"Mom, I'm hungry!"

Before the children arrived, their voices were heard, and the two children ran back one after the other.

Their cotton shoes, trouser legs, and cuffs were all wet, and there was snow on their heads. Their faces, noses, ears, and hands were all red from the cold. It was clear that they had been having a great time playing in the snow.

"Wow, it's a cat!" Xiao Cao was the first to spot the cat in Su Yun'er's arms and immediately came over, standing on tiptoe to get a better look. "Mommy, it's so cute! Look how long its whiskers are!"

"Mom, is this the cat you bought?" Xiaoshu asked.

Su Yun'er told them how she found the cat, and the two children felt a pang of heartache.

"Mom, let's raise him, otherwise what will he eat?" Little Grass said softly.

Su Yun'er teased her on purpose: "But we don't have enough food to feed the cat."

"My food, my food, I'll share with the kitten!" Little Grass immediately said.

"I can share mine with the kitten too. I'll eat a little less, and they won't come looking for me if they get hungry," Little Tree chimed in.

Grandma Chen smiled.

Deciding to keep the kitten, the family took it into the main room where Grandma Chen lived.

The main house is divided into three rooms: left, middle, and right. The left room is where Old Mrs. Chen sleeps, the middle room is for receiving guests, and the right room is where the family usually eats.

Su Yun'er instructed Xiao Shu and Xiao Cao to close the windows and doors to prevent the kitten from running out. As soon as she let go, the kitten jumped down and hid inside a table.

She placed the food bowl and water bowl together under the table. In addition, Su Yun'er also planned to make a cat toy herself.

A cat toy requires a small stick, some string, and a few chicken feathers.

Chicken feathers are easy to deal with; there are plenty of fallen chicken feathers in the chicken coop.

Su Yun'er quickly made a simple cat toy. She taught Xiaoshu and Xiaocao how to use the cat toy to tease the cat. After a short while, the kitten gradually lowered its guard.

"Mom, what's its name?"

Su Yun'er shared with everyone the elegant name "Dark Clouds Covering Snow," which is related to the coat color.

"Dark Clouds Covering Snow, what a lovely name. But four characters are inconvenient to pronounce. So... let's just call her Covering Snow," said the little grass.

“Great, great, that’s a nice name.” Little Tree immediately nodded in agreement.

Grandma Chen was happy to see the children playing happily with the cat, but she would still remind them from time to time, "Don't let the cat ruin the scallions and garlic I planted."

As darkness fell, the wind stopped, but then it started snowing again, and the snow fell heavier and heavier.

Su Yun'er and her family enjoyed a warm pepper pork tripe and chicken hot pot indoors, while occasionally teasing little Gai Xue.

"With such heavy snow, I wonder when the docks will resume operations. It might not be until the Lunar New Year."

After dinner, Grandma Chen and Su Yun'er sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) and looked at the heavy snow outside the window. Su Yun'er lit three lanterns in the yard, and the light from the lanterns illuminated the yard, where large snowflakes could be seen falling silently.

Lighting lanterns is a rare sight in the village because lamp oil is needed, and it's not cheap, so the villagers are reluctant to spend the money.

"Yes, if that's the case, the tofu pudding stall will have to temporarily suspend its business for a while."

However, Su Yun'er was not worried. The money she had earned recently was enough for her family to have a very comfortable New Year.

The next day, when Su Yun'er woke up, the heavy snow had stopped.

She decided to go to the city today to buy some meat—chicken, beef, lamb, pork—to pickle, cure, or freeze in preparation for the New Year.

Walking along the village road, everything was covered in white. In the distance, Su Yun'er saw a drunken man staggering towards her.