往年光明节,从村里到镇上的路总是冰雪覆盖。但是这年冬天天气却很暖和,光明节快要到了,还没有下过雪。大部分时间天气晴朗,农民们担心,由于干旱,冬粮收成准不会好。嫩草一露头,农民们就把牲畜赶到牧场去。对皮货商鲁文来说,这年更是个坏年头, In previous years, Hanukkah, the road from the village to the town is always covered with snow and ice. But the weather is so warm this winter that the Hanukkah is almost there and has not snowed yet. The weather is fine most of the time, and farmers are worried that winter grain yields will not be better due to drought. As soon as tender grass came out, the peasants rushed their livestock to the ranch. Lu Wen, the fur seller, this year is even more a bad year,