February 20, Saturday.
Overcast weather.
Yesterday's rain continued into midnight, and only stopped in the early morning.
Early in the morning, Zheng Qing opened the window, and a chilly damp air mixed with the scent of soil and flowers hit his face, making him shiver involuntarily and tighten his robe.
As the drizzling spring raindrops fell to the ground, they were already in a semi-solid state. When the cold wind blew, it diffused into the air like mist, resembling dry powdered snow, moist and sparkling, like a low-budget version of diamond dust, draping the entire world in its translucent net.
Just after the New Year, the chill in the air had not completely dissipated. An ancient saying goes, "Three cold days, four warm days," meaning at the end of winter and the beginning of spring, if there are three consecutive cold days, there will be four warm days, and this phenomenon repeats for a period of time before spring truly arrives.
