Adi ran over before Li Qingyou went out, "Sister, please come back for dinner tonight."

In the past few days during the Chinese New Year, Li Qingyou has to go out every day, both to pay New Year greetings and to socialize. In the past few days, many wealthy gentry and women, including Mrs. Xu, have held banquets. As a new "celebrity" in Qingshan County, Li Qingyou,

Of course I want to participate.

Li Qingyou thought for a while, it seemed that Mrs. Dong, who sells antiques, was going to hold a banquet today. She had greeted her before, but Li Qingyou didn't say whether she would go or not, but since she wanted to integrate into "upper class society", this kind of entertainment was unavoidable.

"Sister?" Adi pulled Li Qingyou's sleeve, his face as big as a palm raised, his eyes full of expectation.

Li Qingyou came back to her senses and looked at her brother with some embarrassment, "Tonight..."

Adi immediately flattened his mouth, his big, aggrieved eyes were ready to shed tears at any time, which made Li Qingyou feel very distressed. She couldn't stand Adi's little look.

"Okay, sister will definitely come back for dinner tonight." Li Qingyou rubbed Adi's head and said that he wouldn't go to the Dong family, since he wasn't familiar with her much anyway.

The water in Adi's eyes disappeared at the speed of light, and then his small white teeth were exposed. Li Qingyou looked at him and couldn't laugh or cry. She rubbed his head again, told him to study hard and not to go out and run around, and then followed Liu Xiaosan out.

It wasn't until she left the gate that Li Qingyou remembered that she didn't ask Adi why she insisted on coming back for dinner tonight. Adi was a very sensible child, with a little temper, but he knew how to advance and retreat.

why?

"Miss Li." Someone suddenly interrupted Li Qingyou's thoughts. A man dressed as a servant ran over quickly and presented an invitation with both hands, "Miss Li, this little man is from the Dong family. This is a gift from our wife."

An invitation sent by Miss Li."

The invitation was sent by Mrs. Dong, inviting Li Qingyou to attend the family dinner she is hosting tonight.

It is said to be a family banquet, but in fact it is a banquet where some officials' wives and rich gentry's wives from Qingshan County are invited to eat and drink together. It can also be regarded as a kind of social interaction.

At Mrs. Xu's family banquet on the third day of the Lunar New Year, Mrs. Dong casually mentioned to Li Qingyou that she should come on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. Li Qingyou was interrupted by others before she could speak. Originally, she didn't want to go to the family banquet.

OK, if Li Qingyou wants to integrate, she should go.

But when she thought about the last time she promised her brother to go home on the Mid-Autumn Festival but forgot about the big noise he made, Li Qingyou thought about it and politely declined.

There wasn't much going on in the pasture. It was just watching people pay attention to some fodder and water for the livestock, and the dozens of newly purchased foals had to be walked.

The usually bustling ranch was a little deserted because more than half of the people went home to celebrate the New Year, but everyone was performing their duties and everything was orderly.

Li Qingyou looked around and looked at the accounts for a while. She was a little tired and rubbed the back of her neck. She was planning to build a few houses in spring and build a stage near the river so that the women could do it.

There is another place to enjoy during the spring, summer and autumn feasts.

As for the place to build the stage, she has already reserved the place for building the house. She is just waiting for the spring to have more money before she can start construction.

While Li Qingyou was thinking about it, suddenly the sound of two people arguing not far behind her caught her attention.

"This, this is not, no..."

"No, no, how do you know it can't work? It hasn't been done yet. No one can say it can't be done before it's done. I think it will definitely work. That's what Zhang Yuanwai's family did last time. As long as it's done in

Just add a wedge here and it becomes..."

"This is not, not just once..."

"It's not the same thing. The cabinet is not much different from the table. There are only three boards missing. How do you know it won't work? I said it will definitely work..."

"Ken, definitely not..."

Li Qingyou followed the sound and looked over. Behind him were two carpenters about thirty years old. In his memory, one was named Zhang Dachui and the other was named Liu Xiaoliu. Both of them were found by Zhao Xiaoshan.

They were originally given a few days off during the Chinese New Year, but they thought they would be given double wages during the Chinese New Year, so they stayed.

The two carpenters are both good at craftsmanship and very honest. They are neighbors and grew up together. The only thing they love is bickering.

One of them stutters and is not very articulate, and the other is a chatterbox.

There were a few times when Li Qingyou happened to pass by the two of them, and he heard that one of them couldn't say a word for a long time, and the other kept talking, and he felt that these two people were quite interesting.

The two of them happened to see Li Qingyou at this moment, and immediately stopped what they were doing and said hello to Li Qingyou.

"East, east, east..."

"Hello boss, my boss is here for the Chinese New Year. You see, we two brothers didn't prepare any good things, so we can only wish my boss a happy new year here. I wish my boss good luck as long as the flowing water of the East China Sea, and a longevity as long as the southern mountains. Bah, this

It’s all a mess. I wish my boss eternal youth, good fortune, and abundant wealth..."

Li Qingyou was so amused by the two of them that she raised her hand to interrupt one of them who was stammering and wanted to speak but couldn't. The other two people who didn't know what they were talking about took out a handful of copper coins from their purse and gave them to them directly without counting them.

People said, "This is the reward, you two should divide it."

The two accepted the reward with great gratitude, and then another round of arguments ensued.

Li Qingyou listened to the quarrel between the two people behind him. Liu Xiaoliu probably felt that his boss was happy because he said New Year's greetings, so the reward should go to him, or he should take the lion's share.

Zhang Dachui refused. He stammered for a long time but couldn't figure out the reason. Finally, he said decisively, "Shut up and I'll kill you."

Then, the whole world became quiet.

"These two are really interesting." Liu Xiaosan followed from behind and laughed too, "Liu Xiaoliu lifts the curtain all with his mouth, and he becomes honest when Zhang sledgehammer hits hard."

Li Qingyou also smiled and nodded. She also discovered this. Every time she heard them talking, it was like they were talking about cross talk.

Seeing that the sun was turning to the west and there was almost everything to see, Liu Xiaosan reminded Li Qingyou that it was time to go back, "My brother is still waiting at home."

Thinking of his brother, Li Qingyou also remembered that he had told her in the morning that he must go home for dinner tonight, and he didn't know what happened to the child.

Li Qingyou never thought about it on the way back, but when she got home and saw a large table of rich dishes and a bowl of longevity noodles on the table, she realized that today was her birthday.

"I forgot about this." Li Qingyou slapped her forehead, probably because she has been too busy recently, and she has forgotten everything that has nothing to do with money.

"I know you can't remember it. My brother has been thinking about it these days. He even asked me not to tell you in advance, saying that I wanted to give you a surprise." Xiaoshan Niang came out of the kitchen with a smile while carrying the last dish.
Chapter completed!