"Work hard in Jingtai, learn to deal with people, learn how to do business, if you do well, I will give you a business in the future."

"I, I don't seem to be in business."

"You don't even look down on yourself, you don't want to make a fortune, who will look down on you? Are you willing to live a hard life all your life? ”

"I, I do my best"

Liu Hague bit it, he also knew that this was a rare opportunity, and his cousin was relieved to help the Liu family, no matter how difficult it was, he couldn't give up.

Qiao Mai glanced at Liu Ye, "What did Shopkeeper Lu tell you?" ”

"She said that after the New Year, she would give me a start salary, 100 wen a month, and when she can embroider a big job, she will be paid for a long time."

"Well, do a good job, although you are not young, but don't worry about saying kiss, learning the craft is true, you see that many women have married early, and it is better not to marry when you get to your in-law's house, we did not force marriage in the Ming Dynasty, cherish this opportunity."

"Yes, cousin!"

After a while, the mother-in-law came with a big bag, put it in the house, and waited outside the door.

"It's the New Year, I don't have anything for you, it's all clothes that have been worn with a couple of water, and they are not old, so look at the right ones to wear."

"Thank you, cousin!"

"Thank you, cousin!"

"Well, go ahead."

The two carried a big cloth bag and left, and when they arrived at the door of Qiao's house, the two mothers-in-law pushed three large cloth bags with a wheelbarrow.

"My master said, it's the New Year, this is for the Liu family's fifty catties of white rice, fifty catties of white noodles, and some meat for you to carry, put the big bag on it, and we will send you to the ox cart."

Liu Hai and Liu Ye's eyes turned red, and they put the cloth bag on it and silently led the way in front.

When I came to the ox cart, I unloaded my things, and my mother-in-law explained to the coachman who was driving the cart.

"This is our relatives of Mrs. Qiao, don't ask for their fare, come back to Qiao Ji snack shop to find the cow shopkeeper, I won't treat you badly."

In a word, the driver understood, and he nodded happily.

Liu Hai and Liu Ye sat on the ox cart, and the two kept their heads down and whispered tears from their eyes.

"Don't look at my cousin's cold speech, but her heart is very hot."

"That's wrong, your cousin saw that our family was not like my uncle's family, so she treated us like this, you see that if we are like that beast, cousin, she will definitely watch us die, and she will not help."

"Anyway, my cousin is a good one, the Lu shopkeeper saved my cousin at the beginning, and my cousin is grateful to let their family live in her house, and they don't need anything."

Liu Hai patted her head, "That's not because the shopkeeper Lu is a good one." ”

"The Yuan family, the Tian family, and the Qiao family in Lihua Village are really stupid."

"You just study there, don't look at our brother and me, if you get married in the future, if you are bullied, my brother will fight hard, and he will protect you, it's a big deal, we won't be angry at my mother-in-law's house, learn from your cousin and go back to my parents' house, and my brother will support you for a lifetime."

Liu Ye cried even more when she heard it, "My sister is married, and her life is not good." ”

"But the men and in-laws in her family are all good, but life is a little harder, and your sister also married when she saw that the family was good."

"I also want to marry someone with a good nature."

"You listen to your cousin, learn the craft first, even if you get married and have the craft, there is no shortage of food and clothing, and we are not afraid of them."

When the brother and sister returned home, the Liu family was overjoyed to see so many things.

Liu Hai handed over the salary to Liu Qiao's hands, "Mother, the three cloth bags of food and this big bag of clothes were all given by my cousin." ”

"Your cousin is such a good one!"

Liu Qiaoshi hurriedly put the salary in the kang cabinet and locked it, and came down to open the cloth bag next to each other and looked at it.

"Rice, white noodles, bacon, now our family can have a good year."

As he was talking, someone shouted outside the courtyard gate, "Is Brother Liu at home?" ”

Liu Qiaoshi hurriedly asked Liu Hai to hide the food and meat, she looked at her man and said.

"His father, if you want to borrow a few catties of rice noodles, it's okay, but if you don't borrow money, if you ask your niece to do something, you will refuse, you know my niece's temper."

"Got it."

