happy event

Chapter 106

Mr. Dong is also worried, because the few friends in the city who walk around often haven't given New Year's gifts yet.When Mrs. Niu was arrested and imprisoned before, he helped him again, and the annual gifts were three points higher than in previous years.However, this money is really a problem.

"Forget it, I'll clean up the corn at home tomorrow, and I'll find someone to bring it into the city and sell it."

Niu's body hurts a little. There are rumors outside that the price of grain will rise again after the beginning of spring. Wouldn't it be a loss to sell it now?Dong Yi, who had been sitting in the chair without saying a word before, kept saying yes, "Okay, sell it quickly for money, our family also kills pigs, I want to eat meat!"

Annoyed, Niu slapped his son severely, and cursed, "You only know how to eat, why don't you know how to study hard? Look at that brat Dong Ping..."

Dong Yi shook his head impatiently, and retorted, "Dong Ping's ability to read is because of her mother. Of course I'm not as smart as him!"

Mrs. Niu was so angry that he wanted to swear a few more words, but Dong Ping and his brother came back with presents in their hands.The whole family was stunned for a moment, and then immediately became as excited as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, rushing forward to pick up the box.

"Quick, quick, open it and see what's in it?" Impatiently, Niu ordered his children to help open the box. Dong Yi opened one and saw the exquisite dim sum inside, and immediately shouted joyfully, "Oh, it's eight treasures." Zhai's Dim Sum! I haven't eaten in months, and these are mine!"

Dong Ting tore the piece of material and stamped her feet angrily, turned around and complained to Dong Rong, "Sister, why don't you send a piece of brightly colored material? I'm going to make a new dress for the New Year. Remember to get another piece as soon as you get home!"

Dong Rong looked at the busy mother three coldly, as if she didn't hear the words.After all, Mr. Dong was still a little ashamed. Although he saw his youngest son wipe the dim sum scum on the two sets of four treasures of the study, he still endured his distress and greeted his son and daughter, "You must have been cold all the way here, sit down and have a rest."

Dong Rong and Dong Ping stepped forward to salute him, and then sat down.Mrs. Niu also finished checking the New Year's ceremony at this moment, and slapped the two children away, and then asked half jokingly and half tentatively, "Sister Rong, these things are sent for your father to enter the city as a gift. Well, when will I bring another New Year's gift to the family? Don't buy those impractical items, just bring a few more carts of rice noodles..."

How many cars of rice noodles?This year is a year of catastrophe, and a few carts of rice noodles will cost more than 100 taels at least.I haven't seen him for a few months, I didn't expect Niu to be as greedy as ever.

Dong Rong ignored her, and turned to Master Dong to ask how he was doing.Master Dong felt that his children still missed him in their hearts, and he was very relieved, so he answered them one by one, and finally asked about Dong Ping's schoolwork.The father, daughter, father and son talked lively for a while, completely treating Niu as a transparent person.

Niu was very angry in his heart, and he wanted to yell and scold until the end, feeling that he lacked confidence, so he finally suppressed his anger and took a break to ask, "Sister Rong, I heard people say that your orchard employs hundreds of handymen, you are really mad!" Big fortune! The family life is tight recently, if you really love your father, you can send some money back. Seeing the New Year, your father is worrying that he has no money to buy the New Year gift."

Mr. Dong was a little embarrassed. Just as he was about to say something, Niu's eye shot came over him. He quickly lowered his head and picked up the tea bowl, praising, "Sister Rong sent you really good tea!"

Dong Rong really wanted to roll her eyes fiercely, the tea leaves she brought had not yet been opened, and they ran into the old tea bowl at some point.But she didn't intend to take off the old man's fig leaf, and the money would naturally not be taken out for nothing.

"Father, there was a severe drought in the south this year, and some refugees gathered outside the city. It happened that my orchard had to do some work, so I recruited all the people back. There was no need to pay wages, and I only had to feed myself with a few sweet potatoes every day. So, It may be widely spread outside, but the actual orchard did not spend a single penny. Father also knows that this year the orchard did not sell a catty of fruit, and I really don’t have much money in my hand... These gifts have already spent the few taels of silver left at home. Empty."

Dong Rong sighed, and said with guilt on her face, "So, my daughter is not filial, and she wants to help the family, but she is powerless."

How could Niu believe this, and asked sharply, "Impossible, I heard people said that you bought three pigs just for the New Year, how could you have no money?"

Dong Rong frowned, and replied lightly, "Where did Er Niang hear the gossip? My sister-in-law has been sick for many years, and now she is cured. My parents-in-law are going to make a big wish. Just bought three new year pigs, how can it be said that it is I bought it?"

"I don't believe it, where did the Cao family get so much money?"

"I don't know about that. As someone else's daughter-in-law, how can I take care of my in-laws?"

Niu wanted to say more, Mr. Dong was indeed blushing a little, stretched out his hand and interrupted her, "Sister Rong came back after a long time, hurry up and clean up a table of food, our family can also have a good reunion!"

Niu didn't ask for money, so he was so angry that he couldn't bear to take another meal.She swung her sleeves and scolded, "What kind of gathering, the family will not be able to open the pot! Didn't Cao's family kill a pig, let her go back to Cao's house to eat!"

