Chapter 237 - Celebrating the New Year (1)_1
Today, Mu Family Village was different from its usual tranquility. From early morning, the sound of firecrackers popping and crackling filled the small village. The villagers dressed in their festival clothes, visited friends and relatives to give New Year’s greetings, exchanged polite pleasantries with each other, and brought pieces of their homemade New Year cake as gifts. The place was bustling with noise and excitement!
The children were up early, scattering throughout the village in hopes of finding unexploded firecrackers in the aftermath of the celebration. If they were lucky enough to discover any, the children would delightfully tuck them away; they would be saved for a time when others had run out of firecrackers after the New Year.
Occasionally, they would encounter a generous elder who would share some auspicious words with them. The elder might treat them to a piece of rare candy or give them a copper coin as New Year’s money...
As the horse-drawn carriage of the Cai Wei family rolled into the village, it was met head-on by an enthusiastic group of children. The children curiously watched the unfamiliar carriage enter their village, excitedly following behind it, eager to find out which distinguished relatives were visiting.
The horse carriage finally came to a stop at Eldest Brother Mu’s house in the village. They saw Scholar Mu clad in a sky-blue robe, leading the way off the carriage, followed by his wife adorned with a cloak of brocade lined with fur edges. Scholar’s wife looked like a different person altogether; she seemed so much younger and beautiful than before.
Following behind her were his two daughters, both just as stunning as fairies. They had gracefully tied down brocade cloaks and led two spruced-up children out of the carriage; It was Scholar’s children, Wen’er and Wu’er. The suits had seen some significant changes, no longer displaying their once scrawny appearances; instead, they had chubby, fair, round faces.
"Mu Chongwen, is that you?"
A teenage boy asked tentatively.