It was New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye. The table was filled with sausages, bacon, chicken, duck, fish, meat and various dishes. Li Yu called everyone in the family together, and everyone had a great time. The first New Year's Eve after Qingchuan.

On the morning of the first day of the first lunar month, the concierge Uncle Liu opened the door and saw the villagers standing at the door. Some were carrying baskets of eggs, and some were carrying chickens and ducks!

When the villagers saw Uncle Liu opening the door and putting the things in his hands at the door, they cupped their hands and said with a smile: "Brother, could you please carry the eggs (chickens and ducks) in and tell Lord Zhou that we are here to wish you a happy New Year!"

Uncle Liu quickly waved his hands and said: "Brothers and sisters-in-law, please wait a moment and let me report to the madam and the adults, otherwise I will be scolded!" Uncle Liu limped into the yard quickly and said to Li Yu Report: "Madam, there are more than a dozen villagers outside, carrying things to say New Year's greetings!"

Li Yu and Zhou Jia hurriedly got up and walked outside. Li Qing was behind them carrying the fried food from the previous year, and ran out. When they arrived at the door, they only saw bamboo baskets and chickens and ducks at the door, and no one was there.

Uncle Liu said to Zhou Jia in annoyance: "Sir, I told them to wait."

Zhou Jia smiled clearly and said: "They don't want to disturb us! Let's put all the things in the house!"

Li Qing looked at Zhou Jia and said with a smile: "This means that my brother-in-law is a good official! Look, there are still people who send you things to wish you a happy new year!"

After putting the things at the door into the kitchen, Zhou Jia said to the Li Yu siblings: "It is impossible for other villagers to send things. I guess it may be the dozen or so families who took back the fields that the bandits took away. !”

Li Qing said with some fear: "Brother-in-law, sister, I didn't know it was so difficult for you when you first arrived in Qingchuan. Fortunately, you know General Shen. Otherwise, these bandits will give you a headache for a while. No wonder Mr. Lin said that the court Someone among us is good at becoming an official!"

Zhou Jia looked at Li Qing and said sincerely: "There are people in the court who like to be officials. This is true! But Ah Qing, you have to know that Shen Wu will do his best to help us. There is some friendship factor in it, but the biggest reason is because We are His Majesty's people, and there are intrigues and intrigues in the officialdom. You have to remember that you can't just trust others."

Li Qing saluted respectfully: "Brother-in-law, I remember!"

Zhou Jia hugged Li Qing and said with a smile: "You don't have to worry, you are still young, my brother-in-law and your sister will help you if you encounter difficulties!"

Li Qing took Zhou Jia's hand, "Yeah! I know."

Li Yu came in from outside, looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "You two, don't stay at home. The street is very lively. Ruyi and the others have gone shopping! Let's go shopping too! It's been so long since we've been here, and we haven't seen anything yet." It was great to go shopping on the streets!”

Zhou Jia and Li Qing both laughed after hearing this. Zhou Jia stood up and walked to Li Yu and said with a smile: "Ah Qing! It's rare that your sister wants to go shopping, let's go shopping with you!"

The three of them went out and walked to the street. Li Yu looked at the people coming and going on the street and thought: Although Qingchuan County is not prosperous now, there are more pedestrians on the street, and people in the city no longer pay close attention every day. At home, some people also started to come out and set up stalls at the locations designated by Zhou Jia. There were patrolling government officials on the street, and the stall owners were not afraid of harassment from the local gangsters. It can be said that compared with the previous Qingchuan County, the current Qingchuan County is beginning to glow with vitality.

Li Qing looked all the way and saw that the streets were clean and the vendors were placed in designated positions. The people in the city stopped to salute when they saw Zhou Jia and Li Yu. Li Qing also felt a sense of pride in his heart and said to Zhou Jia : "Brother-in-law, you are amazing. If I can become an official in the future, I will learn from you."

Zhou Jia shook his head and said: "Your sister taught me many things, such as the public toilet, the stalls and the farmer's market in Xicheng, hiring disabled people and widows to clean the streets, it was all your sister's advice, you Sister is worth a capable staff member!"

Li Qing looked at Li Yu who was walking in front and sighed: "Brother-in-law, you have made a lot of money by marrying my sister. My sister is good-looking and good at martial arts. Now she will give you advice. My sister is so capable!" "

Zhou Jia smiled seductively and said, "That's right! Don't even look at whose daughter-in-law she is!"

Li Yu walked to a stall selling wontons and said to the two people who were mumbling behind him: "It smells delicious. Let's have a bowl of wontons!"

The proprietress wiped the table diligently and shouted with a smile on her face: "Master, sir and your wife are here to eat my wontons. You can make them taste better!"

The boss responded loudly: "Yes!"

After the three of them sat down for a while, the boss brought wontons to the table and bowed to Zhou Jia and his wife: "Sir, madam, my wontons have thin skin and lots of meat, so they are guaranteed to be delicious!"

Zhou Jia saw people waiting to eat wontons at the table next to him and said with a smile: "Okay, business looks pretty good!"

The boss happily responded: "Hey! Business is pretty good. No one has come to make trouble yet. Even if you make less money, don't worry. My family has been selling wontons since my grandfather's generation. I haven't set up a stall for more than ten years. Now, Your Excellency is here, so we set up a stall again, and we have to thank you, Your Excellency."

While he was talking, several more customers arrived. Zhou Jia said to the boss, "Go ahead and get busy! There's no need to greet us." The boss bowed and went to get busy.

After a few people finished eating their wontons, they put down their copper coins and continued shopping. When they reached Beicheng, Li Yu found that there were also vendors selling rouge and gouache on the street, as well as ruffles and embroidery, as well as various cries and bargaining sounds from customers. , making the streets lively.

Zhou Jia looked at the increasingly prosperous streets of Qingchuan and looked forward to Li Yu: "Yu'er, when the county has profits next year, we will prepare some lanterns and lion and dragon lantern dances, and invite a troupe to make it lively!"

Li Yu smiled and said, "Okay, it's up to you." The few people walked around the city, but in the end they didn't buy anything, and walked back home empty-handed.

As soon as the fifteenth day of the first lunar month passed, the new year was over. Li Qing and Li Yu discussed plans to return to Qingshui Town to pay their parents' graves. Li Yu thought that the Zhou family's fields had been taken over by others and they hadn't found anyone to get them back, so they planned to go back to Qingshui Town to pay their respects. Qing went back to Qingshui Town together to visit his parents' graves and take back the fields.

After hearing this, Zhou Jia said reluctantly: "Yu'er, you won't be back until mid-March."

Li Yu hugged Zhou Jia and said with a smile: "Now that Qingchuan's affairs are on the right track, you can't go back with me. When I come back, it will be just in time for spring plowing."

Zhou Jia touched Li Yu's hair, kissed Li Yu's face gently, and said reluctantly: "I really can't bear to let you go. You must be careful on the way. When you get to Qingshui Town, you can take the shops in the town and those in Qingshan City." The shop is sold, don’t rush along the way, come back soon!”

Li Yu hugged Zhou Jia tightly and chuckled: "You asked me not to rush in a hurry, and you asked me to come back early. Which one of you should I listen to?"

Zhou Jia sighed: "Then come back as soon as possible while ensuring safety!"

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like