Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 233 More than enough every year
When the three of them returned home, Chen Xiuyun had already fed Xiao Gensuo and put him on the kang to play with herself.

Shuanzhu and Xiaofeng each had a piece of candy in their mouths and several more in their hands.

It was obvious at first glance that Xiaozhi was called away, and the two kids were acting naughty, so they had no choice but to give them candies to coax them.

Seeing their brother coming back, the two children immediately became happy and rushed to give all the candies in their hands to Xiaozhi.

Xiaozhi shook his head and took the two kids to play again.

Liu Dongshan and Qu Shaoyang went to wash their hands and came back to make dumplings together.

During the Chinese New Year, several thick candles were lit in the house, making it quite bright.

Under candlelight, several people skillfully rolled out the dough and made dumplings.

There are only a few of us at home, and we don't eat together, so there is no need to pack too much. Two lids are enough.

After little Gensuoer had eaten and drunk his fill, he lay on the kang and played without crying or making a fuss.

Shuanzhu and Xiaofeng were led by Xiaozhi, and no one came to make trouble. The four of them worked together and quickly finished making the dumplings.

The dumplings were wrapped early, and it’s not time to hand out paper and set off firecrackers yet. It would be boring to just sit here and do nothing.

Eating too many dried fruits such as melon seeds and hazelnuts can cause sore throat. Qu Shaoyang remembered that there were frozen pears in the warehouse, so he quickly picked up half a basin and brought it back, then soaked it with water.

This frozen pear was given to Chen Yunzhe and his friends when they passed by Daqinggou on their way back from Yingkou.

A kind of pear is produced in Kuandian, Huairen and other places. It is hard and sour when eaten in autumn and is very unpalatable.

However, after freezing it outside for a while and then thawing it with water, the flesh becomes snow-white and delicate, juicy, and sweet and sour.

Frozen pears are not produced in Maoer Mountain. After returning, Chen Yunzhe gave two baskets of frozen pears to Qu Shaoyang and Liu Dongshan's families to eat during the New Year.

Soak the frozen pears in cold water and after a while a layer of ice will form on the outside.

Break the ice shell, take out a pear, bite a small hole in it, suck the juice inside, and then eat the flesh bit by bit.

The flesh was icy cold with a bit of ice in the middle. It was so enjoyable to sit on the warm kang and eat the frozen pears.

"Xiaozhi, stop driving them crazy, come and eat some frozen pears."

Qu Shaoyang shouted, and Xiaozhi immediately led Shuanzhu and Xiaofeng back to the east room.

The Qu family's new house has five main rooms and two side rooms. With so many rooms, the three children were running around playing hide-and-seek and having a lot of fun.

During the Chinese New Year, we burned a lot of firewood at home and the house was warm. In addition, the children were very energetic, so the three children were not cold at all and their little faces were rosy.

"You guys sit down for a while and take a breath before eating. This thing is too cold. Be careful not to get excited."

Seeing the three children running out of breath and about to reach out for the frozen pears, Qu Shaoyang quickly held them down and let them rest for a while.

After a while, the three children's breathing became even, and then each of them picked up a frozen pear and started to eat it.

"Mm, delicious, just like what I ate when I was a kid. This must have been bought near Yan Wang's Nose."

Xiao Zhi said as soon as he tasted the pear.

Qu Shaoyang was delighted when he heard it, he really let the boy guess it right, but this was not bought, but given by someone else.

Frozen pears are cold, so you can’t eat too many at once. Each person can eat one to satisfy their cravings.

Put the rest in the bowl and let whoever feels like eating it later.

After the children finished eating the frozen pears, they went back to playing. It was time for the little one to go to bed, and he started to make noises.

So Chen Xiuyun took the child and went to the inner room to feed and coax him to sleep, while the others sat on the kang and chatted.

As soon as midnight arrived, the sound of firecrackers was heard outside.

Liu Dongshan and Qu Shaoyang also quickly took the firecrackers and went out, calling the guys, and everyone set off firecrackers and fireworks outside. Xiao Gensuo was sleeping soundly, and the loud sound of firecrackers outside did not affect his sleep at all.

Lin Ruolan was so happy that she kept praising him, saying that this child was really easy to take care of.

After the firecrackers outside were finished, the dumplings were cooked and served on the table, and the family happily sat down to eat dumplings.

I had a full meal in the afternoon, so I just had a few dumplings for dinner.

The three children were thinking about the money and ate a few more dumplings.

After eating dumplings and clearing the table, Qu Shaoyang led his wife, as well as his younger brothers and sisters, to pay New Year's greetings to Liu Dongshan and his wife.

Liu Dongshan and Lin Ruolan were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling and quickly took out the red envelopes they had prepared long ago.

"Come, come, this is the New Year's money for you. Take the New Year's money and you will be safe and sound in the coming year."

"Shaoyang, you're married now, so you don't have a red envelope. This is for Gensuo. You two should keep it for him."

Liu Dongshan took out a red envelope and handed it to Qu Shaoyang, saying with a smile.

Qu Shaoyang did not refuse and accepted it directly. Then he took out red envelopes and distributed them to his younger brothers and sisters.

"Well, this is the red envelope I gave you. See what's inside?"

If Qu Shaoyang hadn't said it, the children wouldn't have been curious. But after he said it, Xiao Zhi shook the red envelope and squeezed it with his hands.

Why does this feel different from what my parents gave me? It seems that there are not copper coins inside, but something like beans.

Xiao Zhi couldn't wait to open the red envelope and pour it out. He found that some small golden and silver things fell out of the red envelope, which looked like small fish.

"I bought this from a silver shop when I was in Yingkou. Inside your red envelopes are eight small goldfish and eight small silverfish.

This is called "Year after year of abundance", you know?" Qu Shaoyang saw that the three kids were all puzzled, so he explained with a smile.

"Shaoyang, you can just spoil them as much as you want. Giving a few copper coins to such young children is good enough.

You have both gold and silver. They are still young. What if they lose them?"

Lin Ruolan took one look and said quickly.

"Master's wife, it's New Year's Day, so please cheer them up. That thing isn't that heavy, and it might be hollow inside. It just looks good."

Each of those small fish weighed eight fen, and eight of them were worth four qian of gold and four qian of silver.

“You three, why don’t you hurry up and thank your big brother?” Lin Ruolan glanced at the children.

The little goldfish and silverfish were delicately made, small and exquisite, and the children loved them at first sight.

"Thank you, big brother. I wish you a smooth and prosperous new year." Xiao Zhi took the lead, and the other two followed suit, saying one sentence at a time.

"Okay, I'll take your good wishes. This year I will definitely make more money, and I'll buy you delicious food then."

The purpose of celebrating the New Year is to have fun. Everyone is happy. Being happy is better than anything else.

Lin Ruolan reminded the children to keep the little fish well and not lose them.

Especially Xiaozhi, he is not allowed to take the money and spend it recklessly.

The two little ones didn't understand anything, but whenever Xiaozhi nodded, they would follow suit.

It was getting late. Shuanzhu and Xiaofeng had been making a lot of noise all night and were now feeling a little sleepy.

When Liu Dongshan and Lin Ruolan saw this, they simply took them back to the East Courtyard to rest.

Qu Shaoyang and Chen Xiuyun also tidied up a bit and lay down to sleep without spreading out bedding.

(End of this chapter)