A winter passed and in the blink of an eye it was already 1976.

Several heartbreaking things happened this year.

The elders passed away one after another, and a major earthquake struck Tang City, razing a large city with a population of one million to the ground.

This year, Yi Qingqing made a lot of paper-made items. Every other week, she would burn some offerings in the backyard, not only to commemorate the old gentlemen, but also to commemorate the victims of the earthquake, even the soldiers who died in the war and the dead intellectuals.

Sometimes there are merit rewards, sometimes not, but the system has not been upgraded.

At this time, rather than earning merit, she wanted to do her best to contribute her little.

Amid all this sorrow, perhaps the only consolation is that death is not the end of life. Yi Qingqing has personally been to the underworld, so perhaps it is another beginning.

Yi Qingqing burned the offerings for the old man and buried them in the fire pit.

Such a person must have many merits and virtues, so he should be better than me. At least he can get a time travel + golden finger package.

She couldn't help but think.

Although this year seems a little difficult, fortunately this is the last darkness before dawn, and she must also be prepared for the coming dawn!

Yi Qingqing brushed off the dust on her hands, went back to the house, scooped up a bucket of water to wash her hands, and then examined her system panel again.

【Merit: 61】

【Check-in point: 621】

[Skills: Cooking Level 4 3%, Incense Making Level 3 58%, Paper Binding Level 3 56%, Traditional Chinese Medicine Level 2 82%, College Entrance Examination Level 3 96%, Musical Instrument Level 2 88%, Painting Level 2 92%, Calligraphy Level 2 93%, Foreign Language Level 2 95%, Planting Level 2 88%, Hunting Level 2 92%, Sewing Level 2 68%, 4 Woodworking Level 1 8%]

The increased merits were accumulated slowly from her various worship activities this year.

It didn't happen every time, but after so many times, she gradually realized that it was easier to gain merit by doing pure good deeds.

The number of check-in points has also increased greatly. In addition to the check-in points rewarded when gaining merit, a large number of them come from her cooking skills.

A few months ago, her cooking skills broke through level 4.

After the skill reaches level 3, although it is difficult to learn and progress is slow, once you reach level 4 through your own efforts, the reward is not comparable to that of level 2 or level 3. It is a one-time reward of 100 sign-in points.

Yi Qingqing also gradually figured out the rules of the skill upgrade reward sign-in points.

If she uses sign-in points to upgrade her skills, there will be no sign-in points reward, but if she learns and upgrades by herself, the sign-in points required for the upgrade will be rewarded to her in full.

Upgrading to level 2 is 5 points, upgrading to level 3 is 10 points, upgrading to level 4 is 100 points, and upgrading to level 5 is 1000 points.

She didn’t know about the points that would be added to level 6 in the future, but looking at the cumulative trend, there might be as many as 10,000 points, which made her a little excited.

During this year and a half, only the cooking skill has been upgraded by one level, and other skills have not yet reached the upgrade standard. However, the progress of a large number of skills has reached 80 to 90 percent, and they are not far from upgrading.

It is already the end of December, and there is a problem with the acceleration. I will work harder later, and there will still be some time after I go home for the New Year. At the latest, I should be able to upgrade after the New Year, and then I will have a great harvest at the sign-in point.

Now she doesn't have to worry about not being able to collect 1,000 sign-in points to upgrade her portable space skills before returning to the city next year.

Then there is her savings. Last year when she went home, she signed in at the bank for a month straight, just like the year before. Combined with the money from the limited-time sign-in New Year gift package that arrived on New Year's Eve, her savings doubled from last year to 23,830 yuan.

The items in this New Year gift package were basically the same as those in the previous year, with money and tickets, but the skill-related tools were gone. Instead, there were more related materials, which were exactly what she needed.

If it weren't for these materials, there wouldn't be so much to worship her this year.

After studying for another half night, he had breakfast in the morning. After a while, around nine o'clock, Yi Qingqing rolled up her sleeves and went to Li Mengxue's room next door.

Other people also gathered here one after another. New Year's Day was coming soon, and they wanted to discuss what to eat and what supplies to prepare for this year's New Year's Day.

