Chapter 64

Jiang Nian’s head was dizzy at this moment, and Lu Yu’s voice was getting closer and farther.

She tried hard for a long time to hear Lu Yu’s words clearly, and looked at him with a smile, then reached out and held Lu Yu’s face: "I am your sister-in-law."

After saying that, he chuckled.

Lu Yu: ...

He took a deep breath, lowered his head to Jiang Nian’s bright red lips, bit her, and pushed open her teeth with his tongue, which was hot from the fire spoon. The strong smell of alcohol lingered between the two people’s nostrils, and their mouths were full of the smell of drunken alcohol.

"Hmm..."

Jiang Nian couldn't breathe, and felt that her vision was getting more and more blurred.

Lu Yu let her go and whispered in her ear: "Where are you from?"

Jiang Nian was confused, and she closed her eyes and pointed at the beams in a daze: "Water... Books..."

Then she fell asleep.

Lu Yu's eyebrows wrinkled slightly, and he rubbed his forehead against Jiang Nian's nose. Seeing that she didn't respond, his breathing became even.

Lu Yu: ...

He sighed, took off Jiang Nian's shoes and socks, and held Jiang Nian's cold feet in his hands to warm them up. He didn't put her into the quilt until her feet were warm. Lu Yu tucked the corners of the quilt for Jiang Nian and turned to go out. He closed the door and turned his head to see Song Bai leaning against the door of the stove room.

He was wearing a thin sweater and looked a little drunk.

Lu Yu walked over, and Song Bai asked in a low voice: "What did you do to your sister-in-law just now?"

From the angle he was standing, he only saw Lu Yu leaning down to completely cover Jiang Nian. Although the two were not uncle and sister-in-law, they were still uncle and sister-in-law in the eyes of outsiders. Lu Yu's various behaviors exceeded the limits of a younger uncle.

Lu Yu met Song Bai's eyes: "I kissed her."

Song Bai suddenly swung his fist at him, Lu Yu turned his head to avoid it, caught Song Bai's fist, and fought with him in the yard.

"Lu Yu, what the hell are you doing?"

"You are a mean person! Shameless and despicable!"

Lu Yu said coldly, and started fighting with Song Bai. The two of them punched and kicked each other. The movement startled Zhu Jun and Zhang Xiao in the house. They ran out and saw Lu Yu and Song Bai fighting fiercely. Zhu Jun was shocked: "Deputy Captain Song, Deputy Captain Lu's injury is not healed yet. You two can practice again after the injury is healed!"

Zhang Xiao was stunned and pulled Zhu Jun: "Why are they practicing again?"

Zhu Jun was also confused: "I guess... They both got drunk."

Finally, Zhu Jun went to separate them after getting punched several times. Lu Yu's mouth was bruised and bloody. Song Bai was not much better. His mouth was also bruised and bloody. The two were no better. Lu Yu unbuttoned his collar, took off his coat and threw it to Zhu Jun. He looked at Song Bai with cold eyes. He was unhappy that he was thinking about Jiang Nian: "Come again!"

Song Bai shouted coldly: "Okay!"

Zhu Jun:...

He shouldn't have bought the liquor today!

What a mess. It's New Year's Eve and three people are injured.

Lu Yu and Song Bai fought in the yard for half an hour. Both of them were heavy-handed and neither of them would give in. Xu Yan heard the noise and leaned over the wall to take a look. She was shocked: "Why are they fighting?"

Zhu Jun quickly said: "They were in high spirits after drinking, so they were fighting each other."

Xu Yan: ...

Zhang Xiao: ...

She always heard Zhu Jun say that Deputy Colonel Song and Deputy Colonel Lu would practice behind the dormitory every few days. She never knew how they practiced. Today, she saw that it was so fierce!

The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and the clean snow was covered with messy footprints.

Lu Yu leaned against the wall, wiped the blood from the corner of his lips with his thumb, pressed his hips with his hand, a little snow fell on his short hair, and his head was sweaty in the middle of winter. Song Bai leaned against the door frame of the kitchen, rubbed the right corner of his mouth with his fingers slightly bent, and glanced at Lu Yu's hand pressing his hips.

Although he had killed them, he avoided his injuries with every move. He didn't do things that were mean.

Zhang Xiao stood at the door of the house, looking left and right. It was obviously the middle of winter, and the two of them were visibly steaming. Zhang Xiao blinked and was dragged back into the house by Zhu Jun. The two put the dishes in the kitchen. While washing the dishes, Zhang Xiao whispered, "Are they okay?"

Zhu Jun whispered, "This time they trained harder than before. I guess they drank a little."

That was really cruel. They all killed them.

In the yard, Lu Yu took a breath and said, "I will go to Dongshi to see Captain Song on the second day of the New Year. I have already sent a telegram to tell them. Are you going?"

