C73 Goodbye to Sister Li's Parents

At noon on New Year's Eve, Sister Li and I pasted a couplet on our house. I stood by the door with a string of firecrackers in my hand, while she stood by my side like a child with her ears off.

In the afternoon I took the Sister Li for a walk along the country road at the back of the village. The fields, country lanes, and treetops were still piled with snow. From time to time