Gloves, scarves, hats, earmuffs, two sets for Qin Yalan's family, three sets for Gu Jinyan's family, one set for Pengzhang's family, and two sets for Boss Yu's family.
There were two baskets of greenhouse vegetables in Gu Jinyan's family, one basket each for the other families, and a small basket each for the four major restaurants in the county.
Fresh strawberries, one basket for each household and one small plate for the restaurant.
There were twenty quails in Gu Jinyan's family, and ten each in Qin Yalan's and Peng Zhang's families.
After Tian An told Chen Qiang where to go, he handed the invitation letter.
Chen Qiang put away the invitation letter, got on the ox cart and set out to deliver things to each household.
The backyard of the county government office.
"Miss, Miss Tian An has brought you something again. The housekeeper sent me to invite you over." Shi Qin, Gu Jinyan's personal maid, said.
Gu Jinyan put down the embroidery frame in her hand and said, "Let's go and see what good things An An has brought me."
In the front hall, just as Gu Jinyan arrived at the door, she heard County Magistrate Gu's joyful laughter.
"What's so happy about? Daddy is smiling so happily." Gu Jinyan stepped into the front hall and said as she walked.
County Magistrate Gu happily explained, "It's because we can't buy any vegetables these days. Your mother is pregnant and has been eating meat and fish all the time. She's almost vomiting. Your father is so anxious that he's even got blisters on his mouth.
Who would have thought that today Tian An brought two baskets of fresh vegetables and a basket of bright red strawberries? This really solved my urgent need!"
Gu Jinyan was also happy: "I just told Shiqin that An An must have sent us some goodies again, and sure enough, it turned out to be true! Green leafy vegetables in the middle of winter are priceless treasures!"
Mrs. Gu also agreed: "That's not the case. You can't buy it even if you have money."
He pointed to a wooden box beside him and said, "Jinyan, there are three more wooden boxes here. Come and see what good things are inside."
Gu Jin muttered, "It doesn't look like something to eat."
Puzzled, she opened the top box and picked up the card beside it before explaining to her parents:
"An An said these are a scarf, gloves, a hat, and earmuffs for keeping warm."
After saying that, he put down the card in his hand, picked up the box, walked up to County Magistrate Gu and said, "Dad, this is for you."
County Magistrate Gu was stunned: "Me too?"
"We'll each have one set for the three of us."
As Gu Jinyan spoke, she placed the box in front of County Magistrate Gu, then picked up a glove and put it on his father according to the instructions on the card.
After putting on both gloves, he took out the hat and scarf.
Mrs. Gu looked at County Magistrate Gu, who had put on gloves, a scarf, and a hat, and asked hurriedly, "Master, how are these gloves? Are they warm?"
There was already a charcoal brazier burning in the room, and County Magistrate Gu put on these things and soon he started sweating.
As he took the things off, he said, "It's really warm, especially these gloves. My palms are sweating all of a sudden."
Madam Gu said happily, "Then Master won't have to worry about his hands getting cold when he goes out to work."
Gu Jinyan took out Mrs. Gu's and her own clothes and tried them on. Both of them were sewn with rabbit fur, which not only looked good but also kept warmer. After a while, she started sweating from the heat.
"This set of things is better than a hot water bottle! Especially these gloves, they don't interfere with your work when you wear them!" Gu Jinyan exclaimed.
"Dad, Mom, An An gave us so many good things, what do you think we should give in return?"
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Qin family.
"Dad, An An brought me some good things. I'll put them on you first."
After saying that, Qin Yalan hurriedly walked up to Master Qin holding a box.
Without saying anything, he put the gloves on his hands.
Master Qin waved his hands repeatedly: "My daughter, I'm settling accounts! How can I settle accounts with you if you put your hands on me?"
Qin Yalan kept her hands busy while explaining, "An An said that this can work even if you wear it. Don't move. I'll fix it for you first. You'll know when you try it!"
Master Qin couldn't persuade her and had to let her do as she pleased.
"Dad, try it on quickly." After Qin Yalan put it on, she looked at her father expectantly.
Mr. Qin had no choice but to try to use the abacus beside him. At first, he was a little uncomfortable, but after trying it a few times, he became more and more fluent.
After putting on the gloves, his hands gradually warmed up and became less stiff, and he could use the abacus more smoothly. He then picked up a pen and tried writing, and it was no problem.
"These gloves are really nice. My hands feel warm right away."
Qin Yalan picked up the hat and scarf from the box and put them on his father.
Then she put on her own set. Qin Yalan had fair skin, and the fluffy rabbit fur on her scarf and earmuffs made her look even more charming and adorable.
The father and daughter were happily eating the strawberries sent by Tian An while discussing something.
"Dad, what else can we give An An? Not to mention gloves and scarves, even the winter vegetables are the best."
Master Qin frowned and said, "We run a medicine shop. What else do we have besides medicinal herbs?"
Qin Yalan looked at his father with a critical look and asked tentatively, "Your six-hundred-year-old..."
As a result, she was interrupted by her father before she could finish her words: "Don't even think about it. Except for that ginseng, you can take anything else."
Qin Yalan pursed her lips and didn't mention the ginseng: "Isn't An An making facial cleanser or something that needs a lot of flowers? Let's give her all the dried flowers in the warehouse!"
Before Mr. Qin could say anything, she continued, "I'm going to shamelessly eat these vegetables until spring. Those flowers are not enough. I..."
"you……"
Seeing her father interrupting her again, Qin Yalan also interrupted him and said, "After thinking about it, I think that ginseng is more suitable."
When Mr. Qin heard his daughter mention ginseng, he fell silent. After a while, he said, "Don't touch the ginseng. You can do whatever you want with the rest."
Qin Yalan covered her mouth with her hands and rejoiced.
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When Peng Zhang received Tian An's things, he put on his gloves, scarf and hat before looking at the rest.
Whoever said that fat people are not afraid of the cold because they have a lot of flesh on them, that was nonsense. He felt like he would freeze to death if he left the bed.
Peng Zhang first looked at the quail and immediately had it taken to the kitchen to be fried. He also washed the strawberries and brought them over. He then glanced at the basket of vegetables with disdain and said:
"What's wrong with that girl Tian An? She knew I don't like vegetarian food, but she still sent me some grass."
Peng Zhong, who was standing by, couldn't stand it any longer and reminded him, "Young Master, just be content! This season, the basket of vegetables you're scorning is more expensive than meat! Even in the capital, it's hard to buy vegetables of this quality. If this basket of vegetables were in the capital, I'm afraid you wouldn't even get your hands on it!"
Peng Zhong was right. Although the Peng family was wealthy, merchants held a low status. If it were in the capital, any nobleman could have snatched his basket of vegetables.
"Forget it, since it's so precious, let the kitchen cook it together! After dinner, let's go to Shangba Village."
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