The whole family travels through time and space, and the three of them struggle together

After the 23rd, Chen Xiuying began to get busy. It was the end of the year, and the New Year gifts had to start going out.

Uncle Cheng's family in the city, Shopkeeper Chen in the town, Master Qian, the village head Zhang's family, Uncle Zhou Jiu's family, Master Wu's family, Carpenter Tian's family, and the neighbor Tian Ersao's family, these are all people who have helped their family since they came here, and they all have to prepare a gift to send to them.

Chen Xiuying thought that Uncle Cheng's family was close to hers, so she should give more New Year gifts. So she prepared bok choy, a portion each of celery and leeks, a portion of bacon, two pairs of homemade rabbit fur knee pads, a portion of boiled donkey-hide gelatin cake, a kitchen set, a meat grinder, and twenty toothbrushes.

Needless to say, the vegetables were grown in the greenhouse; the bacon and rabbit hair were all obtained by Lou Ji and his friends from hunting; the donkey-hide gelatin and wolfberry in the donkey-hide gelatin cake were bought from the chef, and the rest of the ingredients were all prepared in town; the kitchen set, meat grinder, and toothbrush were all bought from the factory at factory price.

Although the cost is not much, most of the things are not available outside, so it can be considered as a small token of my thoughtfulness.

Because the provincial capital was far away, Chen Xiuying asked Zhou Dajiang to deliver it immediately after she prepared it.

It was freezing cold, and Zhou Dajiang was worried that the vegetables would freeze, so he first wrapped them in three layers, and then wrapped them in a torn quilt before loading them into the car.

He himself also wore a mask, a fur hat, a coarse cloth winter coat made by his wife, rabbit fur gloves on his hands, and big cotton shoes on his feet. He was afraid of catching a cold and was fully armed from head to toe.

After he did this, Zhou Sisi and Chen Xiuying laughed so hard that they fell over. They had never seen him cover himself so tightly before.

Zhou Sisi was even more outrageous, saying that his father looked like a bandit robbing people on the road. No, no, no, bandits would have to take a detour when they saw him.

Zhou Dajiang doesn't care about that. He just wants to be graceful and keep himself warm.

With a flick of the whip, he drove the ox cart towards the city. It was said that Xiaohua had grown fatter and fatter under the care of his elder brother, and he walked slowly. Fortunately, he was wearing more clothes, otherwise he would have been frozen into a popsicle.

In addition to the New Year gifts, the car also contained dolls from Chen's and Zhou's workshops. This was the last delivery before the New Year, and the old lady said it was too cold, so she would not go. The delivery and payment were left to Zhou Dajiang.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly. After Zhou Dajiang delivered the goods, he not only collected the money for the puppets but also signed an order for his own factory. Five thousand wire rings! His third brother would be crying. He hadn't finished the last five thousand, and now he had another five thousand! Furthermore, these were all jobs for his ironworks. Zhou Dajiang could imagine Xue Jin chasing after his third brother.

Zhou Sisi's book royalties were also paid. The two sets of books together earned nearly seven hundred taels of silver in less than three months! With this, Zhou Sisi surpassed her mother and became the richest person in the Zhou family.

Zhou Dajiang was so envious that he didn't know how much the year-end dividend of their factory was. If it was less than what his daughter and daughter-in-law earned, he would be the one who earned the least in the family!

Put aside all the plans in your mind and complete the task assigned by your wife first.

When he came to the provincial capital, it was the end of the year, so Chen Xiuying gave him a long list and asked him to buy it.

First, he bought his daughter's picture albums, two sets of ten each, to save for future gifts. Of course, he had a discount on the purchase; as a member of the author's family, he enjoyed the lowest discount.

Next, he went to Linglongfang and bought four boxes of facial cream and hand oil. It was cold, so he had to protect his hands and face. He bought one set each for his mother, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, and daughter. He and Anger could just use the ones from his daughter-in-law and daughter.

Soapberry and bath beans are essential. The ones at home are almost used up. If I don’t add more, my daughter will cry for me.

Last time, my daughter bought me some really good lip balm, so my wife asked the two elderly ladies to buy some as well. She also said she didn't want bright red, just a light red would be fine.