Mr. Dong was embarrassed, and was about to scold back in anger, but Dong Rong and his sister took the opportunity to stand up and replied, "Father, don't make Erniang busy. We have to rush to Aunt Cao's house to visit, so we won't Stay longer."

After all, the two got up and said goodbye to go out.Niu was still yelling from behind, "Brother Ping is on winter vacation, there are so many jobs at home, you should move back quickly..."

Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Master Dong loudly, "He is just studying hard, what is he doing here? You should be less lazy on weekdays, there are so many things you can't finish!"

"Ah, you actually called me lazy, you at least go out to drink a few times, and you don't even have money for the New Year at home..."

The couple quarreled, and Dong Rong's shrill voice could still be faintly heard until they walked out of the gate.The two looked at each other, both helpless and funny.In the end, he quickened his pace and hurried to Wang's house.

Although there are only two streets apart, the Wang family and the Dong family are like two worlds in comparison.Although the yard was still a bit dilapidated, it was tidy inside and out. Even though the snow fell so hard this year, there was no snow in the corner of the yard.Shi Shi was waiting outside the gate with his two little nephews and nieces. When he saw Dong Rong's sister and brother turning around the street from a distance, he cheered and greeted them.This one is called sister-in-law, and the other is called aunt and uncle. It is extremely lively.

Dong Rong patted Shi Shi on the shoulder, touched the heads of the two children, and then led them into the yard.

Aunt Cao heard the movement in the room and hurriedly opened the door, and said with a smile, "Your sister-in-law prepared the chicken and fish a month in advance, and finally you are here."

Dong Rong and Dong Ping still wanted to salute, but Aunt Cao pulled them in and sat down, poured hot tea, and then blamed, "Why are you so polite, can you come to have a meal, my old man I don't know how happy my wife is."

Uncle Wang also answered with a silly smile, "Yeah, why did you ask Zhuzi to bring so much food? Although the food tax has been raised this year, the family still can't go hungry."

Dong Rong glanced at Sha Zhu who was sitting in the kang, and saw that he was playing a game called "Suffocate the Cow" with two children, smiling happily.So she was relieved, and then wentssip with Aunt Cao, and finally rushed to the kitchen to help.

It was cold in winter, and the ice business was completely shut down, so as soon as the twelfth lunar month entered, Wang Lu took Dujuan back to the village.Du Juan is now eight months pregnant, but perhaps she has plenty of food and drink and is in a good mood, except for a bigger belly, nothing has changed.

She also hadn't seen Dong Rong for many days, and she finally got together.While stewing fish and stew, he chattered and chatted, and the laughter almost knocked over the roof of the kitchen, causing the children who moved to the yard to play from time to time to run to the door to have a look.

Finally, good food and wine were served on the table.The two families did not distinguish between male and female guests of honor, they all sat down around the round table and started eating lively.The men inevitably wanted to drink a bowl of corn wine, so they pressed the table.Dong Rong helped clean up the women's and children's dishes, and dragged Du Juan to the couple's room.

Du Juan thought that Dong Rong had something important to discuss, but instead of thinking about it, she took out a small stack of bank notes from her bosom, and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, this is a three-part bonus for this year's ice business, totaling 390 eight taels. I don't think it's troublesome." I just put together the whole thing, these are the small-value banknotes in exchange, 400 taels. You keep it, and you can go to the bank to get it back when you want to use it.”

"So much?" Du Juan's fingers were trembling with excitement. Although occasionally the couple guessed how much money they would get back in the middle of the night, the 200 taels was already online, and they never thought it would be doubled.

"Sister, it's not a miscalculation, is it? Your cousin and I only worked hard, how can we ask for so much?" Du Juan kept pushing away, and people who didn't know thought Dong Rong was pinching It's a contract of sale.

Dong Rong was amused, and complained in a low voice, "Sister-in-law, you can keep it. There are account books for business transactions, how could it be wrong? You are going to give birth soon, so hurry up and collect the bank notes. My little nephew grows up It takes money to build a new house and marry a wife.”

After hearing this, Du Juan hesitantly took the bank note, but the next moment he began to worry about where to hide it.If such a large sum of money is lost, she will die.

Dong Rong saw that she was tucking the bank notes on the beams with her big belly, and then changed her mind to lift the floor tiles, so she was so shocked that she hurriedly stopped her, "Calm down, how much money is not as important as my little nephew. Put it in the cabinet first, and let my cousin deal with it at night."

"Yes, yes, listen to my sister." Du Juan opened the box and put the banknotes. Although he stopped tossing about, his pair of eyes stuck to the box and could not be removed.

Dong Rong really couldn't laugh or cry, so in the end she had to let her rest in the room.The left and right meals are also finished, and there is nothing to be busy with.

Aunt Cao was watching the men drinking with a smile, and seeing that her daughter-in-law did not accompany Dong Rong in, she asked, "Where is your sister-in-law, are you tired?"

Dong Rong smiled and sat beside her, and replied, "The little nephew in my sister-in-law's stomach is also tired, I let her rest on the kang."

When Aunt Cao heard her mentioning her unborn grandson, she laughed even more joyfully, and at the end she naturally urged Dong Rong to have a baby soon, making Dong Rong's face turn red before she could give up.

(End of this chapter)