It's the Chinese New Year, and the children are wearing new clothes, chewing all kinds of food in their mouths, and their pockets are bulging, filled with sugar, melon seeds, peanuts, and small firecrackers. In previous years, children greeted the New Year, and adults gave them a small set of firecrackers, a few pieces of candy for the girls, and a handful of melon seeds and peanuts.

Although the Li family in Huangniping came from the Xiushui desertion disaster, the 180-year-old wedding and funeral have long been integrated with the Qingniping and Jinyuan sections next door. Last year, the children of their own family were very competitive, and the adults were also happy, and the children of Qingniping and Jinyuan Duan came to pay New Year's greetings, and they all gave firecrackers to hang, and they grabbed handfuls of sugar and fruits.

Li Jiaming and his group of children followed the fourth brother, yes, that's right, they followed the fourth brother (he is the most outstanding child in the family, even the eldest brother and the second brother are his followers) to the next house (small village) to pay New Year's greetings, but the scene is slightly different.

They get the treatment of children, and every household gives firecrackers, sugar, and fruits, and then follows another group of girls (girls) shouting and chasing and fighting, and they are busy and happy. The eldest brother, the second brother, the third brother, the second sister, and the third sister are half-grown sons (sisters) in the eyes of adults, even if the eldest brother and second brother are adults, they just don't give firecrackers, candy, and fruits like coaxing children to be happy, but invite them to sit down and drink tea and eat fruits. If there are other guests in the house, they will be welcomed to the next room by a man of a similar age.

Li Jiade and Li Jiaming were treated specially, there were no guests at home, everyone sat in the hall to drink tea and eat fruits, and if there were guests in the house, the elders would pull them in and politely invite them to sit with them at the table of eight immortals or a large round table. If there are reading girls and sisters in the family, those who are in junior high school will come and call them 'Jiade' with honor, and those who are in elementary school will be called 'Brother Jiade' after finishing their calls, and they will also call 'Jiaming' or 'Brother Jiaming' with an expression of awe.

Yinzitan Village is so big, how many people don't know Li Jiade, and how many people haven't heard of Li Jiaming who suddenly appeared? These two brothers respectfully called the elders and said auspicious words for the New Year, which really made these elders happy and proud.

After paying New Year's greetings in several nearby houses, early the next morning, the children, including the eldest brother and the second brother, followed their respective adults to their grandmother's house. In the countryside, there are big rules, the first year of junior high school is to pay New Year's greetings to nearby people, and the second year of junior high school must go to grandma's house to pay New Year's greetings. If it was before, Li Jiaming could take his little sister to live at his grandmother's house until the beginning of school, but not this year. When his father went out to work, the family needed Li Jiaming to entertain guests on behalf of his father, to pay New Year's greetings to his grandfather, grandmother, uncle, and aunt, stay for one night, and take his little sister home the next day.

It is said to entertain guests, but in fact, it is to eat and drink for nothing. The sweets and wine for entertaining the guests were all bought by the second aunt and divided into three fruit plates, indicating that the three brothers were entertaining the guests; the second aunt also took the second sister Zhang Luo to invite the guests to dinner; and Li Jiaming was responsible for accompanying the second uncle to sit on the table and by the brazier, listening to the praise of him and his relatives. In the same situation as him, there is also a Li Jiade, the two brothers follow the eldest uncle and the second uncle in and out of the hall every day, welcoming relatives and friends who pay New Year's greetings.

The Li family is a small surname, only in-laws and no relatives in Chongxiang, busy until the afternoon of the fifth day of the new year, sent away the last few guests who were full of wine and food, Li Jiaming's accompanying trip is basically completed. The second aunt also began to pack up the gifts, preparing to let the second uncle go to her sister's house and Li Jiaming's father's master's house tomorrow to pay New Year's greetings. As for Li Jiaming's son, then don't follow, his father's master lives in the mountains of Luofang Village, and he has to walk a few miles of mountain roads after getting off the highway, and people will not blame Li Chuanlin for not arriving at the ceremony.

In the middle of the afternoon, Li Jiaming, who was watching the full sister and the little sister playing with eagles and catching chickens, was suddenly stunned and relieved, and hurriedly greeted him and said with a smile: "Uncle Wang, have a good New Year, I wish you a great fortune in the New Year!"

"Jiaming, is your second uncle at home?"

"In the in, please come in, you please come in. Second uncle, Uncle Wang is here!"

Li Jiaming, like a little adult, welcomed Boss Wang, who was carrying a gift, into the hall, and the second uncle, who was discussing relatives in the bedroom, hurriedly came out and was stunned when he saw his boss.

"Boss Wang, why are you here? Sit down, please sit!"

