In the blink of an eye, it’s February, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon. This year, because Han Aiguo has no holidays, and his two children are too young to go out, after discussing with Mrs. Han, we decided not to return to my hometown this year. I have spent this year in the army. , when the time comes, I will write a letter back and ask the fourth child to come here for the Chinese New Year.
Su Yue immediately wrote a letter to Han Aimin, and the letter was sent to Han Aimin's school, asking him to prepare to leave as soon as he was on vacation.
Since the whole family is going to celebrate the New Year here, they have to make good preparations this year. Su Yue took out all the tickets she had saved, went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a lot of meat and then marinated it to make bacon. The villagers bought a few chickens at a high price, and kept one for the New Year stew, and the others were marinated, so that there would be no shortage of vegetables for the New Year.
In addition to these, Su Yue also made candies and melon seeds. These two must be prepared for the New Year. Not to mention the expensive ones to buy at the supply and marketing cooperatives, the taste is still unpalatable, and they are limited. One person can only buy a little bit. It's not enough to eat, she might as well make it herself.
She made three kinds of candy, one is milk flavor, similar to white rabbit toffee, one is corn flavor, and the other is marshmallow flavor. It's delicious, this is what she came up with this year. After making it, even the old lady Han thought it was delicious, and said, "This is much better than the sugar sold in the supply and marketing cooperative. If it is sold in the club, it will definitely sell well, and everyone will definitely buy this.”
This sentence reminded Su Yue that although this candy cannot be sold by the supply and marketing agency, it can be sold in private, and maybe it will be able to make a fortune during the Chinese New Year, just like the cream cakes sold before.
She has to ask Xu Can for help in this matter. She knows a lot of people, and everyone she knows is not bad. As long as the candy seeds are delicious, someone will definitely buy them.
Thinking of this, she hurriedly put the unprocessed melon seeds she bought into the pot and added seasonings to reprocess them. She made the melon seeds into two flavors, creamy melon seeds and spiced melon seeds, which tasted better than the ones sold in the supply and marketing cooperative. Eat a hundred times.
In addition, she felt that fried peanuts should be easy to sell during the Chinese New Year, so she went to Xiaowang Village to buy a lot of peanuts that the villagers kept at home. When she went home, she added spices in the pot to fry them to make spiced peanuts. It tasted very fragrant and was especially suitable for Drink and eat, if you have some relatives during the Chinese New Year, drink some wine with peanuts, not to mention how comfortable.
After all the candies, melon seeds and peanuts were made, she packed a portion of each and went to Xu Can's house in the evening.
Seeing the pile of things in her hand, Xu Can asked with a smile, "Did you give me something delicious again?" He didn't forget to give Su Yue something delicious. I'm quite embarrassed, but now I'm used to it, and Nini is even more excited when she sees Su Yue.
No, the little girl saw that Su Yue was coming, and she didn't play with the toys, so she rushed over and hugged her leg, shouting happily, "Aunt Yue, you're here!"
Xu Can shook his head and said with a smile, "This girl in my family is more excited to see you now than to see my own mother. Those who didn't know it thought it was your daughter."
Su Yue smiled and raised the delicious food in her hand, "Don't look at what delicious food I brought, there is no child who can resist my charm!"
Xu Can was amused by what she said, and even Head Yu, who had never been very fond of joking, laughed along with him.
Su Yue gave something to Xu Can and said, "Isn't this the New Year's Eve? I made some candies and melon seeds and peanuts to give your family some to taste."
"You made this yourself? I originally planned to go to the supply and marketing agency to buy it. This will save trouble." Xu Can knew Su Yue's craftsmanship, and there was nothing bad about what she made, so she immediately opened the paper package. She took a piece of candy from it and handed it to Nini, who had already seen the autumn water, and then took another piece for herself, and when she put it in her mouth, her eyes lit up, "What kind of candy is this, I've never eaten it before, Really delicious."
Nini also said, "Mom, this candy is delicious, can you give me more."
Xu Can gave her another one, "I'm going to bed soon, I can't eat more, I'll eat it tomorrow."
Nini let out an "oh" in disappointment, but her eyes were fixed on those candies.