Song Bai also took a breath and said, "Yes!"

Zhu Jun heard it in the kitchen and shouted outside, "Deputy Captain Lu, I will go to see Captain Song too. I happen to have a ten-day vacation."

At night, Zhang Xiao slept in the courtyard of the family, and he and Jiang Nian each had a room. Lu Yu and the other three went back to the dormitory to sleep.

Jiang Nian slept until noon the next day. When she woke up, she heard the sound of water outside. She opened her eyes in a daze and looked at the beams on the roof. She was stunned for a long time before she remembered that last night was New Year's Eve.

——She was fucked by a mouthful of wine!

Jiang Nian turned over and saw that her clothes and pants were neatly dressed, and her shoes and socks were also neatly worn. She didn’t know who had taken them off, but it was definitely Zhang Xiao or Lu Yu. She put on her shoes and socks and walked out, and she saw Lu Yu carrying two buckets of water towards the kitchen. When he saw Jiang Nian coming out, he turned around and walked away.

Jiang Nian: ???

She seemed to see Lu Yu’s face injured again.

Jiang Nian was afraid that she had seen it wrong, so she ran to the kitchen to see it more clearly.

"Jiang Jie, you finally woke up."

Zhang Xiao came out of the kitchen. Jiang Nian was stunned for a moment. Her mind was still a little confused. There were footsteps outside the door. It was Zhu Jun and Song Bai. They were holding two fish in their hands. Zhu Jun said, "We caught them from the river near the bridge." Then he handed them to Zhang Xiao.

Jiang Nian's eyes fell on Song Bai's face. He saw bruises on the corners of his mouth and eyebrows. Song Bai turned his eyes away awkwardly and handed the fish to Zhang Xiao: "I'm going back to the dormitory to change clothes."

After that, he ran away.

Jiang Nian: …

She turned and walked into the kitchen, and saw Lu Yu cutting vegetables at the chopping board. She noticed the scratches on the back of Lu Yu’s hands almost at first sight, and then she came up to him and looked up at him with her little face. Lu Yu felt a little uncomfortable when she looked at him, and took a step to the side: "There is hot water in the thermos, go wash up first."

Jiang Nian frowned slightly: "I fell asleep last night, and you and Song Bai practiced again?"

Lu Yu: ...

The man finished cutting the meat and took the potatoes over: "Yeah."

Jiang Nian: ...

She asked: "Why did you two practice again? Did you drink too much last night?"

Lu Yu said briefly: "Yeah."

Jiang Nian: ...

It's strange that both of them have bruises on their faces on the first day of the new year.

When Jiang Nian went out to wash up, she asked Zhang Xiao who ran over to sit next to her: "Why did the two of you fight last night?"

Zhang Xiao said: "We were both drunk and practiced again."

Jiang Nian: ...

Really drunk.

Zhang Xiao laughed again and said, "Sister Jiang, you have a very low alcohol tolerance. How come you fell asleep after just one gulp?"

Jiang Nian: ...

She twisted the towel to wipe her face and said elegantly, "I can't handle alcohol."

Zhang Xiao couldn't help laughing. Zhu Jun was scraping fish scales. Hearing Zhang Xiao laughing, he looked up and asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Zhang Xiao said, "Nothing."

Zhu Jun scraped the fish scales clean and washed them. The snow in the yard was swept clean early in the morning. Jiang Nian went to the kitchen to cook, Zhang Xiao was in charge of lighting the fire, and soon Song Bai came over. For lunch, he cooked a spicy fish, a braised fish, a large plate of fried chicken, pickled cabbage and pickled vegetables, and a large plate of dumplings. The fish was caught in the river, and the chicken was bought by Song Bai yesterday. Several people ate the dishes quietly.

Jiang Nian looked up and saw that Lu Yu and Song Bai were both eating, neither of them looked up.

Zhu Jun and Zhang Xiao were talking, with Jiang Nian interrupting from time to time. The quiet house finally became a little lively. During the meal, Zhang Xiao mentioned that everyone would go to the East City to see Captain Song tomorrow, the second day of the New Year. Jiang Nian thought it would only be her and Lu Yu, but she didn't expect so many people. However, with so many people, the road was also lively, and Zhang Xiao was there to keep them company.

It takes two days to get to East City by train from here. In order to have something to eat on the way, Jiang Nian and Zhang Xiao prepared food for the journey in the kitchen after dinner. Jiang Nian made more cakes and buns, while Zhu Jun applied medicine to Lu Yu's wound in the house. Song Bai stood at the entrance of the kitchen. Seeing Jiang Nian roll up his sleeves to knead dough, he went to the well to wash his hands, came over and pulled the enamel basin: "Leave the hard work to me."

Jiang Nian glanced at the bruises on Song Bai's face and smiled: "Then you've worked hard."

