It's better to see it, otherwise if it really snows tomorrow, you won't have to pretend to be surprised.

"Although the snow is cold, it is fun, and it is beautiful to see the white expanse everywhere." Ping'er leaned on the window and looked out, her hair and clothes flying in the wind: "You can still build a snowman." ”

Ping'er's little girl turned around innocently and lively: "Miss Jiang, every year when it snows, there is a competition in our house." ”

Jiang Shiyi was curious: "What a game." ”

"Snowman building competition."

"How can you compare, one person piles one?" Jiang Shiyi said admiringly: "You guys really know how to play." ”

Ping'er smiled: "According to the yard comparison, each yard builds a snowman or several snowmen, and then the old lady, the lord and the lady are the judges to judge the most interesting one." ”

"Is there a bonus?"

"Of course there is." Ping'er was particularly energetic: "The first place has a prize of 20 taels of silver." When I was in the yard of the second wife before, I won the first place once, and the second wife didn't want a bonus, so we were all divided......"

Ping'er is beautiful, the little girl has less than one or two months of money a month, and she got two taels of silver that time. It is equivalent to two months' salary, and I have been happy for a long time.

"In that case, then we need to use our brains well." Jiang Shiyi also likes money: "Find a way to win the first place, and we will share the prize money." ”

Since Jiang Shiyi entered the mansion, in order to make her feel like going home, Mrs. Song told her directly, and the young lady in the mansion was treated, in addition to food and clothing, five taels a month.

This money is not too much to say a lot less, it is naturally enough in the Song Mansion, but what if there is any accident? Jiang Shiyi's life experience is complicated, so he has to try his best to save a little more and leave a little way out for himself.

There is her and Ping'er, plus two small servants, one person can also divide five taels, the master and servant looked at each other and smiled, both very satisfied.

In the middle of the night, the snow began to fall, Jiang Shiyi got up with his clothes on his clothes and took a look, and sure enough, a layer of white had fallen on the ground.

Early the next morning, the housekeeper came to the courtyards to deliver the message.

The Song Mansion didn't know how many worlds to build a snowman contest began, and it was free time to play during the day, and everyone was not allowed to peek in the yard. Early tomorrow morning, the old man, the old man and the lady will be judged and scored to select the most interesting first prize of the year.

The housekeeper smiled: "Miss Jiang, you may not understand much when you just came." Madame specially explained that if you are in trouble, you can let the eldest young master come to help. ”

Jiang Shiyi said: "Then if you win, do you want to share his bonus?" ”

The housekeeper was asked, and he couldn't answer for a while.

Jiang Shiyi sneered: "Just kidding, I know, thank you, madam." If I didn't, I would ask the Song Dynasty to help. ”

The housekeeper wiped his sweat and left, who said that Jiang Shiyi was an outsider who had just entered the door and was timid and afraid that he couldn't let go of his hands and feet, isn't this quite lively?

The butler walked forward, and the little servant hurried back with a large cloth wrapped in a few things.

"Miss, can you see if this is okay?" The little guy opened the package and placed it on the table, and inside were several round pieces of wood, each larger than a fist.

Jiang Shiyi picked up the wood and looked at it, pressed it, and said with satisfaction: "What about the knife, did you take the knife?" ”

"Yes, yes, yes." The little guy hurriedly took out a bag from his bosom, and when the bag was opened, there were several knives of different shapes.

"This is a good thing, because I am very familiar with the master, so I am willing to borrow it." The little guy was proud: "Miss, do you think it's appropriate?" ”

This is a set of carving knives with different blades, flat, oblique, triangular......

"Miss, do you still carve?" Ping'er admired: "You're amazing. ”

"Not really." Jiang Shiyi smiled proudly, although the carving technique is not very pure, it is still possible to carve a few small things with round heads and round heads.

The Song Dynasty was busy until the evening before returning from Dali Temple, came back and took a turn, and suddenly said: "What are you doing today?" ”

The little guy who was ordered to keep an eye on Jiang Shiyi and said mysteriously: "Miss Jiang hasn't gone out for a day. ”

Song Chao stretched out his hand and asked his subordinates to change into home clothes: "I didn't go out, just dangling in the house?" ”

"No, not out of the yard door." The little maid said: "The little one has been staring at it for a day, Miss Jiang and the girl in the yard haven't come out for a day today." I guess it's building a snowman. ”

Song Chao glanced out the window and reacted: "Yes, it's an annual ...... again."

Song Chao said, stretched out his hand to cover his forehead, very speechless.

"The entire capital, no, the entire Song Kingdom." Song Chao sighed: "Only our family would do this kind of thing." ”

The subordinate laughed, "Isn't that interesting?" Young master, the house is lively, how good it is for everyone to be happy. ”

Song Chao shook his head, although he smiled helplessly.

It's harmless, just make trouble, the right is just for the children to do their filial piety to please the elderly.

Thinking about it, Song Chao rolled up his sleeves: "The snowman in our yard hasn't been built yet, hurry up and get one, so as not to nag grandpa again." ”

If you want to talk about fighting, the battle value here must be the highest in the Song Mansion, but it is really not good to say that you build a snowman. But the focus is on participation, a group of young men are busy sweating in the snow, and soon build a snowman bigger than a real person.

