Chapter 502: Threatening

Wang Shi has a fierce temper, but she is not blindly fierce. She knows who to provoke and who not to provoke, what can be done and what cannot be done.

By using Chu Jinnian's official position to put pressure on Wang and scare her, Wang would be afraid and naturally would not cause any more trouble.

Seeing Wang's frightened look, Zhuang Wencheng knew that what he did was not wrong.

"Also, mother, please remember to arrange my marriage. If it's good and I'm satisfied with everything, then we can get engaged."

"Okay, okay, I'll take care of it right away." Wang agreed hastily. "Take care of your matter earlier, it also shows that I'm not thinking about Ning girl. Those words before were just jokes at the time, so no one will pursue it anymore."

"That's it." Zhuang Wencheng breathed a sigh of relief again.

After saying this, Zhuang Wencheng yawned loudly.

Having not slept the whole night and having just talked for such a long time, he was really feeling sleepy now.

"You didn't sleep all night last night, go get some sleep. I'll make you a bowl of cabbage and shredded pork noodles for lunch. I'll call you when it's ready."

Wang saw Zhuang Wencheng's tired face and felt very distressed. She pulled him into the house, packed up his bedding, and asked him to take a rest. She then went to call her eldest daughter-in-law to roll noodles. As the saying goes, after Laba, it is the New Year.

As we enter the twelfth lunar month and pass Laba Festival, the festive atmosphere becomes gradually stronger.

There is not much work in the fields. Those who need to buy New Year's goods do so, and those who need to make New Year's clothes do so. Some people who work outside to make a living also go back home one after another, and many workshops also stop working one after another, all for the purpose of reuniting with their families and having a peaceful and prosperous New Year.

As the year draws to a close, the several workshops under Zhuang Qingning have not only not stopped, but have become even busier.

Tofu is nothing special, it is a must-have item for every household before the Chinese New Year, because they need to fry tofu slices, make tofu balls, steamed buns, etc., so every household has to stock up on 20 to 30 kilograms of it.

As for bean curd sheets and preserved eggs, they are two essential cold dishes during the Chinese New Year period, from New Year's Eve to the eighth day of the first lunar month, when the family has a new year's eve dinner and entertains all relatives, including aunts, uncles, nephews, and other relatives. Vegetables are scarce in the north in winter, so the demand for them is extremely high and the supply cannot meet the demand.

Even though Zhuang Qingning had asked each workshop to increase production and stock up early after entering winter, there was still a gap at this time.

Zhuang Qingning had to call on the people in each workshop to continue working and work overtime.

The villagers had no problem at all getting on with the work and were rather happy to do it.

After all, at this time of year, there is no farm work to do in the fields. When you are idle at home, you can only chat about gossip about other people's affairs. At the end of the whole day, you probably drink two more pots of tea, eat a pound more melon seeds, and finally have bubbles in your mouth.

It's so good to work here. One more day's work means one more day's wages. It's almost the New Year. If you earn more money, you can buy a few more pounds of meat. Isn't it delicious? What 's more, Zhuang Qingning gave 20% more hard work fee as the year is coming to an end. The more you work, the more money you earn. Naturally, no one complains about the high wages. Everyone works very hard.

The workshop is busy, and the shops in the town are also very busy.

Many things are in short supply and can no longer be sold normally. Except for the normal supply to Ruyi Pavilion and other restaurants and steamed bun shops, the rest can only be supplied according to the order of who wants how much tofu, how much dried tofu, and how much yuba. The order will be made in order, and when the goods arrive, they will be delivered one by one according to the previous order.

Basically, as soon as the door opened in the morning, all the delivered goods would be distributed. In the remaining time, Zhang Xiangrong and his family would just sell hot and sour noodles.

Miao Hong from Miao Village came in once. When he came, he drove an ox cart loaded with things.

"These are wild vegetables sent by your Aunt Zhang. They are all picked, cleaned, and dried. Just soak them in warm water before eating."

"This is the chicken your sister-in-law Zhao's family gave me. It's a young rooster, less than a year old. It's not small and the meat is tender. It's in a cage. You can feed it for two days if you want. You can kill it whenever you want to eat it."

"Oh, by the way, your Aunt Wei's family slaughtered a sheep, and chopped off the two legs. You can make some mutton soup or something, which will help you replenish your body during the winter."

"This is the cake given by Sister Ge's family. They said that this is a cake specially bought from Ji Shun Zhai cake shop in the city by a man who works there. We can't buy it here. I'll let you and Miss Sui have a try."

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Miao Hongjin moved the things in the car into Zhuang Qingning's yard one by one, and introduced to Zhuang Qingning one by one which family they came from.

Seeing those things piled up into a small mountain, Zhuang Qingning said with a smile, "You guys are too polite..."

"I'm not being polite. It's my duty." Miao Hongjin's nose turned red with excitement. He smiled and said, "In the past six months, this workshop has really helped our entire village turn around. Everyone is very grateful."

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"Originally, we all said that we haven't seen you, Shopkeeper Zhuang, for a long time. It's almost the end of the year, so we should come and wish you a happy new year. However, the workshop is very busy during the new year, and we were afraid that if a lot of people came, it would be too chaotic, and we were also afraid that you wouldn't be able to take care of it. In the end, we decided that I should come alone to bring everyone's regards."

"Yes, yes, this is from my family." Miao Hongjin carefully took out the tightly wrapped things he had, and unwrapped the oil paper layer by layer to reveal the ink inside. "I don't know what to give. Looking at what everyone uses, food, clothes, and daily necessities, they probably have everything. Giving more would just be a burden."

"I thought that Miss Sui seemed to be learning to read and write, so I thought of sending her some useful things, so I planned to buy some pens, ink, paper and inkstone. When I got to the shop, I heard the shopkeeper say that the ink was very good, so I bought some to see if I could use it."

"Thank you, Miao Lizheng."

Compared with the cold reception he received when he went to Fengjiazhuang some time ago, Zhuang Qingning now feels so thanked and cared for by the people of Miaozhuang. When he feels that his efforts have paid off, he feels that all the previous hard work is worth it.

The kindness of these kindhearted villagers made my nose sour. "Miao Lizheng also thanked everyone for their gifts on my behalf. He said I accepted them all and liked them very much."

"As long as you like it, as long as you like it." Miao Lizheng knew that the workshop and shop opened by Zhuang Qingning looked small, but they made a lot of money. At first, he was worried whether the things he brought would be to Zhuang Qingning's liking. Now seeing Zhuang Qingning so happy, he felt relieved.

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