The day Li Mo and his companions came back was a sunny day as it had rained two days before. Therefore, Li Mo and his companions stayed away for a few more days. Only after the weather cleared up did they return in their carriage.

The villagers were naturally very happy about their return. After all, they went out to promote the cause and made contributions to the village.

Li Mo greeted the village chief, left Wen Ye behind to tell him about his outing, and then he went straight home with several other servants.

After arriving home, Grandma He made a pot of tea and took out some snacks that Chen Zhen had made a few days ago. The family sat in the main room and drank tea and chatted.

Li Mo ate a piece of dried meat and drank a sip of tea before sighing, "Home is still the best. My brother-in-law's cooking is still the best."

"Brother Mo, you've worked hard this time. I'll make you a big meal tonight." Chen Chen said to him with a smile.

After hearing this, Li Mo waved his hand and said, "No need, just let Aunt Wen do it." Chen Zhen was now in a state where he didn't dare to let him cook.

Chen Chen didn't care when he heard that, "It's just cooking, it's not a big deal. I'm not a cripple, so there's no need to be too cautious."

After hearing this, Li Mo looked at He Jinshu and asked, "Will this work?"

Seeing this, He Jinshu said, "It's okay. If he wants to do it, let him do it. I will watch him order."

After hearing this, Li Mo said happily: "Then I would like to thank my brother-in-law."

Grandpa He interrupted and asked, "Did your trip go smoothly this time?"

"Except for the difficult road, everything else went smoothly. I have a feeling that after the Chinese New Year, many people will come to our Wujia Village to buy seasonings. Grandpa will be very busy then." Li Mo said with a smile.

Li Mo and his team did have a smooth journey this time. After all, they had the method of making cold dishes given by Chen Chen. Anyone who had eaten it would definitely think it was delicious. What's more, they were looking for some restaurants. Anyone who wanted to improve their own restaurant business would definitely come to them to buy seasonings.

Grandpa He said cheerfully, "It's good to be busy. I'm in good health now and I'm not afraid of being busy at all."

After the family had a warm chat for a while, Chen Chen and He Jinshu went to the kitchen to cook, while Li Mo continued chatting with Grandpa He and Grandma in the main room.

After dinner, Li Mo went to the study with He Jinshu and Chen Chen, and handed the accounts of this trip to them.

While registering the accounts, He Jinshu asked Li Mo, "What's the situation in the county?"

Upon hearing this, Li Mo said, "They're quite well-informed over there. Some restaurants have already started selling dishes made with vinegar. Maybe they want to monopolize the business? That's why I haven't heard of our Linshe aged vinegar.

I found one of their rivals, and after I got the job done, I took my people and left. Besides the restaurant, I also found a few local hooligans and asked them to spread the word. Now I'm just waiting to see the county magistrate's reaction."

Li Mo was the last one to go to the county town. He arrived the latest and stayed the shortest. The county town is where power is most concentrated in Linshe County. Although he is just an official of a small rank, he is also the most powerful official in Linshe County.

They were selling vinegar using the name of Linshe County. The county magistrate would probably hear about it soon. Now it depends on how he reacts. They will soon know whether it is right or wrong.

He Jinshu nodded when he heard this. If the county magistrate was smart enough, he would definitely take the initiative to call someone over for questioning. If he was not smart enough, then his subsequent plan would directly bypass the county magistrate.

After the three of them chatted for a while, they went to wash up and go to bed.

The days passed quickly, and slowly it was the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, which is commonly known as the Little New Year.

On the day of Little New Year, Chen Zhen invited a circus troupe to perform in the village. This was what he had promised Grandma He before. In addition to inviting the circus troupe, Chen Zhen also invited people to perform an opera.

As it was nearing the end of the year, everyone was busy celebrating the New Year and other festivals, so basically no one would come to pick up the goods. As a result, the He family's workshop and the vinegar workshop in the village all stopped working. Village chief Wu took advantage of the New Year's Eve to distribute the share of the profits to each family in advance.

Excluding costs, the village has only earned a total of 60 taels of silver in the past few months. Although Mo Yuexuan had ordered a lot of goods at one time before, they were delivered in batches. Moreover, after that order, he did not come to pick up the goods before the New Year. So although he received a lot of money at the beginning, he did not make much income later.

Therefore, after looking through the account book, Village Chief Wu discussed with He Jinshu and decided to give each family 200 coins for the time being, and keep the remaining silver on the books for the time being to be used to buy materials after the New Year. As for their share, they had originally planned to settle the account at the end of the year, but now it seems that they should just keep it in the books first.

After the profits were distributed, the members of the acrobatic troupe also came, so the villagers each brought a small stool to the threshing ground to watch the acrobatics and listen to the opera.

After celebrating the Little New Year with great festivities, He Jinshu sent the gifts he had prepared in advance to the teacher and several families with whom he had good relations. Then he went back to the Shen family with Chen Chen to deliver the New Year gifts.

A few days after I came back, it was New Year's Eve.

On New Year's Eve, the villagers have to worship their ancestors, but He Jinshu and his family's hometown is not in Wujia Village, and their parents' tablets are not placed in the ancestral hall in Wujia Village, so they don't have to worship their ancestors with the villagers.

In the kitchen, Chen Chen was preparing the New Year's Eve dinner with Aunt Wen and Grandma He. According to the custom in Fengyuan Town, in addition to the normal meat and vegetables, every household would also make some rice cakes and glutinous rice balls.

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