The next morning, when Naoko opened her eyes, she found that the room was much brighter than when she woke up yesterday.

She also quickly realized that it wasn't because she woke up late, but because the snow outside reflected in the light.

Staring out the window, Naoko looked at the pillow again, and Naruse closed her eyes.

She carefully crawled out of the bed, suddenly felt cold, and quickly put on her coat.

When I came to the window, I was covered in snow and white.

The houses on the opposite side and the mountains in the distance are covered with a thick layer of snow. The river below was also covered with snow, and the water had not yet frozen, but only a black trickle remained.

The first snow of the winter......

The snow was falling heavier than she had expected, and it had become a white world that she knew all the more.

Naoko wrapped her coat tightly and stood by the window for a while.

"Isn't it cold?"

She turned around, and Naruse rolled over in the covers, looking at her sleepily.

"It's fine."

He also climbed out of the bed, turned on the electric heater with his hand, and stood beside her tremblingly.

"It's only been covered overnight, and the snow is really ......."

"Hmm." Naoko's attention was no longer outside, "Put your clothes on." ”

"I'd like to lie down a little longer."

He glanced out the window again, and then said, "It's still early, is it still early, is Lady Zhizi going to the morning market today?" ”

"I don't know...... I don't think so, I think I bought a lot of ingredients yesterday. ”

He pulled her back to the bed, "Then lie down a little longer, at least until the room is warm." ”

Naoko lay back in the quilt, picked up her mobile phone and looked at the time, it was indeed very early, it was only past seven o'clock.

"I only slept in the early hours of last night, did Naoko sleep enough?"

"Almost."

"Anyway, it's Saturday, so I can get some more sleep."

“……”

After leaving for a short time, the quilt was still warm, and the two froze for a while, and then huddled together again after returning to the quilt.

"It's cold outside."

"Hmmm......"

Whoop -

Both looked up at the roof at the same time.

Naoko was stunned for a moment, "What sound ......?"

Whoop -

The strange sound sounded again, and Naruse immediately got out of the bed, pulled her up too, picked up her coat and was about to run out.

Before the two of them could run out of the room, the roof rattle became more pronounced, and then a large chunk of snow slipped out of the window and smashed to the ground.

"Be careful......"

"No problem."

The snow was silent, and the voice outside came in clearly, it was the Sakahara couple.

The two glanced at each other, and Naruse looked at the roof again, "It seems to be removing snow." ”

"Hmm."

"I thought the roof was going to collapse with snow......"

Naoko nodded again, feeling a little hot and dry. At that moment just now, she was guessing the same as him, and she was so nervous that her blood was gushing all over her body.

Whoop -

Smack!

Another large chunk of snow was pushed down, confirming that there was no risk of the house collapsing, and Naruse breathed a sigh of relief.

"Naoko continue to lie down, I'll go see if there's anything I need help with."

"I'm with you."

The two wrapped up their clothes and went downstairs together, sticking to the edge to the other side, before walking out, and then saw Mr. Sakahara who was removing snow upstairs.

He held a pair of obviously lengthened snow rakes, and most of his body reached out of the side windows of the house, pushing the snow off their roofs.

"Mr. Sakahara—"

The old man looked over, stopped and waved at them.

Soon, Lady Kodea poked her head out of the front window, "Sorry, did you wake you up, it'll be fine right away." ”

"No, it's okay......"

"Need help?" Naruse said.

"No, you don't." Lady Eda smiled at him, "I have to remove snow every year, and I have been skilled for a long time." ”

Naruse looked left and right, and there were still many people on the street who got up early in the morning to remove snow, and from time to time there was the sound of snow falling on the ground.

"It's snowing so hard."

"Naruse-kun and Shoko have never seen such a big snow."

"Nope." Naruse took Naoko's hand and smiled at Ms. Edako upstairs, "We also happened to come from a place where it always snows in winter. ”

"That's right."

Since there was no danger and there was no need for help in removing the snow, the two went back to the upstairs room and continued to lie down under the covers.

"It's so cold......"

Naruse shrank and looked at the electric heater not far away, eager to hold it directly.

