Lady of Fortune, Jiao Niang

On New Year's Eve, Qi Yun went to the lobby early in the morning and took a red cloth bag when he returned.

When it hit the table, there was a knocking sound inside.

Ye Jiao had just inserted her hairpin, and she chose the jade hairpin that Qi Yun gave her. She was patting the rouge on her cheeks. Hearing the sound, she turned her head to look and saw the red cloth bag on the table at a glance.

Putting the rouge box on the table, Ye Jiao got up and walked to Qi Yun's side and helped him hang up the fur clothes. He asked curiously, "Msang Gong, what is this?"

Qi Yun untied the knot on the cloth bag and said, "The profit from the shop I got this year." As he said, he spread out the cloth bag.

Inside, there are a pile of small silver ingots squeezed together, and seven or eight strings of copper coins.

Ye Jiao's eyes widened slightly. Although she was not the temper of a wealthy fan, it was the first time she saw so much money when she came to an adult.

Looking at Qi Yun, Ye Jiao pointed to the pile of small silver ingots: "How much is this?"

Qi Yun smiled and pulled her to sit down, and then said: "One hundred fifty-two two eight."

One hundred fifty two two...

Seeing her stunned, Qi Yun explained: "In our house, whether it is a shop or a chuangzi, if you get the money, the money is given to the family. The rest is our own profit regardless of how much. The business of the wine shop is good. This year, we will make more projects, and naturally we will get more."

Qi Yun's words were modest, but in fact, the previous calculation was at most a balance of payments, and it was only less than three months to make money.

And in three months, it was possible to run such a large industry, no wonder Song Guan used Qi Yun as the God of Wealth.

Ye Jiao stretched out his hand to pull these small silver ingots, and looked at Qi Yun.

The man looked calm and smiled, as if waiting for his wife to praise him.

In the next second, I heard Ye Jiao say: "Msang, did you bring these ten kilograms of things back by yourself? Isn't it sinking, tired or not? Doesn't your arm hurt?" Then, the little ginseng reached out and touched it. He touched Qi Yun's arm and rubbed him.

This made Qi Yun a little dumbfounded.

If someone else knows that they have got a hundred taels of silver, they are afraid that it is too late to be happy, but the first thing they care about is whether they are tired?

But thinking of this, Qi Yun laughed again.

This is the Jiao Niang, who is always warm and makes people feel hot.

However, Qi Yun would not tell her that he really couldn't carry it back, and was held by Tiezi along the way.

The man changed the subject: "Now I bring some cash back, thinking that when the street gets bustling for a while, there will be a lot of fun and beautiful things, and some silver is easy to buy."

With that said, Qi Yun pulled down Ye Jiao's hand that was holding his arm. He was not tired at all, and he couldn't bear to be tired to his wife.

Ye Jiao looked at him and asked, "If you don't take money, what would you use for money?"

"Silver ticket." As he said, Qi Yun took out a silver ticket and handed it to Ye Jiao as well.

This silver ticket is a fifty-two tael, which is also an input, but it is not cashed in silver, but a thin piece of paper, rectangular, with a lot of words written on it and several chapters in the middle. It was written exactly fifty taels.

Ye Jiao held it in her hand, feeling light and thin.

There has never been a silver bill in my memory. The ordinary people live in poverty. It is good to save a couple of silver in a year, and they don't need a silver bill at all.

This was the first time Little Ginseng heard of this term, and it was also the first time she saw the bank note. She looked at Qi Yun: "Don't worry, I will help you collect it."

Qi Yun touched her temples and smiled: "You have to keep all these. I think the small box last time is not big enough, so let's put it in a bigger one."

Ye Jiao glanced at the small pile of silver ingots, and nodded deeply.

Then, she smiled at Qi Yun: "Xiang Gong is really amazing."

This is what Qi Yun has always wanted to hear. Now that he heard it, he put Ye Jiao into his arms contentedly, and touched her forehead with his lips: "Thank you."

Ye Jiao raised her head to look at him: "Thank me for what?"

Qi Yun whispered: "Thank you for helping me manage the money," and then Qi Yun paused in his voice, "The money is earned back, and it is like a stone if it is left untouched. You have to bother the lady and spend a bit of money for me. "

Ye Jiao squinted and nodded, as if she had taken an important task: "Don't worry, I will work hard."

