I relied on a system to prolong my life in ancient times.

Chapter 48 Snowfall

On the first day of the eleventh lunar month, Xiao Siyue was awakened by the cold.

I got up, dressed, and opened the door to find that everything outside was covered in white.

Oh, it's snowing. No wonder it's so cold.

"Yue'er, get up. Go back inside and sleep a little longer. It's cold outside," said Old Mrs. Xiao, who was shoveling snow in the yard, with a pained expression when she saw her granddaughter come out.

"Grandma, I'm not going to sleep anymore, it's snowing so hard." Xiao Siyue wasn't going to sleep anymore. The bed was a bit cold. Although there was a fire in the room at night, it was still quite cold. She used to live with her parents and sleep in Lin Qin's arms at night, so she didn't feel it. But now that she was sleeping alone, she felt that even the blankets were cold.

There's no cotton available yet, so the quilts are filled with rags or straw, which doesn't keep them very warm. I wonder if Grandpa could build a heated kang (traditional Chinese bed) in the room; that would be much better. We forgot about it when we built the house.

When the weather clears up, she will tell Grandpa that they should go out first. Although she doesn't have a cotton-padded coat, her grandma bought her a fur coat made of rabbit fur, which is very warm.

"Little sister, come quick, let's go build a snowman!" Xiao Siyu and his brothers came out of the house excitedly.

"Here you are." Although Xiao Siyue has an adult soul inside her body, she still has some childlike fun and is very interested in building snowmen.

"Siyu, take good care of your sister. Don't let Yue'er fall," Old Lady Xiao instructed Xiao Siyu.

"I understand, Grandma, I will take good care of Yue'er," Xiao Siyu said as she ran, pulling Xiao Siyue along with her.

The group ran outside the gate and started building a snowman.

After Xiao Siyue painstakingly built a snowman as tall as herself, she realized that she didn't have any carrots yet. Just as she was thinking of going to find a stick, she suddenly realized that...

My God, what is this? Is this how it's played?

Before her stood a snow lion, about a meter tall. Not only was its outline similar, but even the individual hairs on its body were clearly visible, and its eyes were sharp, as if it were alive. Xiao Siyue was dumbfounded.

"Brother, is this the snowman you built?"

“Yeah, little sister, this is what we built. How about it? Impressive, right?” Xiao Siyu said with a proud look on her face.

"So imposing, so incredibly imposing." Xiao Siyue looked at the stone lion, then turned to look at the snowman she had built, and immediately felt that it was incomparable, not even in the same league.

"Little sister, let me see what you've made?" Xiao Siyu was very happy to hear his sister praise him and stretched his head to see what she had made.

"Haha, brother, maybe we shouldn't watch it." Xiao Siyue was a little embarrassed, but she couldn't stop him, as Xiao Siyu had already seen it.

"Wow, the snowman my sister made is so cute!" Xiao Siyu exclaimed.

"Is it really cute?" Xiao Siyue was a little skeptical, but she still smiled. Sure enough, children all have the same aesthetic sense.

"You're so cute, chubby and cute, like a little sister." As soon as Xiao Siyu finished speaking, Xiao Siyue's upturned lips twitched slightly. Did her brother mean that she was too fat?

Forget it, I won't argue with the child.

"Brother, how about we have a snowball fight?" Xiao Siyue suddenly thought of something. She used to envy other people having snowball fights, but she didn't have any friends or relatives, and no one played with her. Now that she had so many brothers, she was sure she could have a great time.

"Let's have a snowball fight! Great!" Xiao Siyu, always eager to play, was excited and wanted to start immediately.

"Come on, let's call the other brothers to join us," Xiao Siyue said, adding that a snowball fight is more fun with more people.

……

"Brother," Xiao Siyue called out, and as Xiao Siyu turned around, a snowball hit him directly on the head. The snow ran down his neck and into his clothes, making him shiver instantly from the cold.

"Ah... Xiao Siyue." Xiao Siyu snapped out of his daze and chased after Xiao Siyue with a small snowball in his hand.

As Xiao Siyue ran, she shouted, "Second Brother, help!" Her voice was clear and loud.

Hearing his sister's cries for help, Xiao Sizhe immediately turned around and saw Xiao Siyu chasing after Xiao Siyue. Without hesitation, Xiao Sizhe rushed over and shielded Xiao Siyue behind him.

Seeing the situation was turning against him, Xiao Siyu tried to grab Xiao Siyue, but Xiao Sizhe blocked his way. Xiao Siyue, hiding behind Xiao Sizhe, mischievously poked her head out, made a face at Xiao Siyu, and stuck out her tongue provocatively, saying, "Haha, you can't hit me!"

Xiao Siyu stomped his feet in anger, but there was nothing he could do. He glared at Xiao Siyue, his eyes wide, his teeth clenched, wishing he could devour her whole. But just then, Xiao Siyue, caught up in her smugness, didn't notice that Xiao Siyu had secretly prepared a snowball.

Taking advantage of the moment, Xiao Siyu threw a snowball at Xiao Siyue, hitting her squarely. The snowball burst, scattering snowflakes everywhere, and Xiao Siyue instantly turned into a snowman.

"Little sister, are you alright?" Xiao Sizhe asked anxiously, gently patting the snow off Xiao Siyue and looking at her with concern.

Xiao Siyue rubbed her eyes and said with a grin, "Second Brother, I'm fine!" She wasn't about to give up easily, so she turned around, made a face at Xiao Siyu, and called out, "Fifth Brother, come help me!"

Upon hearing Xiao Siyue's call, Xiao Sining immediately grabbed a huge snowball and excitedly chased after Xiao Siyu.

Seeing this, Xiao Siyue also joined Xiao Sining in chasing after Xiao Siyu. The two aggressively approached Xiao Siyu and threw the snowballs they were holding at him.

"Haha, how about that, you got it, right?" The two sat on the ground, panting. Xiao Siyu gritted his teeth and said, "Hmph, you cheated."

“I never said I couldn’t ask for help,” Xiao Siyue said smugly.

Xiao Siyu could only fum in silence, while the others couldn't stop laughing at the sight.

After they had finished playing, their clothes were soaked.

"Go back inside and warm yourself up, or you'll catch a cold." Xiao Sizhe quickly pulled Xiao Siyue inside.

"Oh dear, you bunch of brats, where have you been? You're all soaking wet!" Old Mrs. Xiao saw the group of people coming in and wanted nothing more than to whip each of them.

"Yue'er, hurry up and change your clothes." Old Mrs. Xiao picked up Xiao Siyue and headed towards Xiao Siyue's room.

"Yue'er, what happened? Did you fall?" Old Mrs. Xiao took out a set of clothes from the wardrobe and helped Xiao Siyue change into them.

"No, Grandma, we had a snowball fight, it was so much fun!" Xiao Siyue said happily, still finding it a little funny when she thought of her brother's disheveled appearance earlier.

"It seems our Yue'er is having a lot of fun," said Old Mrs. Xiao, looking at Xiao Siyue.

"Mmm, it's really fun."

"You can have fun, but you can't get cold, you know? If your clothes get wet, you need to change them right away," Old Mrs. Xiao couldn't help but remind her.

“I understand, Grandma,” Xiao Siyue obediently replied.