Chapter 107: Getting rid of the old and welcoming the new
When Qin Chi came out again, the couplet had been written. The old man left two eggs, thanked him and left.
That's just my meaning.
Xiao Liu came over and took the eggs back to the kitchen.
Then several villagers came one after another, also to ask for Spring Festival couplets, and Qin Chi wrote them for them one by one.
Wait until all the pigs slaughtered in the yard are cleaned up.
There was another noise outside the door, and a carriage arrived.
"Is Qin Tongsheng at home?"
It was Xing Lun's voice.
Coming here to find Song Jin, I naturally looked for her husband first to avoid gossip from others.
Qin Chi went out and saw Xing Lun.
The two of them talked for a while away from others, and then Qin Chi came back with a lot of things, "Madam, this is the New Year gift that Manager Jin sent."
The big package of New Year's gifts included bacon, rice and flour. Song Jin sent it to the kitchen, while Xiao Bao took it back to the house alone.
This packet is not edible.
Instead, it was the general ledger and several registers of Jifang Pharmacy this year.
Song Jin handed over the batch of stored medicinal materials to Xing Lun.
Xing Lun made a fortune from this and also established several connections, allowing Jifang to develop rapidly. It was no longer the small pharmacy that Song Jin had seen when he first arrived in Yi County.
Not to mention the people Xing Lun secretly developed.
A lot of people were added to the pharmacy and the county drugstore alone.
In addition, Xing Lun also compiled a list of the herbal farmers under the name of Jifang Pharmacy and sent it to Song Jin for review.
Song Jin flipped through the account book and found that he had made a lot of net profit this year.
But at the end of the year, there was only a little over four thousand left in the accounts.
She is eager to develop and invests a lot.
Without my own manpower, I can't do anything, let alone find the whereabouts of my family.
Although Shunan will help find it.
While Song Jin places his hopes on Shunan, he will also do his best.
For her, money is a tool to find her family.
When Qin Chi came in, he accidentally glanced at the account book and roster on the table and said, "My wife is very lucky."
After saying that, Qin Chi paused and added, "The fortune is not bad either."
Hearing this, Song Jin raised his head and looked at him inquiringly.
Like asking how it was said?
Qin Chi sat opposite Song Jin and said, "I heard that Jifang made a lot of money this year."
"Thanks to Shunan."
Jifang really needs Shun'an's protection to earn money safely.
Qin Chi didn't say that he thought Song Jin was lucky. It was that even though the Song family had fallen on hard times, there were still two families who were willing to work diligently for her.
There seems to be a talent among them.
Ever since Xing Lun plotted to kill Mr. Zeng, Qin Chi started to pay attention to him.
The young man who seemed to have a low sense of presence was not at all vague when it came to doing things.
If he was not Song Jin's confidant, Qin Chi would have wanted to poach him.
And Zhou Wei is also good.
He is bold and careful, and reliable in his work.
The others are also doing their respective duties and doing a good job. Now Jifang is developing very well.
When Song Jin came out of the house again, he met Song Xiu coming out.
After a few days of recuperation, Song Xiu recovered a lot and her face became plumper. "Since I'm going to work at the pharmacy, will the boss send someone to deliver New Year gifts?"
"What's wrong with that? Dad used to do the same thing."
The Song family gives New Year gifts to the farmers every year.
This is no secret in the Song family.
Suspicion was about to overflow from Song Xiu's eyes. "Do you think I'm stupid? My father didn't give New Year gifts to everyone before. He always gave them to those old herbal farmers."
"Others will also receive rewards."
Song Jin didn't want to say much to Song Xiu, but Song Xiu was not happy about it.
"Sister, I'm out of money. Can you lend me some?" Song Xiu's tone was exactly like when she asked Song Jin for money in her previous life.
Song Jin turned to look at Qin Mingsong who happened to be walking over, "Song Xiu, if I ask Qin Mingsong later if he abused you, why would you beg from me when you already have a husband?"
"Song Jin!"
Anger flashed across Song Xiu's face.
Begging?! They treat her like a beggar!
But when she learned that Qin Mingsong was coming over, Song Xiu suppressed her anger and made herself look delicate and gentle, with a little melancholy.
Men like this kind of women very much.
Song Xiu turned around and stopped Qin Mingsong.
She leaned into his arms and said something.
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
Qin Mingsong just looked up and glanced at Song Jin, then gently hugged Song Xiu and went back to the room.
This broadened Song Jin's horizons.
"Second daughter-in-law! Where did the second daughter-in-law die?! Come and help me to urinate."
Old Mrs. Liu called out to Little Mrs. Liu in a loud voice.
Little Liu was washing pig intestines. "Hey, hey! I'm busy now. I can't spare a hand. Daya, go and call your uncle."
Today it was originally the fourth room's turn.
This old guy shouldn't try to make trouble for anyone today.
Qin Daya's eyes turned, and she quickly ran to the front door of the fourth room and shouted loudly: "Uncle! Uncle! Grandma is calling you!"
The whole family heard this sound! Qin Mingsong hesitated for a while before coming out of the house and going to the main room.
In the afternoon, Aunt Qin and Aunt Qin came over.
They all heard that Old Liu had fallen and injured herself, so they came to take a look. They brought back limited things. Elder Aunt Qin brought over ten pounds of pecans, and Younger Aunt Qin brought two pounds of pork belly.
But Qin Xiaogu seemed like a different person when she came back this time. She had lost a lot of weight and walked with a limp.
The two sisters-in-law didn't stay in their parents' home for long.
After visiting Old Liu, they had dinner and went back. Before leaving, Old Man Qin asked his two daughters to bring home ten kilograms of meat each.
Who asked the Qin family to slaughter a pig today?
The return gift is naturally pork. It would be unreasonable not to give it. The rest should be pickled.
Little Liu rolled her eyes several times and whispered to Song Jin in private, "They must have known that the family was slaughtering the New Year pig, so they chose to come today."
"Maybe it's a coincidence?" Song Jin responded.
"I don't believe it. The one in the main house didn't just fall down. It's only been seven or eight days. If he was going to come, he would have come a long time ago. It's been like this in previous years."
Xiao Liu didn't like these two sisters-in-law.
Every time I come here I take advantage.
Song Jin didn't feel much about this.
In the previous life, during the Spring Festival this year, Qin Chi passed away and Li was seriously ill, and the entire Qin family was deserted. Now, even if Old Liu is bedridden, it does not affect the atmosphere of the family's New Year celebrations.
Kill the New Year pig, pickle bacon, make rice cakes, buy new clothes, buy New Year goods, prepare Spring Festival couplets, door gods, window decorations and lanterns, etc.
Huizhou has a New Year custom of "lighting up lanterns", which means that on the night of New Year's Eve, every household must have lights on everywhere and keep them brightly lit all night long.
As the saying goes, "When the lights are on and children are born, the family will prosper."
Song Jin's house was filled with lanterns inside and outside.
Qin Chi hung it up himself.
The lanterns were very festive and the New Year pictures were also painted by Qin Chi himself.
New Year’s Day, 5:03 AM.
Adults and children are all dressed in new clothes.
Old man Qin led the whole family to light incense, candles, offer sacrifices, and perform a kneeling ceremony to the ancestral portraits, with the intention of inviting all ancestors to celebrate the New Year with the family.
When men in the village meet each other, they bow and say auspicious words to each other.
When children see their elders, they should kneel down and greet them, saying "Congratulations on your centenary".
The whole village was filled with a joyful and festive atmosphere.