Chapter 160: The End of the Year
Time flies quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it is already the end of the year. At the end of the year, every family was preparing for the New Year, and the Ling family was also very busy. It is necessary to purchase all kinds of New Year's goods, and also prepare New Year's gifts.
However, the Ling family naturally has people to be busy, but Li Xin has always been relatively idle. The affairs of the Ling family, she naturally will not interfere in anything, on weekdays, she only has to follow the sisters of the Ling family to class, and the rest of the time to accompany Mrs. Ling, there are very few things.
At the end of the year, the weather in Jiangnan is not so cold, it will be a little colder in the morning and evening, and during the day, it is still very warm.
Looking at the people in this house, they are all busy, and it seems that there is a festive atmosphere for the New Year everywhere, but Li Xin misses home more and more. Although it was at Sun's house during the Chinese New Year last year, the family was together, and the atmosphere was still very warm. But now, they are so far apart that it's not easy to see each other.
She really wants to go home, it's been so long!
There are several famous red plum trees in Mrs. Ling's courtyard, and now, there are already plum blossoms slowly blooming. Of course, there are more flower buds on the tree, and the fine broken plum blossom buds are dotted with branches, like rouge, and the elegance is thousands. There are also occasional plum blossoms blooming on the branches, trembling in the cold wind, and there is a sense of arrogance and frost. There are also a lot of buds waiting to be released, like shy girls, half-open and half-closed with a smile, and the charm is far-reaching.
The green pine reflects the red plum, which is a pleasing picture to the eye.
Li Xin stood under the plum tree, gently playing with the plum blossom petals, looking bored.
"Cousin, don't you have a grudge against this flower! The petals were all broken by my cousin. Ling Ziye's voice sounded behind her, and she tilted her head slightly and glanced at him.
"Who would have a grudge against the flowers and trees! I'm not that bored. Li Xin smiled.
"I know my cousin is homesick, but now that it's the New Year, I should be happier. It's to leave, at least after the New Year. Wenbo a few things, you don't have to worry too much, there is a shop in Nanbai County, I have entrusted the shopkeeper, let me help watch your home, if there is anything, I will help deal with it, and I will also write to us. â
"Thank you, cousin." She didn't expect that he had quietly entrusted someone. Regardless of whether she can use the person he arranged, at least she understands his heart.
"Is that home really that good? Can't the people in your family be as good as you? He walked over to her and stopped. He didn't know how a little girl could have so much sorrow, and sometimes, when she stood quietly like this, he felt a lonely cold coming out of her.
Obviously the surroundings are so lively, but she thinks that she is always standing alone, with a kind of loneliness and coldness. Sometimes, even though they are so close, they feel that she is so far away, as if they are not in the same world. He could get close to her, but he couldn't get into her world.
"That's different, just like cousin, you won't be afraid that the previous ones will be abandoned just because you have opened a few new stores! The zĂ i has always been there, and it doesn't really stop there for any reason. It was my home, it always was, or rather, it was my first home in the true sense of the word, and it was always different in my heart. No matter how many things I have, how many people I have around me, Wenbo is always my family, and no one can replace their place in my heart. â
"So, even after coming back for so many days, you still shouldn't have the original intention?" He stared at her. In this family, she is still not happy enough.
He still remembered that during the days he lived in her house, when she faced her younger siblings, she smiled slightly, and he could know how happy she was.
It's not that she doesn't like to laugh now, she's a polite person, and she always keeps a graceful smile with a faint sense of affinity. It's just that it always feels different.
"Yes! I still don't change my original intention, and after the New Year, I will talk to my grandmother about leaving. When the time comes, I hope my cousin can help me persuade my grandmother! Even though the Ling family is a good environment, she still wants to go home. No matter how good this place is, it's not her home after all!
Although here, the old lady loves her, Ling Feifei is close to her, and Ling Ziye is also very good to her. It's Ling Yifan and Wang, although they are not very close to her, they have a degree of food and clothing, but they have never missed her or anything. She cherishes these very much, but, in comparison, she still wants to live with Wenbo and them.
Or, it's because Wenbo needs her more!
"Now that you've made up your mind, I don't have much more. However, it will always be your home, although you are welcome to return. When I have some free time, I'll come back and have a look. If I pass by your house in the future, I will come to see you. â
"Okay." Li Xin smiled and responded. The brilliance in his eyes is flowing and rippling, which makes people a little unable to take their eyes off.
