Two Hearts Longing Beneath the Same Snow-Sharing a Head of Frosted Hair in This Life (4,400 words)

"So this is the Beihai Prefecture seat, huh, Xiao Mo? It's so lively."

Bai Ruxue and Xiao Mo had just entered the Beihai Prefecture seat when they saw pedestrians coming and going along the streets, while all kinds of vendors on either side called out their wares without pause.

"It is pretty lively." Xiao Mo nodded.

It was already winter, and because a heavy snowfall had just passed, the entire town was blanketed in thick white snow.

But that did nothing to dampen the town's bustle.

In his mind, Xiao Mo compared Beihai Prefecture's seat with how it had been three thousand years ago.

Three thousand years had passed. Although the name hadn't changed, the layout of Beihai Prefecture had certainly changed quite a bit.

Overall, though, it had grown more prosperous than before.

"Sugar-coated haws! Selling sugar-coated haws!"

Not far away, an old man called out.

Bai Ruxue's eyes lit up. She pulled Xiao Mo along and hurried over. "Xiao Mo, I want some!"

"Sir, how much for one skewer?"

"Three copper coins a skewer."

"One skewer, please." Xiao Mo smiled and handed over three copper coins.

A short while later, Bai Ruxue and Xiao Mo continued on their way, now with a skewer of sugar-coated haws in hand.

Watching the woman beside him eat the sugar-coated haws, Xiao Mo couldn't help smiling. It felt as though everything had returned to how it was three thousand years ago.

Three thousand years ago, Ruxue had also accompanied him to the Jiangnan Prefecture seat to take the Imperial Examination.

Today, Ruxue was accompanying him to the Beihai Prefecture seat to take the White Deer Academy entrance examination.

It seemed as though nothing had changed.

"Xiao Mo, what's wrong? Do you want some too? Here, have one."

Bai Ruxue raised the skewer