After a chaotic night, it was snowing heavily outside when Song Zhi woke up.

Goose feather-like snowflakes fell down, covering the earth walls and brick tiles with a thick layer, making the whole place look snow-white at a glance.

The educated youth came out of the house yawning, and when they saw the thick snow on the ground, someone cheered.

"It's snowing, so we don't have to go to work today!"

When everyone heard this, they all looked happy and wrapped themselves in clothes and went back into the house happily.

Last night the educated youth were exhausted from repairing the house and looking for people in the middle of the night. Now that it was snowing and they didn't have to go to work, they just lazily stayed in their rooms.

The dormitory for the educated youth was shabby and the north wind was blowing, bringing cold air into the house. They were so cold that they shivered. They could only stay in bed and wrap themselves tightly in the quilt to keep warm.

Song Zhi stayed in bed for a while. Thinking of Nie Jinmei who had difficulty walking, she struggled to put on her cotton jacket, got up, and walked towards Nie Jinmei's dormitory.

Song Ruanruan was still in the health center, and Nie Jinmei was the only one in the dormitory.

She had a charcoal brazier burning in her room, which was much warmer than Song Zhi's room.

Nie Jinmei placed an iron rack on the charcoal brazier and was roasting sweet potatoes. When she saw Song Zhi come in, she quickly waved to her.

"Come over and warm yourself by the fire." Nie Jinmei rubbed her hands and complained, "This dormitory is so shabby, drafty everywhere, it's freezing!"

Song Zhi nodded in agreement, walked over and sat next to her, stretching out his hands to warm himself by the fire.

The charcoal fire was warm, and soon Song Zhi felt a little hot. She took off her thick cotton jacket and put it aside. Looking at Nie Jinmei's leg wrapped in gauze, she asked with concern, "Is your leg feeling better?"

"It's still the same as yesterday." Nie Jinmei curled her lips.

It is really inconvenient to have an injured leg. She now relies on hopping on one leg to get in and out.

"Is the snow still falling?" Nie Jinmei had difficulty walking and had never been out. Now she looked at the faint white light coming through the window and asked.

"Yeah, it's still raining, and it's raining pretty hard."

Song Zhi nodded.

"Then this winter will be difficult."

Nie Jinmei frowned and complained with some worry.

"Once the snow starts here, it never stops."

Although it’s nice not to have to go to work when it snows, the dormitory is really too cold.

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi also frowned. It was really depressing to see such heavy snow.

The two chatted for a while, and the sweet potatoes on the charcoal brazier were cooked, and the whole house was filled with the sweet aroma of sweet potatoes.

Song Zhi woke up in the morning and hadn't eaten yet. The smell of the sweet potato made him swallow his saliva.

The two of them were close to each other, so this little movement naturally could not be hidden from Nie Jinmei.

She picked up a sweet potato with a smile, wrapped it in old newspaper and handed it to Song Zhi.

"Try it now! These sweet potatoes are from my work points I used to buy them when I was harvesting them. They're so sweet."

Song Zhi took the sweet potato and couldn't wait to peel it and take a small bite. The freshly baked sweet potato was very hot. The small bite made Song Zhi's eyes red. She kept breathing out, but was reluctant to spit out the sweet potato.

"Oh, why are you eating so quickly? Don't get burned!" Nie Jinmei was watching her like this and was very anxious.

After a long pause, Song Zhi finally swallowed the sweet potato. He smiled at Nie Jinmei, whose expression was indescribable, and said, "Delicious!"

Roasted sweet potatoes have a unique aroma, they are sweet and soft, and they are really delicious.

Nie Jinmei looked at her and didn't know what to say. She smiled helplessly and gave her two more sweet potatoes.

Song Zhi ate two in a row before licking his lips and stopping.

Sweet potatoes are delicious, but eating too much is not good.

"I'll give you some later. You can take it back and roast it on a charcoal stove."

Seeing that she really liked roasted sweet potatoes, Nie Jinmei said.

"I'll come and eat yours whenever I want to eat." Song Zhi joked with a smile.

The two were laughing and joking when Captain Long Deshou came in the wind and snow. She knocked on the door for a long time.

When Song Zhi opened the door, he saw a layer of snow on her shoulders.

"Song Zhi, come out for a moment." Long Deshou's nose was red from the cold. She exhaled twice, rubbed her numb hands, and called Song Zhi out.

Song Zhi followed her out of the dormitory in a daze.

Long Deshou turned around and saw Song Zhi's confused look, and explained: "It's nothing serious for me to find you, it's just that Song Ruanruan is out of danger, so I came to tell you."

Hearing this, Song Zhi narrowed his eyes and asked, "Is she seriously injured?"

"It's not a minor injury. Several of my ribs were broken by the wild boar. I need to recuperate for a while."

Long Deshou sighed.

Seeing that Song Zhi kept pursing her lips, Long Deshou thought she was worried about Song Ruanruan, so he comforted her again.

"Don't worry, the medical facilities at the health center are good, and she can get excellent treatment there. However, she can't move for the time being, so she'll probably have to stay there for a while."

"Yeah, I see."

Song Zhi nodded and responded in a muffled voice.

"Excuse me, Captain. I'll go see her after the snow stops."

Long Deshou had other things to do, so after hearing what she said, he said goodbye to her and turned away.

After watching her figure disappear, Song Zhi returned to the dormitory.

"What's wrong?" Nie Jinmei noticed that she looked unhappy and asked with concern, "What did the captain say to you?"

Song Zhi shook his head and briefly told Nie Jinmei in a deep voice what Long Deshou had said.

"Song Ruanruan is out of danger, so she came to tell me."

After hearing this, Nie Jinmei sighed, "Song Ruanruan is really lucky."

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