Chapter 301 Red Envelope

   Today is New Year's Eve. In the afternoon, Lan Shengli and Chang Chunfang finished their fried chicken shop business early, and went back to their hometown with Lan Xiuming, who was on duty until the last day.

   It was already past four o'clock in the afternoon when the three of them arrived home.

  At this time, in the courtyard of the Lan family, buns and steamed buns were steaming on the open-air stove, and croquettes and stewed meat were in the kitchen.

  In addition, clean up the two lamb legs, marinate the thigh meat, wait for the barbecue at night, kick off the bones and store them, and get up tomorrow morning to cook bone soup to warm the stomach.

  Lan Shengli and Chang Chunfang did not expect that their home would be so well prepared when they were away.

  Of course, Lan Shu is in charge of buying, buying, and directing, and the two brothers Lan Dazhuang and Lan Sibo are the main ones doing the work.

  The two big men understood the kitchen thing, and they didn't even give the new daughter-in-law Tang Chu who married into the Lan family a chance to show off!

  In the evening, a family of seven gathered around the dining table. In front of them was a large pot of stew, surrounded by four bowls, two plates of roasted lamb legs, and a fried chicken sold in their own store.

   There are also radishes and cabbage, which are all side dishes in the stew pot, and the amount is not much.

  These things are enough for a family to eat well.

  In addition to food, Lan Shu also prepared something to drink.

  When eating meat, each person has a cup of sour plum soup in front of them, which is delicious and relieves greasy.

  The ebony plum and hawthorn are preserved fruits that Lan Shu brought back from Kyoto. They are boiled with rock sugar, and the taste is not bad.

  After dinner, there was no entertainment at home, and it was quite cold outside, so everyone went back to their rooms.

  After arriving at the house, Lan Shu had time to check the news on the pager.

  Up to ten messages can be kept on the pager, so Lan Shu reads them from the back to the front.

  —‘Lan Shu, have you eaten yet? '

  —‘Our family of three has six dishes and two soups. '

  —‘Unfortunately, you will not be in Kyoto this year. '

  —‘It’s snowing in Kyoto again. '

  —‘The courtyard is full of white. '

  —‘The snow scene is beautiful. '

-'Is it snowing at your place? '

   This is the end of the news. After reading it, Lan Shu subconsciously raised her head and looked out the window.

   The moonlight was bright outside, except for the cold, there was no sign of snow.

  So Lan Shu used the pager to call the signal station and sent a message to Xiao Bai.

   "I don't have snow here," she said.

  The voice fell, and the hazy moonlight was reflected outside the window, with white catkins floating and falling profusely.

   "Is it snowing?" Lan Shu was startled, then she put down the pager in her hand, opened the door and walked out of the room.

  The cold air outside the door instantly poured into the neckline and cuffs, and there was a chill on his face.

  But the snowflakes in the sky made Lan Shu feel a sense of novelty and joy—

   This is the second New Year she has spent in this world.

   During the first Chinese New Year, she came to this world not long ago. Although she has family and friends and some expectations for the future, her sense of belonging is not strong after all.

   And now, she has been here for more than a year.

   Looking back on the past, this experience was much deeper than she imagined.

   "It's snowing!" In the yard, Lan Sibo also came out of the room at some point. He looked up at the snowflakes fluttering in the sky with a smile on his face.

  Hearing Lan Sibo's voice, other members of the family also came out of the room one after another.

  Lan Xiuming looked at the sky, stretched out his hand, and let the snowflakes fall on his fingertips.

  Lan Shengli and Chang Chunfang also stood together, looking at Luoxue.

   "Auspicious snow heralds a good year~" Lan Shengli said with emotion.

  Besides, Chang Chunfang took the words, "I hope our life will get better and better next year~"

  Beside the two of them, Lan Dazhuang also led Tang Chu out of the room.

  Looking at the snow falling from the sky, Lan Dazhuang said with emotion, "I hope there will be a good harvest in the field next year."

  …

  Because of the snow, Lan Shu sent Xiao Bai another message that night.

-'Snowing. '

  Xiaobai might be busy there, so Lan Shu didn't get a reply immediately.

  Just waited until twelve o'clock, when the new year came, Lan Shu, who was already sleeping soundly in bed, vaguely heard the sound of the pager in the room.

   That's a newly received message.

  A message from Xiaobai from Kyoto.

  —‘Lan Shu, happy new year. '

   At this time, Xiao Bai, who was far away in Kyoto, was sitting in front of the window sill of his room. Even though it was already late at night, he did not fall asleep.

  Xiao Bai looked at the bright moon in the night and thought, in the new year, he should be the first person to say happy new year to Lan Shu, right?

  …

  The next day, New Year's Day.

  On the first day of the new year, Lan Shu didn't sleep in, and got up just after eight o'clock.

   Putting on a thick cotton coat, Lan Shu first flipped through the messages on the pager, and saw the sentence from Xiao Baifa, 'Happy New Year. ’ She smiled slightly, and then opened the door and walked out of the room.

  At this time, except for her, everyone else in the family had already eaten, and there was lamb leg soup in the pot. Lan Shu ate two big meat buns with the soup to fill her stomach.

   In the new year, on this day, every household does not have to work.

  Even Lan Dazhuang didn't go up to the mountain to work. He added enough food to the free-range chicken farm the day before.

   Not long after Lan Shu finished her meal, she saw her parents coming back from outside.

  Seeing that she woke up, Chang Chunfang immediately took out a red envelope from her bosom and stuffed it into her hand.

  "Shu Shu, Happy New Year." Lan Shengli and Chang Chunfang said, and then outside the door, Lan Dazhuang and Lan Xiuming also came back from outside one after another.

   When the two saw the little girl, they each stuffed a red envelope into Lan Shu's hand as in previous years.

   "Little sister, happy new year."

   On this day, Lan Sibo will naturally have a lot of red envelopes.

  Although Lan Shu runs a factory and does business and earns the most money in the family, in the eyes of her parents and brothers, she is always the youngest child in the family, making them want to love her little sister.

  Besides Lan Shu, the only other person in the family who can receive a red envelope for the New Year is Tang Chu who just married into the Lan family this year.

  Lan Shengli and Chang Chunfang treated each other equally, and gave their daughter 500 yuan as lucky money, and their daughter-in-law also paid 500 yuan.

  When giving out the red envelopes, Lan Shengli and Chang Chunfang were still a little bit surprised.

   A few months ago, where would they have so much money for red envelopes?

  If Shushu hadn’t given them the idea to make them decide to leave the village and do business, they wouldn’t have made so much money.

  Although working outside is more tiring than working in the village, they never experience the joy of making money when they are at home.

  So now that they have money, they have the confidence to wrap a big red envelope for their children and daughter-in-law during the Chinese New Year.

  At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, she received a red envelope of 500 yuan from the second elder during the Chinese New Year. As a new daughter-in-law, she was really surprised.

   With so much money, she was a little flustered in her hands, with a lot of worries in her heart, and even wondered if her parents gave it wrong?

   Fortunately, there is Lan Dazhuang beside him.

Although Lan Dazhuang was big and thick, he was very careful with his wife. He saw that she was emotionally unstable. Lan Dazhuang reached out to hold his daughter-in-law's hand, and said softly beside her, "Take what my parents gave you. Let's go."

   I wish you all a happy new year~

   In the new year, I hope that the little cuties can continue to support and vote more~

   Just a preview, there will be a big update next month~

  

  

  (end of this chapter)