Chapter 163 New Year's Eve! The Qin family's New Year's Eve dinner!
The Qin family started to get busy early.
This was the first year that the Qin family celebrated the New Year in Beijing. Apart from the Gu and Ning families, they didn’t know anyone there.
But everyone in the Qin family is very happy. Their lives are getting better and better, and their days are getting more prosperous.
At the end of the year, Qin Zhizhi calculated the profits from the beauty salon, milk tea shop, and sausage shop and distributed them to everyone.
The most surprised were the Qin family. They didn't expect to make so much money from the shop after coming to the capital.
Mrs. Qin kept three thousand taels of silver, and the rest was kept with Qin Zhizhi.
Mrs. Qin gave some of the three thousand taels of silver to each of her sons' families, and those who were managers like Qin Qinglin also received extra wages from Qin Zhizhi.
Even the students were given money by Mrs. Qin.
Qin Qingyuan and Qin Qingyun were studying in the academy, and Mrs. Qin gave them more. Qin Qinghui was at home all day, and he didn't have to pay for food and accommodation, so Mrs. Qin gave him less.
Even Old Man Qin and his wife gave him ten taels of silver as pocket money, which made Old Man Qin very happy.
When he has nothing to do, his favorite thing to do is to have a drink.
In addition to distributing money to the Qin family, Qin Zhizhi also distributed money to the Gu family.
The shop used by the Beauty Salon was given by the old lady, although it was Gu Shi’s private property.
The sausage shop belongs to the eldest princess, Qin Zhizhi remembers it all.
So after settling the accounts at the end of the year, Qin Zhizhi gave the eldest princess five thousand taels of silver, because their food and accommodation were all provided by the mansion.
Qin Zhizhi also specially gave Gu's mother five thousand taels of silver, not only to thank Gu Shi for the shop, but also to give her mother-in-law some private money.
Qin Zhizhi feels that no matter what era, women will not feel anxious if they have money.
Qin Zhizhi also gave the old lady two thousand taels of silver as a filial gift. Although it was not as much as she gave to the eldest princess and Gu's mother, the old lady was very happy.
At her age, she has no shortage of money, and the happiest thing is to be cared for by her children and grandchildren.
Qin Zhizhi didn't even forget Gu Yunfei, who helped her every day, and gave her one thousand taels.
Since they didn’t make much money this year, Qin Zhizhi vowed to work hard to earn more money next year and share more with everyone.
Several children looked at Qin Zhizhi eagerly, and Qin Zhizhi gave each of them one hundred taels as pocket money.
When there were only three married men in the family who had not received any money, the atmosphere suddenly became a little strange.
Qin Zhizhi naturally didn't want her husband to suffer any injustice, so she gave Gu Jinghuai five hundred taels of silver.
Gu Jinghuai was extremely happy. Looking at the five hundred taels of silver in his hand, he looked at his younger siblings, his father, and his uncle provocatively.
Now, Gu Shi and Gu Ting were the only ones in the family without any banknotes.
The two of them definitely couldn't ask Qin Zhizhi for banknotes, so they could only stare at their wives.
Gu's mother couldn't stand Gu Shi looking at her like that, so she quickly gave Gu Shi five hundred taels of silver.
Gu Shi instantly became very proud. It turned out that his eldest brother was the last in the family.
The eldest princess was speechless. She casually took out a thousand taels of silver note and stuffed it into Gu Ting's hand. Only then was Gu Ting satisfied.
As expected, the second brother, his father and his two sons did not have as many banknotes as he did, and he felt instantly balanced.
These were all the little episodes that happened when the silver was given, and at this moment, everyone in the Gu family is in the Qin family.
Gu Shi was arranged by his mother to chop firewood with Qin Shan.
Mrs. Qin wanted to stop them, but in order to make everyone feel more comfortable, she let them do what they wanted.
Qin Zhizhi is still the host of the Qin family's New Year's Eve dinner today, and Mrs. Qin and the others all listen to Qin Zhizhi.
