Damn! I reached the pinnacle of life with the help of the rich system

In winter, the mountains are howling and the wind is blowing, and the firewood is crackling.

"Hiss, winter in the countryside really feels alive."

Xiao Li rubbed his hands and walked into the house, sat on a stone block, and continued to put firewood into the stove.

Fu Xiang, who was sitting next to him, nodded and agreed: "If it weren't for global warming, winter would be even colder."

"It's mainly because we are in the south and it hasn't snowed much in recent years, so it's been cold and damp."

Xiao Li "complained" that he was a native northerner, but he went to college in the south, so he had always worked in the south. Unlike the scenery of the north, the scenery of the south had a touch more tenderness.

It was this tenderness that made Xiao Li stay.

"Auntie Pang is going to make Dongpo pork for us at noon today."

The word "哩" was first used by the villagers. In their dialect, they sometimes like to add "哩" at the end of a sentence. It is used as an interjection and makes people feel more intimate.

"Dongpo pork?! Then I'm going to have a treat for lunch today."

During this period, Aunt Pang went to the town to discuss cooking skills with some chefs. Every time she came back, she would cook a few dishes here at the Party branch for everyone to taste.

In Auntie Pang’s words, “As someone who loves cooking, I feel very happy when I see other people eating the food I cook!”

In the office, everyone had a hot water bottle in their hands, and there was a small charcoal stove by the door. The window was opened a little for ventilation, but it was hard for those sitting near the window, as there was always a gust of cold wind blowing into their necks when they sat.

So the person by the window had an extra scarf around his neck than the others.

In the secretary's office next door, Xu Yan sneezed. Who was talking about her? She took a tissue and sneezed, then clenched it in her left hand to prevent it from happening again. She started to make a plan - a comprehensive layout for next year.

More than two hours later, Fu Xiang knocked on the door and called her to eat. Xu Yan stood up, wiped her glasses with a small cloth, and put them on the table after wiping them until they were shiny. She picked up her scarf and left the room.

As soon as she left the room, the cold wind blew straight into Xu Yan's limbs, and goose bumps quickly appeared on her arms. Xu Yan blew out air and rubbed her hands and walked into the kitchen, where Aunt Fat was still busy finishing the work.

Xu Yan put her hands on Auntie Pang's shoulders and massaged her. When Auntie Pang felt it, she smiled and said, "Secretary Xu, it will be fine soon. Just wait a little longer, okay!"

"Anyway, I'm happy to eat the food cooked by Auntie Pang."

"Oh, you guys are the sweetest."

Xu Yan chatted with Aunt Pang for a few words and then took the remaining dishes out.

"Everyone, it's time to eat."

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"Auntie Fatty's cooking is really good, Auntie Fatty! You should be the head chef in a five-star hotel!"

Someone was holding a toothpick and picking while saying, "It's so comfortable."

"Hahahahahaha..."

When everyone heard this, they laughed and nodded, and some people echoed it, which made Aunt Fat feel even more proud.

"If you flatter me again, I'll tell you off! How old am I? Why are you still making fun of me?"

"Auntie Fatty, you're not kidding me. This is the truth!"

After Aunt Fat left, everyone began to take a short break. Xu Yan was walking nearby, just to take a walk to digest the food. As she was walking, she happened to find a small path beside the mountain road. Xu Yan saw that the path did not seem long, so she began to climb up (in real life, if you see a vague small mountain path, never go up alone!).

Only about a hundred meters away, there was a small open space. Xu Yan discovered that there was actually a simple guardrail there - she didn't know who built it.

Seeing that the ground was relatively clean, Xu Yan sat on it alone. Behind her was a crooked tree. There was no snow on the tree now, only a bare leaf.

So desolate.

The wind blew through the valley, whistling again and again, stinging Xu Yan's ears and making them hurt, stiff and cold. So she stood up, brushed the wetness off her pants, and went down the mountain.

I asked the villagers one after another, and they said that this road was taken by a man from another village a long time ago. No one knew what he did there. I heard that there was a cliff cave on the top, and that man would go there to cool off every summer.

Some people in the village heard about it and went up there. After looking for a long time, they found that there was indeed a natural stone cave on the cliff at the side of the mountain. People with good eyesight even saw wooden stakes inserted next to the cave entrance. It was really scary.

When Xu Yan heard this, she was surprised for a moment. Who would go to a cliff cave to cool off in the summer?

However, Xu Yan didn't care too much about it and went back.

"Secretary Xu, you are here! I have something to discuss with you!"

As soon as she entered the door, she was stopped. Xu Yan stopped and watched Fang Tongwen hand her the document. Then Fang Tongwen said, "Secretary Xu, this is what we prepared for everyone during the Chinese New Year. And the comrades who could have gone back home for the Chinese New Year also said that they would not go back this year and would celebrate the Chinese New Year here."

"Okay, we'll celebrate the New Year together. Remember there will be activities during the New Year, ok!"

There wasn't much content in the file, and Xu Yan finished reading it in a few minutes. She said there was no problem.

"okay."

Fang Tongwen replied and went back to the office. Xu Yan called Fu Xiang, Xiao Li and others, and they went to the town to buy New Year's goods for everyone.

A few people sat down to the town. They should have arrived earlier so that the meat and other things would be fresher. However, since they were purchasing, they had to buy something that could be kept.

We bought oil, flour, and toiletries, which are to be given to the villagers, especially the elderly. During the New Year, we would get everyone to go and clean up the houses of the elderly and bring them warmth.

The trunks of the two cars were full of New Year's goods. After putting everything in place, they drove back to Baicun. Of course, they couldn't buy everything in just one trip. After returning to the Party branch, several people unloaded the New Year's goods from the trunks.

"Remember, each person gets a bucket of oil, a bucket of flour, and toiletries."

Everyone’s corresponding New Year’s goods have been placed in a room, and after being sorted, a corresponding label is affixed to each one. For example, there is a sticky note on Aunt Pang’s things, and the name is written on the sticky note.

After dinner, everyone was preparing in the conference room, discussing how to celebrate the New Year, how to celebrate it, and how to celebrate it well.

These are what the meeting will talk about.

Everyone sat down one after another, and Xu Yan started talking without delay.

"This year is the first time for our big family to celebrate the New Year in Bai Village. Since it is the first time, we must celebrate it well. This is also the first year that Bai Village has ushered in changes. I hope that with the joint efforts of us and the villagers, we can implement it well next year, and then Bai Village will get better and better. Also, the New Year will be in a week."

Xu Yan paused, "Everyone can take a rest this week! We can start working seriously after the Chinese New Year!"

ps. This chapter is the opposite of the previous one