PDLP Chapter 486: Snow is Hard to Melt
Chapter 486: Snow is Hard to Melt
After watching him go in, Shen Hechi walked to the other side with an umbrella. He was just about to reach out to knock on the door.
His right hand was suspended in the air.
After thinking for a few moments, he slowly put down his hand.
He stood there and watched for a long time before turning around and going home.
The door of the Shen family was also closed gently by him, as if he had never been out.
However, his footprints were clearly visible on the thin layer of snow on the ground.
After just a quarter of an hour, the footprints were no longer clear.
The snow is too heavy.
In the evening, when it got dark, the battle was completely over.
The person who won the silver would share it with the servants who applauded him, giving each of them one or two taels of silver.
All are happy.
Among all the servants, Xue Huan received the most reward.
A full five taels.
She was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.
She was only five years old, but she already had a box of silver coins, which amounted to at least twenty taels.
If this money was given to an ordinary farmer, it would be enough for the whole family to eat and drink for ten years.
After dark, everyone in the main room held a bowl of chicken noodle soup and ate it with big mouthfuls.
After eating, the children listened to the adults telling strange stories.
Before I knew it, midnight had passed.
The firecrackers have finished ringing.
Jiang Fubao was so sleepy that his eyelids were drooping.
She, Xue Huan, her parents and brothers returned to the second courtyard.
She took off her clothes, removed her jewelry, and fell straight onto the bed and fell asleep.
Xue Huan still held on to a little bit of energy and helped put the New Year's money under her pillow before going to sleep on the small bed next to her.
Open your eyes again.
Jiang Fubao is one year older for no reason.
She is already nine years old, but she is less childish.
After having breakfast and dressing up, she went to pay New Year's greetings with her father, mother, grandparents.
The snow was so heavy that we couldn’t go back to the village and could only walk around in the town.
After the third day of the New Year, when all the worships were done, the whole family stayed in the room.
It's too cold outside.
It snowed for two days in a row and the snow was too thick. It was the coldest when it was about to melt.
Outside Jiang Fubao's window, there was an icicle hanging, like an ice sword made of crystal, sharp and slender.
She broke off the icicles, which could hurt someone if they fell.
Wrap it with a handkerchief and grab it, it won’t be so cold anymore. Boys love to play this the most. Jiang Fubao went downstairs and came to the yard. Sure enough, An An saw what was in her hand and rushed over.
The wet corridor was frozen into ice.
An An fell flat on his face, but he was wearing thick clothes so it didn't hurt at all.
"Auntie, Auntie, give it to me, I want to play, please, let me play with it." An An crossed her hands and clenched them into a ball, like a puppy begging for food.
"Call me beautiful and I will give it to you." Jiang Fubao loves teasing his fat nephew the most.
"Beautiful aunt, please, beautiful aunt." An An shouted while bowing.
It looks really funny.
Jiang Tongjin and Qian Xile were standing in the corridor, unable to bear the sight.
"Don't add the word aunt, you have to call me beautiful lady." Jiang Fubao continued.
"What a beautiful girl, what a beautiful girl. Your aunt is a beautiful girl, a beautiful girl. Let me play with her." An An was not annoyed at all. He listened to whatever Jiang Fubao said.
"You're so good. Here you go. From now on, just call me beautiful girl when you are home." Jiang Fubao was happy to hear that. After handing him the icicle, he touched his head.
"Thank you, auntie." An An took the icicle and ran away.
"You're such a good guy, An An, you're turning your back on me, right?" Jiang Fubao put his hands on his hips, pretending to be angry.
"Hey, beautiful aunt, I was wrong. Let me show you how to wield a sword."
An An is chubby and wears thick clothes, just like a human meatball.
He held the ice sword and jumped up and down...
Uh, I didn’t jump. I couldn’t jump.
In An An's eyes, he now looks like a hero, so handsome.
But in the eyes of the Jiang family.
At this moment, An An looks especially like Xiaohua.
Once upon a time, Fenghuang pooped on Xiaohua's head, and that's how Xiaohua jumped around.
"This child has lice?" Zhang Jinlan, who had just left the house, was confused.
"Hahaha, An An, this is not an ice sword, it's a dog beating stick. Hurry up and bring Xiaohua here, the only thing missing is the dog." Jiang Huanyu had the most vicious tongue. She held her belly and laughed while standing on the corridor.
She lives in the third courtyard and has just arrived here.
After the snow stopped.
The snow in the house was cleared away by the servants.
Several masters also help with the cleaning, otherwise it would be too boring. It’s cold and it’s easy to gain weight, so it’s good to move around.
But no one cleans the roads in the town.
Everyone should take care of his own business.
So much so that shops would not open until after the Chinese New Year, or even on the tenth day of the first lunar month.
Twelve returned to its usual bustle.
This year, Meng Bujiu, Kong Mingxue and Jiang Tongji are all going to take the exam.
The provincial examination is held in autumn.
They had to get there at least a month in advance, so the three of them agreed to set off at the end of May.
Meng Bujiu was from Yanyun Province. Logically, they should not have been together, after all, they were from different routes. However, in previous years, the provinces of Xishu, Yanyun and Jiangnan took the examinations in the same imperial academy.
It is called Jiangnan Gongyuan.
The same is true this year.
"You're going to take the exam this year too? Why are you in such a hurry? If you wait another three years, you will definitely be able to compete for the title of Jieyuan. The next year, you can go directly to the Imperial City to take part in the Spring Examination. It will be more helpful for you to get a good ranking in one go. Besides, with your current knowledge, I'm afraid you won't be able to take the exam. You're young and can wait."
In the Dong family study at Sanshan School.
Dong Wei looked at Shen Hechi who was begging him in front of him and persuaded him patiently.
"I have thought about it for a long time and still want to give it a try. I hope to ask for your approval, Principal." Shen Hechi bowed again, his eyes firm.
"Forget it. I can't persuade you. If you want to go, go ahead. But you are young, and I am worried about your father... ahem, how about this, you go with Bujiu and the others, so that you can take care of each other."
Dong Wei understood his temper. Now that he had said it, there was no way to change his mind.
So I agreed in the end.
As for Shen Hechi's father, he was really unreliable, so he simply made his own decision and let Shen Hechi take the exam with Meng Bujiu and others.
"Thank you, Dean." Shen Hechi let out a breath.
The whole person felt relaxed.
Not long after he left, Meng Bujiu and the other two were called to the study by Dong's servants.
"What? We go with him? Principal! We are not familiar with him, so let's just forget it." Kong Mingxue was a little resistant. Ever since he learned that he knew Fubao, Kong Mingxue felt that Shen Hechi was up to no good.
Coming to Sanshan Academy, he must have some plans in mind.
"Yeah, we have an average relationship with him. The journey is long, and it's uncomfortable to see us sitting in a carriage." Meng Bujiu said more bluntly. After all, this was his grandfather.
Thinking back to the Chinese New Year when he heard Fubao say that Shen Hechi went to her house to pay New Year's greetings, he secretly thought it was not good.
Could it be that this kid has been eyeing Fubao for a long time?
After spending many days together, Meng Bujiu felt that Shen Hechi was a very cunning person and was not really suitable for Fubao.
There is no way Fubao can beat him.
"We are all classmates. We have been together for a long time and we have become familiar with each other. Okay, it is decided. Go away and don't bother me."
Dong Wei waved his hand.
The three had no choice but to leave.
Jiang Tongji didn't open his mouth the whole time.
He and Shen Hechi actually have a pretty good relationship and have talked to each other several times.