The second uncle let Boss Wang, who was well-dressed but wore a big gold ring on his finger, had not removed the trademark on the sleeve of his new suit, and was full of nouveau riche smell, to the table of the Eight Immortals, and Li Jiaming also went to prepare candy and wine with the second aunt with great eyes.

"Second aunt, put these, don't want these", Li Jiaming whispered, quickly replaced all the candies in the fruit bowl with the fourth uncle and father sent back, and also took a bottle of 'four special wine' that the second uncle used to entertain his father-in-law, and replaced the 'Jinjiang wine' in the second aunt's hand.

"Jiaming, who's coming?"

The second aunt didn't know who the guests outside were, and Li Jiaming explained in a low voice: "It's the boss of the second uncle outside, so it's polite to change this wine." ”

Serve someone else's bowl and serve someone else's care. When the second aunt heard Li Jiaming say this, she hurriedly replaced the 'four special wines' in her hand with the 'Jian Nanchun' given by the fourth uncle on the second uncle's fortieth birthday. The two aunts and nephews entered the hall with fruits, wine, and tea, and after a few polite sentences with the guests, they received valuable gifts, and the second aunt was a little worried when they returned to the room.

In these years, everyone is not rich, and the gifts given by the guests are to be returned, and the two 'Baisha Wang' cigarettes and two bottles of 'Four Special Laojiao' wine sent by Boss Wang are at least around 300 yuan, so how can the second aunt return the gift? 300 yuan, now in the countryside, it is a heavy gift to give a hundred yuan!

The second uncle was also very distressed, Boss Wang was really good to him, but the help he asked for was beyond his ability. The last time he deceived Director Zhang in the county No. 1 Primary School, Jia Ming had already explained it to him afterwards, and it was a fox and a fake tiger at all. And Boss Wang is not a loyal person, he often cuts corners when doing projects, and the second uncle doesn't want to be in his own township school, just like a small set of faculty dormitories, even the steel bars are old, and the thickness is a round smaller. But just as the second aunt thought, since she served someone else's bowl, she must serve others, and Boss Wang is also her own boss anyway.

The distress of the second aunt and the second uncle, Li Jiaming understands it, but Boss Wang's thoughts are in vain, and the second uncle is also worried. Mr. Liu, who is so smart and wants to do practical things, how can he contract out the project and give the money to others to earn? However, this is an opportunity for the second uncle, he is forty-two years old, and how many years can he do the heavy work on the construction site?

When Boss Wang mentioned that a group of workers might not have work after the New Year and forced the second uncle in disguise, Li Jiaming, who was eating pineapple cake on the table of the Eight Immortals, suddenly smiled and said, "Uncle Wang, I'll give you an idea, what reward do you have?"

"Jiaming"

Boss Wang, who was dissatisfied, immediately interrupted the second uncle's scolding and said with a smile: "Jiaming, if you come up with a good idea for your uncle, how about I award you a new schoolbag?"

This kid is a very smart little guy, and the last time he cooperated with himself, he saved himself two or three thousand yuan as a gift. What's more, this child will definitely have a future in the future, and now give him a new schoolbag, which can be regarded as a thank you for helping last time, maybe in the future, when others are developed, you can still get a little light.

'Hahaha', Li Jiaming laughed, although he is only a thirteen-year-old who is just a few days away, but he will not be polite when it comes to interests. There are only himself, the second uncle and this Boss Wang in the hall, in order to make the second uncle less bitter, what about showing his edge?

"Uncle Wang, you are not kind!"

"Huh?"

Li Jiaming sat up straight, put away a childish smile on his face, and his whole temperament changed, as if he was no longer a child but like a calm adult. This sudden change in temperament not only stunned the second uncle, but even the well-informed Boss Wang became solemn. This kind of ability, Boss Wang has seen it in the leaders of the county, and a few minutes ago he can still call you brothers, drink, and talk nonsense, and when he talks about business, he will become a leader with full official authority, and if he doesn't give enough benefits, he will be a set of official tones.

Sven slowly poured a glass of wine for Boss Wang and the second uncle, Li Jiaming did not mention his own ideas, but used philosophical words to deter this shrewd businessman.

"Boss Wang, there is an old saying that you have never heard? A person who can think about things can do things, a person who can think about money can make a fortune, and a person who can think about people can become an official. If you can think about things, money, and people, you are definitely a dragon and a phoenix among people!"

Yes?

Although he is a nouveau riche, Boss Wang is a scene person after all, and he can still tell whether there is a level in a sentence or not. Boss Wang looked at Li Jiaming like a monster, is this a thirteen-year-old man? In this case, don't say that you can't think of it, I'm afraid the teachers at school can't teach it, right?