She smiled, her eyes bright, as if they were filled with stars in the night. Song Bai was absent-minded for a moment before she came back to her senses. She coughed and said: "It's not hard."

Jiang Nian went to the vegetable cellar to get a basket of vegetables. Seeing Lu Yu coming out, she asked: "How is your injury?"

"It's fine."

Nothing could be seen from Lu Yu's expression, except for the bruises on the corner of his mouth, which showed that Song Bai's punch was not light.

Zhu Jun came out of the house and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, Deputy Colonel Lu's injury is fine."

Jiang Nian spent the whole afternoon in the kitchen, steaming a lot of buns and making a lot of cakes, which were all ready to eat on the road. She packed a few buns and cakes and went to Xu Yan's house next door. Xu Yan was eating dinner in the house at this time. There was a plate of fried radish and a bowl of pickled cabbage dumplings on the table. The three of them were eating corn cakes.

Jiang Nian's heart choked, knowing that Liu Qiang gave all the money to the family, and Xu Yan had a hard time in the past three months.

She put down the buns and cakes and said to Liu Jianye, "Go to the kitchen and get an empty bowl and put these in it. Aunt Jiang will give you some food."

Liu Jianwu's eyes lit up. He wanted to take it but didn't dare. Jiang Nian handed him a cake. Liu Jianwu took it in his hand and said embarrassedly, "Thank you, Aunt Jiang."

Xu Yan touched Liu Jianwu's head. Liu Jianye ran over with an empty bowl. Jiang Nian put the buns and cakes in it and said to Xu Yan, "I'm going to Dongshi to see Captain Song tomorrow. If you have any words to bring to Sister Feng, I'll help you convey them."

Xu Yan said, "There's nothing to say. Just let Sister Feng take good care of the family."

"Okay."

Jiang Nian looked at Liu Jianye and handed a cake to Xu Yan first. Xu Yan smiled and said, "Mom won't eat it anymore. You and your brother can eat it."

Liu Jianye shook his head firmly, "Mom, eat something."

Jiang Nian said to Xu Yan, "Jianye is a caring child." She smiled at Liu Jianye and said, "Jianye, Aunt Jiang will leave tomorrow. When she comes back, she will bring you and Jianwu some delicious food."

Liu Jianye shook his head, "Thank you, Aunt Jiang. It's okay."

"Aunt Jiang, I want to eat something delicious."

Liu Jianwu ate some pastries and looked at Jiang Nian with a simple and lovely look. Jiang Nian looked at Liu Jianwu's patched clothes and touched her head: "Aunt Jiang, I'll bring you something delicious when I come back."

Xu Yan sent Jiang Nian out. Jiang Nian turned around and went back home. She turned her head and looked at Xu Yan standing in the moonlight.

She didn't know how to help Xu Yan.

But Xu Yan's life is better now than in the book. At least she doesn't have to be separated from her children and marry an old bachelor in the village.

When Jiang Nian returned, Lu Yu and the others had already left. Zhang Xiao was walking in the yard to digest his food. When he saw Jiang Nian coming back, he said with a smile, "Sister Jiang, Deputy Commander Lu has boiled some hot water in the thermos and said you can use it for washing up. They have gone back to the dormitory first."

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "Okay, go to bed soon. We'll go there early tomorrow morning."

She went back to the house, washed up, and lay on the bed. She looked at the dark beams and lost her sleepiness. She would go to Commander Song tomorrow. Jiang Nian didn't know whether Commander Song died in the winter at the beginning of the year or the winter at the end of the year. She was afraid that if there was no change after she left, what would happen if something happened to Commander Song after they left?

Jiang Nian didn't sleep well that night, and she felt dazed the next day. She didn't get up until she heard footsteps in the yard. She put on her clothes and walked to the closet. She looked at herself in the round mirror hanging on the wall. Her face looked a little haggard. Jiang Nian rubbed her face, then opened the door and walked out.

Lu Yu and his friends had already arrived and were making breakfast in the kitchen. Zhang Xiao was sitting by the well washing her face. There was hot steam in the basin. After washing, she poured the water and poured hot water for Jiang Nian. Seeing that Jiang Nian had some dark circles under her eyes, she was stunned for a moment and said, "Sister Jiang, did you steal cattle last night?"

Jiang Nian: ...

Zhang Xiao's words also made Lu Yu and the others turn their heads to look at Jiang Nian. Jiang Nian helplessly lowered her head to wash her face and brush her teeth. After washing, she went straight back to the house and applied some vanishing cream. Her complexion was a little better.