Qin Zhizhi decided on the menu early on, and everyone had a clear division of labor.
Old Madam Gu followed the children to the greenhouse.
I was surprised when I saw the green vegetables, red strawberries and candied cherry tomatoes.
After tasting it, I liked it so much that I picked some and took them back.
Old Madam Gu personally sent the vegetables to the kitchen and asked her granddaughter-in-law to cook them for her. Qin Zhizhi naturally agreed.
Afraid that the smell of cooking fumes would bother the old lady, Qin Zhizhi asked Mrs. Qin to take the old lady into the house to have tea and chat.
Qin Zhizhi personally cooked, and Zhang, Li, and Wang helped her prepare the dishes and light the fire.
The dishes for the New Year’s Eve dinner were cooked one by one, and the tempting aroma made everyone swallow their saliva several times.
The charcoal fire in the dining room was burning brightly, making the whole room warm. Qin Zhizhi made plum and cherry tomatoes.
She thought it was wonderful to have a bite of plum tomato in a warm room.
The yard was filled with the children's laughter and singing. Mrs. Qin was afraid that they would be cold, so she called them several times, but they were unwilling to go into the house, so she just let them be.
"Zhizhi, take a look at this braised pork and see if it's ready."
Mother Zhang opened the steaming ceramic jar. The rock sugar had already turned into amber color, and the Dongpo pork wrapped in the glossy red sauce was trembling slightly in the jar.
Qin Zhizhi took a look and was very satisfied. She smiled and replied, "Mom's cooking skills are getting better and better. This braised pork is just ready to be served."
When Zhang heard that the braised pork was ready to be served, she quickly took it out and placed it in a beautiful ceramic jar. These were specially made by Qin Zhizhi.
The kitchen was bustling with activity. When the last dumplings were cooked, the Qin family's New Year's Eve dinner began.
The red lanterns under the eaves of the Qin family's corridor lit up one after another in the twilight. These were hung up by Mrs. Qin's sons early in the morning to welcome the New Year. It was very festive.
The Qin family's eight-immortals table was carried to the center of the main hall. The greasy shine of the braised pork elbow reflected the candlelight, and the tail fin of the sweet and sour carp was still raised in the air.
The charcoal in the charcoal basin exploded into two sparks, echoing the faint sound of firecrackers in the distance.
After tasting Qin Zhizhi's cooking, everyone was very satisfied. The happiest one was Old Lady Gu, who thought she had chosen a good grandson's daughter-in-law.
The children's praises, the brothers' echoes, and the sounds of the elders picking up food, all intertwined together at this moment, are so beautiful and reassuring.
The men at the table were drinking. Mrs. Qin specifically asked Qin He to buy some wine on the street, and before leaving, she specifically reminded him to buy expensive wine.
In Mrs. Qin's mind, expensive things are good, and of course the best things must be used to entertain distinguished guests.
Both the Qin family and the Gu family enjoyed the New Year's Eve dinner.
Old Madam Gu had forgotten how many years it had been since she had lived such a happy and comfortable life.
After dinner, everyone played at the Qin family for a while. Mrs. Gu calculated that it was almost time, so she said goodbye and left, bringing her family back to the Gu Mansion.
Because the eldest son and his family are coming back, the Gu family will have a feast and reunion.
When leaving the Qin family, Qin Zhizhi asked Granny Qin, "Grandma, can you ask my eldest and second brothers to take us back?"
"Qingyuan, Qingyun, hurry up and send your sister and the others off." To Qin Po's granddaughter, the words were like an imperial decree.
Qin Qingyuan and Qin Qingyun originally wanted to send a few people back. Now that they heard their sister asking them to do so, they naturally agreed.
When the carriage of several people arrived at the gate of Gu Mansion, it happened to meet the carriage of the eldest princess and her companions.
Qin Qingyuan looked at Gu Yunfei who got off the carriage. She was so beautiful that he forgot to react for a moment.
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