Chapter 157

After sending off the shopkeeper Li, Lin Baozhu saw that it was still early, so he simply boiled some batter and re-pasted the window paper with the big girl. [Full text reading. Thinking that a few days ago, I learned to cut a lot of window flowers with Aunt Tian and them, and now I can use them, so I am not afraid to take the trouble to find them one by one and paste them on the white thorn window paper.

The mountain wind outside whimpered, and the more it got to the bottom of the year, the more fierce and strong it became, and it was painful and icy on people's faces. However, Lin Baozhu and the eldest girl, who were full of energy, were not afraid of the cold, and carried the couplets and big red blessing characters that Mr. Zhao helped write to the door with a smile and pasted them one by one.

Not to mention, it's really more atmospheric. Standing in front of the spacious and tall wooden door, Lin Baozhu and the eldest girl looked at the brand-new courtyard in a posture, not to mention, it was really full of joy, and when I looked at it, I could be happy in my heart.

What else is there to be happy about?

The eldest girl squinted her eyes and grinned a few times at her uncle's aunt, she was happy in her heart, and naturally she would laugh like her aunt. My aunt said that I liked her to laugh the most, and Sister Zhao Di also said that my aunt didn't like people crying, as long as the children who loved to laugh still had someone to hurt.

She didn't know much before, but now she can laugh as much as she wants, cry when she wants to cry, and no one will scold her anymore, and no one will bully her. It can be said that the days of the past month have been the most relaxed and comfortable days she has ever lived in her life.

Lin Baozhu looked at the big girl with more and more ruddy face with satisfaction, sure enough, it was the time to grow her body, but after a month of recuperation and nourishment, the girl who was originally shorter than the bucket was now the same as the pump, and she had grown a lot, and she no longer looked like the little radish head before. Her body is much stronger, her face has flesh, and more importantly, she is now willing to express her feelings to herself, which is not lively and cheerful, but she often shows her childish heart.

"Big girl is awesome, look at how beautiful our house is." As he spoke, Lin Baozhu lowered his head and touched the little head of the big girl with his head, and then urged her into the house with a smile.

Seeing that it was about to be noon, Lin Baozhu went into the stove room and started a fire and began to steam the jujube flower steamed buns eaten for the New Year. There was a fire burning in the hearth, which warmed the stove room, which was already closed.

Thinking that the eldest girl is growing up now, and she will call a few members of the Shi family to come over with Old Man Zhao for dinner in a while, she simply scraped the fish scales again, built a small stove, and put the cleaned fish into the iron pot and stewed slowly.

The warm stove room is filled with the strong aroma of food, coupled with the white gas overflowing from the cauldron, which is warm and stable.

"Squeak" Lin Baozhu was cutting the tofu that had just been ground yesterday and was about to put it in the fish soup for a while, when he heard the door of the stove room being carefully pushed open. turned her head to look, but the big girl was looking at her with blank eyes.

Lin Baozhu lowered his head and smiled softly at her, with a thick smile in his eyes, "My aunt stewed fish soup for the eldest girl, and then make a four-happiness ball for the eldest girl later, okay?" ”

Seeing that her aunt was not angry because she came over rashly, the eldest girl was a little bolder, she slowly rubbed a few steps forward, approached her aunt, and then showed a shy smile to please and hugged her aunt's thigh. Thinking that her aunt had just said that she would make balls for herself, she hurriedly raised her little face and nodded vigorously at her aunt.

Looking at the big girl's clear face, Lin Baozhu's heart couldn't help but soften. She didn't think it was inconvenient for the big girl to hold herself, so she just smiled and nodded her nose, and then said, "Fry some more artichoke sticks, and call Sister Zhaodi to eat with you in a while, okay?" ”

The eldest girl moved with her uncle's movements, and rubbed her uncle with attachment, and then she agreed twice. Seeing that her aunt was still cutting tofu, she obediently pointed to the back basket with potatoes in the corner.

Looking at the well-behaved and clever girl who had just stuck to his side, but now he was full of joy and helped him wash the artichokes, how could Lin Baozhu not be happy in his heart? If it was said that she liked Zhao Di because she was distressed, then now in addition to being distressed to the eldest girl, she also has a responsibility that she can't explain.

It's like, because of the entrustment of her own man, she really feels that the eldest girl has become the sustenance and expectation of the two people.

She is willing to take care of the eldest girl, and even thought that if one day she has a son or daughter with her own man, the status of the eldest girl still cannot be surpassed.

