After returning from Surabaya City, the days are dull and comfortable, and the people in the border town are immersed in the joy of ushering in the new year. Dequan troupe came to Beidi to open a troupe, set up an open-air stage, and collected food and grass for the soldiers of the camp in the north of the city for more than ten days. When the news spread, people from Lucheng and several surrounding cities came one after another, and the food and grass were all gathered. Not to mention, the inns, restaurants and restaurants that were supposed to be closed are on fire again.

Bundle.

The merchants did not expect to have extra income before the Chinese New Year. They were so busy all day that their feet never touched the ground. The bazaar, which had been closed for a long time, gradually gained popularity. Businessmen value profits and don’t do business at a loss. Those around them come to listen to the opera and bring back local specialties to buy and sell in the market. Li Haitang followed suit and bought some sesame **** made of glutinous rice, wrapped with sesame seeds, and put them in the oil pan. Once fried, the outer skin is crispy, the inner is soft and glutinous, and there are fillings made of bean paste.

Very tasty.

After spending a few days in the big kitchen of the City Lord's Mansion in Surabaya City, she felt that she had a little talent in making dim sum and had a lot to do.

"Ma'am, the one you baked is called ox tongue cake. It tastes so good that I want to eat it again."

There are still three days before the New Year, and the family's New Year's goods are all ready. Early in the morning, Wufu wandered around Li Haitang, trying to make requests.

Don't blame her for being greedy, I have never eaten such a delicious pastry. It is salty and delicious. I heard that the city lord Yu Wenshou is full of praise.

"Okay, I have a headache from you dangling around, and I will cook it in a pot later in the afternoon."

Li Haitang waved her hand, Wufu was spoiled by her, but she didn't mind spoiling her loyal servants.

It doesn't matter if you are lazy on weekdays, as long as you can understand your own duty at critical moments.

Especially when she came back from Sishui City, she felt the delicate relationship between the servants of the rich and powerful families, fought hard for favor, and secretly murdered with a knife, she seemed to understand a little bit.

These people in my family, Madam Yu is experienced and sophisticated, although they are a bit more tactful, they really think about her. Wu Fu has a direct temper and doesn't care about trivial matters. He is very useful at critical moments and will not lose the chain.

The two sisters, Baibing and Baishuang, were given by their savage husband, and they are also good.

"Little five also like to eat."

When Wu Fu heard that he could eat ox tongue pancakes at night, he smiled and closed his eyes happily.

There was a snowfall last night, and the two red lanterns hanging on the tree at home were broken by the heavy snow. Wu Fu went out in the morning and bought a few spare red lanterns while the market was still open.

In winter in the North, the rhythm is slow, and every family is at home.

Dequan's class stopped playing, the streets were deserted, and everyone hid at home, making final preparations for the New Year's Eve dinner.

The day before yesterday, I bought a few boards of tofu at home and stewed two fish to eat. I couldn’t finish the rest, so I cut them into small pieces and threw them into a large tank outside. When they were frozen, they became frozen tofu.

Frozen tofu can be used in hot pots and stews. Come to a pot of steaming sauerkraut big bones, add some frozen tofu, and the frozen tofu gets into the sauerkraut soup, served with soft white flour steamed buns, and you will feel warm all over.

"It's better to spend the winter. If you have nothing to do every day, just think about eating."

Li Haitang licked melon seeds and pointed at Wu Fu's face, "I just went back to the border town a few days ago, and saw that you lost a lot of weight. These days, it seems that you have eaten it again."

"lady…"

Wufu twisted uncomfortably, and she pinched her fleshy face with her hands. She didn't want to get fat just by eating, but her appetite was there, and she felt flustered when she couldn't eat enough, and couldn't sleep at night.

"It's a blessing to be able to eat."

Li Haitang always thought so. Human life is nothing more than food, clothing, housing and transportation, and there is always a little pursuit. Generally, foodies are the kind of naturally optimistic people.

"By the way, ma'am, I just heard some news and almost forgot to say it."

Wu Fu pulled a chair, sat across from his wife, and said, "When I was buying the lantern, I heard the boss say that the house of the Ma family has been given to the He family."

Master Ma is still in a state of the living dead, his family's treasury has been emptied, and he owes the He family 200,000 taels of silver.

Ma Bihe ran around for this reason, collecting all the money from the shop, and transferring Yue Hetang's shares to Li Haitang, and the sum of them still didn't make enough money.

She didn't want to owe the He family too much, so she dismissed the servants, gave up the Ma family's mansion, and returned it to the He family.

The former wealthy businessman in the frontier city collapsed like a mystery. The people couldn't believe it when they heard the news. When they inquired, they all said that Mr. Ma owed money, but no one knew why he owed the huge debt.

"Anyway, there are all kinds of things to say. Some people say that Master Ma gambled and lost all his family fortune."

Wufu heard that Ma Bihe and the Ma family had already packed up, and they were going back to their old house in the countryside for the New Year, and they would not come back in the future.

There used to be hundreds of people in the Ma family, but now there are only a few old, weak, sick and disabled, and there is really nowhere to go.

The Ma family still has a hundred or so acres of land in the countryside, and they don't have a shop, so they can't be businessmen, they can still be small landlords.

"Where did you say the hundreds of thousands of taels went?"

Wu Fu is very gossip, so much money makes her click her tongue again and again, she is not a girl who has never seen the world, since she has been with the wife, she has seen tens of thousands of taels of silver, but what is the concept of hundreds of thousands of taels?

It takes more than twenty horse-drawn carts to pull the silver alone.

"Your wife is a doctor, not a fortune teller."

Li Haitang gave Wufu a burst of chestnuts, holding the little bean bag and not letting go.

In the past few days, the weather has been calm, and there has been no news from Daying in the north of the city. Tassel should be safe.

After returning, Li Haitang took Liu Su's pulse and found that her pregnancy was not good, and she had symptoms of fetal arrest for a while, so she had to take care of the baby with peace of mind.

Even if you take good care of yourself now, premature or dystocia is not ruled out, and you must be prepared for caesarean section.

Yun Jinghong went to a matchmaker to propose marriage, but Liusu was a stubborn person, she didn't agree, she didn't want to threaten anything with her child.

"Then why don't you go and see Miss Ma?"

Wufu pointed to the next door. Ma Bihe was interested in Ruan Pingzhi, and he was as dull as Bai Bing. Now Ma's family is not the same as before. Besides, Ma Bihe is not young, so he should find a family for himself. the old lady.

"You are quite worried today."

Li Haitang put down the melon seeds and made fun of Wufu. It's not that she didn't want to go to see Ma Bihe, but the timing is not very suitable now.

Ma Bihe is a person with strong self-esteem, and he doesn't want to take advantage of others, otherwise it would be impossible to directly end all the business of the Ma family in order to repay the He family's debts.

In that case, it is still possible for her to wait for a while until the store opens in the spring of next year and pay off the debt little by little.

Not to mention other shops, Yuehetang is on the trend of thriving, and it may make a lot of money every day in the future. In comparison, it is not impossible to pay off the two hundred thousand taels of silver. Li Haitang wants to help, but Ma Bihe doesn't need it. It's awkward to meet now, so it's better to find a suitable opportunity in the next year.