The leisurely life of rebirth

These two little gangsters felt chills running down their spines when they heard grandma calling Liang Zi's name and looked at his sharp eyes. One of them couldn't bear it and ran away, grabbing his companion. He ran a long way away and was dragged away.

The ground was panting, "Why are you running? There is nothing to be afraid of. I don't believe that the two of us can't defeat him."

"Do you know who he is? It will scare you to death if you tell me. He is a tyrant on this street, not in our county. He is famous for fighting without his life, and he is ruthless. I heard that he is now an individual.

, When I met the police in the past, it was like a cat meeting a mouse, but now I sit and drink with the police and still call them brothers."

"My dear, luckily I didn't do anything just now. The two of us are not enough for others to play with now."

Grandma welcomed Liang Zi in and stuffed him with some hot buns while it was still hot. "Go back quickly, your mother is waiting for you!"

"Hey! How can you be so embarrassed, Aunt Mo?" Liang Zi said, and then winked at Fang Monan.[

"Take it." Fang Monan said, and then said to grandma: "I will take Brother Liang Zi in to find Grandma Liang."

"Okay... you go in first, I'll be selling for a while, and I'll go in later." Grandma said with a smile.

"Brother Liang Zi." When Liang Zi heard this sentence, she felt most at ease. Although she was very capable, she still had to call me brother.

"Okay, stop having fun. Hurry inside, it's cold outside!" Fang Monan knew what he was laughing at? It was impossible to be polite in front of adults, but it was still necessary.

Ever since he had the wandering spiritual energy in his body, Fang Monan often held fruit seeds in his hands against the acupuncture points of a bronze statue of the same height as a human being in space, and practiced the "Fingering Magic". In this way, he was able to kill two birds with one stone.

I have already made some small gains in acupuncture points, but I haven’t practiced yet, so I don’t know whether the strength is serious or not. Alas! What a great opportunity, what a pity.

It was also the "little dark room" in the north room. As soon as Fang Monan entered, he pulled out the light cord and the 15-watt Us bulb illuminated the room. Fang Monan sat on the kang and motioned for him to sit too.

Down.

Liang Zi sat down excitedly and took out a big cloth bag from his personal clothes as usual. "I went to the city this time and sold nearly 50 radios." His voice trembled with excitement. "I also sold 50 calculators.

,2000 electronic watches.”

Fang Monan picked up the bill, looked at it clearly, and nodded. "It seems that the purchasing power in the city is still strong, especially as the New Year is approaching."

"No, it's like robbery, as if no money is required." Liang Zi gestured with his hands excitedly.

"You must be tired from doing all this!" Fang Monan saw that Liang Zi had lost some weight.

Running a store is also very tedious. Liang Zi and the three of them worked almost day and night. They had to sell goods during the day and take inventory, keep accounts, and clean up the store at night.

Especially Liangzi and Shouhou have to go to the city and provincial capital for running.

"I'm not tired. I worked very energetically. All the fatigue disappeared when I counted the money at night." Liang Zi said with a smile.

"The three of us worked together without feeling tired at all. Fatty stayed at home and ran the stall, and I went to the city. Skinny Monkey carried the goods to the provincial capital and will probably be back tomorrow." Liang Zi paused and then said hesitantly.

: "Nannan, I gave those beads, small wallets, etc. to my work unit to sell calculators for free. The cost of those gadgets is only one or two cents, so... people like to be greedy.

A small bargain.”

"Liang Zi, you are really good at doing business, and you also know about the buy one get one free promotion. Okay, good job." Fang Monan admired him more and more, and he was willing to use his brains without anyone's guidance.

Son, think about it.

"If Skinny Monkey comes tomorrow, I'll wait at your house in the evening. I have something to do." Fang Monan said before he left, and then took some chicken, duck, fish and meat from home for him to take home with him.

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At dusk, grandma put away the steamed bun stall and went back to prepare for the stove sacrifice. The Spring Festival in our country usually kicks off with the stove sacrifice. In folk songs

Sacrifice to the stove is a custom that has great influence among the people and is widely spread. In the old days, almost every stove had a

The Kitchen God has been staying at home since the New Year's Eve of the previous year to protect and supervise the family. On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the Kitchen God will ascend to heaven to report the family's good or bad deeds to the Jade Emperor in heaven, and send the Kitchen God's blessings.

