On the day of the Little New Year, every household in Wanghe Village is busy.
Sweeping the dust, cooking candy, making croquettes, unpacking and washing the bedding...
Li Hui was not idle here either. He found many children who could write well and asked them to come to his home and asked them to be responsible for writing the Chinese character "福". They were given a copper plate for five characters "福", and they could write as much as they could, and they would take care of a meal at noon.
He and Yan Yixin were responsible for writing couplets, and Mr. Pang came over to help when he had free time.
Upon seeing this, Li Hui specifically asked not to write too profoundly, but to write some down-to-earth and auspicious words.
Mr. Pang has written countless couplets in his life, but this is the first time that he has written such simple and down-to-earth couplets.
Feeling fresh, I started writing as soon as I picked up the pen. I wrote six copies in one breath and presented them to Li Hui like a treasure. The latter chuckled and said:
"You are really disrespecting your talents by writing such a couplet. You can't post it to the village, and at the end of the day, you have to post it to the yamen."
Mr. Pang looked at his sincere eyes, rolled his eyes hard, and said:
"Speak humanly!"
After traveling south together for so long, how could the old man not understand him? He seems sincere and harmless, but in fact he is wilted and rotten.
Li Hui laughed twice, showed him what he had written and said:
"I have to write more plainly."
Mr. Pang looked at the "Five Blessings" and "Four Seasons of Peace" in front of him and asked doubtfully:
"Are you still holding this?"
Li Hui nodded heavily and pointed at the "Gathering of Wealth from All Directions" that Yan Yixin had just written, without saying a word.
Although old farmers are concerned about business registration, it does not affect their desire to save money and make money.
Mr. Pang looked at the "Peace in the World" he had just written, thought for a moment, picked up the pen, and continued to write. He wrote two more pages and still held it in his hand. Even though the horizontal line was "Food Harvest", the upper and lower couplets were still literate. There was no need for Li Hui to speak.
The old man spontaneously wrote the word "福".
Write a few pictures of each font, and wait until Cheng Xue comes back from the workshop to take a look. Except for the commonly used fonts, the others must be posted in the school and workshop.
After thinking for a moment, he walked up to the old man with a smile and said:
"Old Pang, please put a seal on the place where the payment is made, so that it can be kept as a record in the future."
For aristocratic families, money is only external possessions. Only books, calligraphy and paintings, etc., are the family's heritage.
Mr. Pang happily took out his seals and followed the instructions. After sealing them one by one, he said:
"You are a bad man, and you were making fun of me just now."
When Cheng Xue heard this, she shook her head hurriedly and said:
"No, he doesn't dare."
"Why don't you dare."
Like a child, Mr. Pang told Li Hui's "malignant behavior" in detail.
They say that old children and young children have learned a lesson today.
Cheng Xue was very considerate and patted Li Hui's back three times and said:
"How can you bully Mr. Pang like that? You don't want to hang out anymore?"
Li Hui was also very cooperative. He hurriedly walked up to the old man, bowed his hands, apologized and said hello.
The children were all dumbfounded. They knew they had a good relationship as a couple, but to be so lawless in front of outsiders, was it... too much?
Mr. Pang regained his energy and snorted arrogantly at Li Hui. Then he went to Cheng Xue and cut the thread and tied the couplets with her.
A couplet with two characters of blessing is not tiring, it is very easy.
"Do you do this every year?"
"We did it the year before last and this year. He was not at home last year and was not a scholar before." Cheng Xue replied quietly.
This year, everyone in the village came early to say hello, so Li Hui also prepared early. She wrote when she had free time in the past few days. It was her idea to find children today. She wanted the children in the village to earn some pocket money, and also let them know how to write blessings and couplets.
You can make money.
Those written by Mr. Pang were distributed by her to the Li family's ancestral hall, school, workshop, and the Yu Huai family. As for those written by others, they were given as normal.
One portion is exchanged for three eggs, which is high quality and low price.
Until the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, everyone in the village received couplets from the Li family, and the New Year's goods were considered complete.
Cheng Xue looked at the three baskets of eggs, shook her head in amusement, and said:
"Fortunately it's winter. If it were summer, I would be really stink."
When Yuniang heard this, she said "hmm" and said:
"Madam, I want to exchange eggs for some duck eggs in the town. I can pickle salted duck eggs, which are yellow and sandy and have a lot of oil. I will cook some for you to take with you on the road after the new year, okay?"
"What's wrong with that? Let Tiandong drive to change it now."
Yuniang is also an activist. After hearing this, she obediently went out to call for help. Cheng Xue refilled the basket and exchanged more.
She also wanted to eat salted duck eggs, but the ducks and geese at home did not lay eggs, so she killed them after the snow fell and ate the meat. Not to mention, the goose stewed with pickled vegetables was really delicious. After tasting the sweetness, she told Yu
Mom, raise more geese next spring and eat them in winter.
It's New Year's Eve in the blink of an eye, and Li Huai, who usually can't afford to scream, is now promising. He sat up with a "plop", then carefully put on his shoes, and ran to the kang in the back room.
Li Hui was getting dressed when he heard the sound and turned his head, startled, and lowered his voice and asked:
"What's going on with you? Why did you get up so early?"
Seeing that his mother was still sleeping soundly, the little guy replied in a sensible voice:
"Dad, it's Chinese New Year, you can play with firecrackers."
Boys seem to be born with a special liking for firecrackers, no matter how old they are.
The children in the family are not short of money. At the end of each year, Cheng Xue gives them a certain share of the income from the family workshop and Dongzi Cai. Don't look at Li Huaixiao, he has a lot of money in his hands. The little guy goes out to buy New Year's goods and uses it specially.
Use your own money to buy firecrackers.
Just because of these hanging whips, there was a joke at the time. Li Huai thought that one copper coin could buy a lot of things, so he picked six hanging whips in total and ran away, giving only one copper coin and leaving. If Gastrodia elata hadn't followed him, the boss would have thought that he had encountered a villain.
Where is the Overlord!
Li Hui touched the top of the little guy's hair, knowing that he couldn't sleep either, so he took him to Nuange, put on his cotton-padded jacket and trousers, and took him out to exercise.
Li Huai, who cooperated happily, found that he was about to go out for a run. He resisted with all his heart and retreated, but unfortunately it was too late. His father did not give him a chance at all, and his two brothers ran out. Looking at Master Wen's calm expression,
, the little guy had no choice but to step on his short legs and hurry up to follow.
Li Hui looked at him, patted Wen Tian on the shoulder and said:
"Give Sidan a few more coppers at night, it will scare my son."
Wen Tian gave him a hard look and ran out quickly. He rarely talked to Li Hui because he would get angry every time he couldn't say a few words. It would be better to be out of sight and out of mind. Li Hui hummed a little tune and followed him, and then
Pass easily and don't forget to make a face at him.
Although the behavior is very childish, it is very effective for Wen Tian, and it drives him crazy every time. In fact, there is nothing to be angry about. Li Hui analyzed that it was because he lacked playmates in childhood, so he is now
He has a withdrawn personality and is not good at communicating with others.
It didn't take long for Wen Tian to catch up, and then Li Hui ran forward again. The two competed with each other.
Although Wen Tian wins every time, he only wins by half or one position. For someone who has practiced martial arts all year round, this cannot be considered a win...