Chapter 398: Build your own fireplace and make a snowman
"enough!"

Unable to bear it any longer, Zhao Dashan roared, shocking everyone. Before they could react, Zhao Dashan shouted, "How dare you ask me to go find Wanwan? The incident with the Chen family was Chen's fault from beginning to end. The Wei family was just fighting back reasonably. How did you treat them? It seems that nothing has changed, but in fact, they have been isolated from Yong'an Village. Now that they need help, you remember their kindness again. But why should they help you?"

If they really had the nerve, they would not come to him, but go directly to Shen Xiangwan. After all, at the beginning, everyone in the village had a good relationship with the Wei family. At least when they came to ask for help, they would not ignore them. But now, who has the nerve to go to them? And it was not others who caused this situation, but themselves.

Everyone still felt somewhat ashamed, their faces flushed. They didn't know when their gratitude towards the Wei family changed. Perhaps it was the Chen family's affairs that made them feel resistant, or perhaps it was because they had money in their pockets and were stronger, so they forgot that everything they had was given by the Wei family. In short, in the end, they naturally built a high wall in their hearts, refusing to get close to the Wei family again, and completely excluded them.

"If you have forgotten, I will remind you again. A year ago, you were poor people who could not even afford to eat and wear clothes. It was because I hired you to work for a high price every night and taught you to raise pigs and farm that you were able to make a lot of money and live the good life you have now. We can be poor, but we cannot be without conscience!"

At the end, Zhao Dashan patted his chest hard. He had wanted to say these words for a long time. They disappointed him so much.

"···"

Upon hearing this, everyone lowered their heads even more. At this moment, they also remembered the good things the Wei family had done for them. However, the gap had already been created. Regardless of whether they had truly repented or had the nerve to approach the Wei family and tear down the high wall they had built themselves, would the Wei family still accept them and treat them well as before?
"I won't go looking for Wanwan, and you'd better not go either. Don't think about making amends or anything. Wanwan and the Wei family don't need it. Just don't bother them."

Based on his understanding of Wanwan, she would not forgive her, but she did not blame anyone. She just treated them all as strangers. If everyone did not disturb each other, everything would be fine. Otherwise, she would definitely settle accounts with them one by one, including her past share.

"But···"

Everyone looked up suddenly. If they didn't look for Shen Xiangwan, where else could they find a craftsman? In such cold weather, without a fireplace to keep warm, even if they didn't freeze to death, they would get sick and fall down. Shen Xiangwan was their only hope.

"Ugh···"

Looking at them one by one, Zhao Dashan sighed deeply, and said after a long while: "I think the fireplace is easy to make. It's not very complicated. In the past, many people in our village have worked for masons. Gather these people and let them go to my house to see how the fireplace is built. Let's try to see if we can build it ourselves. If we can, the problem of the fireplace will be solved. If not, we can think of another way. As for tonight, I will ask the eldest brother and a few young people to go to the county town to buy some smokeless charcoal. Let's make do with it for now."

After all, he is their village chief, so it is impossible for Zhao Dashan to just sit back and do nothing. But he will not go to find Shen Xiangwan no matter what. It has nothing to do with face, but the bottom line, the most basic bottom line of being a human being.

Since he said so, the villagers did not dare to do anything else. Soon, those who had worked for the bricklayers gathered together. Zhao Xin also took enough money and drove a ox cart to the county town with several young people. When the guard reported this to Shen Xiangwan, she was silent for a moment, then drew a simple sketch and asked the guard to give it to Zhao Dashan secretly. It was not that she was a saint, but there were many children in the village and she could not bear to see them crying from the cold.

Yong'an Village was not the only village that decided to try to build a fireplace. Almost every village took action. Chenzhou had never been so cold before, and the people were not frost-resistant. The problem of heating was imminent. At the same time, those people who planted cabbages later could not wait any longer. Regardless of whether the cabbages had grown fully or not, they decided to harvest them immediately to prevent them all from being frozen.

On the other hand, many of the refugees who were resettled in the three border counties did not farm, but after they started building the city wall, the government went door to door and built fireplaces for them free of charge. After receiving the coal, they could use it immediately. However, they still had to build the wall in the snow during the day, which not only solved the problem of food and clothing, but also did not feel cold.

"Why are you back?"

In the evening, two off-road vehicles drove into Yong'an Village. The person in the car was none other than Wei Chengyi, who had been away from home for some time. When Shen Xiangwan saw him, she felt a little surprised. After all, they had talked on the phone in the afternoon and he hadn't said he would come back.

"Hmm... did I miss you?" Standing in front of him, Wei Chengyi looked at her with a smile.

"Oh?"

If it were someone else, they might be embarrassed, but who is Shen Xiangwan? She raised her eyebrows and hooked her hands around his neck: "What do you think? Tell me."

"Ahem..."

Before Wei Chengyi could react, he started coughing. Led by Yuan Shu, the guards who were accompanying him showed naked rejection on their faces. What had they done to offend anyone? Why was he forced to eat a lot of dog food before he even entered the house?

"Aunt, what are you doing?"

At the same time, the little cub also came in front of them, looking up at them curiously with his head raised and blinking his eyes. Before that, he and Shen Xiangwan were building their snowman at the door.

"It's all your fault. Explain it to him yourself!"

Pretending to be coquettish, Shen Xiangwan pounded her little fist on his chest, then turned around and continued to decorate the snowman they had built, with a faint smile on her lips. It’s great that Wei Chengyi is finally back!

"Second uncle?"

After glancing at his aunt's back, the little cub turned his attention to Wei Chengyi, looking as if he was ready to get to the bottom of the matter.

"Children, don't ask so many questions."

Taking off the leather gloves Shen Xiangwan gave him, Wei Chengyi touched his head, looked at the snowmen piled up at the door, and asked calmly: "What are you doing?"

"We're building a snowman."

The cub's attention was instantly diverted, and he did not forget to pull him towards a snowman that was almost as tall as him: "Second Uncle, this is what I made. It's also called Angger. Isn't it cute?"

"Ah."

Looking at the snowman that was so ugly that it was difficult to describe, Wei Chengyi nodded in agreement against his conscience.

【End of this chapter】