Transmigrated into a farmer's lucky charm, all the villains in the family panicked.

Yun Shengsheng welcomed her first Spring Festival in this world.

The entire Taijing County is thriving.

Children were setting off firecrackers at the alley entrance. On the street, vendors were shouting as they sold New Year pictures, with each door god hanging imposingly on a bamboo pole.

An old scholar was squatting at the entrance of the shop, writing Spring Festival couplets on the spot. The ink had frozen into ice crystals, but he didn't pack up. He continued writing with great speed while shivering, and the characters he wrote were surprisingly steady.

Their pastry shop was so busy before the Lunar New Year that they didn't have a moment to spare, and they didn't close the last door until the 29th of the twelfth lunar month.

Yun Huaikang's family does not plan to return to the village for the Spring Festival this year.

Because there were still a dozen soldiers, Madam Xu, and a maid in the house in the county town, Fan Sibo and his family stayed behind as well.

So you can't just leave people behind and run back.

Gan Yuwan thought that it would be more lively to invite all these people to celebrate the New Year together.

But I still have to go back to see my grandparents before the New Year, just to go through the motions.

The village rules are there: if you don't visit your parents during the New Year, they'll spit on you and make you look like you're drowning in their spittle.

Yun Huaikang loaded some New Year's goods onto the oxcart, and the whole family changed into their worn-out ordinary clothes, returning to the village in a simple and clean manner.

Sitting on the oxcart, Gan Yuwan felt like she had swallowed half a fly when she thought about seeing those two old men.

My in-laws are typical selfish people. They hoard all the good things for their own room, and when they are generous, it's only for the eldest son's family.

The second wife never got any good treatment; the old couple would always gossip about her in the village, saying that the second son was unfilial and that the second daughter-in-law was fierce.

But it's Chinese New Year, so we have to come even if we don't want to.

Before she even entered the house, Liang Dahua's voice boomed out from inside.

"Yes, yes, this is a gift from Zide's wife to you two as a token of her respect."

"We have snacks, fine rice, and fabric! Feel this material; it's brand new stock from the shops in town. Yin Yue personally picked it out. The workmanship, the feel of it, wow..."

Gan Yuwan paused, turned her head, and exchanged a glance with Yun Huaikang.

Well, what a small world! We just happened to run into the eldest son's family delivering New Year's gifts.

But since we're already here, we can't just turn around and leave.

Yun Huaikang's already unpleasant expression worsened, but he still lifted the curtain and stepped inside.

Before he could even stand properly, the old man's face fell, and he snorted, "Oh, you're back? What a rare guest."

Yun Huaikang pursed his lips, put the pastries and other things in his hand on the table, lifted his clothes and sat down to one side without saying a word.

Yun Ziyan stepped forward, first giving the old man and woman a proper bow, then speaking in a steady and resonant tone, neither humble nor arrogant:

"Grandfather, Grandmother, we've come back to visit you both. This is a small token of our appreciation prepared by your parents; we hope you like it."

The moment the old man uttered the word "father" and "mother," his face darkened instantly.

He couldn't stop Yun Ziyan from being adopted by Yun Huaikang back then, but now, hearing this address felt like someone had stabbed him in the heart with a needle.

Actually, he didn't feel much sorry for his fourth son who died young; he just felt that his children and grandchildren were unruly.

All the thorns in his heart were stuck in his throat.

I want to have an outburst, but I can't.

He had heard that the scholar Su whom Yun Ziyan had studied under was a very famous figure in the capital, and he couldn't afford to offend him.

The old man coughed dryly and said with difficulty, "Oh, since you're back, sit down. Don't just stand there like wooden statues."

The two families squeezed into the small main room, making it feel cramped.

Gan Yuwan waved her hand and said to her children, "Go out and play!"

Yun Pianpian and the others were more than happy to do so, and quickly went out.

Seeing this, Yun Zide also pulled Liu Yinyue out, and Yun Linlin followed.

Several people stood on two sides of the courtyard.

Although it was the end of the year and there was still snow on the ground, it wasn't too cold.

Yun Pianpian and her sisters had never seen Liu Yinyue before, so they secretly sized her up.

Yun Shuangshuang couldn't help but whisper to Yun Qiaoqiao, "She's quite pretty."

When Yun Shengsheng heard this, she pouted and rolled her eyes inwardly.

She is indeed good-looking, but as for her character, let's not even mention it.

She got involved with her cousin when she was fifteen, but later, due to an abortion that damaged her health and prevented her from having more children, she married Yun Zide.

[In the original book, Yun Zide later rose to a high official position, discovered that his wife had an old flame, promptly divorced her, and married a woman from a noble family, further elevating his career.]

[This is probably a way for the female protagonist's older brother in the original book to find a way to get rid of his wife—how can he divorce his first wife if she's perfectly healthy?]

Yun Xiaoxiao, Yun Pianpian, and Yun Qiaoqiao covered their mouths at the same time, their six eyes wide open.

Yun Shuangshuang, who was secretly admiring the beautiful woman, suddenly became complicated when she looked at Liu Yinyue.

Liu Yinyue stayed at her husband's family home for a while and learned a lot about the feud between the two families from her husband and parents.

So when they saw the second wife's family, they held their heads high and looked down on them.

The Yun sisters rolled their eyes at her behavior.

Yun Linlin didn't care about their little schemes.

She's busy.

A village boy walked past the gate of the courtyard, came over to talk to her, and his face was red.

Not long after, another one came, not only talking to her but also stuffing something into her hand.

In just a short while, four or five teenagers had stuffed things into her's hands, including Er Gouzi, the one who had beaten Yun Shengsheng before.

This kid is standing right in front, smiling the most eagerly.

Yun Shengsheng watched coldly, then couldn't help rolling her eyes again. [Looks like the female lead's conquest strategy is going quite smoothly lately.]

Indeed, Yun Linlin has been quite busy during this period.

Without Yun Pianpian and her gang causing trouble in the village, she went all out, and half of the village's boys were under her control.

The points kept increasing, and although they weren't huge sums of money, every little bit helps, and it's better than nothing.

She used her points to exchange for a bunch of basic items, all of which were beauty-enhanced and filtered. Although she was only eight years old, she looked incredibly pure and lovely.

After Yun Pianpian and the others finished listening to Yun Shengsheng's internal monologue, they suddenly remembered.

Oh right, they've been in the county town all this time, and they forgot to go back to the village to cause trouble for Yun Linlin.

Surprisingly, she actually managed to win over all those boys.

But then I thought it didn't matter. They wouldn't be staying in the village anymore, so Yun Linlin could go ahead and coax whoever she wanted.

Anyway, looking at it from all angles, those boys she coaxed weren't very promising and couldn't cause any trouble.

Yun Huaikang and Gan Yuwan put their things down, exchanged a few perfunctory words with the old couple, and got up and left the courtyard in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

The oxcart was loaded with many things, and they drove it slowly and leisurely toward Ganjiacun.

Gan Fushun and Zhou saw them coming from afar and greeted them repeatedly, leading them inside...