The peasant girl in Space is the group favorite

Chapter 103 Gifts
The road in Xujiacun has been under construction for a month and a half. The road construction team has left Xujiacun and headed towards the town.

Standing at the entrance of the village, the villagers were very happy to see that the half-built stone road was clean and spacious. There were even old people in the village walking up and down the stone road every day when they had nothing to do.

There is a lot of cold wind today, and the villagers have wrapped themselves in thick cotton-padded jackets. This year, the lives of the villagers' families have been better, and some children have new cotton-padded clothes to wear, and they cherish each one of them very much.

Except for those who work in the greenhouse, everyone else keeps warm at home. However, it is not cold when the workers work in the greenhouse, and they will take off their cotton-padded jackets because the temperature inside is warmer than outside...

The old man would order Uncle Xu to drive a carriage to deliver hot tea to the road construction workers every day. It was really not easy for them to work outside.

While Mrs. Wang was sweeping the floor in the main room with a broom, she was talking to the old man sitting on the imperial concubine's couch: "I don't know how Wenwu and the others are doing in the town..."

Since the weather was getting colder day by day, Xu Wenwu proposed to take his brothers to live in a barbecue restaurant at night, so that his father would not have to get up early every day to send them to school in the cold wind.

The old man said: "It won't be long before they come back. It's not the first time they've stayed overnight in the town. Moreover, clothes and other things have been prepared for them, so they won't be kept cold."

Mrs. Wang sighed and said, "That kid Xiaowu is not a good sleeper and loves to kick the quilt. What if he freezes out!"

"Didn't the eldest daughter-in-law let Wenwu take Xiaowu to bed? Wenwu always takes care of his younger siblings, so don't worry!"

When Qibao had nothing to do these days, she took her eldest uncle, second uncle, and mother-in-law to the kitchen to make some delicious food, including flower cakes and various fruit jams. She had inexhaustible materials for these things.

The family likes to eat them very much. They make a lot of them, wrap them in small jars and oil paper, and wait for the Chinese New Year to be used as New Year gifts. It is perfect and can be stored for a long time in this weather.

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Just half a month before the Chinese New Year, shopkeepers Hong and Tong arrived in a carriage.

Everyone in the Xu family was very surprised.

The old man asked: "Why are you two here together today? Come in quickly, it's windy outside!"

Shopkeeper Hong said: "Today we are here to give my master an early New Year gift."

Shopkeeper Tong also nodded, it seemed that he had the same purpose.

Mr. Xu was not surprised that they would send New Year's gifts, but he did not expect that they would send New Year's gifts so many days in advance, so he asked: "Why did Mr. Su and Mr. Jing ask you to send New Year's gifts so early?"

Shopkeeper Hong said: "That's right, Lao Tong and I just received the New Year's gift from the master from the capital to your family today. We immediately rushed to your Xujia Village without stopping!"

The old man said: "Young Master Jing and Young Master Su are interested. They are still thinking about our Xu family from far away in the capital. Why don't the two shopkeepers stay today and finish their meal before leaving!"

Shopkeeper Hong said: "Thank you for your kindness, old man, but I'm afraid we can't do it today. We have to rush to the capital before the end of the year to report this year's income accounts to the master. We will set off when we get back."

The old man said: "Since those two are busy, I can't stay any longer. However, you two will wait for a while to reciprocate the courtesy. Let us prepare some small gifts and ask the shopkeeper to help me bring them to Mr. Su and Mr. Jing."

Shopkeeper Tong nodded and said: "Okay, I will definitely deliver the things to the master for you."

Mrs. Wang hurriedly took her daughter-in-law to take the prepared New Year gifts to the front hall, and said with a smile: "What we gave are all food made by ourselves, and there are nothing expensive. Please don't dislike it."

Shopkeeper Tong looked at the two identical New Year gifts. Among them were several wooden boxes containing several small jars of different colors. There were labels on them that said various fruit jams. They looked particularly delicate. There were also Some white noodle-like things wrapped in oil paper.So he asked curiously: "Old man, why have I never seen these things in your house?"

The old man smiled and said: "These are all foods developed by my family. They are definitely not available outside, and they are not expensive."

Qibao said: "Yes, Grandpa Hong and Grandpa Tong, this jam can be made into tea or made into snacks. They are both very delicious. And the flower cake is made of plum blossoms. It tastes delicious too. They are all made at home." Yes, there are also these vermicelli, boiled in broth for a while, they are also delicious, my grandpa especially likes to eat vermicelli!"

Shopkeeper Hong joked: "Hey, girl, I can't even taste what you said. How can I know if it tastes good or not? This is all the master's and it's not my share!"

"Yes!" Shopkeeper Tong also agreed.

Qibao said with a smile: "When the two grandpas come back, you can come to my house and eat as much as you want!"

"Okay, this is what you said, so you're welcome to us!"

Shopkeepers Hong and Tong asked the boy driving the car to carry the Xu family's new year gifts into the carriage.

Although they are all food, they are not available outside, and there are several portions of each item.

Shopkeeper Hong was actually very curious about the fruit jams sent by the Xu family. Where did the fruits come from this season?But before leaving, the master specifically told him that he was not allowed to inquire about the Xu family's affairs. Even if he knew something, he was not allowed to say a word to anyone. Therefore, he would rather not know than ask too many questions. He would have a good talk with Lao Hong later. Just a heads up.

After seeing off the two shopkeepers, Mrs. Wang opened the New Year's gift from Su Chenyu and was a little surprised: "This is a gold-headed face. This, this is too expensive!"

Others gathered around and were very surprised when they saw the dazzling gold jewelry.

Opening the other boxes, they all contained some relatively expensive and exquisite jewelry. Judging from the quantity, one was prepared for each woman in the family. There was also a jade ring, which seemed to be given to the old man.

The old man sighed: "It cost Chen Yu so much, and what we gave him is not worth mentioning!"

Qibao said: "Grandpa, don't belittle yourself. Although the things we give are home-made, they are all made from the spiritual fruits from my master. Eating them is good for people's health! No matter how much money you have, you can buy them Not even there!”

The old man thought about it and felt relieved.

Mrs. Zhang said: "I don't know what Jingchen gave me, but it's better not to be so expensive."

Opening up several long ropes wrapped in brocade, you can see that they are made of silk, which is used to make clothes. It feels smooth and very comfortable, and it doesn't look cheap at first glance.

Among them, there was a piece of lotus pink material with dark lines that caught Wang's attention and said: "This color is not suitable for women like us. Is this prepared for Qibao? It's really beautiful. It can be made into clothes and worn on Qibao is definitely no worse than the young lady from that wealthy family!"

Others touched the material and smiled: "Yes, it is just right for Qibao. When we have time, we will use this material to make two sets of clothes for Qibao to wear."

Wang carefully wrapped these materials and opened other boxes. There were also a lot of gold, silver and jade articles, as well as good rice paper for her brother and the others, a few Wolf Howling brushes, tea leaves for the old man, and some The exquisite pastries are not found in town.

Uncle Xu said: "I'm afraid these things cost a lot of money. It seems that they are interested in our family!"

The others nodded, thinking that these two children were so honest!

(End of this chapter)