At around 2 pm, the library's radio suddenly rang.
"In view of the bad weather, please leave school as soon as possible and are not allowed to stay. When leaving school, please notify the teacher and guardian..."
The same content was stopped after the radio rang twice, and several people looked at each other.
“It’s time to go back.”
"Um."
The teacher in charge of the library also rushed over quickly and rushed the students back.
"Remember to go back to the classroom first, your teachers are waiting for you there."
Even if she doesn't say it, they have to go back to get their schoolbags.
"Senior sister will go back with us later." Akane Kirino said to Fumio Yumiya, "I'm not relieved if you are alone."
"OK……"
"Senior sister, let Kyoko wait for me too."
"OK."
When I came to the cold outdoors, the wind and snow did not decrease, but instead it became heavier and heavier. This is also the main reason why the school finally began to urge students to go back.
Soya pulled Asukiri, Hongko followed Akaki Kirino and the four rushed back to the classroom. Shibazaki Mako was already waiting here.
"Student Kirino, Teacher Takeuchi is waiting for you in your class."
"Ah...oh."
Akane Kirino sat down and got up and returned to her class.
There were only Fushimi who were packing things in the classroom. Soya and the other two took the things and prepared to go back. Shibazaki Makoto said that he would go back early if he left the school, and the tram would be shut down at any time.
"I understand. Be careful when Acheng goes back."
Makoto Shibasaki nodded, then in the attendance book, the name of Soya and Akane Kirino who had accidentally written it on.
"Zonggu."
Fushimi followed her out, "Go to the station? Let's go together."
"Um."
When they went down to the second floor, they called Kyoko and Arimiya Senior Sister. They left the school together under the wind and snow.
Going up the stairs, Soya and Fushimi walked in the front, and the girls followed behind them.
"Catch the handrail."
"What a cold..."
"Catch it."
"I understand."
When it was almost down in the middle, Fumimi looked back at the girls behind her and leaned over to Soya.
"Is it true that Sister Yugong?"
"What?"
"Soya's 'girlfriend'."
"Don't talk nonsense, Senior Sister Yugong is just going back with us."
In other words, except for Senior Sister Yumyeon, the other girls are his admitted girlfriends.
Fujian looked at the sky, and the significant unevenness made his heart as cold as the wind and snow.
"Look at the road."
"I can die if I fall."
"Not now. You fell to death now, and I might still have to be responsible."
"You are so ruthless!"
He began to regret coming to school today.
After walking a few more steps down, Fumimi remembered something: "By the way, it's Christmas soon. Do Soya have any plans?"
"What are the plans?"
"That's right, there will definitely be someone giving you gifts...it should be said to be a lot of gifts."
When talking about the gift, Soya thought about it and continued, "Fushimi will also receive gifts from her parents."
Fushimi looked at the sky again, and before she could even say a complaint, her feet slipped first.
Zong Gu hurriedly grabbed him, and a few screams came from behind him, and several hands also reached over and grabbed the two of them.
“…”
The shock was just calm, and Fumimi, who had barely stood firm, came back to his senses for a long time.
"Thanks……"
"You're all watching the road." Zonggu also broke out in a cold sweat.
Stepping on the snowy steps and continuing down, Fumimi was much more careful.
"Yesterday Kinoshita said that he was going to hold a Christmas party at his home and wanted to invite some people from Class A and Class B to attend."
"How big is his family?"
"Haha, I don't know, it shouldn't be too small. Is Soguchi coming?"
"Where is the Kinoshita family?"
"It seems to be in Kasugacho in Otsu."
Zong Gu thought about it, but did not agree or refuse directly, "Let's talk about it then... I can't decide whether to come or not."
"OK." Fushimi looked back and expressed her understanding.
Finally down to the foot of the mountain, Soya plucked his hair and Kyoko came over and patted the snow on his shoulder.
Bu Xiang Station, Zong Gu took out his cell phone and checked the operation of the tram again.
Fortunately, the West Lake Line and the Biwa Lake Line are still not suspended.
