The mornings in mid-February were still chilly. Sitting on the oxcart, Xiao Yunying hunched her shoulders to block the cold wind blowing into her collar.
Mu Lianrong saw it: "Are you cold?"
Xiao Yunying said, "It's alright, but my neck feels a bit cold."
After winter, she always rode in carriages sent by Chen Yuancheng when she went into the city. These carriages were sheltered on all sides and had heaters inside, so they were very warm. She never thought that the wind would get into her neck, so she didn't take any precautions to keep warm.
I should have studied how to make scarves, or at least made two turtleneck jackets.
Mu Lianrong said, "Why don't you have your older brother turn around and go home to change into a thick cotton coat?"
"No need, I'm dressed quite warmly. It's just that the wind is getting in around my neck. But your daughter has such a beautiful swan neck, so slender and long, that the collar can't cover it. I'll just pull it down a bit."
Xiao Yunsong, who was sitting in the front driving the carriage, heard his mother and sister talking and asked loudly, "Little sister, what is a swan neck?"
Xiao Yunying explained, "Brother, have you ever seen a bird called a swan? It looks a bit like a duck, both being waterfowl. It has a long neck, a black and yellow beak, and white feathers, though some are pure black. It's very beautiful."
Xiao Yunsong lashed the cow's back with his whip: "I've seen it before. You can see it after spring. It's from the pond south of our village. I mean, your neck looks like a duck's neck."
Xiao Yunying: "...No, swans are not ducks. You can think of them as water birds that like to eat aquatic plants and snails."
Although swans and ducks both belong to the Anatidae family, they are quite different in size, appearance, calls, and even flight ability.
Xiao Yunsong said "Oh," and then changed his words: "I mean, your neck looks like a bird's neck."
Xiao Yunying: ...
I don't want to talk to a rough guy with cultural differences and extremely low emotional intelligence anymore.
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