Li smiled and said, "Big sister, why do I feel that what you say now is so reasonable and you seem to be very knowledgeable."
"Well, it's because I've met a lot of people. The restaurant owners are all educated people. I've come into contact with them a lot, and I've learned a lot from them."
Xiang Chunhua said, "It's mainly because you're smart, big sister. Xiaobing's father deals with the restaurant owner every day, but he hasn't learned anything and is still the same as before."
Li agreed, "That's right, it's mainly because you are smart and have a good brain, big sister."
Zhang Hulan quickly changed the subject and asked, "Sister-in-law, you've given birth again. Do you want to tell your parents the good news?"
There is also a custom of giving red eggs when a baby is born. When a new life is welcomed into the family, the family will give red eggs to relatives, friends and neighbors to announce the good news. If a boy is born, an odd number of red eggs will be given, and if a girl is born, an even number of red eggs will be given.
When a daughter gives birth, her parents’ home will be notified, and her parents’ home will also boil red eggs and distribute them to relatives, friends and neighbors.
Li's eyes darkened and he said, "Forget it."
Zhang Hulan was stunned for a moment, and Xiang Chunhua said hurriedly: "My eldest brother from my natal family seemed to have made a fortune doing business in the capital a few years ago, and the whole family moved to the capital. My eldest sister-in-law hasn't seen her natal family for many years."
Zhang Hulan frowned and asked, "Didn't they tell my sister-in-law the address of her new home?"
Xiang Chunhua said: "I didn't tell my sister-in-law when I left. Once, my sister-in-law went back to her parents' home and found no one at home. Later, the villagers told my sister-in-law that they had moved away."
Well, they were probably afraid that Zhang Hujun and Li would try to curry favor with them.
Zhang Hulan said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. You are a member of our Zhang family now. We just need to live a good life as a family."
Li didn't take it too seriously. She smiled and said, "I know that living a good life is the most real thing..."
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The news that the Zhang family had a new boy spread quickly throughout the village, and many people came to congratulate them.
Zhao Guoliang and Zhou were the most envious. Old Man Zhang had a new grandson, which made them extremely envious.
They also agreed to take Jiang to the provincial capital to see a doctor on the eighth day of the first lunar month.
Luo Changqi and the other five people also came over to congratulate them, and they also gave New Year's money to the children in their families.
The older and younger children in the family knelt in a row and kowtowed to the five people, who were all smiling from ear to ear.
On the first day of the new year, people go to the mountains to climb high places, burn paper for their deceased relatives at their graves, and burn incense and worship Buddha in temples.
Zhang Hulan prepared incense and paper for Shanzi and asked him to visit his grandmother's grave.
Zhang Hulan accompanied Shanzi but did not get close to him. She let Shanzi burn the paper alone, thinking that Shanzi must have something to tell his grandmother.
Shanzi burned paper and incense for He, and kowtowed to her several times.
Zhang Hulan watched from afar, and Shanzi came over after a while.
Zhang Hulan did not see any sadness on Shanzi's face. The child had completely adapted to life without his grandmother.
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Today I am going to burn incense at a Taoist temple not far from the county town.
Old man Zhang actually doesn't believe in gods or Buddhas. He thinks if praying to gods and Buddhas worked, there wouldn't be so many people suffering in this world, and there wouldn't be so many deaths in wars.
It’s just that he had seen many Taoists fighting in the battlefield like them, so he didn’t believe in gods, but respected Taoists very much.
Old man Zhang drove the donkey cart out of the pen and said with a smile: "Who of you wants to ride in my cart?"
"I want to sit, I want to sit..."
"I want to ride in grandpa's car, too..."
Zhang Xiaobing, Zhang Xinyue and the other three all climbed onto Old Man Zhang's donkey cart.
"Mom, you should also take Dad's car. That car can be sheltered from the wind."
Zhang Hulan helped Wang onto the donkey cart of Old Man Zhang, and Zhang Hulan asked Zhang Dahua and Shanzi to squeeze in as well. The carriage was packed full.
The rest of the people drove an "open-top" donkey cart, leaving only Zhang Hujun at home while the rest of them all went.
Luo Changqi and his group also went along. There were nearly twenty people in the group, so it was not a small team.
Zhang Xiaobing and Zhang Xinyue were the most lively. They kept sticking their heads out of the carriage to look around and shout from time to time.
Ziyang Temple is a famous Taoist temple in Changning County, and many people come here to burn incense.
The Taoist temple is built on the top of a mountain, and there are many vendors setting up stalls at the foot of the mountain.
They mainly sell snacks, incense, candles and burning paper.
Wang bought incense, candles and paper.
Zhang Xiaobing was unable to walk when he saw the candied haws, and Zhang Xinyue was drooling at the sight of them.
Luo Changqi smiled and took out money to buy a string of candied haws for each of the children.
"Thank you, Grandpa Luo!"
Luo Changqi smiled and said, "Good boy, you're welcome!"
Zhang Hulan did not stop them. There was no point in keeping the money for these old soldiers. They could spend it if they wanted to, and she would make up for it later.
The vendor selling candied haws was an acquaintance. Zhang Hu stopped him and greeted him with a smile, "Brother Gao, why are you here alone? Your father didn't come?"
Gao Xiaoli smiled innocently and replied, "My father sells it over there, and I sell it over here."
Zhang Hulan laughed and said, "You and your son are really smart. You have blocked both ends."
Zhang Hulan then asked, "By the way, why didn't you go to our village to sell things later?"
Gao Xiaoli thought: It’s all because of you. Last time, I was kidnapped by you just as I reached the village entrance. How could we dare to go?
Zhang Hulan added: "By the way, Brother Gao, I have a business I want to ask you guys for, would you do it?"
Gao Xiaoli asked cautiously, "What business?"
Zhang Hulan said, "I want to buy chicks, ducklings and geese when the weather gets warmer. I need a lot of them. You go around the streets and know where they are sold. You can buy them and send them to my village and sell them to me, or you can buy breeding eggs and sell them to me. Do you want to do this business?"
Gao Xiaoli asked: "How much do you want?"
Zhang Hulan replied: "At least a few thousand. A little less chickens, mainly ducklings and geese, about 3,000 each."
Gao Xiaoli was surprised, "You want to raise so many?"
Zhang Hulan said, "This is just the beginning. I want to raise at least tens of thousands of them in the future."
"In addition to the chicks and ducklings, I also need rice bran. You should know where to buy it. You can go buy it and sell it to me. Just don't charge too much."
Gao Xiaoli's eyes lit up, he felt that he was going to get rich this year.
It’s such a big business deal on the first day of the new year, and it’s a business that came to us on its own.
"Wait a moment, I'll go call my dad..." Gao Xiaoli said, and ran away quickly. Soon he brought Gao Guangtian over.
Zhang Hulan greeted with a smile, "Happy New Year, Boss Gao!"
Gao Guangtian bowed to Zhang Hulan and said with a smile, "Happy New Year, Madam Zhang!"
Gao Guangtian asked: "My son told me that Madam Zhang wants to do business with my father and me?"
Zhang Hulan nodded and repeated her plan to buy chicks, ducklings, geese and rice bran.
Gao Guangtian's eyes lit up. This business was indeed not a small one for them. If the cooperation was good, they might be able to continue doing it forever.
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