"It would be great if the snow fell one day." Akane Kirino said.
Tomorrow is the weekend, and if it doesn’t snow, you don’t have to come to school. “Just spend a few more days and you’ll have to take a break until the last day of this semester.”
"Then it will be a snow disaster." Soya said, "Has it snowed so heavily in Kinki before?"
After stepping into the deep snow, Akane Kirino shook her head, "In my impression, it has never been so deep snow..."
When he arrived at the station and looked at the tracks that were almost filled with heavy snow, Zong Gu was inevitably a little worried.
"There is such deep snow on the tracks, so the tram won't overturn, right?" Fushimi's thoughts were similar to his.
"Don't be a crow's mouth."
Lake Biwa in the snow is empty and quiet, creating a scene.
The surroundings are covered with snow, the lake water is even darker and the borders are clear. When we arrive at the platform, heavy snow outside is scattering, covering all the vaguely visible opposite shore.
After watching the snow scene for a long time, accompanied by a whistle, the white tram dyed into white broke through the snow waves and finally entered the station.
Crushing into the warm carriage, while waiting, the students who came to school today have basically arrived at the station.
"It's good to squeeze some points. With so many people pressing, it's not easy to overturn the tram..." Fujian whispered.
“…”
After the carriage was almost full, the tram finally started again and drove to the south.
Looking at the snowflakes flying outside the window, Zong Gu looked at the sitting Akane Kiri and the others. When they arrived at the platform, they were relatively empty and occupied a good seat. They lined up to get on the bus and successfully squeezed into several seats.
Hongzi was also looking at him, and then patted her legs.
Zong Gu smiled.
The snow was deep, and it was originally a journey of 40 or 50 minutes, but it took more than an hour to arrive at Ojinjing Station.
“Go down.”
Fushimi got off here, "I want to buy something in the mall here. See you next week."
"Well, see you next week." Looking at the platform outside, Sonoya decided to come over again tomorrow, if the heavy snow stopped.
The doors quickly closed again.
At the next stop, Shanke transferred and waited for a long time before several people boarded the tram on the Biwa Lake Line.
Zong Gu sat with Hongzi, "If it doesn't snow tomorrow, I'm going to come here again and go to the mall at Ojinjing Station."
"What are you going to buy?" she asked, turning her head.
“Christmas gift.”
"oh……"
Hongzi began to consider whether to come with him.
Although she really wanted to accompany him to the mall, the surprise when receiving Christmas gifts was also indispensable. She didn't want to know in advance what the Christmas gifts she would receive... But she had to choose for him.
Gifts, tomorrow will be together.
Should I come with him...or, come with Akane at a different time?
"Not for you." Sonoya added.
"……oh."
Hongzi responded, waved her fist a few seconds later and hit her.
After easily catching her fist, Zong Gu smiled, "Of course I will prepare Hongzi's gifts, but tomorrow I will prepare gifts for everyone in the Children's Welfare House."
"ah."
She was stunned for a moment, then blinked, "So that's it."
"Because I have to buy a lot of people's share, I probably can't get busy with it alone, and I don't know what to choose. You guys come and help me."
"Yes. Will you have to mail it then?"
"Um."
The tram was winding and snowing, and the return trip was also slow. Akane Kirino and Hongzi discussed what gifts to buy, while Kyoko and Asukiri listened.
When you arrive at Noshu Station, Kyoko gets off first.
"I called at noon to confirm that the power of the shrine has been restored. As for changing the overall route on the mountain, I have to go to the specific person in charge to discuss in detail. I plan to wait until the weather clears up before talking about it." Soya said.
Kyoko nodded, "Okay."
Looking at the wind and snow outside, he pulled her by the collar and hugged her again, "Be careful on the road."
"uh-huh."
He said goodbye to the few people in the car and waited for the tram to start again before Kyoko turned around and left.
Kyoko: I'm home.
Soya: If you want to go to the shrine, come back early.
Kyoko: OK.
After two stops, the four people got off the bus.
