Tian An took out the bracelet behind him and put it on him personally: "Brother Daniu, this is the first bracelet I made by myself this year. Let me put it on you first."
"The first one? Are you going to do it for the others?"
Tian An nodded: "Of course, there are also Xiaokang, Sister Jinyan, Sister Yalan, Peng..."
Before Tian An could finish, Daniu interrupted and said, "We can't do it for Peng's account."
Tian An opened his eyes wide and asked, "Why?"
Daniu said awkwardly, "Peng Zhang is a stranger, and a woman can't just give a stranger something she made herself."
Tian An blinked, and it took him a while to react: "Oh~ So Brother Da Niu is jealous!"
Da Niu's ears turned red again, but this time he didn't avoid it: "I'm jealous, what do you think An An should do?"
Tian An pouted, pinching his chin with one hand and said, "Brother Daniu made a mistake in eating, so of course An An is very happy. Don't worry, Brother Daniu, I will spoil you. I won't make it for anyone you say not to."
Da Niu raised the corner of his mouth slightly and shook his head, this girl.
The next day, Da Niu took Tian An's bracelet to school and was seen by his classmates. They all asked him where he bought it.
Da Niu didn't know if Tian An was going to sell this bracelet, so he said, "This is something my family prepared. Let me ask for you!"
After returning home in the evening, Daniu told Tian An about this matter.
Tian An's eyes lit up. What a business opportunity! He immediately said to Daniu, "Brother Daniu, tell them that this colorful bracelet will be sold at Huibao Pavilion the day before the Dragon Boat Festival, and ask them to buy it then."
Daniel nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."
Tian An thought of several styles of colorful bracelets in one night, and decided to go to Peng Zhang the next day to discuss materials and prices. The Dragon Boat Festival was just a few days away, so he had to make it quickly.
The next day, Da Niu first sent Tian An to Pengji Silk Shop to find Peng Zhang, and told Tian An to wait for him to pick her up after school before turning around and going to school.
As soon as Daniu left, Peng Zhang teased, "Tsk tsk, is there any need to be so nervous? How could I let you get lost here?"
Tian An rolled his eyes: "What do you know? You've never been engaged?"
Peng Zhang: ...It hurts. It turns out that he is more suitable to do business with her.
In just one morning, Tian An and Peng Zhang decided on four styles.
One is the one that Tian An gave to Daniu, with a small woven rice dumpling, which can be worn by both men and women. The price is six coins.
One is a multicolored bracelet with a silver zongzi, also unisex. The price is 60 wen.
One is a multicolored bracelet with a hand-woven rice dumpling and a pair of silver bells. This one is more suitable for women. The price is 80 wen.
The last one was a multicolored flower-shaped bracelet with a silver rice dumpling and a small silver bell, also for women. It was priced at one hundred wen.
Because they are celebrating the solar term and selling the festive atmosphere, the prices of these bracelets are relatively high. However, except for the one from Daniel, the number of spare parts is not very large.
The Peng family's silver shop has ready-made silver bells, so they can be used directly. However, the silver dumplings need to be made fresh.
After school, Daniu was drafted into the army to help draw the blueprints for silver rice dumplings.
After finalizing the drawings, Peng Zhang immediately had someone take them to work quickly.
Tian An and Daniu also took away the materials for making bracelets and the ready-made silver bells. There are many styles of small silver bells, so each bracelet is unique.
After returning to the courtyard and finishing their meal, Da Niu went to the school while the others cleaned the pig's head and trotters. Tian An went to the room where Da Niu had lived before and began to weave bracelets.
She wanted to make samples of the four styles of bracelets, and then go back and give them to Mangzhong and Luo Yourong's wife, who would then find the right person to make them.
After returning home, Tian An first called Luo Yourong's wife over and taught her the story of Mangzhong before returning to her room. She wanted to make her own story for her family and friends.
By the time Tian An had finished weaving bracelets for everyone she could think of, the Dragon Boat Festival was approaching. Then Tian An remembered that she hadn't prepared the most important Dragon Boat Festival treat yet: the rice dumplings! She also had to give gifts to everyone.
Then, we buy rice, pick leaves for rice dumplings, and weave baskets. After all this busy work, there are only two days left for the Dragon Boat Festival.
Tian An prepared many bamboo baskets woven into small boats to represent dragon boats, which he used to carry rice dumplings, eggs, and other gifts for the festival.
Da Niu and Xiao Kang will have a three-day holiday starting from the day before Dragon Boat Festival.
When Daniu came back in the evening, Tian An went to his study to find him:
"Brother Daniu, for Master Zheng's and Master Li's festival gifts, prepare six rice dumplings, six eggs, a pound of braised pork, a pound of pork belly, a pound of fresh fruit, and half a pound of candy. This is my first time making these, so there will inevitably be omissions. Brother Daniu needs to check for me."
Da Niu, who was writing in large characters, put down his pen and said, "An An, the most important thing about gifts is the thought behind them. Just do your best. You've prepared very well."
Hearing this, Tian An breathed a sigh of relief: "I have never dealt with these things before, and I am afraid that any omissions will embarrass you and Xiaokang."
Daniu looked at her and said, "You've prepared a lot. Last year, I couldn't even give my husband a rice dumpling!"
Tian An confirmed again: "Then I will install it according to this!"
Only after seeing Da Niu nod in confirmation did Tian An feel at ease to prepare.
The holiday gifts prepared for Da Niu and Xiao Kang’s teachers have been finalized, and next are for the village chief, clan leader, and two clan elders.
Tian An prepared the same things for all four families: six rice dumplings, six eggs, a pound of braised pork, a pound of pork belly, and half a pound of candy.
After thinking about it, she prepared another one for Tian Mingcai's family. As for Li Dazhu's family, that kind of ungrateful person would only think that she didn't give enough. She really didn't want to annoy herself or make herself uncomfortable.
Then there are the Qin family and the Gu family. These two families have good family backgrounds, so they just need to be thoughtful when giving gifts during the festival. They have seen a lot of good things, so even if she prepares gifts for those wealthy families, they may not be interested in them.
Tian An prepared six rice dumplings, six eggs, a pound of braised pork, a Wu Yue and a colorful bracelet he had woven himself for Qin Yalan and Gu Jinyan. He gave them the one with the hand-woven rice dumplings and small silver bells.
Just treat it as a friendly interaction between sisters, nothing else.
As for Peng Zhang, that guy just loved to eat, so Tian An prepared double the food for him: six rice dumplings, six eggs, and a pound of braised pork in one basket, and two baskets for him.
The day before the Dragon Boat Festival, the Tian An family started busy early in the morning.
Tian An prepared three kinds of zongzi: a long one with barbecued pork and salted egg yolk, a triangular one with red dates and red bean paste, and a square one with peanuts and chestnuts. If it weren't for the difficulty in getting the things out of the space, she could also make crystal zongzi with various fruit fillings!
It’s such a waste to keep things in the space. She has to find opportunities to take them out and use them slowly!
After the rice dumplings were ready, it was time to prepare the eggs. Salted duck eggs were usually prepared here, but Tian An thought that since he already sold braised meat, he might as well make braised eggs.
Then Tian An braised all the eggs in his own home, but felt it was not enough, so he bought a lot of eggs from the village and finally cooked two large pots of braised eggs.
After everything was ready, he took the bamboo basket prepared in advance and packed various rice dumplings, eggs and other foods according to the previous arrangements.
Then just wait to be sent out.
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