Song Chao patted the snow on his sleeve with satisfaction: "Okay." Although we can't win by quality, we are the biggest every year. ”

The little guy sighed and watched the Song Dynasty enter the house, they also wanted to share the bonus, but as long as they were still in the Song Dynasty, there was no hope.

Not long after the Song Dynasty entered the house, Yun'er came.

Yun'er ignored the snow monster in the courtyard that was taller than her but extremely ugly, and said respectfully: "Young master, Madame said that Miss Jiang didn't understand anything when she first arrived, and there were few people in the yard. If you have time, take a look and help. ”

Who wants to help her, Song Chao snorted in his heart, but said, "Got it, tell my mother, I'll go over." ”

Yun'er was satisfied and went back to her life, and the Song Dynasty reluctantly went to Jiang Shiyi.

Today all the courtyards are the same, the gates are closed, and each one hides a shocking secret.

Jiang Shiyi knocked on the door.

Soon someone inside answered: "Who." ”

"Me."

There was a quiet moment inside, and there was a different person, it was Jiang Shiyi.

"What's the matter?"

Song Chao frowned outside: "I'll come to see you, go in and say." ”

"Ah, if there's nothing to do, let's talk about it tomorrow." Jiang Shiyi obviously opened his eyes and said nonsense: "I have already slept, it is inconvenient." ”

Song Chao was irritable: "What time is this, you go to bed so early?" ”

"Yes." Jiang Shiyi was categorical: "It's snowing, it's cold, go to bed early, let's talk about it tomorrow if you have something to say." ”

How could the Song Dynasty not understand, but there was no way, although this low courtyard wall was easy for him, but this was in his own home, not not.

Jiang Shiyi sent the Song Dynasty away, carrying the hem of his skirt, and carefully walked around the ground one after another, row after row...... Go back.

The next day the sun was shining, but the temperature was lower than yesterday, the snow had stopped, but the whole world was white.

The Song Dynasty went out of the room thickly wrapped, and Ping'er was under the eaves, covering a tray with a piece of silk cloth.

The trio of Song family judges, Mr. Song, Mr. Song and Mrs. Song, were looking over from yard to yard, and there were snowmen wearing various clothes, various decorations, and various shapes, all the way to the door.

Mrs. Song said with a smile: "I don't know what kind of novelty Eleven has made, Yun'er went over yesterday and didn't let her in." ”

"So mysterious?" Old Man Song said curiously: "If you are so serious, then we must take a good look." ”

The little guy knocked on the door, and almost immediately someone answered, and the door creaked open.

Jiang Shiyi personally came to open the door: "Grandpa, uncle, aunt, please come in." ”

The door was completely opened, and Old Man Song said as he walked inside: "I heard that you were busy for a long time yesterday, what did you ......?"

The words stopped abruptly, and Old Man Song took the entire courtyard into his eyes, speechless in shock.

"Eleven, this ......" Mrs. Song was also surprised: "This, this is ......"

In the small yard, on the road, by the flower beds, on the manicured bushes in the flower beds, on the tables and chairs, there were ducklings.

A duck made of snow, with a round body, a round head, a flat beak, and two small black bean eyes.

I don't know that there are hundreds or thousands, neatly and chubby ducklings, who are lining up in a neat line, looking at them with little black bean eyes.

"It's a duckling." Jiang Shiyi smiled: "Grandpa, isn't it particularly cute." ”

One doesn't look like it yet, but the rows of them make people feel particularly cute and cute, and the visual effects are full.

"Cute, indeed cute." After the old man Song was stunned, he laughed out loud, turned his head to Mrs. Song and said, "We see so many snowmen every year, all kinds of snowmen, and no one is as cute as this group of ducks." ”

Jiang Shiyi coaxed Mrs. Song to be happy, and Mr. Song and Mrs. Song were naturally also happy, and Master Song pushed the boat down the river and said: "It's really different, Eleven, you are a group of ducks, do you have a name?" ”

"Yes." Jiang Shiyi said: "It's called a duck-colored garden." After saying that, I couldn't help laughing.

"Duck-colored garden?" Old lady Song was puzzled: "What is the explanation?" ”

"Because the spring river plumbing duck prophet, so the duck represents spring." Jiang Shiyi's nonsense skills are first-class: "The duck is coming, is spring still far away?" ”

The three of them were stunned for a moment, and they all laughed.

Building a snowman was originally a fun picture of everyone being lively and happy, at this time there was laughter here, after the old man Song finished laughing, Zhengse said: "If you want to say the meaning, talk about the mind, say that this handicraft is dexterous, this year we are the first in the eleventh house." ”

Master Song and Mrs. Song agreed: "Father is right. ”

Jiang Shiyi beckoned, and Ping'er came over with a tray from the side.

On the big tray, there were three small trays, and on each tray, there was a fat snow duck, of course, exactly the same as the ones in the yard.

Jiang Shiyi said: "There are also three ducklings, which are given to grandpa and uncle and aunt, grandpa, you pick one first, and choose the right one." ”

Although Old Man Song has lived all his life, reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, he has never gone through Jiang Shiyi's routine, and he looked at the three ducks carefully, and they almost looked exactly the same.

But on the duck's neck, a thin red rope hangs on it, and a small sign hangs down from the side, but you can't see what is on the sign.

Jiang Shiyi specially reminded: "You can only see it if you choose it." ”

Old Man Song was confused, but he still carefully chose the most pleasing one and pointed to it, and the little guy hurriedly took it.