After Shen Tian left, Chu Heng took out the New Year's goods sent by Zhao Weiguo and shared some with his aunts. This time, he gave more red sausages, more than twenty pieces. He gave one piece to each of them, and less dried sausages. Some people only gave half a stick to each person. Mountain products such as Hericium erinaceus were too rare, so he was reluctant to give them a share.
But even so, the aunties were all laughing so hard that they couldn't see their eyes. They were throwing out all kinds of nice words as if they were free of charge, and they almost praised him to the sky.
You can imagine how united the employees in the store will be after he takes office.
I can't say where I'm going to hit, but I think it's still possible to use my arm to direct it.
After corrupting a circle of people, Chu Heng rushed to Miss Ni, put the things on the counter, and asked her: "Didn't you say that your mother is going to stew chicken tonight? How about we cook it now?" I'll give you some mountain products, the chicken stewed with Hericium mushrooms will be delicious."
He had made an appointment with the girl a few days ago, and today he was going to the Ni family to deliver New Year's gifts. Ni's mother had started preparing food early, planning to make a sumptuous banquet for her precious uncle.
Ni Yinghong was rubbing her cheeks that had been sore all night. She shook her head when she heard this and said sadly: "It's too late. My mother stewed the old hen when she got up in the morning. It's all cooked now."
"That's it." Chu Heng smacked his lips in disappointment. Seeing her weird movements, he asked curiously: "Why are you rubbing your face all the time?"
"I ate three cups of ice cream!" The girl gave him an angry look, pouted her red mouth, and said angrily: "I know how to abuse people every day!"
"Why are you so cruel to people? Aren't you very happy when I eat honey!" Chu Heng blinked mischievously.
Ni Yinghong's heart trembled, and her body softened. With a shy face, she stretched out her hand and pressed it on his face, pushing him back hard: "Oh, you... shut up and do what you have to do."
"Hey, you weren't like this yesterday." Chu Heng bared his teeth and smiled, and while the girl was looking for something to throw at him, he hurriedly ran out of the shop.
There were a lot of people on the street. The adults were walking home happily carrying various New Year goods they had just bought. Children on holiday were jumping and playing around their parents. Some of the wealthier families still had big knives, masks, and small children in their hands. With toys such as windmills and dolls, you can see your back molars when you are happy.
There were also some half-grown children holding incense sticks in their hands, and from time to time they would take out a small firecracker from their pocket, light it and throw it out, scaring passers-by.
The soft and chilly north wind is filled with laughter and the faint smell of sulfur, giving this ancient city a hint of the New Year in advance.
Chu Heng strolled down the street with a cigarette in his mouth. On a whim, he took out his camera and took pictures, recording those simple and energetic smiles on film.
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evening.
After getting off work, the young couple first went to Chu Heng's house, and then went out together with various gifts they had prepared, preparing to go to Ni's house.
He also brought a lot of things this time, including a bucket of water, two elbows, four pig's trotters, two cans of malted milk, two bottles of Maotai, a large front door, a large bag of pastries, and some local products sent by Zhao Weiguo. The red sausage and dried sausage were enough to show off to his mother-in-law and other sisters for several days.
The two of them spent a lot of effort before hanging the large and small packages on the bicycle.
"What do you think you are doing with so many things?" Miss Ni looked helplessly at her car, which was full of broken bits and pieces. How strenuous it was to ride it.
"It's the Chinese New Year." Chu Heng smiled and touched her head, turned around and pushed her into the car to go out.
It happened that the third uncle from across the street, Yan Bugui, came back from get off work. He stopped and greeted the old man with a smile: "The third uncle is back."
Ni Yinghong also quickly called people: "Third uncle."
"Hey, Yinghong is here." The third uncle smiled and nodded, glanced at the things in the two people's cars, and his mouth watered: "Where are you two going?"
This big pig's knuckle is really rare!
"Let's go to my father-in-law's house. Let's talk back. We'll have dinner in a minute." With that, Chu Heng pushed the car and walked out, followed closely by Miss Ni.
The third uncle quickly stopped him: "Wait a minute, Tsuneko."
Chu Heng turned around and looked at him, curiously asking: "What's wrong with you?"
"It's no big deal, I just want to ask if you still need me to write the couplets for this year?" the third uncle asked with a smile.
Chu Heng immediately understood what it meant. The couplets for each family in the courtyard were written by the third uncle every year, and in return, each family would give the old man something like peanuts and melon seeds as a thank you gift.
And the reason why he asked such a question was because he wanted to get some reassurance. This old man was narrow-minded and scheming, so he would always be thinking about this benefit before the idea was realized.
Chu Heng not only smiled for a while, but also smiled and said: "I must ask you to write it. I have all the candies and melon seeds ready."
After receiving a positive reply, the third uncle was relieved and said with a smile: "Okay, I will be the first to give it to you on the 30th day."
"Thank you first." Chu Heng raised his hand and looked at the time, and said quickly: "I won't talk to you anymore. My mother-in-law and the others will be impatient after a while."
"Go quickly, go quickly, watch your step, the road is slippery today." The third uncle said with a smile.
After the young couple left the hospital, they hurriedly rode to Ni's house. They didn't arrive until almost half past five.
By this time, all the Ni family members had returned, and the food and wine were put on the table, waiting for them.
Mother Ni, who was looking at the door of her home, saw the young couple carrying things into the courtyard, and quickly opened the door to welcome them. The old lady took the things from Chu Heng's hands with a smile on her face, and scolded: "Hengzi, why did you buy these things?"
Ah, what a waste of money."
"It was a gift from a friend. It didn't cost anything." Chu Heng gave her some light items and carried the water and elbows himself.
After they entered the room, Ni Chen stood up with a smile, took what he was holding, and said, "Hurry up and sit down, Hengzi."
Ni Yinghong, who was following behind and ignored, rolled her eyes at the people in the room and angrily carried her things into the kitchen.
Didn't each of these people treat me as a human being or something?
Sad!
After Chu Heng sat down, Father Ni on the side handed him a cigarette and asked: "Hengzi, has it been decided when will you be promoted to director?"
"Official handover on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year." Chu Heng quickly took the cigarette, took out a lighter and lit it for his father-in-law first.
The smile on Ni's father's face became brighter when he heard this. My uncle was promoted on the fifth day of the lunar month. When the girl gets married on the 18th day of the lunar month, she will have even more dignity.
This time, the whole courtyard is filled with the best of luck in marrying his daughter!
I'm so envious of those old ladies who gossip!
"Hengzi was promoted on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year!" The sister-in-law came in with bowls and chopsticks and joked: "You will have to treat me then."
"No problem, just ask if you want to eat anything." Chu Heng responded with a smile, and finally asked: "Sister-in-law, did you get the fungus today? I just love to eat your black fungus."
"Then how can we forget? I know you love to eat, so I made a lot more to make sure you eat enough." said the sister-in-law.
