Chapter Eighty-Four: Sweeping the Dust
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In a blink of an eye, it was the twenty-third day of the lunar month.
On the dock on the 20th, the last trip of goods was released, and the warehouse was sealed. At this time, if there are any more ships entering the port, it depends on whether the people of the power will be willing to get off the cargo. If no one is willing to unload the goods even at a high price, then the owner of the ship who has not caught up with the time will have to guard the ship until after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
From ancient times to later generations, the most important festival for the Chinese is the Spring Festival, especially at this time. Since the tenth day of the first month, there have been people who have bought New Year's goods. There are those who are near, either walking or pushing a wheelbarrow, and those who are farther away, who are driving a car or taking a boat. There are all kinds of things, and if you come to Dingtao, you must have a lot of big bags and small bags.
In this small half month, "Delicious Come Again" has received a lot of guests who come to buy New Year's goods. If it weren't for the fact that they didn't bring more food, at most they would bring a temporary taste, and I am afraid they would have to sell a lot more. However, although this shop sells less, "Zhiweixuan" is not less sold.
Dim sum, put it in the warehouse outside in the winter, even if it is not frozen, it can be put for ten days and a half months, and ordinary farmers do not dare to eat it for more than half a month, which is naturally an indispensable age.
In Dingtao, Zhiweixuan's fame is big, and many people buy dim sum for its fame. However, there are also some people who don't often come to Dingtao and don't know the name of Weixuan. So Lin Zhenniang has been promoting Zhiweixuan a lot these days, and even specially asked someone to write a number of coupons. All guests who come back from the "delicious taste" can enjoy a 10% discount. In this way, not only the guests who come to eat here have to ask for coupons, but there are even many people who live in Dingtao City who deliberately run to get coupons. In the end, this coupon was printed a lot overnight, and everyone in Taocheng who wanted to buy dim sum, if there were no two coupons for Zhiweixuan, then they would not be able to buy dim sum.
This is the first time Lin Zhenniang has been in charge of Zhiweixuan, originally at first the shopkeeper Li was not very happy, but after a few days of rush to buy, the dim sum made was in short supply, the attitude of the shopkeeper Li was much more respectful than before, and he really regarded Lin Zhenniang as the second shareholder, and asked Lin Zhenniang's opinion first for everything. It made Lin Zhenniang feel a little happy. However, even if Zhiweixuan makes a lot of money, she is most concerned about "delicious again".
As soon as the dock arrived, the store's business immediately plummeted. Even those who are still bachelors want to come out to forage for food, but the business is still so bleak that Lin Zhenniang immediately wants to open the door. However, for the sake of the few customers who still came to the door, she still dragged it out until twenty-three before closing.
"Do you really want to go until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month?" Lu Lei has complained for so many days, but where can he let people eat! ”
Lin Zhenniang smiled, but the action of cleaning up the ingredients was not half a minute slower. With her head slightly tilted, she used her chin to nod to Chai Hua'er, who was arranging the table and chairs with Lin Si on the side, "Isn't there someone cooking at Brother Chai's house!" I can still miss your bite. ”
Lu Lei peeked at Chai Hua'er, his face showed a little eagerness, but he was obviously rude to others and dared to say anything, but he was always shy in front of Chai Hua'er.
Lin Zhenniang raised her eyebrows, and raised her voice a little narrowly, Hua'er, where are you Brother Lu worried about eating for the New Year! How is your New Year's goods purchased? Didn't you miss him that bite to eat? No less words"
Chai Hua'er turned around, the corner of her eyes was raised, and she glanced at Lu Lei, "For the New Year, don't you go back to the township, and you will do it in Dingtao?" We don't have your food at home......"
The girl's unceremonious cold words immediately made Lu Lei's face flush, but the person was not angry, but stepped forward and muttered flowers, I don't want to stay here with you and Brother Chai, you don't have any relatives......"
Looking at Lu Lei, who was spinning around closely behind Chai Hua'er, Lin Zhenniang shook her head. and no longer listen.
Lu Lei is in love with Chai Huaer, anyone can see it. But Chai Hua'er didn't take Lu Lei in his eyes, that is, Chai Yunfei, who has always put Lu Lei as yes, probably never thought of marrying Lu Lei, a poor haha, right? No small number of words
The twenty-third day of the lunar month is the small year, and it is also the day of sacrifice to the god of the stove. However, now we pay attention to the saying of "three officials, four people, four boats, and five families", so the matter of this sacrificial stove is ranked at twenty-four.
On the twenty-third day, Lin Zhenniang took a group of guys to clean the shop, calculated the salary, and sealed a red envelope each, and then went to the door panel and sealed the store door with red paper. This is considered an official holiday, and this rest will be rested until the fifteenth day of the first month, a rare leisure for half a month.
However, although it is a holiday, the days are not very leisurely. On the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, she also had to go to Cao County to get married in Hewu Xiaoliu.
This is called Collision Marriage. Even after the New Year, you don't have to choose a date, just get married before the New Year. This caters to the pleasure of poor men, isn't it that there is a saying in later generations that "if you have money or not, marry a good New Year"!
Lin Zhenniang and Wu Xiaoliu made an appointment, and took advantage of the Chinese New Year, and took care of the shop by the way, if there is a agreeable rent, it is better to clean it up at this time, and it will be able to open after the New Year. Although Lin Zhenniang felt that it was a honeymoon for a bit of a bad family, at this time, she was really not as poor as in later generations. Even Wang Caiying hasn't passed the door yet, and they all strongly agree with this idea, and they also took the initiative to talk to Lin Zhenniang about several bad shops.
