Got out of bed, picked up the miscellaneous items one by one, and put them back into the box.
Including the long rope grasped in the palm, tossed it all inside.
*
The wind blew all morning, no snow, no rain, but stepping outside, the cold wind seemed to suck the soul out, even the body was numb.
When Michael Quinn came over with peanuts and sunflower seeds, he shivered from the cold, and as soon as he jumped in the door, he snatched the blanket and wrapped himself like a zongzi.
"Quinn said you definitely wouldn't bother buying New Year goods, so had grandma buy double of everything. Here are some sunflower seeds first, the rest will be sent over when everything's ready."
Shivering, he finished talking to Nora Scott, then leaped onto the sofa, scaring off Rose who was sleeping on the sofa armrest.
"Oh."
Nora Scott, holding a hot water bag while playing a game, responded perfunctorily, and only a moment later realized, "Ready for New Year's goods already?"
"What else?"
