"Yes, it just started falling on the way back. It seems the snow will be heavier at night."

"The sleet I said was probably a lie. It turned into snow at night. It was so cold that I was frozen to the bone. Fortunately, I bought a pair of cotton shoes two days ago."

"Have you all eaten?"

"We've all eaten, and you're the only one left. I've left some food for you to heat in the pot."

"You carry it for me. I'm going to put some hot water in it. I'll eat it and soak my feet later. After walking around for a while, my toes are so cold that I can't feel anything."

"With this weather, we really need to go back early. It's better for us to stay home. It's not that cold. It's several degrees below zero today..."

Father Ye thought casually, "I went to look outside the dock in the afternoon. There were fewer people there, but there were still many big ships going out to sea, and some fresh-water ships came back with quite a lot of cargo..."

Ye Yaodong didn't say a word, just listened to his father's words.

He sat at the table with a washbasin at his feet. He rolled up his trousers, took off his socks and put them in. Instantly he felt comfortable and no longer felt cold.

"Comfortable……"

"I have to soak my feet later, it seems I have frostbite."

The next day, when Ye Yaodong woke up naturally from his sleep, he heard the noise and realized that it was completely white outside. It had snowed all night, and a thick layer had accumulated on the ground. Everyone was watching the snow outside and making snowmen.

Although they are all adults, some are middle-aged and elderly, they are all local dogs. How can they have seen such heavy snow?

When he got dressed and went out, he saw several big snowmen at the door. They had cleaned up the snow in front of his house and used it to build snowmen.

"Damn! The promised sleet turned into heavy snow!"

Father Ye said cheerfully: "It's still raining. If it rains for another whole day, it will probably be thick again at night."

"I woke up late. You guys have cleared away the snow. I didn't see much. I could only see the snow on the roof and the grass and trees."

"Didn't you say that it's snowing heavily so you can take a photo for us? It's perfect now, the snowmen are all piled up."

"I haven't bought color film yet. There is only black and white. Let's take the black and white film first. After breakfast, I will go look for color film so that I can take a clearer picture."

"Let's take pictures first. Everyone was so excited to see the snow when they woke up in the morning. They were all waiting there."

Ye Yaodong also happily went into the house to get his camera, and took a small carrot from the stove to use as the snowman's nose.

He also gave his hat, scarf and toad glasses to the snowman.

What do you think of Father Ye and the others? Why are they so surprised?

"Not to mention, you look really good-looking when you look like this. It's much prettier than the two empty piles just now."

"The boss has a good brain, and he also knows how to dress up the snowman."

“It does look much better.”

Ye Yaodong fiddled with the camera and adjusted it, "Are everyone here? If they are, stand still, stand around the snowman, and squat a few more in front..."

He was directing there, and some people nearby also came around curiously, and they were a little envious watching them take photos.

Some even asked Ye Yaodong if he could also take a photo for them.

Ye Yaodong thought that they had lived here for several months and were familiar with each other, so he nodded in agreement.

But I also told them in advance that after they took a few group photos, they would have extra film to help take a few more pictures, but they probably wouldn't be able to take many pictures because the film stock was limited.

Everyone nodded.

Ye Yaodong came together and didn't even eat, so he just started taking pictures for everyone. Fortunately, he didn't even have half of the remaining film.

He thought about buying color film, but he also thought that the film here was about to run out, so he had to buy connections in advance.

Fortunately, it only took an hour for him to finish shooting, and he was just in time to take the film to be developed after dinner and buy new ones on the way.

When he came back at noon, he had two more rolls of color film in his hand. He immediately called on people to take pictures. This time everyone was even more enthusiastic because it was a color film and could produce color photos.

The snowman I built in the morning has not melted yet, because it has been snowing, and the ground has stirred up snow again. Standing in the snow, it feels even more like a world of ice and snow.

After Ye Yaodong took the group photo, he also took an individual photo for each of them as a bonus.

At the same time, he also asked others to take a few more photos of him.

It happened to be lunch time, and all the nearby neighbors were eating at home. Except for going out to buy groceries and clearing snow in the morning, no one came out to move around at this time. They all stayed indoors and warmed up by the fire.

"I haven't seen what color photos look like. Can I develop them before I go back?" Father Ye asked curiously.

Ye Yaodong fiddled with the camera, "No problem. When I sent the film over in the morning, I agreed that it would be available in 7 days. I have finished shooting this roll. After I finish eating, I will take it to develop together."

"Dad, go and call the eldest and second brothers over, and I'll take two pictures of them and take them back."

"Okay, it's rare to see such heavy snow. It's still here this year. I have to take two photos as a souvenir."

Ye Yaodong took the camera, pushed aside the workers beside him, and took a picture of the house they rented. At least it was a souvenir that he could take out and look at when he got old.

Everything in sight was white, and the roof and ground were covered with snow. Over at their house, the thick layer of frost on the roof could only be seen in the early morning.

Now I can only wait until the environment becomes more stable in a few years before I can bring my wife and children over to play and watch the snow.

Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua both trotted over, panting.

"Dongzi, dad said you bought color film."

"Yes, you guys come over quickly and take two pictures. Then they will be developed as a souvenir."

Ye Yaopeng said with a smile: "Wait a minute, let someone take a picture of us, father and son."

Father Ye was also running behind, panting, "Yes, the four of us need to take a photo."

"It just so happens that today is the winter solstice and it is also a big day. You stand still and I will take a picture for you. You can wash it out and take it back to your family to see before you go home."

"When shall we go back?"

Yesterday at noon, only Father Ye, Ye Yaodong, and A Guang were discussing in the room.

Their workers all knew last night that they would go back early when the weather was good after New Year's Day, but others didn't know yet.

Ye Yaodong wanted to celebrate the winter solstice today and tell others about it tomorrow. When his two brothers asked about it, he just said it casually.

The two of them also wanted to go home. They had never been away from home for so long in more than 30 years. They both nodded in agreement when they heard this.

"You will also talk to the workers when you go back later. If you don't go to sea in the near future, you should continue to buy the specialties you need to buy in advance. Maybe you can go back when you say you are going back."

"good."

In the evening, a new level was released in the starting point, and it was blown up everywhere. I ate it for a while, but it was too late to write about it.
Chapter completed!