Chapter 57: Chinese New Year
After resting for two days, Li Miaomiao found someone to make the remaining fifty altars. When it was the appointed time, the money shopkeeper personally brought someone to pick up the goods, and when he learned that she had done more, he took them all away.
This disrupted Li Miaomiao's plan, she originally thought that in the past half month, taking advantage of the limelight of Fumanlou, spicy cabbage was selling well in the town, and she would do more to sell it to others. But this also saves her from being tired, and seeing that the New Year is coming soon, she is ready to have a comfortable New Year.
On the twenty-ninth year, Li Miaomiao took her family to start buying New Year's goods. Aunt Xie has ready-to-wear clothes in the store, so she doesn't tear the cloth anymore, and everyone in the family has new clothes.
Since Li Sanzhuang and his wife passed away for less than a year, they couldn't pick the red color, so Li Miaomiao chose a pink jacket for Yanyan, and her own was goose yellow, a warm color, which was extremely comfortable to look at.
Both boys were dressed in blue. The same clothes, worn on Xinxin, inexplicably reveal a bit of luxury. Especially after a period of cultivation, Xinxin no longer has the yellow muscle thin face when he first came, and his little face is a lot rounder, looking like a noble son from a rich family.
"Xinxin is really getting more and more handsome, looking at the style, he really looks like a little young master", Aunt Xie said Li Miaomiao's inner words.
Seeing that the smile in Xinxin's eyes gradually disappeared, Li Miaomiao hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Auntie, don't praise him, this kid knows how to be shy." ”
Aunt Xie heard her words, laughed out loud, and quipped, "Miao Miao, you are really good at raising children, you see, Lei Lei and Yanyan are also good-looking." Aunt Xie said, her tone couldn't help but reveal some envy.
Before they could talk more, a large number of customers came to the door, and Li Miaomiao took her younger siblings to leave.
On the way, she carefully observed Xinxin's expression, and met his big clear eyes.
Xinxin knew her sister's worries, and said, "Sister doesn't have to be like this, I'm fine."
Hearing this, Li Miaomiao was also relieved and led a few children to continue purchasing.
Meat, vegetables, grains and the like, were prepared in the morning, so she bought some melon seeds, snacks, snacks and the like, and after thinking about it, she bought another one.
Since she didn't buy much, Brother Changlin sent the three of them home first, and then picked up a few members of his family and Aunt Wang.
When she went back, seeing that it was still early, Li Miaomiao took her younger siblings and returned to the old house with the prepared New Year's gifts.
In addition to snacks, she also took some bacon made by herself, and prepared a chicken, two fish, and a lot of things, and her sisters and brothers were full of stuffed hands.
Along the way, it has attracted a lot of people's side eyes, and even some people who have always looked down on the old mansion have cast envious eyes.
When they arrived, only Li Qingshan and Li Cuntao were at home. Li Miaomiao gave gifts and five taels of filial piety silver, but Li Qingshan only accepted the gift, but the silver refused to accept anything.
Li Miaomiao could only put the silver on the table and said, "Grandpa, just accept it, this is not only our mind, but also my father's mind." "This silver is also the filial piety silver that was said when the family was separated, no matter what, Li Miaomiao felt that it should be offered.
Hearing her mention the third child, Li Qingshan's eyes were a little more painful, and Li Miaomiao's heart was also uncomfortable, so she asked a few children to accompany her to talk, and she and Li Cuntao went to her room.
"Grandpa, what's the matter, I don't look very happy", when he had to enter the house, Li Miaomiao asked.
Li Cuntao invited people to sit down on the kang before replying, "When I heard my father talk about it in the morning, I should have remembered my second uncle."
Li Miaomiao thought to herself, on the day of the New Year's reunion, the elderly will inevitably worry about the children who are suffering outside. There's nothing she can do, she just hopes that a few children can give him a little comfort.
Li Miaomiao thought about things alone, but saw Li Cuntao open his small box containing himself, carefully took out a purse, and handed it to Li Miaomiao embarrassedly.
"This is a New Year's gift for you, and I don't have anything good, you see, like it or not", said these words almost used up all her courage.
