Chapter 371: Build a Snowman and Play Chess with Old Qu
In the morning, Li Youran was still sleeping soundly when a sudden knock on the door interrupted his dream.
"Who?" Li Youran rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked lazily.
"Brother Youran, it's snowing heavily outside, get up quickly." Sun Xiaoying's urgent voice came from outside the door.
"Oh, I got it." Li Youran yawned reluctantly, stretched and crawled out of bed.
I walked to the window and took a look outside. Sure enough, there was a heavy snowfall last night. The yard was completely white. The big trees, bamboo forests, shrubs, gravel paths, and ponds were all covered with a thick quilt.
What a crystal clear world of ice and snow.
As he watched, he felt his childlike innocence grow. He quickly went into the bathroom, washed up in a hurry, got dressed and walked out of the room.
Sun Xiaoying was impatient with waiting, so she pulled him up to the terrace on the third floor and said she wanted to build a big snowman here.
Bamboo brooms, dustpans, and shovels were ready, so the brother and sister started working together to collect the snow on the terrace. Half an hour later, a snowman about 1.2 meters tall began to take shape, with a round head, a big belly, and a white and fat figure.
Fat and very cute.
"Haha, it's similar to Fatty Luo. It looks good." Li Youran patted the snowflakes on his trouser legs and said with a smile.
"No, the snowman is much more beautiful than the fat guy." Sun Xiaoying did not agree with his opinion.
Her hands wearing cotton gloves continued to pat and press the snowman to make the snowman's shape more round and shiny.
"Just like this, the upper and lower balls are too rough. They need to be processed more carefully to make a nose, eyes and so on." Li Youran commented.
"I've already prepared it. I'll put it on the snowman in a moment." Sun Xiaoying answered while stepping back to observe to see if there were any defects.
Chirp, chirp, followed by a burst of bird chirping, it flew over from the east roof. It landed directly on the snowman's head and paced back and forth curiously, leaving a series of paw prints.
"Smelly Loulang, get up and drive, I just finished it." Seeing this, Sun Xiaoying quickly blasted the naughty Loulang and reshaped the snowman's head.
"This broken bird, look who's coming over there." Li Youran said, pointing to the big wooden house.
At some point, Golden Feather jumped out of the nest, landed on the perch, and moved its wings. A pair of eagle eyes were looking in the direction of the snowman.
Chirp, Lelang was startled. He quickly jumped onto Sun Xiaoying's shoulder, shrunk his neck and became silent.
"Haha, if you're going to do this, I'll let you and Jin Yu live in the same nest tomorrow and be his companion." Li Youran threatened.
Liao Leng ignored his words. After meeting Jin Yu several times, he was not as scared as he was at first. As long as he stayed with the little girl, he still felt quite safe.
Sun Xiaoying finished trimming the snowman's head, then returned to the house and took out an old scarf, a straw hat and a carrot, and continued to dress up the snowman.
"We still need a pair of eyes, but we don't have any briquettes." Sun Xiaoying inserted a carrot into the front of the snowman's head, making it look like a funny turned-up nose.
"Well, my eyes are easy to deal with. I have high-end goods." Li Youran thought for a moment, then went back to the wine cabinet in the living room on the first floor to find the Yunzi Go set, and picked out two black stones.
The snowman is finally finished, wearing a straw hat, a purple scarf around his neck, and a pair of black eyes. Coupled with a carrot nose, he looks cute and naive.
"It's so cute." Sun Xiaoying admired her masterpiece with satisfaction and clapped her hands with joy.
Li Youran looked at the snowman's black chess piece eyes, and suddenly thought of Mr. Qu. On this snowy day, why not talk to him about two games of Go, which is elegant and interesting. By the way, let him taste the freshly made cellar wine.
Mr. Qu is an expert. He has to say what the quality of the wine is.
Thinking of this, Li Youran took out his mobile phone and dialed Mr. Qu, telling him that the hot pot house in his yard had just been put into use and invited him to come over to taste wine and enjoy the snow. He also wanted to ask him for advice on the art of black and white.
Mr. Qu was at home at this time. Hearing this, he readily agreed and said he would come to visit after lunch break.
Li Youran said it was snowy and the road was slippery, so he would go pick him up when the time came.
"What are you talking about? Do you think I'm too old to walk? You guys have forgotten what I do." Mr. Qu lectured dissatisfiedly.
"That's right, hey, I almost forgot, old man, you are very skilled in martial arts and your skills are more agile than us young people." Li Youran quickly admitted his mistake.
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Li Youran and Mr. Qu, an old man and a young man, sat opposite each other at the chess table by the window of the Bo Nuan room.
The warmth inside is in stark contrast to the ice and snow outside.
The construction of the indoor garden of the greenhouse has long been completed. Orange trees, cherry trees, and thick morning garden bamboos are scattered everywhere, densely packed and well-proportioned. Various edible fishes that have settled in the pool are swimming around lively.
, with a splash of water from time to time.
Several Taihu stones were placed beside the pool. Clusters of daisies, chamomiles and roses grew near the stones, competing to bloom, creating a strong sense of spring.
The lion's head walnut tree brought from Guheling Village, after three days and three nights of space stalactite infusion, was already full of vitality. The branches extended to all sides, and the oval leaves were thick and dark green.
Glowing with oil, they together form a dense canopy, becoming a scene in the bowl greenhouse.
Although there is no fruit yet, judging from the growth rate, it probably won’t take too long.
"Xiao Li, I didn't expect you to enjoy life at such a young age." Mr. Qu, who was wearing a thin cotton-padded Tang suit, looked around and couldn't help but praise.
"Haha, the old man is ridiculous. I don't have any ambitions. I just like to play with these flowers and plants." Li Youran said humbly.
Mr. Qu stroked his goatee and smiled, and with a crisp "snap" sound, the two began to play chess.
This time the game was still with three men. Li Youran thought that this game should be played more aggressively and wanted to test how his chess skills had improved during this period.
On the board, black chess occupies three star corners, and white chess takes the lead in occupying a small eye corner. Black's first move, uncharacteristically, did not guard the home position, but directly flew to the white corner.
"Oh, you have to take the offensive route today." Mr. Qu was slightly surprised. He looked with both fingers and saw that the second white stone sandwiched the attacking black stone.
Li Youran remained silent, the black chess piece jumped in single level, and the two sides fought fiercely at the white corner.
Since the battle took place within White's sphere of influence, White naturally refused to give in and used violent means to attack, often making killing moves.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Qu also had such explosive tactics, changing his past chess style of concealing needles. Li Youran was secretly surprised.
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