The ceremony is called

It happened that my mother also came home for the holidays, and grandma led them to deliver the stove together. The family went to the kitchen first and set the table. Grandma respectfully offered incense to the Stove Lord who was installed in the shrine on the kitchen wall. I didn’t know that grandma had done this before.

No, but since I learned that space is related to Guanyin Bodhisattva, my grandma has become more convinced of Buddhism. On the table, there are sugar melons made of malt sugar and flour. She uses malt sugar to offer to the Stove God to make him sweet. She paints it while

Said: "Speak more good things and don't say bad things." This is to stuff the Stove Lord's mouth with sugar to prevent him from saying bad things. After grandma coated the Stove Lord's mouth with sugar, she took off the statue and put the paper and paper on it.

The smoke rose into the sky together.

The ceremony is simple, but grandma is very pious.

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After dinner, grandma gathered the whole family together and took the account book. Of course, only she could understand this account book. Speaking of which, from September when the stall was set up to now, plus the money from selling vegetables this morning, after deducting the cost,

From expenses, management fees, and health fees, we earned as much as 700 yuan. From then on, as long as grandma was still doing business, every New Year's Eve, grandma would tell everyone the accounts for the year.

"Good boy... I've only been working for less than five months." My aunt was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth and shouted. She knew that her family's life was better. It could be seen from the dining table and the fruits she usually ate.

I thought there were so many.

My father and mother were also shocked. Their combined salary was only over 50 yuan a month. After working hard for a year, it would only be 600 yuan, without food or drink. This must have been a huge blow to them!

It's really exciting.

Mr. Lin nodded and said that it was pretty much what he expected and he did a good job.

"Now I tell you solemnly, you are not allowed to go out and show off, just keep your tail between your legs and behave like a human being. Who knows if it will change today? If others ask, just say that it is just a living, and you can't say that you have earned it even if you die.

How much. If they don't believe it, it's their business. Who can really come to our house to check it out?" Grandma said seriously with a straight face: "You must remember it, don't take it lightly. If you are not afraid of thieves, you are afraid of thieves.

Remember, if someone’s mouth can’t hold the door, don’t blame me for relying on my old age and being rude to you.” She eased the atmosphere and then said: “Remember, we want to make a fortune in silence, and we don’t want those who shoot guns.” Grandma also gestured with her hands.

Shooting posture.

"Okay, let's stop here!" Grandma finished her speech.

"Hehe... look at our mother, she looks like a wealthy landlord now." My aunt poked my mother and said with a smile.

"Xiaoyan, what a long memory you have given me. As for your hot temper and big mouth, just take it easy." Grandma hit her on the head with an iron palm without any politeness.

Everyone said "haha..." and laughed.

"It seems that our mother is really rich. She has straightened her back. Look, her voice is different. It's really loud." My aunt rubbed her head and said, "Don't worry, I'm sensible. My classmates still look down on me."

I have no one to be friends with, and I am older than them. I am a bunch of kids. What’s the fun? Now I focus on studying.” She had suffered the hardship of being uneducated.

"By the way, sister, is our woolen coat ready? Let me see quickly." My aunt changed the subject.

The aunt pulled my mother to the bedroom with a smug look, took it out, put it on, looked in the mirror, and turned around, she was so beautiful.

"Sister, your craftsmanship is so good." The bright red coat, a simple and generous Chinese style, with a round baby collar, highlights the lines, and takes advantage of her slender body. Wearing it alone makes her look youthful and beautiful, but also a little playful and cute.

"Yeah! It looks good." Mom nodded with satisfaction at the effect she had achieved.

"Sister, let me take a look at yours." My aunt took out my mother's moon-white woolen coat and said, "Wow!" "This one is more beautiful." She couldn't put it down and touched it.

Then he took out the clothes inside, two men's ones, blue and black, also Chinese style, loose and casual style, "Go, let my brother-in-law try them on." My aunt led my mother to the living room.

The aunt urged her father to put it on and kept nodding, "It looks much better than the ones sold outside. There is also a men's suit inside."

Dad was wearing new clothes and touched them happily, feeling silly and happy.

"I asked your mother to make the one inside for Mr. Lin." Grandma replied. "We ask people to help us all day long, especially you, Nannan, and Xiaobei, who also teach you knowledge. In ancient times, it was okay...

