Rebirth in 1980: The Farm Wife Makes a Comeback
Chapter 372: Everyone Gets One

Chapter 372: Chapter 372: Everyone Gets One

Li Dongsheng unceremoniously took out three, opened each one to look inside, and liked them all. So, he didn’t bother to exchange them. With him leading the way, others didn’t hesitate either and selected theirs. However, after picking through them, they felt all were about the same. The first bag contained two couplets, one big and one small, two "Fu" characters, ten red envelopes, plus a large red bag.

Then Qin Xiangyang took all the bags in his hands before reluctantly knocking on the door.

"Come in," a voice came from inside. Only then did Qin Xiangyang breathe a sigh of relief; fortunately, everyone was there.

He pushed open the door and entered, though somewhat bewildered to find everyone gathered.

However, he only paused for a few seconds before instinctively standing up straight and saluting.

"Hello, teachers, and Commander."

His voice was loud and his military posture was standard, although the bags in his hand looked somewhat out of place.

"Oh, Qin Xiangyang, what brings you here?" Commander Xu tapped the table with his pen and then pointed to the bag in Qin Xiangyang’s hand, "What are you carrying that makes you so flustered?"

"Noth... nothing..." Qin Xiangyang stammered, but thinking of Qin Xiangnuan, he straightened his back again. He couldn’t let his sister look down on him; going back like that would be embarrassing. After all, he was the brother and needed to set an example for his sister.

"Reporting to Commanders and Teachers,"

he lifted the bag in his hand, "My sister wrote these Spring Couplets to bring some festive cheer to the Commanders and Teachers. Happy New Year, Commanders and Teachers. These didn’t cost any money; there’s one for everyone." Saying so, he placed the bag in the corner. "This is all I can carry; there’s a pile in the dormitory. If it’s not enough, feel free to come find me; there are plenty more at home."

After saying that, he saluted again, clenched his fist, turned around, and ran off.

"Ha ha..." Commander Xu couldn’t help but burst into laughter, "Kid knows how to give gifts now."

"This kid has potential," another teacher nodded frequently, sneakily glancing at the items on the ground. Of course, he didn’t lack that little bit of money but found the small calf figure amusingly cute. Coincidently, he was born in the year of the Ox. Wasn’t this his zodiac year?

If Qin Xiangyang knew that simply following his sister’s words to give a small gift would lead to him being labeled as having great potential, he wouldn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Commander Xu wasn’t shy about walking over and taking one, after all, it had already been said, everyone gets a share — classmates, teachers, and the Commander too.

Mm, the writing on this is pretty decent. Commander Xu liked the characters on the Spring Couplet, thinking they weren’t quite like what a girl would write. The strokes were too sharp, and he felt they couldn’t have been done without decades of practice, leading him to suspect whether Qin Xiangyang had fooled him.

"These characters are nice," suddenly, another teacher picked one up, "The writing is quite delicate and the skill isn’t bad."

Commander Xu quickly raised his eyes to look at the Spring Couplet in the teacher’s hand, noticing that the writing was indeed different from his own. The characters were elegantly graceful, clearly written by a girl. Yet, upon comparing the strength of the strokes with the one in his hand, there was a faint resemblance. While he couldn’t confirm if they were written by the same person, he trusted Qin Xiangyang’s character. He had heard early on that Qin Xiangyang had a sister who was very skilled in calligraphy, selling Spring Couplets every New Year since childhood.

Therefore, what Qin Xiangyang said was likely eighty to ninety percent true.

Of course, he had to give the kid some credit; he couldn’t let the gift go to waste after all, ensuring it reached the appropriate people. Commander Xu was the first to take action, and soon others weren’t shy, each taking one, with a few more left.

Commander Xu picked up another one, "I’ll take one to send to my in-laws, though it might not be enough. I’ll have to ask that kid for a few more later."

Commander Xu’s comment made the others burst into laughter, though each pondered if they should take a few extra too. When they came out, nearly every soldier had a red bag in their hand. This red color truly was festive, and though it wasn’t yet New Year, it painted the entire courtyard with cheer.

Now, the other teachers weren’t shy either and went to Qin Xiangyang to ask for more. The over-a-hundred he brought were all given out, and there were far more than a hundred people at the school. Quite a few even specifically came over to ask for Spring Couplets, but he now had empty hands and nothing left.

As New Year approached, he really didn’t want to disappoint these students, some of whom he had just met. This was the perfect chance to build relationships that would help in the future, as they still had much land at home unplanted. If Qin Xiangnuan knew what Chun Xiangyang was thinking, she’d probably take a vegetable knife out to threaten him.

She worked hard writing Spring Couplets all year round, sweating blood and tears to make this batch of bags, not for others to farm their land.

When Qin Xiangyang got home and told his sister, he took another hundred and went grandly to the school to hand them out again. At home, there was still a pile, and Jian Zhiqing, Taotao, Jian Zhiqin, and Granny Lu all came over to help.

Jian Zhiqing took several dozen bags for herself, planning to distribute them at her workplace before the holidays.

In the afternoon, he had already tidied up his desk. Aside from having to cover a few shifts in the coming days, there wasn’t much else to do, so he didn’t need to come back.

"Xiao Wang, wait a minute," just then, he saw the secretary about to leave.

"Secretary, did you need something?"

Xiao Wang quickly came over, smiling brightly, someone who knew how to navigate social settings. Naturally, he was also smart and perceptive, or he wouldn’t have been able to survive in this department. Their department offered many benefits and was easy to get by in, but equally easy to offend people.

Jian Zhiqing did well, at least without making too many enemies for himself. Over the years, he rose from being a small secretary to the position of Secretary. He had a good reputation.

"Take this," Jian Zhiqing took out over a dozen red bags from under his desk, "These were written by a young girl at home. Give everyone one, and if they want more, they can come to me for more. They’re all here; just come get them yourselves." He pointed to beneath his desk.

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