Snow covered the deck, forming a plush layer.
Originally, the monkey and River Otter wanted to shovel the snow away, but Long Yao and Long Lifen thought it looked better as it was and suggested leaving it for making snowmen while clearing two intersecting paths.
Alongside the "X" paths, there was a small exposed circle of the deck, where Otter Kai, along with the River Otter family, stood in the Golden Chicken Stance, diligently maintaining their posture without moving a muscle, with the wind and snow placing a "little white hat" on its head.
Crunch, crunch.
The Monkey King trudged by, leaving deep and shallow footprints. The white snow made the soles of its feet red with cold. It rubbed them, lifted its foot to look at the snow on the bottom, spread its toes to examine the snow fluffy covering them, and, when Otter Kai wasn't looking, forcefully planted its foot in his face.
"Ho ho ho, ha ho ha ho! Oh!"
"A prosperous year foretold by auspicious snow."
