The poor little girl who traveled through the book, her father was lazy, her mother was stingy, and

The little ones in the family didn’t make it to the first day of the new year, and all of them were lying in their mother’s arms.

When the time came, Lin Dajiang lit the oil lamp, said goodbye to his parents and brothers, and went back with his family.

Li Taohua was holding Guyu, Lin Jingzhe was carrying Lidong on his back, and Lin Xiaoman and Lin Dajiang were holding two large baskets in their hands.

"Boss, are you hungry?"

"Yes, go back and heat up the crispy meat and make a pancake."

"Okay. Xiaoman, do you want to eat?"

Before Lin Xiaoman could speak, Lin Jingzhe snorted, "Why don't you ask me, mother?"

Li Taohua smiled, "You, no need to ask."

"What?"

Lin Xiaoman rushed to answer: "Because you are a foodie, you will definitely not miss any food. If you are not interested in food, that would be troublesome~"

Lin Jingzhe held Lidong's butt with both hands, unable to free his hands, so he could only smile, "Okay, it's not in vain that I love you on weekdays, you still care about your brother."

"Hey! Brother, why do I feel like I'm the one who often cooks for you~"

"Hahaha......"

On the dark New Year's Eve, I occasionally passed by a house with an oil lamp still on.

The dim light made the oil lamp in Lin Dajiang's hand look particularly bright.

The flickering lights are like stars in the dark night.

......

......

New Year's Day.

God is good.

It's another sunny day.

The little kid who put on a new coat on New Year's Eve can finally go out and show off.

However, no one went out on the first day of the New Year. Except for the little kids hanging around near the house, all the adults stayed at home.

Do nothing, eat and sleep, sleep and eat, spend a lazy day.

For breakfast, we had sugar dumplings made by Li Taohua. They were sweet and soft, and every bite was filled with sugar juice.

It tastes like modern glutinous rice balls. I haven’t tasted it for a long time. It’s especially delicious.

Children love to eat sweets, and they like to eat them the most during Grain Rain and Beginning of Winter.

However, A Niang gave a task that everyone must eat six, which means everything will go smoothly.

For this reason, the dumplings in the Lidong bowl are specially made small.

Lidong protested for this, but his protest was in vain. Li Taohua didn't dare let him eat more, fearing that his stomach couldn't take it.

"Be good, Lidong. We will have delicious food later."

The charcoal stove in the main room was lit again.

The whole family gathered around the fire.

Lin Guyu couldn't sit still and urged Lidong to go outside and play.

Lidong lay on Li Taohua's thighs, feeling warm and not wanting to move at all.

Guyu turned his attention to Lin Xiaoman again, "Sister, let's go play outside."

"Come on, I'll take you to find Miaomiao."

Lin Xiaoman had been idle for two days and always felt uncomfortable.

She suspected that she would still be destined to work hard after traveling through a book. It seemed that one's personality could not be changed easily.

Taking Guyu out is just like giving yourself some fresh air.

Guyu’s red jacket is not actually pure red, but it is the brightest color among the bluish-white and gray fabric.

For children from farm families, even new clothes must be resistant to getting dirty.

After all, it is not easy to dry clothes in winter, and brightly colored fabrics are not resistant to stains.

Moreover, when clothes are washed with water, bright fabrics will fade more easily, and over time, the clothes will look particularly old.

On the contrary, the three colors of blue, white and gray are not so obvious.

Lin Guyu just went out, turned around and ran to the next door to knock on the door.

The door of the Li family next door was ajar. Miaomiao heard the sound from inside and ran out, opened the door and poked her head out. "Guyu, you're here. My grandma is making fried paste with eggs. It's delicious. Come and have a taste."

Children love to share the most.

Lin Guyu stood at the door and showed off her new clothes: "Miaomiao, look at my new coat."

"Your coat is so beautiful." Miaomiao was a little envious. Her coat was gray linen, the same color as her second uncle's new coat, and not as beautiful as Guyu's.

Seeing Miaomiao's mood obviously getting low, Lin Xiaoman casually grabbed a red hairband from her bosom, tied it to Miaomiao's cufflinks, and tied it into a bow, "Miaomiao, this will look good."

Aunt Li heard the voice and came out, smiling and calling out, "Is Xiaoman here?"

"Aunt, Guyu wants to play with Miaomiao. I'll bring her over."

"Xiao Man, come and eat some fried paste. It's freshly made and still hot!"

Lin Xiaoman had just finished breakfast and was feeling full, but she couldn't resist Aunt Li's enthusiasm, so she came out of the kitchen and handed the fried porridge to her.

I took a bite and it was quite fragrant.

"Where's Brother Erli? Why can't I see him?"

"He's repairing his broken cart in the backyard. He said he'd take advantage of the free time these few days to fix it up so he can go out and collect eggs after the New Year."

"Brother Erli is really hardworking."

If we talk about the hardworking ranking in Shanglin Village, Erlige would definitely be among the top few.

