"Boss, bring me two pounds of sugar cakes!"

"Okay! Auntie, you mentioned it! ”

Mali wrapped the sugar cake in a paper wrapper, with a red paper on it with the name on it, tied it with a string and carried it, one by one, looking festive.

The local custom of Qingshan Town is to purchase New Year's goods for the last time before the year, set on the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month, after this day, to the fifth day of the new year, there will be traders to come out to do business again, so the New Year, you have to buy enough things for a week at a time.

Of course, the average farmer is to buy enough for half a month of the New Year on this day, more than a dozen catties of pork, fat and thin, all have to have, the fat go back to refine into white lard, and the thin New Year's dumplings, buns, stir-frying, all are OK.

There are also window flowers, couplets, firecrackers, yellow paper for ancestor worship, all kinds, carrying a basket full of backs, occasionally pampering children's parents, will also buy some uncommon fruits and vegetables, go back to their sons and grandchildren, eat a rarity.

Although the weather is cold, people's mouths are full of hot air, mixed with the aroma of street food shops, and people's faces are faintly visible with joy.

It's going to be the New Year, there are not a few old sisters and good brothers on the street, and they chatted on the side of the street with their throats, everyone is happy, and they definitely don't say anything unhappy in their mouths, and if they are unlucky, they are praising each other for being blessed year by year, and life is getting more and more prosperous.

Tianfu Restaurant opened today and the last day, Liu Quan's spirit is more abundant than in the past, his voice is particularly loud, and he doesn't want money to go out in the face of the guests' congratulatory words, which makes the guests smile and eat more when they are happy.

So the kitchen was even busier.

Wen Xi and Wen Hao are making the soup next door, and those cooperative shops have started to sell one after another a few days ago, after Wen Xi's field trip, the menu and dishes planned by Xia Mei personally are naturally not too bad, so the business is looking good.

This makes those who wait and see some unable to sit still. At first, she came to ask if she could still cooperate, but Xia Mei sneered and politely refused, saying that it was because of insufficient manpower. None of them accepted new partners a year ago.

The stores that have cooperated are smiling at the moment, and those who have not cooperated are secretly sighing, so they have to plan to wait for the fifth day of the new year to open, and come to the door early to make a reservation.

A busy day is over after all, and the last bit of stuff is packed up in the evening. Xia Mei smiled happily and beckoned everyone over.

"Sit down, drink some hot tea and take a break, it's been a hard day."

Wen Xi thoughtfully pinched Xia Mei's shoulders, Wen Hao and Liu Quan beat each other's waists and rubbed their legs, although Huang Hong and Ji Lin were a little tired, their faces were also relaxed and smiling, and Han Bo kept smiling and touching his beard, looking profound.

Even Mu San, who is the most energetic. At this moment, they were all tired and paralyzed on the chair, causing Yunni to look at him and then at him.

After everyone rested for a while, Xia Mei smiled and said, "This year, everyone has worked hard, especially Liu Quan, Wen Xi and Wen Hao, we have experienced a lot this year, but every qiē has paid off." Tianfu's business has never been bigger! ”

Wen Xi and Wen Hao looked at each other and smiled, and Liu Quan showed a somewhat moved look on his face.

Xia Mei continued: "The other people, although they came at different times. But we are calculated according to the day, so it does not matter, Han Bo showed me the account book, this year's profit of our restaurant is indeed very good, so according to the agreement. I will replace the shopkeeper and give everyone a red envelope! ”

Hearing this, everyone's faces were full of joy, isn't it, an ordinary restaurant, where is there so tired.

Xia Mei naturally knows this truth, so when she gives the "year-end bonus", she will never tremble.

First of all, each person sent his own salary, and then gave Han Bo a red envelope of fifteen taels of silver, Huang Hong Jilin was twelve taels per person, Wen Xi and Wen Hao's two brothers and sisters were fifteen taels per person, Liu Quan was the most, eighteen taels, and Mu San, who came last, also gave eight taels, and Yunni, who also gave three taels of small red envelopes.

The heavy silver in the hand directly makes everyone's face and heart warm, all year round, isn't it just for the New Year's purse to be able to bulge, now the owner is so generous, it is really the first time to meet.

Let them be more determined in their hearts and the idea of doing things well in the coming year.

After congratulating each other on the New Year, everyone dispersed, Xia Mei had planned it before, and the weight of these red envelopes was also well thought out.

She now occupies the majority of the restaurant, so this year, she also has more than 800 incomes, and she has a little fun in her heart, she is also a little rich woman, right?!

But after the fun, Xia Mei returned to reality, this time she deducted the silver from her own account for the red envelope, after all, the restaurant has to operate, and Qin Zhihan's share of the silver is enough for the operation of the restaurant.

has already won a restaurant for nothing, Xia Mei feels that people can't be too greedy.

