New Year's Eve was coming, Shen Yanbei had settled the accounts of Tongfu Restaurant. Now, Tongfu Restaurant has become the best restaurant in the county. Customers come every day. Even seats in the lobby had to be booked in advance. The business was so prosperous, which made the monthly surplus increase from two to three hundred taels at the beginning of the month to five to six hundred taels!
As for the branch in Qingzhou, due to the abundance of people in the capital, there were so many wealthy people, so the surplus was ten times more than the main restaurant!
Looking at the life that was gradually becoming richer, Shen Yanbei felt relieved. He paid all the staff's salaries and even generously distributed a big red envelope to each of them. He gave them a few days off and would come back to work on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.
In the past, when he celebrated the New Year alone, except for being a little envious of the family reunion of others who enjoyed a delicious dinner with his parents, Shen Yanbei felt that there was no different than in normal times. But now he had his wife by his side, Shen Yanbei felt some satisfaction, and couldn't wait to use his eighteen martial arts skills to make a table of delicious food on New Year’s Eve. But it was a pity that the three of them couldn't enjoy it together since Zhou Yu had to keep his filial piety for one year because of the death of his relative. So Shen Yanbei cooked for himself and Gu Changfeng's, and for Zhou Yu, he cooked some vegetarian dishes.
Because of filial piety, the young man was afraid that Shen Yanbei and Gu Changfeng would get bad luck. At first, he refused to spend New Year's eve with them. Shen Yanbei used the theory of a one-day teacher as a father for life.
The young man also understood that after he didn't any relatives, Shen Yanbei and Gu Changfeng would be his support in the future, so with tears in his eyes, he vowed that he must follow the teachings of Shīfu and Gōngzǐ seriously and work hard to study and practice martial arts.
Shen Yanbei patted him on the shoulder and said to him to do his best. Although Zhou Yu didn't have much talent for studying, he was very serious and persistent in martial arts practice. Considering that reading was not the only way to get ahead, Shen Yanbei did not force him to study hard but only required that he could read and write clearly.
After eating New Year’s Eve dinner, it was time to watch the year exchange. Because there was no entertainment in this remote area, farmers usually gathered together to chat and talk about things about their work with some elders. The rich and wealthy ones would wait until midnight to set off firecrackers.
These days firecrackers were still a rarity, and ordinary people were not willing to waste the money to buy them. So they only used them on the day of festivals. The Shen's Family even bought several strings of firecrackers to set off in the same year when the original body took the exam.
This year, the villagers in Shenjia Village were full of pockets of money, hoping that the coming year will be even better. Every household bought firecrackers to set them off. As soon as the hour came, firecrackers rang four times, and the silent night immediately became lively. Several villages in the distance could hear the sound of firecrackers from Shenjia Village.
"Let's go to sleep too!" After the firecrackers were finished burning, Shen Yanbei couldn't wait to take the Changfeng to the bedroom. Zhou Yu saw that the time was no longer early, so he had already wittily returned home with the lucky money given by Shen Yanbei. Now there were only two of them in the house.
The undisguised fire in the man's eyes made Gu Changfeng's face flush, but his feet followed him without hesitation.
Although he usually looked restrained and shy, he also liked to do some intimate things with Shen Yanbei.
"Changfeng... Changfeng..." Shen Yanbei touched Gu Changfeng's muscular back with eyes full of intoxication, holding his thin waist and sighing, "Jinjiang won't let me say it, but I still want to say it! Really comfortable!"
Gu Changfeng's eyes were moist, and his resolute face was blushing all over. He pressed his lips tightly so that he didn't make that shameful sound.
Shen Yanbei looked polite and cultured, but after turning off the lights, he became a hooligan who could say anything naughty words, which sometimes made Changfeng so embarrassed that he didn't know what to do.
"Changfeng..." Shen Yanbei buried his head on his neck, licked and kissed his red ears, and said dumbly, "What should I do? I really want to melt with you in the lust river like this..."
Gu Changfeng hurriedly turned his head and blocked his mouth quickly, not wanting to hear the embarrassing words from his mouth. Shen Yanbei chuckled twice, acted in a kind-hearted manner, and moved forward holding his waist hand, gently comforting the tearful little one who was being bullied.
