At twelve o'clock midnight, a series of firecrackers rang out in the village, and everyone was celebrating the New Year with great enthusiasm.

Qin Man and Jiang Cong slept in each other's arms. She kissed him lightly on the corner of his mouth and said to him with a smile:

"Ah Cong, Happy New Year!"

Jiang Cong was teased by Qin Man and couldn't help but touch her head to deepen the kiss.

A charming atmosphere lingered between the two of them, but Jiang Cong stopped at the right time because they were at home and he was afraid of the bad influence.

Do you think he doesn't want to do something else?

Qin Man felt a sense of loss and fell into a deep sleep in his arms.

The next day, Jiang's father went to the village brigade to get a calendar and a few posters of leaders. He posted them in a prominent place at home and hung the calendar on the wall.

It didn't snow on the first day of the Lunar New Year. A group of old and young men found a place in the village to squat with fire buckets, warming themselves by the fire and gossiping.

Jiang's father also went out to join in the fun. When he came back, Jiang Cheng took the initiative to talk to him about going out to work.

Father Jiang took a puff of his cigarette depressedly, with smoke lingering in the air. The whole family was there, waiting for his reply.

In fact, Jiang's mother had already made her notification, so she could do whatever she wanted, but the old man still had the final say in family matters. She had no objection if the children wanted to go out and find a career, and she supported it.

"Dad, I will help the family plant the rice seedlings before I go out. When it's time to harvest the grain, I will send money back and we can hire someone to help thresh the grain, harvest the corn and peanuts. You just stay at home and take care of the children!"

Seeing that her father was reluctant to speak, Jiang Cheng made a promise.

Jiang Lian also quickly expressed her position.

"Mom and Dad, I want to go out with my second brother and his wife. I want to see the world. I don't want to work in a guesthouse for the rest of my life. It's useless. I will pay for the grain and food in the future. Just let me go!"

"You want to go too? Why are you joining in the fun?" Father Jiang became unhappy when he heard that his daughter was joining in the fun.

"You have been by my side since you were a child, and you have never had to deal with women. What kind of hardship have you endured? You are just blindly mixing with others. Not only have you accomplished nothing, but you have also delayed yourself!"

Jiang Lian is the youngest daughter. She has been taken care of by her two older brothers since she was young. She has never suffered any hardship. Her father treats her like the apple of his eye. How could he bear to let her go out and suffer?

"Dad, if your children want to go out and see the world, just let them go. What's the point of staying in this mountain nest all your life?

Is it good for me to spend my whole life facing the earth like you? I can just marry a peasant and dig for food in the fields every day!"

Jiang's mother couldn't bear it anymore and started to speak up for the child.

"What do you know, old woman? What's wrong with digging for food in the fields? What kind of food do you eat that doesn't grow in the fields?"

Jiang's father is a genuine farmer. To him, having land and food means having a backer.

After being yelled at by him, Jiang's mother kept silent and went into the kitchen to make lunch.

"Jiang Cheng, if you want to go out to work, I won't stop you. But if you can't do that, Jiang Lian, you just stay at home!"

Jiang's father agreed to let Jiang Cheng go out to work, but he disagreed with his daughter going out. He was also worried that his daughter was too naive and would be cheated by the many scammers out there.

"Why? I'm already so old, why did you let me study so much? You don't let me go out and see the world, and you keep me in this mountain nest every day, just thinking of finding an honest man to marry me off!"

I won’t give in. I won’t stop until you let me go out!”

Jiang Lian was determined to go out, no matter who tried to persuade her.

Jiang Cong came out to speak at this time. He asked Qin Man to call Jiang Lian out and planned to talk to his father himself.

Qin Man took Jiang Lian out, planning to walk around the village to calm her down.

"Dad, your brother will go and do the work. Sister-in-law knows your idea and supports you. If sister-in-law were you, she would not be willing to live a life of mediocrity!"

Women in the old days were always bound by tradition. They lived a routine life. When they got old, they got married and had children. If they met an unsatisfactory husband, their whole life would be wasted.

The two of them were walking on the street in the village. When people saw Qin Man, who was dressed neatly and had a generous temperament, they couldn't believe that this was the unkempt and silly little girl from half a year ago.

At that time, everyone in the village said that Jiang Cong had a hard life. He had a bright future, but he ended up running into such a fool, and the fool and his child were tied together.

It is also said that a child born to a fool may inherit the gene and become a fool when he grows up.

But now, the big guy got slapped in the face. Not only has Qin Man returned to normal, but the two children are now four years old. They seem to be smarter and more sensible than the other. In the village, they are very sweet-mouthed and shout to everyone they see.

The two children have good genes, are smart and pretty, and everyone likes them.

"See? That's Xiao Zhu. He was a fool half a year ago. Now he's back from a trip to the big city with Jiang Cong. Look how neatly he's dressed!

You know what, now these two are standing together, they are quite a good match, a talented man and a beautiful woman!"

"Yes, just this morning, Jiang Dahe was bragging to me that his son and daughter-in-law were coming back for the New Year, so he bought him a set of warm clothes. It was very warm to wear. I took a look and saw that the bottom was all wool, which was indeed warm!"

"I saw this couple when I was shopping for New Year's goods in town a few days ago. They bought different kinds of melon seeds and fruit candies for home, and they also weighed out large chunks of pork. They must have made a lot of money outside. College students are different!"

Jiang Cheng is also taking advantage of his younger brother, and the cigarettes he smokes are all Hongtashan cigarettes with handles, unlike us, who still smoke dry cigarettes every day!"

Those gossipers in the village were talking one after another, and they were all jealous of the Jiang family for having a good son.

"Jiang Lian, the pink dress you are wearing is really beautiful. It must have cost a lot of money, right?"

One of the ladies saw Jiang Lian and Qin Man coming over and couldn't help but make a joke.

"My sister-in-law bought it for me from the city. Girls in the city all wear it like this!"

Jiang Lian felt very proud. She liked the dress so much that she even changed into her own old clothes when she went to work for fear that they would get dirty.

"Your sister-in-law is so nice to you!" Auntie gave a thumbs up in praise.

Jiang Lian raised her head proudly, took Qin Man's arm and said, "Of course, my sister-in-law has good taste, is very beautiful, and most importantly, is well-educated and well-mannered, much better than some people!"..

Jiang Lian's words were meant to be sarcastic. It turned out that Zhang Lanlan had appeared out of nowhere and was hiding there to eavesdrop on the gossip, but she saw her with her sharp eyes.

Knowing that she was thinking about her second brother, she had bullied her second sister-in-law many times before, saying that she was stupid.

Zhang Lanlan rolled her eyes when she heard that.