Xu Can pretended not to see the little girl's staring eyes, opened the paper bag containing the melon seeds and peanuts, tasted the melon seeds and peanuts inside, gave Su Yue a thumbs up, and then grabbed a handful for the next leader Yu. , "You try these melon seeds and peanuts."
Head Yu didn't like to eat snacks, but melon seeds and peanuts were still acceptable, so he took it over and ate it. As soon as he tasted it, he glanced at Su Yue in surprise. Didn't expect it to taste so good.
Xu Can asked proudly: "How is it, is it delicious?"
Head Yu nodded, the melon seeds are indeed very flavorful, I couldn't stop eating them, and after a while, the melon seeds in my hand were gone; peanuts are more fragrant, if you can drink, you can drink more wine .
Seeing his expression, Xu Can knew that he also likes to eat, and it is rare to see that he likes these small snacks, so he made a decision immediately and discussed with Su Yue: "These melon seeds, peanuts and sugar are really delicious. , I want to buy more, usually my family eats it, and I also want to bring some for my parents-in-law, my parents, and my grandfather, so that they don’t have to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy it, and they sell better than yours. But it's far away. Su Yue, can you make a little more for me? I'll give you the food stamps and still have money."
Su Yue smiled all of a sudden, she didn't talk about the business, she brought it up first.
"I was going to talk to you today. I want to see if your relatives want this kind of sugar and melon seeds and peanuts. If they want, I will make them."
Xu Can hurriedly made a gesture that was absolutely fine, "Your candy and melon seeds and peanuts taste so good, my relatives would definitely buy them if they tasted it. Well, I'll buy it directly from you and put it from my mother, relatives. Whoever wants it can buy it directly from my mother, and then the money and food stamps can be directly given to my mother, anyway, my mother has nothing to do at home after retirement."
Su Yue was not polite to her, and immediately agreed: "That's fine, then I'll prepare to do it when I go back. How much does it cost you?"
Xu Can counted, "In terms of sugar and melon seeds, a family should buy at least two or three kilograms of each item for the Chinese New Year. For peanuts, it will be calculated at two kilograms per family, and based on the number of my parents' relatives, probably... . . . Well, first prepare 30 catties of sugar, 50 catties of melon seeds, and 30 catties of peanuts."
"So many?" Su Yue was taken aback by the amount, and she couldn't help but worry, "If you don't need so many, then it's all in my aunt's hands. Well, let me do it first, how much does my aunt sell? How much is it, return the rest to me, and then give me money and tickets."
Xu Can waved his hand, "No, I have a lot of relatives, I don't think these are enough, believe me, the sugar and melon seeds and peanuts you made taste so good, my relatives will definitely want it if they taste it. Besides, even if it is not necessary. It’s too much, I’ll keep the rest for my own family to eat. It’s not a bad thing to eat such a delicious food at home. Okay, that’s it, you can calculate how much it will cost.”
At this moment, Yu Tuan, who was reading the newspaper, suddenly said, "Let's do more, and there are relatives on my side."
Su Yue looked at him in astonishment. She didn't expect him to interfere in this trivial matter between their women. After all, although this thing sounds good to be cooking for friends, it is actually doing business. Take the chance.
Not to mention Su Yue, even Xu Can didn't expect his own man to get involved, so he couldn't help looking at him in surprise.
Head Yu was a little uncomfortable when she saw it, and explained: "Sugar and melon seeds are delicious. Anyway, relatives will buy them for the New Year, so it's better to buy something delicious."
It is also true that everyone who buys is bought, it is better to buy the delicious kind. Besides, the supply and marketing cooperatives have limited quantities, and the family can only buy so much. Buy some, why not.
Xu Can immediately said, "Then let's get 30 catties of sugar, 30 catties of peanuts, and 50 catties of melon seeds for Mom first, right?"
Captain Yu nodded.
Xu Can turned to look at Su Yue again, "Su Yue, so we want a total of 60 catties of sugar, 60 catties of peanuts and 100 catties of melon seeds, you quickly settle the account, I will give you the money now. "
Su Yue really felt that her business was going too smoothly. The two couples really took care of her business, especially the head of the regiment. As an upright soldier, not only did she not reject her speculation, but she also supported her. I know how to thank you.