The lunch preparation was very sumptuous, and speaking of which, it was the most sumptuous meal made at home after Zhang Manchu left. All kinds of stewed pork ribs, as well as some dried vegetables and mountain delicacies, make people appetize.

The meals were almost ready, and after a while, when everyone came to the table, Lin Baozhu washed his hands and discussed with the eldest girl: "Auntie, my aunt wants to look at the jujube flower steamed buns in the pot, can you go and call Sister Zhaodi's family to come over for dinner with Mr. Zhao?" ”

The eldest girl wrinkled her brows, as if embarrassed and timidly looked at her uncle for a while, and then looked out of the yard in embarrassment. She didn't say anything, and it could be seen that her aunt was frowning and worried, and she finally mustered up the courage to nod.

Although she was determined to run errands for her aunt, the eldest girl still didn't walk alone in Peachtree Village after all. She relies on her aunt from the bottom of her heart, and she is always afraid that she will not be able to come back if she leaves her aunt.

But as soon as she turned around, she saw her aunt standing in the courtyard looking at herself with a smile, and her heart became happy. Thinking that as long as she went quickly, she would be able to run back in a while, thinking of this, she couldn't help grinning again, and then she didn't care about timidity, just trotted forward with one mind, and didn't say anything when she met people on the road.

Lin Baozhu was startled at first when he saw the big girl running out, and then put down the things in his hand and went out of the door immediately. I followed behind along the way, lest the big girl make any more trouble, until I arrived at the food workshop, and saw the big girl enter the gate, so I was relieved.

Naturally, with Xiuniang's sister-in-law and Zhao Di taking care of her, she was completely relieved. Immediately, he walked back unhurriedly.

After a while, Zhao Di and the eldest girl came back hand in hand, followed by the old man Zhao who was getting better and better but still looked like a master on his face, and finally the respectful Shi Dayong and Zhang Xiuniang.

Seeing that everyone was coming, Lin Baozhu did not shy away from others, but first hugged the eldest girl and kissed him affectionately and then praised a few words. Only the excited big girl's eyes were shining, and the smile became more and more innocent.

Seeing that the eldest girl was still smiling in her aunt's arms, Zhao Di rubbed her cheek with a smile, and said jokingly: "Shame, the eldest girl has grown up, and she is still coquettish." ”

This joke made the big girl's face redder, but the smile was still bright, and there was not much resistance in the end.

Seeing that the relationship between the two girls was getting better and better, and their temperament was becoming more and more lively, Lin Baozhu was also happy in her heart, she rubbed the heads of the two of them, and then got up and asked Old Man Zhao and Shi Dayong to go into the house first. As for Xiuniang's sister-in-law, she naturally talked with her and busily brought up the warm meals in the stove.

After the dinner table was set, Lin Baozhu smiled and took Zhao Di and the eldest girl to wash their hands, and when they came back, Old Man Zhao had already started drinking tea with Shi Dayong. Of course, looking at the old man Zhao's action of drinking tea and pouring tea, I really enjoyed it, but looking at Shi Dayong again, it was exactly the same as Zhang Manchu who drank tea at the beginning, and the red fruit was a cow drink.

Sensei said that Mr. Zhao was old, but Lin Baozhu couldn't hold back the throbbing pain in his head when he saw it. And the old man Zhao, who has always loved tea, was even more reluctant to add a second cup to him for a long time, and held it for a long time before hesitating and said: "Dayong, or you still have to drink the bar, the wine brewed by Lin Yatou is also good."

Shi Dayong's rough face turned red, and he nodded with a dry cough in embarrassment. He had just poured that small cup of tea as herbal tea, and when he entered his stomach, he found that it seemed to be different, and then he looked at the old man in small sips, looking like the immortal in the script outside, which really made his old face red.

Originally, he didn't like bitter tea, but he just drank it with the old man, but now he heard the old man change his words and let him drink, which is simply unwanted.

The meals on the table are all carefully made by Lin Baozhu, whether it is a milky snow mountain artichoke or a bean skin bun that she has improved, they are all rare and delicious. In addition, she also simplified the top ten delicacies of the Red Mansion that she had studied back then.

Lin Baozhu first took care of the old man Zhao at the dinner table, and then smiled and filled a bowl of wine-stuffed duck soup to Zhao Di and the eldest girl who were looking at him. This dish is made with wine to get rid of the fishy smell of steamed duck, and then stewed in a fine soup, which is delicious and mellow, and more importantly, extremely nourishing.

