The modern winter solstice is different every year, but the winter solstice of Da Chu has been the ninth day of November since ancient times, and nine is the extreme number, and Da Chu likes it very much and loves it deeply.

On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, the third grandfather, the third grandmother, and everyone in the Qi family lived in the restaurant, preparing to open the next day.

On the ninth day of the first lunar month, when it was still dark, several families got up.

Cui Shi and Gu Jinxiu took out the new clothes they were going to wear today last night, they were all good-looking and thick cotton jackets, they were very warm to wear, and they would not freeze no matter how cold they were.

Gu Dashan didn't go to the workshop today, he had already entrusted Mutong yesterday, and Mutong would help the tofu workshop and spice workshop to ship.

When he got up, he went to see the mules in the backyard hut, fed them fresh hay, and went to the kitchen to help Cui's make breakfast. Seeing that the water in the water tank was frozen, he said to Cui's family: "Use warm water for washing dishes and vegetables in winter, our family is not short of money to buy firewood now, and we have saved several houses of dry firewood, and we can't finish it." ”

He also said: "Didn't Xiaoyu make some kind of hand guards, you wipe it, don't freeze your hands." ”

When she was in her hometown, Cui's could wash a lot of clothes every winter and spring, and was responsible for carrying water to cook and wash dishes.

Cui Shi smiled: "Boiling warm water, don't use warm water, Xiaoyu has to scold me again." ”

Gu Dashan laughed when he heard this: "That's your second daughter who loves you, that girl is such a temper, she has to say something heavy about being good to people." ”

He poured a bowl of heated soy milk into Cui's and took the gourd scoop she scooped up the water: "I'll come, you eat something first, your stomach was screaming when you went to bed last night, so you won't eat anything when you get up." ”

He scooped a bucket of water, poured it into the pot, lifted the lid of another pot, scooped out a few eggs with a large wooden spoon, put them in cold water, and peeled them for Cui Shi to eat.

Today, I have to rush to the restaurant to help entertain guests, and the breakfast at home is simple, which is boiled eggs and bean dregs cake left over from last night, plus soy milk.

Cui's was eating, and Brother Cheng, who was dressed roundly, came and complained: "Mother, the clothes are so heavy, don't wear so much." ”

But the eldest brother didn't allow him to take it off, saying that it was cold, and he would catch a cold if he took it off.

Cui Shi touched his back, and after not touching the sweat, he said, "It's just right, you can't take it off, you'll get sick." ”

Cheng Ge'er had no choice but to wear a heavy padded jacket and return to the hall.

Gu Jinli also laughed at him: "Little round ball." ”

Brother Cheng got angry, snorted, and ran to the kitchen to find his father and mother.

Gu Jinxiu saw it and said: "You bully Brother Cheng again, he has been older recently, he knows that he is beautiful and ugly, and he is not happy to listen to you laugh at him." ”

Gu Jinli didn't care: "While he's still too young to tease hard, it won't be fun when he grows a few years older." ”

Gu Jinxiu was helpless when she heard this, so she could only brush her teeth and wash up.

The movements of the family are very fast, and after brushing their teeth and washing their faces, they eat breakfast, and it only starts to light up after breakfast.

Gu Dashan greeted Gu Jin'an and Cui's family: "Hurry up and get in the car, the small fish in the restaurant also has a share, we have to go early." ”

The whole family, plus Sister Li, Camellia Vermilion, Xiao Ji, and Luo Huiniang, all got into the car.

Gu Dashan drove, Gu Jinan followed him and sat on the board of the front car, and Cui Shi and other female dependents sat in the carriage and drove away.

As soon as he got out of the hospital, he saw Gu Dexing carrying a load of water and walking home, Gu Dashan stopped the mule cart and said to him: "Brother Xing, go back and tell your father and second uncle, I will send you Aunt Dashan and them to the town first, and then come back to pick you up in more than an hour." ”

Gu Dexing smiled when he heard this: "Don't be so troublesome, you can pick up Grandma Yan's family and Qin Lao, and if there is no old man in our family, you can walk." ”

He said to Gu Jin'an again: "Brother An, I have finished reading the three books that I picked up from you, and I will return them to you another day, there are some things I don't understand, you can tell me when the time comes." ”

Since Gu Yumei's death, Gu Dafu has been sick twice, his health is not as good as before, and he is much older, Gu Dexing is a lot more sensible because of this, he will help the family work, and he will no longer throw his face at people, and he knows to give a smile.

Gu Jinan said: "Cheng, I'll talk to you when the time comes, if I don't know, let's go and consult Uncle Shang or Mr. Xia together." ”

Gu Dexing was very happy when he heard this, he had hinted a few times before, and wanted Brother An to take him to see Shang Xiucai, but Brother An didn't let go, and now he did take the initiative to say it.

"Cheng, you guys go first, our family will go after the morning's work." Gu Dexing stepped aside and let Gu Dashan drive the mule cart over.

The mule cart galloped for more than half an hour, and finally came to Yanfu Building in the town, Cui Shi got out of the car with a few children, and after sending Gu Jinxiu to be with Qi Kangle, he took Gu Jinli to find Gu Daya for help. also told Gu Jinli: "There are a lot of people today, don't run around, tell your mother what you want to do first." ”

"Uh-huh." Gu Jinli knew that Cui's was worried about her, so he nodded in response.

Gu Daya was busy in the kitchen, and when she saw them coming, she said happily: "Sister-in-law, Xiaoyu, why are you here so early, but you have breakfast?" ”

Cui Shi said: "After eating, if you have anything to help, you can tell us." ”

"Coincidentally, the kitchen made a few pots of fried food, let the small fish taste the taste, and then go to see the cut side dishes, but what is the conflict?" Gu Daya used to be a cook and knew that some foods would clash with each other, but Gu Jinli knew more, and wrote a few lists of food against each other for her.

Gu Daya attaches great importance to it, and specially asks the two young men who cut the side dishes to carry it, but she is still not very relieved, and Gu Jinli has to see her heart to be stable.

Gu Jinli went to the side dish hut next to the big kitchen to take a look, and the two guys inside, plus two women doing chores, were busy working.

These five people, including the four juniors in the running hall, are all from Dafeng Village, but their surnames are different, and the guy who cuts the side dishes in the back kitchen and the woman who does the chores are the Lu family, who is Lu Shuiwa's father.

After Lu Shuiwa's brother and sister were tied up by Wan Lifang, Lu Shuiwa's father didn't dare to go to other places to do odd jobs, and then Gu Daya saw that he was a decent person, so he invited them to work, and the monthly money was 800 Wen and 500 Wen, adding up to more than one or two a month, which was good.

And two of the four junior two miles in the running hall are also from the Lu family, one is Lu Gensheng's grandson, the other is Lu Hefu's son, and the others are from the He family.

Lu Gensheng was very grateful for this, and specially took the three Lu family members who could come to work in the restaurant to the door of Qi's family and Gu Dashan to thank them.

The He family has a lot of opinions on this, saying that the Lu family deserves to be poor for a lifetime, and the Gu family and the Qi family should not help them.

However, this was done deliberately by Gu Jinli, only in this way could the He family and the Lu family have a sense of crisis, and they would never dare to offend them. If the He family or the Lu family grows bigger, it will not be a good thing for their outsiders.

As soon as she came out with this hand, Village Chief He really had a sense of crisis, although the weather had been cold recently, he had increased the number of times he came to the end of the village, and no matter how cold it was, he came to the workshop to talk to the third grandfather, just to brush his face.