Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 231 Happy New Year

Seeing that the New Year was approaching and there were many things to do at home, how could Qu Shaoyang have the time to watch the sales all day? So he sent two smart guys to watch over it.

It happened that the school was on vacation and Xiao Zhi had nothing to do, so Qu Shaoyang asked Xiao Zhi to go over and do the accounting.

It’s no wonder that Xiaozhi didn’t read the book in vain. His handwriting is quite good and he is very good at keeping accounts and doing calculations.

With his help, the two guys felt a lot more relaxed.

Qu Shaoyang had been away for so long that he had left all the security team's affairs behind, relying entirely on those team leaders to support him.

Now that he was back, he had to treat those people to a meal and talk about how to ensure the safety of the Maoershan area during the New Year.

The most important thing is how to deal with the situation on the other side of the river.

Qu Shaoyang's opinions were basically the same: to guard the area strictly and not allow people from the opposite side to come over, and not allow people from this side to go over.

Another thing is that every household should pay attention to hygiene issues.

Especially when it comes to exterminating rats and fleas, every household must be mobilized and no one should be careless.

The goods I brought back from Yingkou were almost all sold, and there were some things left, so I just kept them for my own use.

Qu Shaoyang, Liu Dongshan, and the Chen brothers tallied up the accounts, deducted the capital and all expenses, and there were more than 6,400 taels left.

The guys went out there braving the wind and snow to endure the hardships, so of course they couldn't work for nothing.

After the three companies discussed it, in addition to the normal wages, they gave each employee a red envelope of five taels of silver.

This made the family members jump for joy.

Going out with the boss, with food and lodging provided, wages paid, and extra bonuses. Where can you find such a good job?
For them, they are not afraid of hardship and hardship. As long as they can make money, they are willing to work hard and endure any hardship.

After deducting the money for the guys, Qu Shaoyang said that the remaining money should be divided among the three parties.

The capital for the business was provided by Qu Shaoyang, so Liu Dongshan and the Chen brothers refused to take it. They all said that this time they were purely helping Qu Shaoyang.

Of course Qu Shaoyang couldn't do that. The sales channels for pig bristles and soybeans were provided by his two uncles, and his master also put in a lot of effort. How could he just keep all the money earned?
So he gave one thousand taels to each of the three people, and Qu Shaoyang kept the rest for himself.

After earning this much money over the past two months, Qu Shaoyang was quite satisfied.

I was busy with business this winter and didn't go into the mountains to hunt much, so naturally there wasn't much wild boar meat to eat.

Fortunately, at the beginning of spring, my family caught a dozen piglets and raised them now, so they can be eaten.

So Qu Shaoyang led his men to catch two pigs and kill them to keep for the New Year.

In addition, the family also raises chickens, geese, etc. The females are kept for laying eggs, but the males should be killed after the snow falls.

Gensuo is still young, and Chen Xiuyun has to take care of the child, wash clothes and cook every day, which is already busy enough for her.

I really couldn't take care of other things, so I kept these guys for a while longer.

As soon as Qu Shaoyang gave an order, the poultry and livestock in the house were in trouble.

For a while, the house was in chaos and the pigs were screaming. It was so lively.

When it’s cold, keep some pork for the New Year’s Eve, and cut the rest into pieces and freeze them.

The same goes for geese and roosters. If they are poured with water and left outside for an hour or two, they will freeze.

The next day is the Little New Year. After the Little New Year, it feels like time has passed very quickly.

Steaming buns, steamed dumplings, steamed tofu, steamed rice cakes, stewing meat, boiling jelly, frying meatballs and dried fruits, we are busy all the time and it’s New Year’s Eve.

On the morning of New Year's Eve, Qu Shaoyang led the servants in the family to sweep the snow, clean the yard, chop firewood, hang lanterns, and post couplets, door gods, and blessing characters.

Not only are there couplets and door gods posted on the gate, but there are also big red lanterns hanging on both sides.

