The two went to buy nearly 20 catties of pork belly, cut them into strips one by one, and then threw them in the car and turned back to the village.

Zhang Dahe shook the whip, urging the jujube red horse to trot briskly on the mountain road, turned his head and saw Qian Heitan smiling with a wrinkled face, so he said, "This Liu family Qiniang, it is obvious that you like it very much, look at you, you are about to fly to the sky." ”

Qian Heitan rubbed his cheeks twice, but he still couldn't help blushing, "There's nothing to like or dislike, a big girl is willing to marry me, I always have to give more dowry, worthy of others." ”

Zhang Dahe remembered his daughter-in-law's words in the morning, so he said, "How is that Qi Niang's temperament, and will she be good to Kexin in the future?" ”

Qian Heitan was stunned, Kexin has been in the Yun family since he was born, and he didn't bother at all, sometimes he would forget that he still had a daughter, "Well, Qi Niang looks like she has a gentle personality, and she must be like her own child." ”

Zhang Dahe glanced at him, "You didn't tell the Liu family, you still have a daughter, right?" ”

"No, no, I said it, and the matchmaker also said it, this can't be hidden." Qian Heitan hurriedly waved his hand and almost fell off the wheel.

"That's good, don't marry the newcomer when the time comes, it's not good for Kexin, if others don't say it, you won't be able to get through the boss's wife. Your sister-in-law in our family, even with Cui Niang Yingzi, are all on good terms with Ke Xinniang, she has not been out of the funeral for 100 days, you are going to marry a newcomer, but you are not comfortable. ”

"I, I don't want to marry so early..."Qian Heitan hugged his head with both hands and slapped it twice, "It's just that I'm going home to space, cold pots and cold stoves, and there is no one to talk to." ”

Zhang Dahe didn't want him to do this, so he changed his words, "When is the date set, our workshop has distributed zongzi and meat, you have to take it to my father-in-law's house?" ”

"At the end of the month, a few brothers-in-law were reluctant to suffer from Qi Niang, and they were reluctant to agree, so I sent ten taels of silver to the dowry, and Qi Niang also made two more good clothes. I have a red envelope for the New Year in my hand, and a few months' wages, exactly six taels, and today I got three taels is about the same, just tomorrow to send it, this zongzi and meat gift is also decent. ”

Zhang Dahe heard that he was still short of a tael of silver, so he took out the small reward seal given by the Cheng family and handed it to him, "You can use it first." ”

Qian Heitan hurriedly excused himself, "No, Brother Zhang, you still have children at home studying, I can string them anywhere, if not, just tell my husband to pay a month's salary first, this is not good." ”

Zhang Dahe insisted, "My sister-in-law also earns wages, and the proprietress will also send some of the big pen and ink things from time to time, but it won't be much money, and your marriage is a big deal, so you can use it first." ”

Qian Heitan accepted it with a grateful face, "Thank you, Brother Zhang." ”

"Thank me, thank you to the boss, but if you don't have her to take care of you, you are a big man, and you pull a milk baby by yourself, and you won't be able to live that day."

Qian Heitan's face turned red and he nodded hurriedly.

The two of them went all the way to the door of the workshop, Yun Xiaoliu ran out to help unload the car and move things, Zhang Dahe went in to report, Zhao Fengnian nodded, and said, "Go to the back and ask, the zongzi are ready, carry them out, and give them to everyone." ”

Zhang Dahe responded, just out of the account room, Yun Xiaoliu waited at the bottom of the steps, the workshop had to share food during the Dragon Boat Festival, everyone heard the wind, but they were all looking forward to it.

Zhang Dahe said with a smile, "Call everyone, the shopkeeper wants to give everyone food for the holidays." ”

As she was talking, Rui Xue had already taken Cui Niang and several women to move a stack of small clay pots and large pots of zongzi from the backyard.

Zhao Fengnian heard the movement, and when he came out and saw Rui Xue, he smiled and said, "Are the zongzi ready?" ”

"Well, a few stewards are nine-colored whole zongzi, and the rest are mixed, this year's preparation is insufficient, and there are a few stuffing packages missing."

"Several fillings are delicious, and people don't pick and choose. Where was it sent at the dock? ”

"Send it, Sister-in-law Zhang will take it away in the morning."

When everyone arrived, Zhao Fengnian didn't say much, so he said, "The Dragon Boat Festival is here, and the family has wrapped some zongzi and added a piece of meat, which is a festival gift, everyone take it back for a good festival." If you don't have a job in your hand, you can send it home. ”

Then he signaled Zhang Dahe and Cui Niang to start dividing things, and the people in the workshop stepped forward one by one, took a small clay pot containing nine zongzi, and then carried a piece of meat, and went to the Zhao family and his wife to salute and thank him, and then happily went home with his things.

The Gao family and the Zhang family are both husband and wife working, so there are two copies of things, Zhang Dahe and Cui Niang said, "We want one, how can we take two copies, and the shopkeeper will keep them for farewell." ”

Rui Xue shook her head, "Each of you is working for two people, so naturally you have to divide it into two parts, this is a rule, and you can't push it." Yunjia Shanzi, Leizi, and Ma Shiyi are all running around, and their share will be sent to them for a while. ”

Zhao Fengnian also said, "Steward Zhang will take a trip and send a few clan elders and the share of Lizheng's family to it." ”

"Yes, shopkeeper." Zhang Dahe and Cui Niang responded with a smile, sent the two copies of their respective families to the backyard and put them in the side room, and then brought the things to the carriage with their hands and sent them all the way to each family.

The Zhao family gave a festival gift with such fanfare, and the people in the village heard the news that the workshop had eaten during the festival, and everyone was envious and wanted to cut their heads and stuff their sons into it.

