The first thing I did was to find out

Chapter 270: Brushing Proficiency
As Qinhuai went door to door to wish everyone a happy new year and send out glutinous rice balls, the entire Qinjia Village started eating glutinous rice balls.

The name of the Four-Happiness Glutinous Rice Balls became famous throughout Qinjia Village overnight. Even the toddlers who were still chewing their fingers and drooling would clap their hands and happily shout "Four-Happiness Glutinous Rice Balls".

In return, Qin Huai received a stack of red envelopes from the villagers. The money in each red envelope was not much, basically 5 or 10 yuan, and occasionally there would be a huge sum of 20 yuan.

It's not much money, but the quantity is huge! When Qin Huai finished sending Tang Tuan home and counting the red envelopes, Qin Luo also came back from playing with his good friends. When Qin Luo returned happily with 12 red envelopes, he was stunned when he saw the two big bags of red envelopes in front of Qin Huai. The first thing he blurted out was: Brother, where did you buy the red envelopes?
Then the brother and sister counted the red envelopes together.

Qin Huai happily received 2655 yuan in cash.

All of it is change, which can be saved to buy food at the small supermarket in the village. There is already a store in the village called a small supermarket, but it is actually a small store. It is opened by the eldest daughter-in-law of the village chief. It sells everything, mainly daily necessities and seasonings.

In previous years, when Qin Huai made snacks at home during the Chinese New Year, he would ask the village chief’s son to help purchase ingredients because his family had a van, making shopping convenient.

The wonderful New Year's Eve was spent giving out dumplings and counting red envelopes.

On the morning of the first day of the new year, Qin Huai was woken up by the sound of firecrackers. He looked at the time and found that it was already past seven o'clock. He opened the curtains and looked out, and saw red pieces all over the floor. Fortunately, Qin Huai had good sleep quality and woke up when he was about to be woken up.

Otherwise, judging from the thickness of the red fragments on the ground, if you have poor sleep quality, you should have gotten up around 4 o'clock this morning.

When I opened the window, I could smell the strong sulphur smell.

Mm, it’s the taste of Chinese New Year!

Qin Huai quietly closed the window and stretched out lazily facing the sunny day outside. He didn't wear the red, furry suit from yesterday. That suit was useless except for being festive, and it was inconvenient to work in.

Yesterday was New Year's Eve, so I needed to dress festively. Plus, the workload wasn't very heavy, so it was just a trial run, so any work clothes were fine.

Today is different. Today is the first day of the new year. It is the day to officially brush up on my proficiency. I cannot be careless and have to put on proper work clothes.

Qin Huai took out Huang's work clothes from the suitcase. They were of the right size, well-cut, and had the right style. There was even a name embroidered on the chest. These were clothes that only regular workers in Huang's kitchen could own, not even apprentices.

Take your cell phone, open the door, and Master Qin will make a grand appearance on New Year's Day!

"Brother, Happy New Year! Breakfast is ready in the pot. Grandma heated up the leftover chicken noodle soup and sandwiches from yesterday. Aunt Wang came early in the morning and saw that you were not awake yet, so she brought eggs and went back. Aunt Wang's fried eggs are delicious. I ate three!" Qin Luo poked his head out, holding a large bowl full of longevity noodles.

Qin Huai went outside to wash up.

Although Mr. Qin's home has a modern kitchen, there is no washbasin for washing. In the morning, he washes his face and brushes his teeth with a basin, a cup and a toothbrush, and goes outside to wash, under the pretext of getting up early to breathe fresh air.

Qin Luo followed Qin Huai holding the bowl.

"Brother, what snacks are you making today? Early this morning, my uncle, second uncle, third uncle, youngest uncle, and my aunt, second aunt, third aunt, and youngest aunt called to wish us a happy new year. They asked us when to come to our place. They will come in pairs over four days, otherwise there will be too many people and not enough snacks to go around." Qin Luo had just finished speaking when Qin Congwen passed by while talking on the phone.

"Happy New Year, second uncle! Will my cousins ​​come over to pay New Year's greetings to my mom tomorrow? Not tomorrow, not tomorrow. Tomorrow Huaihuai's eldest and second uncles have to come. Today? Today is even worse. Today is when the villagers visit each other. Aren't several uncles in the village?"

"Huaihuai is awake? There are noodles left over from yesterday in the pot, hurry up and eat them, Luoluo wants to eat them but your grandma won't let you." Qin Congwen showed concern for his son and then politely declined, "Yes, Huaihuai just woke up, he was exhausted from making snacks yesterday."

"Four Happiness Tangtuan. You've heard of Four Happiness Tangtuan too? Has it spread to you?! His second uncle, let me tell you..." Qin Congwen walked further and further away while talking on the phone.

Qin Huai silently spit out the mouthwash in his mouth, glanced at the large bowl in Qin Luo's hand, and asked: "So what is the general arrangement now?"

Qin Luo counted on his fingers and began to report his work: "Like in previous years, my uncle and aunt will definitely be given priority. The time from the second to the fifth day of the New Year will be reserved for them."

