Chapter 104 Big Orange Big Profit
Before dawn on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Gu Xixi was woken up by Aunt Zhang. Before she could come to her senses, a slice of cold orange was stuffed into her mouth.
Aunt Zhang smiled and chanted, "Good luck, good luck."
Gu Xixi chewed an orange and asked, "I have nothing to do today, why don't you sleep a little longer?"
In the past, at the beginning of the new year, Gu Baopi would take Gu Xixi out to pay New Year’s greetings.
Uncle Gu and Uncle Gu Er are Gu Baopi's older uncles, and Uncle Gu San is their peer.
These three families of relatives visit each other every New Year's Day morning.
But this year is different. Gu Xixi and Gu Daye and Gu Laosan's families have already tacitly severed their relationship, so the process of visiting relatives is naturally omitted.
Gu Xixi felt a little cold, so she pulled up the quilt and wanted to continue sleeping.
Aunt Zhang pushed her twice and said, "Don't sleep anymore. I've warmed up your new clothes on the kang. Hurry up and put them on. Dress up. People are coming to pay New Year's greetings soon!"
Gu Xixi was startled, "Who's coming to wish us a happy new year?"
Doesn’t she have many relatives in the village?
Aunt Zhang said with a delighted look on her face, "I don't know who they are, but I guess there will be quite a few people."
She walked out holding the orange, and warned him, "Get up quickly, don't fall asleep again before I leave!"
Gu Xixi was no longer sleepy. She sat up and got dressed, full of confusion.
I am of low generation and young, so who can come to wish me a happy new year?
And Aunt Zhang is sure that there will be a lot of people coming today?
Aunt Zhang took a peeled tangerine and ran through every room in the house.
Shitou, Mu Nanzhao, the old doctor, Lai Fu the mule, and the horse galloping.
Even Xiaohua, who hated the smell of citrus the most, was held down by Aunt Zhang and forced to lick the orange flesh a few times.
Having achieved great success, the whole family walked out of the room almost at the same time.
When Gu Xixi appeared, it was a bright sight.
Today, Aunt Zhang personally combed her hair into a double-ring hanging bun and decorated it with red velvet flowers.
Gu Xixi was wearing a maroon cotton-padded jacket with white rabbit fur trim, and a pine green gold-woven horse-faced skirt.
Although it is a combination of red and green, it is not vulgar at all.
On the contrary, it brings out a kind of delicate and playful look in her that is not usually seen.
Shitou exclaimed, "Sister Xixi looks so beautiful today!"
Gu Xixi deliberately glanced at him sideways and asked, "Only today? Am I not beautiful usually?"
"Beautiful!" Shitou grinned, "Sister Xixi is the most beautiful in my heart! She's tied with my mother for first place!"
Gu Xixi smiled and said, "You are quite good at talking."
As she spoke, she took out a few small lucky bags and gave one to Shitou first, "New Year's money, grow strong and study hard in the coming year."
Gu Xixi then gave the tips to the old doctor and Aunt Zhang.
"Aunt and Master, you have worked hard this year. I wish you both a happy new year and good health in the coming year."
Finally it was Mu Nanzhao's turn.
Gu Xixi handed him the brocade bag, looked at him with a smile and said, "I wish you all the best and everything goes smoothly and safely."
Mu Nanzhao looked into Gu Xixi's eyes for a moment, then reached out to take the brocade bag.
"Thank you very much."
The child has sharp eyes, and Shitou has discovered that everyone's treasure bag seems to contain something different.
His bag was obviously the largest, fullest, and heaviest.
Shitou held the brocade bag and looked at it left and right, scratching his head, curious about what the hard thing inside was.
Seeing this, Gu Xixi smiled and said, "We are all family, just open it and take a look."
As soon as he finished speaking, the stone was the first to be taken apart.
"Money! Lots of money!"
Stone's brocade bag is filled with copper coins, no wonder it looks so bulging.
There was a silver ingot weighing one or two taels in Aunt Zhang's brocade bag.
The old doctor's secret weapon is a piece of Cordyceps sinensis.
Gu Xixi smiled and said, "How is it, do you still like it?"
Shitou jumped for joy while holding the purse in his hand. "I like it very much. I will save it for the next time the peddler comes to the village!"
Most of the things on the peddler's shoulder pole were sold for one penny.
Although for a child, this bag full of copper coins is definitely a huge amount of pocket money.
The old doctor held the Cordyceps with his eyes wide open and his beard trembling with excitement.
"Cordyceps, the real Cordyceps sinensis, a combination of insects and grass... baby..."
Aunt Zhang looked at Gu Xixi with tears in her eyes and was so moved that she was speechless.
She has worked in the Gu family for nearly twenty years, and this is the first time she has received such a large New Year's red envelope.
It was also the first time in her life that she touched such a large piece of silver.
Then I thought about what Xixi had said before: she would honor her and provide for her in her old age when she made money.
When Aunt Zhang looked at the silver, she felt more proud and relieved that "my daughter has made progress."
Only Mu Nanzhao's lucky bag has not been opened.
Gu Xixi urged him, "You don't want to open it, are you afraid that what I give you is not what you want?"
"How could that be?" Mu Nanzhao lowered his eyes and opened the brocade bag.
His brocade bag looked the driest, and there was nothing that felt sharp to the touch, so it was definitely not silver or copper coins.
Everyone watched with bated breath.
Mu Nanzhao reached in and dug around, and what he pulled out was a paper roll.
Shitou looked around curiously, "What is this?"
Mu Nanzhao glanced at Gu Xixi, and seeing her looking at her with a smile, she began to unfold the paper roll.
It was a narrow piece of paper with the following words on it:
"The person who receives this piece of paper, Gu Xixi, must unconditionally promise him one thing."
Before the New Year, in order to prepare New Year's red envelopes, she racked her brains to think about everyone's needs and preferences.
Among them, Mu Nanzhao’s red envelope is the most difficult.
Give him some silver, Gu Xixi can’t afford more.
You gave too little. He's a nobleman. Isn't this humiliating?
Gu Xixi really couldn't think of what to give, so she squeezed out this gift at the last minute.
She did this when she was in kindergarten, writing it on a little card.
Although it is a childish gift that even children may dislike.
But if it were placed in ancient times, perhaps it would still be considered novel?
Mu Nanzhao stared at the note, motionless.
Gu Xixi smiled guiltily and said, "I prepared this with all my heart."
Mu Nanzhao glanced sideways, "Prepare carefully?"
"Yeah!" Gu Xixi nodded, "Are you surprised? Do you like it?"
Mu Nanzhao rolled up the note with one hand, looked up and turned to her, "The handwriting is too ugly."
His tone was full of disdain, but he casually put the note into his sleeve.
On the long table facing the entrance of the main hall was placed Gu Baopi's tablet, incense sticks, candles, and some offerings.
When Gu Xixi entered the room, she lit three incense sticks and bowed respectfully.
After breakfast, guests began to arrive.
In addition to Mrs. Qin's family, with whom she had a good relationship, there were other people.
Some of them brought their children to thank Mr. Chen and present tuition fees, while others surrounded Gu Xixi and chatted and laughed with a warm attitude.
Gu Xixi's home, which had been deserted after Gu Bapi's death, suddenly became the most lively place in the village.
This situation lasted from the first to the fifth day of the Chinese New Year.
Gu Xixi knew the reason very well.
Everyone either wants to get the "secret recipe for growing crops" from her.
Or you can be like Mrs. Qin and want to follow her.
But these people do not have the determination of Qin Dasao.
They were watching, watching Gu Xixi's movements and also watching the movements of other people in the village.
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