I don’t even allow myself a break on New Year’s Day.

However, the Li family only has Erli brother to support the family, so he must be under a lot of pressure.

Otherwise, guys of his age would have already got married.

Last time, I heard from my mother that Erli wanted to find a girl who would treat Miaomiao as her own daughter. This meant that if a virgin girl married into the family, she would become the cheap mother of a baby.

Since she has no brothers to help her and has to help raise other people's children, most families are unwilling to marry their daughters into the family.

Every time Aunt Li and Li Taohua complained quietly, she would prick up her ears to listen to the gossip.

They thought the sound was so soft that others couldn't hear it, but in fact she could hear it clearly.

Although Aunt Li usually pretends to be nonchalant in front of Second Brother Li, she is actually very anxious. However, she only said those words to Li Taohua.

The Li family did not light a fire on purpose.

Erli is young and strong and is not afraid of the cold. Miaomiao is having fun and will not stay by the brazier even if a fire is lit. Aunt Li is not cold in the kitchen at all.

But Lin Xiaoman was afraid of the cold and almost shrank into his clothes.

"Guyu, I have to go back. It's freezing."

She is really idle. She has a fire at home but instead of coming out to sit in the cold wind with her little sister?

Lin Xiaoman rubbed his hands, stamped his feet, touched his cold ears, and ran home to take turns with Lin Jingzhe, "Brother, I'm about to turn into a snowman. It's too cold. It's still so cold when the sun is on. Is it going to snow?"

Lin Dajiang looked at the sky and thought, "Who knows, it's possible. There was no snow before the New Year, so it's very likely to snow in the next few days."

When he heard that it was going to rain, Lin Xiaoman was somewhat happy.

But Lin Dajiang thought a lot more.

If the snow is too thick, it might affect the crops.

Last time I heard from Gu Changsheng that the north has been suffering from drought and floods. The weather has finally calmed down, so I hope there won’t be another heavy snow.

A farmer’s harvest of the year depends entirely on God’s will.

What a worry!

Lin Dajiang couldn't sit still anymore, so he took two bundles of hay from the backyard and added some hay under the shed for the three livestock in his home.

After finishing the work, they walked down the mountain and together with Zhou Quan, added hay to the rabbit coop, chicken coop and duck coop.

It will be too late to add more when it really snows.

Fortunately, making preserved eggs at home requires a lot of hay, and the most hay is available in the backyard and the chicken coop.

After finishing his work, he reminded Zhou Quan to pay attention to the weather and not to catch a cold.

After giving the instructions, he took two bundles of hay and went to the workshop to spread hay in the two dogs' beds.

I even went home halfway to bring back the bones left over from yesterday and put them in the dog bowl.

When leaving, he locked the workshop door and walked around before leaving.

everything is normal.

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On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Zhou Mei insisted on going to town.

I've lived in the town for a long time and I've gotten used to it.

Living in the old house, I couldn't stand having to look at Old Lady Lin's face every day.

Seeing that Zhou Mei was about to leave, Lin Dahe went to Lin Dajiang's house and boasted about the business he was doing with his boss. All he said was how profitable the business was.

The only purpose of exaggerating is to encourage Lin Dajiang to invest money.

"Brother, believe me, handing the money to me is easier than you and your sister-in-law getting up early and working in the dark to sell breakfast at Ruyi Restaurant. Look at that time before the New Year, although the profit was less than what we said before, three taels became four and a half taels. Brother, if you invest thirty taels, you will have forty-five taels in half a month, a full return of fifteen taels. If you invest three hundred taels, you will have a return of one hundred and fifty taels, brother!"

"Dahe, you are so arrogant. You really think highly of me. Where do I get three hundred taels of silver?"

Lin Dajiang looked at me like a fool and said, "I can't even take out thirty taels. Think about it, building a house requires money, right? Building a workshop requires money, right? And those chicken coops, duck coops, and rabbit coops require money, right? Everything costs money! You are my brother, I will not hide it from you. To tell you the truth, the money is not enough to build a workshop and a chicken coop. I still owe the young master a lot of money!"

Lin Dahe didn't believe it at all.

He had heard that his eldest brother's preserved eggs and sausages were selling very well.

Even the county magistrate likes to eat it.

It is said that there are twenty to thirty people working in the workshop alone at the eldest brother's house, and there are also people who go outside to collect eggs for them.

Nearly half of the people in Shanglin Village work for the eldest brother, which makes him a small landlord.

He didn't believe that the small landlord couldn't even come up with thirty taels.

"Brother, you don't believe me!" Lin Dahe looked disappointed.

He thought he knew his eldest brother better. His eldest brother was the smartest man. Once he made up his mind, nothing could change it.

When he fell in love with his eldest sister-in-law, no matter how much his mother objected, he was determined to marry the girl of the Li family.

Later, my mother had no choice but to give in.

"Da He, it's not that I don't believe you, but I really have nothing and I owe others money!"

