It's snowing.

Hopeland in the south welcomed a rare light snowfall. In this warm seaside city, snowfall is really a novel thing.

White snowflakes slowly floated down from the sky and landed in the courtyard. The air became colder than usual. Some children wearing cotton jackets played happily in the snow, throwing snowballs and making snowmen. For them who grew up by the sea, this was almost the first time in their lives, so they were particularly excited.

The large glass windows covered with a thin layer of frost separate the cold outdoors from the warm indoors. The fire in the fireplace burns quietly, and the mahogany and bronze pendulum clock against the wall makes a ticking sound.

Melu sat quietly on the small sofa next to the fireplace. The armrest on her left was slightly heated by the fire and felt very warm to the touch. She was wearing a blanket woven with wool yarn. It looked a little old and had small pilling in some places.

Logically speaking, the eldest daughter of the Helis family and the current head of the family should not be unable to afford a good blanket, but this one has special meaning to her.

Although she was relatively well-behaved when she was a child, she also had her moments of playfulness. When she was about 8 years old, there was also a snowfall in Hopeland, which was heavier than this one. She, Fengno, and some other girls of the same age played in the snow and tried to make various things with snowflakes, such as little people, kittens, puppies, etc.

But due to their lack of experience, the snowballs they made were always not like the real thing and were rather ugly. A few boys including Edley and Wick laughed at them. Feng Nai was so angry that she picked up a snowball and threw it at them. Then the boys and girls on the snow started to have a snowball fight with each other, throwing snowballs back and forth.

As she was fighting and running, the small animals she had piled up were stepped on by others. She was so angry that she burst into tears, feeling wronged. Feng Nai tried to comfort her, but she still did not stop. Later, Feng Nai went to find her elder brother Fenton. At that time, Fenton was almost an adult, the oldest of their generation, and very prestigious.

He quickly called over Addley and Wick, who were about 9 years old, and asked them to apologize to him. Although Addley was naughty at the time, she did not dare to disobey her elder brother Felton, so she had to apologize to her reluctantly. Only then did she stop crying.

Later, Brother Fenton found a few more shovels and shoveled the snow together, which was much faster than the girls could do it with their hands. Then he asked Edley and other boys to help build snow. At first, they were a little disdainful and didn't want to play house with girls. But as they built snow, they became interested. Wick suggested that everyone build a castle together, which was agreed by many children.

So a dozen children worked together to build a castle on the snow, and Brother Felton watched from the side. Sometimes he would find some tools to help flatten the snow into large cubes, and he also gave them some small wooden boards to make it easier to shape the snow into angular shapes, which made them even more excited.

They spent the entire day like this, not even wanting to eat lunch. Their minds were preoccupied with building a beautiful castle. A dozen children ran around in the snow, constantly gathering snow in the center. They started by roughly piling up a small hill. Then Fenton helped them plan the general shape, such as the walls, the main structure of the castle, and the towers. Then, each of them took charge of a small part and set to work.

Adley wanted to build the castle's highest fortress, Fengno wanted to build a tower, and Wick wanted to build the main structure. Since they came from the wealthiest families and usually took the lead, the other children couldn't compete, so they had to choose first. Seeing that she didn't choose, her eldest brother Fenton came over curiously and asked if she was too shy to speak up.

She didn't know what to choose, so she said, "Let's build the walls with the other kids. It's easier." So Funo and 5-6 other kids built the main structure of the castle in the middle, while the other 8-9 kids built the walls around it.

The castle was not completed until the afternoon. During this period, Brother Fenton looked at it several times and it was revised several times before it was finally completed.

The white ice castle has walls that are a bit crooked and uneven, and the main structure in the middle is not very symmetrical. The towers are a bit thick and don't look very beautiful. But overall, it can still be seen as a castle.

Although it was not perfect, everyone was still very happy, and then began to allocate where they would live in the castle in the future.

Adley was the first to speak. He said he wanted to live in the castle's central rotunda, where the king lived. Next came Funo, who said she wanted to live in the tower, just like the princess. Wick looked around and said he'd live in the center of the castle. He wanted to be a general. The other children also shared their ideas, including where to live and what they wanted to be. Some suggested ministers, heroes, queens, bishops, poets, and so on.

Finally, Fenton asked her where she wanted to live. After a moment's thought, she replied that she wanted to live with her family, just to be happy together. Edley laughed, saying that wish was too silly. Seeing that she was about to cry again, Fenton scolded Edley again, telling him not to judge others' dreams. Only then did she feel better.

After playing in the snow all day, she was feeling weak. She caught a cold right after returning home, suffering from a headache and fever. She stayed curled up in bed all day. Her father asked the church pastor to cast a healing spell on her every day, and only then did she feel a little better, but she was still a little lethargic. She had been sleeping in bed for too long, and it made her feel uncomfortable.

Seeing that she was in a bad mood all day, the head maid, Aunt Lige, stayed by her bed and talked to her. Her hands were not idle either, as she was knitting a blanket.

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