The Liu family rested for two days. Bai Ling saw that his grandfather and uncle were not comfortable, so he suggested that Bai Sanshu take them to the workshop and their own land to have a look.
There are medicinal herbs and winter wheat in the fields now, but they are not full of life.
Mrs. Bai Liu accompanied the old lady Liu and her daughter-in-law to the inner courtyard, and said that these girls were their own livelihood and would be dowed in the future, which shocked the Liu family.
The Liu family was convinced that the Sanfang family had a great business, so they settled down with peace of mind.
As the New Year was approaching, it was impossible to go around the county town, so the Bai family took the Liu family to visit the town and bought a lot of things for them.
Men mainly focus on books and the Four Treasures of the Study, while women focus on jewelry.
As for the clothes, I leave them to Baicao to arrange them.
"I don't know if that guy received the letter I wrote. The Chinese New Year at the border is probably not as lively as the small village here." Bai Ling looked up at the sky, took a deep breath of pure air, and walked towards the main room.
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On New Year's Eve, both the Bai family and the Liu family wore jackets of festive colors, but because of their different ages, the styles and patterns were different.
The entire Bai family was hung with red lanterns, and the servants also wore new clothes and stood in the yard waiting for rewards from the master.
"Grandpa, grandma, father, mother, eldest uncle, eldest aunt, second uncle, second aunt, eldest cousin, second cousin, eldest sister, Bai Ling wishes you a happy new year. I wish you all happiness and health in the new year.
, your wish comes true." Bai Ling finished his New Year greetings in one breath, bowed and stretched out his hand and said: "Blessed New Year, bring me the red envelope."
Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw Bai Ling's playful appearance.
Yesterday, Mrs. Bai Liu prepared enough red envelopes, and naturally she also prepared one for the Liu family, so as not to be troubled by the children.
"Okay, our Bai Ling is a grown-up girl now, so this red envelope will be quite generous." Old Mrs. Liu smiled and handed over the red envelope.
"You girl, you are obviously the richest in the family, but you are also the most rude when asking for red envelopes every year." Bai Liu said with a smile, she was not slow in giving out red envelopes.
On the other hand, the two cousins couldn't help but blush as it was their first time to give a red envelope to a peer, and the money in the red envelope was not theirs.
"Second sister, please sit down quickly, it's time for us to wish you New Year greetings." Bai Wei said with a smile.
"Mom is also talking about me. This girl and I are obviously twins, but just because I was born a little earlier than her, I have given her several years of red envelopes. I am at a huge loss."
Bai Ling said something coquettishly, and sat on a chair waiting for a few children to wish her New Year's greetings.
Bai Xing and Bai Xiaoshan have long been used to it, but Liu Xusheng and Liu Xu didn't feel good about it. Bai Wei and the others forced them to pay Bai Ling New Year greetings, and they blushed even more than the two Liu brothers.
"Everyone behaves well. Mom just said that I am the little rich man in the family. If the red envelope given to me is less than others, you will make fun of me for being stingy."
Bai Ling took out the red envelopes he had prepared a long time ago, called several children to come forward, and handed out one to each of them.
The Bai Wei siblings opened their purses on the spot, and when they saw a handful of silver beans inside, they immediately beamed.
"Thank you, second sister." The three siblings thanked each other in unison.
"How can you give me so much?" Mrs. Liu Chen saw that there were silver beans instead of copper coins inside, and she hurriedly said: "Give it back to your cousin quickly, this is too much."
"The second aunt said this, but it slapped my second sister in the face. If the second sister hadn't just bought most of the back mountain, the new year's money would have cost ten taels of silver at least, so the second aunt asked her cousin and
Cousin, please keep it, otherwise you think the second sister didn’t give you enough, so how can I give you a red envelope later?" Bai Wei said quickly.
Liu Chen didn't feel comfortable saying anything else, so she looked at Liu Fuwu for help. When she saw the other person nodded, she stopped talking.
Then he paid New Year's greetings to Bai Wei, and the quarrel among the peers was over. The income of the second house of the Liu family was quite generous.
"Grandpa and grandma, we sisters now have our own businesses. Although we are still waiting for marriage, we also want to express our filial piety. This is a red envelope that we sisters gave to our elders together. We wish them a happy and prosperous future.
Every year has its present day."
None of the Bai Ling siblings knelt on the ground and wished the two elders of the Liu family another New Year.
"Father and mother, just keep it. This is what the children want." Seeing that his father and mother were about to refuse, Bai Sanshu said hurriedly.
This was also done by the whole family together, using the excuse of New Year greetings to give the Liu family some money so that they would not be embarrassed to take it from them.
"You have to keep it. This is the skill of my granddaughter and grandsons." Liu Zhenyou didn't understand what his son-in-law's family meant, so he took the thin red envelope into his hand, but his heart was heavy.
Bai Ling prepared two fifty-tael silver notes, which made him rich enough to build a five-room brick house.
Of the one hundred taels, Bai Sanshu and his wife paid half, and the rest was shared equally between the siblings.
The Liu family has not been divided yet, so the eldest family received few red envelopes, but no one felt uncomfortable. Everyone knew that this was the Bai family giving them money in disguise, and they were very touched.
Next, the servants all paid New Year's greetings to the Bai family, and of course everyone was given red envelopes. The masters and servants were all overflowing with the happiness brought by the New Year.
"Two cousins, please take Xiaoshan to deliver firecrackers to the victims. Tell them everything you need to pay attention to. We will add food to them in the evening. Tell them that they can go after midnight.
I went to the theater at the entrance of the village and sang the opera for six consecutive days, which was really exciting."
Bai Ling was afraid that the few half-year-old boys would not be able to stay idle, so he arranged errands for them.
"Second sister, don't worry, I promise to complete the mission!" Bai Xiaoshan, a little devil, saluted with a modern military salute, and then walked out holding a cousin by the hand.
"These brats all started having fun as soon as they were asked to go out to play." Mrs. Liu said with a smile.
Although I have lost a few grandchildren, there are still so many sensible children around, and I still have hope in life.
It was just that she missed those few people, but it was hard to make everyone feel troubled during the Chinese New Year. Mrs. Liu had to hold back her tears.
"Grandma, I heard that your fried fish is the most delicious. I specifically asked the kitchen side not to move, just waiting for grandma to fill my stomach." Bai Ling said with a greedy expression.
"Grandma, you can't be partial, Xing'er also wants to eat." Bai Xing agreed.
"Okay, okay, you all have a share." Mrs. Liu touched Bai Xing's head and stood up with a smile.
"You girls, you are trying all kinds of tricks to make your grandma tired. Isn't your grandma's craftsmanship making you hungry?"
Mrs. Bai Liu understood the children's intentions, but she still joked and said to her two sisters-in-law:
"These girls all have their own ideas, and they will give us a lot of work to do. We said that it is not easy to have a reunion this year, and we want the victims at our village's rescue station to share the joy. We originally agreed
On top of the dishes, there are chicken stewed with mushrooms and pickled cabbage stewed fish. The servants at home are busy with the family reunion dinner, but our sister-in-law can only take over this job!"
Both Liu's sisters-in-law are grieving the loss of a son, which will keep them busy but also save them from being secretly sad.
"Then let's go quickly. We have never cooked these meals for hundreds of people, and we don't know if we can make it in time." Ms. Liu Li was quick-tempered and immediately rolled up her sleeves.
"I'm afraid this new coat will get dirty. How about I change into the old clothes?" Ms. Liu Chen lowered her head and looked at the clothes. (To be continued)