It’s easy for my own grandfather. I go to the restaurant to buy wine for him, good wine. I buy a lot of Tu Su wine and keep some for New Year gifts.

I have almost bought everything for my family, so I started shopping for New Year’s goods on the street.

I bought a lot of various malt candies, melon seeds, peanuts, longans, dried fruits, various snacks and breads, cured pork, and brown sugar.

Liu Yuhan bought about 66 servings of the food and also bought 66 woven baskets.

Liu Shihu said they could weave it, but Liu Yuhan thought that the New Year was coming soon and he didn’t want them to be too tired, so it wasn’t expensive to buy it.

I bought a lot of door stickers, red paper, brushes, ink and yellow paper, and took them back to write couplets myself.

The brushes and ink can be used for the younger ones to practice calligraphy. They have been practicing on the ground before. We will let them practice during the New Year. After the New Year, we plan to send them to study under Zhang Lizheng in the town.

Liu Shinan had already inquired about Zhang Lizheng and his son. They were serious about teaching and not pedantic.

There is still food in the space, which is prepared to be added to the New Year gifts for the villagers.

I won’t buy pork. I’ve already made an appointment with the butcher in town to have them deliver three slaughtered pigs tomorrow.

Fortunately, Liu Shihu and his son, and Liu Shinan all carried backpacks, otherwise Liu Yuhan and others would not know how to carry the things they bought.

The three of them resigned themselves to their fate and put the things on the ox cart. Liu Shihu and his son guarded the things, while Liu Shinan went directly to the carriage and horse market to find them. He wanted to buy a good saddle, and his daughter wanted to buy a good carriage.

Liu Yuhan and his group went to the carriage and horse area. Horses were generally not for sale and would not be bought or sold unless they were old or sick horses from their own family.

I saw people selling donkeys, mules and cows. Next to the livestock stall was a stall selling all kinds of ox carts, horse carts and saddles.

Liu Shinan picked out two good saddles, and Liu Yuhan chose an old carriage. Although the carriage was old, it had plenty of space, so after some tidying up, it would be fine. Even that wasn't cheap, so he bargained and bought the saddles and the whole thing for 15 taels.

The group spent about a hundred taels of silver on a trip to the county town.

It was already past noon when they were ready to go back. They bought some sesame cakes in the county town to eat on the way. With an extra carriage, it didn't feel crowded even with so many things.

Today is another fulfilling day.