Chapter 168: Gift-giving
The smell of the New Year is getting stronger and stronger, and now it is not only the Li family who is busy preparing, but the whole village is moving, and they start to prepare New Year's goods early, go to relatives, and entertain guests at home, anyway, the food is unprecedentedly rich.
"Mother, what else do you want to prepare?" Hu patted the things under his feet, this is what the Li family has focused on preparing in the past two days, preparing to give Situ Rui and Dongfang Ye a New Year's gift.
Not to mention lion's mane mushrooms, everyone packed a big bag, the Li family really didn't want to accept other people's things for no reason, and this time the gift was prepared quite carefully.
They know that Situ Rui and Dongfang Ye are not bad for money, so the things they prepare are expensive, and it is not easy to bring anything to eat.
In addition to these, there are also some dried vegetables, the Li family's homemade dried pickles, hot and sour cabbage or something, miscellaneous, there are a lot of them, by the way, there are also the underwear made by the Hu family herself, which is the intention of the elders, although I don't know what money, but this is everyone's mind, sewn out with a needle and a thread.
"That's all! Hui'er, what do you say? Niu Shi looked at everything he could think of and put it in, he didn't know what else to send, so he asked Li Hui's opinion, she had the most ideas all day.
"That's it! I can't bring anything to eat, by the way, there's one more thing! "Ran out as he spoke, originally they both liked the food, but it was far away from the capital, and there was no way to bring it, so I could only send these good things that would not be bad!
Li Hui hurriedly ran out and went to the kitchen to load some more things!
"What. Hui'er? Hu didn't know what Li Hui was going to take, she felt that everything she could send at home was loaded, like underwear. You can send it, but the coat will not work, and the conditions of your own home are there, and they are all coarse cloth clothes, so that people can't wear them.
"Mother, it's my freshly fried peanuts!" Li Hui packed two large bags.
"What's so strange about this, do people eat it?" Hu was skeptical. It's okay to have side dishes and the like, Situ Rui and Dongfang Ye liked to eat here last time, otherwise they wouldn't have pretended to be for them. But peanuts are everywhere, and they are not rare!
"Mother, you taste it!" Li Hui took one and gave it to Hu to taste. She just got it. The family hasn't eaten yet, and it's a lot of trouble and trouble.
"How is it salty?" When Hu Shi tasted it, he felt that the taste was different from the usual, salty and fragrant, I don't know how Li Hui made the peanuts salty, and the saltiness has penetrated into it, which is much better than the set!
"Mother. Here's what I just made, salt-and-pepper peanuts. Isn't it delicious! Li Hui showed off a little, this is very troublesome, first of all, put the peanuts in salted water to boil, let the salty taste seep in, then dry, and then put sand in the pot, fry little by little, until they become crispy, it is good, it took several days of effort.
"You've been tinkering with this for the past few days?" Only then did Hu Shi understand why Li Hui had been in the kitchen for the past few days, they didn't go to the kitchen after they made dinner and cleaned up, and there was just this one snack at home, and they could stay in it for a long time when they were interested, but they didn't expect to be doing this!
"yes, isn't it delicious?" Li Hui looked at everyone with wide eyes, looking forward to everyone's opinions, she was nothing, she remembered that there are a lot of peanuts sold in modern times, and she was idle, and she fried some snacks to add to the New Year, but she didn't expect it to come in handy.
"It's delicious, just add peanuts! It's better than the one you bought in the teahouse! Li Qingshan ate several in a row, and praised that he had also gone to the teahouse to eat other people's food when he was young, but it was far from being as delicious as at home.
"That's it, let the master send it to town! Send it early and arrive early, it's best to be able to get to the capital before the New Year! "Calculate that today is the twelfth day of the lunar month, and it will take six or seven days to get to the capital non-stop, if there is anything to delay again, it will be much later!
"Alright, Boss, you go! Drive the ox cart over, go and go back quickly, this is for two people, Xiao Rui and Xiao Ye have one copy, explain it clearly to the shopkeeper, don't be mistaken! Li Qingshan looked at his eldest son, who happened to be at home, so he sent him to run errands! The shopkeeper of Juweiju should solve it!
"Cheng, Dad, I'll go now!" Li Anfu didn't say a word, he directly picked up his things and put them on the ox cart, panicked all day long, and had something to do at the age of ten, Li Anlu and Li Anshou also helped together!
Not to mention, miscellaneous packages, as well as bottles and cans, loaded with an ox cart, the main reason is that everyone is afraid that this is not enough, that is not enough, and it is the same and the same, there are more, especially a few jars of pickles, which take up a lot of space, and are wrapped in several layers of hay, so I am afraid that the road will be bumpy!
After loading the things, Li Anfu drove the ox cart out slowly, Li Hui had nothing to do, while he had time, he pulled a few of the Hu family to continue to be literate, Li Anlu and Li Anshou were also pulled over, the women began to be literate, there is no reason to be the pillar of the family but to learn!
couldn't resist the women in the family, Li Anlu and Li Anshou also joined everyone's team, and this learning team is getting bigger and bigger!
Since I heard that the people of the Li family have begun to read and write, Lijia Village has set off a wave of learning, and everyone has followed suit, and there are people who read at home, like Li Dagui's family, who let their children teach, and many of the people who are not in the school at home have gone to Li Hui's house.
There are adults and children, for a while, the Li family is even more lively, no, Li Anfu has just left for a while, and some good people have come to Li Hui's house, not only the Li Lotus Li Meihua sisters who originally lived next door, but also some other people in the village.
Even if it's not for studying, in the house where the Li family has a finalized case, doing needlework is not afraid of the cold! So this winter, there is a lot of commotion in front of the Li family.
"Sister Hui'er, are you at home?" This is Li Hehua's voice, before moving, the two families were neighbors, and the relationship between the little sisters was also relatively good, and she came to Li Hui every day these days, and followed her to read, but her father didn't say anything!
"At home, come on!" Li Hui likes the two of them more, to be honest, I don't know if she has inherited the honest character of Li Dahe and Wang, both of them are silent, gentle and gentle!
Everyone gathered in the living room of the main courtyard of the Li family, and after a while, many people came, talking and laughing with the Niu family, which made her mood feel a lot better, and those who were ready to learn literacy followed Li Hui to another room, afraid of being affected by everyone!
A few adults left after learning for a while, and this will leave Li Hui, Li Xiu, Li Lotus, Li Meihua, and a few girls in the village, and they are very happy to learn! (To be continued.) )