After breakfast, they had pumpkin porridge and fried cabbage and potatoes. They went to the county to catch the bus. Jiang Nian and Lu Yu both brought a few sets of clothes to change into, which were packed in the army green bag carried by Lu Yu. Zhu Jun and Song Bai also brought one. This year, everyone was visiting relatives on the second day of the Chinese New Year. There were many people at the station. After getting on, there was only one empty seat. Jiang Nian asked Zhang Xiao to sit down and she stood on the side.

The bus was very crowded. Jiang Nian was petite and almost lost in the crowd.

Lu Yu held the upper handrail with one hand and the guard of the seat with the other hand, protecting Jiang Nian in his territory. Jiang Nian held the left handrail and chatted with Zhang Xiao. Song Bai lowered his eyes and glanced at Jiang Nian. She seemed to trust Lu Yu very much and was not affected by the crowd around her at all.

The car was moving, bumping and braking from time to time on the road. Jiang Nian's back always hit Lu Yu's strong chest uncontrollably. The man lowered his head to look at Jiang Nian's curled eyelashes and resisted the urge to kiss her forehead. People got off the

car one after another.

"Sister-in-law."

Song Bai stepped forward with his long legs to block an empty seat and let Jiang Nian sit over.

Jiang Nian's legs were tired from standing, so Lu Yu took him to sit at the side. Once he sat down, his legs were freed. Suddenly he thought of Lu Yu's injury, and he stood up suddenly, but was held down by Lu Yu. Jiang Nian was stunned for a moment, then looked up at him and said, "You sit, I won't."

As he said that, he wanted to walk out, but was held down firmly by Lu Yu.

The man was very strong and she had no chance to resist. Lu Yu said, "I'm fine."

Jiang Nian still couldn't help but worry and looked down at his hips. However, Lu Yu's gaze tightened month by month. He pressed Jiang Nian's head with his palm and turned her head away: "Don't look at it."

Jiang Nian: ...

The car drove for four hours and finally arrived in the city. They hurried to the train station and bought a train at 6 pm. They originally planned to buy a berth for Jiang Nian and Zhang Xiao, but the berths were sold out. They had no choice but to buy five berths. It would take one day and two nights from here to Dongshi. They were used to it in the army and it was fine to stand all the time. They were just worried that Jiang Nian and Zhang Xiao could not bear it.

Besides, Zhang Xiao was pregnant.

Zhu Jun wanted to persuade Zhang Xiao to stay in Xiuzhuang, fearing that she would suffer on the road, but Zhang Xiao refused. She wanted to be with Zhu Jun and Jiang Jie, and it would be fine to sit for a day or two nights, so a few people went to the waiting room to eat something and got on the train before checking the tickets.

The train was crowded, Song Bai helped Zhu Jun carry the luggage, and asked Zhu Jun to protect Zhang Xiao, while Lu Yu took Jiang Nian inside. They walked to the carriage, Jiang Nian and Zhang Xiao sat together, Zhu Jun and Lu Yu sat in a row, Song Bai and Jiang Nian were separated by an aisle, and Jiang Nian specifically asked Zhang Xiao to sit by the window to prevent people passing by from bumping into her.

This time, Jiang Nian was sweating a little. She took off the off-white scarf around her neck and put it in her small cotton bag. She fanned herself with one hand. Her skin looked even whiter and more beautiful under the peach pink double-breasted buttoned waisted cotton jacket. Jiang Nian tied her hair into a bun, revealing a small part of her neck. She was white and slender, with curled eyelashes. She occasionally blinked when looking out the window.

The people sitting around couldn't help but look at Jiang Nian several times. After all, it was rare to see such a beautiful and white woman. Lu Yu's eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and his eyes swept over the men who frequently looked at Jiang Nian.

The people around were swept by Lu Yu's eyes, and they all turned their eyes away.

The two men next to Song Bai knew each other and looked like they were working in the city. They were whispering about where Jiang Nian was from and whether she had a date. Song Bai frowned and turned to look at Jiang Nian. His voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for several people to hear: "Sister-in-law, are you thirsty? I'll go get some hot water."

Jiang Nian nodded: "I am." She turned to ask Zhang Xiao: "What about you?"

Zhang Xiao also nodded: "I'm thirsty too."

Song Bai took the water bottles for several people and went to the other end of the carriage. When several people heard Song Bai call her sister-in-law, they were stunned for a moment and looked at Jiang Nian with some surprise. It was hard to imagine that she was married. They all thought she was an unmarried lesbian.

Lu Yu stood up and walked to Jiang Nian. He was tall and had long legs. He stood aside and immediately blocked everyone's sight. The man put his hands on the top of the seat, bent down slightly, looked at the thin sweat on Jiang Nian's face, resisted the urge to wipe her sweat, and asked in a low voice: "Are you tired?"

Jiang Nian nodded: "A little tired."

