She's waiting for me there.

Ximing Village.

Tang Yun sat at the door, basking in the sun bored, with a thick scarf wrapped around her head, a plaid cotton jacket on her body, and a pair of black cotton shoes on her feet.

Fortunately, it was warm outside today, otherwise she would have to stay in the house again. There were not many people on the streets of Ximing Village at this time.

Yes, who would not be at home with his wife and children in the warm bed in the middle of winter, sitting outside like her?

She wanted to lie in bed, but the room was cold and gloomy, like an ice cellar. She had already developed frostbite on her feet, and she didn't know when this hard life would end.

At this time, Tang Yun's cell phone rang. After looking at the caller ID, she stood up suddenly.

She has received calls from the loan company more than once in the past few days, all urging her to pay back the money.

She made up various excuses to get away with it, and she was not in Ningshan City, so the debt collectors had no way to find her.

But why did he call again today? After I pressed the answer button, I immediately heard shouting from the other end.

"Hey, Tang Yun, let me ask you one last time, can you pay me back today?"

"Brother Zhang, don't worry, I'm here..."

Before she could finish, the other party interrupted her: "I don't want to hear your excuses. I just want to ask if you can pay it back today?"

Tang Yun also lost her temper. She had already suffered humiliation in this village, and now the debt collectors were pressing her step by step. This had long exceeded the critical point that she could psychologically endure.

"I won't return it. What can you do? If you have the guts, find me and take me back."

"Okay, okay, just wait and don't let me catch you."

beep...

The phone hung up over there.

Tang Yun curled her lips and said, "If you can find me, I'll take your surname."

In the afternoon, a group of people appeared in Ximing Village in a van. At first, Tang Yun thought that they were the people who came to check the household registration. She was so excited that she wanted to run over and thought that she was finally going to get through.

When the people got off the car, she immediately recognized that this group of people were from the company she had borrowed the loan from. She was so scared that she retreated back to the yard and locked the door.

Then he ran to the bed and hid under the quilt, his body shaking constantly.

No way, how did they find me here? This is trouble.

If they caught her, they would never let her go easily. She hadn't received the demolition money yet, and she couldn't run away from the village. She was now in a dilemma.

Finally, she gritted her teeth, hid in bed without moving, hoping for a lucky break. She was unwilling to leave like this. All her wealth and money were invested in this matter. Even if she left, how would she continue to live?

Tang Yun had been paying attention to the movements outside. Every time she heard noisy voices outside, she looked towards the gate nervously, afraid that someone would suddenly break in.

I don’t know if she was lucky or for some other reason, but the group never caught her. They just made a lot of noise and patrolled back and forth in the village.

This continued until New Year's Day. During these few days, Tang Yun was very cautious even when leaving the house, not to mention going out, and she didn't dare to make any noise.

It was okay during the day, with people walking back and forth, and after she gradually got used to it, the mental pressure on her was not that great.

But it was different at night. From time to time, someone would make some noise at the door. Every time, Tang Yun would wake up from her dream and look outside in panic. Her heart felt like it was being pinched by something, and her breathing became extremely difficult.

Sometimes she wanted to just run out and tell those people that she was there and to catch her quickly.

This is really torturous, just like being a prisoner who is about to be shot, and being shot in the head at random times every day, and you don't even know if there is a bullet in the gun.

Tang Yun's mental state was getting worse day by day. She could feel that she was teetering on the edge of madness.

Chen Yun looked at the caller ID on his phone, sneered and snatched the phone away.

Tang Yun didn't know how many times she had called him in the past few days, but he didn't answer. Now she was in a state of mental tension, and it was not the time to relax.

"Hubby, hurry up, Qing Ning and I are ready and waiting for you."

"coming."

Chen Yun quickly changed his clothes and came out of the bedroom.

Qing Ning urged, "Hurry up, the supermarket is bound to be super crowded today on New Year's Day. Let's go quickly and come back quickly. I don't want to wait for hours at the checkout."

The early morning light was spreading from the east. Some light snow had fallen last night, and it was sparkling in the sunlight.

Chen Yun pulled Qingxue's hat down to cover her exposed ears: "Don't get cold, be careful of catching a cold."

Qingxue nodded obediently: "I understand."

Then she took his arm and hung on him like a koala.

The three of them left the community and drove to the supermarket.

When they arrived at the underground parking lot, Chen Yun reminded them, "Take off your coats and put them in the car. It will be very hot in the supermarket."

The fresh food supermarket is located in a shopping mall. The most humane thing about it is that it is warm in winter and cool in summer, so no matter what time it is, it is always crowded with people.

Chen Yun found a shopping cart and the three of them entered the supermarket.

Because it is the end of the year, many red lanterns made of paper are hung on the ceiling, and even Spring Festival couplets and stickers are on sale, which looks very festive.

"It's too early. The Chinese New Year is still more than a month away, and they've already started selling New Year's items." Chen Yun sighed.

Qingxue held one of his hands and helped him push the shopping cart with the other hand, and the two of them snuggled up to each other tightly.

"It's normal. The pace of life is so fast nowadays. I like to do everything a little earlier, and selling things is no exception."

Hearing this, Qing Ning lowered her head, pinched her fingers together, and asked softly, "Can I buy my snacks in advance?"

Qingxue showed a surprised expression and turned her head to ask, "Didn't you just buy a big bag of snacks a few days ago? That's enough for a week. Did you eat them all?"

The girl looked away a little embarrassedly, her eyes wandering: "It's not all eaten."

"How much is left?"

"Well... there's still half a bag of potato chips left. Since we still have four days left, I have to save some food."

At this time, the girl had turned into an ostrich, with her little face slightly flushed and buried in her clothes. After all, it was still a bit shy to be treated as a foodie.

She kept mumbling to herself.

Stop asking!

Why are you still asking!

Humph! Don’t you have any dignity?

Look at Chen Yun, he is already smiling and taking pictures with his mobile phone.

My sister was led astray by him. It wasn't like this before.

before?

The scene of New Year's Day in the past appeared in her mind. At that moment, the same place and different mood were intertwined with each other, making the girl feel dazed.

In the past...it seems like there was no time for us to do this in the past.

"Lime?" A slender finger waved in front of her eyes, pulling her back to reality from her chaotic thoughts: "Why are you in a daze? Are you unhappy? Sister is teasing..."

Suddenly, the girl threw herself into her arms and whispered in her ear:

"Sister, will we always be happy like this?"

Will it?

I think so.

The girl was looking forward to it.