C48 Winter

"The cold wind is coming from over there. " Elder Lee pointed in a direction of the hill. He wore a thick sweater that he hadn't worn for many years. His collar was tightly wrapped around his neck. He said meaningfully, "This year's winter is unusually cold. The year this year is different from the previous years. In the air. . . It carries a strange smell. "

Elder Li was like an experienced falcon in winter. He smelled the danger in the air. Sensing the change in the weather, a trace of uneasiness flashed in his turbid eyes.

After living for a long time, perhaps both animals and humans had an instinct, probably driven by experience. Tao Huizhen felt an ominous feeling from Elder Li's expression.

This was the second winter that Tao Huizhen had lived in Dai Village. Compared to the gentle winter at the end of 2006, this year's winter was not friendly at all. The temperature suddenly dropped to below zero, and the air still carried the smell of humidity and frozen earth.

Tao Huizhen put on the down jacket she brought from her hometown on her autumn lotus. She put on the hat at the back for her. Without proper clothes, Qiuhe wouldn't be able to survive this winter. She had never experienced such a cold winter before. Because of the cold, her face was as red as Tao Huizhen's.

The three of them stood on the slope of the village entrance and looked into the distance. The grass under their feet also turned dark green and black in the winter. Even they could not bear the cold air that kept going down. Elder Li said. The vegetation in Dai Village rarely updated because of the season. This was a strange thing in his ever-changing years. The temperature was really too low.

Tao Huizhen stood on her tiptoes and looked in the direction that Elder Li was pointing at. The sky at the top of the mountain was gray. "We also need to find a way to start a fire to warm Da Tea Village Primary School. Elder Lee, think of a way. If we don't start a fire, the children won't be able to survive this winter. "

"Let the children wear whatever they can wear. These children had never experienced winter before. It was a harsh test for them. I will first repair and repair the school dormitory. It must be firm and not ventilated. I need to prepare some firewood to start a fire to warm myself up. There are very few decent firewood in Dai Village. "

"Teacher Dao and I will go and prepare the firewood. We will keep it for later. Branches and straws. In short, there is not much firewood in Dai Village. We will get everything that can be used for the fire. " Tao Huizhen imagined the method to resist the cold in the northeast. She felt the biting cold air blowing in from Dai Village. In the subtropical region, the feeling of the cold wreaking havoc was quite wonderful. That feeling was no less than seeing a fish in the desert. "It would be great if there was coal. Old Li. " Tao Huizhen put her hand into her pocket and said.

"Why is there coal here? This is not Teacher Tao's hometown. But Teacher Tao, you also have to take care of your health. This winter is a test for everyone. The children still need to rely on you to take care of them. No matter what, you can't fall. " Elder Lee turned his gaze away from the misty sky at the top of the mountain. He glanced at Tao Huizhen's face. Her hair was in the cold wind. It scratched her face and into her mouth. Compared to when she had come, Her hair had grown a lot, but her firm gaze was different from when she had come here. On the contrary, it had increased. From there, Elder Li lowered his head and looked at the autumn lotus that was obediently observing the distant sky with the appearance of an adult. He patted the autumn lotus on its shoulder. Elder Li walked with exceptionally straight steps towards the village in this winter season. "I hope it's not too cold to catch us unprepared. " Elder Li's words were swept into the cold by the wind.

Tao Huizhen pulled Qiuhe and said, "Let's go too. "

When the two of them passed by the Little Merchandize Shop at the entrance of the village, they took the latest version of the People's Daily. This was just delivered by the sender, and it emitted a strong smell of oil and ink. Up until now, Qiuhe still did not have the ability to read the newspaper. But even if she couldn't read, When she opened the front page of the newspaper, she felt a different atmosphere from before.

"Is it snowing? Teacher. " Although there were no diagrams on the headlines and the Mandarin words that Qiuhe knew were not enough to support her understanding of the newspaper, she was able to accurately guess the core of the incident. This was probably because the air had been cold recently, so it was normal for people to associate it with snow. Qiuhe had never seen snow before.

Tao Huizhen pondered for a moment before saying, "Okay. " Then she pulled Qiuhe and quickened her pace.

"It's snowing, but it's not us, Mengla, nor Jinghong, nor Banazhou. "

"Could it be Kunming?"

. . . "Yunnan Province did not fall. It looks like most of the areas south of Huai River have snow. When Qiuhe goes out tomorrow, remember to wear more clothes. Put the teacher's down jacket outside to withstand the cold and put on a hat. Close the doors and windows at home. Grandpa and grandma, try to wear as much as possible. Do you have a thick sweater? "

" Yes. I can do it. " Qiuhe replied crisply.

Thinking of the situation at home, she could always do it in an orderly manner. Recently, she had been working even harder. It was clearly something that could only be completed in the afternoon. She would do it around noon. She purposely let her grandfather and grandmother see how relaxed she was. She didn't change her lifestyle just because she had an extra burden on her studies every day. This was what she wanted her grandfather and grandmother to experience.

Learning knowledge and culture had also changed Qiuhe's outlook on life. Through her interactions and interactions with Tao Huizhen, and through her influence at Da Tea Village Primary School, she learned more things that she didn't understand before. The land of the motherland was vast and abundant, so she began to yearn for the other side of the mountain. Her field of vision was no longer limited to the small village.

She understood that other than life itself, life had more meaning;

She began to feel proud. China had a land area of 9. 6 million square kilometers, raising a total of 1. 3 billion people. She was also among them, inexplicably feeling that it was wonderful.

She liked to hear Tao Huizhen talk about the recent history of China and felt that it was an extraordinary period. She even secretly shed tears for it. It was also from that moment that she began to have patriotism.

Autumn Lotus was growing every day. Tao Huizhen saw it clearly and felt it in her heart. Qiuhe was a very special girl. She was very independent and would not easily change the things she had decided on. Once Qiuhe opened up her field of vision. She would immediately want to find a new world.

She continues to dance, at night when the starry sky pulls up like the curtain of the sky. She began to dance the traditional female peacock dance of the Dai race. Everything seemed to turn peacefully. However, he allowed Qiuhe to study and work like this. Grow up. His grandparents were not as happy as he had imagined, although they did not speak. She still habitually held onto the wooden stick and stood in the direction of the tea field at home every day. However, the way she looked at Qiuhe, Qiuhe could clearly feel the changes in her eyes. That change was neither good nor bad. But it was a change.

Or maybe the autumn lotus itself was also changing. Time slipped away, bit by bit, amidst the trifles and pleasures of life. It was only when he realized it that he had suddenly gained enlightenment and started to reminisce. This was already the time.