For three years in a row, the people in the Qian family's big house were so popular, the people in the second room were also uncomfortable, the four of them walked on the street with a dull face, Qian Xiancheng didn't even have the mood to go to a friend's house to pay New Year's greetings, so he returned home in a huff.

Wen Jin recovered quickly, changed clothes with Wen Han and helped Uncle Shi clean up the duck shed. Now there are more than 300 ducks, occupying two duck sheds, which is not a small workload.

Shi Xiaofeng is working for his grandfather, he doesn't have to make tofu today, he is idle, and when he saw Wen Jin coming, he waved his hand magnificently: "You two go back, I'll be alone!" ”

"Let's do it together, it's cold in winter, you can't rinse it with water, it dries slowly." After Wen Jin finished speaking, he put on a mask, Wen Han and Shi Xiaofeng used a shovel, Wen Jin cleaned with a bamboo broom, and finished a duck shed in a quarter of an hour, and then changed to a second one, which was also done quickly.

Then, sprinkled with lime, in the hot water boiled by Uncle Shi, the three of them washed their hands with lard alkaline earth soap.

"Wen Jin, are the yuba and tofu skin I made delicious?" Shi Xiaofeng asked.

"Delicious!" Wen Jin nodded, Shi Xiaofeng was based on her description, pondering for a long time to get it, there is no waterwheel in winter, making tofu all depends on manual labor, fortunately there is Uncle Shi to help, but in spring and summer, he is actually very idle, and he has excess energy every day, but he can't sell it when he makes too much tofu, and he is uncomfortable, so Wen Jin asked him to try to make these.

Unexpectedly, Shi Xiaofeng suddenly had inspiration in Layue, and he succeeded, and gave it to Wen Jin a year ago, but unfortunately Wen Jin didn't have time to do it, so he only used it after eating hot pot in the thirtieth night.

"Hehe, Wen Jin, when the weather is warm, I can make some yuba to dry, try to sell it, that thing is easy to store, it is convenient to eat, and it is delicious, it should be easy to sell."

"You make some sun-drying, let Wang Jishan take it to the provincial capital to give it a try, if it can be sold in other places, it will be good."

"Good!" Shi Xiaofeng happily agreed. A few years ago, a matchmaker came to the door and mentioned to him a girl in Zhangfang Village, Uncle Shi was going to inquire about the New Year, if the girl was real, she would marry her grandson, and she would be able to marry her daughter-in-law after the autumn or next year.

"I didn't expect Shi Xiaofeng to be rich." On the way home, Wen Han sighed.

"Brother, don't look at Xiaofeng who only earns more than ten wen a day, and he has four or five hundred wen a month. Not only that, but his family doesn't spend much money, eating vegetables and tofu grown in our fields, breaking duck eggs for 200 days a year, and occasionally we give a fish and duck a tooth sacrifice, he and his grandfather only buy some rice and noodles. The clothes of the grandparents and grandchildren were all sturdy and cheap coarse cloth. ”

Wen Han nodded, and calculated for Wen Jin: "Uncle Shi is well, and he has two hundred wen a month, and there is still money for selling duck dung this year, and it is estimated that there will be at least seventy or eighty wen." ”

"Yes, it's not a problem for grandparents and grandchildren to save more than a dozen taels of silver, and the average girl's family wants a bride price, and it's only seven or eight taels."

"Hmm!" Wen Han nodded, looked at Wen Jin and smiled, "Although it's not our family, I feel comfortable when I see Uncle Shi and Brother Xiaofeng happy." ”

"I'm comfortable, too."

Kind-hearted people naturally feel happy for them when they see that the people around them are doing well, only people like the Qian family's big house, envy, jealousy and hatred, only think about how to take advantage of it.

Wen Jin and Wen Han were not at home, Qian Xiancheng couldn't help but let out a long sigh: "It's been several years, we and Dafang have not had a good face when we meet, what do you say?" ”

Webster couldn't tell, the two were looking at each other, and someone came to the door.

This is the case on the first day of the first lunar month, in addition to relatives, neighbors and neighbors will also greet each other.

The first to run in is the little grandson of Aunt Wei next door, since Liangxi has played with him for half a year, he came to the Qian family, as casual as in his own home, behind him, there are four children, the cold wind blows the little face red, thick cotton clothes, wrapped out a few small cotton balls, running up can't see the legs move at all, as if rolling in.

"Uncle Qian, Aunt Qian has given you a New Year's greeting." Wei Menglin took the lead, and several children shouted nonsense.

"Okay, come, aunt will give you candy to eat."

The children's clothes are covered with anti-dirt bibs, and the boys are embroidered with tigers, and the girls are embroidered with flowers, from the neck to the placket, like an apron, covering the placket tightly. Locals like to make this for their children, there are several of them per person, and it is very convenient to change them when they are dirty.

In the center of the bib, a pocket was made, and Webster filled each child's pocket with a handful of peanuts, and then a few sweets per person.

The children who received the gifts, twittered good things, and then said goodbye, you pushed me and ran away, and soon the second group of children arrived.

