"That winter when I was fourteen, I suffered from snow blindness and couldn't see. I came to the farm specially to recuperate. Here, I met a brother, well-read and knowledgeable, who played the zither beautifully and even taught me to play. Several times, he saw I was about to cry and would coax me by reading books and telling stories."
She paused for a moment and said, "Even my father was not that patient with me."
Pei Yuqing's lips twitched slightly, his eyes showing helplessness.
Xie Wanqing ignored him and continued, "After my eye disease recovered and I could see, he disappeared. I didn't know his age, didn't know his identity, only remembering he told me his name was Pei Changqing."
