The children played backgammon with Xu Jiaojiao.

Xu Jiaojiao made a simple version of backgammon, which can be played by several people at the same time. At first, even the children couldn't play.

She taught her slowly, and it was actually quite easy to learn. The children were not stupid, so they basically understood it.

Dalang and Daya didn't bother to play with Xu Jiaojiao and the others before, but later they slowly watched from the side and saw some tricks. They both found it quite interesting and joined in.

Five people can play together at the same time, and the fun is just as lively as the men playing cards.

We played until midnight. The children are usually sleepy at this point and fell asleep early. Today they are still full of energy.

By late night, the weather was really too cold.

Mrs. Xu Zhang asked her daughters-in-law to take the children back to their rooms to sleep, so that they could not get too cold.

The children were so playful and the main room was so lively and warm that they didn't want to go back.

In previous years, Xu Youde and his wife would have to stay up all night, which is called staying up all night. Watching until the New Year arrives will bring good luck to them in the coming year.

There is no need for everyone in a family to stay here. This year, when Xu Laowu comes back, Xu Laowu will stay with him.

After playing for a while, everyone in the rooms went back to their houses to rest.

Before Xu Jiaojiao went to rest, Xu Youde, Xu Laowu, and Xu Zhang each took a low-grade tranquilizing pill.

After eating meatballs, several people felt different.

"Old girl, after eating these meatballs, I feel like my bones are a few ounces lighter and I feel less sleepy."

"It's true, this meatball is so amazing, I'm afraid it's a good thing."

Xu Zhang knows the best, "What are you two looking at? It would be nice to give you one. This thing is very valuable. It is a medicinal material specially sent by the He family to support Mrs. He's health.

Meatballs, don't make any decisions, the old girl won't even be able to eat the rest."

Xu Youde took a rest and thought.

He felt that eating people would make them energetic. As people get older, they often feel weak. Eating these meatballs has an immediate effect.

Since there aren’t many, forget it.

The situation in his family now makes him happy this year.

It would be so perfect every year, so worry-free every year, it would be nice to have money every year.

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Inside the big room.

Dalang and Daya fell asleep.

It was getting late, so everyone just went to bed and fell asleep.

Because the children are older, the curtains are closed on the kang, and four people sleep on one big kang. Da Lang and Da Ya have their own space, and it is not too crowded. They have separate rooms with everyone in the city.

, it is definitely incomparable, but it is better than the average banker. I don’t know how much better it is.

Xu Darong tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

Yao asked in a low voice, "Darong, what's wrong with you?"

Xu Darong said in a low voice, "It's nothing. I've been back here for many days and I saw that my family's wine shop is so big. How many taels of silver did my sister invest in it?"

"I'm not sure. It seems that the He family bought the shares. My sister gave 30% of the shares to the He family."

Mrs. Yao also found out these things from the mouth of Luo Shi, a big talker. She didn't know anything about it. Mrs. Xu Zhang seemed to be guarding her against thieves.

"Then why 30% was given to the He family and only 10% to our own family? And Liao Qing was given 10%, why didn't even my eldest brother get 10%? I am the only scholar in the family after all.

, give me a 10% share, and I will go to the county town and help her sell wine, what’s wrong? You’re such a stingy person!"

Xu Darong was very angry. It was because after he returned home and saw that his family was living a prosperous life, he was greedy.

The pigs at home are so strong, and they are all worth their money.

During the New Year, everyone has new clothes to wear and meat to eat.

They slaughtered such a big pig and only gave them a few kilograms of meat.

He is the eldest son and a scholar, so he is only given a few kilograms of meat. Does this make sense? If he slaughters a pig, the meat alone is two hundred kilograms.

I gave half a head as a gift to the He family!!

Isn’t it good to keep so much pork at home and eat it?

Today's family reunion dinner was more sumptuous than in previous years. Not only did the parents praise Xu Jiaojiao, but everyone flattered Xu Jiaojiao. In previous years, they were all flattering Xu Darong. He, Xu Darong, is the whole old Xu family.

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Now, everything has changed.

Yao advised, "Darong, Liao Qing is my sister's fiancé, and they will get married after the Chinese New Year. They say they are giving Liao Qing 10%, but my sister is holding it in her own hands. It's no different. You are the eldest brother.

, naturally it’s different, you don’t have to argue with Liao Qing.”

There was one more thing she didn't dare to say.

You can't fight even if you fight.

"I am arguing with Liao Qing? Liao Qing is an outsider, but I am her serious eldest brother. I am the eldest son of the family, the eldest brother is like my father, and I have a lot of fame. She doesn't take me seriously at all.

Here! The second and fourth children are incompetent and don’t deserve shares. Why doesn’t she give me a share? She doesn’t have any idea when she opens a wine shop. Isn’t it so successful because of my scholar..." Xu Darong said more.

More and more excited.

Yao had been staying at home doing work during this period, and was influenced by his family. He was not as shameless as Xu Darong. He immediately advised: "Darong, don't be excited. Not even 10% of the money at home belongs to you? I

I heard that if you earn money, even if it is 10%, you can still share a lot of money. By then, the elder of our family will not have to worry about the money for studying, and the eldest daughter will not have to worry about the dowry. Listen to what my mother-in-law said this year

They are all confident. We have arranged marriage arrangements for Erlang, Erya and Sanya. We don’t have to worry about Sanya’s marriage. This is all because of the confidence of money. The old girl has enough money on hand, and she also wants to support Silang to study...

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The mention of letting Shiro go to school made Xu Darong even more angry.

"I have already said that there is a scholar in the family. Do I still need to send my children to study? Doesn't this obviously have a problem with me as a scholar? Does it have a problem with our big family? How much does it cost to start a child from scratch to study?

?If we have this money to waste at home, why don’t we spend it on our elder brother’s exam to become a scholar? My father still supports it, but I think he is also an old fool!”

Yao advised kindly, "Darong, forget it, we are celebrating the New Year. Let's forget about these troublesome things for the time being. Just have a good sleep and celebrate the New Year. We will talk about it later."

What else could Xu Darong do? His anger was in vain.

He must find an opportunity to have a good talk with Xu Youde about these matters in the future.

Now I can only complain to Mr. Yao behind closed doors.

He turned over in frustration, "Go to sleep!"

Mrs. Yao hummed softly, and she moved closer to Xu Darong, "Darong, Darong..."

Rubbing against him a few times.
Chapter completed!