Chapter 401 Preparing for the New Year

When the second young master Zhong arrived at Erdaohe, it was the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month.

He had reported to his superiors in advance and had contacted Chu Zizhou.

Chu Zizhou arranged a dormitory for him in the brigade headquarters.

He had to pay for it, and as for the meals, it was still the responsibility of Old Sun.

Since he was here, of course he had to be treated well.

For example, on the afternoon of New Year's Eve, Old Lady Song and Zhu Feng discussed and decided to eat together for the reunion dinner.

After staying up all night, they could go back to their own homes.

The two of them are getting along very well now.

It is said that poor couples are sad about everything.

In fact, it is the same with relatives. There is a saying that it seems that if you are poor, you will not visit relatives, and if you are rich, you will not return home.

When you are poor, if you visit relatives and catch them eating, you will be considered to be deliberately eating for free.

The same is true for in-laws.

Now the two little old ladies have money in their pockets, their children are filial to their families, and they don't have to worry about them, and they are envied and jealous by the old ladies in the village.

Whether in terms of spirit or material, they are the rich ones.

So, when they get along, there are no so many quibbles.

Moreover, Mrs. Song was not easy to care about, because her eldest granddaughter hated to care about things.

So as a grandmother, she had to be generous.

Fortunately, Zhu Feng had a good personality and the two of them got along well.

These troubles were gone.

There would be no conflicts when celebrating the New Year together. They would take whatever they had to eat and no one would hide anything.

The master craftsmen at the garment factory were also given bonuses and chose to take a holiday on the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, after all, the factories in the city had not yet taken a holiday.

Or it could be said that the New Year in the northern rural areas was lively, because they could not farm in winter and stayed at home to hibernate, so they naturally had time to prepare for the New Year, such as sweeping the house, posting newspapers, washing clothes, washing quilts, and doing laundry for the children.

The atmosphere of the New Year was very strong.

This year's Erdaohe Village, including the Sunflower Commune, was actually different from previous years.

First of all, they did not hibernate.

A handicraft factory had been established, and its address was in an office in the commune.

The county also sent someone down.

Old Song was a consultant.

He was now in charge of the family's logistics and had to pick up Xiao Nuan on Sundays.

This consultant does not work. When he is free, he can research new styles and send them to the company.

He is paid 20 yuan a month.

Although all industries are thriving now, prices are still very stable, and so are wages.

Candied haws made from black dates are still 10 cents a string.

Go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy tangerine candy, and you can still buy a bunch for 10 cents.

Ready-made large steamed dumplings are still 4 cents each.

Song Yu Nuan likes the current prices very much.

Because of this comparison, I feel like I will soon become a millionaire.

Zhong Shaoqing's pitiful life experience won the love of Zhu Feng and Old Lady Song, and they really wanted him to taste whatever delicious food they made.

They also like this well-behaved and docile young man.

Xia Xindong did not expose it. Anyway, the second young master really respects the elderly.

That's enough.

Song Mingbo began to study hard, sleeping only a few hours a day, and either Song Yu Nuan or Xia Xindong tutored him.

In this final exam, Song Yu Nuan was the first again without any surprise.

Song Mingbo actually did very well in the exam, and was in the top 20 in the grade.

This was his best result.

But compared with his sister, it was not good enough.

Some people even asked why the twin brother and sister were so stupid and the other was so smart?

He could not catch up with his sister.

But try not to fall too far behind. Besides, with his current results, it seems a bit difficult for him to go to Beijing to study.

So he had to work harder.

Then Song Mingbo was rarely seen, but Zhong Shaoqing was strolling around the village every day.

When he came, he brought a lot of gifts, and almost everyone was considered.

He liked this small village.

Especially when rime appeared, the whole village was like a fairy tale world.

The people in the village were used to it. Anyway, Old Song always had all kinds of guests, and they were all distinguished guests.

Even during the Chinese New Year, there were people who came to visit his home.

For example, Dean Zhuang of the hospital, Principal Cui of the cadre college, and Director Zheng of the electronics factory.

Sister Zhao and Lao Niu were naturally not left behind, and they had to visit the old man.

There was also County Kou, who came with Deputy County Zhao.

These people all had double gifts.

One was for the Song family, and one was for Zhu Feng.

In short, the children were doing well, and the old people were proud.

Because Xia Xindong was there, Erdaohe Village set up a special security point.

The county public security bureau and the commune police station took turns to send people.

Chu Zizhou also set up a small shop.

It was said that it could be contracted.

Old Mrs. Song wanted to contract it, but she was too busy and couldn't take care of it.

Then let Mrs. Sun and her daughter-in-law contract it.

The brigade headquarters is the center.

This small shop is located next to the brigade headquarters.

There are all kinds of daily necessities such as tobacco, alcohol, sugar, tea, etc.

Anyway, daily needs can still be met.

It was established after the twelfth lunar month, and Mrs. Sun did not hide it from Mrs. Song, and told her that she had earned more than ten yuan in these days.

She was also very happy when she said it.

Erdaohe Village has never had such a good year.

Of course, winter has never been so busy.

But when I am busy, I can make money, which is much better than playing poker and mahjong on the kang.

Even the disputes between neighbors, husband and wife, and mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflicts are much less.

When I am busy, I can't take care of it.

Then Erdaohe Village was also selected as one of the spiritual civilization villages in Nanshan County.

Even in winter, this place is clean and tidy.

Chu Zizhou keeps his word.

Every month, the spiritual civilization households selected are rewarded.

Now, it is not only Chu Zizhou who can live such a life, but also Song Yu Nuan.

Some people secretly say that Song Yu Nuan is the little lucky star of their village.

Since she came back, not only have they eaten more meat than in previous years, but they also eat rice.

The most important thing is that many people have become workers.

At the end of the year, Zhilan Garment Factory distributed five catties of white flour, one catty of eggs, three catties of meat and one catty of egg cake to each worker.

They dare not delay their wages.

Then they went to work on the sixth day of the first lunar month.

They had more days off than the workers in the city.

Moreover, those who volunteered to work overtime would have their wages doubled.

Once this rule came out, more than half of the workers took the initiative to work overtime.

Therefore, before the New Year, the second batch of orders were also completed.

At this time, Song Yu Nuan received a call from Jemke.

He thanked Song Yu Nuan excitedly.

He said that his father didn't go, so he was spared.

He also promised Song Yunuan that he would not tell anyone about this, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.

He also told Song Yunuan that according to the Longguo calendar, he would arrive in Beidu on the tenth day of the first lunar month.

We are already preparing the goods here, and the goods will be shipped immediately after the contract is signed.

Song Yunuan: "I won't be delayed here either. There is a large amount of inventory and it can be shipped at any time."

After a few more words, they put down the phone.

Hans rubbed his hands and said, "I want to thank her in person. Also, I told several of my good friends that I was uneasy and didn't want to go to the West Canyon. As a result, they really believed me and returned to the foot of the mountain. Now they are very grateful to me and say that I am their savior. I didn't tell the truth, but this favor will be returned to Song Yunuan in the future."