This is a local custom and is limited to children under the age of six. Wen Jin once saw the pockets sewn in the children's aprons, which were enough to hold a pound of peanuts with skin, and several families ran down, the small pockets were bulging, and the horizontal size of the people was larger, they ran home, put down the gifts they received, and then went out to pay New Year's greetings.

Generally, children can eat the gifts they receive on the first day of the first month of the new year.

No matter how stingy people are, they are very generous to children on this day. The more children come, the more blessings will be in the new year, the harvest will be good, and the family will be healthy and peaceful.

Wei's is usually very kind, Wen Han and Wen Jin are always smiling, they have moved to the second year, and there are many children in the family, and there are even more this year.

When Wen Jin and Wen Han returned home, they saw Wei Shi and Qian Xiancheng distributing peanuts to a few children, and couldn't help but smile when they heard them chatter and say auspicious words.

The family was in a good mood, Wen Jin changed her clothes, washed her hands and cooked, and was ready to cook lunch, she bought a lamb and wanted to have a good meal of mutton hot pot.

Wei went to the homes of several women who he had befriended on weekdays to pay New Year's greetings, and Qian Xiancheng went to the homes of the Wang family and a few elderly people, and then there were neighbors.

Just when Wen Jin's hot pot soup was about to be adjusted, it was the time when the most people came to visit the New Year.

"Oh, what is this for? Why is it so fragrant? The younger ones couldn't help but ask.

Qian Xiancheng was still a little embarrassed, he felt that Wen Jin paid too much attention to eating and was frugal, but Wei Shi said with a smile: "Wen Jin stewed mutton." ”

The two aunts opened the door and entered the kitchen, opened Wen Jin's soup pot and looked at it: "This, why are these all bones?" ”

"Bone stew, mutton to eat for a while."

"This kid will not let go of his bones." An aunt teased her. 、

"Auntie, the bone stew is very fresh, your little grandchild, you should drink this often, what to eat, and bone broth, grow strong."

"Oops, that makes sense." The two women became serious and looked at each other, and then said in unison: "Thank you, Brother Qian, for giving us such a good idea." ”

A few more aunts blocked the door and asked Wen Jin how to make mutton.

Wen Jin took out the sliced mutton and carefully explained what was going on with the shabu-shabu.

"Isn't it delicious?"

"Delicious, especially delicious!" Wen Han replied instead of Wen Jin, "Auntie, there are many ways to eat hot pot, mutton pot, fish pot, duck pot, all of them." ”

Wang Han's wife joked with Wen Han: "Xiaoxiu didn't say it earlier, I knew that your ducks were cheap in winter, so I bought a few stews." ”

"It's, it's like, a duck is more than half as cheap as a chicken."

"Wen Jin, we bought your duck this winter, and you are responsible for teaching everyone how to make hot pot."

"No problem!" Wen Jin replied with a smile, and an idea quickly flashed in his mind, in winter, you can sell duck and sauerkraut together, and there are more people who eat it, so you don't have to worry about the price going up, hehe.

In the first year of junior high school, the family eats together, even if Wen Jin's food is delicious, no one is willing to taste it, some of them sit at the tea table made by Wei, and some people simply go around the courtyard, say hello and leave.

The people in the mountains and wilderness are not so particular, and I forgot that you are looking for Wei's and looking for Qian Xiancheng, and it was very lively for a while before it stopped.

Noon arrived, Wei sorted out the tribute, Qian Xiancheng incense the ancestors, and then served a bowl of lamb chops and soup scooped out by Wen Jin, and said a few words of congratulations in his mouth, and then the meal was officially opened.

I raise fish and ducks at home, and those who eat a lot on weekdays rarely eat mutton, so this time the hot pot, the family feels very fragrant, Wen Han and Wei are very fascinated, only Qian Xiancheng, there is still a trace of entanglement on his face.

"Second uncle, you said that we have worked hard for a year, where did the so-called come from? Scholars have been reading for ten years, in order to be named on the gold list, glorify their ancestors, and don't farmers eat for the clothes on their bodies? Thrift is what it should be, but thrift should also have a degree, right? The income is ten, and it only costs one point, is it considered stingy? ”

"Count!" Qian Xiancheng didn't think twice.

"Then, second uncle, has our family spent one-tenth of their income on food and clothing now?"

Qian Xiancheng had never calculated this account, and was a little stunned for a while.

"Second uncle, there are thousands of fish in our fish pond, and we eat 100 a year?"

"No, I didn't eat that much."

"We sell more than 100 ducks, and we only eat about 10 ducks a year, right? Not counting duck eggs, tens of thousands of eggs have been sold in a year, and our family has eaten a few hundred at most, not even a thousand. ”

Wen Han understood what Wen Jin meant, and he looked at his father: "Daddy, if our family is reluctant to eat even a meal of mutton, then we will really become a miser and a miser." ”

Qian Xiancheng was persuaded by the two little ones, and the little entanglement in his heart disappeared, and he couldn't help grinning: "As soon as I said this, I found out that our family's life is really not bad." ”

"Second uncle, our family, everyone is diligent, everyone understands etiquette, thinks in one place, works hard in one place, and lives a good life." "Hmm!" Qian Xiancheng was relieved.

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