This put Zhou Dajiang in a difficult position. How could he know how light a light shade was? In the end, the clerk asked the user's age and helped him choose the color.

After buying lip balm, they went to buy cotton cloth. It was Chinese New Year, and Chen Xiuying said she didn't have time to make the top, but she still had time to make the lining. With three elderly people and his own family of four, Zhou Dajiang didn't know how much cloth to buy, so he simply followed Chen's mother's example and bought one piece for each person.

Forget about Lord Wai Shang’s. It’s too expensive if you don’t buy it in the city.

These two little ones need a new set of clothes each. If Xiuying doesn't want to make them, we can just buy ready-made ones. The money will be deducted from his share of the profits, and he will pay for the clothes for the children!

Zhou Dajiang asked the clerk to match the styles, while he picked the colors. His taste remained unchanged: Anger's jacket and blouse were both dark blue, while his tapered quilted pants were light blue. Zhou Sisi's outfit remained the same: a silvery-white jacket, a grass-green two-piece skirt, and a pale yellow jacket. He didn't know if the children liked it, but it was his favorite color.

After buying supplies, I'll buy food. I'll buy more melon seeds; he loves them. We already have candy at home, so I don't need to buy any. I'll also buy less dried fruit; the kids are growing and need a balanced diet. I'll also buy some preserved fruit. I didn't see any fruit, so maybe we came from the wrong place. I'll buy some persimmon cakes and dried apples.

Five packs of various pastries for gifts; my father-in-law loves to drink, so five jars of the best Bamboo Leaf Green tea; after leaving the wine shop, I saw a street vendor selling hawthorns, so I got some more hawthorns. It's New Year's, and it would be nice for the children to each have a candied haws.

He bought all sorts of things, most of the car was filled, plus the New Year gifts from Qi, so when he returned, the car was full again.

Zhou Dajiang returned home with a full load, feeling elated. It was his first year in the ancient world, and not having to worry about food and clothing was already pretty good. With his father-in-law and his family around, it was sure to be a lively New Year. He'd have his mother stay at his house for a couple of days, and the whole family could sit together, eating delicious food and chatting. Just thinking about it made him happy!

After returning home, Zhou Dajiang and Lou Ji moved the things they bought to the warehouse and sorted them. Then they went to the kitchen, where his wife was busy making dinner.

"I'm back. I have basically completed the tasks you assigned to me, and the Cheng family has also given me a lot of things back." Zhou Dajiang said with a smile.

"Yeah, I'll go take a look after I finish cooking." Chen Xiuying replied while cooking.

There are also some rules for giving New Year gifts. What you give and receive, and who gave it to you must all be recorded so that you can refer to it when giving New Year gifts the following year.

After dinner and evening classes, when they were alone, Zhou Dajiang took out the banknotes from his pocket. There were some for Chen's mother and some for Zhou Sisi. He put Chen's mother's banknote back into his pocket. He would give this one separately tomorrow. The two of them needed to reconcile their accounts.

He gave Zhou Sisi's money to his wife. Chen Xiuying took it and looked at it, and couldn't help but asked in surprise: "So many?"

"I was also shocked at the time. Uncle Cheng reported the method Sisi and I used to the headquarters, and the headquarters and other branches also implemented it. Not only did Sisi's book sell well, but my mother-in-law's dolls were also sold out. This time when I went back, Uncle Cheng even urged us to send another batch as soon as possible after the New Year."

Chen Xiuying couldn't help but feel happy for her daughter and mother after hearing this. After counting the banknotes, she and Zhou Dajiang took stock of the next gifts and goods that needed to be given.

Zhou Dajiang recounted what he had bought today and what he still needed to buy in town. He then pulled out a letter from his pocket. Cheng Yunxiang had slipped it to him before he left, asking him to pass it on to Zhou Sisi. He had forgotten it the night before, so he asked his wife to give it to the child tomorrow.

He has to go to the market early tomorrow morning to buy food for the New Year, and his mother has asked him to find a butcher to come home to slaughter the pig. He is so busy every day.