Chapter 1058
I think I have a share of this blame
Chapter 1058 I think I have a share of this blame
On the afternoon of the third day, after the New Year goods that needed to be fried were finished, Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin called out, "Come on, come on, let's start distributing the New Year goods."
"The rules are the same as last year. We pay for materials by the pound, and each family will give an additional 100 wen for oil, salt, and firewood. If any family is short-handed, they will be given an additional 100 wen for labor... Any objections?"
"No problem, we'll listen to you two elders!" Several family members responded loudly, with joy in their voices.
Qin Eryong's wife held little Yunping in her arms and said, "This processing fee is too little. You can double it next year, otherwise I'll feel bad. This year I just held little Yunping in my arms and watched, and didn't do any work."
Qin Eryong's wife said this for another reason, which was that she wanted several families to prepare New Year's goods together and continue doing so year after year.
After fleeing famine, their families are the closest of relatives. It would be good if they could always get together like this. If they don't get together often, their feelings will fade.
Qin Cunquan's family also had the same idea, and the couple nodded in agreement.
"Eryong's wife is right. My family is short of manpower, so we should pay more processing fees next year." The person who spoke was actually Aunt Qiao.
The Xu and Qiao families are from different families, and Aunt Qiao wants to have more ties with the Qin family than Qin Eryong's wife.
Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin knew that their families were uneasy, so they gave a promise and said with a smile, "Okay, then we'll charge double the processing fee next year."
"Hey, hey, okay." Aunt Qiao agreed quickly, and her joy was visibly evident.
Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!
Qin Xiaomi rang the medicine bell and shouted, "Get in line and buy your New Year's goods. Prepare some loose change. You're not allowed to deduct it from your dividends. Otherwise, the people who calculate the dividends will have to do another calculation. It's tiring!"
After saying that, he stared at Qin Liupo.
Qin Liupo felt guilty and scolded Qin Laoliu: "Laoliu, why don't you go home and get the money? You are the man in charge of the family, and you still need me to remind you to do something?!"
Qin Laoliu: "..."
The old woman only knew how to shift the blame onto him.
"I'll go back and get the money." Qin Laoliu went back to his shop and got some change.
As the weather is cold, food can be preserved, so each family bought several dozen kilograms of New Year's goods.
But this is not enough.
"Over at the canteen in the medicine shop, there are ready-made fish balls, slaughtered chickens, ducks, geese, sheep and other New Year's goods. You can just use your own money to buy them. But in addition to the processing fees and material costs, you have to pay my servants more wages. After all, they are the ones who prepare the New Year's goods." Qin Xiaomi said.
"Oh, I see. It's my duty." Several families now have wealth and don't care about half an ounce or a pound, so they pay generously.
Nearing evening, several families finally finished buying New Year's goods and took advantage of this rare opportunity to gather at Qin's house for dinner.
They were eating mutton hot pot, and the whole front shop was filled with the aroma of mutton, which made little Yunping so greedy that he was screaming and his mouth was watering.
Xiao Fubao wiped his saliva several times while he ate, and asked worriedly: "Xiao Yunping keeps drooling, is he sick?"
"Hahaha." Several families laughed.
Grandma Qin said, "He's not sick. Little Yunping is in good health. He's just greedy. He wants to eat adult food. He's teething, so he's drooling."
"Oh, I see." Little Fubao felt very curious and asked a lot of questions about babies eating adult food and teething.
Hearing that babies can have high fevers when teething, she became anxious: "What should we do, Sister Xiaomi? Can you give Xiao Yunping some medicine first to reduce his high fever?"
Jiang Xiaozhu: "You are stupid. You can't take medicine if you don't have a fever. It's useless even if you take it."
"Really?" Xiao Fubao looked at Qin Xiaomi.
Qin Xiaomi nodded: "Yes, the fever has to reach a certain level before you can take the medicine. Don't worry, every baby has to go through this stage, and it will be fine after the fever is over."
After hearing this, Xiao Fubao looked at Xiao Yunping with eyes full of 'Poor thing, not only can you not eat adult food, but you can't escape this illness either.'
