On New Year's Eve, all the members of Lao Wang's family returned from the county town.
Qian Shulan and several daughters-in-law had already prepared the food. The family enjoyed a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner, and Qian Shulan also received filial piety from her sons and grandchildren.
There were too many things, so Deng Yunping and Deng Xingming helped Qian Shulan carry them.
Qian Shulan looked at Deng Xingming who had remained silent, and said to Deng Yunping, "Take Xiaomin back first. Your brother and I have something to discuss."
Deng Yunping nodded in agreement, holding Xiao Min's hand and continued walking forward.
Deng Xingming finally came back to his senses, turned his head to look at his mother, raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Mom, if you have something to say, why don't you come home?" It was so cold outside in the snow and ice that people were shivering, and their noses would turn red from the cold just by talking. It was really not a good place to chat.
Qian Shulan led him to another path, and Deng Xingming followed closely. When he found that they had arrived at the pig farm, he immediately became anxious and pulled his mother's sleeve to remind her in a low voice, "Mom, it will be bad if others find out."
Qian Shulan patted his hands, only then realizing that he was shaking badly. "Don't worry, Mom has her own arrangements. She will definitely not let anyone find out."
Deng Xingming wanted to persuade her again, but Qian Shulan was determined to go in, so he had to follow her.
Qian Shulan felt very uncomfortable when she saw him acting like a thief. It seemed that he was frightened by the last incident and was traumatized. She didn't say anything, but just took bigger steps.
When Qian Shulan arrived, Lu Minsheng and his friends were also celebrating the New Year. They had limited food, so they cooked a pot of hot stew, which filled most of the room.
Seeing Qian Shulan and Deng Xingming coming over, the four of them couldn't help but widen their eyes.
"Why are you here again? It's too dangerous here." Lu Minsheng was still frightened whenever he thought of what happened last time and urged them to leave.
Qian Shulan waved her hand, "Don't worry, I just locked the door." She pointed at Deng Xingming and said, "He wants to talk to Cheng Lin, I came here to keep watch for them."
Lu Chenglin blushed. Lu Minsheng glanced at his daughter and then sideways at Deng Xingming who had been staring at his daughter. His heart softened and he waved his hand, "You two go talk next door. Be careful."
Deng Xingming responded happily, his voice had a noticeable tremor, and one could tell he was very excited.
After the two left, Qian Shulan pointed at the steaming hot pot and said with a smile, "Eat quickly. I'll come and talk to you."
The three of them no longer refused.
Their casserole has everything: Chinese cabbage, vermicelli, tofu, bean sprouts, and potato chips.
"Oh, I actually caught a piece of meat. I will definitely have good luck tomorrow." Yuan Huaibao sniffed and laughed exaggeratedly.
Yuan Zeyang looked at the casserole in surprise, "Where did the meat come from?"
Lu Minsheng smiled and said, "Your grandmother Qian sent it over."
Yuan Huaibao put the meat into his grandson's bowl and said, "Eat it quickly."
Yuan Zeyang shook his head and put the meat slices back into his grandfather's bowl. "Grandpa, eat it. You need to replenish your body."
Yuan Huaibao's face was full of relief.
Qian Shulan turned her head to glance at Yuan Zeyang and couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips. This child is so filial.
"What are you two giving up? There are still several slices in the casserole." Lu Minsheng smiled and picked up a piece of meat for Yuan Zeyang.
"Eat more and have a good new year." Qian Shulan was a little bored. Seeing a few boiled eggs in the large coarse porcelain bowl on the ground, she picked up one and started peeling it.
Yuan Zeyang picked up the spoon and scooped a bowl, "Grandma Qian, would you like to have one bowl too?"
Qian Shulan looked up and saw Yuan Zeyang actually served her a bowl. She smiled and pinched his little face, which was firm and without any extra fat. She shook her head and said, "No need, I've eaten at home."
She quickly peeled one and put it in Yuan Zeyang's bowl.
Yuan Zeyang put the bowl he had just served aside and said, "Then leave this bowl for Auntie."
Qian Shulan touched his head and said, "So good!"
Lu Minsheng also came over and pinched his little face, then turned his head to look at Qian Shulan, "When I was working, I heard that your production team got the first place in work points again. Is it true?"
Qian Shulan nodded heavily, "It's true."
Lu Minsheng took a sip of the hot soup and asked her with a smile, "What are the plans for the team next year?"
Qian Shulan did not hide it from him, "I estimate that our production team will hatch more chicks next year." Thanks to County Magistrate Jiang, their production team has become famous throughout the county. Last time, even people as far away as Changfeng Commune heard of their reputation. I think after the spring, the number of chicks to be hatched will be several times more than last year. She will also have to buy more pills.
The gold coins in her mall are mainly earned from selling spiritual energy. Things like clocks are no longer selling well. There are only so many people, so it is normal to be saturated.
Seeing her tangled expression, Lu Minsheng asked, "What's wrong? You sold more chicks and made more money, so why are you unhappy?"
Qian Shulan perked up and found a random topic, "I want to find a calligraphy copybook for Xiaomin, but I don't know who has good calligraphy."
Because of the Cultural Revolution, intellectuals from top to bottom were all damaged to a certain extent. Needless to say, the calligraphy of ancient people was not allowed to be sold. She didn't even recognize the calligraphy of contemporary masters.
