"He had never sold it here before. He sold it in town. I thought I'd bring it here to try since it's almost the end of the year."
"Oh, third and fourth brothers are eating too."
Chen Li just asked casually. After eating a few, she stopped eating and saved the rest for after lunch.
Shen Changshan and his friends did manage to buy everything in the morning, and the lunch was also very sumptuous.
Although the New Year's Eve dinner was handed over to Madam Jiang and her family, Lin Cuicui also spent the entire afternoon busy preparing a total of 16 dishes, which included dishes from several cuisines, including Sichuan cuisine.
Of course, the New Year’s Eve dinner for the staff that Chen Li brought back was also eaten at the Shen family’s, but the dishes were not as rich as those at the host’s house.
The Xu family mother and son and Bai Yao were also there, making a total of ten people.
There were also two pots of Lihuabai on the table. This wine is not strong in alcohol and has a light aftertaste, making it quite suitable for drinking today.
Shen Changshan raised his glass, and upon seeing this, the others quickly raised their glasses.
"Our lives have changed dramatically this year, and we've experienced many hardships, but we've made it through, and things will only get better in the future."
The others nodded in agreement. It was indeed not easy to escape the famine, but fortunately it was all over.
Everyone drank a glass together and filled it up. Shen Changshan looked at Shen Li and said, "Ali, thanks to you, our family can get here safely." When he said this, tears welled up in his eyes.
In these few short months, their family has undergone many changes, but all of this was brought about by their youngest daughter.
Chen Li had a gentle smile on her face, which covered up her cold temperament a lot.
She stood up with her wine glass in hand, "Dad, why are you saying this? We are a family."
"Okay, let's have another drink."
So everyone drank another glass, and seeing him open his mouth to speak again, Lin Cuicui simply pulled him to sit down.
"Okay, let's eat first, otherwise the food will get cold."
"Yes, yes, look at my memory. We can't let such a large table of food go to waste. Everyone, hurry up and eat."
No one else picked up their chopsticks. Shen Changshan understood what was happening and picked up a piece of the nearest spicy chicken with his chopsticks.
Everyone started eating. The food on the table was very rich. They did not follow the rule of not talking while eating or sleeping. They ate and talked at the same time. The meal took nearly an hour and they even drank a lot of wine.
Chen Li looked at the harmonious atmosphere and felt happy. She drank quite a bit and her eyes were misty, but she still sat upright and didn't let others notice the situation.
After the Xu family mother and son had their meal, they declined Shen Changshan's invitation to stay and went back to their home to celebrate the New Year.
The family moved to another place to sit, and Lin Cuicui went to bring over the gifts she had bought today.
First, he handed three boxes to Shen Jingyuan and Xu Taohua, “Boss, this is a gift your father and I bought for you.”
"Thank you, Mom and Dad."
The couple are at this age and haven’t received any gifts for many years, so they are still a little surprised when they receive one now.
"This is for the third brother, and this is for the fourth brother." Shen Jingyuan handed the two in his hand to the two brothers beside him.
There were two boxes on the table. Lin Cuicui picked up one and handed it to Bai Yao: "Ayao, this is for you."
Bai Yao's eyes suddenly turned red, but she still refused: "Auntie, I can't accept it."
Lin Cuicui directly stuffed the box into her hands and said, "There's nothing this child can't have. Take it."
"good."
Her voice was a little choked, but a happy smile bloomed on her face. Since her family passed away, meeting the Shen family was the greatest trust in her life.
Lin Cuicui took the last box and walked over to sit next to Chen Li, "Ali, this is what your parents bought for you."
The eldest brother and his friends have already opened their gifts. The eldest brother's is a pair of wristbands, the eldest sister-in-law's is a gold hairpin, the third brother's is a dagger, the fourth brother's is an inkstone, and Bai Yao's is also a gold hairpin, but it is a little smaller than Xu Taohua's.
Now everyone turned their attention to Shen Li, wondering what her box was.
Seeing their expectant eyes, she did not keep them in suspense and opened the box, revealing a set of jewelry inside.
This set of jewelry is based on orchids and is more suitable for little girls. It includes two hairpins, a pair of earrings and a bracelet.
The whole thing is made of gold and jade, and you can tell at a glance that it is not cheap.
Shen Yuanzhou: "Wow!"
His voice drew everyone's attention to him.
"Haha, Dad and Mom have really good taste."
Chen Li looked at the jewelry in the box and said, "Thank you, Mom and Dad. I like it very much."
But I was secretly wondering how much money my parents had left.
I can give my parents some money after a while, or just use half of the share from the store as household expenses.
The whole family stayed up late into the night before going back to their rooms to sleep.
Chen Li returned to the room, put the jewelry away, and then entered the space, transforming into a ruthless lemon tree grower.
Until the wood-type ability is exhausted and another thousand lemon saplings are harvested, the task for the next period of time is to promote their growth and ensure that they will bear fruit next year.
I went out of the space and meditated for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, I went to bed first because I had to get up tomorrow morning.
I woke up early the next morning and saw that it was still snowing outside, as if it hadn't stopped all night.
When we arrived at the dining room, the family members had gotten up one after another. The breakfast prepared was very rich, which of course included dumplings.
Chen Li served herself a bowl of osmanthus glutinous rice balls. Among all the rice balls, she loved this flavor the most.
After eating a bowl of glutinous rice balls, I had a bowl of shrimp wontons, two fried dough sticks, and a cup of soy milk.
Chen Li told them the recipe for fried dough sticks, and they made them themselves. As for soy milk, it was similar to making tofu. They understood it after a brief explanation.
After breakfast, she gave the red envelope to her eldest nephew, but she didn't expect that she would also receive a red envelope. Everyone gave her one, and Shen Li did not refuse, but accepted them all with a smile.
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Capital
Pei Yu looked at the secret letter in his hand with a heavy expression, then called Tianqing in.
"master."
Pei Yu burned the paper in his hand, then raised his hand and wrote a letter, "Hand this letter to Xie Yunci immediately. Don't let anyone else do it."
Tianqing rarely heard his master speak in such a stern tone, and he immediately bowed in response.
After taking the letter and putting it away carefully, he immediately went to the Prince of Zhennan's Palace.
In the courtyard of Prince Zhennan's Mansion, Xie Yunci was sitting in the study reading a book when he suddenly heard the secret guard come to report that Pei Yu's men wanted to see him.
Put down the book in your hand. Is there something urgent at this time?
He immediately ordered in a deep voice, "Please come in."
Tianqing came in quickly, but he stood there without moving. Xie Yunci waved his hand and asked his men to leave.
"What does Pei Yu want from me at this time?"
He took out the letter from his pocket and handed it to Xie Yunci, "You will understand after reading it."
Xie Yunci took it, took a look at it, and his face immediately darkened.
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