(a)

The day we arrived at the camp, there had been a terrible snowstorm. It was freezing cold, and the sun seemed to be nailed to a white pillar, and it was noon, still too heavy to rise into the air, hanging obliquely above the horizon. Everything is covered in snow and ice. Our snow boots rattled on the icy road, rattling and crunching, as if something had been broken by us in the depths of the earth. But the locals say it's just because there is more than just a layer of ice on the ground, and there are gaps between the ice. When the ice is not frozen, a road maintenance vehicle comes and sprinkles ice melting agent and anti-skid friction, and the ice melts a little, but the temperature and the new snowfall quickly make the ice condense, so that the layers will contain some debris and air between the ice, so when we step on it, the ice will make a sound similar to when an eggshell breaks.

We saw a well-dressed polar bear staggering out of the camp and through the camp gates to greet us.

Through the flying snow and dust, we gradually saw that it was not a bear, but a burly man wearing a fur coat and fur.

As he trudged through the snow and walked towards us, he enthusiastically extended his large, gloved furry hand and shook it tightly with us.

With bursts of white air coming out of his mouth, he said to us, "Welcome to the town of Winter Lake!" I didn't expect you to choose such cold weather to come. Now is the time when there are the fewest people here. ”

Before he finished speaking, the white gas coming out of his mouth had already frozen into ice crystals on his eyebrows and eyelashes.

He said, "Come into the house, and don't freeze our little fairy." The weather forecast says there may be a snowstorm today. The blizzard here is no joke. Sometimes it is only two or three meters away from the house, and it is possible to be trapped and unable to find the door, and there have been cases in the past where inexperienced tourists have frozen to death at night at the door of the house. ”

This enthusiastic burly man is Mr. Shen, the person in charge of the holiday camp.

Our full butler and universal guide during your vacation.

He lives in the town on behalf of the company and takes care of everything related to the camp.

At peak season, he had more than 20 employees. But now in the middle of winter, the camp is almost empty, and the employees are back in the warmer city.

The only people left in the camp were him and another young man.

The young man was a fair-skinned, tall man with a long hooked nose and pale blue eyes, and his home was in this town, and he worked as a cook, a security guard, and a driver in the harsh winter season.

Mr. Shen is the only resident of the town during this season.

(b)

Mr. Shen's parents are both from Hong Kong, but because of fate, they were born in Qiqihar.

He grew up in this similarly cold climate and was very accustomed to the conditions.

In his early years, Mr. Shen was also the editor-in-charge of a SPE publication. He has edited columns on outdoor sports and sports competitions, and is an excellent editor.

He once had the same boss as Mr. Yichen, and they were both excellent talents trained by this boss, and the two had worked in the same room for several years.

When the two were young and single, they used to share a room in an apartment building.

They are very familiar with each other and have a close and friendly relationship.

Upon entering the house, they suddenly recognized each other in the dim light of the room. So, they hugged each other tightly, patted each other's chests and shoulders, and laughed in surprise.

Mr. Shen said, "It turned out to be you! When did you change your name to Yichen? I also said who is so unconventional, running in the winter to suffer from the cold and wind! It turned out to be you kid! ”

Mr. Yichen said, "I didn't expect Mr. Shen to be you!" When did you switch to infrastructure management? ”

After their greetings were over, the initial excitement passed, and Mr. Yichen pulled me in front of Mr. Shen.

He said, "Come, let you know each other." This is idealism. This is Shen..."

I said to Mr. Yichen, "We have known each other, and I met Mr. Shen when I came to visit the construction of the camp before. ”

Mr. Shen looked at me and let out an uproar, and he said to Yichen, "That's right, that's right. We've known each other for a long time, and we've saved King Lanling together! ”

"King Lanling?" Mr. Yichen looked at us in confusion.

I smiled at Mr. Yichen and said, "It's a rabbit." It's called Lanling King. ”

(c)

"You can stay here. Yichen lives in the outer room, Weixin lives in the inner room, the living room and dining room are shared, and there are independent saunas, changing rooms and toilets in the inner and outer rooms, which is very convenient for life. "Mr. Shen and the young man helped us carry the salute to the wooden house where we were staying.

Mr. Shen said: "Now is the coldest season, and the small wooden beds on summer vacation there cannot be slept, and they will freeze at night. This is a traditional ondol. Come, touch it, stay on the kang, it's very warm, it's so hot at night that you can only strip naked and sleep. Although it is horse manure burned, the ventilation system is very well done, there is no smell at all, the room is very clean, you can rest assured. ”

Sure enough, as he said, the room was very warm. We can't even wear the fur clothes on our bodies.

Mr. Shen said: "To live in such a house is to have the taste of northern winter." You're here. ”

He said to the young man, "Katya, do you have any good wine at home?" Go and get us some. It's been a long time since we've seen old friends, and we're going to get together tonight. ”

The young man named Katya had a smile on his face, and he nodded vigorously, then turned and ran into the cold outside.

Mr. Shen said, "Katya's wine is the best in town. I don't know how many times better than those sold in stores. After a while, you will know that what I say is true. His house is near here, and he can bring it right away. ”

I've never drunk much, and for all kinds of wine, it tastes the same thing, and I think it's weird, and I can't taste it up or down.

But Mr. Yichen had not quit drinking at that time, he was an expert in wine tasting, and the amount of alcohol was quite considerable. It's just that he is very self-disciplined and not good at drinking, and only when good friends get together, he is in a good mood and will let go of the amount to drink.

It is said that he has never been seen drunk.

His alcohol consumption should be said to belong to the unfathomable grade in SPE.

Perhaps, his liver disease was related to this.

That's for later, though.

Mr. Shen's face burst with a red light, which on the one hand showed his merit in making the room so warm, and on the other hand, it also showed that he was also a master of the wine world.

It seems that we will have a warm night of "a thousand glasses of wine for a thousand friends".

The cold wind of the call sign blew all the way from the North Pole and swept through the window in bursts of waves.

The weather forecast seems to be accurate, and there must be a considerable snowstorm in the middle of the night today.

We arrived here between two blizzards, and it came at the right time.