There is a village in a remote place called Luohua Village. There are snowflakes floating in the sky above Luohua Village. It has never snowed so heavily in Luohua Village in recent years. Even the surface of this long stream has formed a thick layer of snow.
of ice.
There was an old man and a little boy standing at the entrance of the village. The old man and the little boy both carried bamboo baskets on their shoulders. The old man's name was Meng Renzhe, and the little boy's name was Meng Xia. They were wearing rags that were no different from beggars.
The little boy beside him was shivering from the cold, and his voice was shaking when he spoke.
"Grandpa, why don't we go back! You see, the only road up the mountain is buried in heavy snow. Although we have walked this road all year round and are very familiar with it, we are not afraid of ten thousand or just in case. We can't see clearly at all.
If we miss the road, wouldn't it be over?"
The little boy glanced at his grandfather, and then kept looking at the mountain road that he was most familiar with before. If his grandfather insisted on going there, there was nothing he could do, he could only bite the bullet and go up the mountain, life or death.
The old man beside him also shook his head and sighed.
"It has been snowing for a few days. It has never snowed for such a long time in the past years. I don't know when it will stop. I don't have enough firewood at home. When it doesn't snow, I can go to the mountains to chop firewood."
Burning, collecting herbs and selling them for money, now I don’t know what to do.”
The little boy saw his grandfather's disappointed expression and comforted him.
"It's okay, grandpa. If we run out of firewood in a few days and the snow doesn't stop, I'll go to Xiaona and Xiaoqi's house to borrow it. I can borrow it as long as I'm thick-skinned enough."
The old man also glanced at his grandson and nodded and smiled. He was pleased but also ashamed. He didn't know when his nine-year-old grandson had grown up. He went up the mountain with him to chop wood and collect herbs when he was four. The old man looked at him again.
Sun'er said.
"Go back!"
The old man walked on the road back.
"Xiaoxia! Have you ever thought about it, if Xiaona and Xiaoqi borrow firewood from us, will their families be short of firewood like ours?"
Every household in Luohua Village does not have the habit of saving firewood, because in previous years it was basically light snow, which would stop in a few days, and the mountain roads would not be the same as today. If you run out of firewood, just go up the mountain and cut it. No one expected that this year's snow would be so bad.
big.
The little boy also lowered his head silently and did not reply. The little boy indeed did not think of this.
The old man and the little boy also returned to their house. The little boy was sitting by the stove, thinking about something. The old man came to the kitchen to prepare meals.
The little boy's home is the shabbiest in Luohua Village. It only has two shabby rooms and a kitchen, and a very small yard. Because it has been snowing these days, there are no herbs on the ground in the yard, so it is very unusual.
In the past, the ground was covered with herbs, and there was no place to walk.
There was a sudden knock on the door of the hospital.
shouted a little boy.
"Xiaoxia, come out quickly. It's snowing so heavily. It would be a shame not to come out and play in the snow."
Mengxia also recognized who the little boy was. She stood up and ran quickly to the door of the courtyard. When she opened the door, she saw a man and a woman, smiling at her. Mengxia also smiled. The little boy and girl were also dressed in the same shabby clothes as Mengxia.
The little boy is about the same age as Mengxia, and the little girl is one year younger than Mengxia.
Mengxia said doubtfully.
"It's such a cold day to go out and play. Don't you feel comfortable staying by the fire? You have to run out and suffer."
Meng Qi glanced at Meng Xia and mocked.
"Xiao Na is not afraid of the cold. It's embarrassing for a boy like you to be afraid of the cold!"
Meng Xia also looked at Meng Xiaona and found that Xiaona was dressed similarly to herself, so she also asked.
"Xiao Na, do you really want to go out to play? Isn't it cold if you wear so little? What will you do if you catch a cold?"
Mengxia also cares about Xiaona. After all, she is a girl. If she really catches a cold in such a cold weather, she will definitely feel uncomfortable.
Xiaona scratched her head and replied coquettishly.
"It's okay, brother Mengxia, Xiaona will pay attention. Xiaona has never seen such heavy snow. Brother Mengxia, will you accompany Xiaona to play in the stream?" Mengxia couldn't resist Xiaona's coquettishness.
, I could only agree to go.
The old man's voice came from inside the house.
"Please be safe and remember to come back early."
Mengxia replied.
"I got it, Grandpa"
Several people came to the riverside. Mengxia and Xiaona showed surprised expressions, but Mengqi said excitedly.
"This river is frozen, can we play on it?"
Mengxia replied.
"Isn't it dangerous?"
Meng Qi ignored what Meng Xia said and slowly walked onto the ice. Because the ice was too slippery to stand on, Meng Qi accidentally sat on the ice. Fortunately, the ice was thick enough, otherwise
Meng Qi fell into the water, and the two people on the shore were also shocked.
Meng Xiaona said worriedly.
"Brother Xiaoqi, are you okay?"
Meng Qi continued to stand up, but this time she didn't fall down. She turned to look at Meng Xiaona and said.
"Don't worry, it's okay. It's fun here, Xiaona. The ice is very thick and you won't fall into the water. Don't worry, come on and play."
Xiaona also walked slowly to the ice. Like Mengqi, she sat down on the ice. Xiaona slowly got up, and once again failed to stand still, she sat down again. Mengqi covered her mouth and secretly
Meng Qi laughed, but still walked slowly to Xiaona, stretched out her little hand and pulled Xiaona up. Meng Qi held Xiaona's hand and walked on the ice.
Meng Qi turned to look at Meng Xia.
"Mengxia, why don't you come down and play?"
Mengxia replied.
"You guys go ahead and play! I'll just watch you play here."
Mengxia squatted down, made a pile of snow next to her with her hands, and then piled the snow into a snowman. Mengxia turned her head to look at Mengqi and Xiaona from time to time, seeing them talking and laughing, and she also laughed for some reason.