The familiar street scene was covered with snow, bringing a sense of freshness that was not usually seen. Zong Gu looked at the steps of the station for a while.
"I've told my mother that I'm back here." Hongzi said with her cell phone.
"Um."
Akane Kirino also notified her parents and received a reply to go home early.
There was snow all the way, and no one was involved in many places.
One step deep and the other shallow, the snow creaked, and returned to the old house with some difficulty. Soya stopped and Akane Kiriyo, behind him, bumped into him.
“Um…”
She lowered her head and closed her eyes, "Zonggu, I'm a little dazzled..."
"Let you stop staring at the snow."
Pulling her into the room, Akane Kirino adapted for a while before her eyes recovered.
Putting down her things, she grabbed Zong Gu who was taking off her shoes.
"What are you doing?"
"I want to play with a sled."
"You play."
"Come and pull me."
Zong Gu turned his head and looked at Hongzi, "Take your dog here."
"…The Alps are just a Shiba Inu, you can't pull it."
"How can I know if I don't try it?"
“It’s just that big!”
If he couldn't call the dog, Zong Gu had to play on his own.
There was no sled in the old house. Akane Kiriyo took out a small wooden drawer from the warehouse, hung a rope, and then sat in and asked him to drag it away.
"Fortunately, my butt is not big, so I can just sit in. Hongzi can't do it."
"Anime!"
After dragging her around the yard for two times, Zong Gu was a little gasping.
"Are you tired?"
"fine."
"Then let's go out for a walk."
“…”
Zonggu looked back at her, "You drag me when you come back."
"OK."
So when he moved to the gate of the yard, Zong Gu dragged her out.
"Just get here."
“Go a little further.”
After dragging forward for a while, Akane Kirino pointed ahead, "Go to the stone path and change people."
He took a breath, his teeth trembled due to coldness and his hands were panicked. Zong Gu regretted not wearing labor protection gloves just now.
"I should have used that thicker rope just now."
"Is it too thin...I feel that rope is a little old and may break."
"If you break it, you're fat."
Slap, a ball of snow hit his back.
The snow is still falling, and there is not a single person on the road.
Akane Kirino hugged her legs and hummed a song, dragged it by him, and looked up at the sky.
"Ah... there is someone in heaven."
"What are you saying?"
"It's true."
Zong Gu looked up and saw that there was indeed a Taoist figure floating in the air.
“…”
It's the month reading.
"It's Lord Yuedu."
"What is he doing there?"
"To find the big thunder."
"Stand high and see far?"
"Maybe." After staring at the Tsukido in the air for a while, Soya straightened the rope and dragged Akane Kirino to continue walking forward.
He understood that Yuedu must have discovered them a long time ago. No matter what he was doing, if there was a place where he needed him, he would have been there.
"I have a good idea," said Akane Kirino.
"What's the hell do you have?"
"It's a good idea!"
She threw a ball of snow and continued, "You ask Lord Yuedu to catch a few spirits to drag the sled. There are other things in the warehouse that can be used as sleds, so we can play together at that time."
“…”
Zong Gu shook his head speechless.
"If you oppress the spirits like this, they may mutate in the next second."
"Isn't Soya still there?"
"Don't think about it anymore. Don't bother Lord Yuedu."
"All right."
Dragging Kirino Akane all the way to the bottom of the stone path, Sonogu stopped, and as she said just now, she got up and prepared to let him sit in.
"Forget it."
The palms of her palms were red and painful. Zong Gu didn't want her to become like this.
"Really? This is what you said."
"Um."
"That's great~" Akane Kirino sat down again.
"I didn't say I'd drag you back...Mom."
Kirino Keiko was walking down the stone path, holding an umbrella in her hand, and smiling at the two of them.
"It's snowing too much, I'll take a look at you. Is there any problem?"
"no problem."
She came over, took the rope from one side from him, and signaled him to continue walking forward.
After controlling his steps a little, Soya looked back at Akane Kirino.
"It hasn't been so heavy in decades." Kirino Keiko said, "The news said that the cold current that was blowing from the Sea of Japan has now been killed or injured."
