Chen Yan thought back to the ups and downs his family had experienced this year, and his heart was filled with endless thoughts. However, now that his family was together and living a peaceful life, he felt comforted.

He raised his glass and said encouragingly to his family at the table, "Although we didn't come to the North on our own initiative, the good life we ​​have now is the result of our hard work together.

We should be proud of everyone's efforts, especially Jia Niang and Miss Chen. The tofu shop you established together is well-known throughout the county. You two are now well-known figures in the county.

I must not slack off in the future. There's nothing wrong with being a businessman. At least it helps people live a good life. I was too narrow-minded before."

But Shen Jia heard that it was not the wine that made people drunk, but people were drunken by themselves. They hadn't even started drinking yet, but they were already talking about alcohol. Why did his grandfather suddenly change his attitude towards merchants?

But under her grandfather's encouraging gaze, she and Fuqiu tightened their grip on their wine glasses and responded in unison, "Never slack off!"

Then Shen Yan started to drink a glass to everyone at the table, which made Old Madam Shen beside him anxious. She was such an old man, yet she still drank so much.

Sure enough, she was helped into the room by several people halfway through. The others stayed to enjoy the wine and food. Looking at the moonlight in the sky and listening to the noisy voices around her, she felt that it would be a good choice if she could maintain her current life.

But she still had a little worry in her heart. Although the strength of the Yan family army should not be underestimated, an enemy composed of brutal elements who were forced into a desperate situation would also be a very troublesome enemy.

Now, more than half a month has passed, and the latest news of the war has not yet reached Ning'an Town. This has made the seeds of doubt in her heart grow bigger and bigger. Facing temperatures of more than ten degrees below zero, how long can the ancient army hold out?

At midnight, every household lit firecrackers to welcome the new year. Shen Jia took a deep breath, looked at the fiery red color in the yard, and a genuine smile appeared on his face.

It was also the time to give out red envelopes during the New Year. Shen's father and mother quickly called their children to them and said, "You youngsters, come forward quickly. We still need to ask for good luck in this New Year."

He raised the red envelope in his hand and waved to the four people repeatedly. Seeing this, Shen Ci was the first to kneel down. Shen Jia and the other two quickly imitated him and shouted in unison: "At the beginning of the new year, I wish you two a happy new year!"

“Okay, okay!”

The two of them couldn't stop smiling and quickly distributed the red envelopes in their hands to the four people.

Because there are only four elders in the family now, this is done three times and then it is over. Everyone gets four red envelopes. Now for the Shen family, having a good intention is more important than anything else.

Since Shen Hao had been working in the shop with Shen Jia and Fuqiu, he was naturally grateful for the wages. He could also feel the weight of the red envelope he gave him when he held it in his hand.

In fact, when Shen Jia was about to close the shop for the New Year, he also gave red envelopes equivalent to one month's salary to everyone who worked in the shop that year, and Shen Hao was naturally no exception.

The only difference is that in the eyes of the Shen family, she is still a junior. Giving gifts to elders is okay, but giving red envelopes seems a bit immature.

After the red envelope ceremony, the family sat happily around the fire, eating melon seeds and peanuts and chatting. Time passed unknowingly during this time.

Originally, they were supposed to stay up until dawn, but by midnight Shen Jia couldn't hold on any longer. After getting used to the early-to-bed-and-early-to-rise lifestyle at the tofu shop, it was hard for him to adjust to the new year.

Looking at her daughter who couldn't stop nodding in the house, Mother Shen felt pity in her heart. She quickly woke her up and asked her to go to sleep in the house. It was enough for them to be here.

As soon as she got back to bed, Shen Jia fell asleep quickly. Even Xiao Jiu's voice couldn't wake her up. So when she opened her eyes in the morning, she saw Xiao Jiu's message:

The annual evaluation is about to begin, and I need to leave for a few days to calculate the data of each system and rank them.

Seeing that it was marked that she had reached level five, Shen Jia was not in a hurry to use up her browsing time. She had not yet decided what to do next.

The mutagenesis breeding instrument has been idle for a while. There are too many things to do. Shen Jia is still on vacation and is feeling lazy. He doesn't have any good ideas for the time being.

As soon as he went out, he felt the cold wind and dazzling sunlight, but this made his body temperature even lower. Shen Jia tried to shrink his body as much as possible and ran to the kitchen. Someone had already started cooking dumplings inside, and heat was rushing around the house.

Shen Jia smiled and said, "Happy New Year, Mom and Dad!"

"Okay, okay! The dumplings will be ready soon. Your dad made dumplings with several different fillings today. I'm sure you'll have enough to eat."

As soon as Shen's mother saw the person coming, she quickly responded, while pouring a bowl of cold water into the boiling pot.

Eating dumplings was the best day of the New Year. After a few days of rest, the streets began to become lively. Shen Jia also began to prepare to open the shop. He called Fuqiu, Shen Hao and Shen Yue and walked towards the shop.

The inside was still the same as when Shen Jia left. It was obvious that the people inside had not been idle these days. The six people from the Yang family looked at the newcomers and their congratulations came out smoothly. The lively scene was once again reproduced.

After a few words of encouragement, Shen Jia began to arrange everyone's work. These were all tofu that needed to be prepared in advance for tomorrow. I wonder if the 300 kilograms given to Huicuilou before the New Year have been used up?

But she estimated that even if she made more, it would be enough for Li Qin and the others to digest. The main reason was that after so many days, everyone would definitely be willing to try something new.

After arranging the work in the shop, Shen Jia came to the workshop alone again, pushed open the load-bearing door, and found that there was almost nothing inside except some thin dust. Just by looking at it, she could imagine that this place would be filled with machines in the future.

Now we estimate that we will start repairing the stove, buying tools and recruiting workers. We will try to arrange everything in the workshop within five days after the machines in the next county are installed, and open it as soon as possible.

We still have to find familiar craftsmen to buy stoves and tools. Li Qin can be asked to promote the recruitment. For the time being, we will recruit villagers who can travel to Ning'an Town within an hour, and arrange for people to be picked up and dropped off every day by mules that turn the stone mill in the workshop.

These are just Shen Jia's own expectations in his mind. He still has to find a craftsman first to see if he can arrange time.

When she arrived at the contact point Wang Yang had left in town, she saw Wang Yang enter and quickly called out, "Captain Wang! Happy New Year! Judging from your appearance, did the team get a lot of work this year?"

"Happy New Year! It's Boss Shen! It's all thanks to you that we're now a well-known engineering team in town. What work do you have for the brothers today?"

Just say the word and we’ll be there anytime.”

Wang Yang now looks at Shen Jia as if he is his own God of Wealth. Every time he finishes the work for her family, the team will usher in a peak period, and the brothers are all so happy that they can't stop smiling.

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It's only 2,000 today. I'm very sorry.