For a moment, Xia Dalang felt a myriad of complex emotions in his heart.

He couldn't help but think of the year when Xia Daohua was just born. There was a drought in Beiguan Town that year. Although it was not serious and the crops were not completely destroyed, the harvest was much less than in previous years.

Many families who have no financial resources and do not know how to manage their finances carefully have started selling their children.

Because of the Zhou family's consistent strength and careful planning, the Xia family not only did not have to endure as much hardship as other families, but they could also barely get enough to eat.

However, the Xia family's original plan to send him, the eldest grandson, to school was delayed.

It was at that time that Xia Daohua was born.

At that time, the fourth room already had Lihua and Wulang. Daohua was a dark and thin child when she was born. She was a girl and her cry was as weak as a kitten. She was not very likable.

My mother said at that time that this girl was a jinx.

If she hadn't become a bandit at this time, Fourth Aunt wouldn't have had to observe the confinement period after childbirth.

If Fourth Aunt doesn't stay in confinement after giving birth, the Fourth Room won't be short of someone who can work in the fields, and there won't be two more mouths to feed for free all of a sudden.

The tax collectors sent by the county magistrate were going door to door, beating dogs and chasing chickens, collecting taxes! Now that there were two more mouths to feed, wouldn't that mean the schooling would be delayed?

When my mother complained too much, my father would scold her and tell her to shut up.

Xia Dalang didn't say anything, but he felt a little unfair in his heart. Back then, it was inevitable that he felt that Daohua had come at a bad time.

He had been looking forward to going to school for a long time.

But when Xia Daohua was born, the thing he had been looking forward to was delayed again.

If there was no such girl, would things be much smoother?

But at some point, those past resentments had long since vanished with the wind. At this moment, looking at Xia Daohua's slightly frail back, the thought that emerged in Xia Dalang's mind was:

There are so many people in the Xia family, and everyone looks happy and smiling.

Perhaps she was the only one who, on this day of family reunion, thought of her lost family members who had been separated and lost forever...

Sister Daohua is a soft-hearted child.

Although she never says nice things to her family, she always cares about them silently.

Xia Daohua naturally didn't know that she was just homesick and shed a few tears, but in Xia Dalang's eyes, she became one of the top ten good sisters.

Xia Dalang even put the matter of the broken engagement letter behind him, and was only thinking about the fact that if he could really succeed in his studies and pass the exams in the future, he would do his best to repay the friendship of his good sister Xia Daohua.

New Year's Eve passed uneventfully amid the clamor of firecrackers, with sporadic explosions still blasting throughout the night. The Xia family members all went to bed in the latter part of the night, and except for Xia Dalang, no one actually stayed up all night to celebrate the New Year.

In fact, there was a funeral in the Xia family, and according to the rules, they could not celebrate the New Year in such a lively manner.

But the Xia family has already split up, and the two elders, Grandpa Xia and Zhou, are still alive. Even if it is to avoid taboos, this New Year cannot be too lonely.

Although Xia Dalang felt sad, he also understood that the old couple, now old, liked the festive and lively atmosphere. It made no sense to prevent them from celebrating the New Year and shorten their lifespan just for the sake of their parents, the two younger generations.

Just as Xia Dalang was looking at the dark night sky and couldn't help but think of Zhu, the gate of Xia's house was opened by someone.