Yipin Farmer

When the auspicious day arrived, Furong brought Tingzhi into the door and became a member of the Meng family. Yang vacated the east wing of the main courtyard for Furong to live in, and let Tingzhi and Tinglan live together in the west wing.

Ting Shuang thinks that Ting Zhi is not a talkative child, very quiet and well-behaved, very likable.But his mother, Furong, doesn't seem to be a peaceful master.So he cared for Tingzhi, but kept a respectful distance from Furong.

The second eldest, Ting Hui, doesn't look at Fu Rong directly, never takes the initiative to talk to her, and doesn't have a good voice when speaking, and often speaks rudely.It was okay with Tingzhi, although he didn't take the initiative to answer, but he didn't treat him too badly, only occasionally said some harsh words.

The third son, Tingke, never had any ideas of his own, and only acted with his mother and elder brother.

Ting Zhi is docile and obedient, never causing trouble, even if she is teased by Ting Hui, she never speaks back.So the brothers can also maintain the superficial harmony.

Mrs. Yang is good at housekeeping, and suppresses Furong into obedience, not daring to cause trouble.The family is fairly peaceful, but Meng Kejian's health is getting worse and worse, so he can only gradually hand over business matters to Ting Shuang.

Ting Shuang worked hard with 12 points of energy, tried her best to do things well, humbly asked her old buddy for advice on what she didn't understand, and went home to ask her father for advice on big things.

Before I knew it, the twelfth lunar month was approaching, and every household was preparing for the new year, and the Meng family was no exception. Yang was too busy to take care of the housework and take care of her husband to prepare for the new year.The shopkeepers and shopkeepers in the shop are also going home for the New Year, and they have to see them off and settle accounts. Ting Shuang runs into the shop every day to help greet customers and negotiate business. Now he can see the quality of money, settle accounts, and By visually measuring the weight of the silver, you can also distinguish the authenticity of the banknotes, and initially learn how to do business.

On this day, Luo Fengnian went to Meng's shop to look for him.

It turned out that Luo's family had recently opened a bank and was attracting customers.The Meng family is one of the targets.

Ting Shuang had a little understanding of the opening of bank accounts in this world, and asked, "How much is your bank account?"

A lot of money means strong strength, and the existence of silver is guaranteed.

Luo Fengnian whispered: "We are friends, to tell you the truth, there is not much money in the bank, only [-] silver in the public treasury is there to support the scene, as long as the bank is opened, the prefect's reputation can attract deposits, and when you arrive In time, the imaginary can become real.”

Ting Shuang understood that this was a white wolf holding the state's public funds empty-handed.

However, it seems that I heard that the imperial court does not allow officials to do business.

Luo Fengnian said with a smile: "It is said that officials are not allowed to compete with the people for profit. In fact, in private, many officials operate pawn shops or something, or buy shares in the shops, or donate shares to the shops for protection. , If you are not greedy, you will not be able to live. It is also mutually beneficial for the official bank to buy shares and provide protection for the merchants. This Beverly Bank was opened in my name, and I am not an official, so naturally I can’t do anyone any harm. "

Luo Fengnian also told him that there are discounts for customers who deposit at the bank in the early stage, such as depositing 800 taels and issuing a bank note of [-] taels.

Ting Shuang was a little tempted, and deposited 800 taels of principal in the bank, and there were 1000 taels of bank notes, which was equivalent to earning 200 taels of flat income without doing anything.Besides, with the prefect's share capital in it, there shouldn't be any problem with its reputation and strength.

Finally, Ting Shuang deposited the money from the end of the year into Fukang Bank, 200 taels of silver, and got a bank note of 4000 taels of silver.He was self-satisfied, and went home to tell his father after finishing the work.Meng Kejian frowned when he heard this, and said: "Our family's money transactions have always been handled by Daheng Bank, so it's not a good idea to switch to this one now?"

Ting Shuang said: "The shop run by the magistrate has official bank in it, so there shouldn't be any problem. Besides, it's hard for me to refuse. Many merchants have deposited money there."

Meng Kejian didn't say much after hearing this, but only told him to be careful.

Ting Shuang agreed, and went back to the front yard to watch people deliver New Year's goods. She pulled Ting Hui over to help, and said, "You should also learn a little bit. Don't just play when you're old."