In the afternoon, Rui Xue took Cui Niang to sort out the account book of Zhao Fengnian when he was seriously ill, and the villagers sent a batch of money according to the people above, although there was no meat, only six zongzi, but the people who received it were all happy.

In the end, after calculation, only six or seven of the more than 40 households in Yunjia Village did not eat zongzi, Ruixue pondered, rather fall into a group, not one person, how can these families lose face because of a few zongzi, so the remaining two pots of zongzi, and divided into half, each family sent four, so that the whole village is preaching, the Zhao family and the husband and wife are generous, this Dragon Boat Festival, every family is lively.

Ma Pozi, who is far away in Xiaoping Mountain, received a festival and is also showing off all over the village, and her son went to work in the Zhao family's workshop, although she was out of the house, but this meat and zongzi did not forget to send her a copy, how benevolent and righteous the main family is.

Ma Laoliu's family and Xu Kuan's family also got a box, because they heard that Ruixue was pregnant, their respective ladies sewed a set of small clothes and pants overnight as a return gift, and asked Zhang's sister-in-law to bring it back.

Lao Wang in Lingfeng City watched his son bring back two boxes of zongzi, seeing that the festive taste was good, he asked casually, and when he learned that he had an extra box, he asked, "Your master has something to entrust me, why is our family's festival twice as thick?" ”

Peeling the dumplings for his younger brother and sister to eat, he said with a smile, "Aunt Zhang said, the dumplings I got back last time, my father took them as gifts, and if I give them again this time, my younger brothers and sisters will have nothing to eat, so the master specially gave two boxes, even if my father takes them as gifts, we can't lose our mouths." ”

"This kid..."Lao Wang pretended to be annoyed and patted his son's head, and finally picked up a box, "Your master is right, Daddy really has a Shangguan to give gifts, and this zongzi is much more decent than the dim sum shop." With that, he walked out, causing the children to burst into laughter.

Early in the morning of the fourth day of the new year, the return gifts of the owners of various restaurants in the city arrived, some sent two fish, some sent two boxes of dim sum, some sent dried fruit preserves, all kinds, but they were all delicious, Cui Niang shouted Yingzi to send the chicken and fish to the kitchen, and then locked the dim sum and other things into the warehouse.

As soon as the lock shook a few times, the Cheng family and the Tian family's return gift arrived, the Cheng family still has six jars of good wine and four boxes of dim sum, the Tian family is four silk and satin, and two sets of four treasures in the study, the value is far more than two boxes of zongzi, but it makes Rui Xue smile, this business is good.

Early in the Dragon Boat Festival, Rui Xue tied colored threads on Wu Yu's hands and feet, and tied a purse containing herbs on his waist, Wu Yu was afraid of being seen by other children, laughed at his femininity, and was a little reluctant, and was knocked twice by Rui Xue, and said angrily, "You haven't married yet, so naturally you have to tie it, count the days, wait for the first rain, cut it off and throw it into the water." ”

Wu Yu stuck out his tongue and ran out to wash, and when Da Zhuang and Heizi came to the door, they didn't escape, and the three of them looked at each other and balanced.

Yaya and Niuniu, two little girls, in addition to colored threads, purses, and long "phoenix tails" are sewn on their shoulders, a kind of small ornaments strung with colored cloth belts and silk threads, so beautiful that the two little girls have red faces.

Peach branches were planted under the eaves, swaying with the morning breeze. Breakfast was opened in the courtyard sprinkled with water, all kinds of rice dumplings, rice porridge, light and refreshing side dishes, and the children who ate it were very satisfied. Sister-in-law Zhang and Cui Niang rushed over, saw that the children had eaten, laughed and scolded, and went home to Zhang Luo.

After dinner, Zhao Fengnian helped Rui Xue to go to the East Garden, and walked under the laurel tree and in the vegetable garden, which was considered to be a walk, Rui Xue complained that she wanted to go to the hillside on the day of the poetry meeting, but Zhao Fengnian was not allowed, so she had to give up.

In the evening, two tables were opened, bringing together the close people of the Zhang family, the Gao family, and the Yun family, eating and drinking, the men talked about business and new things, and the women were the parenting scriptures and cloth and jewelry, and everyone laughed with satisfaction and happiness.

Cui Niang glanced at it, and there was no money on the table outside, so she said, "But why is Daddy not here?" After speaking, he suddenly remembered that he might have gone to Liu's house, and hurriedly glanced at Rui Xue, and said with a smile, "Our village people are blessed this year, and the girl's zongzi filling is really a novelty. ”

Everyone also echoed, how could Rui Xue not guess what they were worried about, so she smiled and said, "You don't have to hide it from me, but my father always wants to marry a newcomer, and we can't stop it." In the future, if you think about the good of sister-in-law Qian, you should be kinder to Kexin. ”

"Sister-in-law is right," Sister-in-law Zhang praised and said with a smile, "You finally want to open it, but we are all here, even if the stepmother is not a good personality, there is no hindrance, and we don't need her to support us." ”

Everyone laughed and turned to something new in the village.

On the other side, Qian Heitan sat on the Liu family's wine table, his face was red from drinking, he brought the box of zongzi and pork belly, plus the dowry of ten taels of silver, the Liu family was much more enthusiastic than last time, and several brothers-in-law heard him talk about the wages of the workshop, and they were full of envy, flattery, and asked him to find an opportunity to introduce them to them.

Qian Heitan drank his head and dazed, and saw Qi Niang behind the door looking at him affectionately, and immediately agreed to come down, and when the wedding date was set and he left Liu's house, he came to his senses, remembering the strictness of recruiting people in the workshop, and immediately regretted it, holding his head and turning around a few times.