It's snowing outside, and the temperature is very low, below minus ten degrees Celsius.
Bonnie and Aunt Gu had previously ordered cotton-padded jackets, trousers, and thick quilts from the tailor shop, and now they could finally put them to good use.
"Six-nine, three-seven, Xuanyi, it's snowing outside. Put on your thin cotton trousers and thin cotton-padded jacket. It's too cold."
Bonnie ordered two sets, one thin and one thick. She's wearing the thin one now, but she'll have to wear the thick one in a while.
Is the snow heavy?
Liu Jiu drew back the curtains, and outside was a vast expanse of white; the snow was falling heavily.
Sanqi and Xuanyi also got up, took their cotton-padded coats, and went inside to change.
The temperature suddenly dropped, catching people off guard.
Gu Ye finished breakfast and left in a hurry, as the soldiers in the army were also preparing to change into their winter clothes.
The three children dressed neatly and went to school. Bonnie found Xuanyu's winter clothes, which had been prepared beforehand.
"Bonnie, what are you carrying? It's such a big bag!"
Teacher Ma was quite puzzled when she saw Bonnie come in carrying a large, bulging cloth bag.
"My child didn't bring his winter coat to school because it suddenly got cold today."
"Why didn't you put it on before coming over this morning?" Teacher Liang found it strange.
"It's not Liu Jiu and the others, it's my brother-in-law's eldest son, who is studying at Renmin University."
Bonnie patiently explained, and she knew that Teacher Ma and the others genuinely cared.
"Renmin University? The first batch of university students?"
Teacher Ma's son also took the exam, but his results were not ideal, and he only got into a junior college.
"Yes, the first batch."
Bonnie suddenly felt very proud. Why was that?
After exchanging a few words, the group prepared to begin their work and returned to their respective areas.
By the time I got off work, the snow outside was falling even harder.
Bonnie boarded the bus, carrying the cotton coat for Gu Xuanyu, and headed towards Renmin University.
She called this morning and told Xuanyu to wait for her downstairs at the dormitory.
"Second Aunt, over here."
Gu Xuanyu jogged out to greet her; his second aunt's hair was covered in snowflakes.
"Don't come out, it's too cold. Why did it suddenly get so cold? I told you to bring your down coat last week, it's too cold."
I'll make some brown sugar ginger water when I get back to the dorm, just to prevent catching a cold. I brought brown sugar and ginger with me so my roommates can have some too.
Bonnie kept talking, and Gu Xuanyu felt a warm glow in his heart as he watched his aunt chatter on and on. It was so nice.
"Alright, hurry up and go inside and change. When you come back from your holiday, have something good to eat. It's so cold, you need to eat more meat to nourish yourself."
Bonnie gave the things to Gu Xuanyu and hurried back home, as it gets dark early in winter.
Gu Xuanyu carried the cloth bag back to his dormitory; it was a huge bag.
"Xuanyu, what are you carrying? It's such a big bag."
There are quite a few people in the dormitory; it's too cold, so everyone's come back to stay indoors.
"My family came to deliver cotton-padded clothes."
Xuanyu put the things on his bed and started taking things out.
His aunt had prepared everything perfectly: cotton-padded coat, cotton-padded trousers, gloves, hat, and cotton-padded shoes.
There were also some foods, all of which were his favorites.
Xuanyu took out ginger and brown sugar. "Would you like to make some ginger and brown sugar water? My second aunt prepared a lot for everyone to drink to prevent colds."
Xuan Yu put the brown sugar and ginger on the table and brewed a large mug of tea for himself.
"Thank you, Auntie. I'll make some; my nose feels uncomfortable."
"I'll have some too, thank you, Auntie."
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Bonnie, walking home, was also freezing. The wind was blowing straight down her neck, the snow was heavy, and the road conditions were unclear.
"Bonnie!"
Gu Ye had been waiting at the bus stop for ages, and he recognized Bao Ni as soon as she got off the bus.
Why are you here?
"The snow is too heavy, I'm worried about you, so I came out to wait for you. But I'm afraid I'll miss you if I go looking for you, so I can only wait here."
Gu Ye pulled Bao Ni home. "My wife, you've worked so hard!"
Bonnie felt wonderful as her hand was being held. It was so nice that they could hold hands for a lifetime.
"Mom, come and have a bowl of ginger water. I put a lot of brown sugar in it."
When Sanqi saw his mother come in, he quickly brought out the brown sugar ginger water that he had just cooked.
Xuan Yi and Liu Jiu quickly set out the meal, something hot to warm them up.
Bonnie was surrounded by several people, young and old, and she thought to herself, "This must be the meaning of home."
Fortunately, no one in my family caught a cold.
The snow outside has stopped, but it's already quite thick.
Gu Ye left early in the morning; they had a mission.
After Bonnie got up, she cooked porridge and steamed buns, which were extra from yesterday.
It's getting cold, so she could consider steaming more buns and freezing them outside. That way, they'd be easy to eat.
Bonnie took her tools and went downstairs to shovel snow.
"Bonnie is out. The snow is so thick, it's up to her knees."
The old lady on the first floor greeted Bonnie warmly; she seemed to like Bonnie quite a bit.
"Auntie, why are you out here too? The snow is heavy and the roads are slippery, please be careful."
Bonnie herself was very careful, because it was slippery.
"It's alright, your auntie is perfectly capable."
The old lady refused to admit she was getting old and worked very quickly.
Bonnie didn't say anything more. Nowadays, people are more hardworking and few people are lazy.
In less than half an hour, the snow in their area was cleared away.
Bonnie stamped the snow off her feet, took her tools, and went upstairs to go home.
"Comrade Lin, you're back! I'm so sorry I overslept."
The woman across the hall said she was sorry, but the curve of her lips said it all.
"The snow has all been cleared away. You didn't get up early at all."
Bonnie scoffed, opened the door, and went home. Who does she think she's stupid? She always does this, always trying to be clever.
The young woman is Bonnie's neighbor across the hall; the older man and younger woman make for a lively and bustling relationship.
Inside, Liu Jiu and the others had already tidied up and were waiting for Bao Ni to come back for dinner.
"Mom, is the snow deep outside?"
Liu Jiu looked downstairs and saw that everything had been swept away; the snow was gone.
"It's quite deep, up to our knees. You'll probably have to shovel snow today too, so bring your tools."
Bonnie knew that this wasn't the future, where schools would organize parents to shovel snow or hire people. Instead, teachers would lead the students to do the work.
"Understood, we will remember."
When Bonnie arrived at school with her tools, the children were already sweeping.
Outside the library, Teacher Zhang and Teacher Liang had already started shoveling snow.
Bonnie quickly put down her bag, grabbed her tools, and joined in.
Not only were the teachers and students at the school busy shoveling snow, but the soldiers in the army were also busy. They not only had to shovel snow inside the military base, but also had to organize manpower to shovel snow outside.
In short, after the first heavy snowfall of winter, everyone was busy shoveling snow.
Children are the happiest. Shoveling snow not only lets them build snowmen and have snowball fights, but they also don't have to sit in the classroom to attend classes. How wonderful!
So, when the teachers weren't looking, snowmen of all shapes and sizes appeared on the school playground.
Amidst the children's cheerful laughter, there were occasional shouts from the teacher: "Get to work, stop playing!"
The sound.
The snow was heavy and caused a lot of trouble, but it also brought joy to the children.
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