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After returning, Luo Ling also went to prepare for the New Year. This year, with Uncle Fu, he didn't want to celebrate the New Year at the village chief's house. The next day, he and Luo Xiaofeng went to the town to sell the beast furs he had collected during his previous training. Unfortunately, they were not worth much, so they only sold for 10 taels of silver. At noon, Luo Ling treated everyone to a big meal at Zui Xiang Lou in the town, and ate 3 taels of silver at once, and he didn't dare to order too many expensive dishes.

Just after noon, when everyone was preparing to return to the village, they suddenly saw people on both sides of the street scattered in panic, revealing an empty street. Before Luo Ling could react, Luo Xiaofeng pulled him aside and whispered, "I heard that an important person is coming."

Erdan: "Big shot, what big shot? How big is he?"

Luo Xiaofeng blinked: "Guess!".

Erdan stretched out his hand and wanted to hit Luo Xiaofeng twice, but Luo Ling quickly pulled him back and told him to stop and go to see what was going on.

Several carriages slowly appeared at the street corner. This type of carriage was very rare and particularly luxurious. On each side of the carriage stood a team of soldiers following. In front of the carriage was a general riding a brown horse, looking very majestic. The carriage slowly passed through the crowd, and people were asking around what this convoy was doing. When the convoy passed the street corner, everyone gathered around. A middle-aged man, who looked like a traveling merchant who often traveled around various towns, stood up and said, "Big shot, look at the configuration of this carriage, you must be at least a third-rank official, otherwise you can't use such a large scale of ceremonial guard. Our country has regulations, and the consequences of violating them are serious."

An old man: "Yes, but I don't know who it is."

A maid from a wealthy family said, "I heard that the current Shangshu is retiring and is coming back to our town to retire."

Before he finished speaking, another male voice said, "Just brag. What in our town is worthy of such a big shot coming?"

"Are you stupid? Don't you remember the big yard in the south of town? It was built a long time ago. Everyone has always said it belongs to some rich family?"

When everyone heard this, they all seemed to understand something, and the number of people watching gradually decreased. Luo Ling saw this and quickly pulled the other people, "What are you still looking at? Go home quickly", as they had to spend the night on the way.

When everyone heard this, they quickly packed up and headed out of the town. Luojia Village was too far from the town. When it was completely dark, everyone walked to the land temple. Because it was almost there, many people stopped to rest at the land temple. Fortunately, the place was relatively large. The neighboring village also had to pass through this place, so this land temple was guarded by a temple priest, so it was safe to rest here.

After a day of hard work in the town, everyone went to bed early. As soon as the sun rose, everyone started their journey and did not return to the village until the afternoon. The next day was New Year's Eve, and Luo Ling even went out to catch a pheasant and a rabbit to celebrate the New Year. He also gave some to the village chief, who said happily: "Xiao Lingzi, you are still the same. It's not like you don't have anything, but you still went out. How dangerous it is."

Luo Ling: "Village Chief, I will spend the New Year with Uncle Fu this year, so I won't come to your house."

The village chief was stunned for a moment and said, "Okay, if you need anything, I have some here, you can take some over."

Luo Ling: "I went to town these days and bought a lot of things."

The village chief patted Luo Ling on the shoulder, smiled happily and said, "You have grown up, and uncle is relieved." Luo Ling walked out of the village chief's house and passed by the school. The students inside had already gone on vacation. It was deserted. Uncle Fu was lying on a chair, basking in the sun, feeling very comfortable. Hearing Luo Ling's footsteps, Uncle Fu looked at Luo Ling, "Little Ling, everything is ready."

Luo Ling: "Everything is ready, Uncle Fu, let's go home and celebrate the New Year together."

When Uncle Fu heard this, he suddenly became excited, and memories of the past came back to him. He didn't react until Luo Ling called him again.

On New Year's Eve, every household put up Spring Festival couplets, and Luo Ling was no exception. She got up early, put up Spring Festival couplets, and then went to worship her ancestors. When she saw her parents' spirit tablets, Luo Ling felt tears welling up in her eyes. "Dad, Mom, I'm here to see you. After the New Year, I will be eighteen years old. I also learned to read and practice martial arts..." Luo Ling's chatterbox suddenly opened up, and all the words buried in his heart came out at once.

The New Year's Eve dinner was very rich, and the sound of firecrackers rang through the night sky from time to time. Uncle Fu took out a wine pot and two wine glasses from somewhere, filled them up, and pushed a glass to Luo Ling, "Come on, drink." Luo Ling had never drunk wine before, and after drinking a glass, he felt his entire throat burning and his whole body warmed up all of a sudden.

In this way, the two drank and chatted. Uncle Fu told Luo Ling a lot of things he encountered when he was young. All kinds of things were very interesting and deeply attracted Luo Ling.

In the blink of an eye, the second year is coming, and every household is ready to welcome the new year with firecrackers. When the time comes, the whole mountain village is filled with deafening firecrackers. A gust of wind blows, and plum blossoms fall. It is in response to the sound of firecrackers bidding farewell to the old year and the plum blossoms heralding the new year.