Husband and wife are hot on the kang

It's right not to mention it.

"However, we sold the licorice apricot you asked everyone to make to a large commercial firm in the county, and the price was extremely high!" Shi Hongda remembered something and immediately announced the good news to Yu Liangji.

"Everyone has made a fortune, right?" Yu Liangji thought that this is indeed the best time to sell licorice apricots.

"No way!" Shi Hong happily told him about the situation when they went to sell licorice and apricots. The things are good things, and of course they can be sold at a high price.

After dinner in the evening, Shi Hongda showed Yu Liangji the list of things they purchased. Among them, the seasonings that need to be purchased every year are much less.

"I didn't know until I went to the county seat that the heavy snow had blocked many things. There were not many seafood coming from the south. Many people were isolated by the snow halfway, and finally disposed of the seafood on the spot and returned to their hometown. The seafood here Even the price has increased a lot.” Shi Hongda looked at the things in List Mountain and sighed: “I didn’t know until I went out that the wind and snow outside were much stronger than here, and we have North Mountain and West Mountain to block the wind. , There will be more heavy snowfall, and some people are worried that the wind and snow will be even greater on the grasslands outside, and there may be a military disaster in the coming year."

"why?"

"On the grassland, with the supply from the imperial court, they can live on. Those tribes who have not surrendered to the imperial court will not be able to live so easily." Shi Hongda is still a person with a big picture.

Half of the grassland was beaten down by the holy ancestor, and the other half surrendered directly. However, the people in the Central Plains could not adapt to the life of the grassland. This grassland is still occupied by foreigners, who pay tribute to the imperial court every year. There are horses.

These people are like weeds that grow again when the spring breeze blows.

But such people are rare after all, there are at most two or three tribes on the grassland who dare to fight the autumn wind, and the rest are very honest, because they have all been bombarded with cannons by the holy ancestor, and they know the power of firearms.

And Linsheng County is a county close to the border. It is separated from the border by a mountain ridge. On the other side of the mountain is Bianguan Town. Outside Bianguan Town is the new Great Wall that has been expanded to a large extent. The old one is the former Wanli. The new Great Wall is built with cement and blue bricks, and it is far away from the original Great Wall. The two-story Great Wall at the border is an important border defense area, and there are countless troops stationed there.

The double-layer line of defense that Sheng Taizu set up at that time is said to be for insurance.

Moreover, the personnel on the two defensive lines are not fixed, they are transferred back and forth, bit by bit, the iron-clad camps and flowing generals ensure that the combat power of the army will always be sufficient.

"So they might come to attack?" Yu Liangji knew that they were close to the border, but it was very peaceful all the time, and he didn't have the consciousness of being afraid at the slightest sign of trouble.

"Maybe, but don't worry, it's just a little nervous at most, and people from outside can't fight it." The imperial court puts the most emphasis on border defense and guards against foreigners the most.

It is during this time that supplies may be in short supply.

"That's good." Yu Liangji heaved a sigh of relief. Although there is Zhuyu from the time-traveling senior, after all, the firearms are in the hands of the court, and the foreigners are still living in the era of cold weapons. Once they fight, the weapons of the two sides will not be equal. .

But even a one-sided war is a war.

If it is not necessary, it is best to live in peace, or a small-scale conflict, and do not trigger any major war.

Shi Hongda also said that because of the heavy snow that blocked the road, many things from the south could not be transported, such as frozen persimmons?

That's why the price of licorice apricot is so high!

There is no way, the north does not produce fruit, and there is no dried fruit, and the south cannot be transported. If you don’t eat licorice and apricot, what else can you eat?

You can't even bring out some decent things during the Chinese New Year, right?Those big families are particular about it!

Hearing Yu Liangji laugh out loud, he really just didn't want to waste it. He didn't expect that the big guy made a lot of money in the first year.

28 window grilles.

This year, Yu's family can put up window grilles, couplets, and lucky characters.