After spending New Year's Day with them, Yi Qingqing will take the train home with Wang Lingling and Xie Shiyan to celebrate the New Year.

When everyone arrived and sat on the kang, Li Mengxue suddenly coughed lightly and released a big bomb.

"This New Year's Day, my partner will also come to spend it with us."

I was just thinking about what delicious food to get this year and suddenly I got stupid.

Wang Lingling also looked at Li Mengxue in astonishment.

Only Yi Qingqing had learned about Li Mengxue's new relationship through the Golden Book, but she was also very surprised at this moment: "Partner? Where did the partner come from?"

"Well, you know him, too. He's the village chief's nephew, Gao Yinghua." Li Mengxue felt a little guilty under the fierce gazes of the young ladies, so she tried to make up for it, "He expressed his feelings to me not long ago, and I only agreed to him a few days ago. I'll introduce you to each other on New Year's Day."

"When did you two get to know each other? I don't usually see you two together." Qian Lailai grabbed her arm and said, "Hurry up and tell the truth, or I will punish you on behalf of the organization!"

"Just two years ago, when I was coming back from the county town at night, I was targeted by those bad guys. Didn't Ying Hua save me? We knew each other at that time, and you know that!" Li Mengxue said with a wry smile.

"Then what? Isn't he serving in the army?" Wang Lingling asked.

"Lingling, your news is too out of date. The village chief's nephew retired and returned home in the first half of this year. I heard that he was injured and stayed in the hospital in the county town for several months! He should be working in the Public Security Bureau now, right?" Qian Lailai asked Li Mengxue.

Li Mengxue nodded.

In the first half of the year, a friend who followed her to resell things broke his leg and was hospitalized. When she went to the hospital to visit him, she met Gao Yinghua by chance.

That should be their acquaintance again.

But this matter is difficult to explain, and the fewer people who know about reselling things, the better.

Although the situation is not so tense now, it has not yet completely relaxed, so we have to wait a little longer.

"It was at the Public Security Bureau that I became familiar with him when I went to the city," said Li Mengxue.

In fact, a few months ago, someone investigated her subordinates because of the extra goods on the black market. They found the house she rented to store the goods and turned to target her.

The police seemed to be investigating a criminal gang on the black market, and then found those people. Gao Yinghua seemed to be handling this case, which was equivalent to saving her again.

Later, when she came back from the city several times, she met Gao Yinghua on the road who was riding a bicycle back to his hometown to visit relatives, and they gradually became friends.

When he suddenly confessed his feelings to her not long ago, she was a little overwhelmed, but then she thought about it and felt it was not a bad idea, as she was the only single among the four golden flowers.

Gao Yinghua saved her twice. She felt that this man was very safe, and he was very sensible and comfortable to get along with, so she agreed to give it a try.

After what happened with Zheng Xiaolong, she still prefers to find a more mature partner. She doesn't ask him to solve her problems, but at least he shouldn't create problems for her. And then he can grow up to be a better person.

Gao Yinghua exceeded her standards.

Li Mengxue was quite happy when she thought of this: "Now we have four pairs! It's neat and tidy, how great!"

Although her sisters were very happy for her because she had found someone she loved, no one knew much about Gao Yinghua.

After today's meeting, Qian Lailai grabbed Yi Qingqing and Wang Lingling when they came out and dragged them to his room.

"Mengxue started dating someone too suddenly. We have to help her sift through them!" Qian Lailai said as soon as he entered the room.

Wang Lingling asked carefully: "How do we control the quality?"

"This man is not usually in the village, and we don't have much chance to meet him. We don't know what the situation is between him and Meng Xue. New Year's Day is a very precious opportunity. We must carefully test his situation!"

Qian Lailai said righteously.

"How to test?" Yi Qingqing asked.

"Just ask him!" Qian Lailai's eyes sparkled with gossip: "Ask him when he fell in love with our Meng Xue and what the situation is now!"

Then the three of them conspired on what information they would find out when the time came.

Yi Qingqing felt that what Qian Lai said made sense. Although the man had good conditions, had a job in the city, and had served in the army, she still had to take a closer look at his character, otherwise she would not be at ease!

