Chapter 24 (1/2)
On Christmas Eve, Karenin's department will also open earlier, and it will end at noon.
On this day, every family was immersed in the festive atmosphere.
When she got up in the morning, Anna heard Sarah, the cook, say that it might snow in the evening.
”It would be fun if it snowed.”
Russia is still warm this year, and the first snow has not fallen.
Anna has always liked winter. Although she can't help dressing up, she has been living in the south. Snow is always a luxury.
”It's no fun to have a heavy snow. If it snows, a lot of crops will be damaged.” Sasha muttered, and Anna walked away and said no more.
”I seem to have said something wrong. Maybe I should wait for the spring to find a time to walk in the field.” Anna told Karenin that the latter was reading the morning paper and waiting for breakfast.
”If you want, I remember that your brother, skier, knew a man who had a lot of land in the country.”
”Now promise me what to do next year.” Anna said with a smile.
Karenin looked up at her and said, ”it's nothing. At the beginning of spring, I used to go to the hot springs in Germany to have a rest. We could come back a few days earlier.”
”Travel, there are still a few months to go. Now you say it, and I'm looking forward to it.”
”Not travel.”
”Does grachov say you're not in good health?” Anna asked nervously. She walked up to Karenin with a worried look in her eyes.
Karenin looked soft and said, ”don't worry, it's just a routine inspection.”
”I'm not in my twenties anymore, and grachov said that hot springs with lots of bubbles are good for my legs.”
Anna touched her knee, then tilted her head and said, ”you must be old. But he is right. There is no harm in paying more attention to health. ”
Seeing that Anna was convinced, Karenin no longer looked at her, but put his eyes back on the official newspapers in the Yamen.
What he didn't know was that Anna was reminded.
”I'm going to prepare dinner with Sasha. Turkey cooking. I'm going to learn from her.” Anna laughs at Karenin. She reports on her work during the day.
”If you think it's fun.”
”Oh, of course, Alexis, cooking is also a pleasure.”
After hearing Anna's reply, Karenin stopped talking about it. Although there were few ladies who loved to cook turkey in the kitchen from his rich experience, it was not a big deal.
After Karenin left, Anna wore a long, dirty dress. Her cat went to the kitchen to help Sasha prepare dinner materials.
Lunch will be simpler, after all, today's finale is the turkey on the table.
When Sasha tied the wings and legs of the turkey with a string, Anna smacked her tongue: ”Oh, poor Turkey.”
She reached out and poked at the fat, honey coated Turkey, anuska chuckled, and the cook rolled up her sleeves to say they were going to have a big fight.
At noon, Karenin came back and they had a simple lunch together.
Apart from Karenin's day off, Anna never enjoyed lunch with him on such a day. And perhaps because of the atmosphere of the festival, Karenin also seems to speak a little more than usual.
They were having a meal, and soon cabidonec, the porter, came to tell Anna that it was snowing outside.
”I want to see it.” Anna said, but the man was up.
Generally, no one of them would leave the table suddenly during the meal, which was not appropriate, but the urgency of snow at the moment made Anna unable to manage the etiquette.
She went to the French window, through the glass, saw the snowflakes flying outside.
Anna gently turned to Karenin and said with a bright smile, ”it looks like there will be snow soon.”
Karenin didn't react much.
”There will be a lot of snow.” Anna repeated, this time for Karenin's troubled sight.
”And then?”
Anna opened her eyes wide and finally lowered her head to sigh.
”Well, forget it for a while. We'll wait until there's snow.” She sat back in her chair, continued to enjoy her food, and looked super happy.
Karenin still looked at his wife in some confusion for a while, and finally continued to eat.
Mushroom, food, bad smell, energy.
Beef, food, energy.
Carrots, food, taste sweet, energy.
……
Why is she so happy because of the snow?
Clear food, always let people do not understand the wife, Karenin still some do not understand.
In the afternoon, Karenin stayed in his study to deal with some government affairs. Maybe ordinary officials can relax in this day, but Karenin always has a variety of things, and Anna has no opinion about it. After all, if when Karenin chooses to break up with his work, Anna will start to worry.Maybe she had to suspect that her husband might have been abducted by aliens?
In short, the couple have their own business.