February is here in a blink of an eye, and the Chinese New Year is about to come again. Since Han Aiguo has no holidays this year, and his two children are too young to go out, she decided not to go back to hometown this year after discussing with Mrs. Han. They will spend this year in the army. Then she will write a letter and ask the fourth child to come here before New Year.
Su Yue immediately wrote a letter to Han Aimin and sent it to Han Aimin’s school, asking him to prepare to leave as soon as the holiday was over.
Since the whole family is going to celebrate the New Year here, they have to make good preparations this year. Su Yue took out all the tickets she had saved, went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought a lot of meat and marinated it to make bacon. In addition, she also went to Xiaowang Village and bought several chickens at a high price from villagers, kept one for stewing during the New Year, and marinated the others, so that there would be no shortage of vegetables during the New Year.
In addition to these, Su Yue also made candies and melon seeds. These two must be prepared for the New Year. Not only are they expensive to buy at the supply and marketing cooperative, but those taste terrible, and they are limited. One person can only buy a small amount. If there wasn’t enough to eat, she might as well make it herself.
She made three kinds of candies, one was milk-flavored, similar to White Rabbit toffee, one was corn-flavored, and one was marshmallow-flavored. It was soft and chewy on the outside and filled with syrup on the inside. It tasted delicious. This is a new idea she came up with this year.
After making it, even Mrs. Han thought it was delicious. She also said: “This is much more delicious than the candy sold in the supply and marketing cooperative. If the candy you make can be sold in the supply and marketing cooperative, If it is sold in the cooperative, it will definitely sell well, and everyone will definitely buy this.”
This sentence reminded Su Yue that although this candy cannot be sold in the supply and marketing cooperative, it can be sold privately, and maybe it can be sold privately. I want to make a fortune during the New Year, just like the cream cakes I sold before.
She had to ask Xu Can for help with this matter. She knew a lot of people, and the people she knew were all rich. As long as the candies and melon seeds were delicious, someone would definitely buy them.
Thinking of this, she quickly put the unprocessed melon seeds she bought into the pot, added seasonings, and processed them again. She made the melon seeds into two flavors, cream melon seeds and spiced melon seeds. They definitely tasted better than those sold in the supply and marketing cooperative.
In addition, she thought it would be easy to sell some fried peanuts during the New Year, so she went to Xiaowang Village and bought a lot of peanuts that the villagers collected at home. When she went home, she added seasonings to the pot and fried them into five-spice peanuts. They tasted very fragrant and were especially suitable to eat with wine. If you have some relatives over during the Chinese New Year, just drink some wine with peanuts. Not to mention how comfortable it will be.
After all the candies, melon seeds and peanuts were ready, she packed a portion of each and went to Xu Can’s house in the evening.
Xu Can looked at the pile of things in her hand and asked with a smile: “Did you give me something delicious again?” Su Yue always gave her a piece of whatever delicious food she had. It was quite embarrassing, but now she is used to it, and Nini was even more excited when she saw Su Yue.
No, when the little girl saw Su Yue coming, she stopped playing with toys and rushed over to hug her legs. She shouted happily: “Aunt Yue, you are here!”
Xu Can shook her head and said with a smile: ” Nizi is more excited to see you now than to see me as her biological mother. I don’t know. I thought this was your daughter. ”
Su Yue chuckled and raised the delicious food in her hand, “Look at what delicious food I have brought. No child can resist my charm!”
Xu Can was very happy by what she said. Even Captain Yu, who never liked to joke, rarely laughed.
Su Yue gave the things to Xu Can and said, “Isn’t it the Chinese New Year? I did some Candy and melon seeds and peanuts, share some with your family to try. ”
“You did this yourself? I originally planned to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy it, but this saves trouble. ”
Xu Can knows Su Yue’s craftsmanship, and nothing she makes is not delicious. She immediately opened the paper bag and took a candy from it, handed it to Nini, who had already seen through her eyes, to eat, and then took it for herself. As soon as she put one into her mouth, her eyes lit up, “What kind of candy is this? I’ve never eaten it before. It’s so delicious.”
Nini also said beside her: “Mom, this candy is so delicious. Can you give me some more?”
Xu Can gave her another one, ” We are going to bed soon. So you can’t eat more, but you can eat again tomorrow.”
Nini said ” Oh” in disappointment, but her eyes were eagerly staring at the candies.
