Wear new clothes on the first day of the first lunar month.
Xu Suizhu put the little bun into a traditional festive red cotton-padded jacket sent by Mr. Lu.
When buttoned up, the button loop in the middle of the dress will form a large gold-threaded embroidered Chinese character "福".
The collar and cuffs are decorated with a circle of soft and warm rabbit fur.
Wearing a hat of the same style, the little bun becomes a cute little god of wealth.
Xu Xiuyuan hugged him happily and kept praising him for the good choice of clothes.
“Clothes in big cities are fresh!”
"Ah!"
Little Baozi seemed to like it too, grinning happily.
"aunt!"
Zhuangzhuang, a tiger-headed and tiger-brained man, ran in.
"Aunt, the new clothes you gave me are so beautiful! Mom asked me to say thank you! Thank you, aunt!"
"You're welcome, Zhuang Zhuang looks so smart in his dress!" Xu Suizhu touched his nephew's head.
Zhuangzhuang’s new trousers for the Chinese New Year were scorched by firecrackers. Wearing torn trousers on the first day of the new year is unlucky. Xu Suizhu picked the largest set from the pile of new clothes in Xiaobaozi and gave Zhuangzhuang a try.
If you can wear it, give it to him.
Now the two brothers came together, one shook his head, bowed his hands, and the other followed suit. He looked like a little fairy boy running out of a New Year painting.
Seeing such a lively and cute little bun, Xu Suizhu's heart was filled with joy.
"Doudou is one year older!" She kissed the little bun.
Little Baozi responded with a look of saliva on her face.
The mother-in-law didn't mind it either, she laughed and teased him.
The new year has started, and the joy brought by the end of the year is that life is on the right track.
Lin Guodong's fishing boats will go out to sea whenever the weather is good.
However, considering the fuel limitations of the ships, they basically circled offshore, leaving early and returning late. By the way, they could also bring along a few hired workers who went to Fuju Island to open up wasteland.
The caught fish should be raised if it can be raised. If it cannot be raised, the fish that do not look good should be screened out and kept for home consumption; if the fish looks good, the smaller ones will be sold to the county; if the fish looks good, it is especially hard to catch if it is large.
The high-quality goods that arrived were sent to the Friendship Hotel in the provincial capital overnight.
If Wang Youzhi is here, he will pay him on the spot. If he is not here, he will keep the account and settle the payment together with the next shipment.
Lin Guodong is an honest man, and for fear of being worried, he personally follows the truck every time he makes a delivery.
Xu Xiuyuan is never idle. She occasionally goes to sea with her husband and visits the fishing grounds when she is not at sea.
When her husband drove to the provincial capital, she went to the county town and rented a small stall to sell seafood in a wet market with a lot of traffic.
Because the prices are affordable and the fish is fresh, it is almost always sold out.
After a few times, word-of-mouth became popular - regular customers who visit the market every day know that women from the fjord fishing village come to the east corner from time to time, and the seafood they choose is cheap and fresh.
In terms of hard work, it is definitely harder than working in a fishery, but the rewards are also rich - no, in just one month, the couple has accumulated a lot of money.
This has never been seen before.
Xu Suizhu is also busy.
The winter vacation is over, and senior high school students are preparing for the last semester before the college entrance examination. Each class has an additional English class on the original basis, and there will be a national English competition in March.
This is much more advanced than the inter-school English friendly competition years ago, which was sponsored by the Ministry of Education. Winning the first prize can also give you extra points in the college entrance examination.
In previous years, Fjord Middle School didn't pay much attention to this kind of competition. Anyway, the representatives sent to participate would be eliminated in the first round of county preliminaries.
But this year is different. With Xu Suizhu, a top student from China Textile University who can win the first place in all tutoring tasks, and a potential student with the highest score in the English subject in the final unified examination, Principal Chi feels that this year's battle must be fought hard.
What if I accidentally get the first place again?
