Pastoral little master

Chapter 382
Seeing Tan Debao's appearance, everyone was very curious, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Fourth, what's the matter with you? It's like a kitten scratching its heart, just say what you want." Mr. Tan looked at his son and said.

"That's right, they are all family members. If you have something to say, fourth child, just say it." Tan Dejin also said.

Tan Debao pursed his lips, hesitated for a while, and then said, "I was thinking that the chickens and ducks on the Luhuapo side would not know whether it was cold or not, and the temperature in the greenhouse would drop. I... ...I want to go over and have a look, if it's late, I won't come back to celebrate the New Year at night."

Qiduo listened to it, secretly amazed.

The fourth uncle's words sounded wrong, as if he was worried about Luhuapo, but the actual situation should not be the case.

Because this is not the first time it has snowed this year, the temperature in the chicken coop, duck shed and greenhouse has long been adjusted, so there is no need to worry about it.When it snowed last time, my fourth uncle was also at home, but I didn't hear him say that.

And he also said that he would not come back to celebrate the new year if it was too late. It seems that he wanted to celebrate the new year at Luhuapo.

Who does he want to spend the New Year with?

Hey, the answer is very obvious!
Qiduo curled up her lips and smiled.

"Fourth, it's a big New Year's Eve. If you're not at home, where are you going to celebrate the New Year?" Mrs. Zhao just came in and heard it, and hurriedly asked.

"Cough, it won't work then, but I can make do with Brother Tang's house for one night." Tan Debao's expression was a little unnatural.

"No, it's okay if it's a weekday. Today is New Year's Eve, and we have to worship the ancestors later. It can't be done without you. Fourth brother, if you are really worried about Luhuapo, you and the eldest brother will go to see it together. , be right back." Mr. Tan said with a serious face.

As the head of the family, I attach great importance to the ancestor worship on New Year's Eve, and hope that all children can participate.

It is best that the number of people is increasing every year, which means that the incense is continuing, not that the number is gradually decreasing, which is a bad omen.

This year, four men from the Tan Deyin family have been lost. If Tan Debao is missing, it will be even worse.

So he doesn't allow it.

Tan Debao's face darkened, obviously displeased.

Qiduo hurriedly said to him, "Fourth Uncle, the leg of a chair in my room seems to be a little loose, please help me to have a look."

Said, and winked at him.

Tan Debao pursed his lips and nodded slightly, followed Qiduo out.

Of course there is no broken chair or anything in Qiduo's room, I just want to say something to Tan Debao in private.

"Qiduo, what do you want to say?" Tan Debao also saw Qiduo's thoughts, and asked with a straight face as soon as he left the room.

"Pfft, fourth uncle, look at how grown-up you are, and you're not ashamed to be angry." Qiduo covered her mouth and smiled.

"Humph!" Tan Debao stared at Qiduo, and snorted from his nose, a little childish.
"Fourth Uncle, tell me the truth, do you want to go to Luhuapo to spend the New Year with someone, so you made such an excuse?" Qiduo tilted her head and asked with a smile.

Tan Debao was seen through his mind, his face flushed immediately, and he denied it after a long time, "No!"

"Okay, it's fine, I wanted to help you, so I'm leaving." Qiduo shrugged, spread her hands indifferently, and turned to leave.

"Qiduo, do you have any good ideas to convince your grandma?" Tan Debao hurriedly asked.

Haha, did you admit it?
Qiduo smiled proudly in her heart.

She turned around and looked up at Fourth Uncle, "Hee hee, Fourth Uncle, you have been fooled, I have no good idea."

"You..." Tan Debao was suffocated. He didn't expect Qiduo to say such a sentence to him after talking for a long time.

If it were someone else, he would be really impatient with others.

But facing Qiduo, even if he was angry, he had no choice but to swallow sullenly, "Stinky girl, bad girl, play with me!"

"Pfft!" Qi Duo was delighted, and then said seriously, "Fourth Uncle, don't be angry, it's not impossible to convince grandma, but on this special day, if you leave your family to spend the New Year with her, wait until later If grandma finds out about it, will grandma like her? Certainly not, fourth uncle, do you want everyone in the family to dislike her? "

Tan Debao shut his mouth and stopped talking.

Qiduo woke him up at [-] o'clock, yes, it was indeed too much to do so.

"Fourth Uncle, if you really want to be kind to others, go to grandma or my mother quickly and let them invite a matchmaker to come to propose marriage. I am also waiting to call Fourth Aunt. Fourth Uncle, right? " Qiduo raised her eyebrows at Tan Debao mischievously.

"Go, what fourth aunt, don't talk nonsense. I don't want to go, little girl!" Tan Debao chased Qiduo with a red face.

Qiduo saw a hint of shyness from his expression.

Haha, maybe next year I will be able to drink my fourth uncle's wedding wine.

When Tan Debao returned to the house and did not mention going to Luhuapo, Mr. Tan was relieved, but it was Qiduo who persuaded his fourth son.

Qiduo went to the kitchen and smelled a tempting aroma from afar.

From the beginning of the unitary hour, firecrackers sounded one after another in Tanjiazhuang, and the ancestor worship began.

Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Xu put the offerings and drinks for ancestor worship into the basket, and let Tan Dejin and his brothers carry them. They followed Mr. Tan, stepping on the snow, and walked towards the ancestral hall with a creak.

There is no place for women to worship the ancestors. The men went to the ancestral hall, and Mrs. Zhao brought his daughters-in-law and granddaughters to set up dishes and serve dishes on the table.

After the dishes were put on the table, the men were almost ready to come back.

