In the past Chinese New Year, Jiang's mother would definitely be busy preparing all kinds of New Year goods, and she would also make some gray water dumplings, sweet dumplings, and heart-turned dumplings, which are also must-have items for the Chinese New Year in Qinghe Town.

However, this year's Spring Festival, Jiang's mother could not spare the time to do these things. With the young men and girls who had gone out to work coming back to celebrate the New Year, the blind date market became extremely hot.

In the past, every village had a matchmaker, and there was even more than one matchmaker in the same village. It was a bit busy with so many matchmakers, but they could basically handle it.

But now, let alone Qinghe Town, even in several nearby towns and villages, no one wants to hire a matchmaker. They all recognize Jiang Feng as the matchmaker master. The number of people who come to ask for a matchmaker every day exceeds ten fingers. Not only are Jiang's father and mother busy, but even Jiang Fei and Jiang Feng brothers don't have any free time.

I was busy until New Year’s Eve, when the work finally came to an end.

Of course, all these days of hard work were not in vain, and the harvest was quite gratifying.

Nowadays, Jiang Feng's reputation as a matchmaker is at its peak in this area. Everyone knows that as long as he is the matchmaker, it is basically equal to the word "happiness".

Therefore, in just over a week, Jiang's father and mother made a huge fortune. If they told others about the amount, countless matchmakers would probably be envious.

Moreover, those who come to ask for or thank the matchmaker give gifts such as cigarettes, alcohol, and tea, not to mention gifts like ash water baskets, sweet baskets, heart-turned baskets, and hair baskets. Many people also give gifts such as these.

As a result, Jiang's mother did not make any rice dumplings or prepare any New Year's goods, but the various rice dumplings and New Year's goods in her house almost filled up the room where the gifts were stored.

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New Year’s Eve is one of the most important festivals in our country. On this day, there are different customs and habits in different parts of the country, but eating New Year’s Eve dinner should be a common custom across the country.

New Year's Eve dinner is also called New Year's dinner, reunion dinner, and family reunion dinner. It is the highlight before the New Year every year. It is not only colorful, but also has many meanings. Traditionally, New Year's Eve dinner is eaten after the ancestor worship on New Year's Eve. Before eating New Year's Eve dinner, you must worship the gods and ancestors, and eat only after the worship ceremony is completed.

In many places, New Year’s Eve dinner is eaten at night, but the New Year’s Eve dinner in Qinghe Town is different. The dinner usually starts around 1:00 p.m.

Because here the time for offering sacrifices to Azugong (Hakka dialect, meaning worshipping ancestors) is basically around 11 or 12 noon, but it doesn't matter if it's earlier or later. After the offerings are made, the offerings (usually chicken, pork, rice, tea, and wine) are taken back to cook. If there are many people helping at home, the cooking speed is fast, so the New Year's Eve dinner can be eaten before one o'clock.

If there is only one person at home, the cooking process will naturally be slower, and it is usually not until around 1 or even 2 o'clock in the afternoon before we can start eating.

The Jiang family had their New Year's Eve dinner relatively early, and they ate together with their uncle's family. It was common in Longshan Village for the brothers to have New Year's Eve dinner together.

The Jiang family’s New Year’s Eve dinner is naturally extremely rich, with boiled chicken, boiled goose, meat noodles (bamboo shoot noodles, a must-have dish for the New Year and weddings and funerals), sweet and sour pork, stewed lamb, stir-fried pork, steamed sea bass and other hard dishes, as well as some seasonal vegetables.

As for the soup, it is indispensable. Use the broth made from chicken, goose and pork as the soup base, add the delicious sandworms, black fungus, day lily, cabbage, etc. and cook them. It will be a very delicious soup.

During the meal, Grandma Jiang's face was always full of smiles. The development of her two sons over the past year has been truly gratifying.

The eldest son and his wife have become the most famous matchmakers in the area. They have made a lot of money this year. Everyone who mentions them would give them a thumbs up!

The younger son also worked hard and got promoted.

All this was thanks to her good grandson Jiang Feng.

Originally, Jiang Feng had good academic performance, so Grandma Jiang favored him. Now, no matter whether she is in the county town or back in her hometown, she will inevitably mention her good grandson when chatting with others, and then enjoy the envious looks of others.

This year is a year of great development for the Jiang family. The New Year's Eve dinner was extremely enjoyable. Except for the pregnant sister-in-law, everyone else drank some wine.

The only drawback is that my sister Jiang Xue is already married and she didn’t spend the New Year at the Jiang family this year.

At this time, Jiang Feng was chatting with his uncle's son Jiang Yu.

