After I became a general, I went back to my hometown to farm

◎Go shopping for New Year’s goods. ◎

Time flies like a white horse, and it is the end of the year in a blink of an eye.

People put on thick cotton clothes and prepare food for the New Year.

This is Gu Zeyu and Cheng Cheng's first year of marriage, and they both take it very seriously.

This day was like this, the two of them went out to the town early, and the two shops of their own in the town were closed. They came to the town this time not only to buy things for the New Year, but also to see if the two shops are in good condition Yes, is there anything damaged inside.

Today they drove a carriage. Both of them put on gray-blue cotton jackets and black cotton trousers. They looked dusty, but the two of them didn't care about these things. Clothes are just enough to keep out the cold.

Besides, most people on the street dress like this.

Gu Zeyu's padded jacket only made people feel burly, while Brother Cheng's clothes were rather small. He was relatively thin, and his clothes were supposed to be a little bigger, so he seemed to be small as a whole.

Gu Zeyu was holding his daughter-in-law's hand at this moment, walking on the street, he asked his brother beside him with concern: "Is it cold? Do you want to wear gloves?"

Cheng Cheng shook his head, "No, I'm not cold, aren't we holding hands? My hands are quite hot, and my body is not cold either. I was dressed thick enough when I came out."

Gu Zeyu felt the temperature of Cheng Cheng's hand in the palm of his hand, and thought it was okay, it was quite hot. Then he went to look at Cheng Cheng's face, and saw that it was ruddy, and his complexion was white, like a red apple. It must have been chilled by the wind.

He asked again: "Did you put some antifreeze cream on when you went out? Look at your face is flushed."

Cheng Cheng smiled, with eyebrows and eyes bent, shook his arm again and said coquettishly: "Wipe it, you often told me not to forget, you have said it countless times, don't worry about whether I am cold or not, we are here today I'm here to buy new year's goods, don't waste time, the days in winter are very short, and it will be dark in a while."

Gu Zeyu scratched his nose with his index finger, and said repeatedly: "Okay, let's go buy new year's goods."

As I was walking, I saw a fireworks shop. Cheng Cheng pointed at it and went over and said, "Since we met, let's buy some firecrackers. It will be lively during the Chinese New Year."

Gu Zeyu naturally agreed, and the two of them went in and picked out two hanging firecrackers, and set them off during the New Year's Eve dinner, so as to have a new year flavor.

Then I went to the dried fruit store and bought some dried longan, raisins, candy and so on. The things sold there were quite miscellaneous, not just dried fruit.

Anyway, the couple has gained a lot here.

Came out with a lot of things.

Then I went to the pastry shop. The pastry shop that Cheng Cheng had always liked to go to had some new flavors, so I had to go there to have a look.

Cheng Cheng and the others arrived at the door of the store, and a waiter greeted them. This is a regular customer, so he asked with a smile on his face, "What cakes are we going to order today? They are freshly made today. It’s almost Chinese New Year, and buying more can also greet relatives and friends.”

Cheng Cheng looked at the counter, picked out the commonly bought Yunpian Cake and Osmanthus Cake, and then bought the new Poria Cake.

"That's all, wrap it up for me." Then Gu Zeyu took out his purse to pay.

When I came here today, I took a newly made purse to show off. These are Gu Zeyu’s original words. After he got the New Year’s purse, he couldn’t stop being happy. It was red, with golden carp embroidered on it. Just festive.

There are green lotus leaves on it, and the carp swims vividly under the lotus leaves.

As for why carp is embroidered, Brother Cheng thinks that carp can bring luck to people, and besides, there is a saying that there is a surplus (fish) every year during the Chinese New Year.

So not only did he have to embroider fish on his purse, but he also had to buy fish in reality.

Cheng Cheng was happy looking at the purse, and said with a smile: "How about it, it looks good."

Gu Zeyu touched the carp on his purse, and said without hesitation: "Happy." Then he rubbed his fingers, feeling something was wrong, and raised his head to ask Cheng Cheng: "Is this fish a bit fat?"

Cheng Cheng pouted, saying that Yupang was simply saying that he was fat. He said, "Is there? I think it's okay. Even if Yuyu is fatter, fat carp is cuter."

Speaking of this fat Gu Zeyu, he had something to say, he looked up and said with a sense of accomplishment: "It's good to be fat, I fed you a lot during the Chinese New Year, and finally fed you a little fat, hug more comfortable."

Cheng Cheng was a little unhappy when he heard him say this. Gu Zeyu was right, he was really fat, his face was rounded, his previous pointed chin was gone, and he also had a small belly on his waist.

He had a depressed face, Brother Gu really felt fat, okay?He felt that he had become fat and unattractive.

Gu Zeyu knew what Brother Cheng was thinking just by looking at his expression, so he hurried over and said, "Daughter-in-law, don't think too much, although you're fat now, you're also a little bit fat, rarely, and you're as beautiful as before , she is even more complex than before, her face is ruddy, and she looks energetic, and she looks like she has been well raised by me."

Although Brother Cheng was still a little frustrated, but when he saw Gu Zeyu expressing his views seriously, so as not to be sad, he suddenly became cheerful. He leaned on Gu Zeyu's arm, lowered his head slightly and whispered, "Yes."

Seeing that he was happy, Gu Zeyu felt relieved, and then wanted to do something to divert his attention. He said, "Didn't you say you wanted to buy fish when you came here? Let's go to the market and see if there is anything for sale."

