Farmer's Favorite

the next few days.

During these days, Zhuang Xinyan and his wife were not idle.

Instead, they ran back and forth in the town and village, just buying new year's goods.

Ordinarily speaking, there are only them and Grandma Ma in the family, and at most one dog.

But neither Zhuang Xinyan nor Lin Qi planned to take it easy this time.

After all, this year is a very important year for the two of them, and it is also the first time that they spend the new year together.

Of course, the most important thing is that they are not short of money, even if they spend it recklessly, they can't spend it all.

From the beginning to the end, it was Lin Qi who was in charge of the accounts. From the very beginning, he was still excited about the collected silver and copper coins, and sometimes he even counted them in the house every night. again.

But since he started selling salted eggs, all the money flowed into his hands like running water. He thought the clay pots containing silver coins and copper plates were too big for him, but within a month or so, the clay pots were full. It was so full that he was speechless.

They can earn four taels of silver for a thousand salted eggs. As of now, the supply of salted eggs is not large, and they can only sell about [-] pieces a day, plus flower cakes, flower cakes are now The amount is much smaller, but no matter how small it is, there are about two taels of silver.

In this way, adding the two together, they can earn about ten taels of silver a day after excluding the cost.

If the money hadn't all been in his own hands, Lin Qi would never have believed it.

You know, their family worked hard for a year before, and they might not even earn ten taels of silver.

"The annual ceremony will be divided according to these points."

Lin Qi came back to his senses, glanced at the note handed over, and said, "Could it be too much?"

The annual gifts are all given to each other, Lin Qi is not reluctant, but he is afraid that it will be difficult for the sender to return the gift.

"It's okay, we can't leave a few houses, just tell them when we come to the door, and just return the gift at will." Zhuang Xinyan sat on the ground next to the little husband's legs, with one arm still on his knees , he said: "When we go to the town, let's buy some more caramel, and the little ones will definitely come to the door. It's a rare Chinese New Year, so we must make them happy."

Lin Qi took a look at him, stretched out his hands to hold his chin, and said, "Did you finish eating so much caramel last time? When the tooth is broken, the children will laugh at you."

"It's not that easy." Zhuang Xinyan disagreed.

Lin Qi's hand did not loosen, he exerted a little force, and said, "Open your mouth and let me see."

Zhuang Xinyan twitched the corners of his mouth, and then laughed again: "Do you really think of me as a doll? Then you kiss me, and I'll show you."

As he spoke, he pursed his mouth and closed his eyes.

Lin Qi glanced at the charcoal cake lying on the side, and was about to retract his hands to pick it up when he heard the person with his eyes closed say, "Honey, if you want the charcoal cake to smear my face, you'd better do it tomorrow." I don't plan on getting out of bed."

Lin Qi's hands paused slightly, and then he kneaded his face with his hands.

Zhuang Xinyan took advantage of the opportunity to get closer to the person beside him, put his arms around his waist, and buried himself in his arms.

The two were sticky for a while.

Zhuang Xinyan was kicked out of the room by Lin Qi to prepare the ceremony, along with the charcoal cake thrown in his arms.

There are nothing more than a few things in the preparation ceremony.

Foodstuffs, fabrics, miscellaneous goods.

As for some decorations, it is naturally different. After all, for the peasants, such things that are not used for a long time are of no use at all.

And he needs to prepare for the ceremony, in fact, there are only a few.

The Yue family, the village chief's family and Lin Dong were separated separately.

After careful calculation, Zhuang Xinyan thought about it, and there were only more Treasurers Yuan.

Use the baskets to distribute them in the same way.

He still had to care about the charcoal cake beside him not to make trouble, so he waved his hand to push the charcoal cake away again, Zhuang Xinyan became a little impatient, he chose a smaller one from the many baskets and hung it on the charcoal cake's head.

No matter how small it is, it is quite large for charcoal cakes, and it immediately shook its head, but couldn't shake it off, and twisted around with the basket tossing aside.

At this time.

There was a little noise outside the door.

Zhuang Xinyan looked up, just in time to see Mrs. Lin Ma hurriedly approaching, she shouted: "Hurry up, a lot of people outside are sending New Year's gifts."

Zhuang Xinyan got up and went out the door.

It was two people who carried the wooden box and entered it back and forth many times. Zhuang Xinyan was holding more and more gift stickers, and he knew who sent them.

Immediately couldn't help being a little funny.

Most of the people here are afraid that he has never even met, but they all sent generous gifts.

Moreover, they are all people related to the Yamen.

To put it bluntly, these people had the idea of ​​dealing with him only for Shi Yuan's sake.

It's just that for a while, he really can't deal with these annual gifts.

Since it is an annual gift, it is impossible for outsiders to refuse to accept it. Even if you just don’t want to have any contact, you can just return it when you return the gift. It’s just a little troublesome what kind of gift should be prepared to return and how to send it.

Zhuang Xinyan really didn't want to spend time on these things.

Fortunately, when he was discussing with Lin Qi, one of them happened to come when they were having a headache.

Although Yuan Yi was already on his way back to Beijing at this time, there were still people in the Bafang Pavilion, and it was Yuan Yi's subordinate Xinlu who came today.

Xinlu also obeyed the shopkeeper's order to give him gifts, but when he came, he found Zhuang Xinyan's difficulties. He thought of what the shopkeeper told him before he left, so he had to establish a good relationship with the dealer no matter what.

