Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival and a grand time of the year.
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, smoke was rising from the kitchens of every household, and they started cooking one after another.
Liu Ying and Cheng Muhai came back smiling and went into the kitchen to help.
Since the old couple went to the county town, every time they returned to the village, the villagers kept saying good things. The old man had gained face and his smile became more confident.
Cheng Tianyuan had already prepared most of the dishes and asked: "Will there be a small temple fair this year?"
"Yes!" Liu Ying explained: "This year it is our village's turn, so of course we have to organize it, and every village also has to respect its face!"
Cheng Tianyuan couldn't help laughing and said: "After eating, I will take Lingling to see it. She has been married for more than a year and has never seen our small temple fair."
"Go as soon as you're done eating." Liu Ying said, "She's very busy every day. If she comes here once in a while, just take her for a walk. Lingling doesn't even know how big our village is and what places it has!"
Cheng Muhai on the side also felt it made sense.
"That's right! Take her out more often and get to know our hometown."
Cheng Tianyuan nodded in agreement.
They brought a lot of ingredients from the city, and the three of them made dinner together, and it was ready in an hour.
Xue Ling slept half-sitting, but she didn't sleep very well. When she woke up, her face looked a little bad, and she couldn't eat more than a little.
"Daughter-in-law, please eat some more sweet lotus root." Cheng Tianyuan advised.
The lotus roots in August are the most delicious. Yesterday, he went to the market and bought some long lotus roots. He gave one to Ahu Ma and one to Chen Min and his sister.
Xue Ling couldn't eat anymore and sat up.
"I was walking in the yard and felt a little uncomfortable."
Cheng Tianyuan quickly put down the bowl and went out with her.
Xue Ling was afraid that he wouldn't be full, so he gave up and asked him to go back to the kitchen to continue eating.
"During the Mid-Autumn Festival, every family is reunited. Please stay with your parents to eat for a while. There is a lot of food tonight. Don't leave too much, or the elderly will feel distressed."
Cheng Tianyuan was indeed still hungry, so he simply went into the kitchen to get a big bowl with a bunch of vegetables, and took it out to the yard to eat while accompanying her.
"This is a big porcelain bowl. The adults in the village use big bowls like this when going to the fields. They can hold a lot."
Xue Ling looked at the giant bowl that was about the same size as his face and laughed.
"It's big enough! If it's full, I won't be able to finish it."
Cheng Tianyuan explained: "The men's share is fixed."
Xue Ling touched her belly and rubbed it.
"It was uncomfortable to sleep sitting up earlier. Let's go back and sleep well tonight."
Cheng Tianyuan couldn't help but asked: "Do you want to go to the small temple fair? Every Mid-Autumn Festival here, there is a small temple fair. Each village takes turns to hold it. This year it is our village's turn. The temple fair is very lively. I loved going to the Mid-Autumn Festival temple fair when I was a child.
, there are more things to eat than at the New Year temple fair. In autumn, there are many fruits and fruits, and there are also many delicious things."
Xue Ling was a little moved after hearing this, but she didn't dare to go.
"Let's talk about it next year. I have a big belly now. If I get hit by someone, it will be bad. There are many children in such occasions, and they also like to run around. I am not afraid of ten thousand, but I am afraid of what happens. So don't do it.
Already."
When she was discharged from the hospital two days ago, the doctor repeatedly warned her not to be bumped or bumped, otherwise she would have to give birth prematurely this time.
There are only ten days left before the due date, so she might as well endure it.
Cheng Tianyuan felt it made sense after hearing this, and smiled and said: "Then next time! Next time we will take the little one with us!"
Xue Ling smiled and stroked her pointed belly.
"Children love such occasions, and I used to love going to temple fairs. The temple fairs in the imperial capital are held during the Chinese New Year, mainly in the old city, and are held for three days and three nights in a row. They are very lively. Sometimes there are dragon and dance performances.
Lion, there are many people beating gongs and drums, setting off firecrackers and fireworks, it’s really lively.”
Cheng Tianyuan suddenly remembered something and asked: "By the way, have you told mom? When will she come over so I can go to the provincial capital to pick her up."
Xue's mother said she was coming to take care of her daughter during confinement and arranged to fly over.
Xue Ling replied: "It should take a few days. When I return to the clothing store tomorrow, I will call my father and mother. It happens to be the off-season at my father's place, so he should be more free."
The winter clothing orders have already been rushed out, and the orders for next spring have not yet arrived, so the factory has just one or two months of off-season.
"It will gradually decrease after entering August, and we should make orders for next spring in the following winter."
Cheng Tianyuan said warmly: "I have been busy since the Chinese New Year, and I need to take a break. My mother said that sometimes when the factory works overtime, my father stays in the factory office for ten and a half days without going home."
"Alas... How can making money not be hard work?" Xue Ling sighed with emotion and couldn't help but think of Boss Liao.
"Boss Liao came over a few days ago and chatted with me for a long time. He said that when he first started building Wangjiang Garden, he had nothing but a little capital. He had to do many things by himself, fearing that the workers would not see them.
I know the design drawings, but I can only keep an eye on the construction site all the time, and often I don’t have to go home for three or four months. How can it be so easy to make money!”
Boss Liao has already gone to investigate and found out that the fruit forest land where "Wangjiang Garden" used to be is currently rented out and will not expire until next summer.
He was older and calm in his work. Not only did he investigate thoroughly, but he also had people secretly drill into the ground, saying that there was sandy soil underneath and it was a mountainous area where high-rise buildings could be built.
Although Xue Ling was also interested, the money she had on hand was far from enough, so she couldn't accept it. She only said that she was very interested and hoped that if there was a chance next year, she could rely on him to help.
After the success of "Wangjiang Garden", Boss Liao has become more confident and has more financial resources. However, he is older and not as courageous as before. He always says that he has a lot of ambition and lack of ability, so he has to find helpers to invest together.
After listening to Xue Ling's words, he quickly guessed that she wanted to cooperate and readily agreed.
Cheng Tianyuan nodded in agreement, "That's true. There's no such thing as a generous reward without any effort. Wife, you haven't done any translation work recently. You won't be able to work for more than a month. Do you need to ask for leave from Xiao Jiaxue?"
Xue Ling smiled and explained: "When I went to the newspaper that day to finalize the six-week draft, I also went to the post office to mail her a copy of the manuscript. I was busy doing wholesale this year, and then I got pregnant, so I didn't do enough translation." She said
She understood and asked me to read it slowly, and try to finish the whole book by the end of the year."
"How many are left?" Cheng Tianyuan thought of the thick book and felt that there was no basis for it.
"About half." Xue Ling replied.
Cheng Tianyuan was afraid that she would work too hard, so he whispered: "If it doesn't work, then don't force it. You have taken on so much work by yourself, but you only have one pair of hands, how can you possibly do it!"
He felt sorry for her and felt that she was very greedy and thought of herself as an envoy of the Thousand-Armed Guanyin.
Xue Ling disagreed and explained: "I'll do it slowly! I translated the first half of the book, and it's better for me to translate the second half. This way, it will be smoother and avoid some obscure and inconsistent places."
"You have to be mentally prepared, you have to take the baby with you next." Cheng Tianyuan couldn't help but remind her.
Xue Ling raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Aren't you going to help take care of it? I gave birth to a baby, and I have to take care of it alone? Isn't that good?"
He smiled fondly, "Don't worry, of course I will help. I will continue to help you copy the final version of the manuscript you translated."