Xu Can pretended not to see the little girl’s eager eyes, and opened the paper bag containing melon seeds and peanuts to taste the melon seeds and peanuts inside, gave Su Yue a thumbs up, and then grabbed a handful and gave it to Captain Yu next to him, “Try these melon seeds and peanuts. ”
Captain Yu doesn’t like snacks, but he can still accept melon seeds and peanuts, so he took them and ate them. As soon as he tasted the taste, he looked at Su Yue in surprise. He didn’t expect the taste to be so good.
Xu Can asked proudly: “How’s it going? Is it delicious? ”
Captain Yu nodded. These melon seeds are indeed very flavorful. I couldn’t stop eating them. After a while, I ate all the melon seeds in my hand. The peanuts are more fragrant. If you can drink alcohol while eating it, you will drink more.
Xu Can knew from his expression that he also liked to eat. It was rare to see him like eating these snacks, so he immediately made a decision and discussed with Su Yue: “These melon seeds, peanuts and sugar are really good. After eating, I want to buy more. I usually but it for my family, and I also want to bring some to my parents-in-law, my parents, and my grandpa, so that they don’t have to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy it. The ones they sell there are not better than what you make. The taste is far different. Su Yue, can you do more for me? I will give you food stamps and money. ”
Su Yue smiled suddenly. She hadn’t mentioned the business yet, but she brought it up first.
“I was planning to talk to you today. I wanted to see if any of your relatives wanted this kind of candy and melon seeds and peanuts. I’ll do it if they want. ”
Xu Can quickly made a gesture that said there was absolutely no problem, “Your candy, melon seeds and peanuts taste so good. If my relatives taste it, they will definitely buy it. So, I will buy it directly from you and put it at my mother’s place. If any relatives want it, they can buy it directly from my mother. Then the money and food stamps can be given directly to my mother. Anyway, my mother is retired and has nothing to do at home. ”
Su Yue was not polite to her, and immediately agreed: “Okay, I’ll prepare it when I get back. How much do you want?”
Xu Can calculated the account, “As for sugar and melon seeds, a family will at least buy two or three kilograms of each during the New Year. As for peanuts, it is calculated as two kilograms per family. According to the number of relatives in my natal family, it is about… Let’s prepare 30 kilograms of sugar and 50 kilograms of melon seeds, and then add 30 kilograms of peanuts. ”
” So many? ” Su Yue was startled by the amount and couldn’t help but feel a little worried, “If you don’t sell so much, then it will all be in Auntie’s debt. Let’s do it like this. I’ll do it first and let Auntie sells as much as she can and leave the rest to me, and give me the money and tickets when the time comes. ”
Xu Can waved her hand, “No need. I have many relatives. I feel these are not enough. Believe me, the candy and melon seeds and peanuts you make taste so good. My relatives will definitely want them if they taste them. Besides, even if they are not sold, I will keep the rest for my own consumption. It is not a bad idea to eat such delicious food at home. Okay, it’s settled, you figure out how much it will cost. ”
At this moment, Captain Yu, who was reading the newspaper, suddenly said: “Include some more, there are still relatives here at home. ”
Su Yue looked at him in surprise. She didn’t expect that he would interfere in such a trivial matter between their women. After all, although this matter sounds like helping friends cook food, it is actually doing business and getting involved.
Not talking about Su Yue, even Xu Can didn’t expect that her husband would get involved, and couldn’t help but look at him in surprise.
Captain Yu was slightly uncomfortable when she looked at him, and explained: “Sugar and melon seeds are both good and delicious food, since my relatives are going to buy it during the Chinese New Year anyway, why not buy something delicious? ”
That’s right. You can buy whatever you want. It’s better to buy delicious ones. Besides, the supply and marketing cooperatives have limited quantities, so a family can only buy so much, not much. But you can still get it from Su Yue at more quantity.
Xu Can immediately said: “How about I give Mom-in-law 30 jins of candy, 30 jins of peanuts and 50 jins of melon seeds first?”
Captain Yu nodded.
Xu Can turned to look at Su Yue again, “Su Yue, we will need a total of 60 kilograms of sugar, 60 kilograms of peanuts and 100 kilograms of melon seeds. Please do the math now. I will give you the money. ”
Su Yue really felt that her business was going so smoothly. The two couples really took care of her business. Especially Captain Yu, as an upright soldier, not only did not reject her speculation, but also supported her in return. She didn’t know how to thank him.
