amaotonovel Chapter 209: Happy Events (Edited)
Chapter 209: Happy Events (Edited)
In addition, making charcoal requires a large amount of dry firewood, so Han Zhibai went to the mountain to chop firewood and pushed it back.
Two days later, Xia Qingyue's aunt passed away. She was full of energy and followed him to the mountain to chop firewood.
The two men chopped wood in the mountains for three full days.
There is a cave in the valley. Han Zhibai originally made pottery pots and bowls in it. It is located on a slope to the east of the house. Combined with the natural geographical advantages, it has been slightly modified and turned into a good cave in all aspects.
They put the dry firewood they found into the cave and burned it for a day and a night at a time. During the day, they continued to look for firewood in the mountains.
In a blink of an eye, it was early October and the weather was getting cooler. Xia Qingyue was afraid of the cold, so she put on thin reed fleece clothes, while Han Zhibai still wore thin long-sleeved trousers.
After burning charcoal for several days, we harvested nearly a thousand kilograms of charcoal, enough for use in the winter.
That morning, Xia Qingyue and Han Zhibai took the two kids out of the valley and went to the place where they found chestnuts and walnuts last year. When they arrived at these two places, they found that some of the fruits on the trees had been knocked down, but some were left.
She understood everything at a glance, "It must be Uncle He and Brother Kang who went up the mountain. The remaining fruits are left for us."
Han Zhibai nodded, he also thought so.
They picked the remaining fruits on the trees, put them into sacks, backpacks and wooden barrels, and carried them to the place where they found the wild persimmon trees last year. There were also taro trees there, and they wanted to see if they could find some and bring them back to keep as seeds for planting next year.
When we got under the persimmon tree, we saw quite a few persimmons on it.
She looked at him and asked, "They left too much for us. We have persimmons at home, and there are a lot of dried persimmons. How about we pick all of them and bring them down the mountain tomorrow?"
Han Zhibai climbed up the tree to pick persimmons, "Qingyue, let's go down the mountain the day after tomorrow. I want to go to the tiankeng to pay homage to my uncle and aunt tomorrow."
She stood under the tree, slightly stunned, "Okay."
After picking persimmons, they couldn't wait to go to the taro field.
Unfortunately, there are no more taro plants in the original field.
She was a little disappointed.
Han Zhibai said: "We might as well walk around and see if there is any."
"That's true. There's nothing wrong with taking a walk." She perked up.
So he wandered around the surrounding woods, but found nothing and had to return home disappointed.
The next day, before the hour of Mao, Han Zhibai got up early to kill chickens, ducks and fish, and found paper money, incense, wine, chicken and duck eggs to prepare the things needed for the daytime worship.
A little after three quarters of an hour past the hour of Mao, Xia Qingyue woke up. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and went to the kitchen, where she saw the cupboards filled with offerings. The offerings were rich in variety, including wine, meat, fruits, and even two bunches of wild flowers covered with crystal dewdrops.
Han Zhibai, who was squatting by the stove and picking up noodles, stood up with a bowl of noodles in his hand. "Breakfast is ready. We'll set off after we finish eating."
She was deeply moved, tears welling up in her eyes, "Okay."
After breakfast, we packed up and set off before Chenshi, arriving at the tiankeng at Sishi.
The two placed the offerings one by one in front of Xia Dasong and Zhu Erniang's grave, and then lit incense and burned paper money.
While performing the kneeling ceremony, Han Zhibai closed his eyes and kowtowed three times sincerely.
After they finished kneeling, he helped her up and said, "We'll come back often in the future!"
She nodded heavily, "Let's go to the vegetable garden and see what's going on."
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The next day, Xia Qingyue and Han Zhibai went down the mountain together with the two little ones and Xiao Hei.
There were a lot of things, so I took Xiao Hei with me to carry them.
At noon, we arrived at Xiushui Village.
Half a month later, the village has changed again and become prosperous. Houses made of loess mud are built quickly, one after another, and villagers can sometimes be seen coming and going on the paths in front of the houses.
Compared to the last time I came, there seemed to be more people in the village this time, and they all looked energetic and happy.
When they arrived at Li's house, Chen Yuzhen and her family happily welcomed them into the house, poured them some water, and brought out snacks such as persimmons, walnuts, and roasted chestnuts.
