After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 723 New Year Greetings [2]

Sister Xiaomi gave me two gold and silver coins the size of fingers, which would be worth at least one or two taels of silver if exchanged for them.

Uncle Qin saw Jiang Xiaozhu was stunned, and knew that the little girl must be dissatisfied with the small amount of New Year's money, so he said dissatisfiedly: "Don't look down on six coins, you can buy six catties of winter melon, which is enough for you to live for twelve days when you escape from famine. And six six is ​​a lucky number."

She added: "Xiaomi girl is just too pampered with you. If I don't control you a little bit, you might dare to go to the sky!"

At such a young age, you dare to look down on six cents. What will happen when you grow up?
"Uncle Qin, please forgive me. Xiaozhu knows I was wrong." Jiang Xiaozhu apologized obediently.

Uncle Qin was startled and looked around quickly. Sure enough, he saw his mother standing at the door between the front shop and the back house, looking at this side.

"I was wondering why you suddenly became so well-behaved, girl. It turns out you saw my mother coming, and you were trying to flatter me secretly." Uncle Qin was not one to tolerate her, so he exposed her right away.

Jiang Xiaozhu: "I didn't. I really listened to Uncle Qin's teachings."

Seeing this, Grandma Qin finally spoke up: "Alright, it's not okay to scold children on New Year's Day... and our Xiaozhu has never been the kind of child who loves to squander or compare with others. She just likes to hide her private money. It's already very good."

Jiang Xiaozhu is indeed a little naughty, but she is smart, independent, loves money but is not greedy, can endure hardships, and knows how to help her family at a young age.

Uncle Qin also saw all this, but said: "Little Zhu is really not a child anymore. We need to arrange some rules and education for her this year. After all, she is the granddaughter of a scholar. We can't let her play with little Fubao anymore."

Jiang Xiaozhu was upset. Can’t we play starting this year?
Little Fubao lowered his head: "..."

Sounds like it's his fault?

But he didn't do anything. He just did whatever Sister Xiaozhu asked him to do. He was so obedient.

Seeing this, Grandma Qin hurriedly said, "Okay, it's the New Year, let Xiaozhu and the others have fun first, and after the first month of the year, it won't be too late to make them learn the rules."

Then he said to Jiang Xiaozhu and the others, "Go and pay New Year's greetings. Remember to come back for breakfast after half an hour."

"Yeah, thank you Grandma Qin, my brother Xiaomai and I will be back on time!" Jiang Xiaozhu was fully revived and took her friends to pay New Year's greetings to several families.

They were good-looking and had sweet words to say, so everyone on the entire New Street, including those from Hua Zongqi and Lu's Inn, gave them New Year's money.

The Guan family even gave them a lucky plaque made of gold. Even Yao Baimei and Yao Xiaoge, who followed behind them to protect them, received some New Year's money from the Guan family.

After wandering around for half an hour, the little ones returned home, took out their New Year's money, counted it happily, and said, "Except for Great-grandmother Guan and Sister Xiaomi, Uncle Eryong's family gave the most. The silver ingots they gave, look!"

Jiang Xiaozhu and Xiao Fubao took out silver ingots as big as dates and showed them to the Qin family.

Grandma Qin was shocked: "They gave two silver coins to each person. Eryong and his wife are really spending too much."

Little Fubao raised his hand and said, "Sister Xiaozhu taught us, so we praised the baby in Eryong's belly, so we got two lucky money."

Grandpa Qin laughed when he heard this: "Your sister Xiaozhu has been speaking fluently since she was a child."

Little Fubao nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, Sister Xiaozhu is amazing. You can get rich by following Sister Xiaozhu or Sister Xiaomi."

"Fubao, Fubao, hurry home to worship your ancestors. The whole family is waiting for you." Xu Erjun ran to Qin's house to find little Fubao. He wanted to beat this kid up for always forgetting to go home while playing.