Liu Dashan went to open the door, there were several men standing at the door, Liu Dashan blocked the door and asked.

"Something?"

"We saw your Haizi coming back from outside?"

"yes, it's a holiday to work outside."

"What did you buy, can you lend us some food?"

"Stick noodles, and old clothes that my niece's family doesn't wear, nothing else."

"How many bags of stuff, that's all?"

"And he's in the restaurant, the leftovers that the owner doesn't want, and the leftover steamed buns or something."

As soon as he heard that these men were a little unconvinced, he wanted to break inside, but Liu Dashan had a cold face.

"I'm sorry, when our family was starving to death, I didn't go to your house to borrow food, I finally had something to eat, I don't think you should think about it."

The men snorted coldly, "Isn't it just that I found a job and has a rich niece, phew, who is rare!" ”

They scolded Lielie and left, and after Liu Dashan watched these people go away, he quickly slammed the door back into the door.

"It's cold, you try to go out as little as possible."

Liu Qiaoshi took out the bag of clothes and put it on the kang again, divided it among his daughter-in-law and daughter, and left two pieces for Liu Mei to keep.

Two pieces of bacon were also set aside, ten catties of white rice, and ten catties of white noodles.

How the Liu family wants to distribute those things, Qiao Mai doesn't care, the family's New Year's goods are properly prepared, and the cooks are busy in the kitchen all day long.

It's either fried or boiled, or it's wrapped.

It's so cold, as long as there is no charcoal pot in the house, it is a natural refrigerator.

The mothers-in-law took advantage of this and made a lot of dumplings, including leek filling, cabbage and mushroom filling, fennel seedling filling, radish filling, green onion filling, shepherd's cabbage filling, and garlic filling.

The shelves are full of dumplings layer by layer, which is what Qiao Mai ordered, wrap it in advance, everyone can take a rest, after all, there are many people in the family.

Of course, some of the ingredients are provided by Qiao Mai, which are not available on the market, and only Qiao's family can eat them.

Not only dumplings, but also all kinds of steamed buns, steamed buns, flower rolls, etc., a whole room, all of them are this.

Bread, snacks, all kinds of fried goods, took up another room.

I have to say that under Qiao Mai's training, everyone in Jixiangyuan has become foodies, and they are always ready to eat.

Mayor Qian's gift was sent on the morning of the 29th.

It was sent by Qiao Mai personally, and when he saw the sauce meat and sausages, Mayor Qian moved his mind again.

"Girl, this intestine?"

"Don't think about it, don't sell it,"

"If you have money, you don't make money, you are a bastard", Mayor Qian was also anxious, and came up with such a sentence.

"I won't sell your recipe again after scolding."

"Oops, I was wrong, I'm sorry, it came out of my mouth."

"Humph!"

Qiao Mai was about to leave after giving the New Year's gift, and Mayor Qian hurriedly asked people to carry the New Year's gift he had prepared.

"For you, Sanniang, they are living in your house and causing you trouble."

Qiao Mai asked with some curiosity, "What is your relationship with her?" ”

Mayor Qian said embarrassedly, "When I was young, I met by chance and fell in love at first sight, but unfortunately my parents were unwilling, and then she got married, so I waited for her until now." ”

Qiao Mai looked him up and down, "Oh, I really can't see it, I'm still an infatuated man." ”

"Who said infatuation has to be a woman?"

"When Ruyi gets married, she will be alone, do you want to cook raw rice when the time comes? I'll help you? ”

Elder Qian Zhen's face flushed, "I want her to marry me willingly, otherwise she will wait until she dies." ”

"Okay, I accepted your New Year's gift, thank you!"

Mayor Qian asked his servants to deliver the New Year's goods to Jixiangyuan and carried them all the way to Qiaomai's main courtyard.

As soon as the people left, she began to check.

There are a lot of things to give, including ornaments, jewelry, and cloth clothes.

She picked out a few good ones and took them to the shopkeeper Lu.

The mother and daughter were sewing clothes, and when they saw her coming, they hurriedly made room for her and vacated the place next to the kang table.

"Sit"

"What about making clothes?"

(End of chapter)