Because of the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, I want to go to Cao County. Therefore, the matter of sweeping the dust can only be set at twenty-four.
On the twenty-fourth day, Lin Zhenniang got up early in the morning and boiled hot water in the kitchen for later use. On this day, regardless of family members, everyone has to participate in labor. Even Ruyu, who has always used the excuse of being weak, has to get started.
However, the Chen family is still gentle and kind in the end, and does not arrange multiple jobs for Ruyu, only let her clean the left and right wings, including the house where she and Lin Jing live. Lin Jing, on the other hand, wants to tidy up the study. As for the other rooms, as well as the house in the front yard, it was Lin Zhenniang and Chen's doing. Dongbo is in charge of the yard, firewood house, and stables.
Although I usually clean it, I don't feel dirty at home. But this time the whole family mobilized, and after such a careful cleaning, a lot of dust was really swept out.
If the feather duster is not long enough, it is tied with a bamboo pole, and if it is not high enough, it can still step on a stool. The corners of the wall were swept one by one, bringing down a lot of dust and fine cobwebs.
Although it is winter, this year the house is warm, and there are still live spiders hiding in the corner of the shed. As soon as the feather duster swept away, he pulled his leg and walked away quickly. Lin Zhenniang wanted to sweep down and trample to death directly, but was stopped by Chen. A few Buddha horns saved a few small lives. It seems that since the death of Father Lin, the Chen family believes in gods and Buddhas more, and he is naturally unwilling to do such a killing thing.
After sweeping the dust, the plastering began, and a large pot of hot water ran out and a large pot was burned. After wiping all the furniture, Lin Zhenniang only felt that her waist couldn't straighten up. Holding on to the chair, and finally wiping a chair leg, she straightened up, beat her waist, drank the water handed by Chen, and was so tired that she panted.
"Mother, don't squat - I just wiped the other end, I'm fine, this is more work, it's over in a while......" She does more, Chen will do less.
However, although Lin Zhenniang thought so, the Chen family naturally refused to let her do it alone. couldn't resist the Chen family, Lin Zhenniang still let the Chen family help in the end. The two mothers and daughters were working together and gossiping, but they passed quickly.
At noon, Lin Zhenniang simply cooked some noodles, and the family took a bite of it, and the courtyard was busy washing and drying clothes, clearing ditches and ditches. They were busy washing and washing, but Lin Jing was going around Dong Bo in front of and behind him, saying that he was helping, but he was more nonsense.
Such a busy day, when everything is put together, it is also halfway through.
At this time, it is time to prepare the food of the sacrificial stove. This, Lin Zhenniang had never prepared for before. In later generations, there are very few families who will still sacrifice stoves.
However, the food prepared for the sacrificial stove did not need Lin Zhenniang's hands. Generally speaking, those who prepare the sacrificial stove to eat, are housewives. Like Ruyu, even if you want to meddle, you can't do it.
Lin Zhenniang accompanied Chen to prepare food in the kitchen, Ruyu stood at the door, watched silently for a while, and then went to the house to cut the window flowers.
There are no certain regulations for the food of this sacrificial stove, chicken, duck and fish. Generally speaking, if it is delicious, you can make something, but there is one thing, which is necessary. That is the freshly boiled maltose syrup, and the sugar melon made of sugar and noodles. This is to sweeten the mouth of the prince of the stove, so that he can go to heaven to say good things about the master's family.
It's dusk, and the food is ready. Ruyu also cut the window grilles and pasted them on the window paper. The white freshly pasted window paper and the red window grilles are contrasting in the dim light. Peacocks playing with peonies and magpies climbing branches, vividly, made Lin Zhenniang can't help but stare at it with wide eyes.
She only cared about looking at the window grille, but she didn't notice that Chen looked at the food on the table in front of the kitchen, and raised his hand to wipe his tears.
"Ruyu raised her voice and shouted," This is also time to sacrifice the stove, let's avoid it! Let's let Brother Jing sacrifice the stove! ”
Coming back to her senses, Lin Zhenniang turned around, "Brother Jing'er sacrifice stove?" "A child's sacrificial stove?!
She frowned, and was about to speak, but Chen had already turned around to avoid it. Lin Zhenniang blinked, grabbed Chen, opened her mouth, but suddenly remembered.
In previous years, when the stove was sacrificed, it was indeed the case, when they prepared food, they avoided it, and the father of Lin sacrificed to the stove - this, the god of the stove could not come from?
"In previous years, it was your father's ......" was pulled by Lin Zhenniang, Chen lowered his head and wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief.
Sure enough, it was a man who came to the stove!
Lin Zhenniang looked at Ruyu and raised her head, with a smug look on her face, and her heart was full of fire and helplessness. If a man really has to come to the stove, then this family can really only be done by Lin Jing. It's no wonder that Ruyu has such an expression. presiding over the sacrificial stove means that Lin Jing is the male owner of this family, right? No small number of words
With a slight flash in her eyes, Lin Zhenniang turned her head, and suddenly smiled and said with a smile, Uncle Dong, Brother Jing can't do a child, you can help him! ”
Lin Dong was surprised, stayed for a while, and then stepped forward when Lin Zhenniang called him again. took Lin Jing's hand and used chopsticks to stick the syrup.
Silently watching Lin Dong raise his hand to wipe the mouth of the stove prince, Lin Zhenniang sighed softly. Although this is simply self-deception, he still tilts his head and smiles.
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