vstars Chapter 422 Xiao Yunting is missing
Chapter 422 Xiao Yunting is missing
Although Ye Tang was well prepared, the snowstorm came too quickly at night, so many people in the village suffered, especially the elderly and children. Because of the rapid drop in temperature, they were shivering with cold. The elderly who suffered from rheumatism and various bone diseases felt severe pain all over their bodies.
Under the illumination of the white snow, the day is particularly bright, and it is still dazzling even without the warm sun.
Early in the morning, every household was busy clearing the snow in front of their doors. Adults and children took them to make snowmen and play snowball fights, having a lot of fun.
Ye Tang wrapped in a thick goose down coat walked around the village. The roads in the village were flat and each household had built a large blue brick and tile house with thick snow on the roofs.
When passing by Xiao Zhong's house, Ye Tang stopped and turned his head to take a look.
Ever since Xiao Zhong and Xiao Yi passed away, Xiao Erzhu and Zhang had been living a very miserable life. Their house was still the same shabby one, they were not well fed or clothed, and the two old people were frail and could not do anything.
In the past two years, the Yuan Dynasty introduced a new poverty alleviation policy, which provided that anyone who had difficulties at home and no strong labor force could receive subsidies from the court.
However, Xiao Erzhu's family did not qualify. Xiao Yi colluded with bandits, and Xiao Zhong committed murder. The seriousness of their crimes directly affected their family, so that Xiao Erzhu and his family were deprived of the subsidy qualification and lived in poverty.
"Squeak!" The shabby door opened, and Xiao Erzhu walked out of the house tremblingly, leaning on a crutch and wearing tattered clothes.
He is obviously only in his fifties, but he looks older than Master Xiao Wu, a seventy-year-old man.
Xiao Erzhu looked around, as if he was looking for a shovel to sweep the snow away from the door. After taking a few steps, he was tripped by the broom in the snow and fell on the snow-covered ground, unable to get up for a long time.
Ye Tang left indifferently without helping Xiao Erzhu.
Xiao Erzhu raised his head and saw Ye Tang walking past his house. He subconsciously stretched out his hand and wanted to ask for help, but no sound came out.
"Old man!"
Zhang's weak voice came from the room: "I'm thirsty, pour me a glass of water."
Xiao Erzhu was very angry when he heard the voice. He climbed up with difficulty, found his crutches, walked into the house step by step, and closed the dilapidated door again.
After a while, Zhang's screams were heard from the room.
"Old man, why did you hit me?"
"stop fighting!"
Xiao Erzhu cursed angrily: "It's all your fault, you damn old woman. If it weren't for you, my two sons wouldn't be dead. It's all your fault. Go to hell, go to hell!"
Soon, the room became quiet.
Ye Tang walked around the village and found that although the snow was very fierce, fortunately, everyone had been living a good life in recent years, and the houses were well repaired and there were no problems.
But the weather is still very cold, colder than in previous years. To avoid heavy snow in the future, we need to take some precautions in advance.
Ye Tang went to the woodworking factory and gathered all the craftsmen of the Xiao clan to discuss things.
Two hours later, Ye Tang came out of the woodworking factory and went to the mountain again.
On the mountains surrounding the village, many people were cutting down trees, and bundles of firewood were being carried down the mountain.
Seeing Ye Tang coming up the mountain, everyone greeted her.
"Sixth Grandma, the weather is cold, why did you come out? Go back and have some rest!" said a young descendant of the Xiao clan.
Ye Tang was holding a large axe in his hand. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "If you want to be busy, let's all work together. Although I am your great grandmother, I am not old and I still have strength."
As she spoke, she walked to a dead tree and chopped it down with an axe.
After chopping three times with "bang", she jumped up and kicked hard, and a tree that was so big that it took an adult to hug it was easily kicked down by her.
When the big tree fell, it made a huge noise, which was very eye-catching.
Seeing Ye Tang's great strength, everyone present gasped in admiration.
"Sixth Grandma is so strong!" the young man from the Xiao clan praised.
"You guys take care of this tree, I'll go cut down the others." Ye Tang called a few people over to deal with the big tree, and then went to look for the next target.
After a while, another big tree fell to the ground.
Then came the third, fourth, fifth, sixth...
In just one hour, a group of people went up the mountain and carried dozens of large trees down. The thick trees were taken to the woodworking factory, and the rest were used as firewood.
The men, women, young and old in the village were all stunned when they saw this scene.
"Why are there so many firewood? This is too much." Hong Longfei looked at the pile of firewood in the yard, somewhat incredulous.
Said the young men who brought the firewood.
"These were all sent by our Sixth Grandma. She said that the weather this year is unusual and that it will snow heavily soon. It will be hard to find firewood then, so we need to store more firewood as soon as possible. Everyone in the family who has the strength has to go up the mountain to chop firewood. Not only did our Sixth Grandma encourage everyone to chop firewood, she also went up the mountain herself. Most of these firewoods were chopped by her."
Not only did they send firewood to Hong Longfei, they also sent a lot to Liu An. As for Su Yinghuai, Ye Tang did not allow them to send any firewood as she wanted to bring him over to live with her.
Things are not peaceful recently, so she would feel more at ease if she could bring her grandfather to live with her.
When Ye Tang returned home, Xiao Wenhai and Xiao Dashu brought an item over. Seeing the wooden cart without wheels, Ye Tang nodded with satisfaction: "It's very well made, just as I expected. You should continue to make some more in case of emergency."
"Okay, Sixth Grandma." Xiao Wenhai responded loudly and took people back to the woodworking factory.
Ye Tang ordered people to take the things Xiao Wenhai sent to the warehouse and put them away. He returned to the study, drew a picture, and ordered people to send it to the county government office.
Afterwards, Ye Tang went to the clinic to pick up Xiao Yunting. Before entering the door, he saw a snowman at the gate of the clinic.
The snowman is about 1.23 meters tall. It has eyes made of stones, a nose made of carrots, a mouth made of leaves, and hands made of branches. It wears light blue clothes, a scarf, and gloves. At first glance, it looks like a real person.
"This snowman is so well made. Who made it?" Ye Tang walked towards the snowman.
Bronze then ran out and shouted anxiously: "Young Master, where have you been?"
Ye Tang frowned: "Qingtong, what are you shouting for? What happened to the young master?"
Seeing Ye Tang, Qing Tong was slightly panicked: "Madam, the young master is missing."
"Just now the young master and I were playing in the snow. When I went to the toilet and came back, the young master was gone. Doctor Liu and I couldn't find him anywhere."
As he spoke, he knelt down and said, "It is my fault that I did not take good care of the young master. Please punish me, Madam."
"Why should I punish you? Your young master has legs. If he wants to run, how can you stop him? Get up." Ye Tang did not blame Qingtong. While speaking, he suddenly realized something. His eyes turned and fell on the snowman.