After keeping the last account, Xia Mei locked her account book in a drawer and took Wen Xi Yunni home.

These two Tianwen Hao and Liu Quan still have to stay in the restaurant, do some aftermath work, and when the Chinese New Year's Eve is thirty, they will return to Dashan Village, and everyone will celebrate the New Year together and keep the New Year.

Liu Quan, who had finished washing up at night, splashed water in the yard, inadvertently glanced at the door next door that had been closed for a long time, and sighed bitterly in his heart.

"Shopkeeper, where are you, it's the New Year, why haven't you come back?"

Qin Zhihan, who was thousands of miles away, seemed to sense someone's thoughts, looked up at the crescent moon in the sky, and a trace of complexity crossed his eyes.

"It's the New Year, will you miss me?"

With a self-deprecating smile, he turned neatly and stepped into the carriage, leaving that moment of sadness behind.

…………

Time always flies, and finally, in the thousands of expectations of adults and children, the festive Chinese New Year's Eve has arrived.

On this day, before dawn, Xia Mei got up early to prepare, as in the past.

Boil water first, make breakfast, and when Wu Song got up, Xia Mei had not waited for him, she had eaten by herself, and she had already started to cook lunch.

That's right, the custom here is to eat a "New Year's lunch".

Generally speaking, the most sumptuous reunion dinner is eaten on the evening of the Chinese New Year's Eve, but for some reason, people here always start eating just after noon and eat dumplings in the evening. I ate rice balls at midnight, and I ate more than I usually ate in two or three days on this day, so I had to start preparing early in the morning.

Soak the fungus and marinate the pig's head. Stewing the bones over low heat, I hurriedly went to the Xia family's courtyard and picked tomatoes, eggplants, and winter melons. I shaved potatoes, dug radishes, and pinched pea tips by the way.

"The lettuce was bought, the tofu was ready, ah, and the bean sprouts, the bean sprouts."

Xia Mei, who remembered this, hurriedly ran into the house to see her bean sprouts, this was the day she made tofu, and when she saw the beans and remembered it, she tried to do it. I found it quite delicious to make, and the ancient beans were just to be sweeter.

Xia Mei, who was busy washing bean sprouts, didn't forget to sigh: "Alas, I don't have time to make sausages this year, it's a pity." ”

However, the pig's large intestine is also delicious, but Wu Song doesn't like it, so Xia Mei gave up.

"Master, do you want to put it in the cage to steam?"

Wen Xi came out with the cleaned cage drawer and asked Xia Mei.

Xia Mei glanced up and shook her head with a smile. "I won't do it today, I'll wash it later, let's eat hot pot today!"

Wen Xi didn't feel anything, after all, she was boiling every day. The smell was already familiar, but Tang Bao was unprecedentedly excited.

"Haha! Eat hot pot! Eat hot pot! ”

I just put on a thick new dress, my festive little face with a red shirt is pink, and the black hair on my head is neatly tied on my head, which is very well-behaved.

"Slow down, come and wash up."

Yunni took care of Tang Bao. Wu Song was chopping wood in the yard and was occasionally called by Xia Mei to help.

Tang Bao had just had breakfast for a while, and there were a few small radish heads outside the courtyard, dressed in bright red, and the appearance of the mud monkey on weekdays no longer existed, and they stood outside the door with their probes probed.

Tang Bao hurriedly drank the last mouthful of porridge, wiped his mouth with his hand, slid down from the chair, and ran out on his feet, not forgetting to report to his mother: "Mother!" I'll go out and play for a while! ”

When Xia Mei heard that she came back to her senses, the figure of the kid was already absent from the yard, she laughed and scolded, and left him alone.

"Yunni, you can clean up the green onion and garlic, Wen Xi, have you taken a look at the pickled vegetables in the pot."

Xia Mei sat on the small bench, neatly packed up the vegetables in her hands, and commanded without raising her head.

Wu Song came in with the good firewood, sat in front of the stove skillfully, began to light the fire, and asked Xia Mei which stove hole needed a big fire and which one needed a small fire, and then took care of the three stove holes alone, and was at ease.

This will boil hot water in the pot, marinate the meat, stew the pork ribs, and when the braised meat is ready, Wen Xi will make the boiled pork ribs as the base soup, and start to boil the soup of the hot pot with the ingredients.

Who can make perfect, now this matter is very simple for Wen Xi, the fire boiled for a while, then turned to a low heat, and then slowly boiled, the pot of hot water is always burning, after all, in winter, washing vegetables or everything needs hot water.

Burning the fire in the pot, Wu Song went out and began to paste the Spring Festival couplets, this Spring Festival couplets are written and sold by an old master in the town, and there is a very strong posture, he is out of the dart, and there are no longer a few people who have seen it, this old master wrote, and it can be regarded as ordered.

