Back In Time For Imperial Examination Chapter 304

If Xie Ying didn't go home, this New Year would be lonely and boring.

Ryan Cui was too lazy to even buy New Year's goods. He just asked Cui Liangdong to send gifts everywhere according to the custom of previous years. He only kept half a pork, a few cages of chickens and ducks, a few baskets of dried Tianjin seafood, and a little fresh vegetables and fruits at home, to prepare for cooking at home when there was no place to buy food during the New Year.

Cui Liangdong handed over a stack of gift lists, and only took out the one for the Xie family, and asked: "Since Master Xie is not here this year, the gift list needs to be modified. Should we remove the fresh meat and vegetables and replace them with dried goods and preserved meats?"

Ryan Cui nodded: "Then send less, but don't change it all. His family employs able-bodied men, who eat a lot, so some fresh vegetables and fresh meat are good. In fact, we should send some to the border, but the border roads were closed early due to heavy snow, so it's not convenient for us to send it there. It's more practical to send it in early spring when there's a shortage of food."

His family sent gifts as usual, and the Xie family also returned gifts as usual, and according to the custom when Xie Ying was in Beijing, they sent several jars of high-quality liquor that was as clear as water. Ryan Cui himself did not drink much, so he gave most of it to Teacher Li and the seniors in the Hanlin Academy, and divided the rest among the authors, leaving only one jar for himself to drink during the New Year.