What else does she want?
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After so many winters, it was the first time for Hu Lin to walk in the snow.
It was so cold that her heart and lungs were chilled.
As Zhou Huaijing said, the end faces east.
Sure enough, she saw the eaves in front of her.
But it still looks like the old gate.
For a moment, Hu Lin even doubted whether he had been tricked by Zhou Huaijing.
Does Zhou Huaijing want her to live in a courtyard house?
But I can’t care about so many things right now. If I continue like this, my body will be frozen.
Hu Lin gritted his teeth and walked towards the gate of the courtyard, pulled the door knocker and knocked on the dark door.
It was so cold that my body was shaking uncontrollably.
He knocked a few times but no one came to open the door. Hu Lin was so angry that he knocked a few more times.
After a while, the dark door opened.
The person who came was an old lady, her hair tied up with a silver hairpin, she was wearing a jacket and a coat, holding an umbrella in her hand, and there was a screen wall behind her.
Seeing her appearance, the old lady asked in confusion: "Who are you, little girl?"
"Zhou Huaijing asked me to come." Hu Lin said tremblingly.
When the old lady heard Hu Lin's words, she was stunned for a moment, with disbelief in her eyes.
Then she quickly collected her expression and said urgently, "Come in."
Hu Lin went in with a backpack on his back, walked along the eaves, and followed the old woman to a room.
Hu Lin glanced around the room warily.
The house is antique and furnished entirely with solid wood furniture.
"Wait a moment, little girl. I'll get you some clothes to change into." The old lady said, and left with her umbrella.
After seeing that the person had left, Hu Lin put down the backpack and took it outside under the eaves.
First shake off the snow on your body, and then clear the snow in the backpack.
This time, she brought three cotton-padded jackets in total, and the two jackets in the backpack were a little wet.
Hearing footsteps, Hu Lin looked up.
The man was wearing a long gown and a coat.
He is an old man.
He came over with a painted porcelain cup that was still steaming.
"Little girl, drink some hot water to warm yourself up first. I'll make you some ginger soup to drive away the cold later."
The old man stopped in front of Hu Lin, smiling, with kind eyes.
"Thank you." Hu Lin took the porcelain cup from the skinny, wrinkled hands.
Hu Lin blew away the hot air in the porcelain cup, then raised it and drank.
In the old man's eyes, Hu Lin drank the water.
In fact, there was only a thin line between the porcelain cup and Hu Lin's lips.
The rising heat moistened Hu Lin's eyelashes and lips.
She couldn't completely trust Zhou Huaijing. She knew nothing about the couple, so it was better to be cautious.
Hu Lin restrained his expression and put down the porcelain cup.
At this time, the old lady came over with a set of clothes in her arms.
It looks like an old-fashioned dress.
"My clothes won't fit you, little girl, so I took a set of clothes that my daughter wore when she was about your age."
The old lady handed the clothes in her hand to Hu Lin.
"Thank you." Hu Lin took it.
These clothes are from the Republic of China period.
She put on her clothes, stood in front of the mirror, and looked at herself in the mirror, feeling a little dazed for a moment.
Short hair, dress, coat.
It feels like being in the Republic of China.
Who are this couple?
What kind of person must one be to be able to live here safely?
Hu Lin, with doubt in his eyes, took out the money and bills from his almost wet jacket and put them in his pocket.
After packing up, I went out and saw the old lady waiting for me under the eaves.
"My husband has boiled some hot water for you. Please take a hot bath." asked the old lady.
"Okay, thank you for your help." Hu Lin agreed and let the old lady take her to the toilet.
The toilets are old-fashioned and have not been modified in any way.
There were only electrical wires tied along the wall, tungsten filament lamps hung from the beams, and the switch was on the wall, controlled by a pull rope.
As soon as you pull it, you can hear a crisp sound, and then the dim toilet is illuminated.
The soap used for bathing had the word "Shanghai" engraved on it.
Behind, an old man came over tremblingly carrying a bucket of hot water, with steam rising from the iron bucket.
Seeing this, Hu Lin quickly walked over and took the bucket, "I'll do it."
The couple looked quite old and I didn't know how they were doing.
If she accidentally breaks a bone, she will have to go to the hospital.
It was snowing so heavily outside, she didn't want to go out.
"Where is the kitchen? I'll go get some water." Hu Lin asked the old man who was breathing slightly.
The old lady took over the conversation, "I'll take you there."
On the way, the old lady explained a little embarrassedly, "The helper at home went out to buy groceries and hasn't come back yet, otherwise I wouldn't bother the guests to do it themselves."
"It's okay. I work at home too."
Hu Lin responded, took a bucket of hot water and a bucket of cold water to the toilet, and then started to take a bath.
After taking a hot shower, Hu Lin finally warmed up. He wrapped his wet short hair with a towel and went out.
When she got to the living room, the couple was waiting for her.
When the old man saw her coming, he went to the kitchen and prepared to bring her the boiled ginger soup.
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