Chapter 679: A Peaceful New Year

e more day's travel, and we will enter the territory of a band of apocalyptic fanatics. They are waiting to devour our entire squad.Sun Yi didn't conceal anything and reported her sensed situation to...In just a few days, Zhang Huiniang took Lian'i to visit her maternal grandparents' house. Lian'i naturally didn't go empty-handed; she brought along snacks, tea leaves, meat, and even red cloth bought for her cousin's wedding.

The Zhang family was very happy to see Zhang Huiniang and Lian'i, who had come to visit with generous gifts.

The four uncles of Ripple, Zhang Zhong, Zhang Jun, and Zhang Cheng, are all married and have children. Only the youngest, Zhang Shi, is unmarried, but he has already promised a girl from the neighboring village. They will hold the wedding after the autumn harvest ends.

Everyone is also very concerned about Lianyi's affairs. Lianyi has also picked up what she can say, letting the Zhang family, this simple peasant household, know that wealthy families are not always happy, and there are so many dirty things inside.

Zhang Shi frowned, his thick eyebrows furrowed, and asked:

"How is the girl who hurt you"

"She was sold by the mistress because she had served her. Fearing rumors would spread, she was sent far away and will never be able to return."

She speaks the truth, without sugarcoating things. She doesn't let people have unrealistic fantasies that a wealthy family is easy to live in.

As for the scars on Lian Yi's face, the Zhang family tacitly avoided asking about them. After having dinner at the Zhang household, Zhang Hui and Lian Yi brought Huzi home, as they still needed to cook for Song Dachao.

Summer flew by in a flurry as ripples helped Tiger unblock his meridians. After the autumn harvest, it was Little Uncle's wedding, and both Zhang Huinian and Ripples went to Zhang's family to help. Zhang Shi got married with great fanfare, the bride wearing a red wedding dress made of fabric sent by Ripples, making her entrance into the new family visibly radiant.

When winter came, Tiger finally learned to walk, though he still needed to hold onto the wall. Nevertheless, Zhang Huiniang and Song Dachuan were overjoyed.

"Our little tiger is getting stronger and stronger. Next spring, he'll be able to run on the ground."

Li ripples lifted Tiger up high, making him giggle nonstop.

Hui Niang and Song Dachuan also smiled.

Because of the return of the ripples, Song Dachu's family had a particularly comfortable year. The tank was full of rice, the cellar was stocked with vegetables, there was cured meat hanging from the eaves, fish were frozen in the snow hole, and they even had extra money in their pockets. Everyone in the family wore new cotton clothes, and the stove burned with charcoal, so all they needed to do each day was take a short walk outside; no need to go out in the middle of the night to add firewood. It was incredibly comfortable.

Before the Spring Festival, Song Dachuan specially changed his old cotton coat and cotton shoes, brought two large bone sticks and a box of snacks, and went to Songjia Village. It was considered a gift for the festival, but also to show outsiders his filial piety.

This time, when Old Song was sitting on the kang, he started talking about Lianyi's bad deeds, trying to belittle his granddaughter. Song Dachuan didn't even take a sip of water before leaving Old Song's house.

Song Dachuan encountered people from Songjia Village on the road. Everyone asked him why he left so quickly without even eating a meal. Song Dachuan didn't say anything, just shook his head helplessly and said that he was incompetent before turning around and leaving.

The next day, rumors spread through the village that Song Dachu had returned home to give New Year's gifts, only to be turned away by his family without even a meal. When the Song family came out to deny it, someone immediately asked:

I watched as Big Chuan carried in a cow bone stick and a box of pastries from Fu Run Bakery in town. He hadn't even been inside your house for a whiff of incense before coming out empty-handed. Did you not receive the things

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The Song family wanted to claim it, but the man in front of them was a scoundrel. Moreover, he had seen them, so if they said they were taking it, this person could call Song Dachuan back to confront them face-to-face. So the Song family slunk away and went home.

"Tsk! What a bunch of cheapskates! A whole family with small eyes, only knowing how to take advantage, not even sparing their own son."

