Because they played in the snow and went home after dinner, Ms. Zhao also asked her to cook some ginger soup for the children to drink when they got home.
At night, Su Sanlang sighed and said, "I haven't seen the children so happy for a long time."
Of the four children, even the youngest Su Xiaolu has lost the innocence of her childhood, let alone Su Xiaoling and Su Chongsuhua.
Mrs. Zhao snuggled close to Su Sanlang and said with a smile: "No, everyone is very happy today. Although such happiness is rare, it is remembered once in my heart. It will be sweet when I think about it in the future."
"That's true."
Su Sanlang smiled and agreed.
“In a blink of an eye, it’s the New Year again.”
Su Sanlang hugged Mrs. Zhao tightly and said, unknowingly, another year has passed.
"Yes, it will be Chinese New Year again in a blink of an eye."
Mrs. Zhao felt very warm when she listened to Su Sanlang's heartbeat. For her, every day was satisfying and happy. When talking about the New Year, she also lamented that time passed too fast.
"Mother, after the Chinese New Year, let's go to the town and buy a house. This will make it easier for Brother Chong and the others to go to school. We can talk to Huzi and the others some time later to see if they have this intention."
Su Sanlang revealed his plan. In the past few years, the family's wealth has become increasingly rich. By making sauerkraut and kimchi, they have also saved nearly a thousand taels of silver, which is enough to buy a house in the town and live a stable life.
Ms. Zhao was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
"Then I'll go back and ask my siblings what they want."
Mrs. Zhao thought about Mrs. Qian and made a mental calculation. Chen Hu's family should have saved several hundred taels of silver, which would be enough to buy a house.
In the past few years, Qian and she have become like sisters, and Zhao hopes that the two families can continue to be neighbors.
Su Sanlang responded: "Well, if possible, let's buy a house next to each other so that we can take care of each other."
"It's getting late, go to bed early."
Su Sanlang turned his head and kissed Zhao's forehead.
Mrs. Zhao nodded. For so many years, Su Sanlang had kept this habit. Every night before going to bed, he would kiss her forehead. Every time, Ms. Zhao felt warm in her heart.
Mrs. Zhao wrote down what Su Sanlang said, and a few days later.
During the free time, Ms. Zhao told Mr. Qian.
After hearing this, Mr. Qian smiled and said, "Okay, I'll discuss it with Huzi later."
"It's just that we have gone to town, what should we do with these things here? What will we do with our business in the future?"
Qian asked. Her family had saved several hundred taels, which was enough to buy a house. Life in the town was affluent, but there were some restrictions everywhere. When going to the town, the kimchi business was the foundation of the two families, and they had to do well.
Listening to Qian's worries, Zhao smiled and said: "I have discussed this with Sanlang. Let's buy a house with a bigger yard and move all of it. Our land will be rented to the villagers for farming, and we will divide the food every year."
I asked Xiaozhi to help collect the vegetables in the village and let her family take care of them."
Of course, Su Sanlang had considered this issue. He was going to the town, and Su Xiaozhi's family had also made arrangements.
In the future, Su Xiaozhi's family will be responsible for harvesting vegetables. With Cao's supervision, there will be no problems in this area.
Both sauerkraut and kimchi require a lot of vegetables. These tasks should not be underestimated, and Su Xiaozhi's family is not easy either.
The wages are still the same, but the work is different.
Mr. Qian nodded: "Okay, I'll rest assured that big brother has made arrangements. I'll tell Huzi later."
Mrs. Zhao smiled, and Mr. Qian also smiled gently. There were many things that he could understand without having to say them.
In the evening, Mrs. Qian returned home and told Chen Hu about the matter after going to bed.
Chen Hu said, "Mother, what do you think? Our family has more than 700 taels of silver, which is enough to buy a house. With this money, we can live a good life here even if we don't go to the town."
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"Daddy, I want to follow my eldest brother and sister-in-law into the town. Brother Shi and Brother Xing have always known Brother Chong and Brother Hua, and they will be affected. Maybe they can also take the exam in the future. They all say that they are close to Zhu Ze
When red is close to ink, black is black. I think you are right. Let them follow the example of Brother Chong and Brother Hua. It is absolutely right."
Qian expressed her inner thoughts and thought about her two sons. She hoped from the bottom of her heart that they could also study and be promising. Even if they could not pass the exam, they would still be literate. Following Brother Chong and Brother Hua, they could always succeed.
Learned something.
"That's what I think too. I'm afraid you don't want to enter the town. Since you also want to, then let's go together with my elder brother and sister-in-law."
Chen Hu said with a smile that he had always been determined to follow Su Sanlang, but he also cared about Qian. Qian and him thought of the same thing. Chen Hu couldn't hold back his smile, so he took Qian's hand and kissed her.
relative.
Qian was immediately embarrassed: "How old are you, and you are still like this?"
Chen Hu smiled, put Qian's head on his chest, and said, "Mother, I'm happy."
Qian responded lightly: "Me too."
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The next day, Ms. Qian told Ms. Zhao.
Ms. Zhao smiled and said that after the new year, when we are looking for a house, the two families will go look at it together.
The two families have the same opinion, and when the time comes to find a house, they won't be too far away.
Adjacent is the best.
The days passed quickly, and the Chinese New Year was here in a blink of an eye.
On New Year's Eve, Zhao and Su Sanlang had been busy since they got up in the morning, and Su Xiaoling was also busy making several medicinal meals.
Su Xiaolu also got up in the morning, ate something and started practicing swordplay.
After she was beaten to the ground, she watched Su Chong and Gui You exchange blows.
With swords and swords flashing, Su Xiaolu's eyes widened: "Brother is making great progress."
Su Chong's progress was rapid and he was able to block many of Guiyou's moves and remained undefeated for an hour.
When Su Chong's sword was knocked out of his hand, Guiyou also stopped, with a look of satisfaction on his face.
His eyes fell on Su Xiaolu and he said calmly: "Girl, your eldest brother Su Chong will leave today. After this year, I will leave. From now on, your eldest brother will teach you."
After saying goodbye, he jumped over the wall.
It took Su Xiaolu a while to come back to her senses. She looked at Su Hua and Zhou Heng, and asked uncertainly: "I just heard Master Guiyou say that my eldest brother has left the profession??"
Su Hua and Zhou Heng nodded affirmatively to her.
Su Hua said, "I don't think I heard it, but Mr. Guiyou said so. From now on, my eldest brother will teach you."
It has been four years since Hui You came home. Su Chong has already learned what he taught. The rest needs to be studied and understood by Su Chong himself.
Su Chong walked to Su Xiaolu, patted Su Xiaolu on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, my elder brother will teach you the same thing in the future."
Su Xiaolu felt a little reluctant and wanted to cry, but she held back.
During the New Year's Eve dinner, Guiyou gave Su Xiaolu a set of knives and silver needles. Su Xiaolu looked up, his eyes already red: "Master Guiyou..."
She was really reluctant to let him go, but she knew she couldn't. Gui You was the same person as Old Man Wu.