PDLP Chapter 165 I Can Help You
Chapter 165 I Can Help You
"Okay, thank you, Madam Chen."
Zhang Yunyue and Zhang's father saw them off the door. After they got on the carriage and drove for a distance, the two returned to the main room.
Chen Youcai and the others stood up and prepared to say goodbye. Zhang Cheng and Zhang's father then saw them out the door and got them into the carriage.
As soon as Chen Youcai and his friends left, the Zhu and Qiao families also said goodbye.
After all the guests left, Zhang's mother and Zhu began to wash the tables, chairs, dishes and chopsticks, and clean the house with the women in the village. Fortunately, the floor of the house was paved with blue bricks, so they swept quickly with a broom.
By the time everything was cleaned and the place was cleaned, almost an hour had passed.
The men helped move the tables, chairs and benches back to the houses they belonged to.
Zhang's mother thought that there were still a lot of meat dishes left over from today's banquet, so she asked the people who stayed to help with the cleaning to pack some to take home. They could heat them up and eat them in the evening, and it would also add some meat to the mix.
Everyone was so happy that they praised the banquet and the delicious food, and then took the dishes home.
All the people who came to help left, and the Zhang family became quiet.
Everyone is sitting on the sofa in the main room to rest.
Zhang Yunyue leaned back on the sofa and sighed, "It's too tiring to host a banquet."
Zhang's mother scolded, "You, how come you're tired even though I didn't ask you to help with cooking?"
Zhang Yunyue shook her head: "Oh, I don't know either. I'm tired. Hahaha."
Grandpa Zhang: "You can have a good rest from now on. You guys can take a day off tomorrow. You are busy and tired today. Fortunately, there will be nothing to do from now on. In the past few months, things have been happening one after another, and no one has had a good rest."
Grandma Zhang nodded: "That's true. The eldest and his wife have been busy in town, and the second has been busy at home and in the county. Everyone has been busy during this period. It's time to take a good rest. Then, we can make some chicken soup tomorrow to nourish everyone."
Zhang's father: "Fortunately, we will be busy for another month before the Chinese New Year, so we can have a good rest for a few days."
Mother Zhang sighed, "Yes, in the blink of an eye, it's Chinese New Year again. This year we can have a good Chinese New Year at home."
Grandma Zhang also said happily: "That's right, this year we will go to town to buy more things and have a good year."
The following days.
Zhang's father and mother are still busy working in the food store in the town, and now the workshop is managed by Zhang Xingzhong.
Grandpa Zhang just needs to visit from time to time.
So Zhang Xingyun also went to the town to help Zhang's father with the accounting and serving dishes.
Zhang Cheng still goes to the county town to deliver goods every five days, and then checks on the business performance of the two stores.
Zhang Yunyue took the framed embroidery back from Jinxiufang in the town and did not go out again.
Because I don’t like winter because it’s cold and my hands and feet get frozen when I walk outside.
So after that, I basically stayed at home, drawing pictures when I had nothing to do, and then hung them in the room. Now Zhang Yunyue’s paintings are hanging in several rooms in the house.
Or they would draw some patterns and then embroider them for Zhang Xiaohua and the other two. They had accumulated quite a few patterns this winter.
Both Zhao Xiaoxiao and Zhang Xiaohua's families held housewarming parties and then moved into their new homes. The structure of the toilet and bathroom were exactly the same as those of Zhang Yunyue's house, and they all chose rooms on the second floor as bedrooms.
Zhang Yunyue also prepared housewarming gifts for the three of them. She bought four silver bracelets at the Jinyu Pavilion in the town, one for each of them. The main reason was that Zhang Yunyue didn't like wearing headwear, so she bought bracelets so that everyone could wear them together.
Now, there are only six or seven days left until New Year's Eve. Tomorrow Zhang Cheng will deliver chili oil and crispy whistles to the county town for the last time. Thinking that more people will buy them at the end of the year, he has to stock up on enough goods.
Some guests will also use it as New Year gifts when visiting relatives and friends. After all, it tastes good and it is face-saving to bring it out.
Zhang Cheng had already rented two horse-drawn carriages from the town's carriage shop in advance, and agreed to go to the village early tomorrow morning, and then go to the county town with a total of three carriages, together with one at home, to deliver the goods.
"Uncle, I want to go to the county town with you tomorrow to deliver goods. It's the end of the year now, and we have to check the accounts of the two stores. We also have to prepare some New Year gifts for the employees of the two stores, and give red envelopes to everyone so that everyone can buy something for the New Year."
"That's right. Although we have to review the accounts every month, we do need to review them all again at the end of the year. We also need to prepare the holiday gifts for the county employees in advance. Okay, we'll go together tomorrow and return at noon the day after tomorrow. That should be enough time."
"That's enough. I should be able to finish the accounts of the two stores tomorrow afternoon. Then, Uncle, you can go and buy the gifts. We can give the gifts and red envelopes to everyone the day after tomorrow morning."
Zhang Xinghao was listening to the conversation between the two people, and he was eager to make a move. When he saw the two people finished talking, he immediately said:
"Dad, Yueyue, I also want to go to the county town with you. I can help you." After saying this, he raised his hand.
Zhang Xinghao had wanted to go to the county town with Zhang Cheng to deliver goods before, but Zhang Cheng always went there and came back on the same day, and his schedule was always in a hurry, so Zhang Xinghao never said anything.
The main reason why I didn't go before the shop opened was that I was only one year older than Yueyue, and I didn't know as much as Yueyue. I wasn't as tall as her, so I couldn't protect Yueyue, and I couldn't go and cause trouble.
This time, the two of them will be gone for two days, and the only tasks they will do are to count the accounts and buy holiday gifts. If I go with them, I can also help my father buy things.
Zhang Cheng also knew that his son had always wanted to go out with them, but he was sensible enough not to ask, thinking that it was nothing serious this time and there was still plenty of time.
"Okay, then you go with us tomorrow."
Zhang Xinghao immediately stood up and responded, "Okay, thank you, Dad. I'll go to bed early and get up early tomorrow."
Early the next morning.
As soon as the town gates were opened, two horse-drawn carriages rented by Zhang Cheng drove from the town to Zhangjia Village.
When renting a rickshaw, Zhang Cheng specifically told the two drivers how to take the small road when they arrived at Zhangjia Village, and then which way to go after exiting the small road so that they could see the workshop.
So after the two coachmen came out of the town and arrived at Zhangjia Village, they easily walked out of the small road and found the workshop.
Here, because they had to load the goods and go to the county town early today, Zhang Xingzhong came early to open the door of the workshop.
A few men working in the workshop also came. Zhang Xingzhong had greeted them in advance before work ended yesterday, and they came early today to help load the goods onto the carriage.
Not long after everyone arrived, Zhang Cheng drove a horse-drawn carriage to the workshop, and at about the same time, two coachmen also arrived at the workshop.
Everyone helped to move each flavor of chili oil, pickled chili, and crispy peppers out of the workshop and put them on the carriages. Then they loaded a lot of small ceramic jars into the space between the two rented carriages.