"My aunt called this morning and said that He Cheng's cousin was going abroad on the eighth day of the first lunar month and wanted him to have something good to eat before he left. So grandma cut in line for their family and waited until the sixth day."

"My cousin and his family have arranged it for the 6th to 10th day of the first lunar month."

"You know about my uncles. Grandma really dislikes them. They are scheduled from the 11th to the 13th day of the lunar month. My second uncle was worried that you wouldn't want to make snacks because it was too late, so he called grandma early in the morning, but she didn't answer. Now he's calling dad again, hoping to squeeze in."

Although the Qin family does not have many direct relatives, the number of collateral relatives is exaggerated.

Qin Huai's grandparents had passed away before Zhao Rong adopted Qin Huai. Zhao Rong has 4 older brothers and 4 older sisters, and she is the ninth child.

Qin Huai didn't recognize his uncle and aunt until the second year after he was adopted by Zhao Rong and Qin Congwen. Qin Huai's uncle was 2 years older than Zhao Rong. When Qin Huai first met his uncle, he thought he was his grandfather. If Zhao Rong hadn't introduced him quickly, he would have almost called him grandpa.

Old Mr. Qin has an older brother and an older sister. His older brother passed away long ago and his older sister married and moved away. His two nephews are both in this village. Qin Huai delivered some four-happiness dumplings to their home yesterday.

There are more relatives on Grandma Qin's side. Grandma Qin is the eldest sister, and she has four younger brothers and three younger sisters. Except for Qin Huai's great uncle who died of illness more than 10 years ago, the rest are still alive.

However, Grandma Qin generally had a bad relationship with her younger brothers and sisters. It was said that this was because when Grandma Qin was young, she was the eldest sister who had to support the family. She had an impetuous personality and swift and decisive methods. She was very strict in disciplining her younger brothers and sisters, which made many of them resent her.

Later, Qin Congwen and Qin Xiuli were infertile for many years. The people who complained the most behind their backs were not the villagers, but Grandma Qin's brothers and sisters. At that time, Grandma Qin was still a fierce character, never swallowing her anger, and went straight to the door to beat them, almost breaking off the relationship.

In recent years, Grandma Qin has been close to her eldest and youngest sisters, but she has not seen much of her other brothers and sisters. Before Qin Huai's amazing skills, many of Grandma Qin's nephews and nieces did not even come to pay New Year's greetings to her. Even if they did come to pay New Year's greetings later, they could not arrive before the ninth day of the first lunar month, and they could only bring two boxes of milk in exchange for two kilograms of vegetarian buns.

As for why Qin Huai did not go to his uncle and aunt's house to pay New Year's greetings during the Spring Festival, but his uncle and aunts came to Qin Huai's house to pay New Year's greetings...

The Zhao family said that they have their own rhythm.

My younger sister's family is busy preparing for the New Year and has no time to visit us. My brothers and sisters, please accommodate me and visit us. What's wrong with that?
"Brother, let me tell you, this morning I heard grandpa and grandma talking about my second uncle's family..." Qin Luo couldn't wait to share the gossip he had just heard.

Qin Huai listened with great interest, serving himself noodles as he listened. The brother and sister sat at the door with the noodles in their hands, one talking while the other listened.

Qin Huai sometimes thought that there was a reason why he loved listening to gossip so much and why he loved listening to Dong Shi’s gossip while working when he was communicating with Huang Ji.

There are too many relatives in the family. With many relatives, there is a lot of gossip. When they pay New Year’s greetings, they will visit each other and spread the gossip accumulated over the year.

In previous years, when the New Year came, Qin Huai would be busy making snacks in the kitchen, and Qin Luo would be outside listening to gossip, dumbfounded. When he had heard enough, he would rush into the kitchen to tell Qin Huai, leaving Qin Huai dumbfounded while he was busy making snacks. After breakfast, Aunt Wang came again.

Come to work.

Seeing Aunt Wang's enthusiasm for work, Qin Huai was very touched. Qin Huai had long planned to focus on making four-happiness dumplings during the Chinese New Year, and the ingredients had already been prepared.

Aunt Wang started chopping meat as soon as she picked up the kitchen knife, and started boiling sugar as soon as the Qinhuai pot was heated. Soon, the villagers who were directly hired by the boss last night arrived one after another, each doing their own job, and the configuration was much higher than that on New Year's Eve.

The people who light the fire are not distant relatives like the third aunt and the sixth aunt, but are recognized fire-lighting experts and professional fire-lighters in the village.

Batch after batch of Four-Happiness Tangyuan were born.

People who often make dim sum know that if you only make one kind of dim sum, you can make it very quickly.

Soon, the first big bowl containing the four-happiness dumplings was full.

The second one is full too.

Seeing that the third basin was also full, Qin Huai took the time to shout to the outside: "Grandma, are there guests at home? Don't let the guests go back empty-handed, make some dumplings for everyone to take away!"

This sentence is the Qin family's code, indicating that Qin Huai has made enough of the estimated quantity, and the excess can be distributed to the lucky neighbors who come to visit.

When the lucky neighbors heard the word "tangtuan", they almost shouted out in excitement.

At this time, someone might ask, didn't the villagers of Qinjia Village eat Four Happiness Tangtuan last night? There's no need to be so excited.

