Ten days later, New Year's Eve
This was the first time that Chu Yang had come to this novel world to celebrate New Year's Eve with the people here. There are many rules in ancient times. On New Year's Eve, everyone in the Gao family would come to the yard of Mr. Gao and Mrs. Gao to pay them New Year's greetings, and then sit down and eat the New Year's Eve dinner together.
Master Gao and Mrs. Gao sat on chairs. First, the two aunts and wives paid New Year's greetings to the two, and then Gao Youcai and the four brothers kowtowed for the New Year. After that, Gao Youde's daughter-in-law, Gao Youwen's daughter-in-law and Qiao Yindi brought their three children to pay New Year's greetings to Master Gao and Mrs. Gao. After that, the maids and Xiaosi from each courtyard came to pay New Year's greetings and receive red envelopes. Finally, everyone sits together to eat the New Year's Eve dinner.
Seeing Qiao Yindi standing aside all the time, Master Gao smiled. "Yindi, sit down too, beside Youcai and Bao'er!"
Hearing Master Gao's words, everyone's eyes fell on Qiao Yindi in astonishment.
"Master!" Hearing this, Qiao Yindi was also taken aback. You know, as his concubine, he is not allowed to attend the table!
"Master, this is not appropriate!" Sitting next to Master Gao, Second Aunt hurriedly spoke up.
"There is nothing inappropriate. Yindi will marry Youcai after the new year. He is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Gao family. He should sit here and have a New Year's Eve dinner with us!" Glancing at Second Aunt, Master Gao said with.
Hearing this, everyone was even more shocked. Gao Youcai is going to marry Qiao Yindi as his wife? This, how is this possible
"Yindi, daddy has spoken, come and sit down!" Chu Yang pulled Qiao Yindi who was standing aside and let him sit beside him.
"Master, Qiao Yindi is..."
"Linglong, you talk too much!" Looking at the second aunt beside him, Master Gao directly interrupted her.
"Ah!" After receiving her husband's displeased gaze, Second Aunt hurriedly closed her mouth.
Looking at Qiao Yindi who was sitting opposite, Yang Shi, the second youngest wife, was also full of doubts, but seeing that her mother-in-law had been told by her father-in-law, she naturally didn't dare to say more.
"Okay, let's eat!" Saying this, Master Gao picked up the chopsticks first, and everyone picked up the chopsticks just now, and began to eat the New Year's Eve dinner.
After the meal, Chu Yang asked someone to deliver a solid thing wrapped in a quilt and put it on the table.
"You are talented, what is this?" Looking at the tightly wrapped things on the table, Master Gao asked curiously.
"Father, mother, this is for children to honor the elders, come here, and open the quilt!" Chu Yang called the maid beside him, and the maid immediately opened the quilt, revealing a big round watermelon.
"Watermelon? It's a habit?" Master Gao was shocked when he saw that the thing on the table was watermelon.
"Well, how is this possible? Where did you get the watermelon in this cold day?" Looking at her son, Wang Yue'e was also shocked.
"Mother, I know you love watermelons, so I purposely planted a row of watermelons in a glass greenhouse for you. The watermelons were planted in autumn and they just ripen right now!" Looking at his mother, Chu Yang laughed.
Hearing this, Wang Yue'e laughed from ear to ear. "My son is still filial, he knows he loves me!"
"Well, not bad, not bad, it's really good to grow watermelons even in winter!" Looking at the watermelons on the table, Master Gao nodded repeatedly.
"Come here, come here with a knife and cut this watermelon. It's New Year's Eve. Let's eat a piece of watermelon for each of us. Let's all try the watermelon grown by our family!" Cut up the watermelon and share a piece with everyone present.
Before eating, the watermelon was opened, and everyone could already smell the sweet smell.
"Brother's glass greenhouse is amazing. Watermelons can be grown even in winter. I must go and see it sometime!" Looking at Chu Yang, the third brother Gao Youwen said with a smile.
"It's nothing, it will be planted in autumn. I only picked up twelve watermelons to honor my mother. However, there are still cucumbers in the shed. If the third brother wants to eat, he can go pick some some other day, and bring them to the third aunt. Go over a few!" Chu Yang said with a smile.
"Okay, okay, thank you, big brother!" Nodding, Gao Youwen hurriedly expressed his thanks.
"You are talented!" Hearing that Gao Youcai was going to give them cucumbers, San Yiniang smiled and nodded at Chu Yang.
"It's all a family, third aunt, you're welcome!" Having said that, Chu Yang smiled.
Mr. Gao is not a womanizer, and his first wife Wang Yue'e is a lady of every family. The second lady is his wife's dowry maid, because his wife was pregnant with Gao Youcai, so Wang Yuee sent her maid to Mr. Gao's room. She became Master Gao's second wife. And this third wife is the daughter of Mr. Gao's master. When Mr. Gao was studying medicine, his master wanted to betroth his daughter to Mr. Gao. However, the third wife fell in love with a poor scholar and did not agree to the marriage. Married Wang Yue'e. Later, the third wife married the scholar, and as a result, the scholar died within half a year. Mr. Gao's master passed away his wife in the early years, and there was only such a daughter. Before she died, she was worried, so she entrusted the third wife to Mr. Gao, his apprentice, to take care of her. Mr. Gao is also a person who knows how to repay his kindness. He didn't dislike the third wife as a widow, so he married her into the family.
