A cold wind carrying fine snow swept across the black earth of Beidahuang, making the thatched cottages of Kaoshantun loom indistinctly in the twilight.
Jiang Rou wrapped her patched cotton-padded jacket tighter around herself, gazing at the distant mountain shadows dyed a deep indigo by the dusk. Her breath condensed into tiny ice crystals in the cold air.
"The national college entrance examination is a selection test for talent; it can't possibly remain suspended forever."
Chapter 143