Chapter 432 Sending Lanterns
Si Tian naturally had no objection. Their family was now wealthy and powerful, so it was understandable that they gave some benefits to the workers.
"How about this: each person gets a pound of pork, two cans of food, and some rice and flour. You can see if you need anything else."
Madam Si thought for a moment and said, "There's a lot of cloth piled up in the clothing factory. If it's left there for a long time, it'll get wasted. Why not give each person two feet of cloth and let them take it back to make some new clothes?"
"Okay, I'll prepare some red envelopes for them when the time comes." Si Tian thought about it and prepared everything that should be given to the workers.
Now that life is better, let everyone have a good year.
Miao Long has already gone to the farm and asked people to slaughter the animals.
Don't underestimate this pound of meat. The Si family and the Miao family have many people under their names. To get a pound of meat for each person, a lot of pigs need to be slaughtered.
Si Tian called Meng Yanxin, who wanted to go to the newspaper office together, and went out together.
"It's time to prepare New Year's items for the orphanage and the charity. These children and the people at the charity have been working very hard these days."
Madam Si had a smile on her face.
"It's just right. Juanjuan said she wanted to deliver lanterns to the children in the orphanage. Let's deliver the things there together later." Siming walked over and sat down beside her.
"This girl has always been thinking about them." Mrs. Si had a smile on her face.
"She cares about everyone and never forgets anyone." There was a doting smile in Si Ming's eyes.
"Then let's go together after dinner. I'll have the housekeeper prepare everything first. You'll have to send a truck to pick it up. The orphanage and the charity house have more stuff."
Old Madam Si thought about the things she wanted to send, and simply asked Siming to send a truck to pick them up.
"Okay, I'll ask Adjutant Qi to have someone drive a truck over, and the housekeeper and Adjutant Qi will go together to load the things into the truck." After Si Ming finished speaking, he called someone to send a car over.
After dinner, the Si family and the triplets went to the charity hall together.
The triplets opened their big eyes curiously, looking here and there, turning their little heads left and right, and they were so busy that they seemed to be overwhelmed.
It was already dark now, with only some orange lights still on around. There were a few tables set up below, and people selling late-night snacks had already started setting up their stalls.
Juanjuan leaned against the car window and watched the busy people outside. It was such a cold day, but they were wearing cotton coats that were not too thick, and were placing tools with their hands that were a little red from the cold.
"Juanjuan, do you want to have a midnight snack?" Si Jinchen saw that she kept turning her head to look at the stall behind her.
"No. It's just that they have to work hard to make money in such a cold weather." Juanjuan said, looking outside: "It would be better if it wasn't so cold today."
Si Jinchen turned his head to look through the rearview glass, and saw that the owner of the stall, who had been hunching his neck, straightened up and began to work more skillfully.
The corners of his lips rose slightly, and his face was full of smiles.
"Achen, what are you looking at? You're smiling so happily." Mrs. Si saw him look back at the stall, then she smiled.
She turned her head and took a look, but didn't see anything special.
"Grandma, I'm very happy to see that his stall is doing good business." Si Jinchen said with a smile.
"When the people live and work in peace and contentment, their businesses will gradually get better." Old Madam Si looked at the busy people outside the car window with smiles on their faces.
They went to the charity hall first. After dinner, no one was in a hurry to rest, but was still making soap in the yard.
"Do you feel that it's not so cold tonight?" An old man stretched his body and turned to look at the old man on the other side.
"Now that you mention it, it seems to be true. I don't feel any pain between my fingers tonight." The old man said as he moved his fingers.
"That's good. We can do more today. The soap liquid will solidify easily in this cold weather." Qian Qian looked at everyone and cheered them up.
"Okay, let's do our best today." The courtyard of the charity hall was very lively.
The moonlight is very bright today. Even without turning on the lights, you can see the surrounding environment clearly.
It’s just some work that requires more delicate work, so I lit a kerosene lamp on the table so that everyone can see more clearly.
"Why are you still making soap in the yard instead of going to rest so late?" This was the scene that Mrs. Si and the others saw as they came in.
"Old Madam, Commander-in-Chief, Ninth Master..." As soon as everyone saw them, they greeted them in unison.
"Don't be polite. Why don't you go back to your room and rest? Why are you still making soap in the yard so late?" Old Lady Si looked at Qian Qian and asked.
"We can't sleep in the house, so it's warmer here by the stove, and we can chat and pass the time."
"Plus, the soap liquid solidifies quickly in winter, so we have to make it much faster than usual," Qian Qian explained.
"Even so, you still need to rest. If you exhaust yourself, the soap business will have to stop." Mrs. Si joked with a smile.
"Madam, we will all pay attention. On weekdays, the children from the orphanage will also come with Doctor Huai to check their health for us."
"We are much healthier than before, so don't worry."
Everyone in the charity hall had a smile on their face.
Adjutant Qi had asked the soldiers who came with him to help move the things off the truck and put them in the charity's warehouse.
Siming looked at Qian Qian and said, "It's the New Year, and I've sent everyone some cloth, cotton, and some food. Please share it with everyone."
"Yes, Overseer."
"Auntie, I brought you beautiful lanterns!" Juanjuan held a lantern stick in her hand.
She took out a beautiful little butterfly lamp and handed it to her: "This is for Auntie."
Si Jinchen and Ma Yang were still holding Kongming lanterns in their hands. After Juanjuan gave the little butterfly lantern, they handed another Kongming lantern to her.
"Aunt Qian, this is a Kongming lantern. During the Chinese New Year, you can write your wishes on the lantern and light the small candle underneath, and it will fly into the sky."
Mayang handed her a red Kongming lantern.
Qian Qian stretched out her hands and took the two lanterns: "Did you make these yourself?"
Si Jinchen nodded: "Brother Ma Yang taught us how to do it."
Qian Qian put the Kongming lantern aside and took a match to light the butterfly lantern.
The orange flames shining on the colorful butterfly lanterns are particularly beautiful.
It seems like it will spread its wings and fly away in the blink of an eye.
She looked at the lamp with a smile in her eyes and hung it carefully on a pillar beside her.
Other people in the charity hall also received two lanterns, a small animal lantern and a Kongming lantern.
The yard is now full of small animal lights, making it look particularly warm.
After chatting with everyone for a while, the Si family members left for the orphanage.
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