The courtyard was also decorated with lanterns of all sizes, couplets, blessing characters, and window decorations everywhere, and there was a festive atmosphere everywhere, full of the flavor of the New Year. The food and daily necessities for the family had already been sent over, so they just had to make them themselves.

Gensuo is still young, and it is quite troublesome to feed him and change his diapers. Besides, he can roll over now and still needs someone to take care of him.

So Lin Ruolan said, let’s celebrate the New Year together this year. It will be lively and less stressful.

So Liu Dongshan brought his wife and children to the new house to celebrate the New Year.

Xiaozhi was responsible for coaxing his younger siblings, and he would take Shuanzhu and Xiaofeng to run around the east and west rooms.

Qu Shaoyang and Liu Dongshan were chatting in the house and looking after Gensuo.

Lin Ruolan and Chen Xiuyun were busy cooking in the kitchen.

At the beginning of the afternoon, the food was ready and served. The family sat around the table and had a lively reunion dinner.

Coincidentally, Gensuo, who had been sleeping for the whole afternoon, woke up at this moment.

Watching the big guys eating, the little guy couldn't help himself and babbled something, but I couldn't tell what he was saying and his saliva was drooling.

Chen Xiuyun’s breast milk was good enough to feed Gensuo, so she was not in a hurry to add more food to the child.

Just make some millet porridge, egg cake or the like at noon every day and feed the children a few bites, just for the sake of tasting them.

Seeing that the child was drooling with greed, Qu Shaoyang felt a little bit sorry for him, so he simply dipped his chopsticks in some of the chicken stewed with mushrooms broth and tried to feed it to his son.

Xiao Gensuo cooperated well. He opened his mouth and took a sip of the soup on the chopsticks, smacking his lips.

Maybe he tasted the flavor and was dancing with joy.

"You guys eat first, I'll go steam some egg cakes. The child needs more food. Look how hungry he is."

When Lin Ruolan saw this, she got up and went to the kitchen to make food for Gensuo.

How could Chen Xiuyun let her master's wife go? She quickly put down her chopsticks, went to the kitchen, found an egg, cracked it and beat it, added some water and stirred it evenly, then added a little bit of lard on top and steamed it in the pot.

After the egg cake is out of the pan and has cooled down a little, pour a spoonful of the chicken and mushroom stew on top, scoop it up with a small spoon, blow on it and feed it to the child.

Nowadays, there is no saying that children cannot eat salt. In many families, children eat what the adults eat.

When eating, I put the child on my lap and feed him something to chew, and the child grew up slowly.

"Xiuyun, you eat, I'll feed him."

Seeing that Chen Xiuyun had been busy for a long time and had not eaten yet, Lin Ruolan took the child and the bowl.

She held Gensuo and fed him egg cake, telling Chen Xiuyun to hurry up and eat, otherwise it would get cold soon.

Lin Ruolan came over all day to help take care of the child. Xiao Gensuo was very close to his grandmother. Lin Ruolan held him in her arms and made him look very happy.

So Lin Ruolan held her grandson in her arms, feeding him and coaxing him at the same time. Soon, only the bottom of the egg cake was left.

"This little guy has a strong appetite. Everything he eats tastes delicious. That's great."

Lin Ruolan picked up Gensuo and kissed him intentionally, which made Gensuo giggle.

Lin Ruolan coaxed Gensuo like this, but Shuanzhu and Xiaofeng didn't even look at her and didn't care at all.

As long as Xiaozhi is at home, the two children never stick to their mother. In their eyes, there is only their brother.

Just like now, the two children sat on Xiaozhi's left and right, one of them shouted for fish, and the other shouted for meat.

Xiao Zhi picked up some food for them, carefully picking out the fish bones and tendons, and then the two kids lowered their heads and struggled with the food in their bowls.

As for who their mother likes or who she hugs, they don't care at all.

(End of this chapter)