Su Yue thought about it based on the prices from the supply and marketing cooperative, and said: “The prices of these are calculated by pound. Candy is 4 yuan for one and a half pound. Melon seeds and peanuts are priced at one and a half pound for 2 yuan. Ticket is not required for each item. If you are given a ticket, it will be calculated as one yuan per jin. ”
{ T/n :- one and half pound = half kg = 1 jin. In short , Candy = 4 yuan/ 500g , Melon seeds and peanuts = 2 yuan/500g }
The price is not more expensive than that of the supply and marketing cooperative. Xu Can felt that it was too cheap, so she calculated the money and gave it to Su Yue without saying a word, “I’ll give you the money first, but I don’t have enough tickets. I’ll go back tomorrow. I’ll ask my mother to collect some for you, and I’ll give it to you in two days. ”
“no problem. ” Su Yue took the money and returned home, and the next day she went to Xiaowang Village to continue buying melon seeds and peanuts. Xiaowang Village happened to grow sunflowers, so there were a lot of melon seeds.
In addition, every household shared peanuts during the autumn harvest. Therefore, they can earn a lot from these two things. Because the price Su Yue gave is high, the villagers are willing to sell their inventory to her. After all, even if the family will not be able to eat them after selling it, but at least they can live a good year if they have money, and they can buy more meat for their children to satisfy their cravings.
After buying the melon seeds and peanuts, Su Yue devoted herself to the intense production process. After all, the New Year was only a few days away, so the time was still a bit tight.
Because they were making melon seeds, peanuts and candies, the two children were left to be watched by Mrs. Han. When they needed milk, Su Yue fed them. After feeding, they were handed over to Mrs. Han to coax them.
Normally, the two children like to play in Su Yue’s arms. Now their mother suddenly doesn’t take them. When they open their eyes, they can’t see their mother. After drinking milk, their mother doesn’t take them to play anymore. The two children feel aggrieved.
Xiaobao was the worst behaved. He would deliberately cry at the top of his lungs when he was hungry. He would not stop until Su Yue would hold him. After drinking the milk, he was not willing to let Mrs. Han take him away, so he grabbed Su Yue’s clothes and continued to cry as soon as he was taken away, and he was only satisfied with being in his mother’s arms.
Su Yue was so angry that she wanted to beat the little villain, but she couldn’t do it after looking at his pitiful eyes. In the end, she had to hold him slowly Wait until he was coaxed to sleep.
Dabao didn’t cry like Xiaobao, but when he was drinking milk, he held on to his mother’s lapel tightly before he was willing to drink. After drinking, he looked at his mother with his big black eyes. He looked so well-behaved, which made Su Yue could not bear to ignore him, so she had to kiss him, hug him, play with him for a while, and then hand him to Mrs. Han after he fell asleep.
Mrs. Han said with a smile: “Although Dabao doesn’t like to talk, he doesn’t seem to be clingy, but in fact he is very clingy to you. Every time he wakes up, he opens his eyes wide and looks around without saying a word. In fact, He’s looking for you. As soon as you show up, he keeps staring at you, unlike Xiaobao who looks here and there.”
Su Yue raised the corner of her mouth. In fact, she knew that Dabao was no less attached to her than Xiaobao. Although the little guy doesn’t cry or fuss, after a long time, she, a mother, can tell whether he is happy or unhappy from his expression. For example, if she wants to hand him over to Mrs. Han after feeding him, then the little guy will frown slightly to show displeasure. If she kisses him and hugs him, the little guy will slightly raise the corners of his mouth.
In order to prevent the two children from crying, Su Yue had to play with them when they were awake and then go to work after they fell asleep. In this way, she had to work until late at night every night before going to bed.
Fortunately, Han Aimin came over from his hometown within two days. He liked his two little nephews, Dabao and Xiaobao, and he was also very good at coaxing children. He could make Xiaobao laugh so hard that he couldn’t stop laughing by making a face. Grinning up to the ears. Although Dabao doesn’t smile as much as Xiaobao, his dark eyes are still staring at his uncle’s face. Apparently, like Xiaobao, he also likes his uncle’s funny faces and games.
With Han Aimin and his two little nephews playing, it was a lot easier for Su yue. She took the time to make all the candies, melon seeds and peanuts and gave them to Xu Can. Xu Can gave them to her parents, and asked them to give them to her relatives.
Within two days, she heard from Xu Can that all the things she had sent had been taken by relatives. Some relatives wanted to buy more and asked Su Yue if they had any more.