I can't help you anymore, so I can only pat my chest and promise: "When your teeth grow, Brother Fubao will invite you to the Lu Family Inn to eat a delicious and rich meal for adults."
"Ahhh!" Although little Yunping didn't understand, he liked to interact with acquaintances and called excitedly to little Fubao.
Thanks to the little ones' antics, the meal was quite lively even though Uncle Qin and the others weren't there. However, after the meal, Qin Ertao surprisingly suggested that she wanted to sleep with Qin Xiaomi.
"We are sisters from the same clan, so we should spend more time together." Qin Xiaomi agreed.
Aunt Qin understood her. This girl just wanted to hear gossip, and she wanted to listen too, but she was the elder, so it was not appropriate for her to share a bed with her two nieces.
When Jiang Xiaozhu learned about this, she also came over with a quilt and wanted to sleep together.
"What are you doing here, kid? Why are you joining in the fun? Go back to the next room with Baimei and sleep. You have to get up tomorrow to practice archery and do your homework. I'm going to check it." Qin Xiaomi refused mercilessly and hit her sore spot.
Jiang Xiaozhu's face fell, but she didn't make a fuss. She carried the quilt back to the next room.
Zhu Yiqing was also sent to sleep with Jiang Xiaozhu.
……
Bang bang, Qin Xiaomi patted the stove bed: "Sister Ertao, come up, we'll just sleep in this room tonight, just say whatever you want."
Qin Ertao: "..."
Qin Ertao got on the stove bed and crawled into the warm quilt, but Qin Xiaomi waited and waited, but Qin Ertao didn't speak.
Halfway through the evening, Qin Xiaomi couldn't stand it anymore and asked, "Sister Ertao, are you here just to sleep with me?"
He poked her back again and said, "Don't pretend to be asleep. This is your only chance. If you miss it, I won't give you any advice."
After a while, Qin Ertao's voice finally came: "Actually, I have made a decision."
ha?
"Then why did you come to sleep with me?" Qin Xiaomi was puzzled and felt that her expectations were in vain.
“Because sleeping with you will make my decision even more solid.” Qin Ertao started talking: “...Looking at what you have done, I can already make my decision without needing to seek anyone else’s opinion.”
"Besides, no matter how much my parents, you, or even Qiao Songguo say or promise, it's useless. They can't guarantee that I won't have any setbacks in my life."
"I have to walk my own path in life."
"On this road, the only one I can trust and who can help me is myself. Even Qiao Songguo can't help me. Maybe one day he will change his heart and become my enemy on the road of life."
Qin Xiaomi was shocked: "Sister Ertao, you are really insightful, but also a little pessimistic, and..."
Qin Xiaomi gossiped: "When did Qiao Songguo confess his feelings to you? Don't you like Qiao Songguo? How do you call him by his full name?"
It sounds like there's no emotion in it. Shouldn't we call him Brother Songguo?
"Xiaomi, you really love to listen to gossip." Qin Ertao laughed at her.
Qin Xiaomi: "There aren't many fun games to play in the countryside. Besides reading picture books, I just listen to gossip to relieve boredom."
In ancient times, if people didn’t gossip, life would be boring to death.
And she just gossips and doesn't spread rumors, so this hobby is acceptable.
"Tell me quickly? I'm itching to know. But I won't be responsible if I hear it. You have to take charge of your own life." Qin Xiaomi was like a gangster, only caring about himself and not wanting to take any responsibility.
Then he asked, "Are you afraid that you won't be able to give birth to a son? That's why you're pessimistic and hesitant?"
Qin Ertao didn't hesitate this time and nodded, "Well, this is the only thing I'm worried about."
Qiao Songguo is the only son in the Qiao family. If Qiao Songguo marries someone else and his wife cannot give birth to a son, he can still take a concubine to give birth to a son.
but……
"Even if I can't give birth to a son, I won't let a man take a concubine to give birth to a child."
Qin Xiaomi's heart skipped a beat: "It seems like I am to blame for this."
It was her teachings that enabled Qin Ertao to think beyond the ancients and to come up with the idea of being together for life.