The arrival of New Year's Eve brought much excitement to the cold winter as every household in the Song Family Village decorated with bright lanterns and streamers. Young Song Chengguang was especially happy, dressed in a festive new outfit; these past few days, he'd occasionally wander around the house out of boredom, finding the ancient building fascinating with its many places to explore and several exits to run through.
Mrs. Song had no sooner finished lunch than she started preparing the food for the first day of the new year with her little girl, Song Yuan Yao. One moment they were slaughtering chickens, the next washing vegetables, with the big kitchen stove bustling all afternoon.
The younger Song Chengguang was the happiest of all; after lunch, he went to check on his younger brother and sisters, climbed onto the bed to babble with Little Moon and Little Baby for a while, then scampered off to play outside.
