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

At noon, I was planning to ask Jiang Yan to stay for lunch, but he refused.

He said he would not trouble them, since it was close anyway and he could come back after eating.

We had lunch together. We made braised pork, stewed meat with white radish, and some stir-fried vegetables. We also made a few bowls of noodles with the chicken soup that we had saved specially yesterday and fried a few eggs.

Although it was not as sumptuous as the New Year’s Eve dinner, everyone was still very satisfied with the meal.

Not long after lunch, Jiang Yan and Hu Shixuan came over again. Xie Yunheng had already prepared candies, melon seeds, peanuts and tea for them.

When the two came in and saw this scene, they both laughed.

Jiang Yan looked at the people in the yard and suggested, "Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the village is quite lively. You usually stay in the Youth League House and rarely go out. Why don't you take a walk around the village this afternoon while we're celebrating the New Year?"

No one had this idea before, but now that Jiang Yan brought it up, everyone thought it was a good suggestion. They had been here for almost a year, but they hadn't really visited the village properly, and they didn't know most of the people in the village.

Seeing that everyone wanted to go out for a walk, He Tingyuan called out to everyone, "Then go back and lock your doors. Shall we set off?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Xiaoxia and the others went back to lock the door, and then left the Youth League compound with Jiang Yan.

The winter afternoon sunshine lacks the warmth and fierceness of the summer sun. It flows gently and softly with a unique charm.

A slight warmth seems to penetrate into the skin through the clothes, dispelling the coldness in the body.

The village is much more lively than usual. You can always see groups of people walking together on the road, and everyone has a smile on their face.

When we meet acquaintances on the road, we will stop to say hello and exchange a few words.

"Uncle, Happy New Year!"

"Ah, is this Xiao Xie the educated youth? Happy New Year! Happy New Year!"

"Auntie, Happy New Year!"

"Hey, Xiao Shen, the educated youth, happy new year!"

"Uncle, have you eaten?"

"I've eaten. Have you eaten yet?"

"We ate too! Look, the village is bustling, so we came out for a walk!"

"Yes, you young people should go out more often. Our village is quite big, you can walk around when you have nothing to do!"

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"Little Han, you guys are out having fun? If you have time, come to my house and chat!"

"Okay, auntie, happy new year!"

"Happy New Year! Happy New Year! Happy New Year everyone!"

Along the way, people who know each other will say hello, and people who don’t know each other will also smile and greet each other.

Shen Xiaoxia noticed that several elderly people moved stools and sat in a sunny place, basking in the sun. Wrinkles left traces of time on their faces.

I don’t know what one of the old men said, but it made the other old men laugh.

Maybe it’s because I’m in a good mood at the moment, or maybe it’s because of the caress of the sun, but those wrinkles seem to hide smiles, and the vicissitudes of life are temporarily concealed.

Many children were playing and frolicking in various places in the village. The sun shone on their rosy little faces, making their smiles even brighter.

Innocent and carefree!

I learned from the children running by that they were having a competition to collect firecrackers.

Last night and this morning, some of the firecrackers set off in the village did not ignite, and those that still had fuses were collected one by one by them.

Little Stone and his friends were also searching for the missing firecrackers in the village. Seeing Shen Xiaoxia and her group in front of them, he ran over quickly, "Sister Shen..."

Shen Xiaoxia was also surprised when she saw him, "Little Stone!"

Little Stone looked up with his little face flushed, "Sister Shen, Happy New Year!"

Then he turned to the others, "Brothers and sisters, Happy New Year!"

Shen Xiaoxia smiled and touched his head, "Little Stone, Happy New Year to you too!"

Little Stone tugged at Shen Xiaoxia's sleeve, "Sister Shen, do you want to come to my house and play? My grandma and mother are both at home."

"Sister Shen is going to go shopping with her brothers and sisters first. After that, we'll go to your house to play!"

"Okay, Sister Shen, you must go. I'll wait for you at home!"

After Shen Xiaoxia nodded in agreement, Xiao Shitou ran away to find his little friends.

There were only a few families in the village that this group of people were really familiar with, and it would not be a good idea to visit them rashly, so they just strolled around the village, looking around, without any fixed destination.

I didn’t know it before, but now that I’m walking around, I find that Baihua Village is really big.

Zhao Lingling suddenly remembered, "Hey, let's go see Sister Qi? I haven't seen her since she married Wu Zhiqing!"

Everyone thought this was a good idea and decided to go and have a look.

Shen Xiaoxia looked at Jiang Yan beside her and asked him, "Do you know them? They got married a while ago, moved out of the Youth League Home, and rented an old house in the village. Do you want to go and see it with me?"

Jiang Yan knew Wu Ming. Wu Ming came earlier and had dealt with Jiang Yan several times. Although they were not very familiar with each other, they would say hello to each other when they met.

"We've dealt with each other a few times. Let's go and take a look!"

A group of people went to Wu Ming in a lively manner.

When we arrived, the door to the yard outside was half-open. The owner probably didn't expect anyone to come at this time.

No one thought of pushing the door open directly. Zhao Lingling was the most anxious. She stood at the gate and shouted, "Sister Qi...! Sister Qi...? Are you guys home?"

Since Wu Ming and Zhao Qi got married and moved out, few people have come to this yard. Today, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the two were sitting on the kang in the main room, warming themselves and chatting about family matters.

Suddenly, they heard someone calling them. Zhao Qi looked at Wu Ming in confusion and asked him, "Is there someone calling outside? It sounds like Lingling's voice!"

The two of them got off the kang, put on their shoes, and walked outside.

Seeing Shen Xiaoxia and her group, Zhao Qi said in surprise, "Why are you here? Come...come in!"

Zhao Lingling took a few steps forward and took Zhao Qi's arm. "Sister Qi, Happy New Year! We just took a walk around the village and thought we'd come see you!"

Zhao Qi reached out and gently patted Zhao Lingling's arm, then looked at the others with a smile on her face, "Happy New Year, everyone!"

"Sister Qi, Happy New Year!"

"Wu Zhiqing, Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year…!"

After welcoming them into the house, I found it was much warmer than outside.

Shen Xiaoxia felt the warmth coming towards her and asked, "Sister Qi, is the kang in your main room new?"

Zhao Qi followed Shen Xiaoxia's gaze and looked at the kang. "Yes, we built it later. We thought we couldn't stay in the room all the time during the winter, so we asked the villagers in the village to help build a kang. It's much more convenient!"

Shen Xiaoxia nodded, "Indeed, it will be much more convenient, and the main room is much brighter than the bedroom, which is great!"

Wu Ming asked everyone to sit down, and no one was polite to him and found a place to sit down.

He went to grab some melon seeds and peanuts and brought them over, saying that he wanted everyone to try them.

I originally wanted to prepare tea, but there were not enough cups and everyone said they were not thirsty, so I gave up.

Zhao Lingling asked Zhao Qi, "Sister Qi, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. Didn't you go around the village? The village is quite lively."

Zhao Qi said, "Although we arrived earlier than you, we don't usually interact with the people in the village and are not very familiar with them, so we didn't go. Besides, it's not too boring for the two of us to stay at home."

On this side, four girls, Shen Xiaoxia, Han Zhuxin, Zhao Lingling, and Zhao Qi, started chatting, while on the other side, several boys, Wu Ming, Jiang Yan, He Tingyuan, Xie Yunheng, and Hu Shixuan, started chatting.

After staying here for more than an hour, everyone left.

Wu Ming and Zhao Qi asked everyone to come over and take a look when they had nothing to do, and everyone agreed with a smile!