Chapter 152

It can be considered cold in the twelfth lunar month, and this year's winter has started early, and every household has put on cotton clothes early.Now that the winter tea has been harvested, the tea house has also started to collect work, and plans to stop working after finishing this crop.But the food workshop was even more busy because of the arrival of the end of the year. Even if they recruited three more women to make snacks together, they still couldn't keep up.

It is also fortunate that most of the time it is necessary to be diligent and clean on the side of cooking, and it does not require many skills and crafts like the tea house.After asking the aunts and sisters-in-law in the tea house who would like to continue working, knowing that everyone wants to take advantage of the twelfth lunar month when there is no farm work to earn more money for the New Year, Lin Baozhu simply decided to let the women in the tea house voluntarily go to the eating workshop If you help there, the wages will be calculated accordingly.

New staff have been added, and they are all dexterous and agile, which solves the urgent problem of insufficient manpower in the food workshop.

Now the workshops in the Taoshuwan village work overtime together with the workshops opened behind the shops in the town to save some inventory.After all, it's the end of the year, no matter which one it is, they are determined to buy some rare food to reward the family during the New Year.Moreover, some big families only buy it, and they have to follow the trend to buy some food that Zhang Ji only has.

In addition, those travelers and vendors who travel far and wide will bring some more or less, or eat it at home, or sell it in other places, which has also increased a lot of sales.

Maybe it's been a long time since we parted, and Lin Baozhu has recovered from the difficult days at the beginning, and now she is slowly adapting to the life that the man left.Although occasionally I still think of him for a while, but most of them use busyness to enrich themselves, so that they can't think of that man.

Several times I took Da Ya to the county town to see the newly rented shop, thinking of going to the camp to see the man, but I couldn't help but smile wryly as soon as I took a step.She almost forgot again, they had already gone to North Ridge.

Lin Baozhu didn't know where Beiling was, nor how far it was, but only heard from Mr. Zhao that Beiling was the northernmost boundary of the Great Zhou Dynasty.If you go from Taoshuwan, you will have to travel day and night, and it will take more than half a month to get there.

But fortunately, she has Da Ya by her side all the time, so she gradually got used to the bitterness.Now the man has been away for more than ten days, and the Zhang family's yard has returned to the peace and tranquility of the past.It's just that this time it's a little different from the past, because of the silent but more caring aunt, the yard looks softer and warmer.

Since the establishment of a private school, the number of children who come to Zhang's house to play has decreased a lot. Even if the big guys come together occasionally, it is rare for them to jump up and down like before.After all, they are knowledgeable, and they understand some rules more or less.

Lin Baozhu looked at the teenagers and girls becoming more and more sensible, and was comforted by the boss in her heart. Although sometimes she felt a little lost because of the lack of excitement, she saw more and more people coming to Taoshuwan to say goodbye to the children. The more, she still feels satisfied.

Ever since carpentry and blacksmith subjects were set up in the private school, not only the children in the village would come to learn calligraphy, but also some penniless men would pick up their children and learn some crafts.Even now, people like Bench and Gousheng have already left their teachers. When they are free, they will go to various villages to practice their hands, help people forge iron or make some wooden tools to earn some income.

In the middle of winter and the twelfth lunar month, it will snow from time to time, except for Zhang Ji's eating workshop, which is still busy, the rest of the people are free.There is no farm work in the family, and there is no other work at hand, and this year, most of the households have earned some money from this piece of paper. Although it is not much, they still have a surplus in their hands, so no one is as frowning as before. Worrying about how to spend the new year.

Except for going to the market to buy things and just visiting and chatting, everyone always likes to gather at Zhang's house to rest in the cold weather.It wasn't because of the hot water and tea and snacks that the Zhang family entertained everyone. It was because Lin Baozhu was depressed at the beginning and had no interest in doing things. Later, Auntie Tian found out carefully, and she came to help after discussing that she was fine. She does some work and also talks, saving her and the big girl from being lonely all day long.

After a long time, this has become a habit of the big guys.A few familiar and friendly women were nestling on the kang with their needlework, chatting and laughing, and it was quite lively.

The number of visits has increased, and many people have known Da Ya's life experience. In addition, when the Han family came to look for trouble, many people have met. They have really seen the cheeky and heartless Han family. Speaking of The words are naturally a little blunt.So Rao didn't know the specific experience of the big girl, but he also felt that the child's life was miserable, and naturally the big guys also took pity on her.

The old lady used to be afraid of everyone and rejected them, but after living with Lin Baozhu, Lin Baozhu would tell her some short stories every night, and then let her try to contact people every day.Of course, it's all done step by step, for fear of causing Da Ya's deep fear.

