After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 720: Being Driven Back
After hearing this, Guan Shuli looked at the lantern in his hand. This was handed to him by Shu Jie'er herself. A smile spread across his lips and he agreed, "My grandson thinks so too."

After hearing this, Old Madam Guan turned her head and looked up at her old grandson. There was a hint of teasing in her eyes, but she did not open her mouth to tease him.

It's rare that the old grandson is interested in a girl, so let him secretly enjoy it.

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The next day, Qin, Jiang, Xu and Qiao's families continued to be busy steaming various kinds of pasta.

In the afternoon, Xu Erjun and Qin Jie finally came back, carrying New Year gifts from the government.

Granny Qin Liu was overjoyed and rushed to grab the New Year gift from Qin Jie's hand, but immediately turned cold and said, "Just a bag of candy and a piece of meat? This piece of meat weighs less than three pounds. The county government is too shabby!"

Uncle Qin said, "If Aunt Liu dislikes it, my family will take it as a New Year gift."

"Okay, give it to Brother Erzhuang." Qin Jie handed the New Year gift to Uncle Qin Er without any hesitation.

Qin Liupo became anxious, rushed to snatch it away, and carried it home.

"Tsk tsk, didn't Sixth Aunt dislike it being shabby? Why were you in such a hurry to bring it home?" Uncle Qin mocked her.

Qin Liupo quickened her pace, but still retorted: "Humph, sugar and meat are expensive goods, and they are issued by the government, they carry the official airs. If my family doesn't want them, wouldn't it be stupid!"

Tsk, Uncle Qin looked down on her: "Then just keep it, why do you have to despise it!"

His sixth aunt is just a naughty one.

Qin Jie waited until the two of them finished arguing, then returned to the Qin family with Uncle Qin and handed the two land deeds to Qin Xiaomi: "Niece, the land has been bought. The one in Leibao Town is 400 acres, and the one in Junshi Town is more difficult to buy, so I only bought 100 acres."

There are no rumors that Junshi Town is a dangerous place struck by lightning, and Baofu County is becoming more and more prosperous nowadays. Many wealthy people want to hoard land in Baofu County, making it difficult to buy land except in Leibao Town.

"Master Han put in a lot of effort and bought it without any obstacles." Qin Jie added, "I have already invited Master Han to a banquet and gave him five taels of silver for his hard work."

All this money was deducted from the silver notes given by Qin Xiaomi.

Qin Xiaomi has always been clear about her accounts, so she told Qin Jie and Xu Erjun that they don't need to pay for her favors and she will pay for it herself.

After the bandits massacred the village, her prestige grew even greater. Qin Jie and Xu Erjun dared not disobey her and did as she said.

Qin Xiaomi took the deed, looked at it carefully, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Uncle Jie, you have worked hard."

Uncle Qin was dissatisfied and said to her: "What's the point of buying this thunder-struck land? You just know how to waste money."

After hearing this, Qin Xiaomi stared at him and said, "The fact that you can say this proves that you are not well-educated. You should read more books when you have time!"

However, nowadays many useful books are in the hands of the direct descendants of powerful families.

Not to mention that common people will never have the opportunity to see truly useful books in their entire lives, even Magistrate Kang, who is a descendant of a noble family, cannot see them.

That's why County Magistrate Kang didn't do anything about the lightning strike for so many years.

"Okay, the New Year is almost here, you two uncle and nephew are not allowed to quarrel." Grandma Qin said to them, then went to see Qin Jie and had a nice talk with him.

He also told Qin Jie: "Call Erjun, and you two go to see Master Xun. You came back in the cold wind, so that he won't catch a cold and get sick, and won't be able to celebrate the New Year happily."

"Yeah." Qin Jie agreed, and went to greet Grandpa Qin before leaving.

Soon, it was the Little New Year.

On the second day of the Little New Year, the Qin, Jiang, Xu and Qiao families started a big wash - a big bath!

More than ten pots of hot water had to be boiled every day, and several rooms were specially vacated to serve as temporary bathrooms, so that everyone could wash from head to toe.

Madam Yao also rubbed Qin Xiaomi's back.