Yu Liangji was dressed very thickly, and took Yu Baobao and a group of children, carrying paste to paste couplets, Huang Chef and the others cut window grilles.

After a lapse of 27 months, the Yu family once again had a bright red color.

In fact, as early as Maodong, the Song mother and daughter had already made a lot of bright red clothes. Yu Liangji had seen the baby's New Year's dress, but he didn't think so when he saw it. After the baby tried it on, he laughed. down.

Because Yu Baobao looks like a human-shaped red envelope!

"As expected of a martial arts student, look at the word "Fu", it has the aura of a gold and iron horse!" Yu Liangji pasted a word "Fu" on the gate.

Shi Hongda squinted his eyes to see him staring at the word "Fu" appreciatively, and then he wrote several "Fu" characters, and even pasted them on the gate of the vegetable garden.

Yu Liangji pouted, be careful!

On the well, let Xiao Huang paste the red paper and black characters that read "Slow Water Flows Long". He usually fetches water with Ba Duo, Batu, and Lao Huang; Liu Wenxi's "Food Grains" is posted on the warehouse, which he likes. There is surplus food in the house, and the warehouse is full of houses; Bardo posted "a garden full of fat pigs" in the pigsty; Aya posted "a frame full of golden chickens" in the chicken coop, although there are still big geese and ducks in it. ;Chef Huang pasted red paper on the top of the four large water tanks in the kitchen with "surplus every year"; On the trough!

Yu Baobao took a few children and pasted their own four-character auspicious words on the wall of the house, such as "look up and see happiness", "everything goes well", "everything goes well", etc. Although the font is very naive, But Yu Liangji is very happy and proud that a six or seven-year-old doll can write such a calligraphy.

28 On this day, some people gave him New Year gifts, all from the village, because they were leaving relatives in the first and second grades, and they were afraid that they would not have time.

In fact, the annual gift is not a valuable item, and there are even two homemade cloths woven by their own homes. The weaving cloth in the north is made of cotton thread, and the weaving is called a thick one!

It has not been batiked yet, but it is very soft, which Yu Liangji likes very much.

The New Year gift is still something produced in my own greenhouse. The tomatoes are all pink, and they will be more ripe after ten or eight days.

However, this year, due to the weather, the output is slightly less. Yu Liangji also reduced a little bit and added two packs of seasoning. , the price rises very rapidly, everyone buys less, but Yu's family buys more, because their family is not short of money.

29 on the big offering.

On this day, I set off a firecracker early in the morning, which fully satisfied Yu Baobao's desire to set off firecrackers.

After breakfast, Yu Liangji took Yu Baobao's memorial tablet to offer to the ancestral hall. This year, because of the rewards from above, there are still three animals, the head of a cow, the head of a sheep and the head of a pig.

There are four kinds of candies and four dried fruits on the bottom, and sixteen kinds of snacks on the third floor!

The two of them kowtowed to burn paper money. They had done this for the first two years, and Yu Baobao memorized the procedure.

But this year is better, and the dim sum finally looks a little meaty, at least it is no longer a vegetarian dim sum.

After the sacrifice, Shi Hongda hung up red lanterns at the gate of the ancestral hall. This year, there is no need to hang white lanterns.

All the things for the New Year were prepared long ago, Yu Liangji prepared green vegetables as usual, Shi Hongda drove the donkey cart, the two of them went around the village and gave them New Year gifts.

Everyone had nothing to do, so they played cards and waited until it was dark before having dinner. The weather was too cold this year, so winter fishing was carried out once, and everyone caught a lot of big fish, which was just right for the New Year’s Eve dinner. .

"It's all the same color!" Yu Liangji pushed the mahjong, and he was fooled!

Several people gave him copper coins, and Yu Liangji happily accepted them all.

"Teaming, Huh!" In the second game, it was Liu Wenxi Hurling.

"Wrapping, what a fool!" The third round was won by the strong man Batu.

The fourth round was still Liu Wenxi, and the fifth round...

