Lu Zhixia thought it made sense and decided to implement it next month. Anyway, she would have to wean sooner or later, and if she weaned now, she could eat more complementary foods to grow taller.

The two little ones are very strong and can walk very steadily now. Next, they will learn to speak.

On New Year's Eve, everyone was busy preparing food. Although they usually eat well, they all wanted to cook more delicious food for the New Year.

I prepared eight different kinds of fried food, and they were fried in a special way, mainly because I have a lot of kids in my family, enough to fill a football team, so making less wouldn't be enough.

Su Lan had just finished frying a pot of meatballs, and sweat was dripping from her forehead. Although the kitchen window was open, they were still very hot.

Lu Zhixia really wanted to take off her hat.

"This winter is not cold."

Su Lan wiped her hands with her apron. "Yes, I don't feel cold at all. I hope next year will be a bumper harvest."

Cai Wei said, "The saying goes that a timely snowfall promises a good harvest, but it seems that there hasn't been a heavy snowfall yet this year."

Lu Zhixia looked outside when a gust of wind suddenly blew in, bringing a chill. Upon closer inspection, she saw that it was snowing outside.

"Look, it's snowing outside."

They looked outside together and saw that snowflakes were indeed falling from the sky, and they were very large.

Cai Wei: "Is it going to snow heavily on New Year's Eve?"

Lu Zhixia said, "I think so. I haven't listened to the weather forecast these past few days."

Su Lan said, "Go ahead and go. Everything is ready. Let's just have a good New Year."

Cai Wei pulled the window inwards slightly so that the snowflakes wouldn't blow into the room.

"I think the braised beef is almost done cooking. What should we do next?"

Lu Zhixia said, "Let's stir-fry two more vegetables. We can't eat meat all the time during the New Year."

Su Lan said, "I want to make another seafood ball soup. Anyway, there are many of us, so we don't have to worry about leftovers."

Cai Wei picked up the basin and said, "Then I'll go prepare the vegetables."

Lu Zhixia poked the beef in the pot with her chopsticks and confirmed that it was cooked through. Then she moved the pot aside.

"Soak for two hours and then take it out to air dry."

Su Lan said, "Our spices are really good. Just a little bit makes the meat incredibly fragrant."

Lu Zhixia said, "All ingredients complement each other. As long as you use them correctly, everything will taste delicious."

Su Lan: "By the way, a customer asked me if I could add more braised meat if I wasn't going to add any more."

Lu Zhixia said, "I don't think it's necessary. First of all, our customers are already fixed, and we're afraid we won't be able to sell out if we make too much. On the other hand, we also need to leave some gaps in the market. If we take all the business, how will the others make a living?"

Su Lan: "Then they suggested adding some broth."

Lu Zhixia said, "We can add a little something extra. Those who arrive early can get an extra spoonful. If they arrive late, then there's nothing we can do."

Su Lan silently made a mental note of it, thinking she could reply to her old customers after the New Year.

Through a year of doing business, her personality has become much more cheerful.

The food was ready quickly. The living room was large, but it couldn't seat that many people.

So the large living room was left for the children, while the adults ate their meals inside.

Gu Lingxiao poured three glasses of wine, one for each of them.

Lu Zhixia poured some minced meat into rice for the children. At first, they refused to eat it, but after tasting it, the two brothers took the initiative to pick up spoons and eat it themselves.

This saves them the trouble of feeding the food. They seem to enjoy the food, but they make a mess everywhere.

Cai Wei said, "Time flies so fast. This time last year, Xiaxia was still pregnant."

Su Lan: "Of course, her belly is quite big, I've been worried about her quite a bit."

Cai Wei: "Who says it isn't true? Back then, what I feared most at night was being woken up by some noise."

Lu Zhixia then realized that when she was feeling down, they were also under pressure. Fortunately, the storm had passed and everyone was doing quite well.

After the reunion dinner, the children set off firecrackers, signifying the end of the New Year celebrations.

Early the next morning.

They gave each other red envelopes to their children, and seeing how happily the children counted the money made the adults happy too.

Then, children from the neighborhood came to wish us a Happy New Year. There were more this year than last year. Each child put 60 cents in a red envelope as a token of goodwill and to send their blessings.

After the Chinese New Year, another store officially opened.

Lu Zhixia hired another couple who came from out of town. The woman's name was Sun Qiaolan and the man's name was Li Mingjin.

She was very hardworking, and as the shop's business gradually improved, they hired a female worker to do odd jobs, and that's how the business officially started operating.

Although it didn't earn as much as the previous store, it was about the same.

In this way, her net income of 600 yuan per month is not a problem, and it will be nearly 10,000 yuan per year.

Keep in mind that at that time, 10,000 yuan was an amount that an ordinary person couldn't earn in several years.

The spice factory has also officially started operating, with regular orders every month, and sometimes even a sudden surge in orders.

As a result, the medicinal herbs in those mountains were simply not enough.

Finally, Lu Zhixia waved her hand and ordered them to pick out medicinal herbs from the village and go to a more distant place to collect them.

She registered trademarks for her products, inspired by others. A small workshop without a name will always remain a small workshop.

Having a name makes all the difference; it opens up the national market.

Time flies by. I originally planned to wean my child in a month, but I had a lot of things to do, so I let the child continue breastfeeding until he was 11 months old.

They are quite sensible now, and they can call out "Dad" and "Mom" and occasionally utter other words.

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