Chapter 773 - Her Stubbornness Did Her In (2/2)

By that, she meant death.

She reached out her hand, sketching something on the wall with her fingers.

A few lines captured her Rainy. She wondered if she had grown bigger and taller.

A few more lines. It was Gao Yi. How are you? Either way, I hope you’re doing well.

A few more strokes, and her finger paused.

Chu Lui, if I’m no longer here, please take good care of Rainy.

She closed her eyes and slept. However, the cold wind caught her tears. She tried to wipe them away, but all there was left was coldness.

As usual, someone came by to knock on the door the next day. Asides from the banging of the door, one could hear the winds from outside. It was clear that it was going to be another freezing day.

“Looks like you’re going to be disappointed,” Shen Wei said to Xia Ruoxin as she got dressed.

“Yeah, I should have said that it would thaw. Maybe then, it would really be frozen.” She smiled.

“It’s useless.” Shen Wei had already gotten out of bed. She was still barefooted as if she were unaffected by the cold. She went to freshen up, as did Xia Ruoxin. They were the only two who kept up these habits.

Not because they wanted to keep clean, but because they wanted to remind themselves of a normal life, that they were humans and not commodities.

Recoiling, Xia Ruoxin felt like her teeth were going to freeze. She reached her finger into the river and recoiled immediately.

“It’s so cold it makes me want to cry.”

“Then, did you cry?” Shen Wei stood up and prepared for work.

“Clearly not.” Xia Ruoxin followed suit. Her feet were full of sores, but she was already numb. However, no matter how numb she was, it was still cold; and she was still in pain.

Her face was bare, and there were no tears.

She put both her feet into the river and began a day’s work, hoping to get some gold. That way, she could eat more and save up some energy.

She empties the sand into the river and scooped up some more. Her fingers knew what to do. She knew what was and was not there just by touching.

Sadly, there was nothing.

Just like this, she repeated her action until she found something different, a sensation different from that of sand. Something softer and smoother. She opened her eyes and carefully moved the sand away. There it was, a grain of gold.

She sighed. Thank God, I found one. I’ll get a bowl of hot soup tonight.

She went back to the shore, not wanting to go back anymore. To them, going into the water was physical and mental torture.

She traded the grain of gold for a big bowl of hot soup and two biscuits to share with Shen Wei.

“Doesn’t your heart hurt when you share food with me?”

Shen Wei took a sip, and she felt her body warm up.