Li Miaomiao took the purse with a smile, looked at it carefully, and saw that it was done with heart, whether it was from the stitches or the embroidery, it was impeccable. Especially the pattern on the purse is not the current popular color, but his favorite HelloKitty, and the joy in Li Miaomiao's eyes is a little more.
Seeing the smile on her face, Li Cuntao was also happy in her heart, "I asked Aunt Wang for advice on this pattern, and she said that if you like this, I will embroider it."
"Thank you, cousin, I like it very much", this should be her favorite gift besides Gu Xingyun's hairpin, who doesn't like the things she thinks about.
The two talked again and went out, seeing that Li Qingshan's mood was much better at this moment, Li Miaomiao also put her mind at ease, and took her younger siblings back to her home, there were still a lot of things to do at home.
Sending people to the door, Li Qingshan said, "Miao Miao, don't forget to come over for dinner tomorrow night." ”
Seeing his expectant gaze, Li Miaomiao naturally couldn't bear to refuse, nodded and agreed, "Well, let's come over tomorrow night to pay New Year's greetings to grandpa." ”
On the morning of the Chinese New Year's Eve, every household began to get busy early in the morning. Fried pasta, boiled meat, steamed steamed buns, the whole village wafts the smell of this food.
After everything was cleaned up, Li Miaomiao took Brother Changlin to lie in the town again. She had prepared many years of gifts, and she had to send them one by one.
Nothing is valuable, just their own marinated bacon, sausage, spicy cabbage. But it can't be bought on the street, and Aunt Xie, Li Xiaofang, and Gu Shopkeeper Qian are very happy when they receive the gifts, and the return gifts they give are naturally very rich.
The last one to go was Zhu Zhanggu's house, his house was not small, but it was extremely deserted, and he was the only one in the family.
Li Miaomiao looked sad, handed over the New Year's gift and the prepared red envelope, and the shopkeeper Zhu was not polite, and after receiving it, he pulled it from the house for a long time before he picked up a few decent return gifts.
"Forgive me, the owner doesn't have many things at home."
Li Miaomiao naturally didn't blame him, seeing that he only felt that he remembered himself in his previous life, he said, "Shopkeeper Zhu is too lonely to spend the New Year at home alone, why don't you go to my house." ”
Shopkeeper Zhu listened to it with ironing in his heart, but he still rejected her, how to trouble others during the New Year.
"Shopkeeper Zhu doesn't have to think about it so much, how do you say it, you can be regarded as a gentleman of the two children, as the saying goes, one day as a teacher, a lifetime as a father, and it is natural to go to the junior's house for a New Year."
Li Miaomiao's words moved him, but he was still a little hesitant in his heart.
Seeing this, Changlin also stepped forward to persuade, "Shopkeeper Zhu listens to Miao Miao, you are a family to us, my family and Miao Miao's family are next to each other, and you have to come to my house to sit down when the time comes."
"Isn't it going to be too much trouble for you?"
Seeing that he was somewhat relieved, Li Miaomiao persuaded again, "What's the trouble, there are only a few sisters and brothers in the family." It's been less than a year since my father and mother died, so we don't have to go to other homes to pay New Year's greetings, and others won't come to my house to pay New Year's greetings. When you come, it's just going to be more lively. ”
Shopkeeper Zhu listened to it and finally agreed, he was really eager to celebrate the New Year with his family, but unfortunately he didn't, so he treated Li Miaomiao and the others like his own children on weekdays.
After a little tidying up, the group went back to the village.
Li Miaomiao wrapped two more red envelopes for Changlin, both of which were one or two as year-end benefits for employees. Changlin took it with a smile, and went back to tell his family that Li Miaomiao was praised by himself.
In the evening, after arranging the meal of the shopkeeper Zhu, Li Miaomiao took her younger siblings to the old house.
The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in the old house is very rich, and the atmosphere is exceptionally harmonious. After dinner and a little conversation, Li Miaomiao took Xinxin to say goodbye and left, and she left Lei Lei and Yanyan to accompany the New Year.
Knowing that there were guests in her house, everyone did not stay longer.