After adjusting the glutinous rice paste, pasting the Spring Festival couplets and window flowers, Wu Song chopped some small pieces of firewood, entered the kitchen, and made them into carbon, small pieces, suitable for putting them in the brazier at night to roast the fire.

After two busy hours, the preparations were almost done, and it happened that Liu Quan's call came from outside the door, Yunni hurriedly went to open the door, and the two brothers Liu Quan and Wen Hao outside the door were all dressed in new clothes, with a satisfied and festive smile on their faces.

"Sister Yunni, this is the pear blossom stuffed in our restaurant, this is the daughter red, and this is the roast duck, here are some pastries and sugar bars, take them in and put them away."

Xia Mei came out and saw that these two brothers had a lot of money in their hands, and couldn't help laughing: "Look at you, you're not a guest, and you're still carrying such things, why waste money." ”

Liu Quan touched his head and laughed, "Isn't this the New Year?" There are many more people to eat, and it is lively. ”

Ignoring the two people's desire to spend money, Xia Mei turned around and went into the house, took these two pairs of shoes and walked out.

"Liu Quan, Wen Hao, let's talk about it, it's a family, these are the shoes made by Wen Xi and Yunni who stayed up all night, the bigger one is Wen Hao's, and the other pair is yours, keep it!"

Liu Quan's eyes widened, touching the brand-new shoes in his hand, the thick soles, and the warm uppers, and his heart suddenly swelled with emotion.

It's the first time in so many years that someone has made shoes for him......

Wen Hao accepted it with a smile, patted Liu Quan's shoulder, and signaled don't get me wrong, this is my sister who did it for me, and by the way, I made it yours.

Liu Quan: "......"

There were more people in the small courtyard of the Wu family, and it was also very lively, and the Tiezhu family next door heard the laughter coming from here, Su Niangzi sat in the courtyard, looked up at the courtyard wall, and looked at the man beside him who was seriously peeling garlic, and his mouth curved with a faint arc.

…………

"Tang Bao, is your father good to you?"

A group of small radishes crowded under the big tree at the head of the village, gathered in a circle, and after sharing the candy they brought from home, a small radish head sniffed and asked Tang Bao in a low voice.

So all the radish heads looked at Tang Bao curiously.

Tang Bao smacked his lips, and the sugar in his mouth evened out for a moment, before he said indifferently: "Don't ask, children." ”

"Cut~"

There were boos, Tang Bao suddenly felt that his "majesty" had been provoked, and coughed pretending to raise his chin before raising his chin and saying, "Do you know the darts from the other day?" ”

The spirit of the little radish heads was instantly attracted, you know, how can you not know, the little darts made of wood are extremely realistic, but they can't hurt people, so everyone drools with envy.

I don't know when Tang Bao, who can take out toys that no children in the village have, has become the child king in everyone's minds.

Tang Bao is a good boss who is close to the people, he is never stingy with his own things, and he is fair for everyone to play, so everyone has played that little dart and likes it even more.

Some children went home and wanted to grind adults to make one, but in exchange for a reprimand.

Or some adults made one for the child, but it was not as good as Tang Bao, so this little dart became a masterpiece.

At this moment, Tang Bao felt that it was still necessary for him to pull a favor for his father and raise the height of his father in his heart, so he said very "deeply": "This little dart is made by my father." ”

The little radish heads suddenly sounded one after another inhaling sounds.

Tang Bao said triumphantly: "My father is amazing, the toys he made before were all made by him, once, I followed him up the mountain, and I saw him shoot a fat rabbit with a sharp arrow on his back!" ”

A little girl who was about the same age as Tang Bao who was listening next to her couldn't stand it anymore, and shouted in a milky voice: "Tang Bao's father is bad!" The little bunny is so cute, why shoot it?! ”

Tang Bao was very unhappy that someone interrupted his bragging, glanced at the girl in the pink jacket, and snorted with his nostrils: "Little girl, what do you know?!" Go and play while playing! ”

After speaking, he turned his head and followed a group of boys to continue to show off his domineering side-leaking practical father, the neglected girl Niuniu, seeing that everyone ignored her, she cried "wow" and ran home to complain.

Tang Bao glanced back cautiously, his little face was entangled for a moment, he left everyone, and ran over to catch up with the rickety Niuniu, stuffed all the sugar strips in his purse into her hands, and turned around and ran away.

Niuniu's big hazy eyes stained with tears looked at a few candies lying quietly in her hand, and happily put them in her mouth, and the sweet taste suddenly made her burst into laughter.

She didn't notice that the small figure with reddish ears in the distance breathed a sigh of relief.

PS: Happy New Year, Lalala~~ There is a bowl of noodle money for the manuscript fee, thank you here~~ By the way, I ask for a monthly pass~~ (To be continued.) )