"Xiaoyu, you will graduate from college next year. Do you still want to continue your studies?" Jiang Feng asked after swallowing the food in his mouth.

Jiang Yu shook his head and said, "Brother Feng, I don't want to continue studying. My academic performance is not as good as yours. If you didn't continue studying, there is no need for me to continue studying."

Jiang Feng asked: "What do you plan to do after graduation? Do you have a plan?"

Jiang Yu asked boldly: "Brother Feng, after I graduate, I plan to learn matchmaking from you. Is that okay?"

He had this idea last year. When he came back to celebrate the New Year this year, after learning that his uncle and aunt had earned millions as matchmakers over the past year, this idea became even more certain.

Jiang Feng smiled and said, "Sure. If you want to be a matchmaker, then you can do the same as your uncle and aunt. When you receive a client, send me the information. I will find time to match you with a good partner, and then you can help with the matchmaking. If you do a good job, you will definitely have no problem making a million dollars a year."

This is his only cousin, so he would naturally help him if he has the ability.

Jiang Yu was overjoyed when he heard this, and raised his glass and said, "Thank you, Brother Feng. I'll toast you a glass."

Jiang Feng smiled and raised his glass to clink glasses with him, saying, "We are all brothers, so don't be polite. Work hard. I dare not say that I can make you rich, but as long as you work hard, it should not be difficult to have a net worth of tens of millions in a few years."

Hearing this, Jiang Yu, who had just finished his wine, couldn't help but grin. He seemed to have seen a happy life waving at him.

The conversation between the two brothers was also heard by other people in the family. The uncle and aunt were very excited, especially the aunt. She almost wanted her son to drop out of school immediately and come back to learn matchmaking from his brother Feng.

After all, her nephew made a lot of money as a matchmaker. If he just took care of his parents in his hometown, his parents would earn a million a year. It was easy to imagine how excited she was that her son could get this promise from her nephew.

Because of Jiang Feng's promise, the atmosphere became even better, and the smiles on the faces of his uncle's family of three could not be concealed.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, it was only a little after two or less than three in the afternoon. At this time, many families in the village had finished their New Year's Eve dinner. The young people gathered in groups of three or five, some playing cards, some playing mahjong, while the old people lit a pot of fire and chatted with their neighbors around the fire.

As for the children, they played with fireworks and firecrackers.

Jiang Feng didn't play cards or mahjong. On the one hand, he was not interested in it, and on the other hand, he simply didn't have the time.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, the couples in the village that he had helped to match up came to visit one after another. The first to come were none other than the brothers Jiang Wendong and Jiang Wenxi, who used to be at the top of the list of bachelors in Longshan Village. They did not bring any other gifts, but only two bags of tea.

After greeting each other, Jiang Feng took the two brothers to the large living room on the third floor to have tea.

"Brother Dong, is my nephew causing trouble?" Jiang Feng asked.

Although Jiang Wendong is nearly twenty years older than Jiang Feng, if we talk about seniority, he still has to call Jiang Feng his uncle. However, since they are already out of the fifth degree of mourning, people don't care so much about it anymore.

Jiang Wendong said with a smile on his face, "He won't make trouble. He sleeps when he's full and eats when he wakes up. As long as you keep him clean, he won't make any noise and will be very easy to take care of."

Jiang Feng nodded, then looked at Jiang Wenxi and said, "Brother Xi, is your sister-in-law going to be out of the period soon?"

Jiang Wenxi grinned and said, "The moon will come out in a few days."

Jiang Feng warned: "It is very important for women to have confinement after childbirth. Brother Xi, you must take good care of your wife and make sure she doesn't get any confinement disease."

Jiang Wenxi nodded and said, "I understand. I am almost worshipping her like an ancestor now!"

As he was talking, the water boiled and Jiang Feng began to make tea.

While the three of them were drinking tea and chatting, Wei Mingjie (one of the important members of the bachelor list of Longshan Village, the one who had a secret) also came over with some tea.

Ever since he listened to Jiang Feng's advice, went to a big hospital to get his younger brother cured, and married Wei Yushan, a caring and considerate wife, Wei Mingjie has lived a happy life like a god.

Originally, Wei Mingjie was the second person in the village to ask Jiang Feng to be a matchmaker, just a little later than Jiang Wendong. Unfortunately, his younger brother was not very obedient and took a lot of time to go to the hospital for treatment, which led to Jiang Wenxi becoming the first father.

However, Wei Mingjie's wife's due date is approaching, and he has already prepared everything, waiting for the arrival of his first child.