"By the way, I've already asked people to send New Year's gifts to Wenbo, everything is ready, I want to come to Wenbo to have a good year."
"Why didn't my cousin tell me in advance, I could send a letter to Wenbo." There is no post office in this world, and it is difficult to send letters. It is a waste of manpower and material resources to send it to a special person. Therefore, it is very difficult for people who go far away to receive a letter from home.
Therefore, she just wanted to write a few letters to Wenbo, but it was not easy to send them out. For a letter, let a person travel so far away, and she couldn't help it.
"I didn't plan to sue you, I was afraid that I would sue you, but instead provoked homesickness. However, seeing you as you are, I will sue you. However, it was too late to send the letter, and the New Year's gift had been sent out for several days. However, I think Wenbo will write to you. â
"I guess it will!" Since there are people here, Wenbo will definitely write to her.
The two of them talked outside for a while, and then went into the house. In the house, the eldest lady Wang is discussing the New Year with the old lady, although the affairs of the inner house have always been handled by the Wang family, but such a thing as the New Year's Festival should still be discussed with the old lady, which can be regarded as a kind of respect for the old lady!
"Xin Yao is here! The house is in a hurry to make new clothes for the New Year, and I will ask people to go to your side in the afternoon to tailor them for you. Later, pick out your favorite clothes with your sisters! Seeing Li Xin come in, Wang said with a smile. At the end of the year, the children's new clothes will be made.
At the end of the year, there were many things, and the servants in the house were busy making new clothes, but they put the children behind. Fortunately, everything else has already been made, and now, the sewing room is a little more relaxed, and I can concentrate on making new clothes for a few children.
"Thank you, auntie." Li Xin smiled.
"The shop has sent a lot of good materials and some good skins, which are rare good things. Just give a few points to your sisters, some of them will be used to make new clothes, and the rest will be kept, and you will take them out when you want to use them. Old Madam Ling took Li Xin's hand and said. Xixi, Coco and Xin Yao are not small, and it is time to dress up well.
Especially Xin Yao, no one used to take care of her before, and now she has to prepare everything that should be prepared. For the sake of the child's good, the average woman's dowry will contain things that a woman can use in her life, many things, and the dowry is enough for a lifetime. For example, some rare good things have to be saved up slowly. For example, some precious spices and some good skins, these are all to be collected slowly.
Since Xin Yao came back, she also asked the shop to find some good clothes and good leathers, just to dress Xin Yao well. However, Xixi is her own granddaughter, so she naturally has to give a share of everything to a few people.
"Mother is still careful, and she has already prepared all the materials!" Wang smiled. Mother still feels sorry for this granddaughter! I'm afraid that if I take care of this matter myself, I will deduct it from it, and I will prepare it myself. It's just some clothing and leather, and her eyelids aren't so shallow.
Xixi and Qianqian's dowries, she has been preparing for so many years, and many things are almost ready. Such a rich dowry, even if it is compared with a girl from anyone's family, it will not be compared lightly.
"Grandmother didn't think about preparing two good skins for me!" Ling Ziye smiled and sat down next to the old lady.
"You! Yours also have it, and I'll send it to you when I pick it up. You are a man, where do you need to dress up like your sisters! The old lady poked Ling Ziye's forehead.
"Big brother is still stealing clothes with us!" Ling Feifei looked at Ling Ziye with a smile.
It didn't take long for several sisters of the Ling family to arrive. Old Madam Ling asked people to put out all the clothes they brought back, and asked a few girls to come forward to pick them out. Mrs. Ling also prepared some specially for the Wang family, which were specially selected, compared to the Wang family's age, the clothes used must be different from those used by the little girls.
The Ling family is worthy of specializing in the fabric business, and the clothes put out are really very dazzling. Several sisters of the Ling family happily picked up, and Li Xin watched with a smile.
"Cousin, come and pick it too!" Ling Feifei pulled Li Xin. Li Xin also looked at and picked a few horses, all of which were relatively plain. She doesn't like to wear bright colors, and her clothes have always been relatively plain.
Soon, everyone also picked several pieces of cloth, and even the leather was also distributed separately. R1152