Chapter 1407: Qiao Festival

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

However, just as they were about to leave the town, Jiang Yue happened to be riding a horse out of the town and was going home, so they bumped into each other.

Since they had already encountered each other and couldn’t turn away, they could only ride home together.

They didn’t speak the entire way.

When they returned to the village entrance, they stopped their horses in unison and did not rush into the village.

Simultaneously, they dismounted.

“That…” Xue Yan did not say anything, but the tips of his ears had already turned slightly red. His gaze was also somewhat evasive, not daring to look at Jiang Yue, but he still spoke first. “Tomorrow night, you should go to town.”

“Yes.” Jiang Yue agreed. “You should come to town tomorrow night too.”

“Yes.” Xue Yan’s line of sight faltered even more.

“Where can I find you?” Jiang Yue asked.

Xue Yan still didn’t dare to meet her gaze, and his voice became even lower. “Where?” he asked after a pause.

“What a coincidence,” Jiang Yue said. “You’ll know where to find me when we get to town.”

Although they both knew that the other party would confess tomorrow night, the two of them suddenly became curious about the surprise the other party had given them.

When tomorrow comes, they will know where to find each other.

However, despite their curiosity, the two of them tacitly stopped asking.

“Let’s go home,” Xue Yan said.

“Yeap.”

Then, the two led the horses into the village and went home.

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In the evening of the Qiao Festival, everyone would prepare incense, worship the heavens, pray to the gods for marriage, safety, and love…

In the past, Da Ling’s Qiao Festival had been very dull. That was because the poor people could not afford to eat and drink, so they rarely celebrated this festival. However, now that the people of Da Ling lived and worked in peace and contentment, there were fewer poor people. Moreover, the folk customs had become more open. Naturally, regardless of men or women, no matter where Da Ling was, everyone celebrated this festival. Each year, it became more and more lively, and the grand occasion was unprecedented.

There were many men and women on the streets today. Whether they were married or not, they were all in pairs and happily walking around — it almost looked like Valentine’s Day.

The people of Locust Village would go to town if they could, and those who couldn’t stay in the village to celebrate the festival with their families.

Under the village chief’s arrangements, every part of Locust Village was decorated prettily so that the unmarried girls in the village could gather together to pray for cleverness and blessings.

Li Hehua and the others wanted Jiang Yue to attend, but Jiang Yue said that she would be going to town at night to do something. They also heard that Xue Yan would be going to town at night, so everyone seemed to understand what was going on. They immediately urged Jiang Yue and Xue Yan to hurry to town when the time came.

It didn’t matter if they had just had lunch or not. It was still quite early, so there was no need to rush to town.

However, they couldn’t resist the urging of their family members. Then, Jiang Yue and Xue Yan decided to change their clothes and go to town.

Xue Yan was dressed in a white robe again, but it was brand new. He had not worn it even once. Originally, he had planned to hang a jade pendant, a sachet, and a folding fan on his waist, but he was afraid that if it were too solemn, it would prevent him from confessing to Jiang Yue earnestly. Therefore, he hurriedly put the jade pendant, sachet, and folding fan back. It looked more casual, so he felt more at ease.