There were three snowmen in different shapes.

The snowman on the far left has a straw hat on his head, black buttons for eyes, and a small stone for his nose.

The mouth is simply drawn by hand.

The finishing touch of this snowman is the half-smoked cigarette stuck diagonally at the corner of its mouth, making it look extremely domineering.

The snowman in the middle has an upside-down small basin on his head. His eyes are made of mud, his nose is a small piece of charcoal, and his mouth is a red pepper.

There was also an extra short arm, with an inverted shovel connected to the other end of the arm.

The snowman on the far right has nothing on his head. His eyes are two stones, his nose is half a chili pepper, his mouth is a small black line, and there is a piece of cloth around his neck as a scarf.

It is precisely because they have their own characteristics that Li Mei uses the word "interesting" to describe them.

The reason why Li Ju was worried that Sun Xiu and the others would be angry was because a lot of items from her home were used in the project.

Li Xu grinned, "Even though I didn't pile up much, it took a lot of effort to change them into this."

Two and a half of the three snowmen were made by Li Mei and Li Ju.

He only piled up the last half.

It really didn't take much effort.

But dressing up a snowman is not easy either.

Apart from anything else, he just smoked half of the cigarette when he ran back to his room.

And that upside-down shovel.

In order to make it more stable, he also made a base...

"Second brother, there's me too. I also put in a lot of effort." Li Ju shouted excitedly.

Obviously, she was proud to have made the snowman like this.

"I know you have put in a lot of effort. You are the biggest contributor. Without you, there would be no three snowmen." Li Xu looked at her with amusement.

Li Mei echoed, "Your second brother is right. You have made the greatest contribution this time."

Hearing what the two were saying, Li Ju began to smile foolishly at the snowman.

Then he ran to the kitchen with his short legs.

It seems that he wants Hu Guilan to come over for a visit.

This was within the expectations of Li Xu and the others.

After all, they are children, and when they have good things, they can't help but want to show off.

But what they didn't expect was that Li Ju also pulled Li Chen, who was lying on the bed, over.

Looking at Li Chen's slow movement, Li Xu's mouth twitched, "Little sister, your third brother is already like this, why don't you let him have a good rest?"

Li Ju acted a little aggrieved. "I just told Third Brother that our snowman looked great, and he said he wanted to come out and see it for himself. I didn't stop him."

"I've been lying in bed these past two days and feeling anxious all over. I feel much better today. Even if my younger sister hadn't told me about this, I would have planned to get up and walk around." Li Chen hurriedly explained.

Li Xu and Li Mei were speechless.

They knew that Li Chen was a playful person.

But I didn’t expect that he couldn’t stay here anymore even though his injury hasn’t healed yet.

Seeing this, Li Mei had no choice but to persuade him, "Don't walk for too long. If the pain becomes unbearable, go back and lie down."

"I know." Li Chen responded and moved in front of the snowman.

Just one look and he became excited. "No wonder you said the other day that the snowman that Brother Sen and I made was ugly. Now it seems that what you said is absolutely right. If only Brother Sen were here now."

Li Xu scratched his head, not quite understanding his train of thought.

Is it something to be excited about knowing that the snowman you built is ugly?

Besides, even if Du Sen is here, can you still play with him in this state?

If you saw him playing with Li Ju and you could only stand by, wouldn't it be even more uncomfortable?

The few of them chatted for a while.

When dinner was about to start, Hu Guilan and others persuaded Li Chen to go back and lie down, wanting him to eat while lying on the bed.

But he just refused to do it and insisted on eating while standing at the table.

This stop took half the afternoon.

It was not until after three o'clock that he moved back into the house, perhaps because he could no longer hold on.

Only then did everyone realize how much he didn't want to lie down...

night.

After seeing the snowman, Sun Xiu and his wife did not say anything critical.

It was Li Jiakang who said a few words to Li Xu.

They said he was too wasteful and shouldn't have put half a cigarette in it.

Just use a cigarette butt.

Li Xu readily agreed, then asked, "Mom, I brought the meat back this afternoon. When are you planning to go to grandma's house?"

He knew that he would definitely go to Old Lady Sun's place in the next two days.

And in this cold weather, it won’t go bad even if it is left for a few days.

So I took the meat back this afternoon.

Sun Xiu thought for a moment and said, "Chinese New Year is coming in a few days. How about we go tonight?"

Everyone expressed their agreement.

Not long after dinner.

Li Xu and Li Mei carried bags and followed Li Jiakang and his wife to Old Lady Sun's house.

Since there was still a lot of snow on the road to the countryside, they had no choice but to walk.

I was very nervous all the way.

We walked to our destination, taking one step forward and one step back.

Fortunately, we didn’t encounter any bandits on the road.

Go forward and knock on the gate.

A moment later, Uncle Sun came out with his clothes draped over him.

After seeing the four people, he was surprised, "Sister, brother-in-law, why are you here at this time?"

"Let's go in and talk. Put on your clothes and I'll go call mom." After saying that, Sun Xiu walked inside.

Li Jiakang smiled and said, "I came here this time to tell our mother something. You will know it later."

Uncle Sun was confused after hearing this, and then led Li Xu and the other two to the main hall.

I lit the kerosene lamp and put on my shirt in the dim light.

After pouring a cup of hot water for each of them, he asked, "Do you want me to call the second brother over?"

"Call him, not only him, but also both of your wives."

Hearing this, Uncle Sun was stunned at first, then quickly turned around and left.

Li Xu asked, "Why not just let my uncle tell them about this? Why bother waking them up?"

"We have to let them meet your elder sister, otherwise they will have to wait until this time next year."

Li Mei was at a loss for words. "I'm not an important person, what's there to see?"

Li Jiakang explained, "Relatives, how can we be close if we don't visit each other? This time, not only do you want them to see you, but you also want you to see them.

You said before that you wouldn't be coming back next summer because you need to stay on campus to study. From now on, you'll probably only be able to come back once a year during winter break. If you can't come back after graduation, your uncle, aunt, and the others won't see you very often. That would be one less chance to see you, so take advantage of the opportunity now to see them more often so they don't become estranged in the future."

Staying on campus to study next summer vacation is a decision made by Li Mei and her entire dormitory.

In fact, they are not the only ones doing this.

But this is the overall situation of college students today.

They will use their spare time to study in order to gain more knowledge.

Of course, everyone in the Li family had no objection to this.

The core meaning of Li Jiakang's words was that he was afraid that Li Mei and Uncle Sun and others would be separated.