Chapter 714 Chinese New Year
"Let me take a look." Grandpa Qin hurriedly took the letter.

Huang Guijia explained, "The letter from Lan Hu and the letter from the Xu brothers are for Young Master Jiang. They said that they are only for Young Master Jiang to see. No one else is allowed to see them. The village chief is not allowed to read them."

Grandpa Qin smiled and said, "Da Lang will be here soon, don't worry, I won't see you."

After hearing this, Huang Guijia finally felt relieved.

Not long after, Jiang Dalang got the news and rushed over from Jiang's shop. He took the letters from Lan Hu and Xu Sanjun, opened them, and a smile appeared in his eyes.

Grandpa Qin saw it and asked, "Is there good news?"

Jiang Dalang nodded: "Well, good news."

Not only Lan Hu, but all the Three Horses have gathered a group of young and strong mountain people in the mountains. Now their troops have expanded to thousands of people.

However, he only brought thirty people with him.

After all, he is just a general now. If he brings out a thousand people, he would be seeking death.

But, when it comes to raising soldiers and horses, they are raised both openly and secretly.

Who doesn’t have some troops secretly?

This matter is very risky, but the Wei Dynasty is too unstable and has many powerful neighbors, so even if he takes the risk, he must have a certain number of soldiers and horses. Otherwise, if chaos breaks out, what can he use to protect Su Su?

How could Lan Hu and Xu Sanjun dare to hand over such an important letter to Huang Gui's family?
Naturally, it was Jiang Dalang who taught them how to write secret letters.

Therefore, both letters were written with a special liquid, and the words were specially arranged. People who did not understand the method would only get some common words even if they read the letters.

"Sanjun is fine. He said he would come to Xinda Street after waking up, so we don't need to go to pick him up." After Jiang Dalang said something unimportant, he put away the letter... He had to find time to burn this secret letter.

Grandpa Qin felt relieved: "That's good. The Xu and Qiao families are worried about him, afraid that something might happen to him in the mountains."

After saying that, Grandpa Qin looked at Jiang Dalang again and wanted to say something, but held back because Qin Xiaomi came to the front.

"Hello, young boss." Huang Guijia immediately stood up and saluted when he saw her.

Qin Xiaomi glanced at him and asked, "Have you distributed the Huang family's New Year gifts?"

Huang Guijia: "If you want to go back to Xiao Dongjia, they have all been distributed... This is the list of the families in the village who have received the New Year gifts. My father asked me to bring it."

The men surnamed Huang helped the Qin family chop wood for the workshop, so the Qin family would give them New Year gifts, but they could only be considered half-workers, so the New Year gifts they received were half less than those of the female workers, but it was enough to make the Huang family happy.

Qin Xiaomi: "Just give the list to my grandfather."

"Yes." Huang Guijia immediately handed the list to Grandpa Qin.

Seeing that she was still a little sleepy, Jiang Dalang made her a cup of sweet and sour apricot tea: "Xiaomi, drink a few sips to wake up."

Qin Xiaomi glanced at him and didn't answer: "Drinking this on an empty stomach will hurt your stomach. I won't drink it, so you drink it."

After saying that, he went to sit at the dining table and waited for breakfast.

Jiang Dalang: "..."

Susu still doesn't like him.

But when he saw her sitting at the dinner table, with her hands folded in front of her, pretending to be indifferent but actually in a daze, he felt happy again.

Soon, he was caught by Qin Xiaomi.

Qin Xiaomi's eyes were like knives, cutting him with a glance. It didn't scare Jiang Dalang, but it frightened Huang Guijia so much that he hurriedly said goodbye and ran away, saying that he had to return to the village to report, so as not to worry Xu Sanjun and the others.

Hahaha, Jiang Dalang couldn't help but laugh out loud.

boom!
Qin Xiaomi slammed the table: "If you are sick, go find old man Xun for treatment!"

As expected, Grandpa Qin scolded her again: "Xiaomi, what are you doing? You are a girl, but you slam the table and scold people all the time. Do you still act like a girl?"

"Grandpa Qin, it's my fault. Please don't scold Xiaomi." Jiang Dalang hurriedly apologized.

Grandpa Qin was pleased and said to Qin Xiaomi: "Look at your brother Dalang, how sensible he is. Now look at you."

Qin Xiaomi thought: "Green tea!" Grandpa Qin didn't understand: "What green tea? Do we have green tea at home?"

