After the first birthday of Xiao Zhuzhu, the granddaughter of Xiang's parents, Yu Qing took advantage of Grandma Ruan and Ruan Xiuhua at home. The next day, she asked Xiang Yisen to go to the countryside to buy a pig. After handling it, he dragged it home and marinated it with salt for a few days.

Prepare smoked bacon.

Grandma Ruan and Han Xue said while rubbing salt, "Qingqing, why did you buy so much meat again? I told you that your dad is busy at the end of the year, so how can he have time to wait for the bacon to be smoked?"

Yu Qing sat aside and watched the three children playing. After listening to Grandma Ruan's words, she turned back to look at them and said with a smile: "I have already agreed with Dad that I have to keep it for three or four days before going back. These meats

Even if it's not smoked, it will be marinated in three or four days. If you really can't do it then, just go back with the marinated meat, and wait until you get to the provincial capital to smoke it yourself for a few days."

"You are spending too much money like this." Grandma Ruan disagreed, but she was very happy in her heart. At the end of every year, her granddaughter remembers to honor her grandparents and father. She is a good and filial child.

"Grandma, this little money is really not worth mentioning to me. Buying meat in the provincial capital is not as convenient as in our countryside, but we can do it here. Isn't this better? I'll ask Xiang Yisen to buy some fish, chickens and ducks tomorrow.

Come back and smoke it all."

When Han Xue heard this, her eyelids twitched, but when she thought of the profits from her several shops every day, she lowered her head to work again.

Compared with before, her life now is like living in paradise. She still has less to do with her son and his wife's affairs.

In the next few days, Xiang Yisen either went out and brought back river fish or cleaned chickens and ducks. Han Xue helped pickle whatever he brought back.

Yu Qing took advantage of the past few days to prepare a lot of new year's goods, including various pastries from the bakery, both Western and traditional.

There are also dry goods, seafood, and fruits. Ruan Xiuhua can take these back when he returns. They can be considered as a New Year's gift to his parents' family.

Ruan Xiuhua looked at the piles of New Year's gifts in the side room. His eyelids were twitching inexplicably. Even if he grew eight hands, he wouldn't be able to carry them at this pace.

"Daughter, are you preparing to vacate your husband's house after preparing for so many years of ceremony?"

Yu Qing shook her head: "This is just part of the preparation. It depends on my wishes. I want to prepare some more cookies and candies for guests to eat during the New Year, as well as a few toys for my younger brothers. I just consider that you can't bring so many, so I'll think about it later.

I have prepared these.”

After saying that, she turned back to look at Ruan Xiuhua: "How about I prepare more and transport it back by consignment if you can't pick it up?"

Ruan Xiuhua was shocked by her arrogance: "Daughter, your jokes are not funny at all. I don't like them too much. If you move to your parents' house, do you believe that Yisen will come to settle the score with you after the Chinese New Year!"

Yu Qing glanced at the door and said with a half-smile: "Dad, you underestimate your son-in-law. He is a very angry person!"

Ruan Xiuhua snorted: "Of course I know he is good. I was just making an analogy, do you understand? Ask people outside who would wholesale the New Year's gifts for their mother-in-law like you do."

Yu Qing felt warm in her heart, "Only those who care about their daughter would think that their daughter's annual gift is too generous.

Noticing that the shadow at the door was gone, she shook her head in amusement.

All kinds of marinated meats are smoked for four to five days before they are ready.

Grandma Ruan, Ruan Xiuhua and Ruan Nan accompanied Xiao Zhuzhu to celebrate her first birthday and celebrate Laba Festival. Instead of waiting for the bacon to be smoked, they brought up the bacon and went back to the provincial capital. Time waited for no one, so they had no choice but to go back to the provincial capital and cook on their own.

Smoke for a few days.

After Laba Festival, the weather seems to have become colder, rainy and continuous, and the sky has not cleared up. However, in this weather, the Chinese New Year flavor is getting stronger and stronger.

On the 20th of the New Year, Ruan Zheng came to Yicheng. He came to see Xiao Zhuzhu, and by the way, he gave Yu Qing money for selling dried fruit gift boxes together.

Because they were fully prepared this year, they bought a lot of dried fruits from the south and the north. Each gift box was filled with eight kinds of dried fruits, with a net weight of two kilograms. The cost was about seven yuan, and they wholesaled it for twelve yuan.

Excluding the cost and transportation fees, you can probably earn about three yuan per box.

In the past few months at the end of the year, they sold almost 20,000 kilograms and nearly 10,000 boxes.

It was nearly 30,000 yuan, and each of the three gold steels plus Ruan Dad and Yu Qing shared almost 6,000 yuan.

Six thousand yuan is not much compared to their current income, but this is the first year, and due to lack of experience, they have received less dry goods.

Ruan Zheng handed Yu Qing a small gold bracelet: "This is my first-year gift to Zhuzhu."

"I would like to thank you on behalf of Zhuzhu, brother."

When Ruan Zheng saw Yu Qing accepting the gift, he got down to business: "We made a mistake in our prediction this year. We didn't expect dried fruits to be so easy to sell. Next year, according to my second uncle's intention, I want to set up a food company to specialize in dried fruits, pastries and other foods."

, what do you think?"

"This is very good, I support it. It's just..." Yu Qing frowned, looked at Ruan Zheng and expressed her worries: "It's just that my dad now owns several grocery stores, a small cinema, and a clothing factory, and he also has a food factory.

Is he busy with the company?"

"This is indeed a problem." Ruan Zheng knew how complicated these businesses were. He only opened a few shops, occasionally managed a small cinema, and was busy with dried fruits at the end of the year. With just these three businesses, he was a little dizzy.

"Qingqing, what do you think of me resigning like my second uncle and going to work full-time in the sea?"

Yu Qing's eyelids jumped in shock when she heard this, "Brother, stop joking. Can grandpa and your parents agree?"

In the eyes of the older generation, business is ultimately unstable, and only the iron rice bowl of the public sector is the guarantee.

Let's not talk about Mr. Ruan for the moment. After all, they are separated by a generation. Take Shi Huilan as an example. She would be the first to jump out and object. How could she agree to his resignation if his good eldest son works in a government agency?

"I don't know. I just have this idea and haven't had time to tell my family yet."

Yu Qing held her waist and said, "I'm tired after sitting for a long time. I'll go downstairs for a walk." She avoided this topic in time. If the eldest aunt knew that she supported her eldest brother's resignation, she might hate her to death if she opposed it.

Year twenty-eight.

Mi Weiguo and his wife Li Xiaoju carried and picked again and again, bringing many of their own local specialties.

"Girl Qing, the load Wei Guo is picking up is sweet potatoes, potatoes and various beans grown on his family's own land. I'm picking up some sweet potato vermicelli, eggs, and home-made tofu."

Li Xiaoju took out the things from the basket one by one, and the eggs were placed at the bottom. The tofu had been deep-fried, and it was about two plates, which was enough for Yu Qing's family to eat during the New Year.

Yu Qing looked at the New Year's gift that she had put a lot of effort into preparing, and felt warm in her heart. After living in Mijia Village for more than ten years, only Mi Weiguo's family has contact with her now.

"Uncle, aunt, you can come as soon as you come. Why did you pick so many things? There are so many people going out at the end of the year. I don't know how you packed so many things into the car?"

It was freezing cold, and I couldn't bear to think that the couple were already old and carrying so many things in the car.

(End of chapter)
Chapter completed!