And his body, which was much softer than the electric heater, quickly got into his arms.

He pulled the quilt, trying not to show a single gap, "The old man got up so early. ”

"Hmm." Naoko hugged him tightly, and they hugged each other intimately, to dispel the cold chill that had just been contaminated by rushing downstairs.

"Can you still sleep?"

"I don't know."

"Then lie down."

"Hmm."

The electric heater was turned on to the highest setting, and I worked hard, and the room gradually warmed up.

“……”

Sensing his restlessness, Naoko raised her eyes to look at him, but did not resist, and turned over in the bed.

It was snowy outside, and the temperature in the room was getting higher and higher.

The two of them were also making heat, and a distinctive smell gradually permeated the room, and continued to spread as the temperature rose until it reached a certain pole.

"Ha ......"

Naruse fell onto the futon and looked at the ceiling.

Naoko picked up her phone and glanced at it.

It's past nine o'clock.

Is it just past nine o'clock......

"It's time to get up." Naruse said.

"Hmm." She replied vaguely and continued to clean up,

"Naoko...... Wait a minute......"

It wasn't until almost ten o'clock that Naoko was satisfied and got up first.

When she came up again, she had already prepared a meal that I didn't know if it should be breakfast or lunch.

Naruse had already gotten up, sitting on the futon, and was sending a message.

"It's time to eat."

"Hmm." He turned his phone and looked at her, "Hikari is asking about Naoko's condition." ”

"Yes." She just answered and turned to go down.

Naruse sighed slightly, put down his phone, and put away the futon.

Buzz –

Light: Still in spirit.

Naruse: It's very energetic in bed.

Light:......

Light: H

Naruse: Don't worry.

Hikari: I see.

Naruse: I'll get up first.

Hikari: Okay.

After changing his clothes and opening the window for a while, Naruse closed the window again, went downstairs to wash, and then sat down at the dining table and ate with Naoko.

"Wait a minute, are you going to the post office?"

"Hmm."

"Then I'll go too, and let's take a walk outside by the way, and see the mountains after the snow during the day."

Naoko nodded, looking at him with two eyes.

Naruse took a bite of his meal and quickly understood, "Hikari just asked about Naoko's current situation, and didn't say much." ”

"Yes."

"Naoko wants to talk to her?"

"I don't want to."

"Hmm."

After eating, the two cleaned up together, and Naruse returned to the upstairs room, picked up the grizzly puppet that he had packed yesterday, and went out to the post office.

The snow stopped in the morning before Naoko woke up, but the sky was still gray, and it seemed that there was still something to be desired.

"The weather forecast says it will snow in the evening."

"Hmm."

The snow on the road was basically cleared, piled up on the side of the road, or pushed directly into the river next to it, and on the way to the post office, many people could be seen clearing the snow from the roof.

Smack!

"It's all old houses, and if you don't clean it up, it's dangerous to keep piling up."

"Hmm."

Coming to the post office and sending the puppet out, Naruse and Naoko walked to the Miyagawa River and walked along the river.

Walking to Miyagawa Chao Market, even in snowy weather, there are still a lot of stalls here. The old man and grandmother shivered in the cold wind, and they didn't forget to beckon passers-by to come and have a look.

Naoko stopped in front of one of the stalls, picked up a scarf and looked at it, and put it around Naruse's neck.

"How?"

"Okay." The scarf was warm, but he shook his head, "It's just not pretty." ”

She looked at him.

"I still want Naoko's scarf."

She took off her scarf and put it back on the stall.

"I don't have time."

Naruse picked up the scarf, "Then let's buy it." ”

Naoko turned her head and walked forward, "No." ”

"How much does this scarf cost?" When he turned around, he was already asking the old lady inside.

“……”

She looked at him, saw that he had paid for the scarf, and turned to walk forward.

"Wait a minute."

Naruse quickly caught up with her, grabbed her, and wrapped the scarf he had just bought around her neck.

“……”

Rubbing his hands together, he blew and grabbed her hand again and stuffed it into his pocket.

"In fact, when you walk outside, your hands are the coldest."

"Hmm."

"Would you like to buy a glove?"

"Don't."

(End of chapter)