After half a year of hard work, the end of the year has finally arrived.

The village chief also spread the good news about the household contract responsibility system to the villagers of Qingshan Village.

Everyone was excited when they heard that the land would return to individuals.

However, the land will now be redistributed by the village, with different shares allocated to each person based on their population.

Lin Xue was all alone, but since she was an adult, she was allocated a plot of land for herself.

This time, the village chief did not show favoritism to anyone, nor would he divide her land with the old house as the original owner's grandparents had said.

After all, Lin Xue is still quite popular in the village.

Of course, she was only popular with young people; the older generation still looked down on her as a menace.

Because in the eyes of those old folks, Lin Xue was the culprit who caused the death of her parents, and coupled with the fact that she was not loved by her relatives, she was even more disliked.

But Lin Xue didn't care about any of that; it was impossible for them to take away her land...

Because the land was allocated to individuals, everyone farmed their own land the following year, instead of having to work collectively for work points like before.

Those who like to cheat and shirk their responsibilities will no longer have an excuse to be lazy.

The hardworking people were happy to have their own land, knowing that as long as they tended it carefully, they would always have enough to eat.

The young and strong boys were also inviting each other to go out and work after the New Year.

There are also quarries and sand pits nearby.

Although it was a bit tough, the whole family worked hard for half a year and managed to scrape together enough money for the bride price.

In this place, getting married doesn't actually cost much money; rather, it's the wedding feast that costs a lot.

People in the mountains don't hold formal weddings like they do in other places.

From engagement to marriage.

If you're particular about these things, you might even hire someone to sing and dance as part of the whole process.

The banquet would last for three days.

During these three days, everyone can eat. Once a table is finished, fresh food is immediately served to the next table.

This is the most expensive part.

Some poor families, who are not particular about such things, simply give the bride price to the woman's family, and then the girl packs a bundle and goes directly to the man's house, which is considered a marriage.

In short...

There are ways to cope with poverty, and ways to cope with wealth.

However, the presence of a continuous banquet indicates a large-scale wedding procession.

At this time, young men and women from all around would come upon hearing the news.

There were as many as a dozen or twenty bridesmaids, and the wedding procession was so complicated that it left Lin Xue speechless.

In the past six months, Lin Xue had the good fortune to be taken by Xie Yuchen to a wedding banquet once.

Can you believe that the wedding procession stretched for miles?

The bride was carried all the way to the groom's house by her brothers.

The entire journey was traversed on foot, and the wedding procession, which set off at around 3 a.m., didn't bring the couple back until 11 or 12 a.m.

Then came another flurry of activity and busyness.

We didn't get to eat until after 2 p.m., and it wasn't until after 7 p.m.

The food on the table was never stopped throughout the entire meal.

You can imagine how much money this would cost!

Moreover, people in that era were all struggling to get enough to eat, so everyone had a huge appetite.

However, people who finish eating at a table will leave on their own initiative and will not stay at the table to keep eating, as that would be very impolite.

Whenever such a person is discovered, the host doesn't need to chase them away; someone will naturally take them away.

During the day, there are delicious meals, and at night, we can dance together in a lively atmosphere.

Lin Xue was quite envious of this kind of wedding banquet!

A bride who receives such attention is sure to have an exceptionally happy and fulfilling future.

After all, the cost was really high...

That said, after the land was distributed, everyone started preparing for the New Year.

This year's harvest was quite good, and each household received a considerable amount of grain.

In addition, since I will be farming my own land next year, I won't be as frugal as I have been in previous years.

Almost every household prepares a large table of dishes and celebrates in a lively atmosphere on Chinese New Year's Day.

Lin Xue had prepared a lot of ingredients herself, but on New Year's Day, the Xie couple forcibly dragged her to their home for the holiday.

Left with no other choice, Lin Xue packed some of the New Year's goods she had prepared into a basket and brought them to the Xie family.

Moreover, as hunters, the Xie family naturally had no shortage of meat to eat.

In addition, Lin Xue brought various fried meatballs, fish, and steamed buns and mantou...

In the South, it's not common to steam buns or mantou for the Lunar New Year because flour is scarce there, and the taste isn't very good either.

Some families have never even eaten steamed buns in their entire lives, let alone know how to steam them.

Lin Xue's large basket of steamed buns and mantou was unanimously praised and welcomed by the Xie family.

In addition to the glutinous rice cakes made by the Xie family and the dozen or so delicious dishes prepared by Niu Li!

At noon.

The family sat down together at the table, each with a small wine glass in front of them.

Even Xie Yuchen and Lin Xue had a small wine cup in front of them.

"Men drink baijiu, women drink rice wine. This year, no one is allowed to skip the New Year celebration. Everyone has to drink two cups!"

Uncle Xie poured wine into everyone's glass and then raised the glass high.

"Thank God for bringing us good days. This year has been blessed with favorable weather. Thank you to our ancestors for protecting us from the afterlife!"

"Next year, our whole family will continue to strive, and we hope our family members will be safe and healthy. Thank you, Beast God, for your blessings..."

Uncle Xie held up his wine glass and talked for about 10 minutes before stopping.

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