On the 25th day of the 12th lunar month, the Xiao family finished the gift boxes ordered in various factories, finished some of the scattered small work they had customized before, and settled the money they owe for noodles, sugar and oil outside. They cleaned the house and then calmed down.

Xiangling didn't have to go to Xiao's house to help, so she prepared New Year's goods at home.

In previous years, Zhang Heping and Secretary An celebrated the New Year. The house was quiet and cold. Secretary An was not very good at cooking, and Zhang Shuping did not know how to cook. He did not make these foods for the New Year in the north. The two of them lived a very simple life.

This year is different. After peace at home, I recognized Xiangling again, and the whole family became lively.

An Ning 23 took a holiday. She couldn't stay at home and ran out to play every day.

Secretary An didn't think about holding An Ning at home. As a child, it is natural to be innocent, lively and playful.

Besides, An Ning did not delay her study.

She won the first place in the final exam in this grade. Except for the Chinese composition, she deducted a full score in other subjects. This score is not only in the county, but also in the city and province.

When An Ning brought the transcript back and asked the parents to sign it, Zhang Heping and Secretary An were so happy.

Secretary An was happy and gave An Ning money and gave her ten dollars to buy food.

Xiangling was also happy.

In the Xiao family, her brothers studied well, got full marks in the exam, and returned to her own home and the girl studied well, which made Xiangling feel very glorious.

She had money again and gave An Ning ten yuan to buy candy.

An Ning ran out with a huge sum of twenty yuan to play with his friends and went to play as a boy who was a rich man.

Xiangling stayed at home to make food.

She steamed two pots of steamed buns, steamed flower rolls and beans, and she spent the day making pasta on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month.

At the 26th, Xiangling got up early and started steaming rice cakes.

In one morning, Xiangling steamed two pots of rice cakes.

The family didn't make any other meals at noon, they just ate rice cakes.

On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, Xiangling began to cook meat and fried croquettes.

On this day, the house was filled with the aroma of meat and oil. An Ning didn't even bother to go out to play, so she followed Xiangling around the kitchen.

She showed the heat when Xiangling cooked meat, and she followed Xiangling fried meatballs and stole a small meatball from time to time to eat.

Xiangling pretended that she didn't watch it. After frying the meatballs, she started frying fish and chicken nuggets, and occasionally stuffed An Ning with her to try it out.

Zhang Heping and Secretary An were so happy when they smelled the smell of meat from home.

After so many years, this year is like living, and it is only when the Chinese New Year is happy.

At the twenty-eighth, Hou Jun made his clothes and Xiangling went to pick them up.

She came back with four sets of clothes, first asked Zhang Heping and Secretary An to try it out, and then gave her the small skirt and coat she made for An Ning, and asked her to go to the house to change it to see if it looks good.

The three of them changed their clothes and came out. Xiangling turned around and looked at it: "It looks so good. Brother Hou's craftsmanship is amazing, it's really..."

She saw An Ning wearing a big red dress, wearing white fur clothes on her face, her little face was white and her eyes were big and vivid. She was really like a little fairy child, but she couldn't love her.

"Our Ningning looks so beautiful. This outfit is so good to Ningning. Except for Ningning, others can't wear this effect."

Secretary An was also satisfied.

The most important thing is the daughter's wishes.

She smiled at Zhang Heping and said to Xiangling: "Look, your father is so beautiful. He doesn't know how to walk when wearing this outfit. Look, he will definitely put it on and show off during the Chinese New Year."

An Ning took off her coat and held it in her hand, rushed to Secretary An and said, "Mom, when I grow up, I will buy clothes for my dad and you. I have saved money. I will buy whatever you want."

These words made Secretary An laugh so much that his eyes almost slit: "Okay, mom is waiting."

"I'll buy it for my sister, too."

An Ning smiled at Xiangling again: "Buy a lot of clothes for my sister and dress up my sister beautifully."

Xiangling touched An Ning's head: "Be good."

Xiangling also tried her clothes, which really fitted, and she looked pretty in dress.

Waiting for everyone to try the clothes, Xiangling hurried out.

