Tomb raiding: following the plot while tearing up the script

Black Bear took the opportunity to stroke its fur.

"Now that we're celebrating the Lunar New Year together as a family, does it make you feel a little better when you think about how those grandchildren were starving and freezing on the train?"

Zuli nodded vigorously, she was in such a good mood, the kind of good that flowers bloom in the dead of winter!

……

"Brother Ali! Brother Ali!"

After dinner, Su Li, who was playing Tetris next to Xie Yuchen, looked up.

"Is someone calling me?"

The noise from Hei Xiazi and the others playing mahjong inside was a bit loud, so I couldn't hear them clearly.

Xie Yuchen put down the book in his hand and listened carefully.

“Your friends are at the door.”

With a 'snap', Su Li slammed her phone shut, slipped on her fluffy slippers, and was about to run outside when Xie Yuchen grabbed her by the back of the neck, stopping her in her tracks.

"Change into a down jacket? Have you forgotten the time Aunt Li chased after you to make you put on a coat?"

Because the robes she wore automatically regulated the temperature, and because Su Li often absentmindedly forgot what season it was, she once accidentally ran outside wearing only a thin spring shirt.

As a result, Aunt Li from next door saw this, and she shouted and grabbed the military overcoat hanging at the door, chased the child away, wrapped him up, and sent him home. Afterwards, she scolded all the adults in the family.

Winter in Northeast China is no joke. Although you can wear light clothing and eat popsicles indoors, you can really get sick from the cold if you don't wear enough outside.

A group of big shots who are no different from evil spirits outside are being scolded by their neighbor, an old lady, in this small mountain village, so much so that they don't dare to lift their heads.

The deliverymen didn't dare to come any closer; if they were discovered, they'd probably be silenced.

Remembering how her absentmindedness had caused everyone to get scolded last time, Su Li smiled ingratiatingly and changed into a dark red down jacket that looked extremely thick.

The low-saturation red made her little face look even whiter and more delicate, and paired with her smiling expression, it was truly festive!

Xie Yuchen was satisfied and let go.

"Go have some fun."

"Wuhu... Goodbye, flowers..."

Su Li waved happily and ran out like a gust of wind.

The innocent child, his face covered in stickers, looked up blankly.

"Hey? Little Flower, where's Ali?"

The same white-bearded black bearded man was shaking his leg while stacking cards.

"Tiger called him to go play."

Luckily, Blackie was clever; he only stuck on the stickers and didn't gamble with money. How come those two animals are so lucky?

Having evolved from losing one to three to losing two, Hei Xiazi looked at Wu Xie with satisfaction. Yes, he was indeed a good disciple.

Today is another unlucky day for the master and apprentice duo.

"Flowers, flowers, flowers, flowers, flowers!!!!"

Su Li, who had just run out, rushed back in with a gust of cold wind and pounced on Xie Yuchen.

"Are you going to the market?"

Her bright, sparkling eyes looked at Xie Yuchen with longing.

"Tiger said there's a big market in the county tonight, the last one before the New Year. There will be acrobatics, iron-making, and kettle-fire performances, it'll be so lively!!!"

"Hey? The Northeast Market? I haven't seen Fatty in ages. Come on, Fatty'll go with you."

Su Li immediately put on a big smile. Fatty really dotes on the children. Su Li and Wu Xie are the only ones who receive special favor from Fatty. He always grants their every wish.

Over the years, Fatty Wang has traveled all over the country, and he would join in on any exciting events he encountered along the way.

This Northeast market, especially the ones with a performance element, is exactly what he likes. It has food, entertainment, and is lively and festive.

Xie Yuchen patted the child's head. He had brought his whole family to this small village just to have a peaceful New Year with the child, so of course he would do whatever the child said.

"I asked Jie Qi to prepare the carriage."

Several of the Xie family's employees and Uncle Wen came along this time, but since the building was only so big, Uncle Wen arranged for them to stay in other villagers' homes.

Wu Xie ripped the paper strips off his face, finally free. If he kept hitting me, there wouldn't be any more paper strips left to stick on my face.

"Go, go, go, hurry up!"

Some villagers who had been working away from home have returned these past few days. They have a few cars for transportation. Hu Zi, who came to call Su Li, dragged his parents over here to wait for them to set off together.

Xie Yuchen thoughtfully asked Xie Qi to arrange a few more cars to take villagers who didn't have cars to travel. The cars that hadn't left the village yet gradually gathered over.

In this way, the convoy grew larger and larger, with one vehicle following another when it set off, forming a long line heading towards the county town.

After a nearly two-hour drive, everyone on the bus was quite tired when suddenly a very rhythmic drumbeat rang in their ears.

The festive drums grew clearer, and fireworks occasionally exploded in the distant sky, invigorating everyone.

Coming.

And it was really lively.

The small county town wasn't big, but it was unusually lively tonight. After driving for so long on the snow-covered roads, other vehicles started joining them, apparently from nearby areas who had heard about the market and were coming to visit.

Their large convoy was quite conspicuous to outsiders, as such a large number of vehicles was truly rare in this small county.

When they were almost at the street where they would actually gather, the area was already a bit overloaded. Fearing they would get stuck in traffic and not be able to find a parking spot, the group got out of the car and walked.

The rest of the convoy also scattered and wandered off, agreeing to meet up again when they were tired and wait to go back to the village together.

As soon as they entered the market area, Hei Xiazi became very lively and started running around with Su Li and Wu Xie, going wherever the excitement was.

The three steady parents followed quietly behind, while Fatty Wang, who had a bit of a local feel, explained the various amazing performances they saw on the way to the two not-so-down-to-earth experts.

Then, the three guys who roam around will occasionally pop up from some corner and feed the group various local delicacies and stuff them with all sorts of interesting little gadgets.

They then quickly fled to the next busy spot.

The cycle goes on and on, never getting tired of it.

Wu Xie once complained that even if Ali dressed up Xiao Ge like a Christmas tree, Xiao Ge wouldn't resist. Now he has joined the ranks, wanting to hang all sorts of little trinkets on his friends, and none of them resist.

It's Chinese New Year, so the kids are happy, and the main thing is to grant their every wish. (Except for a certain blind person...)

Zhang Qiling slapped away Hei Xiazi, who was trying to put a small butterfly hair clip on his head, and instead pinned the clip to the edge of Hei Xiazi's sunglasses.

Su Li, standing to the side, chuckled as she put a small red flower hair clip on Xie Yuchen's head.

Then look at Fatty Wang, head bowed, letting Wuxie mess around, wearing glasses with a gold ingot design...

Black Blind Man: ...

Holy crap, are you guys isolating me, the blind guy?!

The blind man is going to cause trouble!!!

Before Hei Xiazi could cause any trouble for Zhang Qiling, Su Li grabbed Wu Xie with one hand and Hei Xiazi with the other, then ran away. There were too many people here, so let's stop fooling around and go watch the sparks...

P.S.: Although this chapter takes place before the Heavenly Palace in the Clouds, it's also a heartwarming scene from the author's imagination, depicting the daily lives of the characters after everything is resolved. It's a bit bland and a little boring, so please forgive my poor writing...hehehe~