December had already turned bitterly cold, yet this place neither saw snowfall nor frost, and hail was unheard of.
But Xia Xiao still felt extremely cold, particularly at night, so she would directly burrow into Yang Xuehua's quilt.
"This winter is so harsh, it's freezing to death," Sun Yuhua couldn't help shivering.
"Yes, it's cold even here; the north must be even colder," Xia Xiao said, pausing before reflecting on natural disasters. She realized with a chill that, with such cold here, many people would likely freeze to death this winter.
There were not a few who perished from hunger and cold.
With the New Year came the occasion for celebration. Thanks to the Guangming Production Team's bountiful harvest, it was awarded the title of an advanced collective. Educated Youth Xia, Gao Jiaxing, and others were also recognized as advanced individuals. At the county's evening award ceremony, Educated Youth Xia was asked to sing a song.