"Yeah……"
"It's basically an accident that happened while cleaning up the snow, so you should be careful."
"I see."
Dragging his daughter back to the yard, Kirino Keiko looked at Le Hong's palm, walked around the old house for a long time, and checked the snow on the roof.
"The roof is too high, so don't care where it is. Zong Gu, please help your mother clean up the snow in the warehouse. I'm worried that I will be crushed."
"OK."
Akane Kirino wanted to help, but was stopped by the two of them and could only watch from the side.
The warehouse is low, and with a simple snow scraper made of wooden boards and bamboo poles, Zonggu can scrape the snow at the top.
After working hard for a while, all the snow in the warehouse was cleaned up. Kirino Keiko looked at the roof of the main house again.
"You try to sleep downstairs at night just in case. Or come and live."
"I see."
Even though it was snowing heavily, Izakaya still had to open business. Kirino Keiko packed up and prepared to go there.
"Of course there will be business. It's better to say that the first snowfall in winter is just the time to have a drink."
Watching her leave, Zong Gu returned to the house, and soon he heard footsteps coming from the upstairs again.
It should be the month that I read it.
He went up and saw Yue Duo frowned and was walking in the room.
"I'm thinking about things. I'll look for you later."
"Okay. By the way, if Lord Yuedu is fine, please clean up the snow on the roof."
“…”
Yue Du glanced at him, but said nothing. She climbed out of the window, picked up the snow scraper and shaved the roof.
Large pieces of snow fell and fell into the yard, with muffled noises.
Soya returned to the living room and reminded Akane Kirino and Hongko not to go out for the time being, and not to stand on the side of the vernal side and look into the head.
"I'm going home later, come here a little later." Hongzi said.
"I send you."
"No need."
After the snow on the roof was cleaned up, Yue Du didn't get down, and stood on the roof with a bamboo pole and continued to think about things.
Seeing that there was no movement on the roof, Zong Gu asked Hongzi to go back.
The snow was flying outside the house, and the doors and windows were closed to keep warm.
Soya and Akane Kirino got into the quilt and did nothing, so they wrote a New Year's greeting.
The New Year's greetings were bought by Akane Kirino a few days ago. When she went to the supermarket to buy things, she saw that the New Year's greetings started selling, so she brought a large bag back and divided it evenly, and each person could get more than twenty pieces.
"The problem is... I don't seem to have so many people to send New Year's greetings."
"There should be many friends in the children's welfare home, right?"
"In fact, there are only a few people who are still in contact now."
She put her feet on her back in the furnace, "It's okay, if you have too many, just write it for me."
Zong Gu smiled and continued to write.
Teacher Dansheng, Mr. Kasuda... wrote a New Year greeting letter to several welfare college teachers whom he knew, followed by his former partners, Yoko, Hitomi, Nana and Chie.
For relatives, Uncle Ying Er's family is the first choice.
Then...
As he was writing, Zong Gu suddenly realized that there were actually not many people who could send New Year greetings.
"It's so quiet."
Akane Kirino crawled out of the quilt, turned on the TV, and when she came back, she squeezed and sat in front of him.
"Songya has written a lot."
"I was a little surprised myself."
She smiled and leaned back, "What..."
She sat in her arms, and Zong Gu couldn't write any more for the time being. She happened to be a little tired, so she stopped to rest for a while.
Holding her waist, he lowered his head and buried his face in her long hair that was emitting a faint fragrance.
The open TV was playing the latest news on its own, with no audience, only listeners.
[……The area centered on the Sea of Japan is ushering in a large-scale heavy snowfall. At present, the snowfall in many areas of the country has exceeded the record. In the west and north, the snow depth is close to one meter.
In Hokkaido, Aomori and Gunma parts…”]
Listening to the broadcast on the TV, Zong Gu slowly closed his eyes.
"Wait a minute, I can't hold on..."
Akane Kirino felt that he was getting heavier and he couldn't support him without supporting the table, "Songgu, Songgu?"