Tian An was so busy with the mooncakes that he almost forgot that they hadn’t prepared their holiday gifts yet!
The county school will be on holiday on the 14th, so they have to send out all the holiday gifts on the 13th.
Since it is Mid-Autumn Festival, mooncakes are indispensable. What else can we give as a gift besides mooncakes?
What farmers care about is food, so the village chief, clan elders and Tian Mingcai's family will each receive a box of mooncakes, five kilograms of food and one kilogram of meat!
Tian An remembered Chen Qiang saying the corn in the fields was ready to eat a couple of days ago. So, let's give each family an extra five pounds of fresh corn! Few families in Shangba Village grow potatoes or corn; most grow sorghum and sweet potatoes. They'll probably appreciate the corn.
The four pork stalls that had been supplying meat to her family also had to be delivered.
After the owners of several stalls found out that she was making money by using the free pig offal to make braised meat, they never confiscated the money she earned from the offal.
People should have a conscience. After receiving other people's things for free for so long, it is only right to give them gifts during the holidays.
They were already a pork stall, so they definitely couldn't give out pork. Instead, they gave each family a box of mooncakes, five kilograms of grain, five kilograms of fresh corn, and a large watermelon.
Then it was the Qin family. The Qin family had no shortage of food, so they gave them two boxes of mooncakes, ten kilograms of fresh corn, two watermelons, and ten kilograms of grapes.
The same thing happened to the Gu family. But Mrs. Gu was pregnant and couldn't eat watermelon.
Tian An thought of the quails he raised. Eating quails is good for the fetus if pregnant women eat them, so why not add ten more quails?
Since the Gu family sent quails, the Qin family couldn't be partial to one and treat the other differently! So they also gave ten quails.
Boss Yu won’t send quail, but everything else will remain the same.
As for Peng Zhang, I won’t send anything. He’s coming to our house to celebrate the festival anyway, so he can eat whatever he wants then!
Finally, the only ones left were Zhao Yiming and Xiaokang's teacher. Tian An thought that he could just remove the quail with the Gu family's gift.
Literati love flowers, so each of them was given a pot of flowers. She happened to have a few pots of orchids.
But since I sent flowers to the Master, I should also send some to County Magistrate Gu! Tian An gritted his teeth and donated the pot of general flag in his hand.
Alas! Giving a gift can make someone poor! Fortunately, she still has some family assets.
The festival gifts were ready, but Zhao Yiming was the only one who could deliver them in advance to the five households in the village because Tian An was too busy.
Finally, the 13th day arrived. All the mooncake gift boxes to be sold were ready. The only thing left was to make some for ourselves and give them to Qingmei and the others.
Tian An started packing things early in the morning. She and Zhao Yiming were going to deliver the festival gifts. Apart from other things, she would definitely go to the Gu family in person.
Before leaving, Tian An called Zhao Yiming into the room, handed him a silver note of 600 taels, and asked him to repay the money he borrowed from the county government this time.
"Didn't you say before that we would pay it back together after the autumn harvest?" Zhao Yiming remembered that Tian An had said this before.
"Isn't it the holiday season coming up? Pay off the debt so we can have a relaxing holiday." Tian An said.
Zhao Yiming took the banknote and said he understood.
Deng Xue drove the car, and the three of them went to the county town together. They first went to Mr. Yu's bank, but Mr. Yu was not there. The three of them put down the gifts, said goodbye to the shopkeeper, and left.
Next is Qin Yalan’s house.
Qin Yalan saw Zhao Yiming carrying a bamboo basket of quails from the ox cart and asked in confusion:
"An An, my family doesn't raise chickens, so why did you bring me a basket of chicks?"
Mr. Qin, who was standing by, took one look at the bamboo basket and said angrily, "What little chicks? They're quails, and they're good stuff!"
Qin Yalan had never seen quail before, but she had heard of it. She looked around the bamboo basket like a curious baby. "This is quail! Mr. Peng said it was delicious last time. I was just thinking about it, and you brought it to me. An An, you are so kind to me."
Master Qin was a little annoyed to see his daughter acting like a foodie. "Quail has many benefits and uses, but why are you only thinking about your appetite? You're the young master of a medicine shop after all, can you be a little more ambitious?"
Faced with her father's disdain, Qin Yalan was not ashamed, but proud: "I've already said I'm the young master! If I knew everything, wouldn't I be the master?"
"Sister Yalan and Master Qin have a really good relationship." Tian An said enviously.
Qin Yalan knew that Tian An's father was not around, and she changed the subject because she was afraid that she would be sad.
The two chatted for a while, and then Tian An said goodbye. After leaving Qin Yalan's house, the three of them went to Gu's house.
Tian An had been to Gu's house several times, and the doorman knew her and took her in without notifying them.
After pulling the ox cart in and locking it, Deng Xue put on the backpack filled with watermelon and fresh corn, and took the bamboo basket containing quails.
Tian An took the mooncake gift box and was about to pick up the basket of grapes when the doorman took it.
"Miss Tian An, let me help you carry this small basket! It looks quite heavy."
Tian An said bluntly: "Thank you then."
The concierge smiled and said, "Of course, of course."
The doorman helped Tian An carry the basket and led them to the backyard.
The other doorman also excitedly helped Zhao Yiming carry the flag and led him to the front yard.
It must be said that this wealthy family is very well-prepared, with three or four doormen. Unlike her family, they used to have Chen Feng, but later even Chen Feng was reassigned to help in the kitchen. The current doorman is still living there since Liu Da came.
But their house is only this big, and there are only a few steps from the front door to the main hall, so it doesn't matter whether there is a gatehouse or not.
It has to be said that birds of a feather flock together. No wonder Qin Yalan and Gu Jinyan can play together.
"An An, why did you send some chicks to my house? I'm afraid no one in our family knows how to raise them!" Gu Jinyan mistook the quails Deng Xue was carrying for chicks when she saw them.
Tian An handed the gift box to a maid beside her, and then she and another maid helped Deng Xue take down the basket before saying, "This is not a chick! Sister Jin Yan, guess again."
Gu Jinyan was still thinking hard, while Madam Gu said uncertainly, "An An! Is this a quail? It looks a bit like one."
"Auntie is truly knowledgeable," Tian An said with a thumbs-up. Most people had never seen a quail before, so she hadn't expected Madam Gu to recognize one.
Mrs. Gu explained, "I heard from Jinyan that your family raised quails, and you just said they weren't chickens, so I assumed they were quails."
Tian An pointed to the quail in the basket and explained, "Quail meat can nourish the fetus. This is specially brought for Auntie to eat. Please have someone stew one every few days."
Upon hearing that quail could nourish the fetus, Mrs. Gu smiled happily and said, "Did you install ears in my house, girl? The doctor just said yesterday that the baby in my belly is a little small, and today you sent me quail."
Tian An raised his chin and said, "I can calculate!"
Qin Yalan pulled her and said, "Then tell me what I am thinking now."
Tian An said with an expression that seemed to indicate he was still guessing, "You must be wondering if I can guess it!"
Gu Jinyan: ...
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