She had also taken several trains with Lu Yu. This was the first time she felt so tired. Thinking about having to sit for another day or two, she felt very tired. On the night train, Jiang Nian felt unwell. Lu Yu said, "I'll go find the conductor later. If there are berths for people getting off the train, let the conductor keep them and I'll take you there."

Hearing this, Jiang Nian looked up at Lu Yu and smiled, "If there are berths, go first. You have to take good care of your injuries. I'm in good health and I'll be fine." Lu

Yu laughed softly, and Jiang Nian frowned slightly, "What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing to laugh at."

Lu Yu's eyes fell uncontrollably on Jiang Nian's slightly parted lips. He could see a small part of her pink tongue tip when she spoke. When she looked at him, she tilted her slender neck up, and the man's Adam's apple moved a few times. He raised his eyes and looked out the window: "If you are tired, take a nap. I'll stand here to protect you and won't let you fall."

"I'm not sleepy."

Jiang Nian reached out and gently tugged at the corner of Lu Yu's clothes. Feeling the tug on his clothes, Lu Yu lowered his eyes: "What's wrong?"

Jiang Nian said: "Just sit there. I'll tell you when I'm sleepy."

Lu Yu didn't say anything or move. He didn't want to sit over, so he wanted to stand next to Jiang Nian to block the sight of those people. Seeing that he didn't move, Jiang Nian tugged at his clothes again. No one saw her little movement, but Lu Yu saw it clearly.

"Okay."

He turned around and sat opposite Jiang Nian, stretching his long legs to cover Jiang Nian's two thin legs.

Song Bai came back carrying three kettles. When Zhu Jun was pouring water for Zhang Xiao, he felt it was a bit inconvenient and asked Jiang Nian, "Sister-in-law, let's change seats. I'll sit outside so I can be taken care of on my way back and forth. You can sit inside so you can sleep by the window if you feel tired."

Before Jiang Nian could agree, Lu Yu stood up and made way.

Jiang Nian: ...

Zhu Jun chuckled and got up to sit over. Jiang Nian sat by the window. Lu Yu took the small cloth bag in her hand away: "There are fruits in the bag. Eat them and I'll get them for you."

Jiang Nian shook her head: "I'm not hungry."

She drank some water and leaned back to look outside. The train was leaving at 6:30. Jiang Nian listened to the rumbling sound. It was already dark. She could vaguely see the reflection inside on the window. She sat forward a little, resting her elbows on the table, supporting her chin with her palms, tapping her ears with her fingers, and looking at the old-style train station outside gradually going away. To be

honest, she had never sat in a train station before, especially in a train station of this era.

Lu Yu got up and went to talk to the attendant about the berth, and he came back after a while.

Jiang Nian didn't sleep well last night, and the train started moving. Looking at the fast-moving reflection outside the window, she gradually felt sleepy. The hand that was supporting her chin shook, and Lu Yu supported her head in time to prevent her from hitting the table. The man said helplessly: "Sit still and sleep."

"Oh."

Jiang Nian yawned, leaned her head on the backrest and gradually fell asleep.

She would turn her head after sleeping for a while, and seemed a little restless. Lu Yu pressed her head against his arm, and Jiang Nian found a comfortable position, and fell asleep with her head tilted. Zhang Xiao looked at Jiang Nian and couldn't help but smack his lips: "I really admire Sister Jiang's habit of falling asleep while riding in a car. Fortunately, we are here. If she was alone, she might have been kidnapped in her sleep."

Lu Yu: ... …

Song Bai: …

Zhu Jun: …

Zhu Jun looked at Zhang and smiled: “You are right.”

The neighbor looked at Lu Yu and then at Jiang Nian. The man had a handsome and stern face. He was wearing a military green windbreaker that was longer than his knees. Even when he was sitting, his body was straight and upright. Not only him, but also the young man opposite and the man next door, had the temperament that showed that they were soldiers.

Jiang Nian slept very deeply this time. In the middle of the night, Lu Yu and Zhu Jun stood up. Zhang Xiao lifted Jiang Nian's legs and put them on her seat. She moved to the side and put her legs on the opposite car. Lu Yu took off his coat and put it on the window so that Jiang Nian could lean more comfortably. They were used to it in the army and standing all night was no problem.

Song Bai stood up and let Lu Yu sit down, saying, "Don't show off your injury. Although it's healed, you should rest as much as possible."

Lu Yu said, "Okay."

The three of them took turns dozing off for a while until they heard a "bang". They opened their eyes at the same time. It was the kettle on the table that rolled to the ground, and Jiang Nian, who was originally sitting by the window, was nowhere to be found. Only Lu Yu's military green windbreaker was covering the seat loosely.

Lu Yu suddenly stood up and went to the toilet. Song Bai also looked to the other end. After searching for a while, there was no trace of Jiang Nian. It was Zhu Jun who saw Jiang Nian's feet exposed under Zhang Xiao's clothes. He was startled for a moment and called out to Lu Yu and the others, "Sister-in-law is here."

