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"Brother, what did you buy? So much?" Song Wanzhou's eyes widened when he saw the mountains of New Year's goods in everyone's hands.

Even though it was the coldest time of the year, Song Yan was sweating after this walk.

He sat down to take a breath, then said to Song Wanzhou with a smile, "These are all the necessities for the New Year, including food, daily necessities, and toys. There is everything."

Last year I was a little short on money, so I just got by simply to get by during the New Year. This year I finally have more money, so naturally I want to buy more.

Song Wanzhou couldn't wait to move forward and look at the New Year goods.

Song Yan patted her hand and said, "Don't worry, wait until you get home and take a look at it slowly."

Xu Yue quickly poured a cup of tea and handed it to Song Yan. Song Yan took the teacup, took a sip, and then said, "Have you had enough shopping?"

"If you still want to go shopping, let's go for a stroll. It's rare that the market is so busy today and there are all kinds of New Year goods."

"Let's go shopping again, big brother!" Song Wanzhou's eyes sparkled with anticipation, "I haven't seen any candy figurines being sold yet. I want to buy one."

"Okay, let's go shopping again."

After resting for a while, the group continued to stroll around the market.

When coming out of the teahouse, Song Yan suddenly remembered something, so she called the teahouse waiter over and asked if anyone had come to claim the package that had been left there.

The waiter in the teahouse nodded hurriedly: "Not long after you left, an old woman came and took the package away."

"Okay, thank you for your help." Song Yan nodded in thanks, then turned to Xu An and said, "You heard it all, the package has been taken away by the owner, you can relax now."

Hearing this, Xu An heaved a sigh of relief and said gratefully, "Thank you, young master. I feel relieved now."

At first, Xu An always respectfully addressed Song Yan as "Master". But later, Xu An was sent by Song Yan to serve Song Zhengdu, and with Song Yan's special instructions, Xu An changed his way of addressing Song Yan and called him "Young Master".

Let’s put these little things aside for now.

On both sides of the street, the dazzling array of New Year's goods stalls was dazzling. Song Wanzhou looked around excitedly and suddenly saw a stall surrounded by children.

"Brother, they sell candy figures over there!" Song Wanzhou said, and then he pulled Xu Yue and squeezed to the stall impatiently.

"Let's go and take a look." Song Yan greeted Song Zhengdu and Xu An with a smile, and the group walked towards the candy figurine stall.

In front of the stall, the children were chattering, their eyes fixed on the sugar spoon in the old man's hand. The spoon scooped up golden syrup from the steaming copper pot and quickly outlined it on the stone slab.

"Grandpa, I want a big tiger with an open mouth, a very ferocious one!"

The old man laughed and said, "Okay, little girl, watch this!" After that, he scooped up another spoonful of syrup and moved his wrist like flowing water.

The syrup fell first, and then, like a magical paintbrush, it quickly outlined the outline of the tiger, with its thick and powerful tail, sharp claws, and every detail coming to life.

"Wow, that's awesome!" Song Wanzhou couldn't help but applaud.

The children around also exclaimed in amazement, their eyes full of envy and desire.

The old man pressed the bamboo stick on the sugar tiger, waited for the syrup to solidify, and handed it to Song Wanzhou steadily.

"Here you go, little girl."

Song Wanzhou took the sugar man with both hands and showed it to Song Yan excitedly.

"Brother, look, doesn't this tiger look like a tiger cub?!"

"Tiger cub?" Song Zhengdu looked back and forth between the two, puzzled. "Who is Tiger cub?"

Ah! I accidentally let it slip. Song Wanzhou covered his mouth, opened his eyes wide, and looked a little guilty.

Song Yan smiled awkwardly and lied, "It's a puppy that your aunt Shu's brother Hei just gave birth to. It looks like a tiger, so we call it Tiger Cub."

Song Yan had no choice but to hide the secret from Song Zhengdu, mainly because if Song Zhengdu knew that he had rescued a half-grown tiger cub from the mountain, he would probably be angry.

Last year, when he went into the mountains and was injured by a tiger, Song Zhengdu was really frightened.

