Time Travel: Volume 1! Starting from a Small Mountain Village

The newcomers are either former educated youth or soldiers, and there are no elders among them.

Hu Lili's parents and Jiang Nian'an's grandparents were present, but their status meant they couldn't show their faces. Therefore, the task of organizing the wedding naturally fell to Long Lifan.

"Being Sister Fan isn't easy!"

Long Lifan sighed inwardly, feeling a bit helpless. She realized she was even more anxious than Hu Lili and Jiang Nian'an, the two people directly involved!

First, we need to determine the number of guests for the wedding banquet!

According to Long Lifan's idea, they would invite the educated youth and a few village cadres and their families, so that the number of people could be controlled to around thirty or forty, which would not be too deserted or too crowded.

The next step is to prepare the supplies.

Since it's a wedding, it can't be too shabby. Meat and vegetables need to be prepared in advance, and they must be fresh and in sufficient quantity.

In addition, wedding candy is also essential. When the children from the village come to offer their congratulations, they can't be left empty-handed.

As Long Lifan pondered, she silently calculated the items and quantities she needed to buy. Thankfully, weddings in this era weren't as complicated as those in later times; otherwise, preparing all this stuff alone would have been quite a burden…

Meat is actually easy to get; there's plenty of meat available in the village, so we can just go and buy some when the time comes!

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"Long Zhiqing, are Lao Jiang and Lao Fu coming back?"

"Yes! We'll be back by tomorrow night at the latest." Long Lifan replied with a smile, her gaze falling on Qi Shishen. She suddenly realized that she had overlooked the relationship between Fu Junze and Jiang Chen and Qi Shishen when she was planning the number of people, and a wave of embarrassment washed over her.

He immediately tried to salvage the situation, saying, "Comrade Qi, you must come to the wedding banquet early!"

"it is good!"

Qi Shishen nodded slightly in response. But his heart was filled with mixed feelings, and he couldn't quite describe what he was feeling.

Now, the news of Hu Lili and Jiang Nian'an's upcoming marriage has spread throughout the village, and Qi Shishen naturally knows about it too. He can't help but think of how Old Jiang and Old Fu were both able to walk hand in hand with their beloved into the hall of marriage, while he...

Qi Shishen's gaze involuntarily drifted towards Long Lifan, and he sighed inwardly. He didn't even have the courage to confess his feelings to Long Lifan...

"Comrade Qi, is there anything else?" Long Lifan asked softly when she saw Qi Shishen staring at her.

"No..." Qi Shishen was like a thief caught red-handed. He was about to shake his head, but then he changed his mind and said, "Oh, something's wrong! I wanted to ask if you need me to bring back some game."

"Hunting game? Sure!" Long Lifan was naturally happy to have another meat dish on the table. "Then help me hunt a few pheasants and rabbits! We'll settle the payment later!"

"No, no money needed!" Qi Shishen stammered as he spoke to Long Lifan, "Consider it a wedding gift from me to Lao Jiang and Lao Fu!"

The next day at noon, at the entrance of Dongwan Village, a group of figures walked slowly. They were dressed in military green uniforms, with upright postures and steady steps, as if they had blended into the surrounding environment.

These two people were Jiang Chen and Fu Junze.

Their appearance, like two shining stars, instantly attracted the villagers' attention. The villagers put down their work and went forward to greet them, their faces beaming with joy.

"Comrade Jiang, Comrade Fu, congratulations!" an elderly villager called out enthusiastically.

"Yeah yeah!"

"........."

Everyone knows that Comrade Jiang and Comrade Fu returned to the village to marry Hu and Jiang, two educated youths. On one side were soldiers protecting the country, and on the other side were educated youths who could read and write.

In the eyes of the villagers, the union of these two couples was a perfect match, a match made in heaven.

Jiang Chen and Fu Junze smiled and thanked everyone. Their humble attitude won the villagers' favor even more. They all exclaimed that Jiang and Hu, the educated youth, had found the right people.

The two had stayed in Dongwan Village for a while, and everyone was familiar with them.

Jiang Chen, in particular, had driven for six months free of charge in Dongwan Village during a previous mission, providing great convenience to the villagers. As a result, the villagers had a particularly deep impression of him.

"The village has changed so much!"

On their way back to the courtyard, the two were eager to see the person they had been missing day and night, but when they saw the changes in the village, their steps involuntarily slowed down.

At the beginning of the year, they stayed here for two days. At that time, Dongwan Village was quiet, but it was still relatively backward overall.

However, in just six months, the village has undergone tremendous changes. Most of the dilapidated mud-brick houses have now been replaced by brand-new brick houses, which are scattered in the valley in a well-organized manner, giving people a brand-new feeling.

The path has become wide and flat, no longer the muddy path it used to be...

"Long Zhiqing, we've really troubled you with our affairs!" Jiang Chen and Fu Junze stood in the courtyard, their faces beaming with gratitude.

Seeing this, Long Lifan quickly waved her hand with a smile and said, "Oh, you two don't need to be so polite. I'm just doing my duty as a servant. It's nothing to worry about!"

In fact, Long Lifan knew very well that Uncle Fu had given her all the money in advance, and that he had even helped her out of a predicament at a crucial moment last time. Long Lifan remembered all these things, so she felt it was only natural for her to be busy with their wedding preparations.

Besides, Jiang Nian'an and Hu Lili are both her best friends! Seeing her best friends find their own happiness makes Long Lifan genuinely happy for them. So, even if it takes a little extra effort, Long Lifan feels it's worth it.

"Long Zhiqing, no matter what, we still sincerely thank you!"

"Yes!"

“Don’t call me Long Zhiqing, you’ll call me Sister Fan from now on, just like me.” Hu Lili suddenly interjected, her eyes wide open, staring straight at Jiang Chen, waiting for his response.

Jiang Chen: "???"

Jiang Chen was a little stunned by this sudden request. How could a young man in his twenties call a girl "sister"? How could he possibly say that?

He then looked at Hu Lili with a hint of helplessness in his eyes, hoping that she would change her mind and give up the idea of ​​making him call Long Zhiqing "Sister Fan".

However, Hu Lili curled her lip and said dismissively, "What, is it so hard to call her Sister Fan?"

Staring intently at Hu Lili, Jiang Chen was terrified that if he didn't call her name today, his marriage with Lili would be on the rocks. After hesitating for a long time, Jiang Chen finally mustered his courage and turned around to call out, "Fan... Sister Fan!"

Seeing Jiang Chen's discomfiture, Fu Junze couldn't help but burst out laughing. He thought to himself, "Jiang Chen isn't even married yet, and he's already completely under Hu Zhiqing's thumb. He probably won't have any standing at home in the future."

Fu Junze found it increasingly amusing, completely oblivious to the movements of those around him. However, his laughter hadn't lasted long before he suddenly heard Jiang Nian'an's voice beside him: "Funny? From now on, you'll call her Sister Fan too!"