Disaster Apocalypse: Farming, Family, and My Hidden Secret Space-Chapter 108: The whole body is a treasure

Although Luo Song felt a bit regretful, he wasn’t disappointed. Thanks to Grandpa Hua and the others trying out the sweet potatoes, they at least knew that sweet potatoes could be planted, and it wasn’t as difficult as imagined.

Moreover, every part of sweet potatoes is useful; the leaves stir-fried are also quite delicious. He even almost couldn’t stop eating them at noon.

It’s a pity that Uncle Hua and the others didn’t intend to do business with vegetables, otherwise Luo Song would have taken the whole lot.

Thinking about all the events since Uncle Hua saved him, Luo Song had to admit that the Hua family was truly his lucky star.

If not for the Hua family, he might not have survived that night months ago.

Looking at the marinated bacon, sausages, smoked meat, various salted eggs, Grandma Hua’s homemade pickles, those baskets of vegetables, and the wild rabbits lying in the baskets, it wasn’t the quantity that mattered but the sentiment behind it. A warm feeling washed over Luo Song’s heart.

After returning home, he left a small portion of these things and instructed Robert to protect the rest from freezing and have them delivered quickly to the state capital. Perhaps his grandfather could still enjoy fresh vegetables during the New Year festival.

As for this year, Luo Song wasn’t planning to visit the state capital. He would stay at the Luo family’s ancestral home to celebrate with his mother, who had been too lonely in that cold place.

After Luo Song left, Hua Jin helped her parents organize the things he had brought.

As they sorted through more items, particularly various kinds of meat, they realized it was enough to last until spring without holding back on meals.

There were whole heads and whole animals, grains, more than ten jars of wine, cloth, paper, and even toys for the children. Luo Song had thoughtfully prepared these, taking care of everyone in the Hua family.

They wouldn’t need to purchase anything more for a long time, not even during the festival.

This year could be considered a plentiful one, and even as they politely declined, the old couple and Hua Chengtian and his wife felt a sense of warmth in their hearts at the sight of the full house.

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Before they knew it, the New Year festival was upon them, and every household started getting busy, with Hua Jin helping with many tasks.

Cleaning, helping with the fire, learning to cut window paper from grandma, assisting her mother with odd chores—the days were even more fulfilling than before.

In the days leading up to the New Year festival, various aromas drifted daily from the Hua family’s courtyard, making several nearby households swallow a lot of saliva.

Yet it was just like this—after all, who wouldn’t buy some good things for the festival? The village chief’s house might have a stronger aroma, but the chief’s family had always lived better, with his son being quite capable, taking on small jobs and woodwork skillfully. It was truly enviable.

Hua Jin had not felt the New Year atmosphere for many years, and although busy with preparations, each day was full of excitement.

Furthermore, she found that the New Year process here was not much different from her past life, which made her even more thrilled.

Out with the old and in with the new, worshipping gods and ancestors, praying for blessings and warding off evil, staying up late to welcome the New Year, wishing for peace, success, and happiness in the coming year—it was all about a good start.

And so, in a joyous atmosphere, the annual festival arrived, and everyone in the Hua family got busy.

The men took charge outside, and the women took charge inside.

Hua Chengtian, along with his sons, pasted the door couplets, door gods, and most importantly, hung sacred charms on the door to ward off evil and prevent disasters. Then, preparations were made with the old man for ancestor worship.

Old Lady Hua, Qi Shi, and Hua Jin kept busy in the kitchen, preparing delicious meals in large quantities, hoping they would last longer, which symbolized a prosperous year ahead, so every dish was made in large portions.

The Hua family had no bias against daughters. During ancestor worship, women in the family participated as well.

After ancestor worship came the reunion meal, followed by giving red envelopes; Hua Jin and her brothers each received four red envelopes. Then they stayed up, welcoming the New Year together as a family until the last moment.

Seeing their faces lit by the red glow of the hearth, everyone was beaming with smiles, making it Hua Jin’s happiest and most fulfilling day.

Even after just two short hours of sleep, being pulled by her brothers to visit the village elders with her younger brother for New Year greetings, Hua Jin was full of energy.

For rural families, New Year greetings were about a good omen, and actual red envelopes were few. Mostly, small snacks were given, which still delighted the children, as getting snacks was a rare treat. From one end of the village to the other, they could collect quite a bit, enough to enjoy for some time.

Hua Jin’s small bag was also filled quite a bit, although she wasn’t very interested in them and gave them all to her snack-loving younger brother.

On this day, the children seemed oblivious to the cold, endlessly enthusiastic about New Year greetings.

The second day of the New Year is when married daughters return to their parental homes.

In previous years, on this day, Qi Shi would take her children and husband back to her family, but they had a falling out recently, so Qi Shi didn’t plan on going back and wasn’t thinking about returning in the future.

The old lady felt sorry for her daughter-in-law and didn’t bring it up at all.

Early in the morning, Qi Shi and her mother-in-law were busy because her sisters-in-law were visiting today.

There wasn’t much to prepare as the meat dishes had already been made on New Year’s Eve; only some vegetarian dishes and cold salads needed preparation, which weren’t labor-intensive.

As for the children, the adults in the household tacitly agreed not to wake them up.

Having barely slept on New Year’s Eve and busy with visits on New Year’s Day, they let the kids sleep longer as they still had time before their aunts arrived.

When Hua Jin finally woke and opened her eyes, it was already mid-morning, and she vaguely heard grandma talking outside.

Remembering that her two aunts were coming today, Hua Jin suddenly sat up in bed. As a chilly breeze hit her, she quickly moved into her space where the bed was, feeling comfortable again.

In her haste to throw off the quilt, she almost froze herself.

The temperature in her space was just right, neither cold nor hot, extremely comfortable.

She hurriedly dressed and washed up, and quickly left the space.

She slipped on the rabbit fur boots that grandma made for her and rushed out the door.

Then, she was greeted by the wind and got a face full of snow, the chill making her shiver as she realized she was the last to get up. Her brothers were already in the yard helping with chores, moving piles of snow to the courtyard outside with their father.

Looking at the large snowflakes falling from the sky, she realized it had snowed again.

Since arriving in this world, her sleep quality had improved significantly, making insomnia nonexistent; she hadn’t even noticed the heavy snowfall.

It had only been sunny for a few days!

Since the first heavy snowfall of winter, the ground didn’t seem to have had a chance to show. Snowflakes appeared to have a special affinity for this part of Lingyun State.

And this wasn’t even the northernmost place; Hua Jin couldn’t imagine how much snow and how cold it must be up north. ƒгeewebnovёl.com

"Hiss" another gust of cold wind blew, and Hua Jin, without a scarf, hissed in discomfort.

Brother Hua, who was shoveling snow nearby, looked up and saw his sister standing at the door, his eyes lighting up.