SFS Chapter 918 Temperatures Warming Up
Chapter 918 Temperatures Warming Up
Lu Qingqing took a bite of the dumpling, and the hot, fragrant soup flowed out.
It burned her so much she was gasping for breath, but the dumpling just spun around in her mouth and she didn't spit it out.
Beside her, Old Man Zhuang smiled and took out a bowl, telling her to spit it out first.
Lu Qingqing took several deep breaths to cool down, and after feeling that it wasn't so hot anymore, she forced herself to swallow the dumpling.
Old Zhuang was both amused and exasperated.
"Qing girl, the way you eat, I'll have to prescribe you some burn ointment after you finish your meal."
However, burn ointment tastes terribly bitter, and it's really uncomfortable to swallow it!
Laughter filled the room for a while.
For the past six months, the four of them have been living a life of constant displacement.
The four of them cherish the peaceful New Year's Eve they are able to enjoy now.
Seeing that the meal was almost over, Old Man Zhuang took out his treasured wine.
They poured a bowl for each person and drank while chatting.
As the effects of the alcohol washed over him, Old Zhuang sighed.
He said this year has been the most lively and happiest year of his life.
On New Year's Eve, the four of them talked a lot and drank until they were almost all dizzy.
It wasn't until close to midnight, when they heard firecrackers going off, that they finally staggered back to their room to rest.
As expected, Lu Qingqing got drunk again this time.
Qin Lang helped her back to the house. When he squatted down to help her take off her shoes and wash up, he suddenly had his head held in his hands.
Looking at Qingqing, whose cheeks were flushed and eyes were slightly narrowed from drinking, Qin Lang's heart began to beat faster.
He thought of the idol drama he had watched by chance when he was drifting along.
When the male and female leads are together, it's as if there are pink bubbles all around them.
He felt that there was a pink bubble between him and Qingqing right now.
Seeing Qingqing open her mouth to speak, he looked at her expectantly, thinking he would hear something like that she liked him.
But the words Lu Qingqing uttered made his body tense up.
"Xiao Lang, you're different from before."
The person is still the same; the body hasn't changed, and neither has the soul.
Where did all that knowledge come from?
I'm fine..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was so drunk that he lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed).
Qin Lang instinctively stepped forward and helped the person up.
Looking at Qingqing, who had passed out drunk, I felt somewhat relieved that she was drunk at this moment.
He still hasn't figured out how to tell her about his past experiences.
Actually, he should have said that when his soul first returned.
However, I had too many concerns back then.
But now that so much time has passed, it seems like things aren't quite the same anymore.
The more you care about people and things, the more you fear losing them.
The more you make a decision, the more hesitant and conflicted you become.
He never thought of himself as such an indecisive person.
But when it came to Qingqing, he made exceptions time and time again.
Qin Lang sighed and helped Lu Qingqing cover herself with the blanket.
He stared at her face for a while before starting to help her wash up.
Afterwards, I washed up and lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed).
Looking to the side, I saw that she was sleeping soundly.
He quietly reached out and took her hand.
Lu Qingqing's hands had thin calluses on her fingertips and palms from years of practicing archery.
It doesn't feel very soft to the touch.
Qin Lang rubbed the thin calluses between his fingertips a few times, feeling a strange sense of peace.
This New Year's Eve, the two of them were still each other's companions.
The next day, when Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang got up, it was already dawn.
As soon as the two stepped outside, they saw Old Man Zhuang, dressed in clean clothes, waiting with two red envelopes in his hands.
Sun Yue also came out from behind him, waving the red envelope in her hand and smiling as she wished the two of them a Happy New Year.
Lu Qingqing immediately understood and smiled as she wished Old Man Zhuang a Happy New Year.
Listening to the two young people's endearing New Year's greetings, Old Zhuang couldn't stop smiling.
He handed over the bulging red envelope and said a series of blessings for peace and joy.
After exchanging New Year's greetings and feeding the horses, the family began to eat dumplings.
After breakfast, Old Man Zhuang stayed home, while the other three went out together to pay New Year's visits.
From Sun Laohai's house next door to Wu Zhanggui's house behind, and then walk all the way to Uncle Wu's house at the back of the village.
After this New Year's visit, the three of them had their pockets full of all kinds of snacks.
During the trip, we also encountered children from the village who came out to pay New Year's visits.
Hearing auspicious New Year's greetings, Lu Qingqing and the other two started taking things out of their pockets to give to the children.
The three were generous with their money, and a group of children surrounded them, chattering away.
Children always represent the future and hope.
Even those who had lost a loved one just a few days ago found it difficult to smile upon seeing this scene.
The children were very clever and noticed that they received more food when Lu Qingqing and the other two came to pay their respects for the New Year, so they followed them almost from beginning to end.
When they arrived at Bai Song's place, the child, who was usually afraid of Bai Song, was there.
When she saw Bai Song smiling at Lu Qingqing and the other two, she was no longer so afraid.
Bai Song was unusually generous, stuffing all the children's pockets full.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the entire village spent the day exchanging New Year's greetings.
Even into the afternoon, people continued to come to Lu Qingqing's courtyard to offer New Year's greetings and chat.
Thanks to the grain, firewood, coal and other supplies they had previously received, the villagers had no shortage of food and necessities.
The New Year's atmosphere lasted for several days.
A few days later, Lu Qingqing woke up one morning to find that the temperature had started to rise.
The snow pile where the frozen meat was stored in the yard began to melt, and the melted snow flowed all over the yard.
Besides that, the most noticeable thing is that the ice walls surrounding the village have started to drip water.
When this situation arose, the villagers were filled with mixed feelings of joy and sorrow.
The good news is that the cold winter is finally over.
The arrival of spring means not only that we won't need to burn firewood, but we also won't freeze to death.
It also means that wild vegetables will soon grow in the field.
Even if there is no food, they don't have to worry about starving to death.
However, the concerns are also quite obvious.
As the ice melts in early spring and temperatures rise, the number of refugees coming to this area will inevitably increase.
By then, the village will probably no longer be as peaceful as it is now.
Therefore, as soon as the ice wall was discovered to be melting, Uncle Lao Wu went to Bai Song to discuss building an adobe wall.
Meanwhile, Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang and the others began to consider leaving the village and heading south.
But we'll have to wait and see.
If temperatures continue to rise in the coming days...
Then they can set off directly.
If the temperature drops, we'll have to wait a bit longer.
After all, the temperature has been really strange these past two years.
The cold wave that used to occur every year didn't come this year.
Lu Qingqing, who was used to being cold, was still a little worried because this year's cold wave did not come.
If you encounter a cold wave while traveling, you'll truly be trapped with nowhere to turn.
With that in mind, she shared her idea with the other three.