Chapter 572 Sweeping Snow
"Xiaotian, I heard a lot of people in the front yard. Are Chang Wen and the others up?"
Shen Jie was sweeping the snow with great effort with a broom. When he saw his son-in-law coming back, he looked up and asked.
"No, Dad, it's Xiao Yang and his friends who brought a few soldiers to help!"
As Zhou Tian spoke, he picked up a shovel and started shoveling from the front door. With a little force from the shovel, his brother easily lifted up a thick layer of snow and shoveled it aside.
"It turns out it's them!"
When Shen Jie heard that it was Xiao Yang and the others, he didn't ask any more questions, but he was still quite proud in his heart. What does this mean? Doesn't it mean that the superiors attach great importance to their son-in-law?
Feeling proud, Shen Jie couldn't help but increase the frequency of sweeping the snow, as if the wind was not so cold.
With a shovel and a sweep, the two of them cleared the doorway of the main house in less than ten minutes. Just as they continued to clean the east wing, Xiao Yang and a dozen others walked into the backyard with shovels.
"Commander, let's do it. You can take a break!"
As Xiao Yang spoke, more than a dozen people immediately joined in, and Chang Wen also took the opportunity to snatch the shovel from Zhou Tian's hand.
"Okay, let's shovel together, this way we can go faster!"
Zhou Tian stopped Chang Wen's action and said with a smile.
He felt that it was already a big trouble for everyone to be able to help his family shovel snow. He didn't want to have to watch others do the work while he watched, otherwise he would really become a privileged class.
Although the backyard is larger than the front yard, it is not slow to clean up with more than a dozen people working together. Several soldiers climbed onto the roof with ladders and cleared the heavy snow on the roof.
Less than ten minutes later, the snow in the yard had been almost cleared. Seeing this, Zhou Tian turned around and whispered a few words to his father-in-law. Shen Jie nodded and returned to the east wing. After a while, he came out and nodded to Zhou Tian.
"Okay, everyone, clear the snow to both sides of the alley, and then we can go back!"
When the snow in the yard had piled up, Xiao Yang pushed a cart from the front yard and shouted to everyone.
"it is good!"
Everyone responded, and five minutes later, the heavy snow in the entire yard was cleared away in an instant.
Just when everyone was about to leave, Zhou Tian stopped them all and said, "Okay, thank you for your hard work. It's cold today and everyone has been working for so long. You must be hungry. Eat breakfast before leaving, or I won't allow you to leave!"
"Commander, this!"
Hearing Zhou Tian's words, Xiao Yang and a dozen others hesitated for a moment, but as Zhou Tian's face darkened, he said, "This is an order!"
"Yes, Chief!"
Xiao Yang and his group stood up straight instantly and could only agree helplessly.
"Here, the food is here. Come, eat it while it's hot. Thank you, boys. Come, everyone, eat more!"
As they were talking, mother-in-law Li Yuling and daughter-in-law Shen Yulin came out of the kitchen, one carrying a pot and the other carrying a winnowing basket filled with more than 30 big steamed buns.
There was ginger sugar water in the pot, and the steamed buns were big, snow-white buns, each as big as a fist.
After placing the pot and steamed buns on the rock, Shen Yulin and Li Yuling began to invite everyone to eat.
Then he brought out a few plates of pickles from the kitchen and took out bowls and chopsticks for more than a dozen people.
"Okay, let's eat!"
Seeing that the food was ready, Zhou Tian invited everyone to start eating. With Zhou Tian's words, the dozen or so soldiers were no longer shy and took the bowls and chopsticks one after another. Each of them took a big steamed bun, drank the ginger and sugar water in the bowl, and started eating with pickles.
Although everyone can still eat their fill at this time, it is still rare to be able to have such a sumptuous breakfast so early in the morning.
Only after all the steamed buns and ginger syrup were finished did everyone show a hint of embarrassment and say goodbye. Even Xiao Yang at the beginning felt a little embarrassed when he looked at his comrades. He really couldn't imagine that these guys would embarrass him in front of the leader.
"Okay, now go back. There's no more food for you to eat!"
Zhou Tian naturally wouldn't care about these things, but he was really shocked to see how much these soldiers ate. However, out of consideration for their face, he still smiled and made a joke.
"Yes, Chief, we'll leave first then!"
After hearing what the leader said, Xiao Yang hurriedly left with a few people.
After watching the soldiers leave, Zhou Tian returned to the west wing to wake up his third brother, younger sister and the children. After asking them to come down and eat, Zhou Tian headed towards the research institute.
The snow was really too heavy, and he was a little worried that the workshop would collapse under the snow, especially since today was a rest day and there were not many people left at the institute.
However, when he arrived at the research institute and saw everyone clearing the snow, he felt relieved. Sure enough, when he arrived at the workshop and saw that everything was safe and sound, he also started to get busy with everyone else.
The research institute is much larger than the courtyard house. It was not until noon that everyone cleared an area outside the office building. Zhou Tian sent everyone away. It was really because they alone could not clear much even if they cleaned for a whole day.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to wait until tomorrow and clean up together.
After a busy morning, his breakfast was already digested. Feeling the protest in his stomach, he did not stay in the institute for long and left, heading for home. Along the way, the whole city seemed to be shrouded in white cotton wool under the heavy snow.
On the road, a large number of people were holding shovels and brooms, busy clearing the heavy snow on the road.
Everyone had a happy smile on their face. They were clearing the snow while talking, laughing, and playing. The children in particular were running around in the snow. Their innocent laughter made many people smile with satisfaction.
Looking at this scene, even Zhou Tian himself couldn't help but be infected and felt his steps become much lighter.
After returning home and having lunch, Zhou Tian's family also came out of the courtyard and joined in.
It was not until the sun set that everyone returned home contentedly, carrying shovels and smiling.
After dinner, as everyone had been busy all day, even the children felt a little sleepy, so everyone went to rest early.
As soon as Shen Yulin lay down, she fell into a deep sleep. Looking at his sleeping wife, Zhou Tian reached out and stroked her pretty face. He smiled gently, and without disturbing her, he also fell asleep next to her.
After all, he had been busy all day and even he felt a little tired, let alone Shen Yulin.
Time flies, and before we knew it, it was the year 1958.