Chapter 617 Heightened
There are always many people queuing in front of the shop every day.
This time, Pan Erya waited in line for quarter of an hour before she bought it.
Since there was no limit on the quantity, she just bought fifty yuan.
"Is it delicious, Jiang Kang?" The boy was drooling with delight.
Although the food in the clinic is very good and there is a special cook to cook for them, children of this age are the most greedy and want to eat everything even if they are not hungry.
"Well, it's delicious. Do you want to eat it?" Jiang Kang was not stupid. Seeing him staring at the meat pie in his hand, he reacted.
"Yes." The boy nodded in acknowledgement without any hesitation.
"Okay, I'll give you some." Jiang Kang tore off a piece of the other half that he had never bitten and handed it to him.
"Thank you, Jiang Kang. When my parents send me food in the future, I will share it with you." The boy was immediately happy.
The three of them sat together, happily eating the meat pies in their hands.
The other children were extremely jealous.
The sound of carrying medicinal herbs became louder and louder, but the fragrance went straight into their noses, making it impossible for them to calm down.
It was not until dark that half of the people had memorized the thirteen kinds of medicinal herbs.
Unfortunately, the meat cakes were all gone, and Jiang Fubao didn’t give any to anyone except Jiang Kang.
Fortunately, today's dinner is cabbage stewed with meat, a bowl of rice and a spoonful of egg custard, which is so delicious, otherwise these children will be very sad.
In the blink of an eye, the Chinese New Year is almost here.
Jiang Fubao will soon be twelve years old.
Here, girls are considered adults at the age of 14 and can get married and have children.
Jiang Fubao found that he had grown taller and estimated that he was now about 1.48 meters tall.
I don’t know how tall she can grow, her period hasn’t come yet.
When it comes, the height will be determined.
Jiang Fubao hopes he can come slower, preferably when he is sixteen.
To the extent that she tries to avoid beans and bird's nests when eating.
As long as she could grow to over 1.65 meters tall, she would be satisfied.
Being too tall is not good either, as people here are generally short.
Unless your family is rich, you will never have to worry about food and drink since childhood.
On the streets, most men are less than 1.7 meters tall, and women are around 1.5 meters tall. There are very few people like Meng Bujiu and Kong Mingxue who are over 1.8 meters tall.
"It didn't snow this year, so let's go back to Jiangjia Village."
After dinner, Jiang Shoujia took a sip of tea to clear the strange taste in his mouth, and then spoke to his family.
New Year's goods have been prepared.
We stockpiled a lot of food, vegetables and meat.
You don't need to buy lanterns for couplets. If you have an educated person in your family, you can just write them yourself. The lanterns were used a few years ago and the colors are still bright. I only hang them up every year during the Chinese New Year and when there are happy events. They don't look old at all.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. The snack shop can only be closed at this time of year, and the Forget-Your-Troubles Embroidery Shop can be closed whenever we want. But Fubao, little Fubao, can you abandon your clinic?"
Jiang Yamato looked at his niece.
"Sure. The clinic is under repair. I will just return the clinic that my second apprentice has been using to him. If it doesn't work, I will let other apprentices take care of it. They can do without me. They have been with me for so long. If they can't even cure simple diseases, then there is no need for me, their master, to exist."
Jiang Fubao was not bragging.
The medical skills of several of these disciples are among the best in Lianshan Town, even in Jiangnan or the Imperial City.
Especially the eldest disciple Hu Lushou, who has already started learning Mangzhen.
It's too late to wait for him to master it.
"That's good. Then let's go back to Jiangjia Village to celebrate the New Year. After all, that's our roots. We haven't been back for a long time. To be honest, it's more fun to celebrate the New Year in the village, with every household visiting each other. It's a bit boring to stay in town."
Jiang Eryong also interjected.
Although he got to know a lot of people in town, the amount of fun he had with them was average compared to his friends in the village.
When celebrating the New Year in town, we play cards and pot-toss with family members, eat and chat.
Nothing fun.
It was different in the village. He could go to the mountains to catch rabbits or go to the river to fish with his friends.
Besides, there was a lot of gossip in the village, and a whole day could be wasted just listening to the women chatting.
The villagers made a lot of money this year.
I guess the New Year atmosphere is even stronger.
Yesterday he met some villagers who came to the town to buy firecrackers at the door of his shop.
There were also a few people holding lanterns, probably wanting to hang them on their doorsteps.
In the past, I would never have been willing to buy these.
"Okay, then it's settled. We'll be leaving for home the day after tomorrow."
Jiang Shoujia slammed the table and walked out.
He felt a little groggy after finishing his meal. As he got older, his digestion wasn't as good. If he didn't take a walk after the meal, he wouldn't be able to sleep at night.
Zhang Jinlan was in better health. She chatted with her daughters-in-law, holding Jiang Fubao's right hand.
Jiang Fubao leaned on his grandmother's shoulder and listened to their conversation.
Before I knew it, I was feeling sleepy.
She simply washed her face and feet and went to bed.
The day before New Year's Eve, the Jiang family closed all the shops, and Jiang Wangyou followed them back to Jiangjia Village. Of course, Kong Mingxue also came.
The two agreed that after having the New Year's Eve dinner at Jiang's house, they would take a carriage back to the town and then go to Kong's house for another meal.
As there are only two of them, the old couple can definitely postpone the New Year’s Eve dinner.
This means one meal is eaten at noon and one meal is eaten at night.
The arrangement is very reasonable and both parties are happy.
I saw the Jiang family’s carriage coming in from the village entrance.
Many people stopped and greeted the Jiang family.
"Village Chief, are you back? Are you going to celebrate the New Year in the village this year?"
"Hey, Wangyou is back too. These two are really good. He even brought his aunt back to celebrate the New Year."
"Why are there two carriages? What's in that carriage?"
"Sister-in-law, I'll come to your house to play with you later. Wait until I finish my work."
"Sister Lan, are you making fried meatballs this year? And egg dumplings? If you want to make egg dumplings, I'll bring the stove to your house and we can make them together and chat."
"......"
Countless voices penetrated the carriage.
Jiang Shoujia simply asked the driver to stop.
The family got off the carriage and prepared to walk back and talk to the villagers.
It’s not far away anyway.
"Okay, the meatballs haven't been fried yet, but I haven't made egg dumplings for many years. I can make them now. Come over in the afternoon." Zhang Jinlan replied.
"Well, we came back to celebrate the New Year. The town was a bit deserted, but the village was lively. Did you all buy firecrackers this year?" Jiang Shoujia said.
"The carriage is loaded with lanterns, food, meat, vegetables and so on. We have a large family and servants, so one carriage can't accommodate us all," said Jiang Yamato.
We walked towards home while chatting.
Zhang Jinlan was a little dazed after not coming back for a long time.
In the past few years, she has been busy with the shop and has made a lot of money.
But people are also very busy.
Throughout the year, I only go back to the village two or three times.
This is her home where she has lived for many years. When people get old, they tend to feel a desire to return to their hometown.
Even though the town is not far away, Zhang Jinlan still misses home.
She thought to herself that when she was too tired to move, she would return to the village with her husband and it would be enough if her sons and grandchildren came back to visit them from time to time.