Chapter 29 New Year's Goods Are Here
Before Lu Qiniang came in, she was frying radish balls with Daya, so there was still flour on her hands and a little on her face.
Xiao Yan pointed at his face and reminded her, "There's some flour on you."
Lu Qiniang subconsciously raised her hand to wipe it, but the more she wiped, the more it came out.
Xiao Yan's hand moved, but he was soon scared by himself.
How could he even think of helping her wipe it clean?
"Okay, you rest for a while. I'll go prepare the New Year's Eve dinner with Daya." Lu Qinniang's eyes were full of joy. "Today we'll stew fish, boil cabbage and tofu, and make pork and cabbage dumplings. Everyone can eat to their heart's content!"
What could be more exciting than this?
Xiao Yan seemed to be infected by this happiness and began to look forward to this rough New Year's Eve dinner.
Just as Lu Qinniang was about to leave, she heard Daya say from outside, "Who are you? What's going on at our house?"
"I'm looking for Lu Qiniang. I'm here to deliver New Year's goods!" Another unfamiliar man's voice came from outside.
"Delivering New Year's gifts?" Lu Qiniang looked confused. "Who is it? You must have come to the wrong place."
Who would send New Year’s gifts to a stranger?
Between neighbors, you give me a fish and I give you ten eggs, but we can’t wait until New Year’s Eve!
"We're not wrong." Xiao Yan suddenly spoke.
He got off the kang and went out with Lu Qiniang.
There was a man in his thirties in the yard. He looked very honest and was carrying a load on his back.
When he saw Lu Qiniang, he smiled and said, "It's Lu Qiniang, right? I'm here to bring you some New Year's goods. This is a slaughtered sheep—"
He pointed to the basket at the end of his shoulder pole and said, "They are fresh, just killed today."
"Over there are some clothes."
Just as Lu Qiniang was about to ask why someone she didn't know was sending her New Year's gifts, she heard Xiao Yan say, "Is that all?"
He clearly asked for some New Year's goods, so why did he only send a sheep?
Yun Ting has never been reliable.
Forget it, what else does he know besides eating, drinking and having fun?
When we meet, I will scold him.
Lu Qiniang and the person who delivered the New Year's goods both stared at him in amazement.
Is this the right thing to say?
Is there anyone who complains to others in person about the small amount of gifts they give?
It was the man who reacted first. He looked at Lu Qiniang sympathetically and said, "I heard from Song Yan that you bought your husband, and this place is not very good—"
He pointed at his head and said, "Song Yan said that I can't talk to your husband. You said he is a good person, he looks so good, how come he has a bad brain?"
Lu Qiniang: "...Did Songyan ask you to deliver the New Year's goods?"
Xiao Yan, who has a bad brain, is in real trouble now.
He could understand that Songyan probably didn't want the visitor to talk to him too much, so he said that.
But it's really annoying, isn't it?
What was even more embarrassing was that he actually thought the visitor was sent by Yun Ting, and he said something that made him want to find a crack in the ground to crawl into when he thought about it.
It seems like he has a bad brain...
"Hey, I haven't introduced myself yet!" The visitor said with a simple smile. "My name is Wang San, and I'm helping with house repairs at the Zhou residence. Madam Wei from the Zhou residence asked me to bring you this sheep and some clothes. In addition to the money for the sheep, she also gave me an extra two hundred coins and asked me to have someone slaughter it and bring it to you."
Lu Qiniang's face was filled with pain.
Xiao Yan guessed what she was thinking.
She must feel bad about the two hundred dollars.
If possible, she would rather have a live sheep and two hundred coins.
But she still said, "Thank you for your hard work. It's hard for you to come here during the New Year."
"It's okay. Oh, and here's the pine smoke from the mansion. I was specifically asked to bring it to you."
Wang San took out a fruit from the bag containing his clothes and looked at it. "Fortunately, I didn't hit it."
The fruit is big and red, a bit like a sand apple (wild apple, very small), but much larger than a sand apple and brightly colored. Just looking at the appearance, one can already feel the crispy and juicy taste.
"What is this?" Lu Qiniang asked in surprise.
