Today is New Year's Eve.

The base has been filled with the sound of firecrackers since lunch.

Firecrackers are not edible.

Normally, no one would collect them, as there are plenty outside.

With a little grain or credit, everyone can exchange for a handful.

During the New Year, no one would be stingy with these supplies, so the sound of firecrackers outside is particularly frequent.

Xia Lunong's family does not have children, but Rose and Summer Pepper are similar to children and react strongly to firecrackers.

Xia Lunong specially stayed with them for a while longer.

Rose complained to Xia Lunong: "Why do you humans like something like thunder? How terrible is thunder? It can knock down a big tree with a loud bang."

Xia Lunong smiled, "It's lively, the New Year is meant to be festive and lively."

Rose still found it unimaginable and shook its branches.

Xia Lunong stayed with it for a while, pinching the tip of its leaves, "You take a rest, I'm going to be busy."

Rose gently rolled his feet with a branch and said goodbye to him reluctantly.

Xia Lunong went out to see Xia Huajiao.

Xia Huajiao also saw such a situation for the first time, a tree with branches stretched out very long, like a human stretching his neck to look.

While it was watching, its branches would shake violently when firecrackers went off.

Seeing Xia Lunong, Xia Huajiao showed curiosity.

Xia Lunong patted its trunk and smiled, "Don't be afraid, no child dares to set off firecrackers here."

Xia Huajiao: "Swish!"

Kong Zhi poked his head out of the house, "It's already past three o'clock, are you going to the square now?"

Xia Lunong turned around, "Okay! When did you put up the Spring Festival couplets on the door?"

Kong Zhi came out with a scarf and helped him put it on carefully, "Brother Huo Qu also got up early to put it up."

The two talked and walked side by side to the small square.

The small square was already very lively. More than a dozen children wearing bright red and yellow new clothes were chasing and playing in the square, ranging from two to twelve years old.

Perhaps they were too happy, so the children laughed so hard that their voices became shrill. Two of them lost their balance and bumped into Xia Lunong's legs.

The children were not afraid of bumping into him. They looked up and smiled at him, revealing their broken gums. They looked silly, but cute.

Xia Lunong straightened them up one by one and said with a smile, "Be careful."

"Thank you, Brother Lunong." "Thank you, Brother!"

"Xiao Nong, Kong Zhi, here--"

Before Xia Lunong could say more, Liao Cheng waved and called them. While

Xia Lunong was distracted, the two children ran away and continued to chase.

Kong Zhi and Xia Lunong walked over.

Liao Cheng was stewing a pot of chicken.

Xia Lunong poked her head out, "Brother Liao Cheng, isn't our stall near you?"

"How can you two brothers be free? They brought the ingredients here, and the people in the canteen will cook for your family."

Xia Lunong originally wanted to take over her own food stall, but after hearing this, she was quite happy, "Doesn't that mean we have nothing to do?"

"Hey, you've been busy for almost a year, why don't you take this opportunity to eat and go shopping?" Liao Cheng talked to them, "Have you arranged for the summer pepper at home?"

"Yes, I even buried fertilizer for them."

Xia Lunong chatted with Liao Cheng for a few words, and then took Kong Zhi to go shopping.

There are a lot of people today, much more than during the Autumn Harvest Festival.

Not so many people came to their base that time, and now the number of people in their base has almost doubled.

It's crowded and lively.

Participating in the same event, everyone gradually became familiar with each other.

Xia Lunong and Kong Zhi walked with the crowd, feeling like they were in a group.

Both of them were very famous, and many people greeted them along the way and invited them to eat.

Xia Lunong and Kong Zhi took a small bowl and ate from here to there.

These were all freshly cooked foods, and they were everyone's specialties. There were dishes from all over the world, and most of them tasted very good.

Xia Lunong and Kong Zhi took turns eating.

Xia Lunong had food in her mouth, her cheeks puffed up, and she turned her head to look around, "I wonder where my brother is, and whether he has eaten?"

Kong Zhi said, "Just ask around and you'll know."

"Forget it, it makes me look like my brother Baonan." Xia Lunong said, "Let's go to the cafeteria, they are probably there."

Xia Lunong's guess was right.

Xia Huoqu and Yan Xinian took Leng Changkong and others to make dumplings in the cafeteria.

Xia Lunong and Kong Zhi arrived at the cafeteria, and Yan Xinian raised his hand to call them over, "I'm going to find someone to call you, the fresh and hot dumplings are just out of the oven, come and eat."

"Okay."

Xia Lunong and Kong Zhi greeted everyone.

