Bai Lu did not participate in the road leveling and repair. Xiao Cheng told her about it, and he also paid for the road paving. He also called some of his brothers and Xiao family members to pave the road together.
"That's a good deed that benefits the people. No matter what the reason for repairing the road, once the road is repaired, everyone can travel more easily. This is a great deed!" Shang Chuyao was growing to like Bai Lu and Xiao Cheng more and more.
There is a difference between unscrupulous merchants and honest merchants.
The former can bankrupt a person and make them reviled by thousands, while the latter can make them rise to prominence and be admired by thousands.
Her judgment was indeed correct.
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The Mid-Autumn Festival is a national statutory holiday, and factories and companies alike give everyone a day off.
The transport convoy and the large group of people picking fruit in Xiaojia Village were no exception.
The harvesting and sale of seasonal fruits during this period has brought the villagers a considerable amount of money.
Mooncakes, which used to be too expensive to buy, are now available to every household and, together with their own fresh fruit, become a delicious gift for the reunion festival.
Grandpa and Grandma were overjoyed to learn that Bailu had brought her friends back. They busied themselves with having Xiao Guofu and Li Hongying kill chickens and fish, and prepare a good meal for Bailu and her friends so that they would have the energy to go up the mountain to pick fruit.
For the first time, Shang Chuyao felt the simple and warm enthusiasm from a stranger, which made her happy but also a little reserved.
Fortunately, Bai Lu kept putting food on her plate, so she could taste the dishes that she was too shy to pick for her.
"Don't be shy, eat more. Grandma is right, you need to eat well to have the energy to go up the mountain to pick fruit."
The grandpa and grandma also joined in with kind laughter.
"Pick whatever the little girl likes to eat. Make yourself at home and don't be shy."
"You and Lulu are classmates, and you both work hard studying. Eat more to nourish your body."
Li Hongying, Xiao Guofu, and other family members warmly urged Shang Chuyao to eat more.
But no one served Shang Chuyao any food; they knew that not everyone liked having food served to them by strangers.
White Dew Clover is enough.
Li Si remained a nobody, quietly carrying the mooncakes Bai Lu bought for Shang Chuyao after she got off the bus, and then went to deliver them to her grandparents and Mr. and Mrs. Xiao Guofu.
After finishing their meal in silence, they went up the mountain with Bai Lu, Shang Chuyao, and Xiao Guofu to pick fruit, enjoy the scenery, and try picking chestnuts to test their ripeness.
Finally, carrying large and small bags of fruit back to the car, and with the elderly watching them go, they drove Bai Lu Shang Chuyao and the car full of fruit back to the new town.
There will be a barbecue party in the new town tonight.
When Bai Lu asked her grandparents, Xiao Guofu, and Li Hongying their wishes, they all said they wouldn't go and wanted to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival at home, worshipping the moon with their families in the evening.
The other villagers shared the same wish.
Xiao Wei's friend Sanwazi was the same.
According to local custom, on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the moon is at its fullest and brightest, people set up a large incense table in their courtyard and place offerings such as mooncakes, fruits, and rice on it.
We worship the moon and pay homage to the moon goddess.
We pray for favorable weather and abundant harvests.
Wishing you peace, health, and happiness for your family.
If any relatives are away from home, may the Moon Goddess bless them and ensure their well-being.
May you have many more birthdays like this, and may every year bring you joy.
After declining her grandparents' invitation to worship the moon, Bai Lu went home and prepared to worship the moon with Xiao Cheng.
Of course, there's also Xiao Wei, Grandpa Hu, and Shang Chuyao; we all bow together.
Li Si has also gone back to meet with Zhang San, and the two families will worship the moon together, since they share the same mother.
After everyone worshipped the moon and ate mooncakes, they went to the riverside for a barbecue.
"Yaoyao, please get the lighter from the table for me. I need to light candles."
"good."
Shang Chuyao had just finished using the toilet and washed her hands when she heard Bai Lu's words and immediately went to the main house.
Bo City also has the custom of worshipping the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Shang Chuyao had already told Bailu why she wasn't going home for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Since her parents don't want her to grow up to be a delicate flower in a greenhouse, then she can grow up to be a wildflower.
The full moon, round and bright, cast its radiant light upon the high table in the center of the courtyard.
The large altar was already filled with offerings by Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu: apples, pomelos, mooncakes, containers for candles and incense, and a bamboo tube filled with rice.
Xiao Wei and Grandpa Hu are looking for firecrackers.
I don't know where I put it when I moved.
After a thorough search, they finally found it. After taking it out, Bai Lu also received a lighter from Shang Chuyao. She lit the candles, and Xiao Cheng lit the incense.
Under the full moon, five figures, men, women, young and old, each holding three sticks of incense, faced the moon in the sky.
Just as they were about to worship the moon, a burst of excited footsteps came from outside the open courtyard gate.
"Sister-in-law! I'm here!"
"Surprised? Unexpected? Shocked?... Hey, what game are you guys playing? Xiao Cheng, why are you offering me three incense sticks? I'm still alive!"
Li Jianfeng stood frozen at the door, carrying lavish gifts. To be precise, he was so shocked by Xiao Cheng's grand offerings that he stopped in his tracks.
One foot had already stepped through the door, but the other foot... was accidentally bumped into the door by Wu Youyi behind him.
He continued to explain in a low voice as he bumped into her: "I'm worshipping the moon! I told you before, we worship the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Li Jianfeng finally realized: "So that's how it is. Xiao Cheng worshipped the moon, not me. It feels a bit of a pity."
Wu You: "You can shut up now, or Brother Cheng will turn against you."
Didn't you see that his face was getting darker and darker?
Bai Lu gently tugged at Xiao Cheng's sleeve: "Don't be angry, don't be angry. Don't argue with someone who's spent holidays alone since childhood. It's the first time, so it's always like this."
Xiao Cheng lowered his cold eyes slightly, withdrew his gaze, and said calmly, "The barbecue will be held by the river."
Are you trying to get rid of me?
Li Jianfeng decisively rushed into the courtyard, threw down the lavish gifts, picked up the remaining incense on the table, and lit three sticks, just like Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu.
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