...I'm a repairman. It's the Chinese New Year. How about making some clothes for the teacher!" After that, my aunt took it out of her hand and handed it to Mr. Lin. [

Mr. Lin took it with some flattery, "I have one too." It has been many years since I received new clothes.

He was a passionate young man who came back from overseas at the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War to participate in the Anti-Japanese War. He was warmly received by 'them' and finally joined the Communist Party. He thought that after the founding of New China, he would live a stable life, but who would have thought that he would encounter turbulent times again?

. He used his connections to send all his children abroad, which was considered his 'home'. Originally, his wife wanted to stay with him, but unfortunately she got seriously ill and was forcibly sent out, leaving him alone.

, there has been no news for a long time, and I don’t know if I will see him again in my lifetime.

Mr. Lin wiped his wet eyes and said, "Okay... okay..." and walked away with his clothes.

They were left to look at each other, look at the old man's lonely figure, and sigh with emotion. They could guess something from the old man's conversation and behavior, but they did not dare to touch the scars in the old man's heart.

"Okay, next are your clothes." The aunt looked at them awkwardly while taking out grandma's clothes.

Grandma only wears clothes with slanted lapels, and has never worn clothes from the opposite door in her life. Even her coat is an improved version of clothes with slanted lapels. Grandma looks very stylish and spirited in them. The pants are all thick black trousers with twill stripes.

"Why are there no clothes for our Nannan and Xiaobei?" My aunt looked through them and looked at my mother and said.

"Their clothes will be out in the next few days, don't panic, just in time for the New Year." Mom said neatly.

After admiring the clothes, the aunt took off her clothes and put on home-made clothes. She led Fang Monan, Xiao Bei and their pants to Mr. Lin's house with worry.

Dad went to the kitchen to see how things were being cleaned, and happened to turn off the stove.

"By the way, I asked someone to buy some rare snacks. They can't be stored for a long time. You can pick some as well, and pick some fresh vegetables from the backyard. After wrapping them up, I will go back to Zhengping's house tomorrow. No matter what

They said they are elders and the etiquette cannot be discarded. Just let them make sure they don’t make mistakes in terms of etiquette." Grandma took a big box, opened it, and pointed to the various snacks inside.

My mother saw that the snacks were not only diverse in variety, but also beautifully packaged, which she had never seen before. Then she opened each package, took out some, and put the rest inside. She didn't stop until it was full. "Okay.

Okay, as long as you get what you want, keep the rest for the children to eat."

"Okay, now let's go warm it up and try it out. I have never seen such exquisite snacks in all these years." Grandma took a plate, picked some, packed it, and went to the kitchen to heat up some. Today I'll start with

Let's do this! I'll take care of it tomorrow.

"Come out and try something new." Grandma brought out the hot snacks. They were hot and fragrant.

"Wow! What's so fragrant?" My aunt smelled the fragrance and came to find it. "Everyone come here and see. It's so delicious that I don't want to eat it."

They heard the sound and came over. Mr. Lin took a look and said, "It looks like authentic Cantonese dim sum. I wonder if the taste is also authentic."

"Everyone, eat and watch." Grandma handed the chopsticks to them and asked them to pick them up. "Tomorrow is the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, and I haven't received any orders. Moreover, everyone is busy cleaning up their homes and buying new year's goods for the New Year. Let's just take a holiday.

, There’s no need to get up too early tomorrow. If you go to bed late tonight, just treat it as an extra meal.”

"Yeah! It's delicious." My aunt picked it up, and after eating it, she smashed it into her mouth, still wanting to finish it.

"The taste is a bit worse, not as delicious as the freshly baked ones." Mr. Lin said after tasting it, thinking about what he didn't eat when he traveled all over the country, and how long it had been since he had eaten it. It was nostalgic, and he was getting old!

After Mom and Dad ate it, they only thought it was delicious, but the grown man felt that sweet desserts are usually eaten by women and children, so he put down his chopsticks.

After Fang Monan tasted it, he also put down his chopsticks. The ones sent by mail still tasted a little worse, but she was so thoughtful. Maybe because she was a woman, the ones she sent were sweet. She had to remember to thank her when writing. Looking at the snacks,

Maybe tomorrow’s breakfast can be some salty Cantonese dim sum, eh! That’s it.

It wasn't much, so my aunt and Xiaobei finished it quickly. It was getting late, so everyone went to bed after washing up and had a good night's sleep.