Since then, Song Zhengdu repeatedly warned him not to go into the mountains again, and not to provoke those ferocious beasts.

So Song Yan didn't dare to tell him the truth about saving the little tiger this time.

Song Zhengdu looked at the two of them doubtfully and didn't ask any more questions.

"Let's continue shopping." Song Yan quickly changed the subject.

Time passed quickly, and before I knew it, the sun had set.

Song Yan looked at the sky and said, "It's almost time to go back, otherwise it will be dark and difficult to walk on the road."

When they returned home, it was already dark and the servants in the mansion hurried over to help load and unload the New Year's goods.

When he entered the room, he found Shu Changyu was not there. When he asked the housekeeper Zheng, he was told that Shu's mother sent someone to call him away.

Shu Changyu didn't come back until dinner time.

"What did your mother say when she asked you to come over?" Song Yan asked casually.

"Just asking where we will celebrate the New Year this year." Shu Changyu sat down leisurely, pinching Song Yan's fingers and teasing them a few times.

Song Yan asked curiously: "What do you say?"

"I say it's up to you."

"Okay, I'll decide then." Song Yan snapped his fingers and said happily, "Then let's celebrate the New Year in the village, and bring our parents, eldest brother, and sister-in-law over. It will be more lively with more people and both families celebrating the New Year together."

Shu Changyu had no objection.

The matter is settled.

It's the twenty-second day of the twelfth lunar month, and it's time for the workshop to have its New Year holiday.

The last batch of goods was delivered to the county town yesterday. Gao Ruowang is calculating this year's income and expenditure and reporting to Song Yan.

Song Yan took the account book and looked through it carefully: "Well, it's good. Everyone has worked hard this year."

Then, Song Yan said to Manager Liu, "This workshop was originally rented. I want to buy it next year. I would like to trouble Manager Liu to negotiate the price with the owner."

If you can buy it, that would be the best. If not, just buy a piece of land nearby and build a new workshop.

After all, a rented place is never as convenient as one's own place, and Song Yan plans to build another row of back rooms in the backyard of the house to serve as staff dormitories.

But we have to make arrangements next year.

Song Yan smiled and said, "It's the end of the year. I have prepared New Year gifts for everyone. You can arrange for someone to distribute them later."

Manager Liu stroked his beard and smiled until his eyes narrowed into slits: "The boss is kind and righteous."

After discussing business with Manager Liu, I looked over and saw Wei Taoer standing there eagerly, rubbing her hands in front of her body nervously, her eyes full of anticipation.

When Song Yan saw his expression, she understood what was going on. She smiled and waved to him, asking him to come over and talk.

"How has your literacy improved recently?"

Wei Taoer straightened up quickly, puffed out his chest, and said loudly: "Boss, I learned from Mr. Gao and can already recite the Three Character Classic."

"Very good, it seems you are studying hard." Song Yan nodded approvingly, "It's not enough to just know how to read. After the new year, you can learn how to keep accounts from Mr. Gao."

"Our workshop will grow in size in the future, and we need people who can write and do math. Learning to keep accounts will be beneficial to your future development."

Wei Taoer's eyes lit up all of a sudden, and she said excitedly: "Thank you for your cultivation! I will definitely learn to keep accounts well and promise not to disappoint you!"

"Okay, go back and prepare well for the New Year. After the New Year, you will study hard with Mr. Gao." Song Yan smiled and waved.

Wei Taoer opened her mouth with a smile and said loudly: "The boss wishes you a prosperous new year, everything goes well, wealth comes in, and you live a long and healthy life!"

After saying a series of auspicious words, Wei Taoer bowed deeply again with a smile on her face. She looked sincere yet with a bit of childish innocence.

Song Yan was amused by his serious look, and subconsciously took out a red envelope from her pocket and handed it to him: "Here, this is the New Year's money for you, work hard in the new year!"

Wei Taoer took the red envelope with both hands, her voice trembling a little: "Thank you, boss, I will definitely work hard!"

After saying this, he bowed respectfully again and then left happily.

Song Yan shook her head and laughed. This Wei Taoer was really a simple-minded person.