Beiye poured the hot water that had been placed in the house in advance into the washbasin and continued, "I just don't have much to do in the past few days of the New Year, and I am idle when I am idle, so I will burn a little charcoal and keep it, and we will not spend money to buy charcoal in the future, and more charcoal can be sold." ”

Gu Rao hadn't calculated it before, but after being counted like this by Beiye, she realized that the benefits of selling charcoal were quite considerable.

However, too tired.

Moreover, after doing business for so many years, the profits have increased several times, even more than ten times, dozens of times the business, and this interest has only doubled, and the business that is still very tired is not too attractive to her.

Of course, she could see that Bie Ye saw that the business of the restaurant was bleak, and she was afraid that the family's money would run out sooner or later, and the restaurant would not be able to open, so she wanted to make some money from other places.

She is in charge of the money at home, and Beiye doesn't know how much money she has, and it's normal to worry that the money is not enough to spend.

She suddenly remembered one thing, she seemed to have forgotten to give him pocket money for two months in a row.

The expression became a little awkward.

"Didn't you advise me before, don't let yourself be so tired, just have enough money to spend?"

"I have saved a lot of money, even if the little restaurant can't make money for a year, we still have to pay employees, it won't affect our lives now."

"There's really enough money to spend."

"It's too tiring to burn charcoal, and I have to stay by the side all the time, so I finally rest for a few days, I don't want you to be so tired."

Beiye insisted, "I'm not afraid of being tired, do more work and be steadfast." ”

Gu Rao persuaded her, and when she saw that Beiye insisted, she forgot it, let him toss it himself, and make him some delicious supplements in the next few days.

-

After Gu Rao finished washing, she just pushed open the door, and without defense, she was blown to her face by a cold and biting cold wind, with a slight tingling sensation.

It took a moment to get acquainted.

Then he turned back into the house, and took out a cloak and put it on himself, and the big red cloak wrapped her in it, and when she came out again, it was not cold at all.

Fortunately, she had the foresight to make two cloaks for herself and Besano, the outside of which were satin fabric embroidered with white dark lines, and the inside was fluffy wool.

Besino's already chopping wood in the yard.

Gu Rao stared at him for a while, then stood under the eaves and enjoyed the snow scene for a while before walking towards the kitchen in a hurry.

I thought I was going to make breakfast, but when I opened the lid of the pot, I found that the pot was warm with porridge and vegetable cakes.

She woke up a little late.

After breakfast, it's time to prepare lunch right away.

In winter, I didn't want to touch the cold water, so I patiently boiled a pot of hot water in a medium pot, even when washing vegetables, I used warm water.

At noon, I made three dishes and one soup, namely braised prawns, squirrel mandarin fish, Cordyceps Fuli duck and lettuce soup.

After the meal was ready, Besno finally put down his axe, wiped the sweat from his face and neck with the handkerchief on his shoulder, and walked to the laundry table, where he was about to wash his hands with cold water.

Gu Rao hurriedly stopped him.

"Don't touch cold water in winter!"

"There's hot water in the kitchen, you wait for me, I'll bring you a basin of hot water."

Besano followed her to the kitchen.

"I'll do it myself."

Gu Rao watched him soak his hands in hot water, and muttered, "Don't rely on your youth to not take care of your body, now use cold water in winter, in case you get rheumatism or other diseases before you are thirty years old, there will be times when you regret it!" ”

Soaking your hands in hot water in winter is a treat.

Bei Ye also took Gu Rao's hand in and pressed her hand under his own.

"You soak it too."

Gu Rao, "...... It didn't take long for me to dry my hands! ”

But the harvest is wet, so let's soak it again.

Beno took a string of firecrackers and went to the door to light it with a torch, and with the crackling sound, the people outside also knew that the family was going to have lunch.

During the Chinese New Year here, there is a habit of setting off firecrackers before meals.

In the second year of junior high school, Xiang Jia brought some things to them, Gu Rao did not refuse, and in the afternoon, she also sent a return gift.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Xu Yuan came with a basket on his back.

Gu Rao was a little surprised to see someone coming.

"Uncle Xu, why are you here?"

Xu Yuan said with a smile, "We killed the pig in advance last month, baked some bacon, gave some to Yuanyuan, and also took five catties of bacon for you, don't be too little." ”

For farmers, meat is inherently precious, not to mention the incensed bacon, when it is sent out as a favor, unless it is a blood relative, otherwise it will not be sent out so much at one time.

But Beye helped his son-in-law before, he has always kept it in mind, but he can't find any way to repay, if he gives money, it will be too outward, Beye will not accept it, this time I just took the opportunity of the New Year to send some bacon to them to taste.

These five catties of bacon are very precious to farmers, but to Beiye, who is used to eating good things in the town, it is very inconspicuous, and Xu Yuan is afraid that they will dislike it.

Beno heard Xu Yuan's words in the house, put down the axe and walked out.

"You have raised pigs for a year, and you finally have to eat meat, so keep it for yourself, we can buy meat ourselves."

Gu Rao said, "It's snowing outside, come in and talk." ”

After Xu Yuan walked in, he put down the back basket, took out the bacon inside, and put it on the table, not giving Gu Rao and Beiye a chance to refuse.

Then he took out a few more watery cabbage and white radish.

"There are no vegetables to eat in winter, only cabbage and white radish, there are still a lot of them in the field, I have brought some for you, if you don't have enough to eat, we still have them in the field, you can eat as much as you want, go and get it yourself, if it's not convenient, I'll bring you some next time I come to town."

After delivering the food, he didn't stay long.

"It's busy in the first month, and there are still things at home, so I won't stay long, so I'll go back first."

Gu Rao wrapped some self-made pastries for Xu Yuan in oiled paper as a return gift.

Xu Yuan excused himself several times.

Beye said, "If you don't accept it, we don't want anything you give." ”

Xu Yuan had no choice but to accept it.

-

Not long after Xu Yuan left, Wu Jie and Xu Yuanyuan came again.

Wu Jie has done a good job in business during this time, making a lot of money, and at this time his face is full of red, and the things he sent are several times that of what Xu Yuan sent.

He was alone with both hands full of left and right hands, but Xu Yuanyuan only carried a basket in his hands.

Wu Jie was still worried that he was tired of her.

"Lady, you are pregnant, just leave the things to me."

If his wife hadn't said that she was stuffy at home during this time and wanted to take the opportunity to go out for a walk, he wouldn't have let her come out on a snowy day.

He was cautious along the way, for fear that his wife would slip and fall into her stomach.

Xu Yuanyuan glanced at him with disgust.

"See for yourself, what other free hand can hold the basket?"

Wu Jie smiled innocently.

"Put the basket around my neck."

Xu Yuanyuan, "......"

Since she was pregnant, this person has been like a fool, although she dislikes it on the surface, but her bottomless love for him in her heart is still very useful.

"Your head is so big, the basket won't fit in!"

Wu Jie couldn't wait to pinch his head smaller.

"Then you go down carefully, let's walk slower, when walking, look at your feet more, the basket won't block you from seeing the road, right?"