This time, not only did the villagers of Xishan Village enjoy a prosperous New Year, but the workers in the county town also benefited from Xishan Village's prosperity. They no longer had to worry about not being able to buy fish and meat, or have a decent New Year's Eve dinner, even though they had money and coupons, as in the past.
Of course, the sideline businesses of other production brigades also greatly enriched the supplies in the county supply and marketing cooperative.
Everyone works hard all year round, just so they can shop and buy on this one day of the Lunar New Year!
At the educated youth settlement, several newly arrived educated youth went to the brigade headquarters to get letters of introduction from the village chief, preparing to go back before the Spring Festival and return before the eighth day of the Lunar New Year.
Tan Dingguo didn't make things difficult for them; with a stroke of his pen, he approved everything.
Even those locked up in the cowshed didn't get any meat, but they did get a fish to try.
Dong Dazhuang was a hunter. After finishing his work, he would secretly go up the mountain to hunt some wild game for the two old gentlemen.
Because the mountains in Xishan Village are not very high, and Dong Dazhuang didn't dare to leave the cowshed for too long, he never ventured deep into the mountains.
Normally, the animals you can catch are mostly small ones.
Besides meat, there was some rice and flour that Ning Jing and Fu Hongxing secretly sent over, as well as seasonings such as oil and salt.
Especially seasonings, because they can't buy them in the county town at all, and the amount allocated to them by the village is simply not enough.
Let's not even talk about oil; it's in short supply everywhere.
But salt is no good; without salt, you won't even have the strength to walk.
Especially those like Dong Dazhuang, who still go into the mountains to hunt wild game.
Therefore, all three of them kept in mind the things that Ning Jing and Fu Hongxing had secretly sent them.
Even on New Year's Eve, Fu Hongxing, who had fully recovered, secretly delivered a sack of charcoal to the cowshed.
If we use this charcoal sparingly, it can last until about the fifth or sixth day of the new year.
By then, the snow will definitely have stopped.
With the firewood they gathered themselves burning, they should be able to make it until spring.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Ning Jing and Fu Hongxing had nowhere to go, so they stayed home and cooked delicious food for the children.
However, when they got up early in the morning, several children came to wish them a Happy New Year.
As usual, Ning Jing and Fu Hongxing each gave a large red envelope.
Xiaofeng and her two friends never expected that their uncle and aunt would also give them something.
After offering their congratulations, the children went out hand in hand. The little girl from the twins immediately opened the red envelope and looked inside.
Wow, my sister-in-law gave me a dollar!
Upon hearing this, the other children quickly opened the envelopes to take a look. Sure enough, there were ten one-cent coins in total, which explained why the envelopes felt so thick.
Of course, giving each child a one-yuan red envelope is already a lot; almost no family in Xishan Village would give their children such a large red envelope.
Ning Jing treated all the siblings, including Xiao Feng and her two sisters, the same, so as not to make the children feel that they were being treated unfairly.
After Xiaoya hid the one yuan in her pocket, she glanced at her second sister and second brother.
Then, with a quick twitch of her eyes, she stepped forward and tugged at her second sister and second brother's trouser legs, saying sweetly, "Second sister, second brother, I wish you both good health and all the best in the new year!"
Xiuhua and Tiedan were surprised that their little sister had such a sweet tongue. They patted her head with smiles and said, "Good girl."
The moment the "good girl" was uttered, the girl smiled and stretched out her chubby hand, saying, "Happy New Year, give me a red envelope!"
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