"Uncle, look, there are so many New Year's money, all for Fubao." Little Fubao took the cloth bag containing his money and showed it to Xu Erjun.

Xu Erjun was also surprised: "It's really a lot."

Converted into money, it would be at least five taels of silver, which was equivalent to his family's income for half a year when they were in their hometown.

"You are in luck now, remember to thank your sister Xiaomi." Xu Erjun looked at the chubby little Fubao and said. When he first settled down, little Fubao was so hungry that his head was big and his body was small. If Xiaomi hadn't led everyone to make money, Fubao would have died of hunger long ago.

"Yes, yes, when I have time, I will pray to God and ask God to bless Sister Xiaomi to be rich." Little Fubao said seriously.

"..." Qin Xiaomi, who was planning to go to the front shop, was forced to retreat back to the back house.

I need to have a serious talk with grandma and tell her not to bring the kids to worship all the time. Look at how these little kids have become, each one more superstitious than the other.

Xu Erjun smiled, talked to Grandpa Qin and the others for a few words, then took Xiao Fubao home, planning to have breakfast before formally visiting them to wish them a happy new year.

"Hurry up, the incense table is ready, come and worship." Grandma Qin shouted.

The eleven people from the Qin and Jiang families followed Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin, kneeling and bowing.

After worshipping...

"Set the table, let's enjoy the New Year's auspicious dinner!" Grandma Qin shouted happily, and took Uncle Qin and his wife, Aunt Qin, and Qin Xiaomi to put breakfast on the table one by one.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the staple food is dumplings, followed by various sumptuous leftovers from New Year's Eve.

The two families sat together, eating breakfast happily.

After the meal, Old Man Xun, Old Nanny Xiao, Madam Yao, and Nanny Meng San, along with the servants, came to pay New Year’s greetings to the host family.

Thump thump!
Bang bang bang!
The servants all knelt down and kowtowed, shouting: "The slaves wish the master a happy new year..."

Although it is not the first year, Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin are still not used to having dozens of people kneeling and kowtowing to wish them a happy new year.

After the people finished bowing, the two elders hurriedly distributed red envelopes for the New Year: "Thank you for your hard work last year, keep up the good work next year."

Each of them was given a red purse made of red cloth, with one penny of silver inside. Old Man Xun, Old Nanny Xiao, Madam Yao, and Nanny Meng San gave gold coins weighing one penny.

"Slave, kowtow to thank the old master and the old lady." After receiving the red envelopes, the servants thanked them again and then left with Master Xun, Old Madam Xiao and others.

After they left, Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin felt relieved. They glanced at Qin Xiaomi who was trying not to laugh and said, "You little girl only knows how to laugh at your grandparents."

Qin Xiaomi smiled: "Grandpa and grandma, this is the second year, and you two are still not used to it. That's your problem."

If it were someone else's family, they wouldn't even have to wait until the next day. They would start acting like the master the moment they hired the servant.

As they were talking, Qin Eryong and his wife came with Grandma Zhu, knocked on the door, and shouted, "Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu, we are here to wish you a happy new year."

Hearing the voice, Grandma Qin hurried to open the door and said to Qin Eryong: "Didn't I tell you that your wife is pregnant, so don't bother her to come and pay New Year's greetings? Why don't you listen?"

After finally getting pregnant with this baby, Grandma Qin was really afraid that something might go wrong.

Qin Eryong's wife smiled and said, "Don't worry, Aunt Wu, I'm taking good care of my baby. It's less than 20 meters away, so we'll be there in a moment."

She also said, "If it weren't for Aunt Fifth's Elder Xun, I wouldn't have gotten pregnant so easily. No matter what, I have to come to Aunt Fifth's house to wish them a happy new year."

She had injured herself while fleeing the famine. If she hadn't met a great doctor like Mr. Xun, it would have been difficult for her to have a baby.

"Come in quickly." Grandma Qin invited the couple in and asked Qin Eryong's wife to sit down quietly. Qin Eryong would then greet the old couple with New Year's greetings.