When Song Xian entered the village, he happened to catch Chen Zigeng returning from his studies with Mr. Dongli.
Chen Zigeng was helping everyone try on woolen hats. Hearing that General Song had arrived, he hurried to meet him with Hei Dan and the others, not bothering to take off his hat.
"General Song."
The villagers of Chen Family Village all bowed in respect to Song Xian.
It had been some time since his last visit, and the village had undergone some changes. The houses had all been newly renovated. In the past, there were still children running around without clothes, but now they were dressed. Every household had its doors open, with medicinal herbs drying in the yards.
Most noticeably, the villagers' faces were all smiling, their spirits markedly different from before. The past's sorrows, brought on by war, had disappeared from their faces, replaced now with eyes gleaming with hope.