She happened to buy melon seeds and peanuts from the villagers. It was useless to buy more peanuts, but now they came in handy. She fired all the remaining stock, and finally finished it before the Chinese New Year and sent it to Xu Can.
After working continuously for half a month, the work was finally over. Although she was exhausted, Su Yue felt very happy when she thought about the money she earned.
At night, she sat cross-legged on the bed, stacked the quilt and pillows on the head of the bed, let Dabao and Xiaobao sit on the quilt, and then fixed them with her legs, so that it looked like the three of them were sitting together.
Su Yue poured all the money earned during this period out of the jar, put it between the three, and said to Dabao and Xiaobao, who were watching curiously with their big eyes: “Look, babies, this is what mom earned, mom will count the money for you to play with.”
Dabao and Xiaobao’s eyes were attracted by the money, and Xiaobao naughtily wanted to reach for the money. However, his small body was weak, and he fell off the quilt as soon as he moved, and he squeaked for a long time. Unable to get up, like a fat turtle struggling to turn over.
Seeing that he couldn’t get up after trying hard for a long time, Xiaobao was too tired to move. He looked at Su Yue with his big dark wet eyes, as if he was saying: Mom, please help me.
Su Yue was so amused by his stupid look that she admired it for a while before picking him up and positioning him again, tapping his forehead, “Don’t move around anymore, or mom won’t help you up. Follow your brother’s example and be good. Okay ?”
Xiaobao pursed his lips, not daring to move any more this time. He sat in a row with his brother and watched his mother count the money.
Su Yue counted them one by one, putting the ones with one cent together, the ones with two cents together, and the ones with fifty cents together, and then tied them up with ropes. Finally, they calculated the accounts together, excluding the costs, and found out the total income in the past half month. She earned two hundred and eighty yuan plus a 70 jins of tickets. This is equivalent to Han Aiguo’s four-month allowance.
The feeling of making money was great. She floated the money in front of the eyes of the two children with one hand on her hips and the two children followed the money with their eyes.
“Look, this is the money mom earned. Isn’t mom awesome?”
Dabao looked at the money with a blank expression, while Xiaobao screamed very proudly, and cautiously stretched out his chubby hand to grab it. As soon as he caught it, he wanted his mother to give him money to play with.
Su Yue chuckled and said arrogantly: “You two, whoever calls mom will be given a stack of money by her to make you rich. Who calls first?”
Dabao glanced back and forth between his mother and the money.
Xiaobao, on the other hand, stared at the money and screamed. He stretched out his little hands and was so anxious that he rushed to grab a stack.
“Hahaa….” A deep laughter suddenly sounded from behind.
Su Yue was stunned, then turned around sharply in the next second. When she saw who was behind her, she threw away the money and rushed towards the person, “Husband, you are back! I thought you were going to be out this year.”
Han Aiguo caught her, held her butt and hugged her, and then kissed her on the lips, “I came back, the New Year is tomorrow, I will always come back to celebrate the New Year with you.”
The two children had limited memory and had no impression of their father. They both looked at the man holding their mother curiously. Xiaobao even yelled at him, trying to attract his attention.
When he sees someone he is interested in, he likes to scream at them to attract their attention.
Han Aiguo put Su Yue down and looked at the two little people who were as white and fat as glutinous rice dumplings with soft eyes. The longing in his heart suddenly couldn’t be suppressed. He stepped forward and hugged the two children one by one. In his arms, he kissed them gently on the cheek, “Dabao, Xiaobao, daddy is back.”
Dabao stared at Han Aiguo curiously, as if he was studying who this person was; Xiaobao stretched out his little hand and touched Han Aiguo’s face. He touched his father’s mouth for a while, then his nose for a while. Then he grinned as if he had discovered something funny, revealing his tender gums.
It was probably the nature of father and son. Even though they didn’t know Han Aiguo, they didn’t reject him when he held him. Instead, they played with him vigorously. After a while, the three of them were as good as each other. Xiaobao was even more crazy about playing. he refused to come down from Han Aiguo’s arms and insisted on being held by his father.
In the end, Han Aiguo personally put the two children to sleep and was able to escape.
After coaxing the child, he finally had time to hug his wife. Han Aiguo held Su Yue in his arms, buried his cheek in her neck and took a deep breath, “Yue’er, I miss you so much.”
Su Yue missed him too, She was so overwhelmed that she didn’t say anything and took the initiative to kiss him.
It’s rare for a wife to be so enthusiastic, so Han Aiguo can’t be polite. On this night, the two of them realized what it means to be close after a long separation.
