latelenovela Chapter 184: The Emperor Returns Victoriously and Huaxi Village Prepares to Welcome Him
Chapter 184: The Emperor Returns Victoriously and Huaxi Village Prepares to Welcome Him
Qin Yanyan felt a little uncomfortable when she saw Su Panpan's current glory. She just stood aside, occasionally secretly watching Qin Mu, Xiaoxiao, Qin Xiao, Yueyue, Sisi and Linlin interacting intimately, and she didn't take the initiative to go forward and talk to them.
As for Qin Lang, although he was young, he could also feel the subtlety of the atmosphere.
He saw Qin Mu and Qin Xiao standing nearby, hesitated for a moment, then walked over and said hello: "Qin Mu, you're here too."
Qin Mu just responded lightly. Qin Lang felt a little disappointed and turned back to Fang without saying anything more.
Just when everyone had almost finished eating, the village head stood up, holding a glass of wine in his hand, cleared his throat and said, "My fellow villagers, today is the Winter Solstice. I am so happy that we can all get together and celebrate the festival in a lively manner! Our Huaxi Village has had a fruitful autumn this year, and this is inseparable from the hard work of everyone. Our lives are getting more and more prosperous, just like the atmosphere of the Winter Solstice, which is lively and bustling. As the village head, I often cause trouble to everyone, but you all have always supported me and cooperated with me. I am really grateful. I hope that in the future, under the joint efforts of everyone, our Huaxi Village will become more and more prosperous under my leadership, and everyone's life will become more and more comfortable! Come, I'll drink first to show my respect!"
After the head of the village finished speaking, he tilted his head back and drank the wine.
As soon as the village head finished speaking, Uncle Wang stood up, holding a glass of wine and walked up to him. He smiled and said, "Head, please don't say that. This good harvest is all thanks to you. This Winter Solstice Festival is like Chinese New Year. Under your leadership, Huaxi Village will surely get better and better. I toast you!"
After saying that, Uncle Wang also drank the wine in one gulp.
Then, Aunt Liu also stood up, holding up a wine glass, and said, "Village Head, everyone sees how much you care about our Huaxi Village. Take this year's bumper harvest, for example. From spring planting to autumn harvest, you've been giving us guidance in the fields. Otherwise, how could we have such a good harvest? It's so wonderful to have everyone gathered together on this Winter Solstice Festival. I hope our village will become even more prosperous in the future. I offer you a toast!"
After saying that, Aunt Liu also drank up the wine.
Not to be outdone, Gouzi ran over to the village head, raised his glass, and said loudly, "Uncle Head, you're always so kind to us young people. You always encourage us to go out and try our luck, and you help us find work. The village has a good harvest this year, and we're having such a lively winter solstice. I believe that under your leadership, our Huaxi Village will definitely get better and better. I toast you!"
After saying that, Gou Zi also drank the wine.
Everyone toasted to the village head, expressing their gratitude for his daily contributions to Huaxi Village and looking forward to a better life in Huaxi Village in the future.
After dinner, the children played and laughed in the house, making snowmen and having snowball fights.
The adults sat together, continuing to chat about the village's daily life, sharing the details of the past year, and looking forward to a better life in the coming year.
Su Panpan was tidying up the dishes on the table with a few aunts, preparing to add some hot water to make tea for everyone later.
Suddenly, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the yard.
With a creak, the door was pushed open, and a biting chill wrapped in snowflakes rushed into the house in an instant.
It turned out to be Uncle Gou from the village. He rushed into the house covered in snow and the snow under his feet left a series of wet footprints on the ground.
He gasped for breath and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Village head, village head, the emperor has returned victorious from the battle at the front, and his troops are heading towards our village!"
Su Panpan's hands suddenly stopped moving, his heart skipped a beat, and a thought flashed through his mind: the emperor has returned victoriously from the expedition, so he should have returned with him.
Her heart beat faster involuntarily, and she couldn't help but tiptoe slightly and look out the window towards the outside of the village.
"Is it true? Did you see it clearly?" When the village head heard this, he hurriedly stood up. He was shocked at first, and then his expression was full of excitement and awe.
"It's absolutely true! I just came back from the next village and saw it with my own eyes. The team was very long, with flags flying, and it looked very majestic. There's no doubt about it! They stopped in the next village yesterday, and they will probably arrive in our village tonight." Uncle Gou was running out of breath, his face flushed red. As he spoke, he gestured with his hands to indicate the size of the team.
Upon hearing this, Li Guofang, the village head, immediately shouted, "Fellow villagers, listen to me! His Majesty the Emperor has returned victorious from his personal campaign, and his troops will soon be arriving in our village. This is a matter of great joy. Everyone, hurry up and prepare according to the welcoming rules you learned earlier. Don't make any mistakes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers in the house were in an uproar.
The women put down the food they were eating, the clothes they were mending, or the dishes they were washing, and hurried back home to find the cleanest bedding in the house, thinking that it would be useful if His Majesty the Emperor or the soldiers accompanying him needed to rest.
The men quickly picked up brooms, shovels and other tools, ran to the main road in the village, and worked hard to clean the road.
The children were also pulled aside by the adults and told to stand still and not run around or shout.
The children were also infected by the tense and exciting atmosphere. Although they didn’t quite understand what was happening, they all followed the adults obediently and stopped laughing and playing.
Su Panpan also hurriedly took out some colorful cloth strips and ribbons that they had prepared for the festival with a few familiar women, and began to decorate the trees and walls at the entrance of the village and on both sides of the main road, hoping to make the village look more festive.
After a while, the county yamen runners also came to inform the village head.
When the yamen runner met them, he said, "The current emperor has won a victory in his personal campaign and will be passing through Huaxi Village with his army tonight to rest. The county magistrate has instructed you to ensure the reception is carried out properly and without any mistakes, otherwise we will be unable to bear the consequences!"
The village head hurriedly agreed, and after the yamen runner gave a few more instructions, he mounted his horse and left, leaving behind a cloud of snow and fog.
The village chief frowned, his mind racing.
The first thing he thought of was the accommodation problem. With so many soldiers, he had to find a spacious enough place to accommodate them.
He quickly gathered several elderly villagers and ordered them, "Uncle Wang, Uncle Li, take a few strong young men with you and go clean up the village's ancestral hall, warehouses, and any unused empty houses, and make as much room as possible for the soldiers to live in."
Next, food supply is also a big problem.