When Su Qingluan and her group returned to Huaxi Village from the bustling town, it was already completely dark.

After all, children have limited energy. Although they had played like crazy before, they were now too sleepy to open their eyes.

Su Xueyan was already lying on Su Guangfu's back, drooling in her sleep; and although Su Xuanhe was not asleep, he was rubbing his eyes and yawning continuously. He was almost being held by Yang's hand, half dragged and half dragged away, and it seemed that he could lie down and sleep anytime and anywhere.

Although it rained heavily last night, there was a bright moon in the sky tonight. Even though it was only a waxing moon, the clear sky cast a hazy glow on the ground, illuminating the paths in Huaxi Village.

When Su Qingluan came to the outside of her yard, someone patted her shoulder from the side.

She was startled and turned around suddenly, and saw Tian Xing'er holding a lantern and waiting for her with her friends.

"You're so slow!" Tian Xing'er complained, "Liu'er and the others have already gone to prepare. I came here specially to pick you up!"

Su Qingluan looked carefully and found that there were only two girls following Tian Xing'er, and the other two were not around.

Su Qingluan turned around and looked at her parents. Yang said softly, "Go ahead. Don't come back too late. Leave the wooden door unlocked for now. Don't worry."

"Don't worry, Aunt Su!" Tian Xing'er patted herself and promised, "I will definitely send her back later!"

Seeing Tian Xing'er acting like a big sister, Su Qingluan thought of her crying face before and found it a little funny. But she still said jokingly, "Then I have to ask Sister Tian Xing'er for help!"

Tian Xing'er stuttered when she heard this: "Leave it to me!"

The two girls behind her laughed softly. Tian Xing'er seemed a little embarrassed and ran after them. Su Qingluan looked at the three of them and quickened her pace to catch up.

Unlike the quiet nights of the past, tonight, the courtyards of the villagers in Huaxi Village are dotted with candles in groups of three or two. Especially in the homes of young girls, various fruits and snacks are offered in the courtyard.

Su Qingluan looked curious, stretching her neck to take a look at every house she passed. Tian Xing'er said in front of her, "Don't be curious about other houses. We will also pray for wisdom together later!"

"Are they all begging for skills?" Su Qingluan was curious. "I think they are doing something different..."

"There are so many ways to play, don't you know?" asked a girl following Tian Xing'er.

Su Qingluan said confidently: "Didn't I say it before? I had a high fever and I can't remember a lot of things."

Upon hearing this, Tian Xing'er winked at the girl, telling her to stop talking. She then comforted Su Qingluan, "Don't worry, we'll all teach you later! Hurry up and catch up, we'll be there soon."

Su Qingluan looked at Tian Xing'er's back and understood why she was the center among these five girls.

Admittedly, she may be the one with a more outgoing personality among these girls, but her communication and decision-making abilities also seem to be the strongest, so she is the "backbone" among these girls.

After walking four or five houses south from the Su family, Tian Xing'er finally arrived at a courtyard surrounded by loess walls.

Unlike the wooden doors of the Su family and most of the farmers in Huaxi Village, this family's door was made of a whole piece of high-quality wood. Under the reflection of lanterns and moonlight, it showed a faint dark red color.

Tian Xing'er took a few steps forward and knocked on the door. Someone answered it soon. It was a young girl's voice: "Who is it?"

"Liu'er!" Tian Xing'er responded, "I brought Su... Su Daya here!"

"My name is Su Qingluan..." a voice added weakly from behind.

"But I heard your mother calling you like that!" Tian Xing'er said righteously.

"That's a nickname..."

"A nickname is also a name, it's easy to remember!" Tian Xing'er would never admit that she didn't remember Su Qingluan's real name.

"..." Su Qingluan said, let them be happy, since her parents called her that anyway, and she has become immune to this name.

"This is Liu'er's home," Tian Xing'er turned and said to Su Qingluan.

Liu'er nodded to Su Qingluan: "Everyone, please come in, let's go to the backyard together!"

Su Qingluan followed them, as if Granny Liu had come to the Grand View Garden.

To be honest, she had only read about "begging for skill" in folklore books and other local activities, but she had never participated in one in her past life.

After all, Chinese Valentine's Day is in mid-to-late August every year. When she was young, she learned cooking from her master during the winter and summer vacations. When she entered high school, she didn't even have time to learn cooking because high school students would start classes in advance. Every Chinese Valentine's Day, she would already be sitting in the classroom for class.

Su Qingluan saw that in addition to the fruits, pears, peaches and various snacks offered in the yard, there were also many silver needles, colored threads, scissors and colored paper. She was curious about what these were used for.

It looks like the handicraft class in school back then.

In fact, it was pretty much as she imagined. Su Qingluan saw Tian Xing'er saying to the other girls, "Since it seems like Daya is having her first competition of ingenuity today, why don't you choose some simple styles?"

"Daya? This sister's name is Daya?" a weak voice asked.

When Su Qingluan turned around, she saw a pretty girl, half a head shorter than herself, sizing her up curiously. She smiled and said, "I remember your name is Chunhua, right? My name is Su Qingluan, Qing for green, Luan for phoenix bird—of course, you can call me Daya, that's what my mother calls me."

Tian Xing'er was a little surprised: "Have I told you Chunhua's name before?"

Su Qingluan's expression was very subtle: "Although you didn't say it, I knew Chunhua and Liu'er's names when we met by the river last time."

When she said this, the other girls also recalled the awkward moment when they first met.

Of course, the ones who were embarrassed were the other five people. Su Qingluan said that as long as she kept a calm mind, the embarrassment would not catch up with her.

Tian Xing'er also remembered how she and her friends took their anger out on Su Qingluan and bullied the weak when they first met, and her face turned red and white.

"I...that..." She wanted to say something, but her face was so hot that she couldn't speak.

How could Su Qingluan not know that the little girl across from her wanted to apologize but couldn't bring herself to do so? She knew it all too well.

But she thought it was fun to tease the little girl like this.

"Yes...sorry..." Tian Xing'er's voice was as soft as a mosquito.

"Ah? What did you say?" Su Qingluan pretended to be confused and calm.

"I say!" As if she had made up her mind, Tian Xing'er closed her eyes and said loudly, "I'm sorry! We were wrong when we were five against you alone by the river!"

When the remaining four girls saw Tian Xing'er apologize, they also came over to apologize.

Su Qingluan deliberately smiled and said, "Why, aren't you afraid that I'll get too close to that Mr. Mu?"