After traveling through the book, I realized my wish in my previous life

Night gradually fell. After dinner, Shen Xiaoxia cleaned up the kitchen swiftly. As she was wiping her hands, she suddenly heard a burst of talking coming from outside.

After a little thought, she also went out carrying a small stool and a palm-leaf fan.

Zhao Fan and Zhao Lingling were the first to finish packing, followed closely by He Tingyuan and Xie Yunheng.

When Shen Xiaoxia came out, several people had already moved their small stools and sat down in a circle in the yard.

Everyone holds a palm-leaf fan of the same style in their hands. Everyone knows that the fan's main purpose is to drive away mosquitoes, as it provides ventilation.

Shen Xiaoxia took light steps and moved the stool to sit next to Zhao Lingling. She tilted her head slightly and asked softly, "Zhu Xin hasn't come out yet?"

Zhao Lingling glanced towards Han Zhuxin's room. "Not yet. You two cook around the same time, right? Now that you're out, she should be almost there too!"

While the two were talking to each other, Han Zhuxin opened the door and came out, also holding a small stool in his left hand and a palm-leaf fan in his right hand!

She placed the small stool next to Shen Xiaoxia and sat down slowly!

After Han Zhuxin sat down, she turned her head to look at the people in the yard, then slightly leaned over to Shen Xiaoxia and Zhao Lingling and asked softly, "Is there any movement in the house over there?"

Shen Xiaoxia and Zhao Lingling looked at each other, and they both knew that she was asking about Qi Yue. They looked towards Qi Yue's room, and the room was dark. They wondered if she was asleep!

To be honest, Qi Yue doesn't have much interaction with them on a daily basis.

There are no conflicts. We just say hello when we meet each other.

Zhao Lingling packed up early and sat at the door long ago. "After dinner, she and Gu Xiaomei went out together. I don't know what they did!"

Shen Xiaoxia suddenly thought of what she had said before about Qi Yue and Chen Ming. She looked at Zhao Lingling and said, "Lingling, did you hear anything about her and Chen Ming later?"

Zhao Lingling shook her head. "No, I don't know what the current situation is. I'll go and ask around tomorrow!"

Shen Xiaoxia asked curiously, "Where can I find out?"

Zhao Lingling smiled mysteriously and said cunningly, "Of course it's with the aunties in the village! You don't know, there's a 'know-it-all' in our team!"

In the village, all the gossip can't escape her ears. A lot of the gossip I told you before was heard from that auntie!"

This is also one of Zhao Lingling’s great pleasures at work!

She had spent three candies to sneak in. At first, because of her presence, the aunts spoke evasively.

Later, after they became familiar with each other, they completely let go and started talking about gossip vividly, which greatly enriched Zhao Lingling's dull working life and made those boring working times lively and interesting!

After Shen Xiaoxia and Han Zhuxin heard what Zhao Lingling said, they showed admiration on their faces at the same time and gave Zhao Lingling a thumbs up in tacit understanding!

No wonder they always hear fresh gossip from Zhao Lingling from time to time. With such a "know-it-all" around, if not first-hand gossip, second- and third-hand gossip is sure to be there!

Among the aunts in the village, Shen Xiaoxia is closer to Aunt Guixiang!

Aunt Guixiang is a simple and honest person. She is not the type of person who is keen on inquiring about and spreading gossip about family matters. Shen Xiaoxia rarely hears her talk about gossip in the village!

Although the other aunts in the team would occasionally get together to talk about the latest happenings in the village, the gossip they knew, both in terms of quantity and richness of content, was definitely not as good as that of the "know-it-all" aunt!

And even when they talked about gossip, it was not as vivid and fascinating as that know-it-all auntie's. It always lacked a bit of liveliness and excitement!

Just as they were talking excitedly, Jiang Yan and Hu Shixuan came over after dinner. Jiang Yan was holding a bulging bag steadily in his hand, which seemed to contain a lot of things!

Hu Shixuan went to the room and brought out two stools. Jiang Yan raised his hand and shook the bag in his hand, "I brought you some sunflower seeds and peanuts!"

