There were three soup bases and three pots, and the food was served at three tables. The dishes were placed in circles. It was rare to see so many green vegetables in winter, and the meat was immediately overshadowed.
"Dad, how about we treat the whole village to hot pot at noon on New Year's Day?" Ye Wanwan put a large amount of spinach into the bowl with chopsticks, and walked to the table with tomato soup, and had a sudden idea.
The New Year’s Eve dinner here is eaten at night, so inviting people to dinner at noon will not delay other people’s family reunion in the evening, which is perfect.
Lin Yu's face was even redder than Ye Wanwan's after drinking. One was red from the spiciness, the other was red from being almost drunk. He burped and said, "As long as you make a decision..."
Liu, who was standing by, helplessly supported Lin Yu, who was about to fall, and smiled at Ye Wanwan, "Wanwan, your father is having too much fun drinking. I'll talk to him tomorrow."
"Okay." Ye Wanwan nodded and returned to the table to continue eating.
After another satisfying meal, Ye Wanwan, who had been thinking of looking at the moon through the clouds, was forced into the yard by Lin Xu'an before she could stay there for long. The reason given was that she had just recovered from an illness and there was no point in looking at the moon in the middle of winter.
As the New Year approaches, snow also comes to join in the fun. The light snowflakes dance freely in the air, eager to put on a new dress for the world. It was at this time that Xu Yingchao, the eldest son of the Xu family, came to Linjia Village.
Three carriages slowly stopped in front of the Ye family's door. Xu Yingchao got off the carriage with a red fox in his arms. Fortunately, the snow was not heavy and there was not much snow on the ground.
"Brother, why are you here? Warm your hands quickly." Xu Yingying, who came out to pick someone up after receiving the news, hurriedly handed over the heater in her hand. It's so cold, don't let yourself get frozen.
Xu Yingchao didn't even bother to take the precious thing in his hand. He just shook his head slightly at Xu Yingying, then looked at the little girl standing at the door, her face already chubby, and asked, "Are you Yang'er?"
"Hello, uncle." Xu Yang bowed and greeted him obediently.
Xu Yingchao excitedly exclaimed "Hey", his thoughts swirling. His sister finally made it. But alas, there was no need to say more about those things. Living a good life in the future was more important than anything else.
"Yang'er, this is a gift your uncle prepared for you." After entering the room, Xu Yingchao put the red fox on the table. This little guy was not easy to catch. It cost a lot of money to catch him, and it also cost a lot to train him.
The red fox nimbly jumped into Xu Yang's arms, and rubbed Xu Yang's hand gently as if it had a spirit.
Feeling the soft touch under his hand, Xu Yang was a little surprised, "Thank you, uncle, it seems to feel a little different from a rabbit."
"Of course, as long as Yang'er likes it." Xu Yingchao said with a smile. This red fox was a gift specially made for Xu Yang. In addition to these, there were also clothes, jewelry and so on.
Xu Yang gently stroked the fox in his arms, "Uncle, can I give it a name?"
"Of course, it will be Yang'er's good friend from now on." Xu Yingchao took out a small bag of dried meat and put it in Xu Yang's hand. This was the red fox's food.
After Xu Yang carried the red fox out, Xu Yingchao began to talk about the other purpose of his visit. "Besides meeting you, I also came here to give Boss Ye a festival gift."
"Brother, you are so thoughtful. How are Mom and Dad?" Xu Yingying nodded. Thinking of her home which she had not returned for a long time, she felt a little guilty. Others said that a daughter who is married off is like spilled water, but her family was different. She had always been the one who caused her parents the most worries.
Xu Yingchao rubbed Xu Yingying's head as he did when she was a child, "Okay, no matter how old you are, you are still the same as when you were a child. Your parents are in good health and are just waiting for you to go back and see them. If I hadn't insisted, I'm afraid they would have come directly here." Xu Yingchao said loudly, laughing especially heartily.
Xu Yingying felt relieved when she realized that her brother was still as friendly as usual. It was great that nothing had changed. "Brother, let's go find Wanwan now. After the New Year, I'll take Yang'er back with you."
"Okay, I can't go back anyway, but I'm going to trouble Boss Ye." Xu Yingchao was well prepared. After all, he came here with a mission.
If he doesn't bring back these two things that his parents love, it will be difficult for him to go back either, because it affects his family status.
In the Lin family study, Ye Wanwan looked at the piles of account books in front of her and suddenly realized something. She seemed to have forgotten to popularize Arabic numerals and the multiplication table. How convenient this would be.
After making a note in the small notebook, Ye Wanwan continued to look through the account book. It was not her job to reconcile the accounts, but it was just that the village’s common industry had been agreed upon, and it was a good omen to announce it on New Year’s Day.
"The food court's net profit is actually four thousand taels?" Even though Ye Wanwan had seen a lot of the world, she was still surprised by this figure.
The profit brought by the bean shop is even greater, a full 30,000 taels. It is no exaggeration to say that now almost the entire Dayong has bean products from Linjia Bean Shop, it’s just a matter of whether the variety is complete or not.
The net profits of other miscellaneous workshops added up to nearly 20,000 taels, with fruit wine accounting for the bulk of it. But what made her happiest was that these did not include income from the capital!
With the support of two giants, the Haitang Club and the Haitang Clinic, the capital city must have the most considerable income. It is estimated that the accounts will be settled after a few years.
After calculating for a long time, Ye Wanwan finally figured it out and she was happy again. Although this was still a long way from her becoming the richest person in Dayong, she was already very satisfied that she could save up tens of thousands of silver instead of just a few taels.
Being contented does not affect the need to keep working hard. As long as we live, we should always be happy.
The truckload of fireworks sent by Xu Yingchao added a touch of color to Ye Wanwan's happiness.
The last day of the old year arrived as scheduled. Ye Wanwan carefully packed the red envelopes with everyone. This was the income of Douzhuang. Except for the money used for business turnover and the money kept for the school, the rest was shared by everyone in Linjia Village as agreed at the beginning.
As for the festival gifts for other workers, they had been distributed a few days ago. Each person received five pounds of meat, two pounds of wine, and two taels of silver. This was already a rare treatment. If the performance was good, there would be an additional reward of five taels of silver.
In Ye Wanwan's words, if you want the horse to run, it must eat grass. Healthy competition is also a good thing. It can inspire everyone to work better and go further, which is also very good.
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