Reluctantly, Ting Hui sat on the porch, wrapped in fox fur and holding a hand stove, watching.Ting Shuang counted with the list, and when she looked up she saw Ting Zhi came back from school and was about to say hello, but she saw him hiding, lowering his head and preparing to go to the inner courtyard through the side door.

Call him quickly: "Zhizhi, are you on your annual leave?"

Ting Zhi had to stand still, and Ting Shuang was startled when he saw that there was blood on his face and a bruise on his forehead.

"What's the matter? Got into a fight?" Ting Shuang asked him.

"Oh... I fell down." Ting Zhi didn't dare to raise her eyes, and replied indiscriminately.

"Don't fool people." Ting Hui also came over and asked, "I knew it was a fight with someone at a glance. I must have punched my classmates in the school. Don't hide it from me. I used to fight every day in the school. Don't you Why study hard and fight, what is it for? Say it quickly, if you don’t tell the truth, be careful and I will cut you.”

Tingzhi was frightened by him, and told what happened. It turned out that there were many sons of officials in the school, who looked down on him as the son of a businessman, and often said strange things. He broke his head, he got up to argue, the other party said dirty things, he got angry, so he punched others.

Ting Shuang frowned, seeing that Ting Zhi's delicate appearance and weak daughter-in-law made some people think wrongly. He has always been tolerant, and if the other party hadn't gone too far, he would never have fought with others.

Ting Hui was furious, and slapped the table: "What? Someone bullied you, why didn't you say it earlier, and taught those people earlier that it wouldn't be like this. Which bastard is it? I'll go to him and see if I don't beat him up Half dead."

Ting Zhi hurriedly stopped him: "Second brother, don't go, school is over today, they all went home, and there is no one in the school."

Ting Shuang said, "Zhizhi, go back and rest."

After Tingzhi left, she said to Tinghui: "Zhizhi didn't want people to know, because she was afraid of her parents' worries. Why did you want to make things big instead? You are not as sensible as your younger brother when you are so big."

"Is this the end of the matter?"

"The people don't fight with the officials. They are the sons of the officials. We will definitely suffer if we fight back. Wait until Kaichun finds a way to ask a gentleman to teach at home." Ting Shuang comforted him, and smiled: "Usually you bully him, Seeing him being bullied now, I am eager to stand up for him again."

Ting Hui curled his lips: "It's okay for me to bully him, but if others bully him, of course I have to protect him. He is a younger brother."

Ting Shuang smiled and patted him on the shoulder, comforting him a little.This guy, usually arrogant, is actually a soft-spoken guy.

The work was busy next, and the guys had to go home for the New Year after paying the bills. Ting Shuang arranged wine for his father to see the guys off, and also rewarded them for a year's hard work.Then I was busy with my own New Year's affairs, worshiping the stove, cleaning the house, pasting Spring Festival couplets and peach charms, and sending New Year's cards.

China is the earliest country to use New Year's cards, and the custom of paying New Year's greetings with famous thorns began in the Song Dynasty.This name thorn is very particular. You can give ordinary name thorns to people with similar status to yourself, and give big ones to people with higher status than yourself. Use double name thorns, write the other party's name and position in a large size, and say what you want to say Written on another piece of paper called "Fu Qi".

This is the first time Tingshuang has heard of this kind of attention, and I feel dizzy. Fortunately, whoever uses the big one has ordinary famous thorns, and there are old practices from previous years, so I picked out the famous thorns and asked the little calligraphy family Zhi to write in block letters.Using New Year's cards to celebrate the New Year saves a lot of things for the host and the guest.

Because Chinese New Year is the most important festival for people, every family has to have fun, and all shops are closed, so everything that needs to be used must be prepared in advance. Unlike modern society, supermarkets are also open on the first day of the new year, so you don’t have to worry about not being able to buy things.Convenience is a bit more convenient, but the taste of the new year is much weaker, and it feels not much different from usual.

In the old Chinese New Year, the festive atmosphere was very strong, and the New Year’s goods in the kitchen were piled up like a mountain. It was not an easy job to prepare food for ancestors and gods. Huamo, making dumplings, sometimes even busy until midnight, although busy, but also enjoyable.