Lu Yu and Song Bai quickly hurried over.

Zhu Jun pointed at Zhang Xiao's feet which were covered with his clothes. Lu Yu leaned forward, grabbed his military green windbreaker and half-opened it, then saw Jiang Nian almost sliding under the table, with half of his butt hanging in the air. His whole body was tightly wrapped in his clothes. His face was red and puffy when he slept, as if his eyes were pierced by the light in the car. He frowned, muttered something, reached out and grabbed his clothes, covered his face with them and continued to sleep.

Lu Yu: ...

Song Bai: ...

Zhu Jun: ...

Jiang Nian is petite, with a small frame. When she curled up like this and was covered by Lu Yu's clothes, if you didn't look carefully, you would really find that there was someone sleeping there. Lu Yu held Jiang Nian's legs and helped her to sleep comfortably.

After this oozing rain, the three of them were no longer sleepy.

Jiang Nian, on the other hand, slept until the next day when the sun came out. Her head was stuffy in Lu Yu's clothes all night. During this time, Lu Yu would pull the clothes from time to time to let her head come out for air. As a result, Jiang Nian stretched out her hands like a frightened rabbit and pulled the clothes over her head, making Lu Yu laugh and cry.

Jiang Nian sat up, her hair was fluffy from sleeping, a few strands of hair stuck to her face, leaving a red mark on her cheek, her head leaned against the car window, her eyelids half closed, she looked sleepy, Lu Yu sat next to her: "Did you sleep well?"

Jiang Nian said "hmm" in a muffled voice.

Zhang Xiao asked: "Jiang Jie, what's wrong with you?"

Jiang Nian pinched her neck, then handed the clothes to Lu Yu, stood up and stamped her legs: "My arms and legs hurt from sleeping."

Zhu Jun:...

With the way your sister-in-law sleeps, it would be strange if her arms and legs don't hurt when she wakes up.

Jiang Nian and Zhang Xiao lined up to go to the toilet together, then washed their faces. They had some cakes and buns in the morning. Lu Yu took apples and oranges from his bag, and Zhu Jun washed the apples and handed them to the two of them.

Jiang Nian took a bite of the apple and asked Lu Yu, "How is your injury?"

Lu Yu said, "Nothing."

Jiang Nian found that Lu Yu would only say "Nothing" in front of her. Even when he sat up in the hospital with pain, he still told her that it was okay.

It was not until the afternoon that the train attendant came to Lu Yu and said that there was a berth. After all, people got off the train and people got on. The berths were always occupied. It was good to have a seat. Now it was a holiday, and there were more people on the train. Jiang Nian asked Zhang Xiao to lie down, and Zhu Jun stayed there to take care of her.

When they arrived at the next stop, some people got off the train, but more people got on. Many people were crowded in the carriage, sitting or standing. A family of three walked to Jiang Nian's side and saw that the seat opposite Jiang Nian was empty. The man asked Lu Yu: "Are these two seats occupied?"

Lu Yu said: "One person, let your wife and child sit there."

The man asked his wife to sit first with the child. Song Bai stood up: "Comrade, please sit here with me."

The woman was holding an eight-month-old child in her arms. She felt embarrassed when she heard what Song Bai said. The man said thank you and asked his wife to sit in Song Bai's seat with the child. Song Bai sat in Zhu Jun's seat. The two men who sat next to each other last night got off the train, and two old men got on. They started talking as soon as they got on the train.

There were the cries of a baby and the noise of a crowd in the carriage. Jiang Nian sat by the window with his legs bent, his arms around his knees, listening to the two elderly people sitting next to him talking. They spoke with a fluent Dongshi accent. The more Jiang Nian listened, the more he liked it. He thought their accent was particularly nice.

"Thinking back to when I was climbing the mountain, the snow was so heavy that it reached my feet. I lifted one leg and it filled my trousers with snow. You don't know, I even saw a big tiger."

"Oh, look at you, you can see a big tiger, and I'm just a blind bear."

Jiang Nian bent her head and listened to the two old men talking about the things in the mountain without blinking. The more she listened, the more fascinated she became. She didn't even hear Lu Yu and Song Bai talking to her. Song Bai glanced at Jiang Nian's bright eyes, especially when she heard the old man talking about fighting a tiger alone, she smiled with her lips bent.

He couldn't help but stare blankly for a while.

"Sister-in-law"

Lu Yu leaned closer to her. If there were no outsiders around, he would have bitten her ear: "Are you hungry?"

Jiang Nian came back to her senses and shook her head: "No."

Then she tilted her head again, and she felt that Lu Yu was in her sight.

Lu Yu: ...

