As midnight struck, the sound of gongs echoed through the village.

Everyone came out of the room, and then someone shouted, "It's snowing!" Everyone looked up and saw that light snow was falling from the sky.

Lu Zechuan stood behind Wen Li and raised his hand to catch the falling snowflakes.

"Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year!"

After staying up all night to welcome the New Year, the village gradually quieted down. Lu Zechuan took out a red envelope from his pocket and said, "Happy New Year!"

"For me?" Wen Li took the red envelope with a pleasant surprise and found a thick stack of red envelopes inside, but she didn't think much of it.

"Yes! Lunar New Year's money!"

"I'm not a child anymore, why would I need New Year's money?"

"In my family, everyone gets lucky money as long as they're not married!"

This was the first time Wen Li had heard Lu Zechuan mention his family. However, Wen Xu had mentioned that Lu Zechuan's mother had passed away when he was very young, and his father had remarried. His stepmother was no pushover, and Lu Zechuan had grown up with his grandfather.

I suppose he was referring to his and his grandfather's home.

"Should I give you a red envelope too?"

Lu Zechuan chuckled and brushed the snowflakes off her shoulder. "You're young, you don't need to prepare anything for me!"

Seeing his serious expression, Wen Li teased him softly, "You make it sound like you're so old!"

Lu Zechuan paused, of course he couldn't admit he was old. "I'm not old, I'm the same age as your brother, only four years older than you!"

Seeing his earnest explanation, Wen Li burst out laughing. She hadn't expected Lu Zechuan to have such a childish side. Sure enough, no one would admit to being old.

"It's cold outside, go inside quickly! Don't catch a cold!"

Okay, goodnight!

"Good night!"

Wen Li returned to her room, opened the red envelope, and took out the money inside. She found six ten-yuan bills. Wen Li was surprised that Lu Zechuan would give so much. Who would give a red envelope with ten-yuan bills?

Since Lu Zechuan has already given it to her, she will accept it without hesitation and return it to him later through another means.

The next day, the first day of the Lunar New Year, the snow had stopped. Everyone got up early, and Chen Jiahao and the others gathered together. They then went to pay New Year's visits to the village head and several village officials.

Life is tough for everyone these days, and New Year's greetings are just for fun. After going around to all the places, Wenli's pockets were already full of pumpkin seeds and pine nuts.

Wen Li and Chen Yan visited the homes of several aunts with whom they had a good relationship to pay New Year's greetings, and the day passed just like that.

It was too cold outside. After the first day of the Lunar New Year, the villagers started visiting relatives. The educated youth were all from other places and had no relatives to visit, so they stayed indoors and really didn't want to go out.

Wen Li also took advantage of the free time to read a few books. She usually used Lu Zechuan and the others as guinea pigs, and surprisingly, the results were quite good. Plus, she had a good memory and was already able to diagnose some simple illnesses!

During this period, she secretly delivered things to the cowshed a few more times. The old men there were much better, and their faces had gained some weight. She didn't show herself, as long as they knew it was her.

That day, after delivering something to the cowshed, Wen Li heard some noise at the foot of the nearby mountain on her way back. The sound didn't seem like they were doing anything proper. Wen Li wasn't interested in watching the live sex show and was just about to leave when she inadvertently heard her own name.

"Didn't you say Wen Zhiqing had a powerful background? What if something happens to him?"

Guo Caixia finished dressing, gritting her teeth, "What do you know? Only by letting that bitch Wen Li deal with Jiang Yue'er can we succeed, otherwise we'll both be in grave danger!"

Zhang Mazi pinched Guo Caixia's chest hard. "Maybe we should just forget about it! Jiang Chen looks like a ruthless character. We just need to be careful, otherwise I'm worried he won't let us off the hook!"

Guo Caixia sneered, "Do you think he'll let us go now? Forget about you sleeping with his wife, even if it's about the treasure, he won't let us live!"

Zhang Mazi was still a bit hesitant with Jiang Chen. "So, what are you planning to do?"

"That bitch Jiang Yue'er likes married men, doesn't she? I'll use Wen Li's handwriting to lure her to that shabby little house on the mountain. You lure Jin Kui there too, and feed them some estrus-inducing drugs. I refuse to believe this won't work!"

"Aren't Jiang Yue'er and Wen Zhiqing at odds? Are you sure this will work?" Zhang Mazi was still a little hesitant.

"Don't worry, Jiang Yue'er has been trying to curry favor with Wen Li lately. She has ulterior motives, so she'll definitely go for it!"

The two discussed the details again, and Wen Li was speechless after listening, but Guo Caixia's plan was indeed quite ingenious.

However, no matter how meticulous she was, Wen Li didn't think she would succeed. Jiang Yue'er's luck was extraordinary. But she wouldn't stop her. Whether it succeeded or not, she had her own way of getting out of this matter and was happy to watch the show!

The rustling sound came again, and Wen Li hurriedly returned to the educated youth compound. Guo Caixia was out doing errands in this freezing weather, wasn't she afraid of freezing to death?

The next day, Wen Li didn't stay locked up in the house anymore. Instead, she played cards with Chen Yan and Qi Jun in the house all morning.

After Guo Caixia returned from outside beaming with joy, Wen Li went to the front yard and chatted with Li Hong and the others for a while.

She made sure she was present and had witnesses, then went back inside to cook.

After finding the note, Jiang Yue'er went to the back mountain immediately. Recently, Wen Li had been indifferent to her, so she was a little anxious and didn't think much about it.

She hadn't even entered the thatched hut when she was struck on the back with a blunt object and knocked unconscious.

Zhang Mazi quickly fed Jiang Yue'er the spiked water, threw her onto the haystack, and then hid behind the door.

Jin Kui arrived shortly after.

He pushed open the door and saw a woman lying on the haystack. He instinctively wanted to run down the mountain to call for help, but the more he looked, the more familiar the figure seemed.

He walked forward shakily, and when he saw that it was Jiang Yue'er, he quickly put his finger under her nose to make sure she had just fainted. He panicked and was about to pick her up when he was hit on the back of the head with a stick. Before he fainted, he seemed to see a blurry figure and then he lost consciousness.

After feeding Jin Kui some water with added ingredients, Zhang Mazi clapped his hands and left the thatched hut.

On his way down the mountain, he deliberately passed by Jin Kui's house. At first, he didn't see Jin Kui's wife, so he wandered around the area for a while. After a while, Jin Kui's wife came out to get something and happened to see Zhang Mazi.

Jin Kui's wife, Feng Damei, pointed her finger at Zhang Mazi fiercely.

"Zhang Mazi, has Jin Kui gone out fooling around with you again?"

Zhang Mazi's eyes darted around, not daring to look at Feng Damei. "Don't wrong me, I don't know where Jin Kui is!" After saying that, he tried to run away, but Feng Damei caught him red-handed.

Feng Damei, with a face full of scars and a tall, strong build, grabbed Zhang Mazi like he was a chick. "Don't even think about running away! If you don't tell me where Jin Kui is today, I'll kill you!"

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