The general kneels on the washboard again

This year has flown by again.

Ah Qi also brought the remaining four people to Nanshan Village.

At the end of the year, Yue Niang gained a lot, first the friendship with Wen Shu, then Ah Qi, and finally pearls and ambergris.

However, Yue Niang had never expected the names of Ah Qi and the others.

Their names are arranged in the order they entered Tiedu. Tiedu is an organization that trains killers, and the number of people online all year round is no more than a hundred.

After one group leaves, the next group continues their names, and the cycle continues.

The four of them were teenagers of about the same age as Ah Qi, and their names were: Fifteen, Twenty, Thirty-eight, and Fifty-eight.

Calling their names always makes Yue Niang feel dazed. Sometimes it’s at the wine table, sometimes it’s on a certain website, and sometimes it sounds like she’s cursing someone.

So these days Yue Niang tried her best not to call their names.

But today is New Year's Eve, and we are doing a thorough cleaning at home, so my name will inevitably be called.

Yue Niang could no longer tolerate this and called the others over to her. She said decisively, "Since you've agreed to be my servants, you can't be without names forever. I want you to change your names today. Are you willing?"

Ah Qi was not a talkative person, but seeing the newly arrived brothers looking at each other in bewilderment, not daring to speak, he still acted as a representative: "Master, please give me a name."

After recognizing the new owner, the name would most likely have to be changed, but Yue Niang actually asked for their opinions, which made them a little nervous and they dared not speak.

Seeing that Ah Qi had already spoken, the always talkative Fifteen also said, "Now that we have acknowledged our master, everything we have in Tiedu is no longer valid, including our names."

Then, several people lowered their heads with solemn expressions and remained silent.

This uneasy feeling made Yue Niang nervous as well: "Uh, don't be so nervous, it's just a name. If you want to, we can change it. If you don't want to, we can't change it. It's like a final exam."

Fifteen hurriedly explained: "Master, we are willing to change and will listen to your orders."

At this time, Yue Niang also relaxed a little. After thinking for a moment, she pointed out one by one: "Fifty-eight Jade Swords, Thirty-eight Thousand Chariots, Twenty Consecutive Stars, Fifteen Full Moons. Ah Qi, you are so quiet, so let's call you Yan Qi."

Yu Jian is good at long swordsmanship, Wan Cheng is good at disguise, Lian Xing is good at light work, and Man Yue, like Yan Qi, is best at bare-handed combat.

After receiving their names, the five of them looked at each other and said in unison, "Thank you, Master."

There are more people in the family now, and although Yan Qi and others have repeatedly said that they don’t need a room, Yue Niang has no choice but to give it to them.

Since Old Madam Fu was unwilling to move to the town, Yue Niang thought about tearing down the house and rebuilding it, but she still had to discuss this with Old Madam Fu.

Old Mrs. Fu's legs and feet are more flexible now, and she is now picking vegetables in the vegetable garden behind the house.

Yue Niang came over and said, "Grandma, let me help you."

Yue Niang hasn't taken care of the land behind the house recently, and it's all being cultivated by Old Lady Fu.

Looking at the abundance of the vegetable garden, Yue Niang was also happy: "Grandma, you are really amazing."

Old Mrs. Fu was also very happy: "Yue'er, you have such a sweet mouth."

"That's because my grandmother is really powerful."

The two of them joked around for a while, and then Old Lady Fu touched Yue Niang's head with concern: "My Yue'er has grown into a big girl now, but Yue'er, those four people that boy brought back, I think they're all living on the edge of a knife. There's blood on their clothes."

Yue Niang knew that Old Lady Fu was concerned about her.

"Grandmother, you also know that Yue'er is now a big tree that attracts the wind, so we have to make plans."

Old Madam Fu said kindly, "Well, then you should be careful in everything. Let's go back first."

Yue Niang took the basket from Old Lady Fu and said, "Grandma, now that there are more people at home, I want to demolish the house and rebuild it. I'd like to hear your thoughts."

Mrs. Fu praised: "This is a good thing, but Yue'er, please wait until February. I want to give more alms in the first month of the year."

"Well, grandma is really thoughtful. I was thinking of giving alms all the way to Rongzhou. The last time we went to Rongzhou, we gained a lot."

"Okay, Yue'er." After getting Mrs. Fu's consent, Yue Niang began to prepare.

Thinking of donating to Rongzhou, Yue Niang also had other considerations. She wanted to expand the teahouse and, by the way, investigate whether there was a market for barbecue.

Today is New Year's Eve. The lives of the villagers in Nanshan Village have improved in the past two years, and every family is busy preparing dinner.

Children were playing on the edge of the field, and the sound of firecrackers could be heard one after another. No one knew whose haystack was burned.

When the grandparents and grandchildren arrived at the house, Yue Niang tidied up a bit and began to give orders: "Man Yue, you accompany me to the town. We still have some New Year's goods to buy. Yan Qi, you take the two of them and continue cleaning the house."

When we arrived in town, our first stop was to Pinmingju.

Today, Pinmingju is still open, but there are no two people inside.

Ruoyan stood up from the counter and greeted Yue Niang: "Yue Niang, you're here."

Yue Niang smiled and said, "Ruoyan, tell them to unbolt the door. Today is New Year's Eve, so let's all go home early. Everyone has worked hard this year, so we must keep up the hard work next year."

Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest. The sky and the earth are covered in white, just like the day when I first came into this world.

But at this moment, Yue Niang felt very warm in her heart.

When Yue Niang returned to Nanshan Village around 3:00 p.m., she went straight into the kitchen and started preparing the New Year's Eve dinner.

For nine people, Yue Niang prepared twelve dishes and also took out the fruit wine she had recently tried to make and shared it with everyone.

Yue Niang raised her glass first: "This is to welcome Yan Qi and the others."

After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp. This fruit wine was indeed a failed attempt. It only tasted like juice, not wine.

I filled another glass and was about to say something when there was a knock on the door.

Ruoyan volunteered to open the door, and Wenshu was outside.

Wen Shu smiled awkwardly: "Isn't it disturbing you?"

Yue Niang poked her head out of the house and said, "No need to bother you. You came at the perfect time. We haven't even started eating yet."

Wen Shu looked at the two of them and said aggrievedly, "Yue Niang, I'm alone and too lazy to cook, so I had no choice but to come to your house to eat."

As he spoke, Ruoyan pulled him to the table. Seeing so many people, Wen Shu felt a little embarrassed, but he didn't plan to go back now.

Ruoyan brought bowls and chopsticks to Wenshu and considerately filled her glass with fruit wine.

Yue Niang smiled with her eyes curved, and raised the glass of fruit wine: "This glass, I wish us a prosperous new year, and everything goes well."

The atmosphere is enjoyable.

After dinner, the group set off firecrackers in the yard.

Old Mrs. Fu was sitting in the house, feeling as if she had a house full of children and grandchildren, and she turned around and gave Mother Ji a few words of advice.

Mother Ji walked into the inner room, found some things and handed them to Mrs. Fu.

Old Mrs. Fu called a few people over and handed over the things in her hands one by one.

"This is New Year's money, one for each of you." His face was full of kindness.

Seeing that no one took it, Mrs. Fu felt a little impatient. Yue Niang took it and handed it over again: "For good luck, just accept it."

Only then did several people take it.

The snow fell silently, and a snowball hit Wen Shu's back. Looking back, Ruoyan was grinning in the distance.

The fight between the two of them affected several innocent people, who then joined the fight one after another.

It turned out that you couldn't play snowball fight with the killer, and the bruises on Yue Niang's body still hurt for several days.