After dark, everyone Wenxi had invited to the housewarming party arrived. Wenxi, being a young girl, felt it inappropriate to go directly to invite Jin Changfeng, a grown man, so she asked Captain Qian to call him. After all, she had seen Jin Changfeng and Captain Qian talking in the yard when she went to Captain Qian's house that day, and Jin Changfeng lived next door to Captain Qian, so the two of them must have a good relationship.

Jin Changfeng followed Captain Qian inside. Seeing that Wen Xi seemed to be in a good mood, he felt relieved. After all, he lived a bit far from here, and he didn't know what had happened here last night. He only found out this morning that Wen Xi had been framed in the middle of the night. After hearing about this, he immediately came to find Wen Xi, but she had already left.

Later, he waited on the jujube tree at the village entrance, but she never came back. He guessed she had returned via a side path, since such a big thing had happened and it was inevitable that people would point fingers at her.

He knew the villagers' character very well; you really couldn't expect them to say anything nice.

Hearing the noise from next door, Chang Qingqing brought her family over, along with a plate of stir-fried eggs with chives, since eggs were all they had at home.

"Sister, it's enough that you came in person, why did you bring food? Isn't that making you spend money?" Wen Xi said embarrassedly, and quickly invited everyone to sit down.

Afterwards, Shen Jiaojiao, Jiang Yue, and others brought over the dishes that were warming on the rice cooker one by one. There was meat and soup, and it was very plentiful. Everyone showed an expression of disbelief.

Captain Qian disapproved, saying, "Xiaoxi, you've only just arrived in the countryside. There will be many expenses in the future. You should be frugal with your money. Why are you making such a lavish meal?"

Aunt Mei smiled sheepishly, "Yes, just stir-fry a couple of dishes."

Buying a house and furniture, several hundred yuan just vanished like that. Even if the three of them had a lot of money with them, they couldn't withstand spending like that!

"Uncle Qian, Aunt Meihua, don't worry. Today is a housewarming party, so we've made it a little more lavish. We definitely won't do this again in the future. Even if we wanted to, we wouldn't have the means. Don't you all agree?" Afraid that everyone would feel embarrassed to eat meat, Wenxi picked up a soup ladle and ladled a full spoonful of braised pork and potatoes for everyone.

Wenxi bought a house and three sets of furniture. She dared not let others think she was still rich, otherwise, what would she do if all the villagers tried to take advantage of her?

She, Shen Jiaojiao, and Jiang Yue, three weak women, how could they be a match for the treacherous commoners?

"Thank you all, uncles and aunts, for coming to our housewarming party. We haven't been able to prepare anything fancy, so please bear with us!" Wenxi raised her teacup and toasted everyone. "Thank you all for your help and care these past few days. We've just arrived in the countryside and there's still a lot we don't understand. We don't know how long we'll be living here, so we hope you'll treat us like family, be understanding, and guide us. I'd like to offer you this cup of tea instead of wine."

Seeing this, Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue quickly stood up and made a similar statement as Wen Xi, leaving a good impression on everyone.

After all, no one knows how many years they will live here, so building good relationships will definitely be more beneficial for their future survival. Now that their relationship with the educated youth settlement has broken down before they have even had any contact with them, the only thing they can rely on is the village.

Zhu Jiawen and Chu Wan'er are not good people to begin with. If you want their protection, you might as well get the protection of the villagers!

"Xiaoxi, Jiaojiao, Xiaoyue, you're too kind. Please sit down and eat, or the food will get cold. Now that you've joined our big family, if you ever need anything, just come to your auntie. I certainly won't let those wicked people bully you."

Who wouldn't like a well-behaved and sensible child? Aunt Meihua liked them very much too. If it weren't for the fact that all her sons were already married, she would really want these three girls to be her daughters-in-law.

After all, it's not easy to meet a sensible and reasonable girl.

"Thank you everyone, thank you Aunt Meihua." After the three of them sat down, they picked up their chopsticks and started eating, and everyone else ate with smiles on their faces.

After just one bite, her eyes clearly lit up. She never expected that the potatoes that everyone usually eats would be made so soft, sweet and delicious by Wenxi. They could be easily broken with chopsticks.

"Xiaoxi, your cooking skills are amazing! You've managed to make such ordinary potatoes taste so delicious," Aunt Meihua exclaimed.

Wen Xi smiled modestly, "Actually, potatoes are delicious on their own, so they can be made especially delicious with just a little processing. The reason why my potatoes are so delicious is because I have all the seasonings here. When I went to the countryside, I didn't know what to bring. I thought that I would definitely need to eat when I came to the countryside, and to eat, I would need pots, pans, and seasonings, so I brought some seasonings with me!"

"Even the plates we use to serve the food, and the bowls and chopsticks we use to eat, are all things we brought from home!"

Captain Qian and Aunt Meihua nodded in approval. They were indeed different from others. While others brought nice clothes and delicious food when they went to the countryside, they were prepared in advance and never went hungry.

Afterwards, while everyone was eating and chatting, Wenxi remembered something important and hurriedly spoke up, "Aunt Meihua, I heard that each household can raise three chickens. I would also like to raise three chickens. Could you please help us arrange this?"

"Xiaoxi, don't worry, leave this to your aunt. After the New Year, I'll bring the chicks back for you. By the way, what kind of chick do you want?" Aunt Meihua said.

"I want two hens and one rooster. I'll build a chicken coop in a corner of the yard and raise the chickens. Then we can exchange eggs for condiments."

"Okay, I'll definitely help you bring the chicks back then," Aunt Meihua promised.

"Uncle Qian, we'd appreciate it if you could help us arrange for electricity to be connected to our home. The candles we brought from the countryside are almost used up." Fengshou Brigade does have electricity, but not many households use it; most families still use cheap kerosene lamps.

The house that Wenxi bought was unoccupied when the electricity was first turned on, so it wasn't taken care of. Now that they've moved in, it's natural to turn on the electricity.

"Xiaoxi, don't worry, Uncle will definitely arrange everything properly for you..."

The meal was a truly enjoyable one for both the host and guests!

After seeing everyone out the door, Wenxi entered the courtyard and closed the gate, only then noticing the grain placed by the door.