Chapter 180: congratulate
Chapter 180 Congratulations
“I know, I know, do I look like a stingy person?” Mrs. Chen flipped the bean dregs cake in the iron pot and said dissatisfiedly.
Gu Dagui was shocked, looking at her with clearly written words in his eyes, you are just picking.
Even Gu Defa, who was lighting the fire, looked up at her, but Gu Defa was afraid of his mother, so he hurriedly lowered his head to light the fire, burning very hard for fear of being scolded by Mrs. Chen.
In the end, Mr. Chen scolded her: "What are you doing with such a big fire? The cake is almost burnt. There's no charge for firewood. Let me use a small fire."
Then he said to Gu Yumei, who was sitting on the stool and making bean dregs cakes: "Hurry up, why are you so slow to make cakes? With your skills, you will be poked in the head and scolded when you go to your husband's house. Why sit down? , stand up for me, please stand and move faster."
He also explained: "The group should be smaller, and the group should not be so big. This is given as a gift. If the group is large, it will lose money."
Gu Yumei was dissatisfied, but she didn't dare to challenge Mrs. Chen, so she could only stand up and make bean dregs cakes.
Gu Dagui saw Chen scolding everyone in the world and quickly left the kitchen and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Why did he marry such a fierce woman?
Speaking of which, this daughter-in-law is his own favourite. Otherwise, given the conditions of her mother's family, she would definitely not be able to enter his house. His father is the village chief, and as the village chief's son, he is very popular.
Gu Dagui glanced into the kitchen and saw that Mrs. Chen was so busy that she couldn't even touch the floor. Thinking that it would be really hard for her to get up before dawn to make bean dregs cakes, he ran to Gu Jinli's house to borrow an iron plate and put it on the stove. Make a fire to make bean dregs cake.
Pour in the oil and make a sizzle sound. When the oil starts to smoke, add the bean dregs cake and start frying slowly. After frying both sides until golden brown, add a little water, wait until the water dries up, sprinkle with seasonings, fry for a while, and then take it out of the pot.
The couple each fried bean dregs cakes in one pot. They could fry about ten pieces in one pot, which made Gu Yumei very tired.
"Brother Wang, where have you been? Come here and make bean dregs cakes for me!" Mrs. Chen yelled, and Gu Dewang hurried into the kitchen to make bean dregs cakes with Gu Yumei.
The family was busy until three o'clock in the morning, and finally finished making the two hundred kilograms of bean dregs cakes assigned to their family.
The remaining two hundred kilograms of bean dregs cakes are made by Gu Damu's family.
After making the bean dregs cakes, Gu Dagui put the bean dregs cakes in a basket and carried them to the workshop.
Gu Damu also picked out the home-made bean dregs cake. They put all the bean dregs cakes together and put ten baskets together. Even if everyone in the village came to congratulate them, they were not afraid that there would be nothing to share with the villagers.
"The auspicious time will come in more than half an hour. Those who haven't changed their clothes should quickly go home and change into new clothes. Everyone is ready. Today is a big day for our family." The third grandma urged everyone.
Ms. Chen and the others had been busy working since they got up early in the morning and had not changed their clothes. When they heard this, they hurried home to change their clothes. At the right moment, more than thirty people from seven families all returned to the workshop, waiting for the guests to come.
The four families of He Laoguo, He Dazhuang, He Tugou and He Shengzi were the first to arrive, all with their families and their families and carrying congratulatory gifts.
The gifts each family brought were quite thick, including half a piece of cotton cloth, twenty eggs, and a pack of candies.
The third grandfather said hurriedly: "We are from the same village, so there is no need to bring so many things."
He Laoguo smiled and said, "Today is a big day for Brother Gu's family. We can't be too picky."
Speaking, he handed over his congratulatory gift.
