Yang Qiaoqiao patted Xiao Guoqing's chubby little face. "Yes, our Xiao Guoqing is so cute. If he learns to take care of girls, he will definitely be very popular with girls in the future."
The glutinous rice balls are cooked.
After Lin Xiaohui placed the food on the table, she said with a smile, "According to our family tradition, two of the glutinous rice balls contain coins. Whoever finds one will be the luckiest person in the New Year. The luckiest person will have to give out red envelopes to everyone!"
Huo Beixiao picked up the bowl and scooped a glutinous rice ball for Yang Qiaoqiao.
Yang Qiaoqiao picked up a glutinous rice ball, but as soon as she took a bite, she felt a sharp pain in her teeth.
Upon spitting it out, it turned out to be a coin.
The children immediately became excited.
"Aunt Qiao Qiao got a coin! Aunt Qiao Qiao is the luckiest person! Give her a red envelope! Give her a red envelope!"
Zhou Yang was still a kid at heart, joining the other children in their mischief, "Sister Qiao Qiao, congratulations on your fortune! Give me a red envelope!"
Huo Beixiao immediately took out a stack of red envelopes and distributed them to everyone on Jiang Qiaoqiao's behalf.
When the children received the red envelopes and saw that they contained a full five yuan, they jumped up with joy.
They only ate a few glutinous rice balls in a hurry before starting to discuss what to buy later.
On New Year's Eve, besides preparing food, we also played games.
When she was in the countryside, after having the reunion meal on New Year's Eve, Lin Xiaohui would usually go out and chat with the other aunties and sisters-in-law in the village.
But now that I'm in the provincial capital, I don't know anyone. After lunch, I can only watch the kids play or watch TV.
However, with so many children, the house was filled with laughter, and since color TVs were a rarity, it wasn't boring at all.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the whole family went back to Yun County together.
After sending Song Lixiang and the children back to their hometown, they took Zhou Yang and his sister back to Yangjia Village.
As soon as Yang Jianguo arrived in Yangjia Village, he couldn't wait to go to the duck farm.
Yang Qiaoqiao also went to see it. The first batch of ducklings has almost grown up, and the following batches are also growing up one after another.
It is estimated that after the spring, the duck products store in Yun County will be able to supply its own duck farm with all the ducks it needs.
Yang Qiaoqiao discussed with Yang Jianguo the idea of opening a branch in the provincial capital.
"Brother, Mom said that the braised food you and Sister Yulan make now tastes just as good as hers, and the duck farm can now be managed by the aunties in the village."
I think it's time for us to open a branch in the provincial capital after the New Year.
Yang Jianguo nodded, "Yes, I've been thinking about this for the past few days. I'm also thinking that we could expand the scale of the duck farm a bit more."
"My uncle talked to me a while ago and said that the country's policies support people like us to start businesses. If we want to expand our duck farm, the village can guarantee us to apply for a loan."
I've done the math, and taking out a loan to build a duck farm is worthwhile. But there's one problem: ducks need water, and our village has limited water resources. We also don't have suitable land to expand the duck farm.”
Yang Qiaoqiao couldn't help but think of Qin Family Village and Qin Lao Er and his wife again.
The geographical environment of Qinjiacun is indeed uniquely suited for raising ducks.
Qin Lao Er and his wife are indeed experts at raising ducks, and they are considered good shoots among the bad bamboos of the Qin family. Their character is also good. If we build a duck farm in Qin Family Village and have Qin Lao Er and his wife work there, what would be the best outcome?
Yang Qiaoqiao pondered the possibilities.
But he quickly denied it, saying that Qin Lao Er and his wife were of good character, but Qin Lao Er was blindly filial and obeyed Niu Chunhua's every command.
If you use them, you'll end up with Niu Chunhua's ungrateful plaster.
Forget it, she'd rather give up on Qin Lao Er's husband.
As Yang Qiaoqiao was thinking, she saw a woman running forward while wiping away tears.
Yang Qiaoqiao couldn't help but be a little surprised.
People say that if you speak of Cao Cao, Cao Cao will appear; she just wants Cao Cao to appear.
She was just thinking about Qin Lao Er and his wife when she bumped right into Qin Lao Er's wife, Yang Dani.
Yang Dani's family is also from Yangjia Village.
In her previous life, when she first married into the Qin family, she was tormented by that old woman Niu Chunhua, who made her do all the dirty and tiring work in the house.
Yang Dani initially offered her help because of their shared experience of growing up in the same village.
When Yang Dani saw Yang Jianguo and Yang Qiaoqiao, she quickly wiped away her tears and forced a smile. "Jianguo, Qiaoqiao, you're back too?"
"Um, Sister Dani, what's wrong? What's wrong...?"
Before Yang Qiaoqiao could finish her question, Yang Dani quickly wiped away her tears and answered first, "No, it's nothing, it's just that it was windy and sand got into my eyes."
Yang Qiaoqiao smiled and exchanged a few pleasantries with Yang Dani, but didn't say much more.
Today is the second day of the Lunar New Year, a day when married daughters bring their husbands and children back to their parents' home for a visit.
Yang Dani came back alone, and empty-handed. It's obvious what happened.
Niu Chunhua, that old woman, favored her eldest son and youngest son. She treated Qin Lao Er as if he were an adopted child. Qin Lao Da's wife, Chen Ping, knew how to please the old woman, but Yang Dani was a bit clumsy with words, so the old woman disliked Yang Dani even more.
Judging from the old woman's reaction, she probably wanted to keep Qin Lao Er and Yang Dani at home doing chores again today, so Qin Lao Er and the children didn't come back, only Yang Dani came back.
The old woman wouldn't even let the person go, let alone let Yang Dani bring back the gifts.
Because of her presence in her past life, she never had a chance to return to her parents' home. So every year on the second day of the Lunar New Year, she would take the initiative to do all the work herself, giving Yang Dani's family the opportunity to return to her parents' home.
When Yang Dani went back to her parents' home, she was able to subtly inquire about the Yang family's situation from Yang Dani.
Jiang Yiran and Qin Haiyang both went to Beicheng in this lifetime. Niu Chunhua had no younger daughter-in-law to vent her anger on, so naturally she could only take it out on the second wife's family.
After returning home, Yang Qiaoqiao thought about it again and again, and decided to go find Yang Dani.
In her past life in the Qin family, Qin Lao Er and Yang Dani were always kind to her.
When Niu Chunhua assigned her endless tasks, Yang Dani would pull Qin Lao Er to help her.
When Niu Chunhua punished her by not allowing her to eat, Yang Dani would secretly hide one or two small sweet potatoes for her.
In this life, even if it's inconvenient for her to lead Qin Lao Er and Yang Dani's family to prosperity like she did in her previous life...
At least she could try to help them and make their lives a little better.
She was planning to visit Yang Dani's parents' home, but Yang Dani's mother brought Yang Dani to their home first.
"Third Aunt, what brings you here?" Yang Qiaoqiao asked in surprise.
Most people in Yangjia Village are surnamed Yang, and most of them are related by blood.
Speaking of relatives, she should call Yang Dani's mother "Third Aunt".
Tian Guifen pulled Yang Dani forward a step, "Qiaoqiao, let me be frank, I'm here today because of your good-for-nothing sister!"
As Tian Guifen spoke, Yang Dani tugged at her sleeve and said, "Mom, stop talking. This is a family matter. Why are you asking Qiaoqiao? Don't make things difficult for her."
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