflakes to make my stomach dizzy.

After seeing the eldest sister nodding, the fourth and fifth boys jumped up with joy and rushed outside to collect sand.

Because when frying cornstarch, in order to heat evenly, a few handfuls of fine sand must be put into the pot first.

Of course, frying with salt is the best, but no one is willing to do that at this time.

It’s such a waste, even a large grain of salt costs only 121 pounds.

Before the fourth child and the others could go out, Liu Qingshan had collected half of the sand with an iron scoop, entered the house, found a sieve, put it in the pot, and poured the sand into the sieve.

With a splash, the fine sand leaked into the pot, and the remaining stones and the like in the sieve were thrown away directly.
To be continued...