Jiang Dalang understood... In his previous life, Susu had specifically told him what green tea was.

"What tea are you drinking so early in the morning? Hurry up and have breakfast." Grandma Qin and Aunt Xu came to the front bunk with breakfast.

"Grandma Qin, let me help you." Jiang Dalang hurried over and took away the bowl of multi-grain steamed buns from Grandma Qin's hand.

Qin Xiaomi: "..."

As expected of a green tea girl, she is really good at pretending!

Uncle Qin and Aunt Qin are very cunning. They waited until the quarrel stopped before they came out.

After learning that Manager Pang and his companions had arrived in the village, Uncle Qin quickened his eating speed and dragged Jiang Dalang back to the village as soon as he finished eating.

This trip will take half a day.

In the afternoon, a large group of talents arrived in the town with ten carts of medicinal materials.

Shopkeeper Pang immediately asked General Hua to send people to protect the medicinal materials, and no one was allowed to approach the medicinal materials truck.

After hearing this, Qin Xiaomi felt anxious... This was a valuable item.

When Manager Pang and his men came to the Qin family, she couldn't help but ask, "Manager Pang, Doctor You, what good medicinal herbs did you bring out of the mountain? It was so well prepared, could it be that you brought out three hundred year old wild ginseng?"

The faces of Manager Pang and Doctor You both froze.

Qin Xiaomi was stunned: "Really?!"

"No, you think too much." Shopkeeper Pang immediately denied it.

But Qin Xiaomi knew that they must have obtained wild ginseng that was more than three hundred years old in the mountains, otherwise they would not be so nervous.

Her guess was correct. Manager Pang and his men actually brought back six wild ginsengs that were more than three hundred years old.

Four of them were found in a secret storehouse on Yaotian Mountain, and the other two were given to the Wei army by the mountain people.

"We don't have time to chat with you about trivial things. This time we came here mainly to tell you that we have to rush back to the city to celebrate the New Year. We will come back in February after the New Year to help your family build a medicinal materials workshop." Manager Pang was still so businesslike.

Qin Xiaomi: "No problem, as long as it doesn't delay the preparation of medicinal materials next autumn."

"Then let's put it this way. We have something else to do. Goodbye." Shopkeeper Pang was afraid that if they stayed any longer, Qin Xiaomi would trap them, so he didn't dare to stay any longer and wanted to leave immediately.

Qin Xiaomi: "Manager Pang, why are you in such a hurry? My grandparents have prepared a feast for you guys."

Shopkeeper Pang didn't dare to eat it at all and declined it solemnly.

There was no other choice but Grandpa Qin could only send them away.

As they were carrying extremely valuable medicinal materials, Manager Pang and Doctor You did not dare to stay for long and only stayed for two days. They visited the village chief and old man Xun's prescription for treating dead skin disease, and helped the Qin family estimate the prices of the tiger bones and other precious gifts sent by the mountain people. Then, on the eleventh day of the twelfth lunar month, they immediately set off back to the provincial capital.

General Hua sent half of his soldiers to escort Manager Pang and his men back.

The Qin family asked the two brothers Zhu Xuewei and Zhu Xuemo to take the car to the provincial capital.

Zhu Liushi and his wife were their parents, and had been guarding the Qin family's house in the city. The family of four hadn't seen each other for almost a year. This year, his family did well, so the Qin family asked them to rush to the city to spend the New Year with Zhu Liushi and his wife.

The two brothers were very grateful. Before leaving, they knelt down and paid their respects to the Qin elders and Qin Xiaomi.

After seeing off Manager Pang and his companions, the Qin family workshop worked for another four days. On the night of the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, heavy snow fell for two whole days, and the Qin family workshop officially closed for the New Year.

On the 18th day of the twelfth lunar month, people in Xindajie and Lujia Village got up early to sweep the snow.

Qin Xiaomi specifically asked the snow sweeper to leave two large piles of snow for the children to make snowmen to play with.

Unfortunately, she didn't get to play, as Grandma Qin wouldn't let her touch the snow: "It's too cold, girls aren't allowed to touch snow... Let Dalang make one, he's made the best-looking snowmen since he was a kid."

He was worried about Manager Pang and his men again: "With such heavy snow, I'm afraid they will be stuck on the road. No, before dinner, I have to pray to God and ask God to bless them to reach the city safely."


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