The three of them didn't stay in Jiang Feng's house for long. Jiang Wendong and Jiang Wenxi's children were still young, especially Jiang Wenxi's wife who was still in confinement after giving birth. There were also two paralyzed patients to take care of at home, so the two brothers sat for about half an hour and then said goodbye and went back.

Wei Mingjie's wife was not far from her due date, so he was also a little worried. After sitting there for less than an hour, he went back.

There were not only the three of them, there were many people in the village who Jiang Feng helped to make connections with, and they all took time to come over and sit and have a few cups of tea.

From three o'clock in the afternoon until eleven fifty at night, Jiang Feng's house was always full of guests. It was not until nearly midnight that the guests said goodbye and prepared to go home to set off fireworks.

In cities, there are generally regulations prohibiting the setting off of fireworks, but in rural areas there is no such restriction, which is why the countryside has a stronger New Year atmosphere than cities.

The Jiang family is not short of money now, so naturally they have to buy more fireworks and firecrackers to liven up the New Year. Therefore, brothers Jiang Fei and Jiang Feng bought fireworks and firecrackers worth 70,000 to 80,000 yuan.

Add to that the ones my uncle and aunt brought back, there were really a lot of fireworks and firecrackers.

In the early years, when the villagers set off fireworks and firecrackers on New Year's Eve, they would compete to see whose fireworks would be the loudest and last the longest.

The fireworks set off during New Year's Eve can show which family is the most prosperous and makes the most money this year.

However, after a few years of competition, everyone gradually regained their senses and were no longer willing to waste too much money on it.

After all, fireworks may look beautiful, but they are really no different from burning money.

Soon, at midnight, the entire Longshan Village was instantly engulfed in a sea of ​​fireworks and firecrackers. Countless fireworks shot up into the sky and exploded in the air. The incomparably dazzling scene made countless people pick up their mobile phones to take pictures or videos and post them on WeChat Moments to show off.

Setting off fireworks in the dark night sky is already an extremely beautiful sight, but when hundreds of fireworks from the entire village shoot up into the sky at the same time and explode in the air, the dazzling scene becomes even more beautiful. It is a sight that people living in cities can rarely see in their lifetime.

Jiang Feng sent a WeChat video to celebrate the New Year with Huang Lingwei.

He went to the rooftop, pointed the camera at the sky, and let his wife see how beautiful the fireworks flying all over the sky were. Huang Lingwei was extremely envious.

The first half hour is when the whole village sets off fireworks and firecrackers. At this time, unless you hide in the room and close all the doors and windows, you will definitely not be able to hear the other person talking if you are video chatting outside.

Jiang Feng and Huang Lingwei enjoyed the fireworks display together for nearly half an hour before retreating back to their room to talk in private.

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On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Jiang Feng and his family spent a leisurely day at home.

Then starting from the second year of the Chinese New Year, I became busy visiting relatives and making connections for others.

In the blink of an eye, it is the eighth day of the Lunar New Year.

Tomorrow is the wedding day of Jiang Feng and Huang Lingwei. Since everything had been arranged before the New Year, Jiang Feng and his family chose the eighth day of the first lunar month to leave for the provincial capital.

Jiang Feng and his family were accompanied by two or three hundred villagers from Longshan Village.

There are nearly three hundred households in Longshan Village, and Jiang Feng invited every household. After discussion, the villagers decided that each household would send a representative to the provincial capital to attend Jiang Feng's wedding.

In fact, in rural areas, it is normal to bring the whole family to a wedding, but that is when the wedding is held in the village or town.

For a wedding like Jiang Feng's, which is held in a five-star hotel in the provincial capital, the villagers naturally have to pay attention to their image to avoid making a fool of themselves.

Therefore, at Jiang Feng's wedding, nearly three hundred households in the village basically had their heads of families attend, and only more than ten families sent their wives to attend.

Jiang Feng directly chartered ten buses to take the villagers to the provincial capital. He had arranged accommodation in the provincial capital last year and had booked six large hotels in advance.

One of them is a five-star hotel, where the wedding is held. It is used to receive important guests, such as the bridegroom, children of officials, wealthy families, big stars, etc.

There are also two four-star hotels and three three-star hotels.

These six big hotels are booked for two consecutive days. The expenditure here alone is a huge sum of money. It can be said to be an absolute lavish expense. Most people may not be willing to do this. Even if they want to book them, they will only book them for one day. There is no reason to book them for two consecutive days.

But Jiang Feng didn't lack this little money. This was a wedding that only happened once in a lifetime, and he wanted to make it beautiful in every aspect.

After arriving at the provincial capital, Jiang Feng arranged for all the villagers to stay in a three-star hotel. For the villagers of Longshan Village, even a three-star hotel was already very luxurious.