"Hmm..." Gu Changfeng pushed Shen Yanbei with impatience. Shen Yanbei made him comfortable in the front but stopped in the back. It was very uncomfortable to get stuck there.
Aware of his intentions, Shen Yanbei's smile became thicker, his lips licked and bit the sexy Adam's apple, tempting him, "You have to say what you want."
Gu Changfeng flushed, panting, his eyes gleaming, "DO..."
"OK!" Shen Yanbei held the steering wheel and turned harshly, making Gu Changfeng's breath heavier and heavier, but the situation that couldn't be described has not been alleviated.
"No..." Gu Chang closed his eyes and turned his head to spit out a few words in embarrassment.
Shen Yanbei heard it clearly, and the corners of the mouth were unconsciously raised. "Okay, I'll listen to you." Then he slammed on the accelerator and the speed of the car soared.
Gu Changfeng opened his eyes, and his black eyes soaked with love lust stared straight at him. Shen Yanbei loved these eyes so much that he couldn't help kissing them.
"You look at me like this, I won't be able to stand it..."
The car rushed on the warm track, the roar of the engine made them enthusiastic, and the emotions were like a storm crashing on the shore, drawing the two people into an endless whirlpool of pleasure.
The next day, Shen Yanbei woke up fresh and bright. Gu Changfeng had woken up a long time ago to boil water and make breakfast, but when he thought of Shen Yanbei tossing him back and forth last night, the heat on his face couldn't go down.
"Changfeng, are you up?"
"Yes." Gu Changfeng still felt a little embarrassed. He actually still laid in bed on the first day of the new year, while he had to serve his husband.
Shen Yanbei took new clothes, intending to wear them. Gu Changfeng hurriedly said, "Let me help." The wife had to serve her husband like this.
Shen Yanbei kept his eyes on Changfeng's clothes while letting him arrange his own clothes. He looked up and down several times. "Hey, why is my wife so handsome!" The new clothes were specially ordered when he was in Qingzhou.
The clothes were made by fitting his size, with good materials and good workmanship. Gu Changfeng wore them with his bee waist, long legs, and a masculine face, full of masculinity!
Knowing that he was complimenting him, Gu Changfeng's eyes flickered. "You are also very handsome." The young man was dressed in a moon-white brocade. Elegant and handsome, which was very eye-catching.
"That is!" Shen Yanbei chuckled. "It seems we are meant to be a natural couple!"
"Yeah." Gu Changfeng responded softly.
Shen Yanbei smiled brighter and brighter. "Hurry up and have breakfast, and we will go out for a stroll later!"
Everyone in the village burned firecrackers last night, and red papers fluttered all over the ground in front of every house this morning. It was extremely festive, people could see the prosperity.
A few children in new clothes were playing. Seeing Shen Yanbei and Gu Changfeng coming over, they came forward to pay a New Year's greeting.
"Okay, good." Shen Yanbei took out the prepared red envelopes, and each handed out one. "Good health, grow up high!"
The children were stunned, wanting to pick it up but not daring to pick it up. The villager on the side said, "We are folks in the village, how can you do this?"
"To picture auspiciousness, buy candy for the children." Shen Yanbei smiled and stuffed the red envelopes to the children.
"I wish Shen Xiucai will be in upper school next year!" The red envelope contained a very auspicious number-six cents.
Hearing that, an older child took the red envelope and said loudly, "Shen Xiucai, you will definitely be in upper school next year!"
"Take your good words." Shen Yanbei patted the child on the shoulder, smiling authentically.
Upon seeing this, the other children were doing the same. After receiving the red envelopes, they all said auspicious words. The villagers shook their heads and laughed.
The two went to the village chief’s house to pay respects to Shen Dezhong, and several people chatted about what to farm in spring. During the previous autumn harvest, the land usage had been registered, and he had checked the situation of the autumn harvest, also the soil, just to adjust the planting mode. Hearing Shen Dezhong's question, he said his own way of thinking.
