The village chief and Uncle Erhu chuckled, "We've discussed it. Aside from visiting relatives, drinking, and eating at banquets, there's not much else to do during the Spring Festival."

We've arranged a shift system, with two people on duty each day. Our inn is the only one in the village that provides accommodation, so we'll take care of any guests who come. We can't let our guests have nowhere to stay during the Lunar New Year!

Starting tomorrow, the women all want to go to the New Year's market, which should be considered a holiday.

Xiao Hou hasn't left yet. I forgot to ask him when he's going home. Anyway, he's the one who lives the farthest away, so he wasn't included in the shift schedule.

I'll ask him tomorrow. I've already paid out his salary and holiday benefits in advance, and I've calculated all the profits. I'm just waiting for him to come back and share them!

Hehe, Chen Hong, you don't know, we've made a lot of money this year, everyone's going to get rich!

Hahaha! I even discussed it with your Uncle Erhu and ordered pork, offal, and sausages for everyone.

This year, several of our families made money, and we thought we'd share the joy with everyone.

"Alright, it's getting late, let's go back. We'll meet tomorrow morning to discuss this further. You should lock the door and go to sleep!"

The village chief and his men happily went home, and on the way, they drove off in a van, taking away sixteen styrofoam boxes.

The car was packed full of people and goods. The snow on the road was deep and difficult to drive on. Uncle Erhu drove, taking his wife and cousin and their spouse on their way.

Wang Yusheng and his brother were left behind, while the three young men followed behind, crunching through the snow as they went home.

After seeing the Wang family off, Chen Hong closed the front door, locked it, and went back inside.

As soon as she entered the room, she was greeted by a wave of warmth. Chen Hong changed her shoes, took off her coat, and went to the bathroom to wash her hands.

Then she went to check on her son, Yu Yang, in his room. Yu Yang was already asleep. Looking at his soft sleeping posture, Chen Hong felt a warmth in her heart.

Perhaps because his mother was home, he felt at ease, and the boy slept very soundly.

Chen Hong sat quietly by her son's bed for a while before tucking him in, taking a bath, and going to bed. She slept soundly that night.

Chen Hong got up early the next morning. It was almost Chinese New Year, and she wanted to sleep in, but the situation didn't allow it.

There are still many things waiting for her to do at home!

Once the 20th of the twelfth lunar month arrives, other families get busy sweeping roofs, emptying chimneys, and repairing fishing boats.

Housewives were busy washing and cleaning bedding, doing thorough cleaning, slaughtering pigs and sheep, grinding grain to make noodles and tofu.

People are busy going to markets and shops to prepare various traditional delicacies for the Chinese New Year.

Chen Hong's family doesn't need a major cleaning. It's a new villa they've only lived in for a year, and she just needs to keep a rag handy every day at home.

She wiped all the furniture until it shone brightly, and there wasn't a single cobweb on the roof.

Xiao Hao's mother often joked that the paint on the furniture would be so thinned by her that it would last for several years less.

She didn't need to prepare the food herself; Aunt Guo had already planned it out with her sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law. Twenty-eight families would steam flower-shaped buns, steamed bread, and make tofu together.

The village chief and Uncle Erhu also planned to slaughter two sheep to share among everyone, and they had already ordered pork from a meat seller at the market. They would just drive there and pick it up on the afternoon of the 28th.

This year, the village chief was generous and ordered two whole pigs, with the pork alone weighing over 200 jin (approximately 100 kg).

This does not include the two sets of offal ordered separately, 20 jin of pork ribs, and 20 jin of sausages that were already prepared.

According to the village chief himself, he spent more than 3,000 yuan on pork for just a few families during the Spring Festival this year, which was the first time he had ever spent so much money in his life.

Thinking back to last night, when the village chief spoke of Versailles with such concern, Chen Hong couldn't help but laugh.

It seems that making money is still the best thing; money gives people courage! Even a steady and mature person like the village chief couldn't control his spending desires when he made money.

They're willing to spend money on New Year's goods now! They're even willing to spend big amounts!

While Chen Hong and her son were having breakfast, Xiao Feng called to inform her that the airport was reopening that day.

He has already booked a cargo hold for her and asked her to prepare the seafood to be shipped this morning.

He would help pack the items and take them to the airport for check-in. It just so happened that the last two customers in the shop were also going to catch a flight, and he would go see them off.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Hong quickly finished her meal and arranged for Yu Yang to feed the dogs, chickens, and ducks.

She prepared the New Year's gifts to be sent to Beijing, just waiting for Xiaofeng to arrive so they could be packed together.

She had initially thought that because she returned late from sea and there had been continuous snowfall, she wouldn't be able to send out New Year's gifts in Beijing before the new year.

If all else fails, she'll try to bring the things and go there directly after the New Year.

Unexpectedly, last night, Xiaofeng told her that it is now very simple and convenient to ship seafood at Weihai Airport.

After the autumn harvest and the start of the fishing season, he helped many customers transport seafood. He was very familiar with the process and also made friends with two airport cargo management staff.

Want to ship seafood? Just make a phone call!

With more connections comes more friends, and with more friends comes even more connections! Chen Hong noticed that Xiao Feng was now acting with a lot of confidence, and he already had the air of a senior executive.

I believe it won't be long before he's able to stand on his own, allowing the village chief to worry less and rest more.

Chen Hong prepared two large boxes of seafood for the Fang family, Guan family, her sister's family, Dr. Wu's family, Jin family, and of course the Zhou family in Beijing.

They packed a variety of seafood, including snow crabs, king crabs, sea bream, tiger prawns, and large lobsters, and also gave each family two large yellow croakers weighing two pounds each.

Shipping by air requires a certificate of conformity for inspection, and the packaging must strictly adhere to airport requirements, which is quite troublesome.

Fortunately, thanks to connections, the process went smoothly. A total of 300 kilograms of seafood were shipped, and the shipping cost Chen Hong over 1,000 yuan. The advantage of air freight is its speed; it arrived in the afternoon.

Chen Hong called several companies in Beijing to inform them of the arrival time of the seafood at the airport, and whether they should pick it up themselves or have it delivered by courier, so she wouldn't have to worry about it.

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