The Chinese New Year is a big event, a rare time throughout the year when farmers just eat and drink and do nothing. However, Tian from the Zhang family, who used to be the most stingy and gave everything to her parents’ home to support her brothers, would always cut some meat at this time.

　　If you are still busy during the Chinese New Year, you will have to work hard all year round the next year.

　　It’s very particular.

　　Li Da was already very busy when every household in the village was buying stoves. He ate a meal when it was still dark in the morning, and went out to slaughter pigs with a backpack on his back. He was busy until the 26th or 27th. After all the pigs in other villages had been slaughtered, he went to the two villages of Dongxiping and Xiping.

　　These days, the Li family has pig offal every day, including pig livers, pig lungs and so on.

　　Fortunately, the weather was cold and it was able to be preserved.

　　On the 28th, the villagers went to the town to buy things. Li Zhouzhou followed them and said to his husband, “The village chief has an ox cart, so let’s ask for a favor. We’ll drive the ox this time. My husband, you walk too slowly to follow.”

　　The oxen are our treasures. When we go there, we usually take turns to sit on them or walk. When we come back, they carry things.

　　Those who took turns to sit were those who could speak, but Li Zhouzhou had never sat before. When he was a child, the village chief’s family had not bought an ox yet. When he was thirteen or fourteen, he was too embarrassed to sit with his mouth open.

　　I’m so tall and feel sorry for taking up space.

　　He had always walked. Li Zhouzhou didn’t say anything, fearing that his husband would worry about him being tired.

　　Gu Zhao thought that Zhou Zhou could also sit for a while, and it would be nice to take a walk and rest. If he went with them, he might waste everyone’s time, so he decided not to hold them back and just stayed at home to watch the door.

　　There were many people going to town this time, and everyone met at the village entrance before dawn. Some carried firewood to sell in town, and some collected baskets of eggs to sell. Li Zhouzhou only carried an empty basket, and Xing Ge’er did the same.

　　”Fortunately, we bought a trip last time.” said Xing Ge’er.

　　Li Zhouzhou nodded. This time he mainly wanted to buy some candies and dried fruits. He would visit the teacher during the New Year, and also go to Mr. Zhu’s house.

　　The gift is too thin to bring.

　　”Zhou Zhou, are you going to town again this year? Your father is going to slaughter a pig, so he must be very busy.”

　　”Why doesn’t your husband go?”

　　Li Zhouzhou said that his husband was weak and couldn’t walk far, so he didn’t go. Everyone naturally thought of the day when Li Zhouzhou was looking for a son-in-law, and the son-in-law he got was weak, but this time no one said anything unlucky, and they all smiled and said, “Your husband is still young, that’s because he hasn’t grown up yet, he will definitely grow up after eating two more bowls of rice.”

　　”Yes, he is good-looking and smart, and the stove he invented is really useful.”

　　”It’s very cold this year. Fortunately, we have a stove to keep warm. It’s much better than a brazier.”

　　Being able to cook and boil water is much better than having a brazier.

　　”As expected of a scholar, your brain is smarter than ours. It’s still a safe and auspicious furnace, so auspicious.”

　　”Luckily I bought it early, otherwise they won’t be selling it if I go to buy it now.”

　　Li Zhouzhou was happy to hear that everyone praised his husband more than him, but he didn’t show it on his face, just smiled and responded. However, this time when he went to the town, Li Zhouzhou rode on the village chief’s ox cart for the first time.

　　It was the village chief who personally asked Li Zhouzhou to ride on the ox cart.

　　Because the village chief’s family also uses a stove, it works great!