The co-cultivation of fish, rice, and duck resulted in a bumper harvest of food for the villagers. This breeding model suddenly attracted the attention of many people, especially the county magistrate Li Zhiyuan. Li Zhiyuan deliberately promoted this method. At that time, large-scale breeding would cause fish and ducks quantities to increase. This would inevitably lead to the price of them like the price of cabbage.
Shen Dezhong nodded and frowned, "What should we do then?"
"In addition to the fish, rice and duck farming model, there are many similar models, such as rice shrimp, rice field loach, rice turtle fish duck, etc..." Shen Yanbei has briefly introduced them.
Shen Dezhong was overjoyed and said sternly, "If they are interested in learning, please give your advice."
Shen Yanbei responded with a smile. The co-raising of fish, rice, and ducks was still mainstream in the past two years, and the villagers were probably not willing to give up. He just reminded them in advance.
On the second day of the new year, Shen Yanbei and Gu Changfeng brought gifts to the county to pay a New Year greeting to Li Zhiyuan. The two of them still rode in the bullock cart of Uncle Shen's and swayed all the way to the county.
"Let's buy a carriage," Gu Changfeng said. The young gentleman looked generous, gentle, and cultured. His image seemed not suitable to ride the bullock cart.
Shen Yanbei raised his eyebrows and smiled. "Okay." Now he had loose hands, buying a carriage was not that much, also making traveling was more convenient.
After arriving at the county office and paying New Year greetings to Li Zhiyuan and his wife, Li Zhiyuan asked them to stay for lunch. Li Lin, a one-year-old kid, knew that the uncle who gave him toys last time came to the house, happily ran out to pay a New Year greeting. He received a big red envelope and a gift-Shen Yanbei gave it. The little guy had a hard time trying to make new toys.
Shen Yanbei really liked this kid. If this kid didn't stuff the peppers in his mouth, and he still didn't know where the peppers were!
During the Chinese New Year, Li Zhiyuan did not talk about Shen Yanbei's school entrance examination preparation but talked about farming. He had reported the fact that fish, rice, and duck co-cultivation could greatly increase food production, and the executives had also replied. It said that Li Zhiyuan should first find a place to experiment, and after confirming that it was correct, he could vigorously promote it.
"If it succeeds, you are my great hero!" Li Zhiyuan looked serious. "The court will reward you! This will be of great help to you in the future!"
Shen Yanbei expressed fear. "It's just a matter of raising your hand, I didn't think so much." Although he decided to participate in Qiuwei, this was not the same matter as being an official.
Li Zhiyuan said with a heartfelt heart, "I have no intention of planting a willow slip hoping to enjoy the shade of the tree*, but if you have such a skill, you should contribute to the country and the people."
*liǔchéngyīn: do sth. which brings results without effort [easily]
Shen Yanbei smiled and did not answer.
Li Zhiyuan was a little helpless. He had been in contact with Shen Yanbei for so long, knowing that he was not kind of ambitious, and immediately asked him, "Do you think Qingzhou is prosperous?"
"Yes." As the capital of Qinghe County, and three thousand miles of boats in Qingyun Port, Qingzhou, there was a constant flow of businessmen, and you could sometimes see foreigners with high noses and deep eyes. Lively and bustling.
"Yongjing is even more than that." Li Zhiyuan frowned slightly. "You are so young, don't you want to visit Yongjing?"
Yongjing was the capital of the Great Qi State. Of course, he wanted to go and check it out. So Shen Yanbei said, "Reading thousands of books does not compare to traveling thousands of miles, the student naturally wants to appreciate the supreme scenery of my great Qi."
"Only when the heart is attached can you go further," Li Zhiyuan said meaningfully.
Shen Yanbei understood, but from the corner of his eye, he glanced at Gu Changfeng.
His attachment was here, where did it take so hard to run so far?
After staying for lunch, Shen Yanbei received a New Year's gift from Li Zhiyuan-Great Qi Travel Notes. A book that introduced the geographical knowledge of Great Qi, but also contained the local customs.
Shen Yanbei felt funny in his heart, but he thanked him very well.
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