During this period, his fiancée said very little, but Fu Yunge always paid attention to her. After escorting his sister to bed, his fiancée left with her.
Pushing open the door, the ground outside was quiet and silvery. Fu Yunge tightened his hatband for his parents and smiled lightly: "Don't worry, I've gone back to my room too." Then he turned around and walked towards the house he was familiar with.
The lilac bush was now a wire-like twig. Fu Yunge stepped gently through the snow on the ground and came to the backyard.
The lights in my sister's room have been turned off, and she seems to be asleep. Opposite was his house, but when he got closer, he found a figure shaking behind the courtyard pillars.
Fu Yunge felt doubtful and slowly approached.
However, when he got closer, he found that the person hiding here turned out to be his fiancée.
"Ah..." The fiancée was also very surprised to see him suddenly appear. After a pause for two seconds, he said awkwardly: "Um...you guys also want to take a rest?"
Fu Yunge nodded and breathed out hot breath: "Yes...why are you here and don't go back to rest?"
The fiancee's face turned very red. But she couldn't understand in the darkness, so she quickly said: "No, I'm just taking a walk outside...I'm leaving."
The house next to her was where her parents settled their fiancée, and it was not far from Fu Yunge's bedroom. Fu Yunge stood in front of the pillar, watching silently as she hurried away and ran into the house, her face solemn.
I hesitated for a long time. Fu Yunge turned around, hesitated for a while, opened the door and went into the house to sleep.
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Early the next morning, the brief night snow had stopped, and the servants were sweeping the snow in the courtyard.
Naturally, Fu Yunge would not let snooze occupy the few hours he had to visit home, so he got up very early. Today is New Year's Eve, which can be said to be the most important day. There are many things at home, and he has to help.
After getting dressed, I came to the hall and found that yesterday's package had been opened, and my mother was packing things out one by one. He seemed a little surprised when he saw the specialties he brought back from other places.
Fu Yunge wanted to take it out last night, but he forgot. There was no sense of surprise now, and Fu Yunge couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
"these are……"
My mother was looking through the snack items, and my father came around from behind. Dad was holding a pipe. Although he didn't light it, he was still playing with it like an exquisite treasure.
Fu Yunge said quickly: "These were brought back from outside. Foreign businessmen have appeared in Liripu area in the past few days. I bought them from them. I have never seen them before, and I just want you to see them too. ."
In addition to snacks, he also brought some clothes and some weird gadgets. My sister also trotted over. Seeing the novel things on the ground, she came over to take a look curiously.
Fu Yunge picked up a box of snacks bought from the pastry owner's house, unpacked them and handed them to his sister. The exquisite shape was very cute, and stars suddenly appeared in Yu Rou's eyes as she held it and looked at it.
Fu Yunge then turned to his parents and continued: "It would be great if these things were useful..."
But before he finished speaking, he heard the rustling sound of tongue wiping coming from behind. Fu Yunge turned his head and saw his sister with a sad face and a snack she had taken a bite of.
Yu Rou stuck out her tongue in aggrieved tone: "Ugh...this doesn't taste good."
Fu Yunge smiled awkwardly. As expected, it is not a problem with my own taste buds. It seems that the tastes of these outsiders are indeed different from those of locals.
My mother also shook off a purple-gold dress, took one look at it and shook her head: "This kind of dress... I'll show it to your third aunt."
Fu Yunge knew that his third aunt had unique taste, and her mother said this out of consideration for her son's face. There was no other way, so he fiddled with the miscellaneous things on the ground and smiled bitterly.
But at this moment, Dad suddenly spoke:
"I saw these outsiders you mentioned a few days ago."
Fu Yunge was suddenly stunned. Then he thought of the foreign wine all over the floor in Zuichen Township, and his expression changed slightly.
"I haven't seen these things being sold." Dad stroked a few hairs on his head, "They are a few selling bulk goods. Chaoyun Street Port is said to be setting up a chamber of commerce in the past few days. I know there are liquor sellers there. , and some are engaged in other businesses..."
"Is there such a thing?" Fu Yunge had never heard of it.
Dad nodded: "That's right. Those outsiders also sell tea, but it's different from local tea. They are also interested in our products. Yesterday I had a few words with a little old man among them. ."
Fu Yunge immediately thought of the chaotic situation in Jiangliang City, and his heart was filled with a layer of gloom.
Unexpectedly, the hands of those outsiders have extended to their hometown so quickly.
"Is this a good thing? Or a bad thing?" My mother turned around and asked my father.
Fu Yunge was also attracted by this question, or in other words, he was thinking about this question for several days. Of course, outsiders were not all alike, but seeing their two extreme faces in just a few days still made him feel a little uncomfortable.
He didn't hear his father's answer clearly, but he raised his head and said, "If they take any advantage, you must tell me. I will handle it."
But both parents laughed: "Dad knows better than you about business matters. Don't worry, our family's ancestral business has been established for generations and we are not afraid of them."
Fu Yunge nodded, but was not at ease about this. If he was just doing business, he was indeed not as good as his father, but the problem was that those outsiders seemed to be doing more than just doing business.
Yu Rou was already playing with the hand-held fireworks stick outside the door, and the sound of "sizzling" was stained by a wisp of light smoke.
Fu Yunge looked back at his sister, with a slightly moist expression on his face.
Whatever. Since today is New Year's Eve, he should probably relax a little and think about these things after the New Year.
He immediately showed a smile on his face and clapped his hands to his parents: "By the way, I came back this time just to celebrate the New Year together. What can I do for you? I'll go change Spring Festival couplets!"
Mottled and busy footprints appeared on the cleared snow in the courtyard. Soon the whole family was busy, and there was a sincere and heartfelt enthusiasm inside and outside the house.
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As the sky gradually faded, the Dongfang family was equally happy.
"Come over here... Shi Ming, help me carry the bucket of paste over there."
The Dongfang family is not like the Yu family. The huge mansion is like a small palace. In those high-rise buildings, if you want to change the Spring Festival couplets, you have to use a ladder. Although servants and guards work together, there is always work that no one is doing, and after all, during the Spring Festival, which happens every year, everyone doesn't like to be busy at this time and soak up the festive atmosphere.
Dongfang Shiming wiped the sweat from his head. He had not stopped to rest since morning. But seeing how interested his elder brother was in the distance, he naturally couldn't refuse.