Then Ye Jiao saw Qi Yun buried her face in her neck and seemed to be smiling.

What laughing?

Before the little ginseng had time to ask, he heard someone calling them to go to the front yard.

Today is New Year’s Eve. According to the custom, the whole family must gather together to make dumplings.

In the past, the food of the Qi family was given to the cook, but today is different. The noodles and fillings for the dumplings were prepared early in the front yard hall, waiting for everyone to go over and wrap them by themselves.

The biggest difference between this year and previous years is that there are three more people making dumplings.

Qi Yun's condition improved, and Ye Jiaoxin came in. Although the little stone was young, he could still pinch a few decently, making Liu clan smile from ear to ear while watching.

The ordinary Liu family is the most dignified and stable one, but any mother does not pray for the health of his children, add children and grandchildren?

When Liu made dumplings, he had to look up at his son and daughter-in-law when he made one dumpling.

Even afterwards, Liu cried when she was wrapped in a bag, especially when she remembered that at this time in previous years, she was worried about Qi Yun's illness, for fear that the cold wind would take away her beloved son. Compared with the current excitement, it is really heavenly. underground.

Fortunately, after all the hardships came, Liu turned his back and wiped tears with his wrists that were not touching his face. When he turned back, he was still smiling, and no one noticed that she had already cried.

The fun of making dumplings is that the day when the whole family gets together, talking and laughing is over.

When the wrapped dumplings were carried down and cooked, Little Stone was holding a piece of dough and kneading it.

It was said that it was making dumplings, but the child's concentration was not enough after all. He felt annoyed after kneading two, so Fang took a piece of dough for him to knead.

Little Stone stood obediently on the chair, holding the dough with his chubby hands, and didn't feel bored after playing for a long time.

Ye Jiao couldn't help asking, "Stone, what are you pinching?"

Stone looked at Ye Jiao, and replied with milky voice, "Pen."

Ye Jiao looked at the noodles that had been rubbed into long strips, a little surprised: "Pinch the pen?"

"Well, pinch the pen and write." Stone said as he worked hard to shape his dough pen, looking extra focused.

Qi Ming on the side listened, and immediately praised the stone in a generally serious manner: "Stone, you like reading, which is great. Why don't you let my uncle teach you to read and read?"

Stone glanced at him and shook his head: "I don't."

Qi Ming was taken aback: "Why?"

Shishi rubbed his hands again, and his voice was soft: "Uncle is so small, Shishi wants to learn words from adults."

Qi Ming is a young and old man. When he was in the academy, he went to school with a group of people much older than him. Now he is said to be young by a child less than two years old. Qi Ming immediately said: "Where am I young? , I'm fifteen!"

Who knows, Liu's words were heard, and he couldn't help but say: "Yes, Saburo Fifteen, it's time to make a marriage appointment."

Qi Ming choked, turned his head and said to Liu family: "Mother, I don't want to..."

"The younger uncle is small, so much shorter than his father and the second uncle." Stone's voice was childish, but Qi Ming suffocated.

Ye Jiao looked interesting and leaned over and said, "The stone, can my aunt teach you how to write?"

Qi Ming really wants to say, Ersao, your handwriting really can't teach people.

Who knows, Shishi actually agreed: "Okay!"

Qi Ming suddenly became confused: "Why can she, I can't."

The stone answered straightforwardly: "Second aunt is better-looking than you."

Qi Ming:...

Ye Jiao didn't really want to teach him, she also knew that her circle character should not be used to mislead the children.

But Shishi's words pleased Ye Jiao, and she leaned over and kissed Shishi on the cheek, coaxing Shishi to rub the dough harder.

But before Ye Jiao teased the stone anymore, she felt her waist tighten.

Turning his head, he saw that his father-in-law had quietly taken himself over.

Ye Jiao couldn't help but whispered, "Miangong, what's the matter?"

Qi Yun didn't speak, just bowed his head slightly, and said nothing.

Ye Jiao looked around and found that besides herself and Qi Yun in the hall, it was the small stones that concentrated on kneading the dough, and Qi Ming staring at them.

However, after Qi Ming received a stare from Qi Yun, he knew it and opened his eyes.

Ye Jiao stood on tiptoe gently and pecked Qi Yun's face.

Qi Yun was satisfied.

Then I heard Ye Jiao ask with some doubts: "Miangong, do you have something to leave?"