Brother Cheng nodded vigorously, and said, "Okay, I want to buy big fish, and I can make fried fish nuggets at home." His eyes lit up, and he regained his energy.

Gu Zeyu just held the New Year's goods in one hand, and held Brother Cheng's hand in the other, which didn't feel like a lot of effort.

Along the way, we turned a few turns before arriving at the market.

There were not too many people in the market, and some people recognized the couple and greeted them.

They all called Gu Zeyu Boss Gu. After all, Gu Zeyu opened two stores in the town, and the business was still very good.

Calling Cheng Cheng is Gu Fulang.

The two are relatively well-known, who makes the things they sell are delicious and fresh.

Gu Zeyu usually nods as a reply, and only when he meets someone he knows well can he ask him to say a few words.

He didn't come here today to catch up with others. If someone invited him to drink, he would be offended. He refused with a cold face.

Brother Cheng felt embarrassed looking at this scene, not to mention the person involved, that person ran away quickly, leaving Gu Zeyu's expression still not getting better.

Brother Cheng comforted him and said: "If you don't go, just refuse. He doesn't know your temper, and he doesn't like to drink with people, let alone people he doesn't know well. Don't be angry. Why do you get angry with people on a good day? Let's go, I seem to hear shouts of fish sellers in front." He pinched Gu Zeyu's palm to comfort his heart.

Gu Zeyu thinks about it too. There is no need to be unhappy in front of his wife. He said calmly, "Let's go buy fish."

Cheng Cheng was dragged away by him, and his steps were a little faster, so he laughed at him, it seemed that he hadn't let go of that matter yet.

When I got closer to the front, I saw that it was really a fish seller. A few men in thin padded jackets were selling fish. There were baskets of fish, and they seemed to be alive and kicking.

When I asked about it, I said there were grass carp and carp.

Gu Zeyu's expression improved a lot when he heard about the carp, and he said, "I want two carp and one grass carp, both of which are bigger, don't fool us with the smaller one."

The man smiled heartily, "Look at what you said, we do business naturally hope to sell as many fish as possible, and we will get as many fish as we want."

Then he took a strong straw rope and tied a grass carp and said, "How about this one?"

Gu Zeyu saw that the fish was fat and beautiful, weighing about ten catties, so he nodded and agreed.

Because they asked for more, the seller gave them a fish cage to take away.

Brother Cheng knew at a glance that he couldn't carry it, so he said he would help carry those pastries and dried fruits.

Gu Zeyu took the cake for him, it was light.

Because the fish was still flopping, he held things in both hands and said, "Let's go back to the carriage first, and then come to buy something else later, and then go home quickly."

Brother Cheng nodded and said yes.

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After arriving home, Brother Cheng wanted to deal with the fish as soon as possible.

Although the temperature is low, the fish are fine for a day, but seeing that they are about to die, it is better to kill them as soon as possible.

Because there were three fish, the two of them scraped the fish scales together. They moved the small bench and sat down. There was a big wooden basin in front of them, and they scraped the scales here.

But Brother Cheng always felt that his nose was full of fishy smell, which was very uncomfortable. He didn't have this kind of smell before, so why is he very sensitive now, and he feels a little nauseous when he smells it.

He held his breath for a while, but he still felt that the fishy smell was pervasive, so he got in.

His stomach was overwhelmed, he quickly put down the fish and the knife, then ran to the side, leaned on the wall and retched a few times, but he didn't spit out anything.

Seeing his appearance, Gu Zeyu hurried over to pat him on the back, and then asked him: "What's the matter, daughter-in-law, are you feeling unwell?"

Cheng Cheng felt better after staying away from the fish, and then said: "I don't know what happened, just now when I scraped the scales of the fish, I felt uncomfortable all over when I smelled the fishy smell, and then I felt a little nauseous."

Gu Zeyu frowned, and felt like throwing up when he smelled the fishy smell. He remembered that Cheng Cheng was not like this before.

He simply pulled him closer to the house, brought him candies and pastries to eat, and let him suppress his retching feeling. He treated the little brother carefully, with a look of concern.

"How is it, do you still feel uncomfortable?"

After eating a piece of candy, Brother Cheng felt much better, "Well, it's all right."

He could still laugh and said, "This candy is delicious."

Gu Zeyu didn't want to know whether the sugar was good or not, he just cared about his physical condition.

"Still want to throw up?"

"I don't want to, it's just that I can't stand it for a while, let's go back, I'm fine."

Gu Zeyu was worried, so he said, "Don't go, I will deal with the fish scales by myself, rest here, don't worry me."

Seeing his earnest appearance, Brother Cheng agreed and stopped talking about going.

Gu Zeyu went back to the yard, picked up a special knife for scraping fish scales, and then concentrated on scraping the fish scales. He was more cautious, thinking that the fish smelled too fishy.

That made Brother Cheng uncomfortable.

Some people just can't stand the fishy smell, so it's fine.

Unexpectedly, Brother Cheng ate so many fish and handled it many times. Before, he never felt the fishy smell, which was unbearable.

It took about half an hour before Gu Zeyu finished handling all three fish.

Brother Cheng has come to look for him several times, but Gu Zeyu can't help it. Handling fish is a technical job, and it is relatively slow.

The author says:

This chapter makes up for yesterday, and there is another chapter at nine o'clock.