Going to the market (1)

Lu Xiaoxiao looked outside through the window and found that the yard was covered in heavy snow and turned into a vast expanse of white. She thought about yesterday that she wanted to build a snowman today, and she almost forgot about it in a hurry.

Lu Xiaoxiao went to the bedroom and put on a down jacket and down pants, a pair of thick cotton shoes and cotton gloves, and wrapped herself tightly so that she would not freeze.

Lu Xiaoxiao opened the door of the main room and a cool breeze blew in. Her neck shrank from the coldness, and she realized that she had forgotten to wear her scarf, so she went back to the house and put it on before walking to the yard.

Lu Xiaoxiao saw the depth of her footprints on the ground, which was estimated to be three or four centimeters deep. It seemed that the snow fell quite a lot last night.

Lu Xiaoxiao grabbed a handful of snow and rolled it into a ball, then rolled it on the snow. After a while, a snowball the size of a basketball was rolled. This should be the snowman's head.

Lu Xiaoxiao once again rolled out a small snowball with her hands and rolled it on the ground. This time the snowball was three times the size of the first one. She rolled the snowball to the center of the yard, and then hugged the small snowball on the ground. Lift it up and install it on the big snowball, so that the snowman's frame is ready.

Lu Xiaoxiao returned to the house and found two pieces of charcoal from the stove to make the snowman's eyes, then found two tree branches from the firewood pile to make the snowman's hands, and finally took out a carrot from the space to make the snowman's nose.

Lu Xiaoxiao admired the snowman she had built and thought it was pretty good-looking. When she was about to build another one, she heard someone knocking on the door of the courtyard. She mentally wondered who would come to find her in this snowy day.

Lu Xiaoxiao opened the courtyard door and saw Aunt Caihua standing at the door of her house, so she quickly invited her into the courtyard.

Aunt Caihua saw the little snowman in the yard and said with a smile: "This snowman is round and fat and looks very festive. That means you children have the heart to make this. If I let the old lady do it, I won't be able to bear the cold."

Lu Xiaoxiao smiled after hearing Aunt Caihua's words, and then she invited Aunt Caihua into the main room and sat on the kang before replying: "I also stayed in the house for a long time and felt bored when I saw the thick snow outside. Thinking of building a snowman to play with.”

After Lu Xiaoxiao finished speaking, she turned around and went to the kitchen to get an enamel cup and added some sugar to it. She picked up the kettle and poured hot water into it. Then she gave it to Aunt Caihua and said, "Drink a cup of hot water to warm yourself up first."

Aunt Caihua picked up the cup and took a sip. The water was so sweet that it must have contained a lot of sugar. She felt that it was appropriate. She said to Lu Xiaoxiao: "You kid, we are so wasteful. Old lady, why should I drink such precious sugar water?" , just drink some boiled water, but you can’t do this next time.”

After Lu Xiaoxiao heard Aunt Caihua's words, she just smiled at her and didn't answer.

After seeing Lu Xiaoxiao's expression, Aunt Caihua said helplessly: "You're a clever kid, don't think I don't know what you think."

Lu Xiaoxiao saw that her little plan was ruthlessly exposed by Aunt Caihua. She felt her face was a little hot, so she quickly changed the subject and said, "Aunt, what's the reason why you came to see me today?"

"I almost forgot if you didn't remind me. I came here today to tell you that people from several villages near us will gather together for a small market tomorrow. I'm here to ask you if you want to go tomorrow."

Lu Xiaoxiao was surprised when she heard Aunt Caihua's words, so she quickly asked: "Isn't private trading not allowed now? How can we still open a market?"

"Hey, isn't there no way to do it? Now everyone is in short supply of many things at home. You can't buy things without tickets. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Seeing this, the above allows us to set up a collection to let everyone exchange the things they lack. But that's it. It can only be done this time, and it won’t be possible in the future, so I came to ask you if you want to go.”