No kidding, after rubbing, her whole body was smooth and shiny, and her skin was pink.

After hearing Qin Xiaomi talk about how comfortable it was to have a bath, Second Aunt Qin pulled Grandma Qin and Aunt Qin to have a bath as well.

Madam Yao's hands were numb from rubbing them together.

By the time the big wash was over, it was New Year's Eve.

Before dawn on New Year's Eve, the Qin, Jiang, Xu and Qiao families were busy preparing for the sacrificial rites and the New Year's Eve dinner. In the first half of New Year's Eve, the families were immersed in sadness, just because they remembered their relatives who died or were separated due to the famine.

In order to make the dead and lost relatives live a better life, they invited Mr. Xun to help with the sacrifices.

Old man Xun was very professional. He performed a shaman dance, then drew a yellow talisman with cinnabar. After burning the talisman, he began to say to the families, "All your deceased relatives are doing well. They are now living a prosperous life in the underworld. Some of them have already been reincarnated."

"Mr. Xu, your eldest son and his wife have been reincarnated. This time they have been reborn into an official family. They will be rich and prosperous for the rest of their lives. Your eldest son will also pass the imperial examination and become an official."

"Qin Shuli, your sister is amazing. She has gone to the upper realm to reunite with her family..."

Old man Xun is talking nonsense.

Qin Xiaomi felt that anyone who believed him was an idiot!

However, Qin Cunquan believed it without a doubt, and said with red eyes: "Cunying has had clear eyes and spirit since she was a child, and she is full of spiritual energy. People in the old family said that she is not an ordinary farmer, and it is true."

Aunt Xu also believed it very much. She held little Fubao in her arms and said, "Mr. Xun, please burn another talisman and tell my eldest son and his wife that Fubao is growing well. They can rest assured."

Qin Xiaomi: "..."

The two people who usually have the clearest minds are actually the ones who believe it the most.

Qin Xiaomi was already itching to the point of wanting to scratch her head and neck.

Jiang Dalang approached her and whispered, "Xiaomi, this is what everyone wants. It's New Year's Day, let's have some fun."

Qin Xiaomi took this to heart... He was right, it was New Year's Day, and the relatives who died in the famine were a source of worry for several families.

If a few words of deception can cure their mental illness, then old man Xun should just fool them as much as he can.

Old man Xun is very professional and his way of fooling people is just right, somewhere between real and fake.

After he finished fooling people, Grandpa Qin took several families to start worshipping the heavens, the earth and their ancestors.

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After the worship, Grandpa Qin struck the gong to send the gods and ancestors away.

The families were sad for a while, then gradually put aside their sorrow, collected the offerings they had brought, and began to celebrate the New Year happily.

After noon, the Qin family began to prepare the New Year’s Eve dinner.

Qin Xiaomi's family cooked ten dishes and two pastries.

At the beginning of the Shen period, the Qin and Jiang families sat around a table, enjoying the New Year's Eve dinner in a lively atmosphere.

The aroma of meat and vegetables wafted from every household in Taifeng Town. Just by smelling these aromas, you could tell that the people of Taifeng Town were living a good life this year.

After it gets completely dark, many families hang big red lanterns at their doors.

The big red lanterns are expensive, and even during the Chinese New Year, most farmers are reluctant to buy them.

But this year, in Taifeng Town, especially in Lujia Village, half of the households have hung up big red lanterns.

The light of red lanterns illuminates half of the village.

Chief Lu was delighted and said, "In the whole Taifeng Town, only our Lujia Village is the brightest. This year, our Lujia Village has gained a lot of face, all thanks to the Qin family."

People in the countryside are reluctant to light lamps at night, so on New Year's Eve, every household and village will compete with each other for light. The household or village with the brightest and longest light proves that the household or village will have a good life this year.

This year, not only in Taifeng Town, but also in Baofu County, many families had a good New Year because of the increased income of the Qin family.

However, on this New Year's Eve, a large group of poor people were being chased by the army back to the Northeast State.

These are the wealthy families in Northeastern Province who moved away two months ago for fear of being attacked by the people from Dongmo after the spy incident.