Chapter 45 A New Year's Money
Xie Yu said, "Uncle Tang is very capable, and I'm confident in him. However, he's a bit too concerned about everything, which has spoiled his subordinates. They often go to him for help when something goes wrong, and he doesn't worry about anything himself. I think our Silver Lion Street shop already has enough on his plate. If we assign him to run the new shop, I'm afraid he won't be able to handle it."
He changed the subject.
"Besides, Brother Han has been here for more than ten years. If he can gain some experience in the future, he can also share some of the burden with Uncle Tang and become his right-hand man."
Upon hearing this, Dad knew that he had an idea in mind and nodded.
"Manager Tang is the elder of the family, after all. We can't do anything without him. Your second uncle and I are not in good health and can't help much. Your eldest brother is busy on weekdays, so if you encounter any problems, you should still ask him for advice."
Xie Yuduo nodded in agreement.
Xie Yan noticed that his son had lost some weight recently, looking even more handsome with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. Although he didn't talk much, he exuded a calm demeanor that showed a certain understanding.
Since getting married, my son has not only become more mature in business, but also always has a smile on his face.
He pondered in his heart and thought that this marriage was indeed a good one.
Xie Yuduo didn't notice his father's thoughts, and his eyes drifted towards the courtyard again.
In the courtyard, Chen Qi was taking turns lighting the fireworks boxes with Yu Jing and Yu Jin.
The colorful fireworks exploded again and again in the night, like a sea of fire and silver flowers, which was extremely beautiful. Everyone clapped their hands in joy.
Yu Suo was the youngest and liked to set off firecrackers, but he was too timid to do so, so he asked his brother Xiao Wu to set them off for him.
Xiaowu was only in his teens and at the age when he loved to play, he set off more than a dozen firecrackers in a row, each one louder than the last, like thunder.
Yu Jing and others found it interesting and stopped setting off fireworks. They came over to watch them set off firecrackers.
Xiaowu set off a number of large firecrackers in succession, and then lit a long incense stick. He asked Yushuo to hold the burning end in his hand and then reach over from a distance to light the fuse.
Yu Shuo tried a few and found them really fun, so he set off several more in a row.
There was a deafening firecracker, and the sound of the explosion was particularly loud, which scared the onlookers. Chen Qi hurriedly smiled and covered Yu Jing's ears.
Here, everyone was watching the fireworks in the courtyard. Xiao Wu turned around and saw Xiao Ling sitting under the eaves, supporting her chin with her hands, quietly watching the fireworks burn and go out, and then burn again.
Xiao Ling will only be fourteen years old after this New Year. In the past few months, she has been well fed and warmly dressed. She has grown taller and her originally dark and thin face has gained some flesh, making her look less like a boy.
It was just a pair of eyes, and except for Chen Qi, they looked at everyone with indifference. Although she was still a little girl who had not grown up, there was no childishness in her eyes.
Xiao Wu handed the incense stick in his hand to Young Master Yu Shuo, turned around and walked to the steps, sitting next to Xiao Ling.
"Hey, I saw Chunliu and the others all went home for the New Year, why didn't you go home?"
Xiao Ling didn't look at him and asked unhappily, "Why didn't you go home?"
Xiaowu is very frank.
"My father died, my mother remarried, and I have no brothers or sisters. The house was given to my uncle's eldest brother, so I have been living in the shop ever since and I don't even go back home during the Chinese New Year."
Xiao Ling glanced at him. He looked sincere and tilted his head, waiting for her answer.
"My... my father is not dead, and my mother is not remarried. But there are a lot of children at home, and I am not a big deal. If they sell me off, I will naturally not go back."
Xiaowu said "Oh" and reacted very calmly, then asked again.
When two half-grown children get together, they each have their own troubles.
"Then why don't you go set off fireworks? They're only on Chinese New Year, so much fun!"
"It's meaningless. No matter how good the fireworks are, they have to burn out."
"How can it be boring? There are also New Year's money during the Chinese New Year. Look, I got quite a lot!"
As he said that, Xiaowu really took out his purse and poured out a lot of money, all on Xiaoling's new skirt.
Xiao Ling saw a handful of money and flipped through it. Most of them were newly made large copper coins, and there were also a few hollow silver ingots.
"I have these too. Second Grandma gave me a lot. Oh, I don't have this. What is this?"
She picked up the only golden coin, which looked bright yellow and felt heavy in her hand.
Xiao Wu smiled and said, "This is a gift from the Second Master. He said it was foreign money he had earned in the south. It's very rare."
After saying that, he leaned close to Xiao Ling's ear and lowered his voice.
"Made of gold."
Xiao Ling saw that the coin had patterns all over it and felt smooth to the touch, with only a small hole in the center. It was so cute and it was a rare joke.
"This one looks good, keep it for me."
"Okay, here you go."
Seeing Xiaowu agreed immediately, Xiaoling's smile faded and she threw it back to him.
"I don't want to!"
"You don't like it?"
"If you get it this year, you'll be happy, but if you don't get it next year, you'll be unhappy. It's better not to have it at all."
"Just keep it safe. I've won the Second Master's favor, so he'll give it to me every year, and I'll give it to you every year too. Isn't that great?"
"Why should I take other people's money for no reason?"
"You smiled when you saw the money, which shows that it pleases you. Isn't that for a good reason?"
Seeing that Xiaowu was serious and not as playful as the monkey boy in the past, Xiao Ling took the coin seriously.
"Well, just consider it as lending it to me for a few days. If you regret it, I'll return it to you next year."
Xiao Wu smiled and said, "There's no reason to regret this. Just keep it safe. Come on, let's go set off the fireworks."
The two of them each put away their purses and went to set off fireworks together.
They played until three o'clock in the morning, and when the New Year came, every household set off firecrackers, and Pingshan County was ablaze with red.
Everyone who was keeping watch together was extremely sleepy. The younger generations paid their New Year's greetings and then went back to their rooms to sleep.
On the first day of the first lunar month, the brothers Xie Yan and Xie Ang got up early and took Xie Yuming, Xie Yuduo and Xie Yushuo to light incense and burn paper in the sky and on earth.
First, a long string of firecrackers with ten thousand bangs was lit in front of the shop on Silver Lion Street. Then, in each courtyard, a thousand bangs were set off. For a moment, the crackling sound echoed one after another, resounding through the sky, and the ground was covered with bright red paper.
At this point, the Xie family, young and old, officially began to welcome the arrival of the New Year.
Starting from the first day of the Lunar New Year, families have been visiting relatives and friends to wish them a happy new year.
Since Sun was pregnant and had difficulty moving around, Xie Yuming stayed in her room, taking good care of her. He rarely went out to receive guests, except for close relatives and friends. All social interactions were handled by Xie Yuduo and Shen Qi.
In the past few days, my house has been bustling with guests.
As the hosts, Xie Yuduo and Shen Qi had no choice but to put on a smile and greet guests, working tirelessly. They were busy for half a month straight, and only on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month did they finally have some free time.
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