The two men talked like a skit. The people sitting next to them all listened attentively. Someone would occasionally interject, creating a lively atmosphere in the entire carriage. When Jiang Nian heard the tiger slap the tree trunk, he was stunned for a moment and asked, "Master, how did you escape from the tiger's mouth?"

The master saw that it was a fair-skinned girl who was speaking, and her voice was very lively. Sweet and crisp, just like his granddaughter, then clapped his hands and said, "Well, then you just listen to the grandpa talking to you."

The grandpa kept talking, and he kept talking until dusk, then he smacked his lips and said, "No more, no more, that's all in the past." Needless

to say, listening to the two grandpas talking in unison, Jiang Nian felt that time passed very quickly.

Zhu Jun never came over, and in the evening Jiang Nian ate something and went back to sleep. Lu Yu and Song Bai sat together, letting Jiang Nian stretch her legs and sit, with Lu Yu's clothes covering her body. At night, Lu Yu and Song Bai didn't sleep much, and Lu Yu was worried that Jiang Nian's legs would be touched by others, so he stood up from time to time to protect her.

Song Bai watched Jiang Nian's head gradually leaning on the table, and immediately stood up and reached out to push her back.

As a result, not long after falling asleep, Jiang Nian's body slid down, and the whole person curled up, covering herself with Lu Yu's clothes, wrapping herself tightly.

Song Bai: ...

Lu Yu: ...

Lu Yu put Jiang Nian's shoes in place, and looked at Jiang Nian curled up on the narrow seat. He really didn't know how she fell asleep. Once she was wrapped in clothes, she was just a small ball curled up there.

The carriage was quiet in the second half of the night. Jiang Nian turned over in a daze, and suddenly felt that there was nothing behind her. Before she could scream, she was caught by Lu Yu's arm. The man lowered his eyes to look at her sleepy eyes, and took advantage of the gap when others could not see, and quickly kissed her nose: "Go to sleep, I'm watching you."

Jiang Nian was still sleepy, and turned over and continued to sleep.

Song Bai's outstretched hand froze for a moment before he retracted it. He saw Jiang Nian covering her head with her clothes again, and was really afraid that she would suffocate herself.

When it was dawn, the voice of the attendant came loudly in the carriage, saying that they had arrived at Dongshi.

Lu Yu opened her clothes and saw Jiang Nian's eyelashes fluttering for a few times before he opened them: "The train has arrived, get up and put on your scarf."

Jiang Nian's voice was nasal after waking up: "Okay."

She squinted her eyes, still a little dazed sitting in her seat, wrapped her scarf around her and followed Lu Yu and the others out of the station. As a result, she shivered from the cold as soon as she got on the train, and then she saw a vast expanse of white, snow everywhere, white and beautiful.

Dongshi was much colder than where she was, and the temperature was obviously not on the same level.

As soon as Jiang Nian got on the train, she felt that she was going to be frozen through. Lu Yu took out his winter cotton coat from his bag and put it on Jiang Nian: "It will be better if you put it on."

Lu Yu's coat was wide and long for her, covering her knees. Jiang Nian wrapped her coat tightly, looked at Lu Yu and Song Bai, who both had two buttons unbuttoned, and asked in confusion: "Aren't you two cold?"

Lu Yu said: "Not bad."

Song Bai also said: "Not bad."

Jiang Nian: ...

but she is wrapped up like a bear.

Zhu Jun and Zhang Xiao were waiting for them outside the train station. The ground was covered with snow. Jiang Nian walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow. Lu Yu stretched out his hand to hold Jiang Nian's arm and let her follow his strength.

"Sister Jiang."

Zhang Xiao waved to Jiang Nian.

Jiang Nian was wearing thick clothes, almost like a ball, with only her head exposed, her forehead and ears frozen. She waved to Zhang Xiao, and even with a scarf covering her mouth, she could still see the white air coming out of her mouth. Zhang Xiao was also wearing Zhu Jun's cotton coat.

"I'll carry you, you go."

Seeing that Jiang Nian was struggling to walk, Lu Yu handed the big bag to Song Bai. Jiang Nian shook her head quickly: "No, I can walk."

Lu Yu was still injured, and she didn't want to add burden to him.

"Song Bai, Jiang Nian, Deputy Regiment Commander Lu--"

"Zhu Jun, Zhang Xiao!"

Feng Mei's laughter came from afar: "Hahaha, Jiang Nian, why are you wrapped up like a ball? It makes me laugh to death, hahaha."

Jiang Nian looked up at the other side of the road. There were two horses pulling a big sled. Feng Mei was wearing a thick cotton coat and a big black cotton hat that protected her ears tightly. She had a thick scarf around her neck and was waving at them. If Feng Mei hadn't spoken, Jiang Nian really wouldn't have recognized her.