Yi Qingqing didn't dare to completely believe what was written in the original book, so it would be better to see it with her own eyes.

Section 142

Yi Qingqing saw clearly in the big golden book how Li Mengxue and Gao Yinghua met.

Comrade Gao Yinghua started to have feelings for Li Mengxue when he was visiting the village chief. During the meal, they talked about the educated youth. He heard from the village chief and others that two of them had returned to the city last year.

Then I learned that Li Mengxue's previous boyfriend was no longer here and they had broken up. The affection that had been buried in my heart slowly emerged.

Maybe it’s because the male and female protagonists in the book are more destined to be together.

They had met by chance several times before Gao Yinghua came up with the idea, but the encounters after he came up with the idea, especially the encounter when he returned to the village, were all planned for a long time.

In the opinion of Yi Qingqing, a reader, Zheng Xiaolong and Gao Yinghua are two types, and they have different feelings when pursuing Li Mengxue.

The former wanted to show all his love to Li Mengxue. He was very passionate and only had her in his eyes. He would do anything for her that he thought was good for her.

The latter considered more from Li Mengxue's perspective.

The pursuit process was not so obvious. The two of them got along like ordinary friends from the beginning, except that they met more often by chance.

Sometimes he would meet Li Mengxue on the way back home under the pretext of visiting relatives. When he was almost at the village, he would keep a distance from her and watch her return to the educated youth point from afar, not appearing to be too close in front of others.

Everything about their closeness was just right, so Li Mengxue felt so comfortable, without any burden, and she didn't even notice his feelings. It was only recently that things came to fruition.

It may be difficult to tell who likes Zheng Xiaolong more than Gao Yinghua, but Li Mengxue obviously feels more comfortable with the latter.

For example, after they confirmed their relationship, sometimes they had to go to the city together. When she arrived in the city, she said she wanted to go out to do something alone. Zheng Xiaolong would stay with her for a while longer because he liked her. He would ask her where she was going and he wanted to accompany her. He would only give up after Li Mengxue refused.

But after Gao Yinghua said that she was going to do things alone, he didn't ask any more questions and just said that they would go back together after they were done.

On the day before New Year's Day, Li Mengxue went to pick up Gao Yinghua and secretly took him back to the educated youth point through the back door.

Li Mengxue entered the house first. Gao Yinghua naturally helped her brush off the snow on her head and shoulders, then closed the door with his backhand.

Upon seeing this movement, Yi Qingqing and the others nodded secretly. This movement was done so smoothly and looked very pleasing to the eye.

Facing the stares of six people, Gao Yinghua did not feel awkward at all and greeted everyone calmly: "Hello, I'm Gao Yinghua, Meng Xue's boyfriend."

Li Mengxue then turned to Gao Yinghua and introduced everyone.

At this moment everyone was preparing lunch for the morning. After all, this was the first time that the young lady's boyfriend came, and everyone was embarrassed to ask him to do any work, so they asked him to sit on the kang for a while.

But when Li Mengxue came to help, Gao Yinghua still came over.

Yi Qingqing winked at Qian Lailai and Wang Lingling: Test it, sisters!

Qian Lailai and Wang Lingling glanced at Gao Yinghua and shook their heads: You come!

Yi Qingqing: ...

When the time came, all the probing words I had thought of before were gone, and it felt weird no matter how I said them.

Although there was nothing surprising about Gao Yinghua's performance, he was exceptionally calm and natural, and looked like a stable person.

At this time, the description of his psychological activities in the golden book was quite normal. Most of his attention was on Li Mengxue, and he seemed to really care about her.

The person is reliable and his feelings are sincere, so there should be no mistake.

Forget it, let’s stop the action! Yi Qingqing winked at the little sister.

Qian Lailai and Wang Lingling both breathed a sigh of relief. The main reason was that there was really nothing wrong with this guy, and it was definitely not that they were scared!

Li Mengxue had no idea that her sisters had once tried to target her boyfriend and had excluded her.

At this moment, she just felt that she was finally not single anymore, and she felt at ease!

She has thought it over carefully this time, so nothing should go wrong, right?