Lu Minsheng smiled and said, "You should have told me earlier. I have two friends who are very good at writing." Thinking of this, he touched his head with some regret, "It's a pity that I can't let him send it over. He has also been sent to labor reform."
Qian Shulan tilted her head and asked him, "Do you know his address? I'll try to get them here." Although calligraphy is good, it's hard to find a good teacher. And writing is something that needs to be taught. Copying something will always lack some charm.
"Wouldn't that be too bad?" Lu Minsheng frowned slightly. After all, he didn't want her to get into trouble.
Qian Shulan wanted to do it for a reason. Director Ma had a good relationship with her. Since he wanted to make friends with her, she would hand him the ladder so that he could climb up. Otherwise, empty words would be of no use.
"It's okay, I know my limits." She wanted Xiao Min to find a good teacher who could give her more connections in the future.
In one’s life, one can be short of money or brains, but he cannot be short of friends.
Seeing that she was confident, Lu Minsheng could not contain his excitement. He put down the bowl of soup in his hand and immediately wrote down the address for her.
Seeing his anxious look, Yuan Huaibao laughed out loud, "Look at you, that person couldn't be your lover, could he?"
Yuan Huaibao was a rough man who spoke directly. Lu Minsheng glared at him and said, "How dare you say anything? Your grandson is sitting next to you. Be careful not to corrupt the child."
Yuan Zeyang raised his head from his bowl of soup, looked at Grandpa Lu and then at his grandfather, and then smacked his lips, "Grandpa, what do you mean by a lover?"
Yuan Huaibao was confused by the question. Lu Minsheng looked at him with a look of gloating and ill intent, which meant "Let me see how you explain it to him."
Yuan Huaibao said with a stiff upper lip, "It's the person I like."
Yuan Zeyang first said "oh", then said to Yuan Huaibao, "Grandpa, am I your lover too?"
Lu Minsheng almost choked on his own saliva. Qian Shulan looked up at Yuan Huaibao and saw his black face turned purple-red. He covered his mouth and laughed.
She smiled for a while, then turned her head to look at Yuan Zeyang, "Don't listen to your grandfather's nonsense. Being in love means that you like each other, but you are not married. It usually refers to the opposite sex."
Yuan Zeyang immediately opened his eyes wide and looked at Lu Minsheng, "Grandpa Lu, aren't you married? Can you still have a lover?"
Lu Minsheng glared at Yuan Huaibao, then turned to look at Yuan Zeyang with a loving smile, "Your grandfather is just guessing. The other person is not my lover, but my former colleague. I teach numbers, and she teaches Chinese."
Yuan Zeyang suddenly realized what was going on. Then he lowered his head and continued to eat.
With his grandson present, Yuan Huaibao no longer dared to talk nonsense.
Qian Shulan looked down at the list and found that there was an extra name on it.
"The one with more is an archaeologist." Qian Shulan asked him for a list of big capitalists before, and Lu Minsheng guessed that she wanted to buy antiques. From ancient times to the present, there are tens of thousands of imitations of priceless antiques on the market. If you don't have a good eye, it's easy to buy a fake. He wrote this name specifically, and his purpose was naturally to find a good teacher for Qian Shulan.
Qian Shulan gave him a grateful smile and raised the list, "I'll try my best to transfer people over."
Lu Minsheng nodded and continued eating.
Seeing that the bowl of soup was almost empty, Qian Shulan hurriedly took out a piece of braised meat from her bag and said, "I'll give you some extra food."
This piece of braised meat was wrapped in kraft paper, so the aroma didn't escape. But once the kraft paper was removed, the aroma escaped.
The three of them swallowed their saliva. The piece of meat they had taken before was fresh meat. They used very little oil, so the taste of the stew was very ordinary, just fragrant and hot.
But this braised meat is different, the taste is very rich and fragrant.
"Quick, quick, let's cut it up and eat it." After Yuan Huaibao finished sniffing, he immediately took out a blunt knife from behind. There were several cuts on it.
Lu Minsheng's eyes lit up with excitement, "This smells so good."
Yuan Huaibao kept swallowing his saliva, as if he was agreeing with what she said.
A small half was left for Lu Chenglin, and the rest was divided among these people.
Originally they wanted to share with Qian Shulan, but she waved her hand and refused, "I've already eaten. You guys eat it."
The three of them looked very satisfied while eating, and even invited the two people sitting next to them to come over.
Because of the thick smoke, no one could see the expressions of the two people clearly.
After Lu Chenglin came in, he found an open space and sat down.
"What should I eat? The aroma is making me hungry."
Deng Xingming also sat down. When he smelled the aroma, he turned his head to look at his mother. "This is what my mother braised. It tastes really good."
Their production team had a bumper harvest this year. Apart from the pigs that were delivered as required, the remaining pork was distributed to their members.
Qian Shulan was given more than 50 kilograms, all of which she braised.
The fragrance spread throughout the production team. Even people living at the end of the village came to visit after smelling the aroma.
Other people also asked Qian Shulan to help them with stewing. Qian Shulan did not refuse. She took some kickbacks and helped several families with stewing.
As for the big spices, Qian Shulan naturally asked No. 153 to help her get them.
When stewing, she also put wild boar meat in. Then the spirit of wild boar meat was mixed in, and the taste was even more fragrant.
It’s just that because there are so many seasonings, not every family is willing to use them, so most people just braise a few pounds to serve guests. So Qian Shulan was only busy for a few days and then she had some free time.
After dinner, Qian Shulan and Deng Xingming left the pig farm together.
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