"Sister-in-law Feng--"

Jiang Nian shouted happily, and Zhang Xiao also shouted.

Feng Mei jumped off the sled and walked over here. There was a man sitting in front of the sled, who should be a soldier. Jiang Nian shook off Lu Yu's hand and said, "I can walk by myself."

Then she wrapped Lu Yu's cotton jacket tightly and ran over, running with one foot deep and one foot shallow. As a result, before the man came to her, her feet slipped and she sat on the snow. Feng Mei laughed even louder. Zhang Xiao was supported by Zhu Jun. Seeing this scene, she couldn't help laughing.

Jiang Nian: ...

Her face turned red. Just when she wanted to sit up by supporting herself on the ground, Lu Yu pinched her waist from behind and hugged her up, and said with a smile: "Are you hurt?"

Jiang Nian shook her head quickly: "It's okay."

She was wearing thick clothes and didn't feel much.

Song Bai also couldn't help laughing out loud: "Sister-in-law, run slower."

"Oh my god, I miss you so much."

Feng Mei ran over and hugged Jiang Nian. Both of them were dressed warmly, and the scene was particularly funny.

"Come on, let's go back quickly."

Feng Mei pulled Jiang Nian and said to Zhu Jun, "Help Zhang Xiao well, don't let her fall."

Zhu Jun said, "Don't worry, Sister Feng."

Feng Mei pulled Jiang Nian to the sled and said to Jiang Nian, "You don't know, I'm not used to it when I first came here. It's so cold. I can break my butt eight times if I go out."

She took out two cotton hats from the big cloth bag, put one on Jiang Nian, and handed one to Zhang Xiao: "I knew you didn't think of wearing hats when you came here. I didn't think so when I first came. My ears were frozen. They almost froze off."

Feng Mei said a lot, Jiang Nian listened quietly, then smiled and said, "Sister Feng, don't say it, listening to you talking non-stop, I feel quite friendly."

Feng Mei sighed, "I feel more friendly when I see you. You don't know how harsh the environment is in Old Song's place. It's nothing compared to our place. It's in the mountains. I have to run for half a day to go to the supply and marketing cooperative. The snow in the mountains is heavy and cold. Fortunately, we brought all the vegetables from the vegetable cellar when we came here, otherwise it would cost a lot of money just to buy vegetables."

Feng Mei was wearing thick clothes, holding the handrail of the sled, climbing up and sitting in the front, and then she was going to Pulling Jiang Nian, Jiang Nian lifted up the big cotton jacket on her body and was about to pass her hand over when Lu Yu carried her onto the sled: "Sit facing the back, the wind won't blow on your face."

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "Okay."

Zhu Jun carried Zhang Xiao to the sled, and then sat in the front with the people in front. Song Bai and Lu Yu sat in the back, surrounding the three women in the middle to block the wind. Jiang Nian listened to Feng Mei talking all the way. She was so cold that she was shivering all over and her teeth were chattering.

It's too, too cold...

Lu Yu looked back at Jiang Nian and saw that she was shivering with cold, but there was no cotton coat in her bag, so he asked Song Bai: "Did you bring a cotton coat?"

Song Bai said: "I brought one."

He took out the cotton coat, looked at Jiang Nian and Zhang Xiao who were curled up together, and put it on them. Song Bai's eyes lingered on Jiang Nian's frozen red face for a few seconds, and laughed: "Sister-in-law, , your face is like an apple."

Jiang Nian: ...

The way back is up the mountain. Lu Yu and Song Bai jumped off the sled and pushed it from the back. When they reached the flat ground, they got on again. It took three hours to get from the train station to Captain Song's place. Feng Mei said that after Captain Song received Lu Yu's telegram, he found a sled early and asked the soldiers in the regiment to take her here before dawn.

Song Xiangdong and Song Xianghong insisted on coming over, but Captain Song didn't let them. It was too cold along the way, and they didn't want to catch a cold. If Captain Song hadn't had a meeting today, he would have come with Feng Mei.

The houses here are built next to each other, with wooden gates and low courtyard walls. There are many rows of houses facing each other. Captain Song's house is the front one. Song Xiangdong heard the sound of bells outside, so he and Song Xianghong ran out. When they saw Song Bai and the others, they happily opened the wooden gate and ran out.

"Second Uncle!"

Song Xianghong rushed over and was picked up by Song Bai, who pinched his red face: "Did you miss Second Uncle?"

Song Xianghong said: "Yes!" Then he said: "Second Uncle, what's wrong with your face? Why is it blue?"

Song Bai coughed lightly: "It's okay."

Zhu Jun got off the sled holding Zhang Xiao. Jiang Nian stood up with the help of the sled. Suddenly, her waist was tightened, and her back hit Lu Yu's tight chest. The man held her waist and whispered: "I'll carry you down."