"It's a kind of sand apple that we haven't seen here. Songyan asked me to bring it to you, saying that you want to try something new." Wang San said.
Lu Qiniang thanked him quickly and gave him a bowl of freshly fried radish balls.
There is nothing special about the radish meatballs, but the oiliness is so rare.
Wang San happily carried the empty basket and left.
Lu Qiniang checked the sheep and saw that the sheep's head, hooves, and offal were all there, which made her feel a little happier.
San Ya circled around Lu Qin Niang, her eyes never leaving the sand apple.
Lu Qiniang smiled and said, "Little greedy cat, not now. Let's wait until tonight, then we can cut it open and taste this rare fruit together."
San Ya nodded repeatedly.
That’s great. Mom said we should eat it separately instead of giving it to others.
"Was this a gift from someone you used to be good friends with?" Xiao Yan asked.
"I guess so." Lu Qiniang sighed, as if unwilling to talk about it. "Since she gave it to me, I'll keep it."
Xiao Yan heard her tone and it seemed that there was some hidden secret.
"I'll clean up the offal and divide the mutton," Lu Qiniang rolled up her sleeves with a smile on her face, "Now we may have a good New Year!"
"Mom, are you going to give this mutton to others?" San Ya squatted aside and watched eagerly.
"Of course, you still want to eat a sheep yourself!" Lu Qiniang scolded with a smile, "I'll check the account I wrote on the door later to see if there are any favors that have not been repaid."
Then Lu Qiniang started to get busy.
Xiao Yan was standing by, wanting to help but not knowing where to start. Lu Qin's mother thought he was in the way and told him to go back to the house and lie down.
Xiao Yan did not enter the house.
He wanted to be outside.
Even though it was the coldest time of winter outside, breathing the fresh air made him feel like he was still alive in this world.
Moreover, watching Lu Qiniang busying herself, his heart would become calm.
Xiao Yan thought Lu Qiniang would ask him about what he said wrongly, but Lu Qiniang didn't mention it.
Xiao Yan believed that she should have guessed something, but she didn't say it.
She is actually careful and considerate.
Lu Qin's mother divided the mutton and probably gave away half of it, which made San Ya feel distressed.
"Where's Erya?" Lu Qiniang asked, "Sanya, go to Doctor Hu's house and call your second sister back to run errands and bring me some mutton."
Xiao Yan touched his nose somewhat unnaturally.
Erya will be back with New Year’s goods soon.
It won’t be awkward then.
"There's no water in the water tank. I'll go get some water." Lu Qiniang stood up and said.
Because I squatted for too long, I felt a little dizzy when I stood up.
Xiao Yan helped her up.
"Liar, you liar!"
Erya came in angrily from outside.
Lu Qiniang scolded, "It's New Year's Day, who are you showing your disdain to? You're chattering away, showing off, aren't you?"
"Mom, I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about him!" Erya pointed at Xiao Yan and stomped her feet in anger.
Lu Qiniang slapped her hand down, "Don't point at people, that's your father. What's wrong? Let's talk it over."
Erya was angry, and the beans in the bamboo tube were poured out, and everything was turned upside down.
"He asked me to go to the Yunguo Mansion to deliver a letter to the Third Young Master Yun. He also said that if the doorman disagreed, he would be held accountable for delaying the Third Young Master's business."
"What's wrong?" Xiao Yan asked in a deep voice, "You didn't see him?"
"I'm still meeting him. I almost got beaten up! If I wasn't smart, clever, pretty and lovely, I would have been beaten up!"
"You were delivering a letter, why would I hit you?" Lu Qiniang frowned. "Last time I went to sell wild boars, the doorman was quite easy to talk to. Did you go through the main entrance?"
"It's not like I haven't been to a wealthy family before, so why would I go through the main gate?" Erya said, feeling more and more aggrieved. "They said that anyone who comes looking for the Third Young Master will be kicked out."
Xiao Yan: "..."
What trouble has Yun Ting gotten into again?
Is this a complete house arrest, with his contact with the outside world cut off?
Now, not only did he not get the thing, but he also offended Erya, the hot-tempered girl.
"I really thought I had new clothes to wear!" Erya pouted and was about to cry.
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