If you can't get first place in the finals where elites from across the province gather, there is still hope for first place in the preliminaries in the county.
Thinking that he might be able to see the principal of County No. 1 Middle School suddenly turn black in the near future, Principal Chi felt an indescribable pleasure in his heart.
As a result, the task on Xu Suizhu's shoulders became even heavier.
Classes are held six days a week, and I not only have to prepare lessons, come up with test questions, and write weekly reports, but I also have to make time to tutor two competing students.
I don’t have much rest on Sundays. The development of Fuju Island must be well planned, and pearl oyster cultivation must be put on the schedule as soon as possible.
The two plans were revised again and again.
Throughout February, I was almost so busy that my heels hit the back of my head. I don’t know what year it is today.
In the blink of an eye, it was a sunny day in March, the day before the preliminaries of the English competition, Xu Suizhu sent a preparation material to the two students.
"Tomorrow we are going to compete in the county. I won't give you any homework today. I spent three days compiling this information. It contains a few required knowledge points and the competition questions I asked you to take back and read.
look."
"Thank you, Teacher Xu!" Chen Wenjun and Tian Xiaoxue thanked them in unison.
Chen Wenjun was the top scorer in the English subject of the final unified examination.
In the past, his English scores were considered good in Fjord Town, but his ranking in the county was not very good. It was mainly during the English speech contest that he really fell in love with English.
Human potential is unlimited. Once you fall in love, nothing can stop mankind from moving forward. Xu Suizhu is quite confident in him.
Hearing Chen Wenjun mutter, "I have found that my memory has improved a lot recently. Some words that were difficult to remember used to have to be memorized over and over again, but now I can remember them in one morning." He pursed his lips to hold back laughter.
Aquamarine Smart Beans, also known as "Smart Beans" for short, seems to be not for nothing. The effect of rewarding them with a few from time to time is so good.
(An advertisement should be inserted here to refresh the brain and enhance memory. Smart jelly beans, you deserve it!)
Not only Chen Wenjun, but also Tian Xiaoxue has made obvious progress - in just one semester, his English single subject score has jumped from the 30th to 50th place in the upper-level section, to the top three in the upper-level section. The final unified examination is only 05 points less than Tian Fangfang, who is second in the upper-level section.
The reason why he chose her over Tian Fangfang was because Xu Suizhu saw Tian Xiaoxue's specialty - getting perfect scores almost every time on the listening questions.
This is very rare.
For students of this age, it can almost be said that those who listen can win the world. Of course, other question types cannot be too bad, otherwise the advantages will not be reflected.
But other question types can be strengthened through pre-competition tutoring, but listening relies on years of exposure. Therefore, Xu Suizhu decisively picked Tian Xiaoxue.
Now Tian Fangfang was upset. She thought Xu Suizhu was unfair and chose people based on familiarity, and even complained to the principal. But principal Chi had always trusted Xu Suizhu and immediately criticized her.
Tian Fangfang was so angry that she went home and made a false complaint, saying that Tian Xiaoxue was robbing her of her place in the competition. Tian Fangfang's mother immediately rushed to Lao San's house next door and yelled and cursed.
Tian Xiaoxue secretly clenched her fists and swore that she must be a good person in the exam and never let her parents be suppressed by the big family.
Tian Fangfang's participation in competitions has always ended in the preliminaries before, so she must make it to the semi-finals this time.
The next day is the district qualifiers.
Xu Suizhu was unable to attend classes in the morning and afternoon. Out of concern, Principal Chi personally accompanied the two students to the County No. 1 Middle School.
The competition is in the morning and the results will be announced in the afternoon.
After getting the results, Principal Chi smiled with satisfaction.
"Lao Chi, this is your school!" The principal of No. 5 Middle School who came out with him gave him a thumbs up.
If English speaking can still rely on daily hard work to win, then English competitions rely entirely on strength.
It was like a turnaround in Fjord Town, with a gorgeous jump from the bottom to the front row.