Zhao Di saw that Mr. had already moved the chopsticks, and her father and mother had also begun to pick up the vegetables, so she took a small sip, and the thick fragrance instantly filled her mouth, making her feel delicious even after tasting it.

"Auntie, it's delicious." Zhao Di looked at Lin Baozhu with a smile, and saw that there was no soup in the soup bowl of Mr. and his aunt, so she quickly got up and added duck soup to someone.

The big girl on the side also smiled brightly with Zhao Di, and seemed to agree with Zhao Di's words.

Old man Zhao leisurely ate a bite of soft and sweet lotus root flour osmanthus cake, looked at the table and happily talked about the short people in the family, and from time to time said a few words of knowledge to Zhao Di and the eldest girl who were talking about clever words, and the mood was also very good.

When he was in the capital before, because of his strange temper, he rarely spent the New Year with others. Sometimes I feel lonely and bored, and then I came to Taoxi County, there was only a waiting cook around me, saying that the cook was because she came out of the Rui Wang's mansion, and she had always respected the rules.

But he didn't want to come to the small Peachtree Bay, but it made him feel the warmth and simple and sincere friendship that he hadn't had for a long time.

After eating, Mr. Zhao drank tea for a while, and when he saw that it was not early, he got up and went back to the private school. Now that he has taken root in a private school, even if Li Zheng went to invite him several times, he didn't wait for him to move his nest.

One is that the private school is quiet, and he can also be obsessed with research and learning in his spare time. Second, Lin Baozhu gave him a lot of inspiration, and then there were many ideas that seemed to sprout, but he still had some clues, which made him hate to dive in and study thoroughly. So, where is he willing to bother to move in order to better take care of people?

Lin Baozhu also knew the old man's temper, and when he saw that he was leaving, he didn't keep him. However, the dim sum and the winter tea of the white cockscomb just made during the day naturally have to be wrapped, and she will not be stingy and reluctant to take out the tea sand left at home.

After getting the fragrant snacks and excellent tea, Mr. Zhao was even happier in his heart, and he touched his beard happily and went back to the private school along the way. Even if someone greets him, he will give him a smile, even though he doesn't know who the person is.

After sending off Old Man Zhao, Lin Baozhu asked Zhao Di to take the eldest girl to the East Wing to play. Then he took the account book out and calculated the dividends with Shi Dayong and Zhang Xiuniang.

Seeing that Lin Baozhu's calculation is getting bigger and bigger, Shi Dayong and Zhang Xiuniang went from the initial excitement to the later uneasiness, which was really tormenting. They knew that Zhang Ji had a lot of profits and made money, but they didn't know that Baozhu was willing to give them so much.

To be honest, when Baozhu originally told Man Ho that he wanted to give them dividends, Shi Dayong and Zhang Xiuniang both shirked, and they really felt that it was not kind to take dividends by themselves. However, they were finally convinced, and in order to thank the two of them, they have been working hard and did not dare to relax a little.

But in addition to wages, to give them nearly fifty taels of silver, no matter how much you think about it, I think it is too much.

It is said that people don't have money to live for, but it has to be that the money is their own. They think that although they are dedicated to Zhang Ji, they are not difficult to recruit a knowledgeable and capable steward even if they are in charge of their wages. Not to mention, the dividend of forty-eight taels of silver, if this is placed in another family, it is unthinkable.

Seeing Shi Dayong and Zhang Xiuniang waving their hands again and again to refuse, Lin Baozhu couldn't help laughing and said, "Big brother and sister-in-law, what are you doing." This matter is what we said before, to be honest, the eldest brother helps the workshop to run the business and deliver the goods, but everyone who can do it will bear it. The sister-in-law is in charge of all the work of the food workshop, and even with Zhao Di, she can help if she can, if nothing else, and Zhang Ji is also grateful for this dedication. ”

Seeing that Zhang Xiuniang seemed to be about to say something, Lin Baozhu hurriedly continued: "Don't shirk, you are even more burdened, now that you are not at home, there will be more places for your eldest brother and sister-in-law to bother in the future." If you don't take the money, then I don't know what to do with myself. ”

To be honest, Lin Baozhu really thinks that Shi Dayong and Zhang Xiuniang are kind. If it is placed in someone else's place, Bao Buqi will give birth to some moths or crooked thoughts through the close relationship with the master's family, but the two members of the Shi family not only did not have any thoughts, but even fulfilled their duties in a down-to-earth manner, for fear that it would bring some trouble to Zhang Ji.