A simple meal isn't really necessary, is it?
Are you pointing at the snowman to protect me?
Isn't that a bit fantastical?
However, as soon as I opened the door, there was a row of huge snowmen standing in a row outside. It was quite a sight. It might even become a tourist attraction in this village. Just thinking about a bunch of little kids coming to take pictures every day and imagining the lively scene made me laugh.
Hearing the laughter, the children were puzzled. They looked at each other, wondering what Sister Jane was laughing about.
Mingzhu nudged her with her arm.
"What are you dreaming about, laughing like that?"
"Hehe! Just imagine, there will be a row of giant snowmen standing outside my door, haha, wouldn't that be fun?"
Upon hearing this, Mingzhu's eyes widened.
"You're not really taking this seriously, are you? You actually want to put a whole row of them together?"
I started imagining this scene in my mind.
"Hey, you know what, if that's really the case, then your family will be completely famous."
"Haha, right?"
"That's the designated one,"
After only a few months here, Mingzhu has brought most of her accent with her; her original accent has been completely ruined.
"Snow falls here every year, but who can put on such a spectacle?"
Other people's kids just play with them, and they put them away after a couple of days. But if you leave it like this at the door, people probably won't even notice it's in the way.
Jian Dan didn't think that much about it. Although she wanted to keep a low profile, she knew she had to spoil the child.
"I'm the only one in my family taking care of the child, so there's no need for all those rules. If the child is happy, then let them do it. Look at them, they're so happy!"
Mingzhu looked over and saw a group of children playing enthusiastically—no, they were working enthusiastically. In just a short while, they had already made several large snowballs. Hu Zi was assigning tasks to his friends in a very professional manner. He was leading a few older children to fix the large snowballs, his little face sometimes smiling and sometimes tense, which was quite intimidating.
At least the kids were quite cooperative and behaved very well.
At this moment, Jianxin was very aware of her injuries. Wearing a cotton hand warmer, she just stood to the side and watched, laughing along from time to time. Seeing how much fun others were having, she became really envious and went over to join in kicking snowballs.
Of the dozen or so children, not one was idle; they were all busy and doing things in a very professional manner.
"Don't underestimate these kids; they're very capable and get right to work. Look at their speed, and look at that ball—isn't it getting rounder and rounder?"
The area in front of Jian Dan was in complete chaos. The snow that had been swept together was now scattered everywhere by the children, and the woodpile not far away was also turned upside down, clearly because they were looking for corn husks.
"Sister, nose, eyes!"
Meeting the little girl's bright, sparkling eyes, he simply resigned himself to his fate and turned to go back inside.
"These baskets are full. Use whichever one you like, and bring the rest back to me."
"Why!"
The items weren't heavy, and the basket wasn't big either, so Jian simply slung it over Jian Xin's arm, and the little girl excitedly ran outside.
Mingzhu glanced at it and clicked her tongue.
"You're really going all out, aren't you? Chestnuts, chili peppers, carrots, ground cherries, and what else was there?"
The small basket contained several trinkets, which I had just casually tossed in. Children's minds are different from adults'; even if they had red eyes and green noses, it wouldn't be a problem.
Playing games is all about having fun.
"One snowman has two chestnuts, so ten snowmen would have twenty. Hehe, do you think someone will come and steal the chestnuts and eat them?"
"ah?"
This is quite shocking, even though it's simple.
"I don't think so, do you?"
After the two of them played around inside for a while before going out, the row of snowmen was already taking shape. However, some of the heads were obviously not solid. As soon as one was put on, before the child could even turn around, "smack!" The rather large snowball head lost its footing and rolled down, leaving the child underneath with a head full of white.
With a shocked expression, wide eyes, and snow pouring down his neck, the child shivered from the cold, while the children next to him burst into laughter without a care in the world.
Jian Dan and Mingzhu were stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
The child quickly bounced around to shake the snow off his neck, watched his friends laugh, and then laughed along without a care in the world. Before long, they were making a ruckus again.
"Oh my, this child's happiness is so simple. He's so content just playing in the snow."
As expected, the row of snowman guardians made Jian Dan's family famous again. For several days in a row, these "tourists" came in an endless stream. The children were also very proud. They usually thought that doing whatever they did at home was their duty and had never received such simple and direct praise before.
Even when introducing him to his grandparents and parents, he would tilt his little head back.
"I made this head,"
"This biggest one, we made it together. Take a look, isn't it beautiful?"
Who could say anything discouraging when their own child is so obviously seeking praise?
However, what the villagers talked about more privately was...
"Little Jian, you really spoil the kids! Look at those eyes, they look like they've been stuffed with huge chestnuts. They're so big, there must be at least two pounds of them! You really don't know how to manage money, what a waste!"
Immediately, someone refuted this.
"It's not like I took anything from your house, why are you so upset?"
“That’s right, didn’t you hear what the kids said? They built it themselves. Don’t get involved. Even the educated youth Jian was willing to give up these things. It’s our kids who are doing the work. She’s just a little girl. Look how well-behaved she is. And look at those naughty boys in our village. They’re so happy they’re out of their minds.”
"That's right. As soon as it snowed, we would tell them to shovel the snow. If the kids built a snowman, we would always say that the kids were being naughty. But Jian Zhiqing was patient. Look how happy they were. No wonder these kids all liked to go there."
“My son told me when he got back that I not only got them things to fix their eyes and noses, but I also gave them sugar water. I made brown sugar ginger water so they wouldn’t get cold. He said each of them got a big bowl, and it was so sweet.”
......
The hype lasted for several days. Three days later, when Cheng Chao and his companion came back, they were first startled by the row of tall white men standing at the entrance not far away. Then they were bewildered by the people who kept coming to visit.
What does this mean?
It was still early, and Jian Xin was playing around the big white man with her four children when she glanced up and saw two people walking towards them. Her smile widened, and she waved her little hand in greeting.
"Brother! Uncle!"
Jixiang and the others followed behind, running around excitedly.
Just as Cheng Chao squatted down, he saw Jian Wenxiu quickly walk a few steps and pick up the child. He could only stand up dejectedly.
"I'm telling you, don't go too far! Why is it always you who carries me?"
Jian Wenxiu ignored him completely and talked to the girl with his head down.
As he got closer, Cheng Chao couldn't help but be surprised. Snowmen are common, but so many snowmen? To be honest, even the most playful and energetic people don't play like this.
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