There are many people in the family, and there are two tables in total, and there is a steaming hot pot in the middle of each table.

According to the customs of this place, there is no hot pot, but because of the cold weather, the dishes are easy to get cold after serving, so Qiduo suggested making hot pot.

However, because it is Chinese New Year, this hot pot is somewhat different from the hot pot that is eaten on weekdays.

For the sake of auspiciousness and occasion, Qiduo chose a very nice name for the hot pot, "Perfect and Ten Perfect Tuanyuan Yuanyuan Ruyi Pot", which mainly contains various kinds of meatballs, which are colorful and very beautiful.

The soup is carefully boiled chicken soup, which is fresh and attractive.
It can be said to be full of color and fragrance.

Don't talk about eating, just looking at it makes people swallow.

Mr. Tan brought Tan Dejin and his group back to worship their ancestors. After cleaning their hands, the family went to sit down in front of the table in the main hall, and the New Year's Eve dinner began.

In addition to the specially made hot pot, there are a wide variety of dishes, which can be described as dazzling.

Looking at the sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner, Mr. Tan also had mixed feelings. If the old man was not so promising, how could he have such a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner in such a grand mansion.

Because the New Year's Eve dinner in previous years was more generous than usual, but the amount of meat dishes was very small. After each person picked up a chopstick, the plate was almost empty.

Mr. Tan took the lead in toasting, stood up and said, "Today is New Year's Eve, and another year has passed. This year can be said to be the year of the biggest change for our Tan family, and it is also a particularly meaningful year. Although there is a little regret But generally speaking, there are many things to celebrate. I am very pleased that the sauce shop has opened, and the skills passed down from the ancestors have not been destroyed.

There are also earth-shaking changes that have taken place in the elders. Now it affects our village, which family does not point to the elders' family earning money to eat.The conditions of the elders have improved, and we have followed suit. The living conditions of our family have improved, and the villagers respect us more. This is an honor that money can't buy.

Erlang also got married this year, Erxia married a good husband's family, Wuxing and Santao have their own homes, I am here, I hope that in the new year our Tan family will have greater and better development, and strive to reproduce the glory of the year .

Come on, let's toast! "

Everyone also had mixed feelings, toasted together, and drank up the wine in the glass.
The men drank the vintage wine, and the women drank the wine given by Wen Xiuyi last time.

After drinking the first glass of wine, Mr. Tan picked up the chopsticks, picked up the first chopsticks, and then everyone picked up the chopsticks one after another, and the New Year's Eve dinner officially began.

All of a sudden, the main hall became lively.

There are non-stop firecrackers outside the house, and endless blessings and laughter inside the house.

When the wine was half drunk, Mrs. Wu looked at Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Xu, and said, "Sister-in-law, your family is so big now, why don't you find a job for Erlang and Shiro next year? Mom, do you think so? Outsiders can work at the eldest brother and sister-in-law's house, but Erlang and Shiro are their nephews, so there's no reason not to let them?"

Wu also heard that Qiduo's family gave year-end bonuses to workers this year.

That generous year-end bonus made Wu's eyes red.

Although Erlang and the others have to hand in their wages, Mrs. Zhao doesn't know how much the year-end bonus is. She thought that she would ask Tan Dejin and Qiduo to hide it from Mrs. Zhao, so she could get a few for nothing. Two silver coins.

If it really doesn't work, the family will be separated next year, and the money earned by the two sons will belong to him.

Wu's little abacus was pulled and cracked.

Mrs. Zhao nodded slightly, and Mrs. Wu's proposal was exactly what she wanted.

"Eldest daughter-in-law, what do you think?" Mrs. Zhao asked Mrs. Xu.

Mrs. Xu was a little embarrassed, so she directly refused, which would be too embarrassing for Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Wu, but if you agree, Erlang and Shiro are annoying people. If you use them, you may really be asking for trouble.

She subconsciously raised her eyes to look at Qiduo.

Qiduo looked at Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Wu with a smile, "Grandma, Sanniang, let's eat first. We'll talk about this matter after dinner, okay?"

"Success." Mrs. Zhao nodded.

Meals are really not suitable for talking about things.

She also approached Mr. Tan about Erlang Shiro's affairs.

Mr. Tan said at the time, if Erlang Shiro is a good person, the boss and the others will not use it, so don't offend the boss because of such a trivial matter.

It made sense for Mrs. Zhao to think about it, so she didn't bother Tan Dejin about this matter.

What's more, two days ago, Qiduo's family sent 50 taels of silver to Mrs. Tan and his wife, which made Mrs. Zhao laugh like a flower at that time.
After eating, give lucky money.

Of course, only those who are not married are eligible to receive this New Year's money, so Tan Debao is also in the ranks of getting New Year's money.

Mr. Tan took out the red envelopes that he had prepared, and Mrs. Zhao distributed them to Qiduo and the others one by one, including Tan Guihua, Tan Deyou and Tan Debao.

No need to look, as soon as Qiduo bought it, she knew that there was not much in the red envelope.

Because of the separation, Tan Dejin and Mrs. Xu also prepared red envelopes for the Sizao brothers and sisters and sister-in-law and uncle.

And Tan Decai has not yet separated, and has no extra income, so there is no need to give it to the Qiduo siblings.

Mrs. Wu took the red envelope from Eight Pears, and started with a heavy hand. She immediately narrowed her eyes with a smile, "Uncle and Madam are too kind, haha."

After handing out the New Year's money, Mrs. Wu brought up the matter of Cai Erlang Shiro again.

(End of this chapter)