Zhao Heng returned, carrying a basket of red eggs, with Wang Xuehua following behind him. Since being with Zhao Heng, Wang Xuehua has become more talkative.

"Auntie, are you moving to a new house? We've come to help out. The magistrate said he'll be here with the old lady later."

Zhao Heng stood to the side, somewhat unconvinced, and said, "What kind of talk is that? We're getting married soon, and you're still calling my father like that? Aren't you afraid your aunt will laugh at you?"

Liang Shuyan glanced at Wang Xuehua, who then stammered, "I... I was just afraid people would laugh at me."

Liang Shuyan understood Wang Xuehua. She patted Wang Xuehua on the shoulder and said, "It's alright. It's understandable that Xuehua is doing this. She will naturally address you politely after you get married. Come on, come on, let's go inside!"

Wang Xuehua looked up at the spacious courtyard and nodded, "Auntie's new house is really grand. This gate is even more grand than the mansions of the rich!"

Li Zheng appeared behind them without them even noticing. He looked up and laughed heartily, "You kid, you really know how to talk! Your aunt is now the richest woman in Jing'an County!"

Zhao Heng glanced at Wang Xuehua: "Xuehua, you chat with your aunt for a while, I'm going to go help Brother Dashan!"

Liang Shuyan led Wang Xuehua into the inner room and pointed to a stool by the window, saying, "Xuehua, sit down. Let Zhao Heng and the others with the strength to move things. You stay here with your aunt and wait until they bring everything over, then we'll unpack."

Wang Xuehua looked around the room with curiosity, blushing as she said, "Auntie, after I marry Zhao Heng, will I be unable to return to our Daling Village? Actually, I really like our Daling Village. It would be so nice to live there."

When the topic of Daling Village came up, Liang Shuyan suddenly said, "Have you forgotten that you have a house and land in Daling Village? If you want to continue living in Daling Village, then stay in Daling Village and let the magistrate tidy up your house in Daling so you can live there. That way, we can all live together."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xuehua exclaimed happily, "Really? Is it really possible? I was worried that the magistrate would be angry, so I didn't tell Zhao Heng about this. My father is gone, leaving behind this house. If we can take good care of it, I believe my father in heaven will be very happy."

"Don't worry, I'll talk to the magistrate about this. It's not a big deal. Besides, the magistrate and his wife have long wanted to stay in our Daling Village, and I'm sure they'd be happy to come."

In the courtyard, Li Zheng's voice called out, "Your Excellency, you've arrived! Please come in quickly. Your wife is moving house today, so the courtyard is a bit messy. Please come inside; she's chatting with Xuehua inside."

Upon hearing Li Zheng's voice, Liang Shuyan and Xuehua came out together, and the county magistrate helped the old lady out of the carriage.

Wang Xuehua quickly stepped forward to help the old lady, and said with a smile, "Grandma, why did you come so soon? There's no one here yet. I was planning to help Auntie tidy up the house in a little while and then prepare some delicious food. I didn't expect you to come so quickly."

The old lady said happily, "My dear granddaughter-in-law, now that you and Hengheng have left, I was feeling bored staying alone in the house, so I brought your father-in-law up with me. We can help with any small things."

Liang Shuyan said politely, "Madam, even though you've come, we wouldn't dare let you do any work. Please come inside and sit down. The children and I will tidy up the house and then we'll go cook."

The old lady threw her head back and laughed heartily: "Great! I've been wanting to try your cooking for a while now. What delicious food are you going to make for us today? I haven't eaten anything all morning, and I'm saving my stomach for your delicious food."

The magistrate blushed and said, "Now that the epidemic is over, I feel much better. Why don't you ask your wife to cook something delicious and invite all the villagers over? We can all take this opportunity to have a good time and have some fun. What do you think?"

Liang Shuyan nodded somewhat shyly: "Okay, it's not a difficult task. Please, Magistrate and Madam, come in and start cooking. I'll go to the kitchen with the children and prepare the food. It won't be long before it's ready."

When Zhang learned that the family was moving, she also took some time to come back. Liu was even more eager, and she came over with a group of people, carrying some vegetables and food in her arms. As soon as she entered the door, she said breathlessly, "Mother, look, all these things were brought back from town by my sister-in-law. What are we making today? I'll come and help too."

Liang Shuyan glanced at Liu Shi and said, "Alright, you sort out these vegetables and prepare the scallions and garlic first. Then we'll prepare all the dishes for the restaurant so that the villagers can taste the dishes from our Jinzhou Restaurant."

Jin Daya came in carrying two old hens, casually tossing them into a basin. Erniu followed her in, smiling as he said, "Mom, I don't have anything to do today. Is there anything I can help with? I can help right now."

Liang Shuyan pointed to the two old hens and said, "Okay, kill these two hens now, wash them clean, and use them later."

Jin Daya knew that she was going to stew an old hen, so she prepared a few dried wild mushrooms, cleaned them, soaked them in a basin of water until they were soft, wrung them out, and put them on a plate for later use.

Chef Liang Shuyan, holding a spatula, stirred the tofu pieces in the pot while saying, "Chunyan, don't let the fire get too high, or it will burn and the steamed tofu won't be tender."

Chunyan was in charge of cooking, and Niu Niu usually did it. Now that Niu Niu was gone, Liang Shuyan felt a pang of sadness when she saw Chunyan. She glanced at Chunyan and suddenly thought of Niu Niu.

The tofu in the pot was ready, and Liang Shuyan turned it out and placed it on a plate.

The bamboo shoots picked from the mountain were washed clean, cut in half, and placed on a plate. Wild chili peppers were also prepared. Following her usual practice, she stir-fried the wild chili peppers into chili sauce, scooped a spoonful, stir-fried it in the pan a few times to release its spicy aroma, then poured the bamboo shoots into the pan, stir-fried them, and then served them.

The grand finale dish is a mixed braised meat hot pot, which the whole family loves.

The basin contained washed chicken gizzards, chicken feet, pig ears, pig heart and lungs, pig intestines, eggs, and some wood ear mushrooms and lotus root slices. Liang Shuyan took out a seasoning packet from the system, wrapped it up, and set it aside. She poked small holes in it with a bamboo skewer and set it aside for later use.

Liu brought over the prepared scallions, ginger, and garlic, put them together in the same proportions, covered the pot, and prepared to cook.