"Let's go and play too!" Tian Tian pulled the sled over excitedly.
When the children on the ice saw Tian Tian, they all looked at each other in confusion. Tian Tian's height was obviously not in the same age group as them, and they didn't know why Tian Tian came over.
People of Tian Tian’s age, regardless of gender, are already considered big kids. On weekdays, they mostly help with housework. There are very few people like Tian Tian who come out to play with them.
Seeing Tian Tian coming over, the children became noticeably more reserved, and their laughter became much quieter than before.
Tian Tian ignored them and pulled the sled, holding on to the branches on both sides and climbed up the ice slide.
Although she herself has never played it, the original owner can be said to have played it since childhood. She has the original owner's memories, so she is not afraid of revealing her flaws when she comes to play, and she is even eager to try.
Several children who were waiting in line on the ice slide to play watched Tian Tian pull the sled up and line up behind them obediently.
"Sister Tian Tian, are you coming to ice skating too?" Tian Shenggen asked.
Tian Shenggen is Tian Yun's younger brother, just one year older than Tian Baobao. The brothers get along pretty well.
During this period, Tian Tian often went to play with Tian Yun, and became familiar with Tian Shenggen.
"Yeah!" Tian Tian nodded. "Don't worry about me. We're not being naughty when we're skating here. Are you afraid that I'll tell your parents?"
After saying that, Tian Tian began to urge the child standing at the front to slide down.
Seeing that Tian Tian was really here to play, everyone felt relieved and slid down one by one on the sled.
When it was Tian Tian's turn, she sat on the sled, took the small ice pick and pushed forward, then slid down on it, and suddenly she felt a sense of weightlessness.
"Ahhhhhhh!!!!" Tian Tian screamed in excitement.
It wasn't enough that I just slid down the ice slide. Due to inertia, I slid on the ice for a long time.
The kids on the ice have also played on this ice slide, and they tacitly left a space in the middle.
Tian Tian slid down from above like lightning. The north wind blew on her face, which was painful and cold, but the strong feeling of weightlessness made Tian Tian's adrenaline surge.
"It's so fun!" Tian Tian screamed excitedly. She sat on the small sled and slid down the ice slide, then slid forward for a distance and turned a few circles before stopping.
Her face was red from the cold and her eyes were shining with excitement. In order to make way for the people behind her, she got off the sled swiftly, slid away, and pulled the sled over to Tian Baobao and Tian Zhuo.
It was decided before the three of them came that each of them would play once, and the order was based on age. Next it was Tian Baobao's turn to play.
The time spent playing passed quickly and it was already time for lunch. After Tian Zhuo finished playing, Tian Tian, who was freezing, quickly pulled them both back home.
After playing on the ice for half a day, Tian Tian's hands and feet were numb from the cold, and even the only exposed part of her face, her nose, had lost its presence.
"We're back!" Tian Tian threw the sled in the yard and went into the house with Tian Baobao and the others.
"You're back!" Lin Meiyu and Chen Guihua were cooking. When they heard the noise, they took the time to look at them. They saw that they were all frozen like chickens, with two patches of high altitude red on their faces.
"Hurry up and get on the kang to warm yourself up. It will be time for dinner soon."
Tian Tian nodded hurriedly, took off her shoes with her two younger brothers and climbed onto the kang, stuffing her numb hands and feet under the warm quilt. She sighed comfortably until her whole body was surrounded by heat.
Sure enough, the meal was ready very quickly. We had cabbage stewed with vermicelli for lunch. The vermicelli was made by Mrs. Tian herself and it tasted very good.
The only drawback is that the vermicelli will become mushy when stewed and cannot be picked up with a spoon.
The three siblings lay side by side on the kang, and when they were all warm, they went downstairs to help them serve the food.
While eating, Old Lady Tian asked, "Isn't Xiao Yuan going home for the New Year this year?"
Tian Yuan is Tian Tian’s elder brother whom she has never met.
Tian Tian saw in the original owner's memory that this elder brother loved the original owner very much, but she has not seen her elder brother since she came here. Except for her mother Lin Meiyu, family members rarely mention her elder brother.
Now hearing Old Lady Tian bring up Tian Yuan's matter, Tian Tian curiously tilted her ear to listen to their conversation.
"No news yet!" Lin Meiyu sighed when talking about her eldest son whom she hadn't seen for a year. "It's already this late, and the Chinese New Year is only half a month away. There's still no news. I don't think Tian Yuan will be able to come back."
Ever since Tian Yuan was specially recruited into the army last year, he has never returned home once.
Lin Meiyu said that she didn't want her son to join the army, at least not at such a young age.
But Tian Yuan was determined to join the army. Tian Yuan was smart since he was young, and the Tian family also attached great importance to education. Tian Yuan started elementary school at the age of seven, spent five years in elementary school, two years in junior high school and high school, and graduated from high school at the age of sixteen.
But now the college entrance examination has been cancelled, so I can’t go to university.
If he wanted to find a job in the city, the household registration system was strict, and Tian Yuan's rural household registration kept him out of the factory.
Tian Yuan felt unwilling to accept this. He had studied for so many years and didn't want to be trapped in the countryside for the rest of his life.
It just so happened that the army was being recruited at that time, and Tian Yuan wanted to join the army, not only to carve out a way for himself, but also to see the world outside.
Unexpectedly, Tian Yuan was not old enough at the time and did not meet the requirements for enlistment, so he did not sign up.
There was chaos outside at that time, and Tian Lisong thought that the troops might not be affected too seriously, and he was very supportive of Tian Yuan's idea of joining the army.
It just so happened that Old Man Tian served in the army when he was young. Although he was later discharged due to injury, he still had several good brothers who were willing to risk their lives for him. They now hold important positions in the army. So they called a few uncles and aunts, and Tian Yuan was finally specially recruited into the army.
But Lin Meiyu didn't think so at the time. She felt that Tian Yuan was still young and the world was so chaotic outside. She thought it would be more reassuring to keep the child under her own eyes. But Tian Yuan insisted on going to the army, and Tian Lisong also supported him very much. Li Meiyu's opposition was of no use.
Since Tian Yuan graduated from high school, he was considered to have a relatively high level of education in their army. In addition, he was willing to endure hard training, so he was still highly respected in the army.
But Lin Meiyu didn't care about all this. Now that Tian Yuan hadn't come back for more than a year, she felt even more dissatisfied.
"This child didn't come back for the New Year and didn't send me a letter, even a few words. This made me nervous all day long and I couldn't sleep well."
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