Xie Yunheng laughed and said, "Jiang Yan, you're really thoughtful! You've prepared everything. Did you make your own or did you buy it?"

Jiang Yan replied calmly, "I bought the melon seeds, but the peanuts are from my own garden. I'll just leave them here. If you want some, take them yourself!"

After hearing what he said, everyone reached out to take what they wanted to eat without any hesitation.

Shen Xiaoxia grabbed a handful of melon seeds and a few peanuts.

Han Zhuxin and Zhao Lingling each grabbed a handful of melon seeds.

He Tingyuan looked at everyone and said jokingly, "Now that we have the sunflower seeds and peanuts, do we need to prepare some tea? How about I make some?"

When the others heard his words, they all laughed mischievously. Xie Yunheng said, "I think it's fine. Go ahead. I won't compete with you for it!"

I originally thought it was just a joke, but I didn't expect He Tingyuan to actually go and boil water!

This action made everyone laugh again, and the atmosphere in the yard became more relaxed and cheerful!

It was completely dark, and the bright moon hung high in the vast night sky.

The moonlight was like a waterfall, pouring unreservedly into every corner of the yard. The bluestone bricks on the ground were reflected as if they had been washed by water, with a cool and soft luster.

The roof also seemed to be covered with a thin layer of silver frost, and the gaps between the tiles were clearly visible!

Shen Xiaoxia looked up at the moon. The moon was very bright, so bright that it seemed to penetrate the depths of her soul and dispel all the darkness and haze in the world.

Against the backdrop of the bright moonlight, the stars are scattered in the vast night sky, flickering faint but charming light.

The breeze blew gently, and the leaves outside the yard rustled, as if playing a soft melody for this quiet night.

Shen Xiaoxia looked at everyone in the yard again. The moonlight was so bright that their faces were particularly clear under the moonlight.

Hu Shixuan looked around and saw that everyone was fanning themselves leisurely with a palm-leaf fan, so he hurried back to the house and got one out.

Then, fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan to ward off mosquitoes, she said with a smile, "It's much cooler at night than during the day. It's quite pleasant to look at the stars and enjoy the breeze here!"

Everyone nodded when he said this, it was true!

Zhao Fan also fanned himself and sighed, "Time flies! I came here a year earlier than you all. I still remember how I felt when I first arrived!"

Xie Yunheng asked curiously, "What's your mood?"

Zhao Fan seemed to be recalling, or thinking about his words. Under everyone's gaze, he slowly spoke, "Irritated and confused!"

After Zhao Fan finished speaking, Zhao Lingling also spoke, "I was in the same boat. I had just arrived at that time and didn't know anything. I was tired and confused!

I cried to my brother every day and wanted to go home! If my brother wasn’t there at that time, I wouldn’t have been able to hold on if I was alone!

Xie Yunheng sighed, "Ah, it seems like everyone feels the same when they first arrive!

I remember my first day on the job. I was inexperienced, and both Tingyuan and I had blisters on our hands. It hurt so much, I still remember it now!"

After listening to Xie Yunheng's words, He Tingyuan seemed to recall his own miserable state at that time. He waved his hands and chuckled, "Since then, I've started to get a lot of calluses on my hands!"

After hearing this, everyone stretched out their hands and looked at it.

Shen Xiaoxia also looked at the palm of her hand. There were also many calluses on it, and it felt hard to the touch.

Zhao Lingling leaned over to Han Zhuxin and Shen Xiaoxia and said, "Let me see what you two have!"

Shen Xiaoxia and Han Zhuxin both handed their hands to her. Zhao Lingling reached out and touched the palms of their hands to feel them.

Then he said, "It seems that the calluses on our hands are similar! Won't they get thicker with years of hard work?

I have one year more than you, but why does it feel like my life is no different from yours?"

Shen Xiaoxia didn't know much about this, so she said uncertainly, "It should be, right? Maybe it's because we're not that far apart in age, so we can't see a big difference!"

She saw that the calluses on Aunt Guixiang's hands were very thick, much more exaggerated than hers!