Don't panic, the family boss is busy farming

Chapter 436 Red Couplet (seeking a monthly ticket)
Xu Yue stretched out her hand to help Zhao Bei up, and turned to look at her family, "The business in Juyong City has just started, and it is an important border pass, so there must be no one left."

"Father and mother, you stay here and sit in town. Sister, the three of us will go to Zhuo County to deal with Zhao Yu and others. At the same time, we will inspect the other counties in Youzhou along the way to consolidate the influence of the Xu family army in various places."

The four looked at each other without objection.

The matter was settled in this way. After dinner, Zhao Bei took Zhao Adou away, and A Jian stayed at Xu's house, sleeping in the guest room.

It was windy and snowy at night, and when people woke up, the sky and the earth were all silvery white.

With such heavy snow, the journey was difficult, and Xu Yue's plan to go to Zhuojun could only be postponed for one month.

After Zhengdan, the temperature warms up and the snow melts before setting off.

However, it was snowing so hard that Zhao Yu and the others in Zhuojun could not do anything.

It seems that everyone has this kind of awareness, so on this Zhengdan day, everyone has a more relaxed and happy life.

Busy working on land for the past two years, Xu Yue found that her family hadn't had a good New Year for a long time.

Juyong City has no shortage of good goods. Merchants from all over the world gather here, and you can see a very complete range of goods in this small city.

The day before Zhengdan Day, the three-day annual holiday begins.

The heavy snow can't dispel people's enthusiasm for buying new year's goods.

The stewed meat shop has the best business. Before dawn, the residents living in the city came to line up early, just to buy a good dish for this year's Zhengdan banquet.

When the city gate opened, the villagers who took the morning bus and carriage from the surrounding villages and towns also arrived.

Everyone has empty baskets in their hands and empty panniers on their backs, specially for shopping.

"Guest officer, would you like a handful of cotton thread? The year-end sale, as long as you spend 500 chips in the convenience store, you will get a [-]% discount!"

"Fresh greens in the shed, I will add greens to your table at the New Year's banquet, and relatives will not be envious? The last few, if you don't buy them, they will be gone! I won't be out of the stall tomorrow!"

Hearing this, the villagers who were not planning to buy such expensive things as winter vegetables couldn't help rushing up to the booth, as if they would lose a lot if they didn't buy them.

"Couple couplets! Red couplets, so festive! The couplets written by the leader himself, posted on the door, no one can say that we are educated!"

This is a rare thing, people have never seen it before, and they all gathered when they heard the hawkers yelling.

An Mi put one hand in her trouser pocket and gnawed on the hot steamed stuffed bun with the other. She moved up and sighed to her wife and children who were following her:
"I haven't seen such excitement for more than ten years."

Mrs. An paid attention to her image, swallowed secretly by the aroma of the meat buns, but she still tried her best not to move the food box in her hand.

There were too many people, An Mi stretched out a hand to protect his wife and children and came to her.

The whole family followed and watched the common people, looking curiously at the strips of red paper hanging on the booth.

There are words written in black ink on the red paper, one of which reads: Every day the wealth comes as you wish, and every year the blessings come with the spring.

There is a shorter note in the middle, which reads: Happy Chinese New Year!

There is another pair, which reads: Create a great cause and prosper forever, and expand the grand plan to be brilliant again.

Horizontal batch, big picture!
"Wonderful! This couplet is majestic, good!" An Mi clapped her hands excitedly, and the remaining half of the meat bun almost fell to the ground.

The delicious meat buns are not cheap, An Mi had quick eyesight, pocketed them with the hem of her clothes, and stuffed them directly into her mouth. After two mouthfuls, she wiped her hands on the edge of her trousers, and she was about to go up to take a closer look at these profoundly meaningful couplets.

Mrs. An's eyes widened as she witnessed the whole process, as if she couldn't believe that the vulgar man wiping the hem of his trousers in front of her was her handsome husband who was both civil and military.

Mrs. An found that since her husband worked with Xu Jiajun's engineering team, his behavior became more and more vulgar.

As soon as he got on the kang, he picked his feet with his hands, grabbed the pastry in the bowl and plate, stuffed it in his mouth and ate it.

When she saw it for the first time, Mrs. An stood in place for 5 minutes, and then her husband looked over blankly and asked her what was wrong.

If Mrs. An was struck by lightning, she couldn't accept it for a while, and went back to her room and cried bitterly for half an hour, clutching the quilt.

So, compared to eating with the hand that picks your feet, the little thing that the husband just wipes his hands with his pants seems insignificant now, right?

Mr. An didn't notice the change in his mother. He was small, so he followed his father to the front and came to the booth.

Red is such a bright color, and it is rare to see it usually. Mr. An is not interested in the long strip of paper, so he immediately took a fancy to the small red-painted spinning top next to the stall.

The boss was explaining the purpose and usage of couplets to An Mi and others, but he didn't notice the children next to him.

The man's sharp eyes caught a glimpse of Mr. An staring at the spinning top, he picked it up with a smile, rolled up the spinning top with a whip made of colorful fine cloth, and then threw it on the ground with a "slap".

"Woo~", the red top spun, and the multicolored threads drawn on the plane of the top turned into a rainbow during the rotation, which caused the children to scream with joy.

"Hit it, hit it!" Seeing that the top was spinning slowly, the children anxiously urged the buddy.

The man flicked the whip again amusedly, and the sound of "crack" spread on the street, making this year more familiar to Xu Yue.

Without firecrackers, the children made a "crackling" sound by swinging the top, and the streets and alleys became lively, as if they were setting off cannons.

When she exited the stall, An Mi had a few more couplets in her arms, holding them carefully as if she had found a treasure.

Mr. An held a colorful muslin whip in his hand, and at the urging of Mrs. An's displeasure, he trotted while swinging the top.

It's a pity that the top is not as obedient as it is in the hands of the buddy, and it stops spinning after a few hits.

Young Master An had no choice but to put away the spinning top first, and hastily followed in his parents' footsteps amidst his mother's threatening words.

Mrs. An had already bought the meat and vegetables, and when she heard the convenience store's year-end big reward, she dragged her husband and son in.

The former officials and wives had gathered in the store a long time ago, arguing about how many meters each house should be around a piece of cloth.

Seeing Mrs. An's arrival, he hurriedly called her to be the leader, so that no one would be convinced.

"Hello, Minister An." The wives greeted An Mi with a nod.

An Mi nodded in embarrassment, and silently led her son who wanted to play with the spinning top to the door, so as not to be bumped by the women who snatched goods in the store.

"Father, leader!" Young Master An, who wanted to play a spinning top but couldn't find an open space, suddenly pointed to the street and shouted.

Xu Yue, who was followed by A Jian, Daniel, and Zhao Adou, and An Mi in the room raised their heads at the same time and smiled at each other.

"Happy New Year, Minister An!" Xu Yue said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)