Before they knew it, it was Lunar New Year's Eve. Banxia pulled Nanxing out of bed early in the morning, excitedly preparing for the New Year.
She looked up at Nanxing and instructed, "One centimeter to the left."
Nanxing obediently moved the couplet one centimeter to the left: "Wife, is it aligned now?"
Banxia took a few steps back and looked them over carefully: "Everyone's here! You can come down now!"
The couplets were written by Su Xiao. She not only wrote the characters but also casually sketched a few auspicious cloud patterns, making them look extremely festive.
Xingzi and Shancha ran downstairs with a clatter: "Banxia, the 'Fu' characters on the second floor are up. Take some more so we can put them up on the first floor too."
Banxia pulled out a stack of "Fu" characters from her spatial storage, reminding everyone, "Remember to paste them upside down."
"Okay, got it!"
The two trees ran off with their things, while Gold, Silver, Dumpling, and Blackie surrounded Banxia expectantly, indicating that they wanted to help.
Banxia was a little embarrassed. The little animals' paws were not convenient for working, but she knew that saying it directly would hurt their feelings: "Don't worry, you can help taste the dishes when your older brothers and sisters are cooking."
Upon hearing this, Jinzi's mouth watered. It glanced shyly at its sister and, seeing that she was pulling its brother toward the kitchen without noticing it, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Banxia and Nanxing exchanged a knowing glance. Who could possibly hide Jinzi's little tricks from? What a silly little dog.
This Lunar New Year's Eve was different from previous years. The three families tacitly decided to celebrate separately and have dinner together on New Year's Day. However, Banxia and her partner decided to cook extra food to send some to their neighbors and the people across the street.
Banxia's cooking skills are limited, so she mainly helps with washing and chopping vegetables, Nanxing is the head chef, and the four furry creatures are in charge of eating.
Dishes such as fried meatballs, roast chicken, braised pork and braised pig's trotters take a lot of time to prepare. By the time the New Year's Eve dinner was ready, it was already 5 p.m. During that time, Banxia and her two companions, along with a few furry animals, tasted the dishes and ate until they were almost half full.
Nanxing picked up the packaged groceries and said, "Wife, I'm going to deliver groceries to Su Yao's and Yuan Ge's houses."
Let's go together!
The two left home carrying a lot of things, and returned home carrying a lot of things as well.
There were three tables in the living room. One table had regular meals, another had boiled meat, fresh bamboo shoots, hay, and a small amount of food, and the third had nutrient solution.
Banxia thought for a moment and turned on the TV to watch the Spring Festival Gala. She didn't necessarily have to watch it seriously; the main purpose was to enhance the festive atmosphere.
Nanxing said with a smile, "Su Yao is in this episode. He didn't sing, but played a mentally ill person who went crazy in the skit."
Banxia couldn't help but laugh: "I remember, from then on everyone called him the Crazy Comedian."
Su Yao was invited to the Spring Festival Gala every year, but a couple of years ago he suddenly got tired of singing and discussed with the director about doing a cameo in a skit. It is said that since then, some directors have thought he was a good actor and invited him to act.
As she spoke, she took out a bottle of red wine and two wine glasses from her spatial storage. She was already twenty-one years old, so drinking a little wine... was it okay?
Nanxing raised his glass: "May we all have a peaceful and safe new year!"
"Woof—"
"Meow--"
"Baa—"
"Moo—"
"Shuashuashua——"
Stay safe and sound!
Banxia held the red wine, smelled it, and tentatively took a sip: "It's sweet."
After saying that, he was about to finish the drink in one gulp when Nanxing quickly stopped him: "Wife, this is your first time drinking alcohol, don't drink too much, even red wine can make you drunk."
"good."
Banxia pushed the cup away and focused on eating. When the two were preparing the New Year's Eve dinner, apart from the indispensable fish, the other dishes were all their usual favorites, so they ate a very satisfying meal, and even the furry little creatures couldn't help but wag their tails.
After dinner, Jinzi and Yinzi went into the space to play, while Banxia and the other two chatted and watched TV while keeping watch for the new year.
Everyone took this Spring Festival very seriously. Even those survivors who usually had frequent conflicts tried their best to control their tempers and avoid further conflict, so as not to ruin the hard-won good fortune.
"Crackling and popping!"
At midnight, a loud firecracker suddenly went off outside. I don't know where the survivors were found, but it's truly admirable.
Banxia hugged Nanxing's neck, her eyes sparkling: "Happy New Year, my husband!"
"Happy New Year, my wife!" Nanxing kissed her. "In this life, the next life, and the life after that, for all eternity, we will spend every Spring Festival together!"
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the three families gathered together for a reunion dinner, and then went their separate ways to live their own lives.
The entire Miaomiao Mountain was peaceful during the Spring Festival, so when another group of survivors came to the mountain, almost no one took it seriously. Little did they know that the balance would be so easily broken.
The new survivors, seeing the members of the small base across the street living a life of luxury, became extremely jealous. Under the cover of night, they launched a surprise attack, killing most of the enemy's men. They then seized the enemy's supplies and houses, and attempted to take over the entire building to become the overlord.
But the other survivors are not to be trifled with either; after all, how many of those who have survived to this day are weak and incompetent?
Thus, a great battle broke out between the old and new survivors. Not only were there heavy casualties on both sides, but there was also a ruthless person who went mad after his relatives were killed and set fire to the building. The house and the remaining supplies were burned to the ground.
It was raining heavily outside, and the survivors had nowhere to go, desperately begging for shelter. But everyone else knew what kind of people these were, so how could they possibly agree?
Unsurprisingly, another melee ensued.
Then some people imitated the ruthless arsonists and set the house on fire.
Nanxing rested her chin on Banxia's head and couldn't help but sigh. There were plenty of empty houses on Miaomiao Mountain; there was absolutely no need to fight over them. If food was scarce, they could hunt zombies for crystal cores and trade with Wei San. With enough effort, satisfying their basic needs wouldn't be difficult.
He couldn't understand why some people always wanted to get something for nothing.
"Because human nature is inherently evil."
Banxia wasn't surprised at all; she had even seen water-based ability users deliberately snatch life-saving water from ordinary people who were about to die of thirst, just to satisfy their own despicable and perverse tastes.
In comparison, getting something for nothing seems much kinder.
"Go train your abilities with Jinzi and Yinzi," Banxia pinched Nanxing's cheek. "No matter what, strengthening yourself is the only way forward."
Banxia put the Arisaema into her spatial storage and took out a book on traditional Chinese medicine to continue reading.
We've harvested several batches of Chinese medicinal herbs from the space, and it would be a waste to leave them lying around. We need to find a way to make use of them!
"Giggle!"
Banxia put down her book. Who's here?
She went out with an umbrella, and Su Yao and Cai Yuan, who had also come out to check on things, waved to her: "Where's Nanxing?"
"He is training his superpowers."
Three men in black raincoats stood on the opposite side of the trench, each holding a screaming chicken that Su Yao had used as a doorbell in a fit of mischief.
"Giggle!"
Upon seeing Banxia and her companions, the three men exerted even more force, causing the screaming chicken to let out painful howls.
Banxia and Cai Yuan walked a few steps slower, falling behind Su Yao, as they were too embarrassed to admit it.
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