The third wife has been a doctor since elementary school, and has a relatively docile temperament. After entering the door, she got along well with Wang Yue'e, the second wife and sisters. After marrying the third wife, Master Gao never married another woman.
"Uncle, I, I want to eat cucumbers too!" Hearing that there were cucumbers in the shed, the little fat man Gao Tong moved his ears and immediately looked at Chu Yang.
"Okay, can I spare your share? Let your father come and pick it up later." As he spoke, Chu Yang glanced at Gao Youde.
"Thank you, brother!" Lowering his head, Gao Youde hastily thanked him.
"Youcai, what do you mean, the watermelon is your mother's, so this cucumber has no mother's place?" Looking at her son, Wang Yue'e questioned.
"Why not? If my son doesn't eat it, he should use it to honor you!" Looking at his mother, Chu Yang said helplessly.
"Well, it's almost the same. The watermelon is cut up, let's eat watermelon!" Wang Yuee asked the maid to distribute the cut watermelon to everyone.
"Thank you ma'am (mother)!" After thanking, everyone picked up the watermelon they were given, bowed their heads and ate it.
"Well, it's so sweet and delicious!" Nodding, Gao Tong said yes again and again.
"Mom, it's delicious!" Gao Youwen's three-year-old daughter also shouted that it was delicious while eating watermelon.
"You, stutter less!" Looking at her daughter, Gao Youwen's wife hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe the child's mouth.
Seeing that the three children liked it very much, Wang Yuee also distributed the remaining pieces of watermelon to the three children.
"You are talented, I think your greenhouse, even if you don't grow medicinal materials, you can grow watermelons and cucumbers, and you can sell a lot of money in winter!" After eating the watermelon grown by his son, Master Gao smiled and suggested to his son.
"My child also thought about it, but last year, all the medicinal materials were planted, and only a small piece of land was reserved for watermelon and cucumber. Let's see the situation this year, and wait until the medicinal materials are harvested in autumn. You can also consider planting some vegetables or Fruit." After thinking about it, Chu Yang said.
"Well, it's very good. It's very thoughtful. This glass roc is very successful! Not only can it grow medicine, but it can also allow us to eat a bite of watermelon in this winter. It's really good. Talented, you I have performed very well for a year, and I have learned good medical skills. The greenhouse is well run, and the pharmacy is also well managed. After the new year, Dad plans to hand over the four pharmacies in Fuzhou City to you. You have to work hard and don't let dad down, you know?" Looking at his son, Master Gao seriously urged.
"Father, don't worry, the child must take good care of the pharmacy!" Nodding, Chu Yang agreed.
"Master, Youde is twenty-two after the new year, and he is not too young, why don't you let Youde help Youcai manage the pharmacy together, what do you think?" Looking at Master Gao, Second Aunt hurriedly spoke up.
Hearing this, Master Gao looked at his second son, and then at Gao Youcai. "Talented, what do you think?"
"Father, my second brother has been studying and doesn't know much about various herbal medicines. If you want to learn to do business, you should first learn to recognize herbal medicines. Our family runs a medicine shop. We can't sell medicines, but we don't Do you know medicine?" Looking at his father, Chu Yang replied like this.
"Well, Youcai is right, second child, if you don't want to study and want to learn business from your elder brother! Then you should study hard this year to study medicine. Father doesn't ask you to be a doctor like your elder brother, but at least , There are more than one hundred kinds of medicinal materials sold in the pharmacy, you need to know their names and usages. If you don’t understand anything, how do you do the business of selling medicines?” Looking at his second son, Master Gao said so.
"It's dad, I will study medicine hard!" Nodding, Gao Youde repeatedly said yes.
"Father, I don't want to study anymore. I will be 20 during the Chinese New Year, and I don't even have any fame. This book is not interesting to study. My child also wants to learn how to do business!" Looking at his father, the third child Gao Youwen also opened mouth.
"Okay, then you and your second brother will learn medicine first, and when you two can understand herbs, then go to your elder brother and ask your elder brother to teach you how to manage the store and how to settle accounts!"
"Yes, Dad!" Nodding, Gao Youwen hurriedly responded.
"Father, baby, baby also wants to follow the three older brothers to learn how to do business!" As he spoke, the hero also asked to learn how to do business.
Hearing this, Chu Yang looked at the male lead in astonishment. Heart said: no? You learn to do business, then you don't plan to take the No. 1 exam!
"What are you in a hurry for? You are only seventeen after the new year. You have fame and fame. If you don't study hard, how can you learn to do business?" Shaking his head, Master Gao directly refused.
"Father, I..." Being rejected by his father, the hero couldn't help but frowned. I thought: If he studies for a few more years, the Gao family's family business will probably be divided up by the three brothers!
"Okay, needless to say, you should study hard. Among the four brothers, you are the best at reading and the most promising. Don't let it go to waste!" Waving his hand, Master Gao directly interrupted the male lead's words .
"Yes, Dad!" Nodding, the hero didn't dare to say more, so he had to agree.