The northern areas were severely cold, with unmelted snow and wind so cutting it was unbearable. Aside from work, most people chose to stay at home to escape the winter cold.
Xibao, seeing that his grandfather had not taken him out for two days straight, was infuriated. He hopped around the yard, like a spinning ball bouncing off the ground, crying, "Play, Grandpa, play! Play with Grandpa!"
Luckily the snow in the yard had been cleared early on, or he could easily trip over his own feet.
Lu's father took out a hundred dollars and gave it to Wang Fengqiao who repeatedly refused," Brother Lu, what is this for? Xiaoxue gave me fifty dollars to buy things on the second day I came here. So far, I have only spent a dozen or so."