The man walked away grumbling.

Since Song Datian was forced to leave the Songjia Village, the reputation of Lao Songtou's family went downhill. Especially Song Dashan, who actually wanted to sell his second brother's daughter. What kind of person would do such a thing No one dared to marry their daughters to him, for fear that he might one day decide not to be happy and sell their daughters away!

So Song Dashan hasn't married to this day, even though the Song family has repeatedly mentioned dowry. No one from the nearby villages is willing to marry into their family because of this. Because of this, Song Dashan hates Song Dachuan and his family.

That summer when the original body saw Song Dashan, he didn't have good intentions. He wanted to directly cover Li Anni's mouth and take her away. But the original body knew that his uncle was going to sell her, so he was highly alert and shouted to his four uncles, which scared Song Dashan away. Afterwards, the original body went to work at Dong Mansion in town, a place Song Dashan didn't dare to approach, so things ended there.

But ever since Ripple came back, Song Dashan had another plan. When he learned that the other party's face was ruined, he scolded him as bad luck and cut off his source of income. But he still kept in mind the silver money Ripple brought home.

After the Lunar New Year, farmers get busy. They clean their farming tools and wait for the snow to melt. Then they start preparing the fields for planting. They often check the thawing progress of the land.

Song Dachuan has also been preparing for these things recently. Lian Yi wants to go to the back mountain of Songjia Village, she wanted to go in winter but was stopped by Hui Niang and Song Dachuan.

"That mountain doesn't look very high, but there are wild beasts inside. What are you doing going up the mountain at this time of day, young lady Wait until the weather warms up and I'll go with you to pick wild vegetables."

Hui Niang thought Lian Yi had tired of salted vegetables and wanted a bite of fresh greens, so she immediately agreed.

Lian Yi really wanted to go to the mountains to absorb some spiritual energy. Since her parents wouldn't allow it, she could only give up. As the weather slowly warmed up and the snow melted completely, revealing the dirt road, she found an excuse to enter Wangkou Mountain behind Songjia Village.

The name of Wankou Mountain comes from its shape, which resembles an inverted bowl. The mountain has a hollow in the middle, but it's easy to get lost once inside, so few people venture there alone.

According to the old folks in the village, during the war years, the people of Songjia Village survived because they sought refuge in the bowels of Wankou Mountain. This is how the able-bodied men and women of the village were preserved, allowing for a swift recovery after the war.

The ripples, guided by the spiritual energy, entered the belly of Mount Bowl effortlessly. The belly was larger than she had imagined, and it wasn't cold; the temperature was just right.

She also found a hot spring pool in the mountains, measuring twenty square meters. She was very happy about this. Her home wasn't that big, so it would be convenient for Tiger to bathe there. It was difficult for her, as a young woman, to take a bath. So the first thing she did was soak in the hot spring.

After rinsing herself clean, the ripples sat cross-legged by the hot spring and began absorbing the slightly thick spiritual energy in the air. This time, the spiritual energy was focused on the right side of her cheek, gradually repairing the injury there.

Actually, after raising it for a whole winter, the scars on Lianyi's face were no longer so terrifying, but they were still bumpy and uneven. The damaged skin was somewhat dark purple, which was quite frightening to look at.

Every time Ah-Ma sees the wounds on her daughter's face, she feels very sad. She has secretly cried several times already, but whenever her daughter is around, she never mentions it.

Even ripples couldn't help her. Having a mother made of water, she could only use half the absorbed energy to comb Tiger Cub's fur and keep the other half on her face from worsening.

This time coming to the mountains was to absorb some spiritual energy, hoping to ease the scars on my face. Of course, I can't heal them all at once, otherwise those with ill intentions might notice.

Two hours later, Lianyi opened her eyes. Then her nose twitched, and she smelled a metallic scent.Ripple, the substitute, was living, it was simply self-abuse.General Meng thought his old wife had gone mad. He asked the family doctor to prescribe some medicine, and the next day Mrs. Meng fell ill....