She didn't go shopping, but went to Hou Jun's house.

Hou Jun’s house was very large. It was the old house of Hou Jun’s family. It was stolen when it was in chaos earlier. Later, the Hou family was rehabilitated and the house was returned.

However, at that time, the house was not very dilapidated, so Hou Jun earned money to renovate it himself.

There are more than a dozen houses in his house, and the depth is quite deep. As the front door, Hou Jun turned into a garment shop, and the house behind him was occupied.

Now that the Hou family is only left, Hou Jun. He lives in such a big house, which looks very cold.

Hou Jun is a big man who really knows how to make food. In previous years, he always deals with whatever he wants during the New Year.

During the Chinese New Year this year, Hou Jun felt different.

On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Xiangling worked at Hou Jun’s house for a day. She prepared steamed buns and bean buns for him, fried croquettes and stewed chicken nuggets for him, and steamed fish for him, and then made several steamed bowls.

It's almost dark after it's done.

Before leaving, Xiangling also told Hou Jun: "Put the steamed buns in a large jar and place them in the shade. You can keep the steamed bowls made for a long time. You can eat them by keeping them on the first day of the New Year. On New Year's Eve, I will make dumplings for you, so you can freeze them in a cold room and cook them on the morning of the first day of the New Year."

Hou Jun nodded constantly: "I understand, thank you for your hard work."

Seeing that Xiangling was about to leave, he quickly said, "Wait a minute."

Hou Jun went back to the house and took a lot of things and stuffed them to Xiangling: "You take them back and eat them, I can't eat them alone anyway."

Xiangling looked at it and found that there were some braised pork I bought, some fruits, sugar, melon seeds, etc.

Hou Jun should be very short of money. The candies he bought were all good, including milk candies, chocolate candies, and various exquisitely packaged fruit candies. In addition to melon seeds, there are also many dried fruits that Xiangling had never seen before.

Hou Jun laughed: "I asked my friend from another place to bring the dried fruits, you can take them back and eat them."

Xiangling didn't refuse either.

She also knew that if she didn't want it, Hou Jun would definitely feel sorry for it: "Then I'll leave."

Hou Jun kept sending Xiangling to the gate. Seeing her walking far away, Hou Jun was still standing at the gate and watching.

When he returned home and went into the kitchen to smell the scent of various foods, he felt that life was not so deserted and seemed to be a little interesting. With the fireworks at home, it really made people feel warm.

When Xiangling went to Hou Jun’s house to help, An Ning received a letter.

The letter was sent to the steel factory, which said Zhang Anning received it. The old man in the factory's mailroom didn't know who Zhang Anning was. After inquiring, he found out that he was the little daughter of Zhang Heping's family.

The old man sent the letter to Zhang Heping's house. An Ning was stunned for a while after looking at the envelope.

This letter was sent from Beijing. An Ning didn't expect anyone in Beijing to write to her.

She opened the letter and read it, and it turned out to be written by He Erniu.

He Erniu went to school and she was literate, so it was not surprising that she wrote letters, but why did He Erniu write to her?

An Ning only understood after reading the letter.

When He Erniu left, she asked An Ning to make an idea. An Ning asked her to go to the capital, but she really went to the capital.

After she passed by, she didn't find a job at the beginning, so she washed dishes and scrambled for a small restaurant for a few days. Later, she met several fellow villagers from Y County and was introduced to her as a nanny.

The family she works in has two elderly people in the family, both of whom are professors from Peking University.

Their children and grandchildren are not around. The old man is a little overwhelmed in cooking and tidying up housework, so he wants to find someone who can work to take care of them.

He Erniu is quite capable and beautiful and lovely, so as soon as she came to the door, the two old men kept her after talking to her.

After He Erniu stayed, she didn't even have any intention of being sensible. She took care of the elderly wholeheartedly, cleaned the house, washed clothes and cooked, and even gave them massages to the elderly. Anyway, she was very dedicated.

The old man is old and goes to bed early, and the family has a small population, so there are not many things. He Erniu is enough to do during the day, and at night, she will hurry up and study.
Chapter completed!