Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 287 Naughty Little Root Lock
"Really? Oh, that's great." Ermaozi jumped for joy when he heard it.

He only worked in the mountains, earning little money, and could barely afford to eat and drink throughout the year.

Of course he would be happy if he could do other work in the summer and earn more money.

"Okay, that's settled then. I'll arrange a job for you later."

At the gold factory, work can only start after the thaw in the spring of next year, which is a good opportunity to connect with the mountain farm.

At present, there are not many caring people in charge of the gold factory. Ermaozi is just a little timid, and there is nothing wrong with his work.

After all, they are acquaintances and know each other well. If Ermaozi goes there, Qu Shaoyang will be able to take care of him and arrange an easier job for him.

The master and his disciple spent quite a bit of time in the mountain area. Seeing that it was almost noon, they gave a few instructions and then led their people away.

On the way back, Liu Dongshan also told Qu Shaoyang that he could pick out some people from the mountain farm who were good at working and smart and clever for training.

As Qu Shaoyang's business grew bigger, it was easy to find people who could do the hard work, but it was hard to find people who could run errands and take charge of things, so he had to slowly find and train a few.

When we returned to Maoer Mountain, it was already noon.

As soon as Qu Shaoyang entered the house, he saw Chen Xiuyun and Yang Qionghua leading the maids in making dumplings.

People in Northeast China are happy to work on the kang, such as making dumplings, kneading steamed buns, and rolling pancakes.

The panel is placed on the kang, and several people either sit on the kang or on stools in front of the kang.

They chatted while working, and made dumplings while talking and laughing.

But today, Chen Xiuyun and her friends did not make dumplings on the kang, but instead set up two octagonal tables in the middle of the floor.

The panel was placed on the table, and several people gathered around it, some rolling out the dough and some making dumplings.

As for why it is so abnormal, just look at the little guy on the ground who is pulling at someone's pants and apron, tilting his neck and raising his feet, babbling and wanting to play with noodles, and you will understand everything.

One year and three months old, Xiao Gensuo can already walk very well.

Ever since he was able to walk around, there has been no peace in this house and everything has to be hidden.

You can't be seen by Gensuo, otherwise, you will definitely not escape his clutches.

"What's going on? Has Gensuo caused trouble again? Has he forced you all to the ground to make dumplings?"

Qu Shaoyang walked in, took off his hat, untied his cloak and hung it on the wall, and asked with a smile.

"Isn't it great? Your son is so sleepy that he wants to go to heaven.

He refused to go play with Bai Wei, but insisted on joining us, ruining my bowl of noodles."

When Chen Xiuyun saw her husband coming back, she had to complain about her son's naughty behavior.

Today is the Little New Year, and we are making dumplings at home. We originally put the panel on the kang.

As a result, Xiao Gensuo ran over and knocked over the thin bowl of noodles in one go, and the entire panel and the kang were covered with white noodles.

The key point is, this kid didn't realize he was in trouble, he was so happy that he clapped his hands several times very skillfully and then crawled over.

Now, even his head and body were covered with white flour.

The whole person looked like he had been fished out of a flour jar, completely white from head to toe.

"You see, we were just a little bit slow and he got into trouble." Chen Xiuyun was so angry with her son.

"It took a lot of effort to clean it up, how could we dare to make dumplings on the kang?

There is no other choice but to get two tables and stand and reserve them.”

Qu Shaoyang picked up Xiao Gensuo and stood face to face with his son.

"Son, did you get into trouble again today? Did you make your mother angry? You little bastard, you are always a worry."

Qu Shaoyang deliberately frowned to scare his son.

Unfortunately, Xiao Gensuo was not afraid of Qu Shaoyang at all. He smiled at Qu Shaoyang with his little mouth wide open, calling him "Daddy". Seeing that Qu Shaoyang still had a gloomy face, the boy simply moved over and kissed Qu Shaoyang on the face.

How could Qu Shaoyang hold back? He immediately smiled and gave his son a kiss on his tender little face.

"Come on, go out and play with Dad. Let's not make trouble at home, so that your mother won't be dissatisfied with us."

As Qu Shaoyang spoke, he went to find a hat and cloak for his son, put them on Xiao Gensuo, and wrapped him up tightly.

Then she carried him to the East Courtyard to play with Shuanzhu, Xiaofeng and Xiaozhi.

"Hey, why are you two here?
Gensuo, have you been naughty and got into trouble again at home? Come here, let grandpa hold you."

At the Liu family's side, Linlin Ruolan was also leading two girls to make dumplings.

Shuanzhu and Xiaofeng were coaxed by Xiaozhi to hide in some room, but they didn't make any trouble.

"Don't mention it. As soon as I walked in, Xiuyun complained that this bastard had knocked over the noodle bowls and filled the whole room with noodles."

Qu Shaoyang handed the child to his master and explained with a smile.

"I thought it would be boring for him to be alone at home, so I brought him over to play with Shuanzhu and Xiaofeng."

"Oh, those two followed Xiaozhi, and I don't know where they hid.

Come on, grandpa will hold you, and we will go find your uncle and aunt."

As Liu Dongshan spoke, he held Xiao Gensuo and went to the east and west wing rooms to look for someone.

Xiaozhi was leading his younger brother and sister to play hide-and-seek in the west wing.

Hearing Liu Dongshan calling them, the three of them came out of the west wing and saw the lock.

Xiao Zhi took the lock without saying anything and said, "Come on, uncle will take you to play."

Xiao Gensuo likes his uncle and aunt the most. When he sees Shuanzhu, he smiles so happily that he even forgets about his biological father.

Xiao Zhi held him, and they returned to the west wing. Soon they heard the children's laughter.

"I told you, Xiaozhi is the best at coaxing children." Qu Shaoyang heard it and laughed.

Qu Shaoyang and his father played at Liu's house in the east courtyard until it was almost dark.

It was not until Bai Wei came to them and said that it was time to cook dumplings that Qu Shaoyang returned to the west courtyard, carrying the small lock that he had not played with enough.

At the Qu family's side, Chen Xiuyun and others had already wrapped the dumplings and were waiting for Qu Shaoyang to come back, set off firecrackers, bid farewell to the kitchen god, and cook dumplings.

When Qu Shaoyang saw this, he quickly asked someone to call Qu Jiang over, and then the two brothers said goodbye to the Kitchen God and set off firecrackers together.

By the time I finished working outside, the dumplings were cooked.

There was a table on the kang in the east room. Qu Shaoyang and Qu Jiang sat on the head of the kang, while sisters-in-law Chen Xiuyun and Yang Qionghua sat opposite them. Yang Qionghua held Gensuo in her arms.

A family of five sat around the table, happily eating dumplings and celebrating the New Year.

As for the maids, they ate in the outer room. It was all dumplings and the same food.

Qu Shaoyang heated a pot of wine, and he and Qu Jiang ate dumplings and drank wine while chatting.

"I don't know what our parents are doing now." Qu Jiang took two sips of wine and couldn't help but sigh.

For someone who has never left home since childhood, being away from home for such a long time will definitely make him miss home.

"What can you do? Eat dumplings. Maybe your family is eating dumplings stuffed with Spanish mackerel." Qu Shaoyang laughed when he heard that.

"Don't worry, Third Brother, we will go back to our hometown when winter comes.

Didn’t I ask them to bring money and things home? They will definitely provide food and drink for my parents.”

(End of this chapter)