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Chapter 181 The Wind Blows

Tang Yue took the stroller from her mother-in-law, thinking that it was still very cold outside. The babies would be very cold if they were pushed out, and she didn't know if they could bear it. They had never caught a cold since they were born, so they must not catch a cold.

"Mom, wait a while before pushing it out. It's too cold outside in the morning. Don't let the babies get frozen."

"Even if I don't push it out, it'll be cold in the living room. Why don't I take it back to the bedroom? The weather here is really abnormal. It shouldn't be that cold at this time of year, right?"

Mother Zhao felt that the weather here broke her understanding of the seasons. Looking at the howling wind outside, she decided not to push the babies out. She heard that twins have a sense of connection with each other, and if one gets sick, the other will be sick too. She thought that the same might happen between quadruplets, which would be even more troublesome.

"Mom, let's carry him back to the room. The living room is cold too. I'll bring a stove back next time and light it. I think it won't be so cold. The weather here is probably because we are near the sea. The sea breeze is stronger, so we who live by the sea will feel particularly cold. I think we should get used to it."

Tang Yue felt that they and others had only been here for the first year and had no experience. If they stayed for a few more years, they would probably be used to it.

When Zhao's mother heard her daughter-in-law say that she was going to bring back a stove, she thought it was a good idea.

"Then bring one back next time you go out. There is no kang to sleep on here. When the weather gets cold, it's really hard to get used to it. It feels like there is nowhere to hide. It's freezing everywhere. I'm still thinking about whether I should build a kang. I'm afraid it will be even colder before the New Year."

When Zhao's father heard his wife say that it was cold sleeping here, he wanted to build a kang. He felt that he should be able to do this job. After all, he traveled all over the country during the war and saw a lot of things. Although he was not proficient in it, he was able to do it.

"If you really want a kang, I can build one for you. I'll go prepare the materials today."

Mother Zhao glared at the old man, but she was still very happy in her heart, because it meant that he was thinking about her. She couldn't bear to let him work so hard, since he wouldn't be here next year anyway.

"No need. It takes a lot of firewood to heat the kang. There are only a few small hills here, so there's nowhere to pick up firewood. Now the firewood at home is only enough for cooking."

At the end of her speech, Zhao's mother actually sighed. When she was in Beijing, although there were no hills nearby to collect firewood, there would be people from the suburbs carrying firewood to sell, and they could also buy coal. Here there was nothing, and it was fortunate that it was convenient to eat fish, otherwise there would be really nothing to gain.

Seeing her mother-in-law like this, Tang Yue quickly comforted her, "Mom, don't worry about the firewood. You can still buy coal here. If you need it, I will buy it for you."

Tang Yue had made plans. Even if she didn't buy it, she had stored twenty tons in her space, which was enough for the winter and there might even be some left over.

Seeing how filial her daughter-in-law was, Zhao's mother couldn't bear to see her suffer so much. "No need. I'm not cold when I sleep at night. I'll take the babies back to their room first and simply not take them out in the morning. Yueyue, you can go back to your room and rest if you have nothing to do. You can't do anything in this weather."