Qi Yun was taken aback for a moment: "Where shall I go?"

Ye Jiao tilted her head and said, "Then what do you want me to kiss you for?" Isn't she doing this only before separating?

At this moment, Qi Erlang realized what it means to lift a stone at his feet.

Fortunately, everyone returned to the hall at this time, and the dumplings were steaming out of the pot.

When the dumplings were on the table in the evening, the family sat around the round table. Father Qi smiled and said, "Shishi, do you know the story of Nian Beast?"

Little Stone was just over a year old, he was ignorant, his eyes were full of dumplings, and all he smelled was the aroma of dumplings. He just shook his head blankly when he heard what his grandpa said.

Father Qi told him the mythology of the Nian Beast immediately, and when he said how terrifying the Nian Beast was, the little stone shook.

Seeing this, Liu immediately stretched out his hand and squeezed Father Qi's waist secretly: "How old are you, and you scared the children."

Father Qi has always been extraordinarily majestic in front of his son, but in front of the Liu family, he is Baiyibaishun. Although he was pinched, he still smiled and said, "Okay, listen to you, I won't say anything."

Little Stone was sitting in Fang's arms, looked left and right, and stared at Ye Jiao.

He already liked Ye Jiao, so he leaned over now and asked Ye Jiao softly, "Second aunt, are you not afraid?"

Ye Jiao blinked: "Nian Beast? Don't be afraid."

The small stone immediately rounded his eyes, and his eyes looked like two small black grapes.

He stretched out two small fleshy hands and shook them, trying to make himself look super fierce: "That's a big monster, I'm very scared, hoo!"

Ye Jiao was amused by him, not only Ye Jiao, but the adults laughed.

It's just that others are looking at the little stone and it is cute, but Ye Jiao thinks of the delicate birds, beasts, flowers, birds, insects and fish that he had been with him day and night.

Speaking of strange shapes, Ye Jiao had seen the little fox with his own eyes when he hadn't completely transformed himself, with a fox head, a human body, and a strange appearance with a big tail.

She couldn't help but touched Little Stone's head, thinking in her heart, there are some things, so she won't be afraid of seeing more.

But sometimes it's just because I have seen a lot of time in the millennium that I just feel how precious today is.

Ye Jiao looked at the dumplings again, thinking sincerely, it is really good to be able to eat dumplings.

She never wants to eat soil anymore.

At this time, Father Qi took the chopsticks first, and the Liu family also took the chopsticks. Other talents picked up the chopsticks and picked up the dumplings in front of them.

Bai Shengsheng is slippery, and you can't tell from the outside what the stuffing is inside, only when you bite it open.

And here, a lot of tricks were included in the bag, all in order to be able to win the prize tonight.

Among all of them, Ye Jiao probably only wanted to eat it.

She has never eaten it, this is the first time, naturally curious.

Ye Jiao caught one, leaned to his mouth and blew, feeling the temperature with his lips, and when he felt it was not hot, he opened his mouth and bit off half of it.

The next second, she frowned slightly, feeling a strange sweetness in her mouth.

The tongue rolled, and Ye Jiao spit out a date pit.

The lady Liu on the side had very good eyes and a quick response, and she immediately said loudly: "The second young lady will give birth to a son early in the new year!"

As soon as these words came out, Qi Yun directly coughed twice while covering his mouth, but Ye Jiao's face was stunned.

It turns out that eating jujube is an early birth?

Who gave birth to me?

However, the taste of this dumpling is really unpalatable. Ye Jiao poked Qi Yun and said in a low voice, "Msang Gong, can you not eat it?"

When Qi Yun heard this, he immediately stopped coughing.

Where can I not eat it?

Must eat!

Qi Yun originally wanted her to bear it for a while, but then he thought about it again, this is what Jiaojiao likes to stutter, and it will definitely be uncomfortable if it is not good.

It stands to reason that you can't share the dumplings, but Qi Yun looked at the half of the red dates left in the dumplings, after all, he couldn't bear to feel wronged by his own sweetheart.

Qi Yun pointed to his bowl: "Give it to me."

Ye Jiao didn’t put it in his bowl. Instead, he stretched the remaining half of the dumpling to Qi Yun’s mouth. Qi Yun was taken aback. He glanced at his family as if they were watching a good show. Red opened his mouth and ate it.

Ye Jiao didn't think that she had done anything rare, and happily went to pick the second dumpling.