Su Yue thought about the price of the supply and marketing agency, and said: "The price of these is calculated by the catty, candy is a ticket for one 51 catty plus one catty, and melon seeds and peanuts are not charged at one 51 catty, if you give a ticket If so, it will be calculated as one dollar per pound.”
This price is not more expensive than the supply and marketing agency. Xu Can felt that it was cheap, and without saying a word, he calculated the money and gave it to Su Yue, "I'll give you the money first, but I don't have enough tickets for so many tickets. I'll go home tomorrow. Find my mother to gather some, and give it to you in two days."
"no problem."
Su Yue went home with the money, and went to Xiaowang Village to collect melon seeds and peanuts the next day. Sunflowers happened to be planted in Xiaowang Village, so there were a lot of melon seeds. In addition, during the autumn harvest, every household distributed peanuts, so You can get a lot of these two. Because of the high price Su Yue gave, the villagers were willing to sell their inventory to her. After all, although the family couldn't eat it after the sale, they could have a good year with money and buy more meat for the children. Relieve your cravings.
After buying the melon seeds and peanuts, Su Yue devoted herself to the intense production process.
Because they were going to make melon seeds, peanuts and sugar, the two children were watched by Mrs. Han, and then they were fed by Su Yue when they were about to drink milk. After feeding, they were handed over to Mrs. Han to coax.
Usually the two children like to play with Su Yue in her arms, but now their mother suddenly stopped taking them. When they opened their eyes, they could not see their mother. After drinking milk, their mother stopped playing with them, and the two children felt wronged. .
Xiaobao is the most unbehaved. When he is hungry, he deliberately screams and cries. He has to cry and hug Su Yue before stopping. After drinking the milk, he is unwilling to let Mrs. Han carry him away, so he grabs Su Yue's clothes. Let it go, the old lady Han continued to cry as soon as she was about to take her away. She had to rely on her mother's arms to be satisfied.
Su Yue couldn't get away from him to do things because of him, she was so angry that she wanted to beat the little rascal, but looking at his pitiful eyes, she couldn't do anything, so she finally had to hold him slowly. Coax him, wait for him to fall asleep.
Dabao didn't cry like Xiaobao, but when he was drinking milk, he held his mother's shirt tightly before he was willing to drink. After drinking, he looked at his mother with big black eyes. Yueruen couldn't bear to ignore him, so she had to kiss and hug him like Xiaobao, play with him for a while, and hand him over to Mrs. Han when he fell asleep.
Mrs. Han said with a smile, "Don't look at Dabao who doesn't like to talk, he doesn't seem to stick to people, but he actually sticks to you very much. Every time he wakes up, he opens his eyes and looks around without saying a word. Looking for you, he will keep staring at you as soon as you appear, unlike Xiaobao who looks around."
The corners of Su Yue's mouth curled up. In fact, she knew that Dabao's attachment to her was no less than that of Xiaobao. Although the little guy didn't cry or make trouble, after a long time, she could be seen from the expression of the mother. Whether he is happy or unhappy, for example, if he is to be handed over to Mrs. Han after breastfeeding, the little guy will frown slightly to express his unhappiness. If she kisses and hugs him, the little guy will slightly tilt his head. Mouth up.
In order to keep the two children from crying, Su Yue had to play with them when they were awake, and then go to work when they fell asleep, so that they had to work until late at night every night before they could sleep.
Fortunately, Han Aimin came over from his hometown within two days. He likes Dabao and Xiaobao very much, and he is very good at coaxing children. With a grimace, Xiaobao can't stop laughing and his mouth is fast. Lie to the root of the ear. Although Dabao doesn't laugh like Xiaobao, his dark eyes stare at Uncle's face. Obviously, he likes Uncle's grimace and games as much as Xiaobao.
Having Han Aimin and his two little nephews play with Su Yue was a lot easier. He took the time to make all the candy, melon seeds and peanuts and send them to Xu Can, and Xu Can sent them to the parents on both sides, and let the old man give them to his family. relatives.
As a result, within two days, I heard Xu Can say that so many things that he sent were all distributed by relatives, and some relatives wanted to buy more and asked Su Yue if there was any more.
It happened that when she bought melon seeds and peanuts from the villagers, it was useless to buy more, but this time it came in handy. She fired up all the remaining stock, and finally made it before the new year and gave it to Xu Can. past.
