Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 1211 Let's have some fun for a few days
To be honest, the heavens were incredibly kind to us, because right after everyone had covered their thermal blankets with plastic sheets, a heavy snow began to fall.

Actually, even if you don't put a plastic sheet over the thermal blanket, the impact of heavy snow on the thermal blanket is not significant. As long as the snow is cleared away as soon as it stops, it won't have a chance to melt, and the thermal blanket won't get wet.

Unfortunately, the snow in this area is always very capricious; it can snow whenever it wants and for as long as it wants, always giving the chance to soak the thermal blankets.

Therefore, once the thermal blanket is wrapped in plastic, it is completely protected from melted snow. As for when it will snow or how long it will snow, there is no need to worry about that.

Although the snow was falling heavily, the Wang family in Kaoshantun were not idle at all and were still busy working.

In fact, in rural areas, from the autumn harvest until the spring planting season, people are very idle except for going into the mountains to cut firewood. This period is also known as "hibernation".

That's right, it's hibernation, staying at home obediently, or visiting neighbors, or chatting and playing cards at the convenience store.

But ever since Wang An took the lead in building plastic greenhouses, all the members of the Wang family have had no time to stay at home; they have to work all the time.

Despite the work, everyone was full of energy, and their faces were beaming with hopeful smiles.

Two days later, just as Wang An was holding his two little babies in his arms, debating whether or not to go hunting in the mountains, two jeeps drove into Wang An's yard.

These two cars belong to Wu Dong and Zhang Shuya.

As the car door opened and closed, Wu Dong, Wang Shuai, He Liang, Ma Guoqiang, Zhang Shuya, and Sun Nian got out of the car.

Hearing the dogs barking outside, Wang An put his two little ones on the kang (a heated brick bed) and came out of the house.

Upon meeting, Wu Dong burst into laughter and said:

"Where are my nephew and niece in? Let me see them, I really want to see them, hahaha!"

Wang Shuai glanced at Zhang Shuya, then said with a knowing smile:

"I love kids the most. I don't have any myself yet, so let me adore my nephew and niece first, hahaha."

Zhang Shuya rolled her eyes at Wang Shuai but didn't say anything to him. However, it was clear that their relationship had progressed significantly and they had probably become boyfriend and girlfriend.

What puzzled Wang An was how Zhang Shuya, who was so busy with work every day, could find time to date Wang Shuai.
Of course, Wang An was still very happy for the two of them to be together.

After Wang Shuai finished speaking, He Liang said with a smile:
"Your sister finally managed to get away, so we're going to be staying at your place for a few more days, hehehehehe."

Ma Guoqiang also said happily:

"Yeah, I'm so bored at work these days, I'm going to have some fun for a few days now, hahaha."

To be honest, although He Liang and Ma Guoqiang didn't have much real power, their lives were incredibly easy and comfortable.

After everyone finished speaking, Wang An waved his hand with a magnanimous expression, then laughed loudly and said:

"Hahahaha. The moment you arrived, our house was filled with light! We must make arrangements, we absolutely must make sure you're all taken care of, hahahaha!"

As he spoke, Wang An led everyone toward his room.

As soon as he entered the room, Wang An immediately spoke to everyone in a very impolite manner:
"Take off your coats and put them on the sofa in the outer room. Don't let my eldest daughter and son get cold from all this air conditioning, hehehe." Everyone was stunned for a moment, but they all took off their military coats and draped them on the sofa or chairs.

When they took off their coats, everyone showed expressions of surprise, for no other reason than that the temperature inside Wang An's house was really high.

Wu Dong said, looking very puzzled:
"Xiao An, why is it so warm in the outer room of your house? The heat is so intense when I came in that it's almost embarrassing."

He Liang immediately replied:
"Yeah, this temperature is even warmer than inside those buildings in Harbin. How did you manage to do this?"

After these two finished speaking, the others followed suit with similar remarks.

Wang An waited with a smile until everyone finished speaking before explaining with a chuckle:

"My house has an underfloor heating system, which is just as good as the central heating in the city. Besides, these two layers of windows are well-sealed, so it's bound to be warm, hahaha."

After Wang An finished speaking, Wu Dong suddenly realized and said:

"Earthfire dragon, I know about earthfire dragon. I must say, this thing is really good. It's just that I heard it's really hard to get one, especially before adding firewood to the combustion pit."

Wang An shook his head and said:

"It'll only take a day or two at most to finish, and then you can leave it alone for the whole winter. Isn't that better than lighting the stove and heating the kang (a traditional heated bed) every day?"

Everyone was taken aback upon hearing this, and before they could speak, Wang An continued:

"This stuff is such a waste of wood, most people can't afford to burn it. They either burn logs or thick pieces of wood. If you burn branches and straw, it's useless. It'll burn out in ten days at most. If you just burn these things that don't burn for long, you'll have to fill the cellar every few days. That's definitely a lot of work."

Everyone nodded and fell silent.

The reason Wang An's family was able to have firewood in both houses was because Wang An borrowed a chainsaw from Wu Dong. Otherwise, cutting wood would be a task that not everyone could accomplish.

It's important to know that even a simple earth fire dragon burning kiln requires more than 20 cubic meters of wood, and it has to be thick wood or logs. Therefore, although earth fire dragons are practical, they cannot be widely promoted, whether in this era or in later generations.

Unfortunately, at that time, it was difficult to cut down trees because chainsaws were not widely used. But after a few years, when chainsaws became more common, indiscriminate logging was prohibited.

As they were talking, the group went into the east room.

As soon as they entered the house, Wu Dong and Wang Shuai greeted Mu Xueqing with smiles, and then, like bandits, they picked up the two little babies, Xingfu and Kuaile, from the kang (a heated brick bed).

To be honest, Wang An was immediately startled by the actions of these two men. He was worried that these two rough men didn't know how to hold a child and might hurt the baby.

The main problem is that a baby's neck is very fragile, and problems can easily occur if you don't hold them properly.

Fortunately, the two men had clearly held children before, as their movements and postures were very standard, which made Wang An swallow back the words he was about to say.

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