As a result, a bite, another strange smell...

Little Ginseng is helpless, she really just wants to eat dumplings, delicious and meaty dumplings, how can they eat strange things!

I took a look this time and found that slipped brown sugar came out of it.

Granny Liu said again: "Second young lady, the new year is sweet and sweet!"

Caitou is good, but this dumpling is not delicious.

Ye Jiao didn't say anything, and then fed the remaining half to Qi Yun. He only felt that he was unlucky and couldn't even eat a delicious dumpling.

As everyone knows, in the eyes of others, Ye Jiao is blessed.

Liu's and Qi's father looked at each other, and they could see the smile in each other's eyes. Qi Zhao and Fang's just watched the two couples get along interestingly. After all, it is common for Qi Yun to be cold and indifferent, talk less, and even smile. No.

The results of it?

No matter how hard the stone is, it will eventually have a soft day.

Only Qi Ming and Xiao Shitou are persevering in eating dumplings, expecting to be able to eat some color, just like playing a game. Children always like this very much.

But when Ye Jiao picked up the third dumpling, he did not bite it down for a long time.

Before it was dates, and then it was brown sugar. These are all normal things. What if a strange bite comes out?

After thinking about it, Ye Jiao wanted to put it back on the plate, but listened to Qi Yun whispering: "You can't put it back when you clamp it."

Ye Jiao immediately took her hand back, did not eat, but stared and worried.

Seeing her like this, Qi Yun quietly stretched out the bowl, Ye Jiao immediately put the dumplings in his bowl, which made Qi Yun amused.

It seems that in my own Jiao Niang, the usual joy is not as good as the comfort of a good dumpling.

Just thinking about it, Qi Yun picked up the dumpling and put it in his mouth.

"Ok……"

Qi Yun also frowned, and took off what he bit his teeth.

It's a copper coin.

"The second young master will make a lot of money in the new year!" Mrs. Liu's words were particularly loud and suitable for the scene.

Qi Yun is now in business, doesn't he want money?

However, Qi Yun looked at Ye Jiao, thinking that it was probably his destiny, and everything he has now started from the day Jiao Niang got married.

Stretching out his left hand, she gently pulled Ye Jiao's left hand and squeezed.

Ye Jiao looked down at the hands between the two people, looking at him with some doubts.

Then Qi Yun whispered: "After a while, the dumplings that come up in the second round will have no prizes. If you are not happy to take the prizes, wait."

Ye Jiao smiled and nodded.

Then, another colorful dumplings were found one after another, and a meal and a happy meal passed.

When the dinner is over, each family will first go back to their yard to keep the year old.

Qi Yun had something to discuss with Qi Zhao and Qiming, so he asked Ye Jiao to go back first.

This is something to do every year. The three brothers will gather together for about half an hour to chat about the past of one year and greet each other. Especially for Qi Ming, this is Qi Yun's test. When he was doing his homework, he was sloppy.

Ye Jiao didn't ask much, went back to the room and sat on the soft couch, her calves swayed, suddenly feeling a little bored.

This was probably the first time when it was dark, she was the only one in the house.

Although he knew that Qi Yun would be back soon, Ye Jiao felt a little uncomfortable even after the short separation.

If you can't tell the truth, it feels empty.

Little Ginseng is called loneliness if she doesn't understand this. She just thought, did she forget to kiss him when she just separated?

You must make up for it when the Xiang Gong comes back.

With nothing to do, and unable to sleep, Ye Jiao stood up, going to the bookshelf to find a book.

Then she saw the book she had put on the shelf before.

It was given by Dong, wrapped in a blue cloth. It seems that she hadn't opened it after Dong gave it to herself.

If it weren’t for seeing you now, I’m afraid Xiao Ginseng would forget about it...

Reached out, took the blue cloth bag from the bookshelf, and opened the cloth bag neatly.

Feeling a little dark, Ye Jiao took a pair of scissors and gently cut off the wick of the candle on the table, making it brighter.

Ye Jiao just sat down and looked at the words on the cover.

"Six Wonders of Flower Array", do you tell me how to grow flowers?

Little Ginseng's white fingertips turned the pages of the book, turned a few pages slightly, and tilted his head in doubt.

As a gift, this book is well-bound and the paper is superb. The text and pictures in it are all vivid, making it a good book.

But... why don't people here wear clothes?