Gu Dashan took it and put it on the table nearby. Gu Jinan quickly wrote down the congratulatory gift from He Laoguo's family in the book. These are all favors, you have to remember that you will have to pay them back in the future. After recording the congratulatory gifts from the He Laoguo family, the He Dazhuang family, the He Tugou family, and the He Shengzi family also handed over the congratulatory gifts.
"Uncle Lao Guo, Uncle Lao Yang, and Brother Dazhuang, please come and sit here first. When the auspicious time comes, we will unveil the plaque." Gu Dashan welcomed He Laoguo and the others to the bench on the left side of the yard and sat down.
He Laoyang is He Shengzi's grandfather. He is of the same generation as He Laoguo, He Laotian, and Village Chief He. However, he is not in good health and usually doesn't go out much. But today is the grand day for the opening of Gu's workshop. As He Shengzi's Grandpa, you have to come in person.
The third grandma took Mrs. Cui and led the women and children from several families to the wing on the right: "Sister-in-law Lao Guo, Sister-in-law Lao Yang, Dazhuang's wife, and Gouzi's wife, let's come and sit in the house, and let their men sit outside. Chatting."
"Hey, hey." He Laoguo's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zhou, was stooped and a little cautious. She was supported by several of her daughters-in-law and entered the house.
He Laoyang's daughter-in-law, Lao Fang, took her granddaughter's hand and followed behind old Zhou's mother-in-law.
He Dazhuang's daughter-in-law is a eloquent person, so she responded to the third grandmother: "Third Aunt Gu, we don't have many guests. We are your servants. We are a family. You don't have to entertain us. If you have any work, just follow us." He said, my brothers and sisters from Gouzi, my sister-in-law Miao, and I are all young and can all work."
The workshop required manpower to grind spices, so the He Laoguo family cleared wasteland and cut firewood for them. After working with them for a while, the Qin Gu Luotian family believed in them, so they selected a few daughters-in-law from the four families to come to the workshop to grind spices.
Now He Laoguo's three daughters-in-law, He Dazhuang's daughter-in-law He Yang, He Tugou's daughter-in-law Tang, including He Shengzi's grandmother and sister, are all contracted workshop workers.
The third grandma smiled and said: "Okay, then you chat with my old sister-in-law first, while I and Dashan's wife go outside to take a look."
The old sister-in-law that the third grandma mentioned is Lao Yan. Lao Yan was not in good health and his voice was not good, so he took the girls and younger children from several families to sit in the side room to entertain the guests.
"Hey, you and Sister-in-law Dashan go and do your work first, while we chat with Aunt Gu." He Dazhuang's wife sent the third grandmother and Mrs. Cui out, and then came back to talk to Lao Yan and the others.
Gu Yumei was also there, but ignored He Yang and the others. In her eyes, these people were all her servants, and she was the boss's lady. Sitting with them was already a loss of status.
In the yard, village chief He also came with He Dacang and He Jinsheng.
"Brother Gu, congratulations." Village Chief He looked at the Gu family's workshop with the red letter 'Good Opening' and the red cloth hanging on it, and felt very hot in his heart. Thinking that the Gu family's business would be good and the He family would also benefit, the smile on his face widened a little: "This is a little gift from my family, please accept it, Brother Gu."
He Dacang handed the two heavy baskets to Gu Dashan next to him, who put them away.
Grandpa Third looked at the two baskets, was surprised, and sighed: "This gift is too rich, it will cost your family a lot of money."
The congratulatory gift sent by Village Chief He is the richest. In one basket were a piece of cotton cloth, a piece of kudzu cloth, and a layer of eggs at the bottom of the basket; in the other basket were a jar of wine, two packets of candies, and a two-pound piece of pork belly.
Village Chief He waved his hand: "What's the cost? Spend money on Brother Gu's family. I feel comfortable."
They have made a lot of money relying on the Gu family's tofu and seasonings, and they can make more money from the Gu family in the future. No matter how generous the gift is, it is worth it.
(End of this chapter)