But obviously, for a simple-minded Da Ya, she is still keenly aware of people's kindness and malice.Now most of the women who come to visit in the village are kind-hearted, and they really do love her a little bit, so although Da Ya will not approach them as intimately as her own aunt, she is no longer afraid.

The days went by step by step, but it was smooth and enjoyable, and in a blink of an eye, it was the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, when Xing'er was going to get married.

Now that the family has surplus money, Aunt Ma is naturally unwilling to wrong her granddaughter, so after discussing with her son and daughter-in-law, she made six large quilts for Xinger.Then I asked the master carpenter from the private school to help me make two big boxes as a dowry.

To be honest, six quilts and two big suitcases are nothing in modern times, but in Taoshuwan, even in Taoxi County, they are considered dowry.

The night before Xing'er's wedding, Lin Baozhu brought Da Ya and Zhao Di over to put on make-up. Naturally, there were also many young wives and daughters who had been friends with the Ma family.Adding makeup is an old gift left by the ancestors, and the money is different for the same share. It is not necessary for every household to add makeup, but only for deep friendship.

Every household in the farmyard is not a wealthy household, so most of them are home-embroidered door curtains or handkerchiefs and the like, and the more expensive ones are the quilts given by Zhaodi who stayed up all night to embroider Lian Lizhi and the hairpins given by Lin Baozhu. With a few feet of silk cloth.

First, let people know that the big guy ordered Xing'er.Secondly, it was to show Xing'er's in-law's family, her mother's family was very popular in the village, if she wanted to bully Xing'er in the future, the saliva from outsiders would probably kill his family.

After putting on makeup, Aunt Ma quickly took a little red envelope and handed it to the big girl who was holding on to Lin Baozhu's clothes.This is also a customary rule. If there is a happy event in the host's family, whenever someone with a child comes to present the gift, he must return a red envelope to the child, which is considered auspicious.It is said that it is good for the newcomers to have a baby early in the future.
Seeing Aunt Ma leaning over with a smile on her face, Da Ya subconsciously took two steps back, and then watched her movements carefully, for fear of being scolded.Fortunately, Da Ya saw Aunt Ma a lot these days, and was led by Lin Baozhu to know that the old man in front of her was called Grandma, so even though she was a little timid in her heart, she did not scream or dodge in fear.

"Da Ya, grandma gave you a red seal. This is hurting Da Ya. What should Da Ya do?" Lin Baozhu knew that Da Ya was introverted and could not express herself, so she squatted down and patiently guided her. Said, "If Da Ya can talk, shouldn't she call grandma sweetly?"

Looking at her aunt's gentle eyes, the eldest girl nodded slowly, although she was still a little apprehensive, but in the end she snuggled up to Lin Baozhu and smiled at Aunt Ma.Of course, he just smiled, didn't bother to accept the red envelope, and plunged into his aunt's arms again, as if seeking protection and shyness.

No matter what, Da Ya didn't have any other actions or reactions, which already made Lin Baozhu very satisfied.She also forced Da Ya to show something, but said a few words of encouragement and praise gently, and then saw that it was getting late, fearing that Da Ya would be afraid when it was too dark to go back, so she greeted Aunt Ma and took the lead first. Big Ya left.

Because Zhaodi and Xinger are close friends in the boudoir, and Xinger is also upset, anxious and looking forward to it, and is eager to talk to someone, so she pulls Zhaodi to ask her to talk to me.Fortunately, the folks also understand, and this is not something out of the box, but no one said anything unpleasant, but said that if Zhao Di came back late, let Aunt Ma and a few come to help Xi Niang then sent her back to Shi's house.

As more and more people came to add makeup, Aunt Ma smiled happily. Although she was a little bit reluctant to part with her sensible and obedient granddaughter, she was still very happy when she heard the words of congratulations.The granddaughter found a good family, and she will be able to live in peace and stability in the future. The food and beans there can also be sold to Zhang Ji to pay back the money, which is much better than the price outside.Moreover, the female relatives can also do some handicrafts. After a few years after giving birth, they can come to Zhangji Private School to study and read. Isn't it a beautiful day?
Talking like this, watching a continuous stream of people coming and going, it was not until the middle of the night that Ma's side settled down again.At this moment, Zhaodi was also sent back, and all the makeup that people put on was written down and wrapped up, so Aunt Ma urged her daughter-in-law to bring Xing'er into the house to talk about those private things.

After a whole night of busy work, Aunt Quan Fu knocked on the door as soon as it was light on the next day.After some busy dressing up, Xing'er, who was originally just a little pretty in the dark, became a lot more delicate and beautiful after being dressed up.When Lin Baozhu came again, looking at the changed Xing'er, he couldn't help but joke around.

(End of this chapter)

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