On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, also known as the Little New Year, every household has begun to prepare for meat, and many people go to the streets to buy New Year’s goods, and suddenly there is a lively scene in various towns.
Many shopkeepers in the town also found that more people bought New Year’s goods this year than in previous years.
The same is true for Xinghua Village, with every villager's face full of joy.
In previous years, many villagers were reluctant to cut more pieces of meat, but now they are cutting them home in large pieces. Children who have not changed their clothes for a long time also bought new clothes on this day.
With new clothes, the children can't wait to wear them and deal with their friends.
However, compared with the past, they did not jump around, but were afraid of dirtying their new clothes they had to wear during the New Year, and looked around like a little girl.
Even if the families in the village are most reluctant to buy new clothes, they will grit their teeth and buy new clothes for their children when they see other people's children.
In previous years, they wouldn't be willing to buy it. After all, for many families in difficulty, it would be more real to buy more pork if they have money to buy new clothes.
But today is different from the past, because they raised some chickens and made some money, and sold eggs to make them have a good New Year.
The He family is no exception. He Chongda became a constable, and the He family's boys earned a lot of money in Niu Dali's work. He bought new clothes and changed into new shoes for each child.
Originally, He didn't plan to buy new shoes for his child at all, but because He Chongba said, "Although the torn shoes are a little torn, it's enough to wear them!"
He immediately thought of something, and without saying a word, he took his child to the town to buy new shoes.
Niu Dali has been very busy recently. Because there are too many villagers who buy New Year's goods in the town, there are not enough people in the village who have ox carts.
Later, familiar villagers found Niu Dali and asked Niu Dali to send them off. Niu Dali thought that the villagers in the country would of course help if they had difficulties.
At first, it wasn't much, but later more and more villagers borrowed ox carts.
In this way, Niu Dali became a coachman for three days, and his income was not low. He earned more than 500 people in three days. Moreover, Niu Dali’s average children do not charge any fees. Those villagers who took Niu Dali’s ox cart would not say a kind word.
After all, if it were normal, the children in Zhou Laozhu's ox cart would not be charged, but now it is almost the Chinese New Year, and many families have begun to prepare New Year's goods, and many children follow them to the town to play.
A ox cart that could have been riding in a man could not get too many children, which led to the child also starting to charge a penny. Not only did the child charge a penny, but the adults usually only charge a penny, but now it has increased to two cents.
However, although the price of ox carts has increased, it cannot resist the villagers' enthusiasm for the New Year, after all, this is only once a year.
But some villagers who were reluctant to spend money to ride in the ox carts took a walk and took a break to the town to buy some New Year’s goods.
Usually when encountering such villagers on the road, Niu Dali will take them back to the village if the ox cart can be seated.
Fortunately, his ox cart is wider and longer than ordinary ox carts. Others can't help but squeeze at most about ten people. However, Niu Dali's ox cart can seat fifteen or sixteen people, not including those who hold their children together.
Not only that, Niu Dali's ox cart is faster than other people's ox carts. When someone comes to Suiye Town, Niu Dali's ox carts have been back and forth twice.
Gradually, Niu Dali's ox carts were praised continuously. They were not only fast, but also very stable, and the price was low. The children did not need money, which led to many villagers going to the town to talk to Li Xianglan to see if there was any place.
But some people are jealous.
For example, the family of Zhou Laozhu, who lives on a ox cart.
Zhou Laozhu's wife, Zhou, was a little angry. Other people's ox carts have increased prices, but Niu Dali's ox carts have not increased, which has caused many families in the village to ride Niu Dali's ox carts.
As the saying goes, stealing a business is like killing a parent. If the family’s business is not good, Zhou would have planned to make trouble with Niu Dali’s house.
Erya saw that many of her friends were wearing new clothes and ran home. Her face turned slightly red and she shouted that she wanted to wear new clothes. Li Xianglan had no choice but to teach Erya a lesson.
It’s not okay if you don’t teach a lesson!
Erya was wearing a dress that was made two months ago. For ordinary people, this is already considered a new dress, but this little girl is still thinking about new dress.
It’s not that there is no new clothes, but that the new clothes are planned to be worn by Erya during the New Year.
When I was making clothes, Brother Dali told me to make two more pieces so that the two girls could replace them.
But this little girl has only been living a good life for a few days and always wants to wear new clothes, not to think that she could wear a piece of clothes for several years when she was at Lao Niu’s house.
Besides, why are you talking about a little girl who beats beautifully?
"What's wrong with this? What's wrong with Erya?"
Niu Dali happened to come back from the town and heard Li Xianglan teaching Erya a lesson. The little girl pouted her mouth and looked at him with grievance. Her watery eyes were shining with pity and helplessness.
"It's not that she wants to wear new clothes. She plans to let them wear those new clothes during the Chinese New Year. How can they get dirty at this time?" Li Xianglan said.
"A lot of children in the village are wearing new clothes, and even the boys of the He family are wearing new clothes. It's not easy for our family to wear them." Niu Dali walked forward and touched Erya's little head, "Besides, clothes are worn by people. If Erya wants to wear them, let her wear them!"
Erya's aggrieved little face immediately showed joy.
Li Xianglan gave him a blank look and said, "You are the only one who loves the child!"
Niu Dali smiled honestly.
Erya, who had put on new clothes, immediately pulled Daya out, so naturally went to play with the little sisters. Now the kids and daughters of all households were wearing new clothes and were in the village with bad breath.
"What are you anxious about?"
Niu Dali called out the two girls and gave the candied fruit bought from the town to Da Ya.
As soon as Erya saw the candied fruit on oil paper, she immediately picked up the candied fruit from dates and put it in her mouth, narrowing her eyes, revealing her cute little enjoyment.
"tasty!"
"Take it and give it to your friends!" Niu Dali smiled.
"Yeah!" Erya's little head kept squeezing.
Afterwards, the two girls went out.
"Is there anyone who loves children so much?" Li Xianglan shook her head.
"I bought you a gift too!" Niu Dali smiled honestly and took out a silver plum blossom hairpin from his waist.
"You!" Without waiting for Li Xianglan to speak, Niu Dali walked to Li Xianglan, took off the wooden hairpin inserted on Li Xianglan's head, and inserted the plum blossom silver hairpin.
"So beautiful!" Niu Dali smiled honestly.
Li Xianglan's face turned red, her eyes drooped, and she was so beautiful.
"By the way, Xianglan, are we going to buy some New Year's goods too?" Niu Dali said: "Would we buy our couplets in the town or ask Zhongyun to write a picture for us."
Most villagers would buy red paper for the villagers to write. After all, the couplets bought in the town are much more expensive than those bought by the scholars.
Li Xianglan's face flushed and reduced, "I'll listen to you!"
Niu Dali scratched his head.
Chapter completed!