On the 28th.
All the farmhands from Dongshan came to the courtyard. Song Yuehua carried out a box of copper coins and paid the farmhands their wages.
In addition to the original 400-wen wages, half of the wages, or 200 wen, was given as a New Year's red envelope. In addition, each person could also receive a chicken, 20 eggs, and 10 kilograms of corn.
After Song Yuehua finished speaking, she took out the roster and called everyone up one by one to receive their things.
I didn't feel anything at first, but gradually the crowd started to get lively. When I heard that there were 5 days of holidays during the Chinese New Year and that no wages were deducted, I already felt that the employer was very conscientious.
I didn't expect that everyone would be called here today and given money and gifts. Even those who have worked outside have never seen a long-term worker receive such treatment.
The Song brothers were at the end of the line. Song Er pushed Song Da and whispered, "How about it? This is worth it, isn't it?"
Song Da nodded without saying anything.
After the long-term workers have been distributed, the next step is to distribute the gifts to the managers.
The steward was also paid one month's salary, plus half a month's salary as a bonus, and each person received two chickens, 40 eggs, and 10 kilograms of rice.
After paying the December wages, Song Yuehua calculated that there were still 310 taels of silver left.
That night, he gave Xie Yu a big red envelope with 10 taels of silver in it. "I don't give you monthly allowance on weekdays because you are still in school. Next year, you will be a formal teacher, and I will give you monthly allowance."
Xie Yu held the 10 taels of silver in his hand and said awkwardly, "Sister Song, forget it. I usually eat and live here, and I also take classes with Master Yi. How can I accept the monthly salary?"
"The teacher's food and lodging are his responsibility, and you have put a lot of effort into the students of Class D. You should be paid for your hard work," Song Yuehua said with a smile. "You should learn from your brother. When he received his wages, he was not as polite as you."
On the 30th, Xie Feng came to pick people up and gave Song Yuehua a whole rabbit fur blanket as a birthday gift.
Song Yuehua was stunned. The rabbit fur was snow-white, without any impurities or peculiar smell. It was obvious that it was made with great care.
"Will this be very expensive?" Song Yuehua asked.
Xie Feng shook his head and said, "I did it myself."
What a great craftsmanship! Song Yuehua couldn't help but sigh that Uncle Xie Feng was so thoughtful. He prepared birthday gifts for her every year. In comparison, she didn't even know his birthday.
"Uncle Xie, when was your birthday?" Song Yuehua was a little embarrassed.
It was only after the other person had celebrated her birthday twice that she remembered to ask about his birthday.
Xie Feng said, "Yesterday."
"Ah!" Song Yuehua was stunned. There was only one day left. If she came up with something at the last minute, it would seem perfunctory and it would also have too much connotation of personal relationships. That was not good.
Song Yuehua said solemnly, "Uncle Xie, just wait. I will definitely compensate you well next year."
Xie Feng, "..."
After a while, Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu, Xie Wenwu and Liu Xue also brought her gifts.
Xie Wenwu baked a new cake, Xiaoyu and Xiaoyu sewed her a new set of clothes, and Liu Xue gave her a silver plum blossom hairpin.
After everyone finished the birthday banquet, Xie Feng took the brother and sister back home. Xiaoyu took out a small purse and gave it to her elder sister.
Song Yuehua opened her purse and found a beautiful silver bracelet inside. She weighed it and it felt quite heavy.
"Sister, I have this, and so do Dabao and Xiaobao." Xiaoyu said embarrassedly, biting her lip.
Song Yuehua smiled and said, "It's great that our Xiaoyu can also make money."
"Sister, do you want to save it?" Xiaoyu rolled up Dabao's sleeves and put a silver bracelet engraved with the word "peace" on Dabao's chubby little hand.
Song Yuehua saw that the circle was a bit large, so she stepped inside and said, "It's Chinese New Year, so let's keep it for two days, it will also be festive."
Xiaobao's silver bracelet was also engraved with peace, and Song Ci Yuehua also clicked it, "This is a gift from my second sister. Have you thanked her?"
"Thank you, second sister." Dabao and Xiaobao said in baby voices.
Xiaoyu kissed the two little ones, hugged them and leaned against Song Yuehua's arms, looking at the silver bracelet on her hand and said, "Sister, I feel so happy."
Song Yuehua kissed Xiaoyu's forehead and said, "Sister is also very happy."
Xiaoyu leaned back and glanced at Song Yuehua, her eyes sparkling and her smile formed a crescent shape.
On New Year's Eve, everyone in the family put on new clothes.
Song Yuehua invited the Wang family, the people from the Dongshan compound, and the teachers from the school to the Song family to celebrate New Year's Eve.
Granny Wang specially prepared several kinds of fillings and stewed a big pot of chicken soup. In the evening, everyone gathered together to make dumplings and drink chicken soup.
The two masters ate dumplings and drank wine as usual. Master Yi smiled and said, "Flowers bloom and fall for another year, dumplings and wine are a reunion."
Master Duan laughed and said, "Old Yi, don't let your students hear your doggerel. It will damage your reputation for a lifetime."
After hearing this, Master Yi did not refute, but raised his glass and laughed.
Madam Xia brought two bowls of dumplings and ate them with Madam Nie. "Try it quickly. This one is stuffed with cabbage."
Madam Nie took a bite and nodded, "It's delicious."
Madam Xia also smiled, "That's good, we'll make tea together later. If you like it, stay here. If not, we'll go back early."
Madam Nie nodded somewhat embarrassedly.
Song Yuehua let the dumplings warm up before serving them to Dabao and Xiaobao. Xiaobao ate them bit by bit with a spoon, while Dabao just grabbed them and stuffed them into his mouth.
Xiaoyu wiped the two kids' mouths while muttering, "Dabao, you are the older brother, why do you eat like a pig? Xiaobao is the one who eats well."
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