Liang Shuyan's eyes fell on the things on the table, and she said with a smile, "Is Lizheng celebrating my new house? He brought so many nice things!"

"Isn't it the magistrate's wife who's here? Let's all have some fun while she's here!"

Liang Shuyan nodded: "In that case, that's not a bad idea. I'll tell the children to go to the market to buy things!"

"Dashan, Zhao Heng, you two go to the market and buy some things to cook something delicious at home. We're going to invite the whole village to dinner. We'll take a horse-drawn carriage; it's spacious enough, isn't it?"

Liang Shuyan seemed to suddenly remember something, and then added, "Oh right, and your dad too. Say hello to him and invite him over. Tell him it's our housewarming celebration!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Heng's eyes widened: "Auntie, are you inviting my father to dinner?"

"Well, what else can we do? Your father is a county magistrate, how could we not invite him? Go quickly!"

Zhao Heng nodded.

Li Zheng led Chai Shi to the old lady and bowed slightly: "Grandma, hello, I am Li Zheng from Daling Village. On behalf of the whole village, I welcome you to our village. This is my wife."

Chai smiled and bowed politely to the old lady, saying, "This humble subject greets the old lady. May you be blessed."

The old lady, with her kind face, hurriedly said, "You're too kind. I just came to see Zhao Heng. It's alright. Since you are Lizheng's wife, please sit down."

Jiao didn't stand on ceremony and sat down on the stool next to him.

"Please try this pastry first, madam. It was made by Aunt Dashan herself. Aunt Dashan's skills are really good. Anything that comes into her hands can be turned into a delicacy. Just think, back then you turned pests like locusts into a delicious dish. The villagers were so hungry for it. Even now, when they talk about that meal, they still praise it highly!"

Upon hearing this, the old woman exclaimed excitedly, "Such a thing is possible! These locusts are edible? Are they not going to kill people?"

Li Zheng waved his hand and said, "Back when we were fleeing famine, we were lucky if we had anything to eat. We weren't worried about dying from what we ate."

Liang Shuyan arrived, her long hair flowing, her features delicate and pretty.

Dressed in a simple cloth skirt and with a bare face, she exudes a pure and innocent aura.

She wore a patterned handkerchief tied to her wrist, exuding gentleness.

The gentle voice, rich with local dialect, made people feel at ease.

She is a kind, hardworking girl who always cares about others. She embodies the simple beauty of nature and the purity of human kindness, making people feel warm and touched.

Grandma Zhao looked at Liang Shuyan with admiration and pointed to a stool next to her, saying, "Sit down. I heard you can even make locusts into delicious food. Is that true?"

Liang Shuyan nodded and explained, "I only know this because the conditions were really difficult at that time, and I couldn't bear to see the people around me go hungry, so I came up with this idea. I didn't expect that after these locusts ate them, even the people around me with dark complexions changed and their skin became much whiter. Moreover, the people who were originally sick also got much better."

Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Zhao's eyes flashed with shock. She hadn't expected that Liang Shuyan had experienced such hardship. After a moment's thought, she said, "You are very brave and innovative. That's good. No wonder even Hengheng speaks highly of you!"

After hearing this, Liang Shuyan gave an embarrassed smile, "Well... actually, I'm not brave. It was the villagers around me who gave me courage."

After listening, Old Lady Zhao nodded. "You are a kind child. Well then, now that your business is doing quite well, I will try to help you. Also, I heard that you helped the villagers harvest wheat again. This is a big deal! The Emperor values ​​capable people like you the most. I will definitely ask the Emperor to give you a good reward when I have the chance!"

Upon hearing this, Liang Shuyan was overjoyed. "Really? That's wonderful!"

She said that, but Liang Shuyan didn't think so in her heart. How could the county magistrate's mother have a relationship with the emperor?

Old Mrs. Zhao seemed to sense Liang Shuyan's suspicion. She grabbed Liang Shuyan's hand and said, "You still don't believe what this old lady has to say. Let me tell you, although this old lady is useless, my words are much more effective than those of ministers."

Liang Shuyan nodded reluctantly.

Zhang was cooking in the kitchen, making a lot of clanging and banging noises!

No matter how busy the family was, Liu Shi still needed someone to take care of her. Old Mrs. Liu volunteered to take care of her, and at this moment, she was carrying a bowl of vegetarian noodles and walking towards the house!

"The baby will be a month old in a few days!"

"Originally, your mother-in-law planned to celebrate your baby's one-month birthday together with moving into the new house. But then she remembered that the county magistrate's mother was coming, so she came to join in the fun and insisted on celebrating it all together. It seems that we will have to celebrate the baby's one-month birthday in a few days."

After feeding the child, Liu sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) and put the child down.

"Mom, I don't think this is the second child. There's no need to spend time celebrating the full moon. Besides, we're all so busy at home, where would we find the time?"

Grandma Liu didn't know how to comfort her daughter, so she simply shook her head and said, "It was because our family was poor before, but now no one is short of food. Since your mother-in-law said she would definitely celebrate the baby's one-month birthday, don't worry about it."

Liu remained silent.

More and more people gathered in the courtyard. Qiu Dong brought Jin Xia with him, and Jin Xia looked like she was about to give birth!

Jiao slowly walked over with a bowl of dumplings and placed it on the table.

"Jinxia, ​​come here quickly."

Qiu Dong pouted and said somewhat reluctantly, "Mom, it's like I'm not your son. You're feeding your daughter-in-law right in front of me. What about me?"

"Don't try to take it from my grandson. Jinxia is bringing back our family's treasure. Just wait a bit, and you'll definitely get your share."

Seeing how well Jiao treated her daughter-in-law, Old Liu couldn't help but sigh, "If only our Yinxia had the same good fortune as Jinxia. Jinxia hasn't given birth yet, and although she's a second-time bride, her son Qiudong treats her very well."

Originally, Old Liu was holding a bowl of dumplings himself, but seeing that his beloved son-in-law had nothing to eat, he handed over his own bowl.

"Autumn and winter, you eat first, I'm not hungry."

Jiao laughed heartily: "Oh dear, my dear in-law, you're reluctant to eat it yourself, but you've given it to your son-in-law instead."

"You're criticizing me, aren't you the same? You're reluctant to eat it yourself, but you give it to Jinxia. I don't know what good deeds Jinxia did in her past life to have such a good mother-in-law like you."

Li Zheng walked over and glanced at his wife: "Yes, ever since Jin Xia married into our family, I, this old man, have neglected my wife."