I fell through the tunnel and brought my family to live a good life

Tang Wenhao knew the importance of Han Changsi's treason case, which not only concerned Shen Xiao's family reputation, but also touched on deeper issues. Therefore, he secretly used various connections to find out every detail of the case. Although Qicheng was some distance away from the capital, the case had caused a sensation across the country, and many people knew about it.

Among the people who were on good terms with the Tang family, several had served as officials in Beijing and must have known something about the case. So, he took advantage of the upcoming New Year to personally visit them and deliver carefully selected gifts. During the relaxed chat, he cleverly led the topic to the case of that year, listening to their memories while secretly recording key information.

After several visits, Tang Wenhao actually collected a lot of information about Han Changsi's case. Some of this information was true or false, some was detailed and some was vague, but it was all valuable clues to him. He sorted out the information one by one and planned to analyze it together with Shen Xiao in order to find the truth of the case.

At the same time, the atmosphere in the Xu family was relaxed and joyful. Since cooperating with Tang Wenhao to open the fragrant meat shop, the family's income has greatly increased, and the quality of life has also improved significantly. The New Year is coming soon, and the Xu family decided to go out together, rent a bullock cart to buy New Year's goods, and have a good New Year.

Xu Congyi suggested going to the clothing store to buy new clothes first, and the Xu family agreed. The Xu family's winter clothes were all old clothes that had been worn for many years. Although they were washed clean and tidy, they had long lost the luster and warmth of new clothes. Except for the last time when Xu's mother bought cloth for the whole family to make new clothes after returning from the temple, they had not worn new clothes since then. This time, at Xu Congyi's strong request, everyone decided not to buy cloth to make clothes by themselves, but to buy ready-made clothes directly, which saved both time and effort.

The Xu family happily came to the largest garment store in the city. She had heard from the owner of Qianji Cloth Shop that among the garment stores in Qicheng, Chenji and Qianji had the most clothes and the best business, so they chose these two garment stores.

First, we went to Chenji Clothing Store, which has a wide variety of clothes. The New Year is coming soon, and the store is decorated with festive atmosphere, full of all kinds of new clothes, red, green, blue, purple, colorful, dazzling. Xu Congyi walked in front, carefully selecting clothes suitable for her family, and asked the clerk about the material and price of the clothes from time to time. Others were also selecting clothes suitable for themselves. Xu Congyi was particularly interested in those colorful and novel clothes. She picked up a pink cotton long skirt and gestured in front of the mirror.

Seeing that there were many members of the Xu family, the shop assistants knew that they were big customers, and they enthusiastically came forward to recommend their new and special clothes. After some selection and bargaining, except for Li Dahua, all the Xu family members bought the clothes they liked. Xu Congyi chose dark blue and dark green robes for his father and grandfather, which looked solemn and graceful; the cyan dress that Xu's mother chose for herself highlighted her temperament; Xu Congyi bought the pink dress, which made her look more lively and lovely after wearing it; Xu Congwen and Xu Congan also chose clothes that suited them. Originally, Li Dahua wanted to buy it directly from Chenji, but Xu Congyi refused. He must choose his favorite one during the Chinese New Year. Unable to bear his daughter's coquetry, the family went to Qianji Clothing Store again, where Li Dahua also liked a maroon dress, and everyone was happy.

After choosing the clothes, everyone was in a particularly good mood. Hunter Xu led her family into the grocery store next door. The store was filled with a wide variety of New Year goods, and the atmosphere was full of the New Year atmosphere. Xu Congyi carefully selected the necessary items for the New Year, including firecrackers, red paper, and couplets. She thought that during the New Year, the house would be filled with joy and happiness with the sound of firecrackers, the fluttering of red paper, and the doors covered with couplets.

After visiting the grocery store, Hunter Xu took his family to the market. The bustling crowds in the market seemed to be busy preparing for the upcoming New Year. The stalls were filled with all kinds of New Year goods, red, green, gold, silver, colorful and dazzling. The sounds of hawking, talking, laughing, and bargaining came one after another. Many people came to buy New Year goods. Although it was almost noon, the market was still very lively. Xu Congyi shuttled among the crowd, feeling the long-lost bustle and festivity. After selecting the New Year goods, she deliberately went to the blacksmith shop and ordered a shallow flat-bottomed double-handled pot.

In fact, she particularly enjoys this atmosphere. In modern times, the atmosphere at home is always a little depressing during the Chinese New Year and other festivals. Grandma's husband and children died in accidents. During every festival, grandma always falls into deep thoughts. Although Xu Congyi is with her, it is difficult to make up for grandma's loss. The sensible Xu Congyi never complains, but just stays with grandma silently, trying his best to make her feel the warmth of home. However, after grandma passed away, she became a real lonely person. During the Chinese New Year and other festivals, she stood alone in front of the window, looking at the lights of thousands of houses, and an indescribable sense of loneliness surged in her heart. But now, everything is different. She has a family to accompany her. Everyone buys New Year's goods together, selects their favorite items, and laughs constantly. Xu Congyi's heart is full of happiness and satisfaction. She knows that this is the life she has always longed for in her heart.

On the second day after buying New Year's goods, the whole family gathered in the Xu family's yard, preparing for an important ceremony before the New Year - slaughtering a pig.

The pig that Xu Congyi bought two months ago has grown a lot under the careful care of the Xu family and Xu Congyi's private kitchen. Old Man Xu and his two brothers worked together to quickly tie up the pig's four hooves and press it down on the pig-killing stool. The job of killing the pig was handed over to Hunter Xu. He held a sharp pig-killing knife, took a deep breath, and with a flash of the knife in his hand, he accurately stabbed the pig's neck...

When the pig was completely motionless, Hunter Xu put away his knife and started to process the pig with his father. They deftly removed the hair, cut open the pig's belly, and took out the internal organs. Mother Xu and Li Dahua were busy boiling water to clean the pork and bones.

As the pork was cut up one by one, the preparations before the New Year were coming to an end. Xu Congyi had already made arrangements with Tang Wenhao that they would not make popcorn on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, but would start making it on the 17th day of the first lunar month. Tang Wenhao also sent a lot of cakes and pastries to the Xu family.