Chapter 1017: Celebrating the New Year
In the next few days, Han Muchen was busy in the greenhouse, sending batches of vegetables to shops everywhere.
Not only did the business of restaurants and taverns across the country become booming again, but it also enriched the New Year's Eve dinner for the people.
Anyone who could afford it bought these new gadgets, and some even treated them as coming-of-age gifts.
For wealthy families who have never eaten green beans and cucumbers, they are full of praise for these vegetables. Although they think the price is a bit expensive, it is still worth it.
The vegetables are not only popular in Dayu, but also several neighboring countries are scrambling to import them.
The happiest ones were the Emperor and Concubine Jing. They were angry before because their daughter refused to come back even for the New Year.
But later, when I saw the cucumbers and green beans with flower buds on them being delivered to the palace, I felt so happy.
What makes me happy is not only my son’s filial piety, but also the fact that such delicious fresh vegetables can be grown in such a cold place.
They were shocked but also felt relieved that Chen'er did not disappoint them.
There were also some who were unhappy and depressed. When the Queen and Han Mulei looked at the fresh cucumbers and green beans in front of them, their jaws dropped.
Vegetables are not supposed to grow in the summer. How is it possible to grow such fresh vegetables in such a cold place?
Even though I heard that there was a stove burning in the greenhouse, I still found it unbelievable.
Especially after hearing about the expensive price, I felt extremely depressed. That little beast made a lot of money again this time.
This is indeed the case. Although there are only one thousand greenhouses this time, they are unique after all, and the net profit alone has reached millions.
Even Murong Bai's greenhouse made a small profit, which made Emperor Beihan regret it to death.
If I had installed more stoves, I could have earned more money.
However, this also made him make up his mind to install more stoves next year so that he could sell more vegetables.
We were busy until New Year's Eve, and the first batch of vegetables in the greenhouse were sold out. Then we could celebrate the New Year with peace of mind.
Not only in the Far North, but even in Qingzhou Prefecture, every household is decorated with lights and colorful lanterns, with red stickers on the doors and big red lanterns hung high.
The situation was bad in the past few years. We couldn't even fill our stomachs, so how could we have the energy to do these things, not to mention we didn't have any extra money.
Things are different now. Not only can people have enough food to eat, but every family also has savings.
They had already prepared enough New Year's goods, and with the fish and meat that the prince had given to each of their families before, they now had all the chickens, ducks, fish and meat.
At this moment, the whole family is busy preparing the New Year's Eve dinner in the kitchen, and everyone is smiling happily.
The happiest person was Qin Chuchu, who got up early in the morning and worked with everyone.
I took out those big lanterns from before and hung them everywhere in bright red.
Even Han Muchen was not idle, leading those with good writing skills to write couplets.
Among them are some children from colleges who have learned to write after studying, so they don’t need to ask others for couplets for their homes.
Aunt Liu led the people in the fast food restaurant to work very busy.
In addition to preparing the New Year’s Eve dinner tonight, we also prepared some extra food because there were quite a few orders from Happy Home.
Everyone ordered one or two dishes, and they were so busy that they even forgot to drink water.
Even Feng Yi and the others went to help, so Qin Chuchu naturally couldn't be left behind. Although she gestured around as if she was busy and happy, she was actually just a scoundrel.
Fried eggplant boxes, meatballs, candied sweet potatoes, as long as the new products are ready, I will put two of them in my mouth.
The food just out of the pot tasted so good that by the time we actually started eating, we were almost full.
We were afraid that the food would be cold by the time it was transported to the courtyard, so we decided to have the New Year’s Eve dinner at a fast food restaurant.
Looking at the eighteen dishes on the table, not only Qin Chuchu was smiling, but everyone else was also grinning from ear to ear with joy.
But the food was much better than last year's, and I was really hungry after being busy until now, so I started eating and drinking happily as soon as I sat down.
Seeing that Qin Chuchu was drinking orange juice, Xu Zhe curled his lips in disgust.
"Boss, you're not going to drink that, are you?"
As he spoke, he pointed at the orange juice in Qin Chuchu's hand with a look of disgust.
Everyone in modern times is a master of drinking, but few are as timid as the boss who dares not drink even a single glass.
"Ah, what's wrong?"
Qin Chuchu looked at the orange juice in her hand and then looked at Xu Zhe.
She has always drunk this and doesn't think there is anything wrong with it.
"A flat white, or a beer will do, or else the atmosphere will be so dull!"
As Xu Zhe spoke, he pointed to the bottle of wine in his hand. On such a happy day, he had to have a couple of drinks to celebrate.
"No, I get drunk as soon as I drink."
Looking at the wine bottle in Xu Zhe's hand, Qin Chuchu shook her head like a rattle.
I know my alcohol tolerance better than anyone else. It's fine if I don't drink, but I'll pass out once I drink. I don't want to get drunk and be laughed at.
Seeing the boss's cowardly look, Xu Zhe curled his lips in disgust again.
"Just get drunk, and use it as a sleeping pill. There's nothing much to do here anyway, so why bother? Besides, everyone's drinking, but you're the only one who's different. Don't you think it's awkward?"
As he spoke, he stood up.
He came to Qin Chuchu's side and poured the white wine directly into her juice.
"Hey, don't pour it out, I still have juice here!"
Qin Chuchu was about to reach out to stop it, but it was too late. Xu Zhe's white wine had already poured in, and the original half cup of juice was now full.
"It's okay, it tastes good this way. I've done it this way before."
After Xu Zhe finished speaking, he pointed to the full wine glass and looked at Qin Chuchu again.
"Try a bite."
"Hmm?" Qin Chuchu looked at Xu Zhe.
He was obviously tempted, but when he thought about his alcohol tolerance, he became a little scared.
"Can you please stop being such a coward? At worst, you can just drink and go to sleep."
Xu Zhe started to provoke her again, and the others were staring at them with amusement on their faces.
Everyone knew that the princess had a low alcohol tolerance. Although the glass contained half juice, it also contained half liquor. If she drank it, she would have passed out.
Even the man next to her was looking at her with a smile on his face.
Chuchu's alcohol tolerance is so low that if she drinks this glass, she will fall asleep right here.
But he didn't say anything. Today was New Year's Day and everyone was happy. At most, he would just take her back to sleep.
Qin Chuchu looked at the glass of juice mixed with white wine in front of her, then looked at the people in the room. They were all staring at her with amusement.
What do you mean! You are trying to make fun of yourself. You really think you dare not drink.
"Just drink it, it's no big deal!"
She raised her neck proudly, picked up the wine glass, tilted her head back and took a sip, and her brows immediately frowned.
Even though it was mixed with half a cup of juice, it still made my throat burn. But I have to admit that it tasted much better than the white wine I had before.
But Xu Zhe on the side was happy. Seeing that the boss was about to finish half the cup in one gulp, he immediately gave him a thumbs up.
"Boss, I obey you!"
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