It is like this. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, villagers visit each other. The range of villagers is very wide, including not only people from Qinjia Village, but also people from the neighboring village, the neighboring village, the neighboring town, and people from the same county. As long as they want to go, they can be villagers.

Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin both have brothers and sisters, and their parents also have brothers and sisters. Really, there are too many relatives whose relationships can be clearly explained.

These relatives are not as confident as close relatives such as uncles, aunts, cousins, and uncles, who can not only visit the house to wish a happy new year, but also make appointments to visit the house for dinner. But they are really relatives, and it is reasonable to bring two boxes of milk and a bag of dried black fungus to visit the house.

The first day of the Lunar New Year is reserved for these distant relatives to visit. There is no guarantee that they will get some snacks, but if they don't come to visit, they will definitely not get any. They don't expect the gifts they bring. In previous years, Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin were willing to accept some fruits, but this year there are too many fruits at home and they don't want to accept any.

A Qin Huai had brought fruits to the Qin family's home in the past two years, but he was not lucky enough and got no snacks, only a box of milk as a return gift. This year, when he brought fruits to the Qin family's home, he found that the Qin family really didn't want the fruits. The unknown distant relative, who had been desperate and secretly crying in his heart, shed tears of excitement after hearing Qin Huai's words.

Family members, hard work pays off and persistence works!
He knew that even though he was only the son of Qin Huai's second cousin's wife's cousin's aunt's family, he really didn't know what relative of Qin Huai he was. But because he lived in the next village, he could come to the Qin family to pay New Year's greetings in the morning every New Year's Day. In recent years, he insisted on bringing fruits to the door, even if other people still didn't know who he was, it was useful to bring fruits to the door!
Four-happiness dumplings, isn’t that the time?
I went to the Qin family to pay New Year's greetings at 11 o'clock in the morning, and happened to hear the news of the four-happiness dumplings being given away, which caused a sensation among the Qin family's distant relatives.

In previous years, even if a few lucky people were able to get take-away snacks on New Year’s Day, it was usually in the afternoon.

Many people eat breakfast in the morning, pack up and set off, and then chat until the afternoon.

If there are too many people, just go out and chat.

As long as they are slightly related and not too outrageous, the Qin family will give them two buns. They can't let them go back hungry after paying New Year's greetings on New Year's Day.

The reason why the unknown relative didn't even get any buns in the past two years was because he was too unrelated to the family.

Combined with the news of the four-happiness dumplings sent to the whole village last night, many people living nearby have sensed that something is unusual this year.

People from nearby villages immediately took action. They had no intention of coming to the Qin family to join in the fun. As they had nothing to do on New Year's Day, they all started looking for gifts suitable for visiting the Qin family.

Since I have nothing to do, I might as well go over and try my luck.

Seeing that more people came, Qin Huai thought that since there was a big pot at home, it would be convenient to cook the four-happiness dumplings in a big pot. Although making four-happiness dumplings is mainly to improve the proficiency of mixing the fillings, cooking four-happiness dumplings can also improve the proficiency of the heat. After making dumplings for a long time, you have to cook a few pots to change your mood. Qin Huai simply cooked two large pots and distributed them directly to the distant relatives who came to visit the house for the New Year.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t have enough bowls at home, you can go to the village to borrow some.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I came to the Qin family to pay New Year's greetings on a whim, carrying a big Want Want gift bag that I had bought for my children. As soon as I entered the door, I was given a bowl of four-happiness dumplings, which were full of four dumplings. I took a bite and found them so delicious that I almost died on the spot. I didn't even know what kind of relative I was. The villagers who lived in the next village were simply shocked.

So this is what it feels like to celebrate the Chinese New Year?

The villager didn't expect that at the age of 47, he could still experience the feeling of being given a handful of peanuts by the wealthy and enthusiastic villagers when he went to other people's homes to pay New Year's greetings on New Year's Day as a child.

The villagers looked at the people in the yard and outside the yard, eating and chatting with their bowls in hand, and reluctantly drinking some glutinous rice dumpling soup after eating. They felt that today was a really lively New Year's Day.

Really come to the right!
"Put your bowl here after you finish eating. Don't put it anywhere else." The neighbor's aunt also found work for herself, and also found work for her children.

Wash the dishes.

This is an easy job, as the four-happiness dumplings for the family’s dinner tonight depend on the dishes washed by the children.

The villagers held their bowls and didn't know who to talk to, so they just stood next to the one who spoke the loudest and started listening to the gossip.

In front of him stood a little girl who was obviously reading, holding a large bowl in her hand and listening very attentively.

In the room, Grandma Qin came out with a small inventory notebook and grabbed a distant relative who she knew was really a distant relative:
"Xiuping, tell the people coming later not to bring any more fruit. We really have too much fruit to eat at home this year. Huaihuai has a friend who sent dozens of boxes of fruit over."

"Anything is fine as long as it's not fruit."

"By the way, do you know anyone who can chop meat? Please introduce two to me. Huai Huai doesn't have enough helpers, so the introduction fee is two bags of dumplings."

(End of this chapter)