Daohua spent the Minor New Year with her family and then packed up her things to go to Taohua Village.
As it was still the period of mourning for Granny Gu, this year's New Year celebrations for Daohua and Gu Jian were pretty subdued. Fortunately, one was busy with the preparations for spring plowing after the New Year, and the other with processing medicinal herbs, so they weren't too bored.
Time flew by, and before they knew it, it was already February.
On the first day of February, Yan Zhigao's appointment came through. He was not transferred to Beijing, but continued to serve as the Magistrate of Ningmen Prefecture.
At this, the entire Yan Family was somewhat disappointed.