Chen Yuzhen excitedly held Xia Qingyue's hand and cried with joy:
"Qingyue, you came down the mountain just in time. A few days ago, the soldiers went to every village to publicize that they had received a victory report. The King of Yue took advantage of the victory and won a great victory. He successfully entered the capital and ascended the throne to become emperor. The world has ended the war and peace has been restored!"
Li Weikang took a few walnuts and put them under the door crack, cracking them open. He peeled off some of the large shells manually and handed the walnuts with the meat exposed to Xia Qingyue and Han Zhibai, saying cheerfully:
"Not only that, but along with it came disaster relief grain and seeds sent by the imperial court. Our county has suffered many disasters and the people are miserable. They also sent troops to help us build a new home!"
"Thank you, Brother Weikang, that's great, this is such a happy event!" She took the walnut and looked at Han Zhibai happily.
Han Zhibai smiled when he heard the good news.
"Everything went wrong in the first half of this year, but fortunately, good things happened one after another in the second half!" Chen Yuzhen looked at Xia Qingyue with a smile, and then at Han Zhibai.
The two parties understood instantly that the other happy event that the aunt was talking about must be related to their marriage.
Thinking of this, their faces and ears turned red with embarrassment, and when their eyes met, their feelings surged.
Seeing this, Chen Yuzhen smiled even more. She took Xia Qingyue's hand, then took Han Zhibai's hand, and wrapped her big hand around the small hand.
"Good boy, the auspicious date set by the fortune teller is before the New Year, on the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, one day after Youmao Xiaoyu. You are in front and they are behind!"
The twelfth month is December, which is more than a month away.
Han Zhibai held Xia Qingyue's hand tightly, and they smiled at each other.
Li Weikang looked at the perfect couple and felt both happy and envious.
"I seem to hear the voices of Sister Qingyue and the others. Have they gone down the mountain?"
Li Weisheng's loud voice came from outside.
He ran into the main room and saw that someone had really arrived. He smiled widely, "Sister Qingyue!"
"Qingyue!" Li Benfu and Chen Dawei pushed aside Li Weisheng who was blocking the door and ran in.
Chen Youmao came in last, limping.
Everyone gathered together and happily talked about their recent situation and some things happening down the mountain.
While chatting, Chen Yuzhen gave Li Benfu a look.
Li Benfu understood immediately and looked at his three young men. "It's almost noon, why don't you three hurry up and prepare lunch."
"Yes, yes, look how happy we are that we forgot about it!"
"Sister Qingyue, Zhibai, please sit down for a while. We will be able to eat soon."
The three young men went to the kitchen arm in arm.
As soon as they left, the three elders looked at Xia Qingyue and Han Zhibai with caring eyes.
Chen Yuzhen was straightforward, she said whatever she wanted to say: "Good children, what are your plans for the wedding? How do you want to arrange it?"
The two people being asked looked at each other.
Han Zhibai said: "I will listen to Qingyue."
"Hmm... I've thought about it. We can hold it at the foot of the mountain and stay for two days. We won't have to make a big fuss. We can just have a few banquets for the three families to make it lively."
The three families she mentioned were the two of them, the Li family and the Fang family. Not many people in the village knew them, and it would be awkward if the ceremony was too grand, so it would be better to just have a simple celebration with familiar people.
Marriage is a major event in life, and it does not conflict with the fact that it should be organized with the comfort of the parties involved as the priority.
After hearing this, the Li family immediately understood what she meant and agreed to do so.
"Come, Qingyue, follow me." Chen Yuzhen called her into the room.
Han Zhibai stayed to discuss some details of the wedding day with Li Benfu and Chen Dawei.
After entering the room, Chen Yuzhen closed the door and said, "Qingyue, sit on the bed for a while. I'll go to the closet and get something for you to see."
"Yeah." Xia Qingyue did not sit on the bed, but moved a low stool next to it and sat down.
Chen Yuzhen opened the wardrobe in the room and took out a set of bright red, festive clothes in their left and right hands. She smiled slightly and the fine lines at the corners of her eyes slowly closed.
“Although the shops in the town had not yet opened, people temporarily set up small stalls in the former market and took out their hidden treasures to trade for money.
About half a month ago, I was walking down the street with your uncle and passed by there. I saw a piece of nice red cloth and bought it back."
When Xia Qingyue saw the two wedding dresses in the other person's hands, her eyes widened and her lips trembled slightly.