Transmigrated to a Period Novel as the Genius Antagonist's Birth Mother

Chapter 49: Where To Go For Chinese New Year?

Today is Xiaohan, and the weather is getting colder.

Xiǎohán (小寒) is one of the 24 solar terms in the traditional Chinese calendar, marking the beginning of the coldest part of winter. It falls around mid-January in the Gregorian calendar. This term signifies the time when the weather turns even colder as winter progresses.

In the early morning, when Chu Xia woke up, she found that it was snowing outside again, and the snow was getting heavier.

She walked out of the house and cleared the snow in front of her own door in the corridor. Fortunately, the coal stove was placed against the wall, so the snow didn't drift that far. The coal balls inside were still burning, and the water in the aluminum kettle on top was hot.

The briquettes burned in the stove were bought together with Sister Li's family when winter came, enough for the whole winter.

In order to prevent the briquettes from being stolen, the briquettes in Chu Xia's house were piled under the window in the house. There were only two people living in her house, her and An'an. There was still space in the outer room, so the briquettes could be placed inside.

Some families have more people and more things in the house, so if the briquettes can't fit, they are placed in the corridor and covered with straw mats. A mark is made for each briquette used, also to prevent theft.

After all, briquettes are expensive, and some people are not willing to buy enough for the whole winter, so they will secretly take them from other people's houses.

Last time the roasted sweet potatoes were stolen, it proved that although it was a residential building for workers' families, theft still existed.

Chu Xia knew that it was not easy to find the person who stole the roasted sweet potatoes, so she stopped thinking about it.

But Cen Huai'an always kept it in mind and especially wanted to find out who stole their family's roasted sweet potatoes.

He didn't tell Chu Xia about this idea and planned to find out on his own.

This was a thought that belonged only to children, wanting to do something big on their own and make their mother praise them.

Cen Huai'an's method of finding the thief was very simple, which was to tempt them again with roasted sweet potatoes. Roasted sweet potatoes were so delicious and fragrant that anyone who had eaten them once would want to eat them again.

He did this while Chu Xia was still working in the factory.

Cen Huai'an's primary school finished earlier than Chu Xia's in the afternoon. It was just because he often sold things with Brother Bang and the others that he would come back later than Chu Xia.

On the day of Xiaohan, the weather was bad, and it was snowing all day. The snow was sometimes heavy and sometimes light, making a "crunching" sound when walking on the road.

Brother Bang and the others were not selling anything because it was too cold. After school, everyone hurried home, but mischievous children might play in the snow while walking.

As soon as Chen Huai'an finished school, he put on the raincoat that Chu Xia bought for him and was the first one to run out of the classroom.

When he returned home, the adults in the residential building were still not back from work, but the schoolchildren were gradually coming back.

Chen Huai'an opened the lid under the coal stove and carefully placed the sweet potatoes on it before the fire rose.

Then he went into the house, pressed his body against the wall, avoiding the briquettes, and quietly looked out from the window.