A month has passed in the blink of an eye. Now it's the end of September, and the old town, as a famous ancient city tourist area in Jiangyang City, has already started to attract many visitors. In October, there will be even more visitors.

In front of the Qin family's old house is a side street, and the door faces the back wall of the old house in front. To the left of the Qin family's old house is another side street, and across the street are many small courtyards, a supermarket, and various daily necessities shops.

The old town is built in the traditional style, with water channels on both sides of the streets and a canal running through the city, so every household has a water channel in front of their door.

To the right of the Qin family's old house, separated by a small alley, was another household. The door faced a different direction from the Qin family's main gate, so there was little interaction between them. The streets in the old town were all paved with bluestone slabs, but there were no asphalt roads here.

During the off-season, cars are allowed in the old town, but during the peak season, cars, trams, motorcycles, and the like are prohibited.

There are specially built parking areas outside the old city, and there are parking areas at all four city gates. Bicycles are provided inside the city, but you can't ride them outside; you can only ride them within the city.

There are many activities in the city. During the peak tourist season, the municipal government will assign people to organize many lively programs, including various folk performances.

The eastern district has two particularly large stages, separated by several streets, as well as shadow puppet theaters, glove puppet theaters, and puppet shows. There is also a particularly large red building where people throw embroidered balls to choose their sons-in-law.

This Red Mansion is a matchmaking building, with a courtyard inside. It enshrines the God of Marriage, and there are message stands, wishing trees, and activities to help strangers find love.

Chengnan District is a food street with no specific shops. It consists of local snacks or home-cooked dishes made by every household. It also preserves snacks that many people remember from their childhood. There are also places where you can provide your own ingredients to make your own food, as well as banquets and food festivals.

In addition, there are many quaint inns, restaurants, teahouses, and poetry competition stages. Restaurants offer wine tasting parties, drinking games, and the "floating wine cups" game. Teahouses have storytellers, ventriloquists, and crosstalk performers, and occasionally there are traditional folk arts such as Pingtan. Poetry competition stages are for scholars and literati to compose poems, couplets, and recite ancient poems in a chain.

The western part of the city is mostly garden landscapes. In the past, there were many wealthy families there who combined their houses to create large gardens. Moreover, the canal flows through the western part of the city, and there are several bridges and ferry crossings built along the river where boats dock. If you like beautiful scenery, the western part of the city is the most suitable place.

The northern part of the city is rich in handicrafts, including the Four Treasures of the Study, musical instruments, porcelain, weaving, embroidery, and scrolls of poetry, calligraphy, and painting. As soon as you enter the northern part of the city, you can hear the melodious sounds of traditional Chinese string and bamboo instruments echoing in the air.

There are also many bookstores filled with antique books, as well as numerous traditional Chinese paintings for sale. There are also specialty shops selling writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones. All kinds of traditional Chinese musical instruments are available, along with various types of porcelain, including vases, ornaments, bowls, plates, and pendants.

In addition, there are specialty Hanfu physical stores, offering various styles of clothing, as well as shawls, handkerchiefs, towels, folding fans, round fans, palm-leaf fans, and larger items such as embroidered screens and curtains.

Meanwhile, many grand events will be held around the city, such as dragon and lion dances, stilt walking, opera performances, parades, and official processions.

Qin Nan had seen all the activities in the various districts, but his favorite was the Lantern Festival. At that time, every household in the old city would hang colorful lanterns, and the streets and markets would have colorful ropes with lanterns hanging on them. There were also popular activities such as guessing lantern riddles, searching for colorful lanterns, and lantern mazes.

The Lantern Maze is located at the corner of the city where the East and South districts meet. It is a large square maze with crisscrossing stone walls covered with lanterns. In the center of the maze is a pavilion with a statue of the Old Man Under the Moon inside. The maze has two entrances and exits, one in the East district and one in the South district. There are many paths leading to the exits, but only two paths lead to the central pavilion.

It is said that those who can reach the pavilion will receive the blessing of the Old Man Under the Moon. The maze has a canopy above it, and when you look up inside the maze, you can see a 3D projection of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meeting on the Magpie Bridge. The entire maze is shrouded in the Milky Way and starry sky. In the past, it was just a blurry picture, but later, with the development of technology, it became much more advanced.

Qin Nan had been to the maze many times. Everyone who went in had to carry a lantern. He wandered around inside until he was completely disoriented and somehow ended up out of there. He had never seen the pavilion in the middle, but he had heard that many people had gone inside.

Legend has it that this maze has a magical power; only two single people destined to meet will encounter each other if they appear in the maze at the same time. Couples are excluded, as they already have partners, so the magic does not work. However, it is said that it has brought together many couples, which is why the lantern maze is a popular event every year.

There were many grapes hanging on the grape trellis in the front yard, but they were all still green and probably wouldn't be ready to eat until mid-October. Business had been terrible ever since Chen Qizhu left.

Bai Hao still stays at home every day, but he no longer plays Candy Crush. Recently, he has become obsessed with TV dramas. Qin Nan regrets buying the TV. Except for meals, Bai Hao is like a glued to the sofa. He even sleeps on the sofa at night.

Qin Nan was like a worried old mother, urging Bai Hao to wash up, change clothes, take a bath, and eat every day. Even Totoro was more diligent than him.

After moving the totoro to a bigger villa, Qin Nan also bought it a special exercise wheel and a toy slide. The totoro found it very interesting and would play with it after eating, which actually made it lose a lot of weight.

The probationary period has been over for a month. Qin Nan's salary is deducted from her own card and used to pay off debts. Qin Nan keeps the house in good order. Bai Hao has almost been raised into a pig, a pig that can watch TV!

Qin Nan was watching Totoro take a bath when suddenly the pig on the sofa spoke.

Pig: "A guest has arrived at the door."

Upon hearing this, Qin Nan glanced at Bai Hao, then walked to the front yard with some skepticism. Just as she reached the entrance of the front hall, she saw five young people peeking out from the doorway.

Wow, this yard is so beautiful!

"It looks nice, but I don't even know if it's a proper place! Hanging white lanterns like that is so unlucky!"

"Exactly, it's just a run-down hotel, and they call it a Yin-Yang Inn."

"Don't talk nonsense. If we can't find a place to stay, we'll have to sleep on the streets tonight."

Qin Nan watched the three men and two women chattering at the door. He regretted changing the lanterns to white ones. The previous white lanterns had the character "祭" (sacrifice) on them, which made Qin Nan feel uneasy. However, he couldn't hang red lanterns for the funeral business, so he changed them to two pure white lanterns.

Then he installed cameras in the house, and Qin Nan installed a computer in the empty room on the second floor of the backyard to store and watch video recordings. He still felt that there was something in the house, a feeling he couldn't quite put his finger on.

Bai Hao glanced at it but didn't say anything. At the same time, a computer was installed in Bai Hao's room, but because there was a TV, Bai Hao hadn't started using it yet.

Qin Nan lifted his foot and walked over. The five people were stunned when they saw Qin Nan coming. Qin Nan had a neat short haircut, a gentle smile on his face, an orange shirt, light-colored trousers, and white sneakers. He was a typical homebody and warm man.

The two girls huddled together, whispering something, their faces shy, while the two boys looked rather sullen. Only the slightly chubby boy, who hadn't said a word, looked at Qin Nan with a kind expression.