Zhen Lian of the Red Chamber

Sure enough, on the 26th day, several people hurried back. It was already cold winter, and the north had already snowed several times. Zhen Lian finally waited for him in the heavy snow.

Several people hurried back to the house to wash and drive away the cold. Zhen Lian took the hot soup from Liu Er and handed it to him. Liu Xianglian drank it in one gulp, exhaled and laughed, "I just felt the cold wind blowing my stomach, so I feel comfortable now." It’s gone.” Reached out and untied the snow-covered cloak and threw it aside, took off his shoes and turned over to sit on the kang, “It’s still comfortable at home, but it’s so cold this time, the river will freeze when we come back. You are here Still getting used to it? The north is much colder than the south.”

Zhen Lian also sat on the kang, and looked at his face covered with wind and frost. He had only been out for a month, and his face showed a bit of maturity and stability.I think I have suffered a lot.I just stayed at home. Although it is colder here than in the south, as long as I don't go out, I can burn the kang in the house and it won't be cold.

Yin said with a smile: "There is a kang burning day and night at home, and there is a charcoal basin in the house. I don't go out much, and I feel that it is almost the same as there. It is not cold." It is even colder in the south, and it is cold even with charcoal fire. I'm getting used to it here.

"That's good. I was thinking earlier that I was afraid that you would be cold. I have prepared a lot of firewood and charcoal in advance, so I can use it now." Liu Xianglian took another sip of tea, and the slightly hot tea moistened and warmed all the way After eating, the whole body became warm immediately.

Zhen Lian poured him another glass, "The goods you brought have already been handed over to shopkeeper Liu this time?"

"It's all been handed in just now, and he's in a hurry! People were waiting there early in the morning. As soon as our ship arrived, they moved the goods back. If it weren't for the cold winter, he still wanted to tell me to run for a few days. This time! It’s just that I said I couldn’t go, and he can’t do anything about it.” He started laughing, thinking of shopkeeper Liu’s sad appearance as if the money had been washed away by the flood, he laughed even harder.

It is already December [-]th, and it will be the New Year soon. The mother and daughter of Zhen Lian and Aunt Liu have already started to prepare things for the New Year this month. There are only some things that are not convenient for them to buy, so they have to wait for Liu. Xianglian and the others came back.

The next day Liu Xianglian still went to the city to find shopkeeper Liu to hand over the money for the account, and came back at noon with a happy face.As soon as he entered the room, he laughed and said, "I'm back!" After a few steps, he walked to the house and sat down on the kang, took out a stack of bank notes from his body, and handed it to Zhen Lian, "Look at these, it's all from the two of us. We earned it the first time. It still has our principal in it, and we earned more than twice the total after removing those! This time we went to the south to have more experience than the first time, and the price was also a little lower, and it was at a time when everything in the capital was on the rise. The price has been raised, and this time I will earn more than last time!"

Zhen Lian took it and made a thick stack, counting the sheets one by one.The amount obtained made Zhen Lian very happy. Sure enough, doing business is the most profitable business. This is only a middleman. If you have a shop and sell it yourself, you will earn more. It seems that you will have to find opportunities to buy a few in the future. Shops with a good location are.Even if you don't run the business yourself, the rent to others for a year is much more than the money produced by the field.

After counting, hand it to Liu Xianglian, "Didn't you say that you will go to the north next time, and you can use these as principal."

"Okay, the north is colder than here, and the spring thaw is the only way to go. I've decided that I will go once in spring next year and again in autumn. Twice is enough."

"Well, you can decide on these." When you go in autumn, you can bring some high-quality fur medicinal materials, and these are also very popular.

As time passed, Liu Xianglian was only busy buying new year's goods and other things after finishing these things, and brought a cart of things back home in a few days.Zhen Lian was not idle either, every day she and Zhen's mother carefully cut the window grilles on the kang, or prepared things for the New Year with Aunt Liu.

New Year's Eve came quietly amidst the busyness and leisure of the family.Early this morning, a few people started to work, kneading noodles, chopping stuffing, and making dumplings in a circle.Zhen Lian's skills are average, and the dumplings she makes are of various shapes and sizes.Seeing the beautiful wrappings of the few people beside her, Zhen Lian couldn't help but blushed, and imitated the actions of the few people while wrapping.

Seeing that she put the dumplings wrapped in her hands away, Liu Xianglian picked up a dumpling wrapper and put the stuffing on it. Seeing that she was staring at her hands, she slowed down and said, "Your There are too many fillings, you should put less, as much as I do, it’s almost the same.”

Zhen Lian quickly poured back some of the stuffing in the spoon, and followed his steps one by one.After wrapping one, it was indeed much better than before, and after wrapping a few more like this, it gradually became more standard.Looking at the dumplings on the plate, Zhen Lian couldn't help showing a smug smile, sure enough she could make them herself.

After half an hour, a few people finished packing, and then they had a simple breakfast, and then they started to prepare dinner.

In the afternoon, Liu Xianglian and Uncle Liu brought incense candle offerings to worship the ancestors in the Liu Family Ancestral Hall.Although Liu Xianglian has no parents or close relatives, there are still a few clansmen from far away, but the relationship is far away, and there is not much contact, and there is no contact in the past few years.

Zhen Lian also set up an ancestral memorial tablet in the courtyard with Zhen's mother. The Zhen family has always been a single lineage, and now there are only mother and daughter left. In the past, Zhen's mother worshiped together at the Feng family.When I came here at this time, I did as I did, just doing my best.