Freshly baked oily fruit and deep-fried prawns are golden red and oily, and the aroma is so mouth-watering.It's just that these delicious foods can be eaten only after worshiping the ancestors.

Ting Shuang helped serve the plate, and when no one was looking, she grabbed a fried shrimp and stuffed it into her mouth. The freshly fried shrimp was fragrant and hot, so delicious.He didn't think there was anything wrong with this kind of disrespectful act. After offering sacrifices to the gods, it would be cold before eating. The taste would be greatly reduced if it was cold, and it might cause indigestion. Anyway, it would end up in the stomach of the living. Eating early and eating late is not the same, presumably the ancestors would not care about it.He didn't believe in coaxing children to lose their teeth by stealing the food offered to ancestors.So he stuffed one shrimp, then grabbed another one and stuffed it into Ting Lan's mouth.

Ting Lan puffed her mouth and looked around quietly, seeing no one was paying attention, she quickly swallowed it.Well, what you eat secretly is fragrant.

In the evening, the statues of the ancestors are set up in the main room, and offerings such as seven plates, eight bowls and three animals are placed on the case in front of the statues, and red table curtains are spread on the case, and incense burners, candlesticks, incense tubes and other items are placed.When it came time to worship the ancestors, Ting Shuang, the eldest son, lit the candles, and Meng Kejian, the head of the family, led the whole family to burn watches and offer wine and kowtow.

After offering sacrifices to ancestors, we eat New Year's Eve dinner.

There are too many delicious things to count.There are whole chicken with roasted chestnuts, which means "good luck", and whole fish, which means "fish every year". These two are indispensable, as well as pig's head, rice cake, and jujube bun.White flour steamed buns are made in the shape of hedgehogs, with two mung beans as eyes, which are vivid. It is said that hedgehogs are lucky, so there must be hedgehog steamed buns in the New Year's Eve dinner.There are also sunflowers, steamed buns shaped like coiled snakes, with many red dates stuffed in the middle.

Ting Shuang didn't have much interest in jujube buns. Seeing that the braised Yellow River carp was bright red in color and fragrant, she inserted a chopstick into it.

Yang stopped him: "You can't eat fish for the New Year's Eve dinner."

What kind of rule is this?After it is ready, it is not allowed to eat.

Ting Shuang curled her lips and shifted her chopsticks to attack the braised pork.

Yang pushed the bowl full of dumplings towards Tingzhi and said, "Zhizhi, you are growing, you need to eat more to grow stronger."

Ting Zhi happily picked up the dumpling and bit it down, and actually ate a coin.It is an old custom to make money in dumplings, and whoever eats this year will have good luck.Fu Rong squinted her eyes happily, and said, "This is a good sign, Zhi Zhi will be in high school this year."

The whole family was very happy, and Meng Kejian was also happy, looking at Yang with gratitude.Ting Shuang suddenly understood something, and poked the dumplings in the bowl with chopsticks, one of them was hard inside, and quietly put it into Yang's bowl when no one was looking.

After a while, Mrs. Yang also got Zhiqian, and the whole family was happier. Ting Hui said sweetly that his mother would enjoy great blessings, and that the new year would be auspicious and all wishes would come true.

Ting Lan was a little anxious, and took a bite of the dumplings in the bowl one by one, hoping to bite into the money, suddenly her face changed, everyone thought she had bitten into the money, and was about to say auspicious words, but saw Ting Lan's small mouth twitch began to cry.

"What's wrong?" Mrs. Yang hurried over to check, it turned out that the child had lost a tooth.Smiling and coaxing: "Don't cry, new teeth will grow in a few days, more beautiful than before."

"No." Ting Lan shook her head and cried, and confessed that she stole food before offering sacrifices to her ancestors. She was terribly afraid, what if the teeth would never grow again?It's too ugly, girls are very beautiful.

Mrs. Yang frowned, and the others also looked at Ting Shuang and laughed. Ting Shuang was overwhelmed. The incident of stealing food was exposed like this. It's too damaging to the image. How can she show money in front of her younger brothers in the future? Really depressed.

Yang urges again: "Don't steal it from now on, your teeth will grow back."

Ting Lan nodded dubiously, and carefully put the fallen tooth in her purse, it is said that in this way the teeth will not grow crooked in the future.