As a result, Yu Liangji hadn't won until eight o'clock in the evening!

"I just won!" Yu Liangji's eyes turned red, his two hundred new copper coins were all gone!

"That's because the young master didn't sit at the same table with the big master this year!" Liu Wenxi hurriedly swiped the copper coins he had won.

Batu also made a small fortune. Together with them is Chef Huang who has learned mahjong.

The two of them were laughing and putting copper coins in their pockets, new copper coins!

Chef Huang wins the most here, who told him to just learn it!

At the other table were Ba Duo and Shi Hongda's group, A Ya and Liu Songshi's group, on the kang sat Huang Chef and Song's mother and daughter, playing cards.

Bamu couldn't sit still, so Shi Hongda bought a lot of firecrackers and fireworks, including forty small whips, which were divided among several children. The girls didn't want these, so they gave them to Bamu. Once hung up, I ran out to put another hanger in a while. The two dogs guarding the door did not stop all night, and ran out to bark whenever there was any movement.

It doesn't matter when they bark, the donkeys in the backyard also bark, occasionally mixed with the neighing of cows and horses, it's quite lively.

After taking a breath, it was time to cook. Before cooking, Yu Liangji took someone to pick up the Stove Lord. In fact, he re-pasted a piece of paper with the portraits of the Stove Lord and Grandma Stove on the kitchen.

After posting this, after worshiping, it is time to burn paper and send lanterns, and before midnight dinner, firecrackers and fireworks will be set off.

The Yu family finally celebrated like everyone else.

Yu Baobao and a few children set off firecrackers together, and when the firecrackers rang, the dumplings were cooked by Mrs. Huang.

The "swish" fireworks also shot up into the sky, blooming in the night sky, and the colorful lights shone on the ice and snow, reflecting a piece of brilliance.

"It's another year!" Yu Liangji looked up at the fireworks blooming in the night sky, and heard the sound of crackling firecrackers.

"Well, you are 19 years old this year." Shi Hongda put his arms around Liangji's shoulders, "Let's get married this year!"

"Yeah!" Yu Liangji smiled and rolled his big eyes.

The New Year's Eve dinner was very rich. According to the usual practice, Yu Liangji made a toast, and then respected the sky, the earth, and the gods, ghosts and Buddhas.

Finally, everyone was seated, toasted and drank together, and began to eat!

Although the New Year's Eve is not required to be all night, it will be past midnight. Everyone goes to bed late and doesn't wake up until after ten o'clock in the morning.

Baby Yu slept in his own room this year, got up early in the morning, put on clothes, shoes and socks for himself, then ran over, climbed onto the kang, and paid New Year greetings to Yu Liangji.

Like every year, they got a red envelope, and Shi Hongda gave it the same as Yu Liangji.

After breakfast, the family sat together talking and laughing. The children couldn't stay in the house this time, because it was dawn outside and they were not afraid anymore!

They ran out one by one with small firecrackers, and set off firecrackers with the children from the same village who ran out like other families.

"I'm going to the baby's grandparent's house tomorrow. How should I prepare gifts?" Yu Liangji waited for everyone to chat and laugh for a while before bringing up the business.

In the past, the eldest brother followed his sister-in-law back to her natal home. After the baby was born, she began to observe filial piety. Only when she was three years old did she go to her grandparents’ house twice with her elder brother, and then she followed her to observe her filial piety when she was five years old. Up to now, the number of times she went to her grandparents’ house is unexpectedly Can count on one hand!

Besides, the original owner was a nerd who didn't care about vulgar things before, so why would he go to see the gift that his sister-in-law brought to her mother's family?Later, the elder brother took the baby there for two years, but he didn't pay attention to what the elder brother was preparing.

When he arrived at Yu Liangji's place, he was even more confused. He had no experience in this field at all, and he had never been married in his previous life!

"To give a new year's gift, this needs to be thought about carefully." Liu Wenxi heard it, and it really needs to be seriously considered.