Pastoral little master

Chapter 379
After the meal, Tan Debao sent Tan Dejin and Qiduo home.

Qiduo asked with a smile, "Fourth Uncle, do you often come to Brother Fang's house for dinner?"

Tan Debao's face turned red for no reason, and he gave her a light look, "How do you know?"

This is an indirect acknowledgment.
Qiduo pursed her lips a little proudly, "Hmph, I have sharp eyes, you can tell just by looking."

"Duo, Miss Tang must have told you." Tan Dejin said with a smile.

"Of course not, Sister E wouldn't tell me, hehe." Qiduo smiled ambiguously, and then changed the subject before Tan Debao's face turned red, "Fourth Uncle, what about your dividend this year? Let us Keep it for you, or take it yourself?"

"You take the dividends I want." Tan Debao waved his hand as usual.

"Okay, I have to go back and count how much money you have, Fourth Uncle. Maybe you will marry Fourth Aunt next year. This is a lot of money." Qi Duo joked with a smile.

"Qiduo, you...you are laughing at me again. Brother, you also take care of your girl, what's wrong with this situation, even the fourth uncle dares to laugh, no big or small." Tan Debao's face finally changed Hongbu, knowing that he couldn't speak to Qiduo, turned to Tan Dejin for help.

But his tone of voice and expression on his face are very different from the old-fashioned Tan Debao before.

"Fourth, you...you have changed." Tan Dejin looked at the joking Tan Debao and said in surprise.

"Ah, have I changed? Where have I changed?" Tan Debao asked hurriedly.

"Haha, your personality has changed. Well, this kind of fourth brother is what I want to see." Tan Dejin laughed heartily.

Before Tan Debao joined the army, he had a cheerful personality and loved to talk and laugh.

It was only after he came back from the injury that his temperament changed drastically.

Seeing that he is slowly becoming cheerful now, as a brother, I am really happy for him.

Tan Debao also laughed.

For his transformation, he knew that he could not do without Qiduo's help.

If Qiduo hadn't asked Wen Xiuyi to remove the ugly scars on his face, he would still be shrinking in his shell like a turtle at this moment, not daring to straighten his back in front of people.

When Qiduo's father and daughter returned home, Mrs. Xu had already made a list of gifts, showed them to the father and daughter, and discussed adding and subtracting.

"You can discuss this with Duo and the others." Tan Dejin smiled and handed the list to Qiduo.

He doesn't care about these things.

"If you don't look at it, don't you worry that I will send all the things in the house to my natal family?" Xu teased her husband with a smile.

"Hehe, as long as you are happy, it's up to you." Tan Dejin smiled honestly and affectionately.

"Hey, dad, you can't say that, if mother really sent all the things to grandpa's house, then what should we do." Qiduo deliberately exclaimed from the side.

"Pfft, you girl, don't make a fuss." Mrs. Xu pointed Qiduo's forehead in anger.

Reconciled with her father, the big stone that had been on her heart for many years was removed, and her mood was naturally particularly joyful and comfortable.

The family talked and laughed, and then finalized the gift list.

After the gift list is set, the next step is to see which items are not available at home, and have to go to the fair to buy them.

In addition to shopping, they also have to kill pigs, catch fish, make tofu, kill chickens and ducks, remove dust, etc., which is really enough for Qiduo and his family to keep busy.

When Erxia got married last time, everyone in the family had made new clothes, so it was easy to make new clothes.

Without Erxia to do things, the staff obviously felt tense, and everyone was like a clockwork top, busy all day without stopping.
"Father and mother, it's getting busier and busier now. Why don't we buy two maids and women to help us starch our clothes, clean up and cook? We are so busy. Yes." Qiduo suggested.

"That's right, Mom and Dad, if they had changed to someone else's house, they would have hired a maid." Liu Ju hurriedly agreed, the family was so busy right now that she almost didn't even have time to sleep.

Mrs. Xu and Tan Dejin looked at each other and nodded slightly, "Well, we also feel that there is not enough manpower, okay, we will go to the county to find a reliable dentist in the first year, and buy two rough envoys to come back. "

They only wanted to find someone to come back to help with the work, but they didn't want to find a maid to come back to serve them.

Qiduo and Liuju agree that they are good friends, and the matter has been settled, and they just have to wait for the new year.

In the next few days, Tan Dejin took Changsheng and Liulang to the county town to purchase New Year's goods as listed on the gift list.

On the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month, Mrs. Xu took Qiduo and Liuju to make tofu, and Changsheng stood aside to help with rough work like grinding.

The new year's goods were almost ready, Tan Dejin went to the bank to get the silver, and then went to Luhuapo with Qiduo to distribute wages and year-end rewards to the workers.

The workers looked at the heavy red envelopes in their hands, and they were all overjoyed. They couldn't believe that there would be such a heavy reward.

When they first came to Luhuapo at the beginning of the year, Qiduo said that if they did well, they would get extra rewards at the end of the year. They didn't quite believe it, thinking that it was just Qiduo's intention to tease them with nice words in order to make them work harder.

They have done a lot of work for the landlord's family before. At the end of the year, if they don't deduct their wages, they are considered kind landlords. Otherwise, let alone the year-end bonus, some people may work hard for a year, and finally get nothing, crying empty-handed Go home for the New Year.