Li Dajiang refused to budge, and Lin Dahe had no intention of dealing with him anymore.

If Hongniang's brother hadn't said that this time he would have to collect two hundred taels of silver before he could join the partnership, he would never have come to find the brother.

The two poor villages of Shanglin and Xialin could not raise so much money.

Lin Dahe was anxious. Since his elder brother couldn't persuade her parents, he asked Zhou Mei to persuade her parents.

My parents run a grocery store and have no place to spend the money they earn, so they must have saved a lot of money.

Thinking of this, Lin Dahe stopped pretending to flatter Lin Dajiang and laughed, "Brother, don't regret not making money!"

Lin Dajiang left in a hurry.

Only then did Li Taohua come out of the house.

She was too lazy to deal with it.

To Lin Dahe, money is everything. Once someone tells him that he has no money, he immediately changes his attitude.

"You better be careful next time. Third brother is obsessed with money. You never know what will happen."

Li Taohua was worried that something might happen to Lin Dahe and she would need their help to clean up the mess, which made her feel bad just thinking about it.

"The third brother has hands and feet. As the eldest brother, I have already divided the family property. I can't just tie him up and stop him from doing anything, right? If he asks mother to intervene, he will definitely make us all in turmoil. Forget it, don't worry about the third brother. The eighth day of the first lunar month is the right time to move and set up the bed. We should almost get ready."

"Oh, how could I have forgotten about this."

Li Taohua slapped her thigh, looking scared, "Boss, are you going to hold a buffet? In previous years, every time the villagers built a house, they would hold a buffet. I don't know what the weather will be like on the eighth day of the first lunar month."

Seeing that his wife was in no mood to deal with Lin Dahe, Lin Dajiang smiled and said, "Of course we have to do it. This is the tradition of Shanglin Village."

"Then I have to get ready. I have to borrow tables and chairs, and ask people to help. It's a lot of work!"

"Taohua, don't worry, I'll go borrow a table and chairs. As for help, just find someone you know well."

Lin Xiaoman watched his father fooling his mother.

Fortunately, my father loves his wife, otherwise my mother, who appears smart but is actually stupid, would have been deceived by my father many times.

My father is a black-bellied person.

Given her family's current situation, if she just calls out, anyone working in her house will come and help without any hesitation.

So there is no need to worry at all.

At the buffet in the village, if you have money, the food is served in a wealthy way, and if you don't have money, the food is served in a poor way.

For a poor family, no one in the village would touch the bowl of delicious dish in the middle of the table.

Everyone knew that the dish would be used for the next table.

If two families hold banquets at a similar time, the two families will share the main dish in the middle.

Her mother told her this only after she attended several banquets with her.

……

I went back to my parents’ home on the third day of the Lunar New Year.

Shadi Village is all mountainous, and the horse-drawn carriage is too big to be convenient for travel, so Lin Dajiang drove a donkey cart with a lot of food on it.

Guyu and Lidong were sitting in a donkey cart.

Li Taohua, Lin Jingzhe and Lin Xiaoman followed the donkey cart, stopping and chatting along the way.

This made the two younger ones on the donkey cart unable to sit still and they wanted to get off the cart.

Lin Guyu came down and insisted on leaving by herself, and Li Taohua followed her.

She held Lin Xiaoman's hand and couldn't help looking around. Riding in a donkey cart was really boring.

But after walking for a while, I felt the cold wind making my little hands cold.

She started acting like a spoiled child again and wanted to get back on the donkey cart.

Lin Xiaoman picked up Guyu and patted her on the butt. "Little fool, you were so young that I let you ride on the donkey cart. Now you feel tired. If I were your age, I wouldn't even want to get off the donkey cart."

"Guyu was wrong. I didn't expect that my grandparents' house was farther away than the town."

"We are here, and my grandparents' home is over there. Dayi Town is in the middle of the two villages. Do you think my grandparents' home is far away?"

"Then doesn't my aunt have to walk so much every day to wrap the eggs?"

Lin Xiaoman nodded.

"Aunt has worked so hard."

Li Taohua smiled and said, "Guyu, if there is money to be made, I am willing to go even if it takes three or four hours. Otherwise, you will starve!"

"It's a pity that there was not much work to do at that time. If there was work, it was close to my own village."

Lin Guyu thought of the days when she lived with her grandma and was hungry, and immediately shook her head, "Mother, Guyu doesn't want to be hungry."

A'niang secretly saved all the food for Lixia and Dongzhi. When she saw it, she didn't get any share and even scolded her for being a greedy girl and a money-loser.

"Guyu, let me test you. How can you avoid being hungry?" Li Taohua wanted to teach Guyu. The journey was long, so she could kill time by doing this.

Lin Guyu lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "Go sell food like my parents did."

"Like my aunt, go find work in other people's homes, or become a scholar like my third uncle and go to work in town."

Lin Xiaoman answered secretly in his heart: Become a rich second generation.