Traveling through the farm, I just want to earn money by farming

Chapter 184 Year 29

As for the Chen family, the houses in the village have become much quieter since they left, and everyone is still a little uncomfortable with it.

That afternoon, Mrs. Xue and her group arranged for people to deliver gifts, and they drove over in a car. The gifts they brought were also daily necessities for the villagers, and there were many and complete items.

In addition to the Chen family, Mr. Ma, Mr. Yu, the village chief, several clan elders, and various teachers were also present.

The house was finally completed at the end of November, and people will be able to live in it in another half month, which is also in time for the New Year.

After the new house was built, the neighbors had to be invited to warm up the house and have a drink, which was bound to be a lively occasion. The villagers were also very enthusiastic and came to help without being invited by the Chen family.

Time flies and it is already the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month. After sending New Year gifts to various places, the workshop has temporarily closed.

"Wu'er, have you talked to Mr. Ma and the others? Ask them to celebrate the New Year and have the New Year's Eve dinner with us this year? And Mr. Zhang's family, Mrs. Zhang should be able to go out for a walk, right?" Old Mrs. Chen asked her grandson worriedly.

Qing Wu: "I told you, grandma."

They have been very busy these days, traveling everywhere, and Mr. Ma and his men have been taking care of things on their own. They are a few grown men, and they don't usually fire much.

"Has your father sent the money for incense and lamp oil to Fuyuan Temple? And has he also sent the New Year gift prepared for Master Yu?" Old Mrs. Chen was concerned about every social interaction at home and abroad.

"Yes, my father and my younger sister went there early this morning."

"Okay, okay, I'm so busy that I can't take care of everything. Come and help grandma clean this place."

Qingwu responded obediently and helped Old Lady Chen to clean the house.

"Is my aunt at home?"

Hearing someone knocking on the door, Old Mrs. Chen quickly put down what she was holding and went out.

"Come on, come in quickly. I can tell it's you kids from the voices." Old Mrs. Chen said as she led people in.

Chen Gu: "Aunt, isn't this my second sister who came back to give me a New Year's gift? So she asked me to come along."

As Chen Gu was speaking, a middle-aged woman followed in. The woman was of medium build, with a round face that was a little dark, but she looked capable.

"Li Jie'er is back? She hasn't been back for half a year, right?" Old Mrs. Chen stepped aside and looked back, waving her hand for the woman to come closer.

Chen Li took her granddaughter's hand and took two steps forward. "Aunt, how are you these days? I can't help you. I married far away, so it takes a lot of time to go back and forth. But during the New Year, no matter how far away, I have to come back to kowtow to my parents and elders."

Then he pulled his little granddaughter and said, "Silu, hurry up and kowtow to your great-aunt."

The little girl looked about three or four years old and could not speak clearly. She kowtowed to Old Lady Chen after hearing what her grandmother said. I could not hear what she said clearly, only heard: "~~~Ancestor~~~Hello~~~"

Old Mrs. Chen liked the little guy as soon as she saw him. She quickly picked him up and said, "This child is good-looking. His face looks just like yours, so adorable. He will be blessed in the future."

Then he took them into the house and said, "Come in and sit down. Why have you all lost weight?"

"I'm not thin anymore. Look how well I'm maintained. This is rare in the countryside." Chen Li said, pointing to the flesh on her face.

After everyone sat down, Xiang Ling served tea and snacks, and also gave the child a handful of candy.

"Where is Wang Shi? Why didn't he come with us?" Old Mrs. Chen asked when she didn't see her husband.

Chen Gu took over and said, "I'm coming. I'm talking to Dong Ge'er and my father. I'll be here soon."

"Okay, let's all have dinner at my house today." Old Mrs. Chen said and asked someone to prepare more dishes.

Chen Gu hurriedly stopped her: "Aunt, my father told me to come here to invite you to my house for lunch."

"That's fine. Tell Zhao Qian and the others to do less at noon." She asked them to wait for a while while she went to prepare a return gift.

She wrapped a few more red envelopes separately before taking her family back to her mother's home.

On the way, they met Wang Shi and his son. They ignored the unnecessary gifts and went back together.

As soon as she entered the courtyard, Old Lady Chen said loudly, "Brother, sister-in-law, I've brought my family here to eat and drink."

Mrs. Xia was busy in the kitchen with her daughter-in-law. When she heard the noise, she came out and laughed, "You're already grown up and you still say that. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at? What? My sister-in-law is going back to her parents' home. How can we, as your brother and sister-in-law, not have enough food for you?"

Old Mrs. Chen quickly said ingratiatingly, "Oh, with my sister-in-law and brother around, I'm still a child."

Xia glanced at him with a smirk and said, "Grandson, you're already so old, and you're still like this. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the younger generations?"

"Whoever makes fun of me, I'll twist his ears." Old Mrs. Chen glanced around.

The younger ones lowered their heads and suppressed their laughter, pretending not to see anything, and went to help each other and find someone to play with.

After dinner, Xia pulled Old Lady Chen aside to talk.

"What's wrong, sister-in-law?"

"It's like this. Today I heard something from Wang Shi, and after thinking about it, I still feel that I should tell you something." Xia said with a conflicted tone.

Seeing her sister-in-law like this, Old Lady Chen felt a little nervous. "Could something have happened?"

"Sister-in-law, tell me, what's going on?"

Xia smoothed the hair by her ears and said, "Today, Wang Shi told me that someone from their village came into the village to collect mushrooms. He went to see the person who was collecting mushrooms, and it turned out to be Chen Changfu."

Old Mrs. Chen was stunned and suddenly felt a little angry.

Xia continued, "I guess they saw that your family had made a lot of money, but they didn't dare to collect it in the village and didn't want to have a direct conflict with you. Besides, the surrounding villages only recognized your family, so they wanted to collect it from far away."

Although Old Mrs. Chen was a little unhappy, she thought again and realized that there was nothing she could do about it. She couldn't just stop people from making money.

"Sister-in-law, it's okay. As long as they don't bother us, I hope they can do business in a legitimate way." Old Mrs. Chen also let them go.

Seeing that she didn't care, Mrs. Xia didn't say anything more, but Old Mrs. Chen remembered it and still wanted to tell Qingning about it when she got back.

After dinner, they returned home. Qingning and the others also came back, and Old Mrs. Chen mentioned this matter to Qingning.

Qing Ning shared the same idea: "As long as they don't bother us, let them be. This business isn't something my family invented, so it's only a matter of time before someone else takes over."

"That's what I thought, as long as they don't dance to our door."

"But this incident reminds me that some decisions still need to be made in advance." Qing Ning said.

Seeing that she knew what was going on, Old Mrs. Chen stopped caring about it.

Mrs. Li came over and said that the steamed buns were ready.

Although it is called a caged cake, it is actually somewhat similar to today's steamed buns and steamed bread. It is filled with stuffing, and there are two types: one with cabbage and meat, and the other with sweet red bean paste.

The adults are responsible for making the food, the children are responsible for lighting the fire and steaming the cakes, and Qing Ning is responsible for tasting the food.

The snow that fell a few days ago has not melted outside yet, and crystal ice pillars are hanging on the eaves. There are laughter and joy inside the house, and steam is rising from the stove. This is the meaning of home and the meaning of the New Year!

"Qing Ning, is this steamed bun delicious?"

“It’s delicious, especially fragrant.”