In this way, after giving the New Year's gift, he said one more sentence, "Young Master Zhuang, in fact, this matter is easy to handle. The people in the Yamen value you so much now, so they naturally want to make friends with you. Just accept it, as for how to return the gift, because you live in the village now, the gift you return is the same as the gift you give to the villagers in the village, and it doesn't need to be expensive."

Then he said: "If you don't want to have too much contact with them, send back something of the same value as the gift they send, and they will have a plan in their hearts."

Zhuang Xinyan listened and nodded.

The depth of the water in the yamen, as far as it is concerned, it is best not to offend or communicate.

Xinlu glanced at him, and said: "The treasurer Yuan is busy with work, and the shopkeeper's wife is not around. These chores are all handled by the small ones. If you don't mind, the small ones can help."

Zhuang Xinyan raised his hand, and he said: "How can I say I hate it, it would be great if you are willing to help me. However, there is no need to call me son, I am a farmer, just call me by my name." .”

"This……"

Zhuang Xinyan said: "That's it. There are a lot of miscellaneous things. Please take a look at how to deal with them."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Xinlu agreed, and then went to the warehouse.

Lin Qi has been listening to the conversation between the two, his face is full of laughter, his man is capable, but human relations are not good at these things, watching the people from Bafang Pavilion come to the door, even if Xinlu didn't take the initiative to open the door This mouth, he will keep people.

Thinking like this, Lin Qi also followed.

This once or twice can still trouble others, if possible, they will have to do it by themselves, the husband is away and he is inside, speaking of these matters, he is the one who handles them, now that someone can teach them, naturally they have to follow suit.

Xinlu also noticed something after thinking about it. When sharing the ceremony, he also talked a lot to the two of them about the direction of human relationship.

In this way, most of the day's work has passed.

The couple sent Xinlu away, looking at the various gift lists in the warehouse, their faces were relieved.

In the next few days, all these New Year gifts were sent out one by one.

On this day.

A half-grown puppy with a small basket hanging around its neck.

Staggered towards a farmhouse.

In the farmyard, Dahei, who had been sleeping in the kennel, suddenly stood up and kept yelling at the closed gate.

When Lin Wuzhu heard the movement and went out, he reached out and patted Dahei's head, and said, "Okay, don't shout, I'll open the door."

I was thinking who would come to visit, but when the door opened, I saw a little dog sitting by the door with his tongue sticking out and a basket under his body. Lin Wuzhu immediately recognized that it was charcoal cake, Can't help but squat down funny, touched its chin, and said: "What are you doing, can't you come to find your mother?"

"Here's a New Year's present for his mother."

When Lin Wuzhu heard this, he looked up and hurriedly got up, he said: "Zhuang Xinyan, you are here, come in and have a seat."

Zhuang Xinyan shook his hand, he said: "No, I have to go back, isn't it the Chinese New Year, charcoal cake is here to give some new year gifts to his mother."

"Oh, look at you can do this, how can there be relatives between dogs." Lin Wuzhu couldn't help laughing, but seeing the serious look on the face of the person in front of him, he said: "Then Cheng , Tomorrow I will ask Dahei to give charcoal cake a gift too."

Zhuang Xinyan raised his eyebrows, "That's impossible, Dahei is the mother of Charcoal Cake, this is his filial piety, you can't do it the other way around."

After finishing speaking, he stretched out his foot and lightly kicked the immobile charcoal cake, wanting it to move forward.

But I don't know if its mother is there to cheer, the pup is lying on all fours, with his head on the basket and he doesn't move.

Zhuang Xinyan squatted down, tapped its head with his fingers, took off the basket, and handed it to Dahei, he got up and said, "Brother Wu Zhu, when the gift of charcoal cake is delivered, I will take it back first." .”

"Ah, good." Lin Wuzhu took a few steps away, and then returned to the yard after watching the people leave.

At this time Tang also went out, she asked: "What's the matter, who came just now?"

Lin Wuzhu smiled and told what happened just now, and came to Dahei again, looking through the things in the basket.

But after seeing it, he couldn't help but gasped, and said, "Zhuang Xinyan is willing to give up such a good bone for a dog to eat."

Tang shi leaned forward to take a look, and was also speechless.

Meaty bones, a few ribs, and a lean mass of meat.

Lin Wuzhu thought for a while, and he said: "All these are reserved for Dahei. Our family will sell what we want to eat. We can't steal its food."

"Okay, I'll give Dahei a bone now." Tang's face was smiling, she thought that it was the right person to give Dahei's son to Zhuang Xinyan. Benefits, that is, their family will also get some benefits from time to time.

She patted Dahei's head, and headed towards the kitchen with the basket in hand.

When she first carried it, she felt that the weight of the basket was really heavy.

Isn't it not light? Although Zhuang Xinyan carried it on the road, but at the door of Lin Wuzhu's house, it was a charcoal cake slung around his neck. Even if it was only a few short steps, it was already too tired to move. up.

Zhuang Xinyan wanted it to follow him back, but it turned out that the charcoal cake was fine, lying motionless on the side of the road, even if the master walked away, it didn't even lift its head.

Zhuang Xinyan gritted his teeth when he saw the foolishness of it, but he still had to turn around and pick up the son of a bitch.

Otherwise, when I got home, my little husband didn't see the charcoal cake, and I would have to be kicked out to find this bastard.