In the more than two months since Jiang Yan left, the fire in her cabin has never gone out.

Li Caiying came over from time to time to light the fire in the hut, fearing that if it was not lit for a long time, the house would be frozen and Jiang Yan would suffer when she came back to live there.

There is heavy snow in Northeast China. Every time it snows, Bao Shengli will send the two boys in his family to come and clean the snow on the roof and then sweep the snow in the yard.

Bao Yuanchao and Bao Tielu were both very enthusiastic when working, without any reluctance at all.

The affection between people comes from getting along with each other. They have seen everything Jiang Yan has done for the Victory Brigade. Compared with what Jiang Yan has done for the brigade, the work they do seems too insignificant.

Jiang Yan got home, tidied up briefly, and fell asleep without even eating. When she woke up, it was dark and the house was a little cold. She probably got rid of the fire and left it unattended.

She got up, lit the fire again, and was thinking about what to eat when Li Caiying came.

"Auntie, come in quickly."

Without waiting for Li Caiying to enter the yard, a white figure rushed out and pounced directly on Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan hugged Xiao Bai and said disdainfully, "Your paws are covered in mud, and they're all over me."

Xiaobai jumped to the ground, looked at her with disbelief, and called out to her several times.

woman!

How dare you despise me!

He was gone for dozens of days and didn't leave me a single grain of dog food!

Jiang Yan didn't care about it and quickly let Li Caiying into the house.

The sky was gloomy and it was snowing again.

It was only when I arrived in Northeast China that I realized that it can snow for a whole winter. In the south, March is already the season of lush grass and singing birds, but in Northeast China, it can sometimes snow until April.

"Aunt, why are you here?"

"I was worried that you just got back and didn't have the energy to cook." She took out two lunch boxes from her arms, "I've prepared them for you. They're still hot. You can have a bite now."

"Aunt, I'm sorry to have caused you so much trouble." Jiang Yan said gratefully, "When I came back, there was still heat in the room, the kang was warm, and there was no dust on the box lid. I knew you must have suffered a lot."

Li Caiying opened both lunch boxes and replied, "It's nothing. I'm just helping you clean up. It's not tiring. The main thing is that your house was just built. If the fire is out in winter, it won't be warm to live in. Come and try the dumplings I made to see if they are delicious."

These dumplings were specially made by Li Caiying after Jiang Yan returned home. They are filled with radish and meat, and are juicy and delicious.

The other lunch box contained cabbage stewed with tofu and pork belly. The soup was fresh and delicious, and one sip of it warmed my whole body.

"It's so delicious, Auntie, your cooking skills are amazing."

Li Caiying smiled with wrinkles all over her face, "If you like it, eat more. If you don't want to cook, just come to my house and eat."

"No, I can't do that. I'm such a big eater that I'm sure I'll empty your rice bag. Then I'll be worried."

This was half true and half false, and it made Li Caiying laugh.

"Xiao Jiang, educated youth, did your trip to Beijing go smoothly this time? What is Beijing like? Isn't it very grand and magnificent?"

Jiang Yan nodded, "That's the capital, so it's naturally magnificent. No other place can compare to it."

In fact, she knew what Li Caiying meant. She just wanted to ask her about her marriage with Si Lu. She was mainly afraid that if she left the Victory Brigade, her fish farming business, which had just started to pick up, would fail again.

"How is your family, Captain Si? Your mother-in-law treats you well, right?"

"How did you know that? Auntie, you are amazing."

Li Caiying said with a smile: "I don't know the family of Captain Si, but I know you! Although you, the young educated youth Jiang, look like water, you are a person who would rather break than bend. If they treat you badly, you will turn around and leave without any nostalgia. How can you live in the capital for such a long time? That's impossible."

Jiang Yan raised a thumbs up and said, "Aunt, what you said hits the nail on the head. However, Si Lu's family is really nice to me."

"Didn't I tell you two to get married soon?"

"They respect my opinion. Most importantly, I'm still young, so there's no need to rush into marriage."

Li Caiying listened quietly.

"Aunt, even if I do get married, it will be next year. You and uncle should be at ease. I will definitely help our Victory Brigade build the fish pond!"

After she said that, Li Caiying felt relieved, but at the same time she felt embarrassed. She ran to the educated youth Xiao Jiang eagerly to inquire about the news, but it turned out that he had no intention of hiding it at all.

Jiang Yan didn't say anything else. She focused on eating and ate up all the food in the two lunch boxes that Li Caiying brought.

Li Caiying quickly packed up the lunch box and said, "I'll take this. Go to bed early after you finish eating and rest well before we talk."

"Hey, Auntie, let me take you there."

The two stood at the door. In order to ease the awkward atmosphere, Li Caiying waved to Xiaobai and said, "Xiaobai, let's go home."

Xiaobai slowly shrank back into his nest, looking like this is my home, and ignored Li Caiying.

"I fed you for two months in vain." Li Caiying said goodbye to Jiang Yan and went home with the lunch box.

Jiang Yan locked the door, trotted back to the house, and added two shovels of coal into the stove.

Xiaobai was howling with hunger and circling around his food bowl. He wanted to eat dog food and canned food.

Jiang Yan quickly took out dog food from the space and poured two cans of food into it as a snack for Xiaobai.

In two months, Xiaobai has grown a lot and the original doghouse is a bit small for it.

Jiang Yan found another wicker basket, put a worn blanket in it, and put Xiaobai's original nest things in it, then entered the space.

Xiaobai seemed to have gotten used to Jiang Yan's coming and going, and he didn't even raise his head.

Jiang Yan took a shower in the space, changed her clothes, and went straight into bed after leaving the space and fell asleep.

The kang was burning brightly and the north wind was howling, but it made people feel particularly safe.

Jiang Yan thought that when the snow stopped, she would go to Qinghe Brigade to visit her family.

As a result, the snow fell for a whole day and a night and only stopped on the second night. The sudden heavy snow disrupted Jiang Yan's rhythm. The mountain was blocked by snow and she couldn't go anywhere. Even if she drove a pickup truck, it would be a bit difficult and the target would also become bigger.

Just wait!

Since I'm free anyway, I might as well write a letter to Si Lu.

Jiang Yan wrote three pages of letter paper, and after sealing the envelope, she suddenly realized that she couldn't send the letter even if she wrote it. She wanted to go to the town to send the letter, but the snow was too heavy and the members were all hibernating. She was also embarrassed to let Uncle Luo go to the town alone just for her.

Bao Zhiguo was so worried that his hair turned white. He was worried about all these things. He looked at his eldest son who was looking downcast and wanted to smash the pot on his head.

"Big brother, you said you are the eldest son in the family. In the past, you would be the one who would provide for the family and take care of me and your mother in our old age. Look at you, what kind of thing is this?"

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