Everyone had a friendly smile on their face and greeted each other.

They had already eaten dumplings yesterday and just had a buffet, so they were already 80% full. Xia Lunong was not hungry, so she ate two dumplings as a token of respect and asked Kong Zhi to make up the rest. After

eating, the two of them washed their hands and came over to make dumplings together.

Lao Liu and the others were there.

Xia Lunong glanced over and saw Luo Congqin, Conglan and other familiar people.

Mai Dong and other newcomers to their base were also there.

The cafeteria basically gathered the core figures of the base.

They were not just making dumplings for the sake of making dumplings, but also chatting while making them.

Leng Changkong and the others represented the Spark Base, and they had already talked about almost everything in the past few days. Now they were making dumplings while chatting, which was more like chatting about the internal affairs of the base.

Although this chat did not involve very private content, they still talked about what they were going to do next year.

Xia Lunong had listened to them talking about this many times, but she didn't have any special feelings about it.

Just by listening to these words, I can truly feel that their base is really strong.

After making dumplings, it was time for the New Year's Eve dinner, which we ate together in the small square.

A stage was set up in the small square in the afternoon, and microphones and speakers were placed on it.

Xia Lunong thought that after the great disaster, she would still have to accept the baptism of square dance.

But to be honest, today's singing and dancing were very joyful.

Even if the songs were not very nice and the dances were not very delicate, they were full of vitality.

Xia Lunong liked the evening singing and dancing performances very much.

Everyone sang and danced in the small square until after midnight, and then people went home to rest

one after another. Xia Lunong got up late today and was not sleepy at all. She and Kong Zhi went home contentedly after two o'clock.

His brother and his former brother went back earlier. The four of them lived in two different households, so they didn't bother each other.

The two of them stayed up until about four in the morning before they went to bed. They woke up again at about ten the next day.

The quilt was warm and soft. Xia Lunong turned to look at Kong Zhi.

Kong Zhi was lying next to him, supporting his head with one hand, staring at him intently.

Xia Lunong's face lit up with a big smile, "Happy New Year, Kong Zhi!"

Kong Zhi's deep voice rang in his ears, "Happy New Year, Xiao Nong."

Xia Lunong kissed him on the cheek, grabbed the clothes and got up, "What time is it? New Year, new weather, should we get up early?"

Kong Zhi said, "Don't be so busy in the new year. It's a good thing if we can sleep until we wake up naturally."

"That makes sense." Xia Lunong smiled and lay back, sighing, "Then let's stay in bed for a while, it's so cold outside! You lie down quickly, let's tuck in the quilt tightly to keep the wind out."

Kong Zhi followed his gesture and lay down.

On the first day of the new year, the two wrapped themselves tightly in the warm quilt and talked in the quilt.

For these two who are both lovers and partners, there is nothing to talk about, from the past to the present.

The atmosphere is so comfortable.

Xia Lunong felt sleepy while chatting, and couldn't help but take a nap while hugging Kong Zhi. When

they woke up again, it was already past noon.

It was time for lunch.

Xia Lunong slept soundly, and the whole person had a comfortable feeling of being well rested.

He and Kong Zhi got up, put on their clothes, put on slippers, opened the door and went into the bathroom to wash up.

They boiled water last night, and now the water is in the thermos. The water is still hot, so they use hot water for washing.

The two squeezed in front of a washbasin to brush their teeth and wash their faces.

Xia Lunong looked at herself in the mirror, "I hope we can use a series of modern household appliances such as water heaters this year."

Kong Zhi said, "Once the power supply of the base is increased, there will be no problem. Maybe we can even turn on an air conditioner in summer."

Xia Lunong was confident, "Definitely no problem!"

The two went out and opened the locked door.

Xia Huoqu and Yan Xinian from next door heard the noise and came to find them.

Xia Lunong bowed and congratulated, "Brother, Brother Xinian, Happy New Year! In the new year, I wish you good health and all the best!"

Xia Huoqu and Yan Xinian met his brilliant smile, each took out two red envelopes from their pockets, and stuffed them into him and Kong Zhi.

Xia Huo said: "Happy New Year! I wish you good health and good luck in the new year."

"Thank you, brother! Thank you, brother!" Xia Lunong held the red envelope and smiled, "Brother, Kong Zhi and I are together, why are you still giving me red envelopes?"

Xia Huo said: "When you are in your seventies or eighties, I will still be your brother."

Xia Lunong smiled and said: "Then I will also give red envelopes to Yue Ji and Xia Hua Jiao."