After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

"Don't make a fuss. What's wrong with six cents? It means good luck, a great omen. Besides, the gift is small but the sentiment is profound. You should accept it solemnly and gratefully." Uncle Qin boasted a lot, and he made six cents sound like six taels of gold.

Jiang Xiaozhu pursed her lips and her eyes were red. If it was not the case that she was not allowed to cry on New Year's Day, she would have burst into tears. Her eyes were looking at Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin.

This little girl wants to complain again!

Uncle Qin saw that things were going to get bad, so he immediately spoke up: "Mom and Dad, you give the children in the village ten cents as New Year's money. As a son, I can't go past you, so I gave the younger generation a red envelope of six cents. This is in accordance with the rules."

Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin sighed helplessly and said to Jiang Xiaozhu and the others, "Don't be sad. You still have the New Year's money from us old couple."

Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin took out red purses one by one, sat down and said with a smile: "Come and pay New Year's greetings, there will be a lot of lucky money to take home."

Wow!

Jiang Xiaozhu was delighted and was the first to kneel down: "Happy New Year to Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin. May you have good health and longevity, prosperity and safety, and may you have another grandchild!"

Ha, Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin laughed so hard. They didn't know where this girl learned this auspicious phrase. Although it was vulgar, it touched people's hearts: "Dear, this is the New Year's money for our Xiaozhu, take it."

The two elders gave each of them a red purse, which contained not only a small silver note, but also: "Gold nuggets given to you by Old Lady Guan."

That gold nugget weighs one penny.

"Thank you, Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin, and thank you, Madam Guan." Jiang Xiaozhu took the two purses, touched them, and happily stuffed them into her small cloth bag.

Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin gave red envelopes to Qin Xiaomai, Qin Xiaogu, Xiao Jiang Erlang and others.

"This is a red envelope for our Xiaomi. You're one year older and a big girl now. It's time to control your temper and be more gentle." Grandpa Qin and grandma Qin were looking forward to it eagerly.

Gentle and graceful?

It means that when someone humiliates you in public, not only can you not scold him, but you also have to smile at him?

She couldn't do that. Not only did she have to curse back, she also had to kick him a few times!

But it was New Year's Day, and she didn't want to anger Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin, so she didn't fight back and accepted the red purse: "Thank you, Grandpa and Grandma."

Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin were very happy to see that their granddaughter didn't want to carry the burden.

Then he took out two big red purses and gave them to Jiang Dalang: "Dalang, happy birthday. Today you are sixteen years old and a real adult. From today on, you must think carefully about the path you want to take in the future..."

Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin spoke to Jiang Dalang for a long time, and at the end, the two elders had tears in their eyes.

Jiang Xiaozhu was so anxious that she pretended to receive the gift with her hands and said, "It's the first day of the new year, you can't cry, you have to smile."

The two elders were amused, put away their sadness, and helped Jiang Dalang up.

Grandma Qin went to bring another bowl of longevity noodles: "Da Lang, eat the longevity noodles first, then eat the New Year dumplings."

Although Jiang Dalang had no feelings for this Da Wei or the people around him, he truly felt the kindness of Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin to him, and said sincerely: "Thank you, Grandma Qin."

Grandma Qin smiled and called the family: "Come and eat New Year dumplings."

The family gathered together and ate New Year dumplings.

After eating the dumplings, Grandma Qin created another opportunity for Jiang Dalang.

She asked Jiang Dalang to return to the workshop first, and then she said to Qin Xiaomi, "Xiaomi, have you prepared the birthday gift for Dalang? Take it to the workshop and give it to Dalang."

Qin Xiaomi: "..."

Grandma, could you be a little more attentive?

"Okay, I'll take his birthday present to him right away." Qin Xiaomi had no choice but to go back to the house, get a red purse, and go to the workshop under Grandma Qin's eager and expectant gaze.

Jiang Dalang was already waiting for her. When he saw her walking on the snow, he seemed to have returned to his sixteenth birthday...

It was also snowing at that time. She came to give him a birthday gift, but she didn't walk. Instead, she ran towards him. The overflowing joy could be felt throughout the imperial city.

Jiang Dalang was afraid that his emotions would show and she would notice something, so he pinched the flesh on his palm hard and gave her a bright smile: "Xiaomi, you came to give me a birthday gift?"

Qin Xiaomi looked at him: "You know?"

Jiang Dalang smiled sheepishly and said, "I understood it when Grandma Qin drove me back to the workshop."

He assured her again: "Don't worry, Xiaomi, we have signed a written agreement. I won't force you."

After hearing this, Qin Xiaomi's expression improved a bit: "I'm glad you still remember it."

Jiang Dalang smiled bitterly in his heart, but with an expectant look on his face, he stretched out his hand towards her: "What's the birthday gift? Let me see."

"Here you go." Qin Xiaomi put a red purse into his hand.

Jiang Dalang took the purse and felt a chill in his heart. He opened the purse and saw that it was cold: "Silver bill?"

Qin Xiaomi: "Yes, fifty taels, enough for you to build a house. I'm treating you well, right?"

In the countryside where one cent can buy a pound of winter melon, such a birthday gift is indeed very generous and very good to him.

But what he wanted was a gift made by her.

"Well, Xiaomi has always been very good to me." Jiang Dalang said, with a hint of disappointment on his face: "But Xiaomi used to make birthday gifts for me personally."

Qin Xiaomi acted like an elder and taught him, "Da Lang, as human beings, especially as men, we should not dwell too much on the past. We should look forward... Look, isn't this fifty taels delicious?"

"It smells good." Jiang Dalang responded, and then said, "I know Xiaomi is very busy now and has no time to make me a birthday present, but I have made a birthday present for Xiaomi and will give it to you on the Lantern Festival."

"Yeah, I see. Thank you." Qin Xiaomi didn't want to waste any more time on birthday gifts with him, so she casually responded and then asked, "How's the portrait going? Bring it to me to see."

Qin Xiaomi thought: If he checked it suddenly, he wouldn't have any chance to make any changes. If he did, then I would definitely be able to find some traces.

"I've only drawn the composition. I'll show it to Xiaomi right away." Jiang Dalang was not panicked at all. He immediately went to the bedroom, took out the three portraits, spread them on the long table in the main hall, and called Qin Xiaomi: "Xiaomi, come and see, do I draw like the real thing?"

Qin Xiaomi walked over and looked at the three portraits for a while... Every painter has his or her own composition habits, which are extremely difficult to change and are engraved in the bones.

But she didn't see any traces of the Dog Emperor's painting in these three compositions.

"There are only three sloppy drawings, and the faces are barely drawn. How can I tell if they look like the real thing?" Qin Xiaomi said angrily, "Keep drawing. I'm leaving now."

After saying that, he didn't stay any longer and turned to leave. When he looked up, he saw Uncle Qin and Aunt Qin at the workshop gate and said angrily, "What are you two doing sneaking around? Deduct your bonus!"

"We were just passing by, we didn't come here to peek, why are you deducting our dividends? You are so arrogant and unreasonable!" Uncle Qin and Aunt Qin were furious, and said, "If you want to deduct our dividends, then go and tell your grandmother that she asked us to come and see!"

After saying that, he ran away.

Qin Xiaomi glared at their backs and went home.

The house was very lively. Qin Mao, Qin Sheng, Qin Mei, Qin Ertao and others came to wish Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin a happy new year.