After worshiping the ancestors, the group gathered around to eat the New Year's Eve dinner. Hearing the sound of crackling firecrackers in the distance outside, everyone moved to the kang, eating fruit and talking, waiting for the arrival of the new year.

The hour is approaching, Aunt Liu took Liu Shan's daughter-in-law to cook some dumplings and put them on the table. Uncle Liu went out to set off fireworks and firecrackers. With the sound of firecrackers everywhere, the new year has arrived in everyone's anticipation .

After the Chinese New Year, Zhen Lian and the others were also free. Liu's family didn't have many relatives, so they didn't need to pay New Year's greetings, etc. Liu Xianglian only went to his aunt's place for a few days at the sixth day of the lunar new year, and didn't come back until the tenth day.

Zhen Lian has also grown a lot taller in the past year. According to the speed of growth in the past few years, Zhen Lian estimated the size and started the production project of the wedding dress.First design the style of the clothes, then decide on the embroidery patterns everywhere, and then make some improvements on the current wedding dress to make the clothes fit better.

After the cold winter, the spring breeze blows, all kinds of flowers on the mountain in Zhuangli begin to bloom, the vegetation sprouts new buds, everything on the earth gradually recovers, and the Zhuangzi is also much more lively due to the arrival of spring.

As soon as the weather warmed up, Liu Xianglian took her people to the north again.This time there was no river in the north, so they bought a few carriages and hired a few people to set off with a large caravan.

This time I went for a full month and a half before coming back, and brought back a lot of goods. After the handover, the rest of the time is to prepare for the marriage.

Although the houses in the Liu Family City have been repaired every year, they are already somewhat old.Liu Xianglian said: "There are many houses that have not been lived in for many years, and they are old and worn out. This time we will repair all of them. From now on, we only need to make small repairs every year, and then plant some flowers and trees. As for the furniture, Last year, I asked someone to cut the wood up the mountain and put it there to dry, and it can be almost completely dried in autumn, and the rest of the time can be finished, we only need to decide on the style, and don’t have to worry about other things.”

After finishing speaking, she glanced at the wedding dress in Zhen Lian's hand, and said in a low voice: "It's just that no one at home makes my groom's dress, and it's not good to let others do it. I wonder if I can let you do it together?"

"Alright, I'll make it yours when I finish making the wedding dress." I thought he had given it to Aunt Liu, but it didn't.After thinking about it, it is better to do it together than to leave it to others. Although there is no such custom, the clothes for the two of them to get married are all made by themselves, which feels good.

After fiddling with the wedding dress in his hand for a while, thinking about what style and pattern Liu Xianglian should use, he found white paper and charcoal to draw.

Liu Xianglian was still busy repairing the house, and ran back and forth to Zhuangzi in the city every morning and evening, never idle for a moment.They also had to prepare the dowry, and also helped Zhen Lian and her daughter to buy things on the dowry list outside. Sometimes they couldn't make it back, so they slept in the city, and came back the next day.

This day was finally free, Liu Xianglian came to Zhen Lian early in the morning, and said with a smile: "Now the peach blossoms here are in bloom, I also have free time today, how about we go for an outing to enjoy the flowers?"

Outing?Zhen Lian was overjoyed, and hurried to Mother Zhen's room and said, "Mother, we're going for an outing today, are you going?"

"You guys go, I'm old, so I won't go with you, it's more comfortable at home." Smiling and shaking her head in refusal, Mother Zhen put down the needle and thread in her hand.These days Liu Xianglian's busyness can also be seen in his eyes, and the two of them don't get along much every day.I also know that they must want to go out to relax, and I don't want to disturb them, so that they can cultivate and cultivate their relationship before they get married.

Having said that, Zhen Lian went back to her room, changed her clothes, and dragged Liu Xianglian out, "Let's ride a horse. You can teach me how to ride a horse when we get out." She wanted to learn it a long time ago, but she never had a chance. Now the weather is just right and warm. The sun is shining warmly, the spring breeze is blowing, and the flowers are in full bloom, which is the most suitable place.

Looking sideways, seeing her eager to try, Liu Xianglian couldn't refuse, she immediately nodded and agreed, "Okay, it's just that you don't give up halfway, you have to learn."

Zhen Lian whispered excitedly, holding his hand and shaking, "Surely not, when have you ever seen me like this? Riding a horse is not difficult, but I haven't learned it before. I can learn it in one day today!" Zhen Lian spoke boldly, her face full of confidence.

Liu Xianglian thought that it took her only half an hour to learn how to trot on a horse when she was a child, and she smiled and nodded in affirmation of her words. Learning to ride a horse is not difficult in itself, but to be proficient in horsemanship requires more than simple You just need to know the horse's habits and practice regularly.It's okay to just ride a horse like this, but if you go out, your thighs will be worn out.

After a while, the two came to the stable in the front yard. Liu Xianglian moved out a horse, looked at Zhen Lian's Xiyi eyes, and said with a loud smile, "Go, I'll take you out!" Then she got on the horse and bent down He stretched out his hand and looked at her with a smile.

Looking at the height of the horse, Zhen Lian took a deep breath, took his hand with one hand, raised her left foot and stepped into the side stirrup, and coordinated her hands and feet, Liu Xianglian also pulled her up cooperatively, and Zhen Lian borrowed Get on the horse with all your strength.

The author has something to say:

The New Year is coming to an end (*^_^*), I wish everyone a happy Lantern Festival!The most important thing is to wish everyone a happy and healthy life! (^_^) Let’s go to the code words, I hope that the more I code, the thinner I will be!