Shui Qing felt that these children were too easy to win over; a few candies were enough to instantly boost her favorability.
Watching the children skip and jump out, I knew that a large number of children would be coming back soon.
She said happily, "From now on, our family will become the number one family in the village that the children most want to visit for the New Year!"
Yan Qiu and Xing Hui nodded emphatically without hesitation.
In the past, if any family offered candied hawthorns during New Year's greetings, they would be the first to visit that family.
Fan Jin looked at Shui Qing, whose smile was bright and whose tone was light, and the corners of his lips turned up slightly.
She has always been very kind and loving towards children.
When they get old, they will surely be the most popular and beloved elders in the village, and the elders that children love to be close to.
No, they don't need to wait until they're old; they already are after today.
From early morning, the large courtyard was filled with the constant cheers and excited shouts of children.
Fan visited several familiar elders in the village to offer New Year's greetings and chat for a while before returning home, packing his things, and preparing to head to Niutou Town.
Ling Ran didn't go; he volunteered to stay and guard the house.
Considering that someone had to stay at home, Shuiqing and Fanjin did not insist.
A cold wind was howling outside. Fan Jin spread a thick layer of straw on the cart, and Shui Qing helped Yan Qiuxing put on a hat and scarf before they set off.
The Hu family is small, and since Hu Wenhua is unmarried, he naturally doesn't need to visit his father-in-law's house.
The three of them waited at home for Shuiqing to return.
Hu's mother was busy preparing food.
There were no outsiders at home today, so she cooked a big pot of rice and made a lot of soft rice cakes with fermented rice and rice milk.
Knowing that her daughter's family was well-off, she didn't cook all the fatty meat with lots of oil, but instead stewed a clear pork rib soup with dried straw mushrooms in it.
Slice the pork belly into thin slices and cook it with preserved mustard greens to make braised pork belly with preserved mustard greens.
Stir-fried cured pork with garlic, steamed salted fish, steamed egg with minced meat, stir-fried Chinese cabbage, stir-fried spinach.
Hu Wenhua took out seven cups, put brown sugar in each cup, and waited for his sister's family to arrive so he could make them some sugar water to soothe their throats.
Butcher Hu paced around the small courtyard, peeking out every now and then.
He muttered to himself, "It was one thing to walk slowly in the past, but now that we have oxcarts, why haven't we arrived yet?"
"It must be that brat Fan Jin, he's not good at driving the carriage, that's why he was delayed!"
Hu Wenhua knew his father was an impatient man and couldn't wait, so he didn't blame him, because he himself was also thinking from time to time about why his sister hadn't arrived yet.
The blame cannot be placed on the nephews or the older sister; the only blame lies with the brother-in-law for being slow in driving.
Finally seeing the oxcart approaching, Butcher Hu turned and went into the house, sitting upright in a chair.
Hu Wenhua: ...Pretentious! Such a good show-off.
He went up to her, "Sis, are you cold? Come inside!"
Shui Qing really felt cold.
There was no sun today, and the cold wind was blowing on my face. I sat on the cart for more than half an hour without being able to move, and my feet were numb and cold.
Except for Fan Jin, the rest of the people rushed into the house as soon as their legs became a little more agile.
The butcher, Hu, who was standing by the brazier, quietly moved aside.
He turned and went to the kitchen, and soon brought out a small brazier that was burning brightly.
Hu Wenhua: ...His father is so thoughtful.
Mother was truly capable; she taught her child so well!
The thought had barely crossed her mind when her father glared at her fiercely and roared, "Where's the sugar water! Your sister and nephew are still cold!"
"Aww, here I come!" Hu Wenhua felt that he was not wronged at all by being yelled at.
The small room was packed with people, and everyone had a happy smile on their face.
There was no famine, no war, and everyone lived in harmony. Looking at his family, Butcher Hu felt that life was indescribably good.
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