At dusk, there were still horse-drawn carts carrying gifts, all of which were placed in the backyard of the pharmacy. Hui Niang checked the gifts one by one, who gave each item, how much it is worth, and how to return the gift in the future, it will be marked.

When the carriage ran out, Hui Niang suddenly remembered something and asked Zhou, "Sister, did you send New Year's goods over there?" ”

"What New Year's goods?"

Zhou's face was puzzled.

"Alas, I promised, at the end of the year, in addition to paying the Xie family's sister for the past few days, I also have to send some New Year's goods over, and I blame me for not explaining it to your sister. Xiu'er, come here, bring some New Year's goods to the Xie family, it's not safe for you to go on the road alone, let Ning'er and Lu'er accompany you, don't delay on the way, try to come back before dark. ”

Xiu'er said with a big grin: "Grandma, don't worry, there will be no delay on the road, I still want to come back early for New Year's dinner." ”

Hui Niang personally took out the prepared New Year's goods from the backyard warehouse, including cloth, bacon, fish and fresh pork, mutton, and melon and fruit snacks.

Hui Niang counted it, and was afraid that there would be omissions, so she asked Zhou to help think about it.

Zhou didn't have much insight, but Shen Xi shouted: "Aunt, I see that with these New Year's goods, Sister Xie's family doesn't need to prepare anything else for the New Year." ”

Hui Niang complained: "Call me sister again, how many times have I told you, I want to call Aunt Xie." ”

Shen Xi stuck out his tongue and pretended not to hear it.

"Go and come back!"

When she sent Xiu'er's three maids out of the door, Huiniang came back to prepare the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and when she wrapped up her apron and prepared to go into battle in person, Hong'er quickly dissuaded: "Grandma, you are so busy every day, just let the slaves do it." ”

"It's all a family, don't worry...... Some things can't leave me today, this year we arrived in Fucheng, everything has been added for the New Year, in previous years, the family has never made dumplings, this is the most favorite food of northerners, you don't know how to wrap and don't know how to cook, I'll teach you. ”

Hui Niang's ancestral home is Jiangxi, and the culture and customs of her hometown are very different from the Hakka people around Tingzhou Mansion.

The kitchen was bustling with Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, while Shen Xi was playing with Lu Xier and Lin Dai in the yard, just when it was almost dark, snowflakes drifted in the sky, just reflecting the atmosphere of Chinese New Year's Eve.

"It's a pity that the snow doesn't fall much, but if it's bigger, you can build a snowman and play with it." Shen Xi looked up at the sky and sighed the cold of the Xiaoice River period, it was difficult to snow in western Fujian in later generations, but he did not expect that he had encountered several snowy days in this era.

Lu Xi'er followed Shen Xi's example, her little face was facing the sky, her nose was red from the cold, and she asked, "Brother Shen Xi, what is a snowman?" ”

Lin Dai said proudly: "Haven't you seen a snowman?" I used to pile up ...... with my father" I couldn't talk about it halfway through, and it was Shen Xi who evoked her childhood memories, and Lin Dai was usually tight-lipped about her previous things.

Shen Xi pulled Lu Xi'er closer, gestured with his hand, and said: "The snowman is a human-shaped snowdrift made of snow, and after it is piled up, you can use buttons, carrots, and red threads to make eyes, noses, and mouths, and then use a broom to make hands, if you add a hat and scarf, it looks like a doll." In the past two years, there has not been much snowfall, and it seems that there is not much opportunity to build one, and if we can go to the north in the future, there will be heavy snow every winter, and then we can build snowmen and have snowball fights. ”

Lu Xi'er grinned and said, "Then let's have a snowball fight tomorrow, I've played this, and I'm right." ”

Shen Xi smiled and pinched Lu Xi'er's little face, because of the cold and cold, Xiao Nizi's face was tense and very elastic.

Lin Dai was a little surprised when she saw it next to her, the more Shen Xi cherished Lu Xi'er, the more unhappy she became, but her relationship with Lu Xi'er was very good, mainly because Lu Xi'er was innocent and obedient to her, and when she thought about it, she felt that there was nothing to be angry about.

"It's snowing, it's cold, come to the house and make a fire."

Hui Niang came out with an apron and greeted the three small ones in the yard, "By the way, go to the door to have a look, Xiu'er and remember to open the door when they come back." ”

It was completely dark, and with the crackling sound of firecrackers outside from time to time, the Spring Festival had finally arrived.

Often this is the time when it is easiest to arouse Shen Xi's sorrows. After the New Year, he was nine years old, and he came to this world for more than two years. Now, he has a little more attachment to this world, and he feels that it is a happy thing to stay here and be able to accompany the people in his heart.

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This Chinese New Year's Eve is very meaningful for both families.

A lot of things happened this year, first in Ninghua to open a printing workshop, and later through the investment in Yang's pharmacy, the business to the city, Hui Niang also became the president of the entire Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce, the first time to have a high prestige.

Hui Niang is a grateful woman, she is very good to the people around her, especially at the end of the year, not only prepared gifts for Zhou, but also gave red envelopes to the maids.

Before the five maids were looking forward to how much red envelope money Hui Niang would send today, and when the three of Xiu'er went home, the whole family gathered together, Hui Niang distributed the red envelopes one by one, and the number of each person was still different, but each maid opened it with joy on her face, and even Yu'er, who was not smiling on weekdays, rarely showed a smile.

"It's all gone, don't rely on me if you lose it or someone steals it, that's all I can do. We are only running one pharmacy now, which should be more economical, but now that the medicine business is getting better, it is busier than before. You can't be slack off, you have to check carefully after every dispensing medicine, so that the patient has a problem, I can't spare you. ”

Hui Niang is both gracious and powerful, and does not forget to admonish a few maids while giving out red envelopes.

The maids respectfully responded, and at this time Shen Xi jumped out and asked excitedly, "Auntie, what about mine?" ”

"Stinky boy, it's not your share."

I don't know when it started, Hui Niang's "stinky boy" called a little more intimate, "Go back and go with your mother, go home quickly, your father is at home, have a reunion dinner." ”

Shen Xi smiled and said, "I'll leave when I send out the red envelope...... Really don't give? Alas, aunt, you're too picky, aren't you? ”

Hui Niang scolded with a smile: "Dare to entertain your aunt, believe it or not, I beat you?" ”

Saying that, he made a posture of preparing to beat people, Shen Xi immediately dragged Lin Dai out of the courtyard gate and ran to his house in the back alley.

Lu Xi'er looked at the backs of Shen Xi and Lin Dai with a blank eye, and said aggrievedly: "Mother, why don't aunts and Shen Xi's brothers come to celebrate the New Year together?" ”

"Because people are family...... Don't worry, your aunt and Brother Shen Xi, as well as Sister Dai'er, will come over after dinner in a while, and they can play with you at that time. ”

Lu Xi'er was relieved, but when she walked back from the door, she still turned back in three steps, looking lonely and pitiful.

After the Shen family of four had a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, Shen Mingjun set off to the printing workshop to keep vigil.

Before leaving, Zhou had a lot of explanations and reluctance.

Although she had discussed with Hui Niang to sleep together at night, in the end it was her husband in front of her, and now Shen Mingjun was working hard, and she couldn't tell her frankly about having shares in the printing workshop, so she always felt ashamed.

When she feels guilty, she is invisibly a little more considerate to her husband, and sometimes she can't even notice it.

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