freenovelworld Chapter 129 A Crane Standing Among Chickens
Chapter 129 A Crane Standing Among Chickens
The elder Gao and the others were all guessing: Could it be that someone went to the Xia family to propose marriage on the second day of the Lunar New Year?!
“Shengqiu went to the capital with Young Master Huang,” Xia’s father explained, worried that the villagers would make wild guesses.
After seeing off Xia Sange, Xia's father and the others were not in a good mood. They waved and retreated back into the courtyard.
Old Gao looked curiously in the direction of leaving the village entrance, wondering what kind of identity Young Master Huang was.
* * *
On the third day of the Lunar New Year—
People going to the capital began visiting relatives, and acquaintances began exchanging New Year's gifts and visiting each other.
Ma Yiyi is a new bride in the Wei family. As a junior member and the wife of Wei Zhishu, who will be named the heir apparent in the future, she also needs to accompany Old Madam Wei and the others to visit various households.
In the interactions among the prominent families of the capital, social standing is paramount, and their disdain for Ma Yiyi was entirely expected.
But... those people whose status is far inferior to Ma Yiyi's now, namely the wives of minor officials, are two-faced and don't take Ma Yiyi seriously at all.
Ma Yiyi shouldn't have heard those two-faced people behind her back, but the live streaming system didn't want her to have an easy time, so it broadcast all those two-faced people to Ma Yiyi.
Ma Yiyi felt a tightness in her chest.
The comments told Ma Yiyi that things would be fine as long as she got all of Xia Mo's luck points.
Ma Yiyi believed it without the slightest hesitation.
Feeling upset, Ma Yiyi directed her anger at Xia Mo, harboring resentment towards her.
Ma Yiyi felt that she hadn't gained a foothold in the Wei family because she hadn't had children, so she started thinking of various ways to seduce Wei Zhishu.
Viewers in the live stream with warped values were eager to watch more adult content, not only influencing Ma Yiyi's thinking but also helping her devise ways to seduce Wei Zhishu.
Ma Yiyi lives a life of misery every day, and there is not a single moment of happiness for her.
* * *
Compared to Ma Yiyi's distress, the Xia family was overjoyed, as if it were New Year's Day.
Anping County, Anjia Village, Xiajia Village
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, people in Anjia Village visit each other regardless of whether they are relatives or not.
Everyone was wearing new clothes and smiling.
People who came to visit the Xia family would shower Xia Mo, Xia Da Ge, and Xia Er Ge with praise.
Qian Duoduo, an unmarried woman from the same village, had her eye on Brother Xia and, during a visit, tried to find out what Brother Xia's father thought.
Mr. and Mrs. Xia were stunned for a moment, then overjoyed.
Someone came to sound out their child, which means that all the difficult things from last year are over!
Xia's mother smiled and said to Qian's mother, "Shenggen... I need to ask him what he thinks. Now... he's running the braised food business. He's got big ideas."
Despite her forced smile, Qian's mother did not change her mind because of Xia's mother's words.
Now that the Xia family has prospered, those who can form a marriage alliance with the Xia family can also prosper as well!
Many people share the same idea as Qian Mu.
When Gao Laoda came over, in accordance with Xia's parents' wishes, he said, "If my younger sister hadn't gotten married last year, I would definitely have chosen your family too."
When Xia's father and mother heard this, they were overjoyed.
When Xia Mo was framed by thugs, the Xia family felt like the sky was falling. Later, because of the thugs' death, Xia's father was framed and imprisoned by a Taoist priest. The Xia family felt that their family was about to fall apart...
They never imagined that their lives would not fall into poverty, their families would not break up, and their lives would actually get better and better!
* * *
The days passed joyfully and lively as we entered the eighth day of the lunar new year.
Within Anjia Village, the visits between villagers have ended, and it's time to visit relatives in other villages.
After sitting in his chair in a daze for a while, Xia's father said, "It's the eighth day of the month. I'll go find Gao, the village head, to discuss building the house. We'll try our best to finish building the house before spring plowing!"
"it is good!"
Xia's mother's eyes lit up, and filled with excitement, she responded forcefully.
Now that the Xia family is wealthy, Gao Li is still trying to save them some money while arranging for them.
Since they were all from the same village, the construction team was quickly organized. The materials had been prepared well before the new year, and once the workers were in place, they immediately got to work!
The ninth day of the month—
The Xia family courtyard was bustling with activity.
The Xia family had already enclosed the homestead when they enclosed the courtyard. The original house where the Xia family lived was actually next to the right courtyard wall, so the new house could be built directly in the center of the courtyard.
Gao Lizheng also wanted to finish building the Xia family's house before spring plowing, so he arranged for ten skilled house builders from the village to work together with ten assistants, and they started working enthusiastically.
The tenth day of the month—
Workers are laying stones on the excavated site for building construction.
Xia's father wanted to build a second floor, so the house site was dug quite deep.
Following Xia Mo's instructions, Xia's father spent a large sum of money to buy dozens of thick iron rods, which he buried in the foundation, leaving a long section of the rods sticking out.
November 11th
The walls of the house have been built up to a meter high!
The 15th —
The first floor of the house is finished! It needs to dry for a few days.
The fifteenth day of the lunar month is the Lantern Festival. There is a Lantern Festival in the county town, and there is no curfew on this night.
Almost every villager from Anjia Village who has free time will go to see it.
The dutiful Gao Li was worried that the girls and children in the village would get lost, so on this day, he would organize the villagers to go to the county town together.
Xia's father, mother, eldest brother, and second brother were going to the city to see the lantern festival, and Xia Mo naturally accompanied them.
Before going to the lantern festival, she used her divine sense to gather information about the entire village and several nearby villages.
She discovered something very funny.
* * *
Anping County —
On this day, street vendors and the like will not be inspected by government officials.
In the county town, the three main streets are lined with stalls selling everything from food and jewelry to handicrafts.
Xia Mo came with the main group from Anjia Village.
"It's agreed that we'll all meet here after the lantern festival ends, and then we'll go back to the village together."
Boss Gao shouted at the top of his lungs, giving instructions to the people of Anjia Village.
This is true for Anjia Village, and it's true for people in other villages as well.
Such a situation, where villagers from the same village unite together, is very common at this time, which is why people value the village collective so much.
Xia's eldest brother and second brother stood beside Xia Mo, the two brothers responsible for protecting their little sister.
Xia's father stayed by Xia's mother's side.
The Xia family members, thanks to the health-enhancing pills and their practice of the "Qi-Nourishing Technique," possessed a level of vitality and spirit unmatched by anyone present.
The Xia family members were all good-looking. The eldest and second eldest brothers were young and tall. Walking through the bustling lantern festival, the two of them stood out like cranes among chickens in the crowd. It was hard not to notice them.
The Liu and He families, who had been engaged to Brother Xia and Brother Xia's second brother, naturally took notice of the imposing Brother Xia and Brother Xia's second brother.
Liu's mother and He's mother had the same expression. When they saw Brother Xia and Brother Xia, they were a little hesitant to recognize them. However, their eyes were fixed on Brother Xia and Brother Xia, and their gazes moved over their faces, completely fooling Xia Mo, who was walking with them and wearing a face mask.