Han Xiao has received a reply from Gao Shuwen, his former subordinate in Beili Village, Qianyuan County. Gao Shuwen warmly welcomes his old leader to settle in their village. Moreover, Gao Shuwen has already selected land for both the Han and He families to build houses, and they are just waiting for the Han family to send people to build the houses.
Beili Village is almost entirely populated by people with the surname Gao, making it a village with a strong clan system. Gao Shuwen's father was the previous clan chief. Gao Shuwen took over the position of clan chief after the old clan chief passed away.
Although clans are no longer encouraged in modern society, family traditions are still highly valued in some rural areas. Clan traditions have continued to exist in some parts of southern China.
As a village official in Beili Village and the head of the Gao clan, Gao Shuwen held great prestige and power in the village. Therefore, there was virtually no resistance to the Han and He families' plan to settle in Beili Village.
After receiving the definite news, Han Xiao called the He family together to discuss when to build a house in Beili Village. The house needed to be built before they moved to Beili Village so that they could settle in easily afterward.
Liu Zhongyi said, "Then I'll go over and supervise the construction of the house as we agreed before."
Han Xiao said, "We need to design the specific type of house we want to build, since we'll be living there for a long time."
Han Yixian said, "Dad, how about I take leave and go with Yuhan to go with Uncle? We can go there first to see the actual place. Yuhan has experience in designing houses, so we can go and see the place in person, and then we can discuss what kind of house to build."
He Chenglin nodded and said, "Yes, the two houses that Yuhan designed before are very good. Let Yuhan come with us to take a look. Since we are building new houses, let's build a few more rooms so that whoever lives there will have a room."
He Yuhan said, "The climates in the south and the north are completely different, so we really need to go and see for ourselves. We should choose a larger and quieter place. That way, the two houses can be built together, and it would be best if there was a vegetable garden as well."
Grains are manageable, but vegetables are definitely more convenient to grow yourself. Pigs don't need to be raised, but chickens certainly need to be, just to get eggs.
Also, the privacy of the house needs to be well-maintained; I don't want you to go there feeling afraid to eat or drink.
Han Xiao said, "Yu Han has good taste, so I feel at ease with you going. After the New Year, you and Yi Xian can go with your uncle to take a look first. Once the house construction is arranged, have your uncle oversee it there, and then you can come back."
Both families have discussed and started preparing for the New Year. The New Year is just around the corner, and Han Xiao will be retiring after the New Year. It is estimated that the house in Beili Village will be completed by the time all the procedures are finished.
After the New Year, Gu Qishen and He Zhenhua will be going to Qianyuan County to report for duty; they will be the first to leave.
Han Yixian has a lot of work to hand over, and City C is reluctant to let him go. After all, Han Yixian's abilities are undeniable, and with him there, the supply of materials in City C is much more abundant. Now that both Gu Qishen and Han Yixian are leaving, many people are saddened by their departure.
After all, it's really hard to find people as capable and efficient as Gu Qishen and Han Yixian again.
After the New Year, the Han and He families were preparing to leave City C, so everyone decided to have a proper New Year celebration and make it as lively as possible. The He and Han families planned to celebrate the New Year together, along with Gu Qishen, Yuan Qihua and his wife, Liu Gang, and many others—quite a few people in total.
As soon as the twelfth lunar month began, He Yuhan prepared a lot of things, mainly some fine grains, cured meat, and some dried goods. Then, together with Han Yixian, they sent them to Han Yixian's friends. They estimated that the gifts would arrive before the New Year at the latest, adding to the festive atmosphere for the recipients.
He Yuhan hadn't forgotten the Huo family, but since Huo Xicheng was going home for the New Year, she told him to just take the things home with him. He Yuhan prepared several bags of milk powder for Aunt Yun's grandson, and of course, Moutai liquor for Uncle Huo. There was also cured meat and some dried goods.
When Huo Xicheng saw what He Yuhan had prepared for his family, he felt a pang of sadness. If he had been brave enough to confess his feelings to He Yuhan when they first met, would he be able to take her home for the New Year now?
After experiencing He Yuhan's incident, Huo Xicheng learned that when faced with a problem, one should act decisively, because hesitation could lead to a lifetime of regret.
He Yuhan started preparing for the New Year early this year, and the New Year's goods she prepared this year were more abundant than in previous years.
There was plenty of chicken, duck, fish, and meat, as well as a rich variety of pastries, candies, fruits, and dried goods. Before the Lunar New Year, Han Yixian often drove He Yuhan out, and they would come back with a car full of things.
Before the Lunar New Year, the He family had all moved to the Han family's place, just for the sake of having some fun.
He Yuhan made a new outfit for everyone in the family. She had a sewing machine and was very skilled, so she finished making the clothes in just a few days.
She made a festive red outfit for her son, He Yuhan, which made the little guy look even more adorable.
He Yuhan embroidered small animals on her two nephews' clothes, which the two children liked very much. After trying them on, they put them away to wear during the Chinese New Year.
Everyone else was wearing popular styles, but He Yuhan didn't wear anything out of the ordinary.
After the Lunar New Year, Han Yixian drove He Yuhan to deliver New Year's gifts to the Du and Liang families. He Yuhan also told her adoptive parents that they would be leaving City C next year.
Du Lianqiao and his wife were very reluctant to hear that their daughter would be leaving next year, but they knew that it was the decision of the Han and He families and they were powerless to stop it.
He Yuhan looked at her parents with great reluctance and said, "Dad, Mom, my second brother isn't leaving. If you need anything in the future, just ask him. If my second sister-in-law has to go back to work after giving birth, she might need you to help take care of the baby. We can ask them to give you some wages then."
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