But now that the money has been delivered to them, it feels like a dream.

Someone even pinched the back of his own hand quietly.

pain!
This is not a dream, it is real!

In the past year, the workers of Qiduo's family have been deeply aware of the generosity of Qiduo's family, and they are also very pleased that they have such a good employer, allowing them to eat well, live well, and earn more money.Now coupled with this year-end bonus that is about the same as a year's salary, they finally believe that not all rich people in this world are the same.

I don't know who took the lead, but the workers actually knelt down to Tan Dejin and Qiduo, "Thank you, my boss and Miss Qi, for your reward. My little one, I wish you and your family good health, good luck, and prosperity in the coming year!"

Although Tang Hu didn't kneel, he bent over and arched his hands, his face full of respect.

The shock in his heart was far greater than that of the workers, and the corners of his eyes were a little cold.

For the first time in these years of working for people outside, he was so taken seriously.

50 taels of silver!

If I farm at home, I'm afraid I won't be able to earn so much in my life.

Qiduo was taken aback by the workers' actions, she hurriedly jumped aside, and waved her hands, "Uncles and brothers, please don't do it, you're really hurting me by doing this. Everyone has worked hard this year. Our hearts are what everyone deserves for a year of hard work.

It’s just that this is the first year at Luhuapo, and it’s just started. Excluding the initial investment, it’s actually not earning money, so everyone’s rewards are relatively small.But next year, I believe it will be much better than this year. As long as everyone shows their enthusiasm this year, I guarantee that everyone will get more than this at the end of next year, and everyone will have a good year by then.

However, this reward is issued according to everyone's performance during this period. I hope that next year everyone will work together to strive for everyone to get a high reward, okay? "

"Okay!" The workers responded loudly, emotionally.

"Hee hee, okay, then please continue to ask everyone next year. By the way, is there anyone who can't continue to come next year due to family problems? If so, please tell me first, so that I can prepare to recruit people, okay? "Qiduo continued with a smile.

Seeing Qiduo's smiling face, everyone felt very cordial.

In Luhuapo, no one does not want Qiduo, saying that she is kind, kind and honest, and she has no airs at all.

The workers looked at me and I looked at you, and then shook their heads, saying that they would continue to come next year.

"Okay, let's continue to work together next year. Money is important, but compared with money, having a healthy body is the most important thing. So here, I wish everyone good health and no taboos." , I can make a fortune and live a better life next year, and please also bring my blessings to my family members. Thank you again sincerely!" Qiduo smiled and bowed down to give Everyone bowed to express their thanks.

When Tan Dejin and Tan Debao met, they also imitated her and bowed to everyone.

"You can't make it." The workers were shocked when they saw it.

After the year-end bonus was distributed, it was time to discuss the issue of guarding Luhuapo after the holiday.

Tang Hu's and Fang Zhongyou's families both regard this as their home, and the burden of guarding falls on them.Although other workers also live here with their wives and children, they always go back to their hometowns to reunite with their families during the Chinese New Year.
Although they said they were willing to be on duty for free, Qiduo would naturally not lose them. Just like in modern times, within ten days of the Chinese New Year holiday, their wages would be tripled.

After everything is arranged properly, it is time to go to the fish pond to catch fish.

In addition to giving out year-end bonuses, each worker is also given four extra fish, two chickens, two ducks, and some fresh off-season vegetables.

In this way, there is almost no need to prepare the dishes for the New Year, and they are all ready.

It's just a pity that it's too cold, otherwise, Qiduo would like to dig some lotus root for everyone to take back to taste.

For the lotus root in the lotus pond, Qiduo did not dig it according to the normal season, and is still planning to dig it in the spring of next year.

After the new year, Qiduo's family is ready to slaughter pigs again.

The few wild boars that Wen Xiuyi caught last time have grown up and are ready to be slaughtered.

It's a pity that the pigs are going to be slaughtered now, but Wen Xiuyi can't eat wild boar.

Fortunately, one of the sow wild boars is now pregnant and will be able to give birth next year, and it will be given to Wen Xiuyi when it grows up.

After the wild boar was killed, it was not sold.

Mr. Tan and Shen's family both have wild boars, and they plan to kill them this year, so the pork was not sent to their two families.

The Xu family, the Kang family, the Yu family, and Ge Fenglin's four families must be sent over, and the Gu county magistrate is also planning to send a copy over.

On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Tan Dejin took Qiduo to deliver pork to Xu's family, Kang's family, Ge Fenglin and Gu county magistrate. Tan Dejin of Yu's family had never been there, so he had to wait for her to bring it back when she came in the first month.

There are many Xu family members, so they prepared half a wild boar to send over.

When they arrived at Xu's house, they ran into Xu Youxuan's carriage, and he was about to send mutton to Qiduo's house.
This mutton is also a rarity in the south, Xu Youxuan's second brother bought the sheep from the north, and then invited someone to slaughter it.

"Xiao Qi, you came at a good time. In addition to sending the mutton, someone asked me to bring you something from me." Xu Youxuan blinked and smiled wickedly.

(End of this chapter)