After being busy for half a month, this is finally over. Although she is exhausted, Su Yue feels very happy when she thinks about the money she has earned.
At night, she sat cross-legged on the bed, folded the quilt and pillow high on the head of the bed, let Dabao and Xiaobao sit against the quilt, and then fixed them with her legs, so that it looked like the three of them were sitting together. .
Su Yue poured out all the money she had earned during this period of time, put it in the middle of the three mothers, and said to the big treasure and Xiaobao who looked curiously with her wide eyes: "Look, my dears, this is what my mother earned. Money, mom will count the money for you."
Dabao and Xiaobao's eyes were attracted by money, and Xiaobao also naughtyly wanted to reach out to get enough money, but he was so weak that he fell off the quilt as soon as he moved, so he couldn't get up for a long time. Like a turtle.
Seeing that he couldn't get up after working hard for a long time, Xiaobao was too tired to move. He stared at Su Yue with his big black and wet eyes, as if he was saying: Mom, please help me.
Su Yue was amused to death by his stupid appearance, and after admiring it for a while, she picked him up and set it up again, and nodded his forehead, "Don't move around, or mom won't help you get up, learn from your brother, be good do you know?"
Xiaobao pursed his lips and didn't dare to move any more this time. He sat in line with his brother and watched his mother count the money.
Su Yue counted them one by one, put together one cent, two cents together, fifty cents together, and then tied them with ropes. Finally, they calculated the account together and removed the cost. I paid 280 yuan plus a 100-pound ticket. This is worth the four-month allowance of Han Aiguo.
The feeling of making money is cool. She floats the money in front of the two children with one hand on her hips and the other, and the eyes of the two children follow the money.
"Look, this is the money mom made, isn't mom awesome?"
Dabao looked at the money expressionlessly, while Xiaobao cried out in a very face-saving way, and carefully stretched out his little fat hand to grab it, wanting his mother to give him the money to play with.
Su Yue laughed and said richly, "You two, whoever calls Mommy will send you a stack of money to make you rich, who will call you first?"
Dabao glanced back and forth before Mom and Qian.
Xiaobao stared at the money and screamed, and stretched out his little hand so anxious that he could not rush to grab a stack.
"Heh..." A deep laughter suddenly sounded behind him.
Su Yue was stunned for a moment, but turned around abruptly the next second. When she saw who was behind her, she threw the money away and rushed towards the person, "Husband, you're back! I thought you were going to be outside this year. It's over."
Han Aiguo caught her, supported her buttocks upside down, and then kissed her on the lips, "I just came back, it will be New Year's Day tomorrow, I'll always come back to accompany you to celebrate the New Year."
The two children have limited memory and have no impression of their father. They both looked curiously at the person holding their mother, and Xiaobao even shouted at him, trying to attract his attention.
When he sees people who are interested, this kid likes to call at them to attract their attention.
Han Aiguo put Su Yue down and looked at the two little people who were as white and fat as glutinous rice dumplings. In his arms, he gently kissed their cheeks, "Dabao Xiaobao, Dad is back."
Dabao stared at Han Aiguo curiously, as if he was studying who this person was; Xiaobao stretched out his small hand to touch Han Aiguo's face, and touched his father's mouth for a while, and his father's for a while. Nose, and then grinned as if he had found something funny, revealing pink and tender gums.
It is probably the nature of father and son. Even if he doesn't know Han Aiguo, he doesn't reject him when he hugs him. Instead, he enjoys playing with him. After a while, the three of them are just as good as their father and son. Xiaobao is even more crazy. In Han Aiguo's arms, he refused to come down and insisted on being held by his father.
In the end, Han Aiguo personally coaxed the two children to sleep before they were able to escape.
After coaxing the child, it was finally time to hug his wife. Han Aiguo hugged Su Yue in his arms, buried his cheek in her neck and took a deep breath, "Yue'er, I miss you so much."
Su Yue also misses him, and she thinks so much that she doesn't say anything, and takes the initiative to pounce on him and kiss him.
It's rare for a daughter-in-law to be so enthusiastic, so Han Aiguo can't be polite. This night, the two of them realized what it means to be a long-term bride.