Chapter 228
Qianjin Village and Sujia Village are adjacent to each other, and Yang Danniu’s vegetable field is also adjacent to Sujia Village’s field.
The next day, she went to water the vegetable garden and saw a big man busy working in the field next to her from a distance.
As she was busy working here, her eyes kept turning over there unconsciously. Seeing the big man picking a large basket of chrysanthemums, she asked curiously, "Hey! Why are you picking so many vegetables? Are you going to sell them in the city?"
Su Xiang turned around and saw the girl who often worked next to him. He nodded and said, "Well, take it and sell it."
"That's right. You have so many vegetables in your field and you can't eat them all. You might as well sell them and save some money."
Su Xiang said in a muffled voice, "I can't save it."
Yang Danniu was about ten meters away from him and didn't hear clearly, so she asked him what he said. Su Xiang shook his head and said nothing more.
After harvesting the chrysanthemums, he went to dig up radishes, as if he wanted to harvest everything in the field. Yang Danu watched for a long time and couldn't help but say, "Why did he harvest everything? Are we going to live tomorrow?"
"Exchange money."
Su Xiang lowered his head and said, then he put a basket on his back and held another basket in his hand, nodded to Yang Danniu and left.
"Tsk! What a taciturn person! Saying one more word will cost you a piece of meat!"
Yang Da Nv muttered as she looked at his back.
The Little New Year soon arrived and the streets became bustling again. As early as a few days ago, the number of stalls selling New Year's goods on the street gradually increased.
The things sold were also varied, including rice, flour, grain, oil, vegetables, fruits, sweets, cakes, snacks, shoes, socks, clothes, incense, candles, and paper money. There was also an old man making popcorn, and the "bang" sound scared the dog nearby.
Compared with the previous two years, everyone has felt the happiness brought by the improvement in living standards. This grand occasion was unimaginable in the previous years when tickets were needed to buy everything.
The Su family used tricycles to weave through the crowds of people buying New Year's goods. Su Miao said excitedly, "Dad, I think this is much more interesting than shopping in a department store. It feels like they have everything."
Su Yuanzheng said cheerfully, "This is how the Chinese New Year should be celebrated! No matter how busy we are or how far we travel, we always return home to reunite with our families during the Chinese New Year, so naturally we should prepare the best New Year's goods to share with them!"
Su Hui bought some bowl-shaped cakes and ate them with bamboo sticks. Each person had one. They were soft and sticky.
She said, "I called my mom yesterday. The piglets we caught and raised after last year's Spring Festival have grown up and are ready to be slaughtered for this year's Spring Festival. Uncle, my mom said you don't need to buy pork, chicken, or duck this year. We have them ready at home. My dad will send them home on New Year's Eve."
Meat and vegetables are expensive in the county town, but the cost of raising them at home in the village is lower. After the number of poultry and livestock that can be raised by a single household was increased, his second uncle often brought chickens and ducks to his family during the New Year and other festivals.
Su Yuanzheng waved his hand and said, "I've been so busy lately that I haven't had time to call your parents. This year we'll go back to the village for New Year's Eve and then return to Ning County on the third day of the Lunar New Year. This year we'll have a 10-day holiday!"
"Really! Uncle! Are you and Miaomiao going back to the village to celebrate New Year's Eve?"
"Yeah, otherwise it would be lonely just the two of us. I'm going to go back and clean up that day, kill a chicken for the altar, and then go back to the village for the New Year's Eve dinner!"
After shopping for more than two hours, Su Miao was overwhelmed by the New Year's goods while sitting on the tricycle, and they finally stopped.
Su Yu rode a brand new bicycle to carry his sister home. He worked at his uncle's house with free food and accommodation, a high salary, and benefits during the New Year and other holidays. In just over a year, he saved a lot of money.
Sometimes he was quite grateful to the relative who kicked him out of the seed company. Otherwise, he wouldn't have met Uncle Shi and Miaomiao by chance, let alone his current development. He might still be working as a laborer somewhere.
Since we are going to have a long vacation, the busiest days of the year will come before the vacation.
Many people who were away from home had already rushed back home, and Su Ji's takeout orders had increased dramatically. In addition to the original ones, they made an extra pot of braised food and a pot of fried pork offal every day.
On the 29th day of the 12th lunar month, Su Ji was only open for half a day and all the food was sold out at 1 p.m., and then it was time for the big cleaning.
After the cleaning was completed, Su Yuanzheng distributed New Year gifts and red envelopes to everyone. The red envelope was 66 yuan, almost a month's salary. The New Year gift was a large barrel of oil and a large bag of sugar cakes. No meat would be distributed this year. The red envelopes were thick so that everyone could buy what they needed.
The day before yesterday, Uncle Huzi called to ask when they would be returning, so he could drive over to pick them up, otherwise he was worried that it would be difficult for them to pick up the New Year's goods.
Su Miao heard that he probably wouldn't come to Yongcheng to transport goods these days, so he asked his father not to bother him to come over, and they would charter a car to go back themselves.
They contacted the van driver of the Toyota Hiace, the one they met on the roadside when they couldn't get on the bus.
He was very happy that the passengers from a year ago could still come back to visit him. It just so happened that he was going to bring some people to Nanning today, so that the car would not be empty when he returned.
The car was filled with a lot of New Year's goods, some of which were bought by Su Yuanzheng, and some of which were prepared by Su Yu and Su Hui themselves.
First send Su Yu and Su Hui back to Sujia Village. Su Yuanzheng and Su Miao are going back to Ning County. The house needs to be cleaned. We will offer sacrifices early tomorrow and then ride the tricycle back to Sujia Village.
But when they returned to the yard, they found that the snail girl seemed to have visited the house. Just like the previous year, the house was cleaned thoroughly, and there was a big rooster with its legs tied squatting in the corner of the yard.
Su Yuanzheng's eyes were red again. "It must be your uncle and aunt who brought the chicken to us and cleaned the house. Really, it must have taken up so much time for them."
The house was clean and tidy, and the father and daughter stayed there comfortably for one night. After noon the next day, after completing the series of procedures of slaughtering chickens and setting up the offering table, they rode their tricycle back to Sujia Village.
People on the road are walking hurriedly but with happy faces, they are all rushing home to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner. The whole family must be together on New Year's Eve.
It was only two o'clock in the afternoon when they returned to Sujia Village. As soon as they entered the village, they were surrounded by children.
"Aunt! Go to Uncle Xiang's house and watch the fun!"
"This year, we have set up several tables to give betrothal gifts to the new aunt."
Su Yuanzheng was confused: "To present the betrothal gifts, at your Uncle Xiang's house? Shouldn't we go to the girl's house?"
Xiaoxi said, "Seventh Uncle is happy. Let's have a meal at Uncle Xiang's house first, and then Uncle Xiang will go to the girl's house later."
Su Miao was puzzled. "Giving the betrothal gifts on New Year's Eve? Are they in such a hurry? Was it the day chosen by the Taoist priest?"
The children looked at each other and shook their heads. They didn’t know either. They just watched the fun.
Su Yuanzheng and Su Miao both felt that something was a little strange. After returning home and putting down the New Year gifts, they went to Su Xiang's house.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw his seventh uncle, his face beaming, patting Su Xiang on the shoulder and saying, "Second fool! You're going to be an adult from now on. Act like an adult. Don't be afraid. Your two uncles and aunts will accompany you later."
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