When the winter vacation came, the classmates went home one after another. Jiang Ruonan was several days late because of her part-time job.

Her home was on the top of a mountain. The mountain road was winding and the road was muddy after the rain. Even the surrounding weeds were stained with brown and yellow mud. The rain boots on her feet were covered with thick mud. She looked down and poked some of it off with the stick in her hand.

Then continue walking up the mountain.

After walking from 12:30 noon to 5:00 in the evening, Jiang Ruonan finally arrived home. It was an adobe house made of red soil and covered with dark blue tiles.

A big yellow dog was barking not far away.

She showed no emotion and made no complaints. She just calmly pulled open the fence of the yard with her hands, walked to the door, took out the key and opened it.

No one had lived there for a whole semester, and a strong smell of dampness hit her in the face. She frowned slightly, put down her schoolbag and the bag in her hand, and started cleaning silently with a broom.

After cleaning for about half an hour, someone knocked on the door.

A kind-looking old lady smiled and said, "Ruonan, you're back?"

Jiang Ruonan turned around, her expression was warmer than ever before, "Mother-in-law?"

The mother-in-law Jiang Ruonan mentioned is her neighbor who has always taken good care of her, especially after she started living here alone.

"Hey." Granny Nie responded, holding a basin full of eggs in her hand and said, "These are the eggs laid by the chickens you keep at my place. I put them here for you."

Jiang Ruonan looked at the basin of eggs. She had to go to school and had no time to look after the chickens and ducks at home, so she had to temporarily ask Grandma Nie to help take care of them.

She politely responded, "Thank you, mother-in-law."

Then he walked to his bag, unzipped it, took out a large bag of things, handed it to Granny Nie, and introduced them one by one: "Granny, these are the blood pressure medicines you take. I bought you two more bottles."

Granny Nie was surprised: "Oh, I said I would buy new ones in a few days."

Jiang Ruonan took out another bag of milk powder and continued, "There is also this middle-aged and elderly milk powder. You can drink it with water."

"There are also chocolates and candies. You can eat one when your mouth feels bitter." That was given to her by Zhao Yun. Jiang Ruonan always saved the expensive things for Grandma Nie, and she didn't want to develop a spoiled and picky appetite for herself.

She also put a big bag of apples next to Granny Nie, "Remember to eat more apples. If you feel they are too cold, you can steam them in a pot before eating."

It was winter now, and there were only oranges and grapefruits grown in the mountains, and very few other fruits. Jiang Ruonan thought about buying some apples to bring to Grandma Nie.

Then, she took out a plastic bag and said, "Oh, and I also bought the vegetable seeds you asked for."

After winter, spring comes, and it is time for farmers to plant vegetables and beans. However, Grandma Nie is old and her legs and feet are not very good. It is too risky for her to go down the mountain, so Jiang Ruonan will carefully buy everything she needs.

Granny Nie smiled and nodded, "Okay, okay, it's really too much trouble for you to help an old lady like me every time."

Jiang Ruonan shook her head gently, "Mother-in-law, you're welcome, and thank you for helping me take care of the house."

Over the years, she had indeed received a lot of care from Granny Nie, especially when Jiang Jian had beaten her in the past, it was Granny Nie who came out to help persuade him.

Granny Nie patted her hands and said, "Thank you so much, Granny. Remember to come find me if you need anything."

"Yeah, I know."

Jiang Ruonan immediately moved the things to Grandma Nie's house, and Grandma Nie brought her two dishes.

"Mother-in-law really doesn't need it anymore."

Granny Nie stuffed the food into her arms and said, "Hey, take it. You just came back and need to clean up. Just eat something first." Fearing that Jiang Ruonan would not accept it, she deliberately said, "Are you disgusted with Granny for not having a good meal?"

"No, no." Jiang Ruonan shook her head quickly. It was hard to refuse such a kind offer, so she had to take it. "Thank you, mother-in-law."

"What are you thanking me for? Go back now. It's too cold."

"All right."

……

"Huh, it's finally done." After being busy for most of the day, washing and scrubbing, the house became much newer and cleaner. Jiang Ruonan could finally sit down and have a rest. She pounded her aching waist, closed her eyes and dozed off in the bamboo rocking chair for a while.

It was nine o'clock in the evening when she took a nap. The room was dark and she was already starving. She stretched her body and slowly stood up.

In 95, many households here had no electricity, especially the Jiang family who lived on the top of the mountain.

In fact, when Jiang Tianci was three years old, Jiang Jian and his wife made up their minds and gritted their teeth to have electricity installed just so that their son could live a better life. However, when the three of them moved to the town, they had everyone evacuate the area. In their eyes, it was not worth paying the electricity bill for Jiang Ruonan to live there alone.

There was no electricity, so Jiang Ruonan had to light a candle and then groped for a flashlight from her bag in the dark. The moment she pressed the switch, her vision finally became clearer.

She walked into the kitchen and quickly lit a fire, not only for cooking and boiling water, but also for keeping warm, otherwise her body would not be able to endure the cold winter.

Soon a fire was lit, and the flickering flames reflected on her fair face. She flexed her frozen fingers, and her body gradually warmed up. Even the pain from frostbite was driven away by the warmth.

After a long pause, she dusted herself off, heated up the steamed buns she bought today, and ate them with the dishes sent by Granny Nie as dinner. After all, it was probably too late to cook now.

After having a quick dinner, Jiang Ruonan boiled water in an iron pot, washed up simply, and prepared to go to bed because she didn't have a mobile phone or any other entertainment activities.

She lay on the bed, silent in the dark room, recalling the knowledge from the textbook in her mind, her lips opening and closing.

Moonlight filtered through the paper-covered windows. She pulled the quilt to wrap herself tightly and gradually fell asleep in the cool breeze.

You probably won’t feel cold when you fall asleep.

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