Reborn Big Brother: Farming Daily Life

Chapter 76
On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, dust off and sweep the house.

This is the rule left by the ancestors. Cleaning before the year has the meaning of exorcising disease and removing dust.

Starting today, every household has rested, and it is only at this time in a year that the farmers can have a good rest.

Li's head was covered with a cloth, and he took a new broom and tied it with a bamboo pole, and cleaned the roof beams carefully.

Shen Zheng was eating a piece of fried rice cake in his hand. This was made by Li Shi early this morning, and the rice cake symbolizes prosperity every year!

Shen Qingning held him back, "Eat as much as you eat, don't run away."

"Understood the second sister."

"mother."

Mrs. Li kept working, "En? What's the matter?"

"Mother!" Shen Qingning's voice was louder this time.

Mrs. Li stopped what she was doing, "What's the matter with you girl?"

Shen Qingning waved to the two people beside him, "You two should come over here!"

Li Shi was at a loss.

At this time Shen Guan pulled Shen Zheng, Qingxiu carried Miao'er and followed Shen Qingning into the house.

The two older ones were a little embarrassed and insisted on pushing Shen Qingning to come out.

Shen Qingning had no choice but to walk forward brazenly, "Mother, today is your birthday, I wish you good health and joy in the coming year."

"I wish my mother good fortune in the East China Sea, and a longer life than Nanshan."

Qingxiu blushed, "May my mother have today every year, and today every year."

Shen Zheng was thinking about what the second sister taught, "Live a long life."

Xiao Miaoer also said in a childish voice, "Live a long life."

Mrs. Li ouched, and before she could speak, Shen Qingning handed over something wrapped in a handkerchief.

"My brother and sister and I pooled our money to buy it. It's a birthday gift from the five of us to my mother."

When Li opened it, it was a silver bracelet engraved with the flowers of prosperity.

"Oh, where did you get the money to buy things for your mother? This, this, this is so beautiful."

After speaking, Li covered her eyes and was speechless. This was the first time the children gave her a birthday present.

In the past, when the whole family was together, and someone in the family had a birthday, Jiang would cook two eggs in the boiled bowl of noodles alone.

Shen Dahe stood outside with a silly grin, "Happy days, this is what I gave you."

After speaking, he touched a pair of tremella pendants from his bosom and gave them to Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li took it over angrily, "Where did you get the money?"

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"Hahahahahaha~" Shen Qingning laughed unceremoniously, she knew her mother would definitely ask where the money came from.

"The three children lent it to me."

The three children in the family still have some money every day, but Shen Dahe has none.

Mrs. Li was moved and settled accounts, "The three children don't pay ten Wen a day?"

Even if she stopped selling water later, Mrs. Li did not break the habit of giving each child three Wen a day.

Shen Guan said, "I copied some books for the bookstore."

Qingxiu also said, "I embroidered some handkerchiefs for sale."

Shen Qingning originally saved it from selling water, but she could only bite the bullet and say, "Sometimes I collect firewood and kill rabbits and then sell it."

Oh, why does it sound like she doesn't have any skills?
This calculation is enough, Li Shi happily put on the bracelet, and asked Qingxiu to put on the earrings for her.

"If you have two money, you don't know how to save it well, so you just know how to buy things. From now on, the three of you and your father will give you 150 cash every month, and it will be distributed at the end of the month when the accounts are settled."

The four people who had increased their pocket money were all happy, especially Shen Dahe, he started from nothing, what a surprise!

Otherwise, I still worry about how to pay back the money borrowed from the child.

Mrs. Li was embarrassed by the children, "Go to work, and I will go to your grandma's house for lunch later. After dinner, we will go to the county to buy new year's goods."

Shen Zheng hurriedly shouted, "I'm going too, I'm going too."

Mrs. Li nodded his head, "Go all, look at your dirty body, why did you roll in the mud?"

After tidying up the house, the whole family changed into clean clothes and pulled the carriage back to the old house.

There were meat, sugar, eggs, and two pieces of cloth in the basket on the car. Mrs. Li didn’t have time to make clothes, so she tore a piece of cloth for each of the old couple, and bought cotton for Jiang to make by herself. Cotton clothes and trousers were enough for each person. It's set.

Jiang's hands are quick, two sets of clothes can be ready in two or three days.

Mrs. Li also packed five strings of money separately. This is the New Year's money for her parents. It is not without it now, and she will not be stingy with the old couple.

Originally, she said to take one or two, but was stopped by Shen Dahe.

Tell her not to take too much at one time, and take it separately for three festivals and two lifespans a year, and the two brothers will know that it is not good to take too much at one time.

After thinking about it, Mrs. Li changed it to 500 words.

When I arrived at the door of the old house, I saw Mrs. Sun coming with a basket, "Second brother and second sister-in-law are here."

"Oh, here we come."

The children also called Aunt San.

When Xiao Sun saw the contents of the basket, her expression changed. What she took was half a basket of eggs plus a bag of sugar. Compared with Li's, it was far worse.

"Hey, second brother and sister, your family doesn't even have to go so far, why don't you drive back to the old house?"

It's Dasun's.

She was laughing and looking at the Erfang family.

"I can't help it. I have been busy at home and haven't prepared anything. After dinner, I want to buy things for the New Year, so I drove the car here."

Shen Guan took the lead in calling out Da Sun, and the younger ones followed suit.

Feng Zhen followed Da Sun and called, "Second Uncle and Second Aunt."

When the family entered the house, the eldest Sun who was walking behind pulled the younger Sun and muttered, "Did you see the silver pendant on the second's ear, I'm afraid others won't know that she made money.

There are also some old things in the basket, and I don’t take a piece of cloth to cover them. I have sung to countless people along the way. "

Xiao Sun rolled her eyes, "It's like who can't afford it. Dashan said to buy it for me, but I can't bear it. Why spend that money?"

"You just buy it, otherwise people will think that our Sun family can't compare with her Li family."

The two entered the house while talking.

Shen Meixiang, who had come to help earlier, was talking intimately with Mrs. Li.

"Oh, Mei Xiang, why do you have so much to say to your second daughter-in-law every day? You are born with my sister-in-law."

Shen Meixiang smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, didn't you say last time that my widow's family should not enter your house?"

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Da Sun's face froze, seeing the look in Shen Dajiang's eyes, his heart skipped a beat.

She seemed to have said this before, but she forgot it after a long time.

Naturally, Shen Meixiang would never forget that when she was a girl at home, her parents and brothers spoiled her, which made her somewhat petty.

It's just that life is not going smoothly, and she herself has lost her temper, but it doesn't mean that she won't fight back when she is ridiculed with a straight face.

Today, Mrs. Sun was acting strangely at her when she opened her mouth. She is not used to this problem of sister-in-law.

She lived in the house of the second brother's family, and received the wages of the second brother's family. This sister-in-law always acted like the old Shen family was helping her.

Without her, Feng Zhen of Dasun's family would be able to go to work, maybe even Dasun's family would go.

But she didn't think about it either, just because of her ignorance, if she really wanted to let her go, everyone in the village knew about the second brother's family!

(End of this chapter)