But no matter what happened back then, John Horgan's talents are now clearly visible before our eyes.

Back then, he was eager to serve the court, share the emperor's worries, and alleviate the suffering of the people.

But I came from a poor family and had no background, so I was assigned to this remote place and stayed there for more than ten years.

When he first heard that the seasoning was made by He Jinshu and his team, he didn't care much. After all, no matter how well the business was doing, the impact on his career would be minimal.

Later, he heard that He Jinshu had invented a rice transplanter, but he still did not take any action because he knew that if He Jinshu became famous, his father's past deeds would definitely be brought up again, and he didn't know what the situation would be like then.

In ten years, this small borderland has smoothed out his edges and extinguished his passion, leaving him unsure whether to take a risk or maintain the status quo.

When he came to Wujia Village and saw the flat roads, the abundant harvest and the Wujia Village that was under planning and construction, he felt a little touched.

No matter what the future holds, maybe he really shouldn't just sit there and wait for death?

After the visit, County Magistrate Feng asked Village Chief Wu, "Where is the home of He Jinshu and Scholar He?"

"It's the brick house at the innermost part of our village. Do you want to go there? I'll take you there." Village chief Wu said respectfully.

After hearing this, County Magistrate Feng nodded and signaled Village Chief Wu to lead the way.

Upon seeing this, Village Chief Wu hurriedly led the way, followed closely by County Magistrate Feng, the County Magistrate, and a servant.

When someone knocked on He Jinshu's door, it was Lin Si who came to open the door. At that time, the He family was preparing to have lunch.

Except for He Jinshu, no one else in the family had ever met the county magistrate. When they heard that a grain merchant wanted to visit, the family was a little surprised because they had no plans to sell grain for the time being.

When he saw that it was County Magistrate Feng coming over, He Jinshu temporarily handed He Sixuan in his arms to Grandma He, then stood up and bowed to County Magistrate Feng and said, "Why are you here, sir?"

When Grandpa He and the others in the room heard He Jinshu calling him "Sir", they probably guessed the identity of County Magistrate Feng, so they hurriedly stood up and prepared to salute.

Upon seeing this, County Magistrate Feng said, "I am just a grain merchant now, so there is no need to be so polite."

Upon hearing this, everyone stopped what they were doing and stopped saluting.

He Jinshu said, "Have you had lunch, sir? If you don't mind, you can have some home-cooked meals in my humble abode."

"Then I'd rather obey your command." County Magistrate Feng said politely to He Jinshu.

Afterwards, He Jinshu invited the county magistrate and the county magistrate to the main hall, and the servants took them to the backyard to eat.

As for Village Chief Wu, after bringing the person away and seeing that he had nothing else to do, he went home to eat.

After entering the house, He Jinshu had someone arrange chairs and dishes, and asked Aunt Wen to prepare two simple dishes.

Because of the bumper harvest recently, the whole family was very happy, so Chen Chen personally cooked a sumptuous lunch at noon today.

Pickled fish, braised pork with preserved vegetables, braised pig's trotters with sauce, tea-flavored duck, cold crispy lotus root slices, stir-fried vegetables, and pork rib soup.

Six dishes and one soup were just enough for the four of them. Li Mo had been eating lunch in town recently and only came back for dinner.

In the past, 4 or 5 dishes were enough for the four of them, but John Ho has been exercising regularly and his appetite has increased a lot, so if there are only four of them eating at home, they have to cook 5 or 6 dishes.

After County Magistrate Feng and the County Magistrate sat down, they couldn't help but feel surprised when they saw the dishes on the table. The food looked better than the food they had eaten in the restaurant in the county town.

After they all sat down, He Jinshu took He Sixuan from Grandma He's arms, and held him in his arms and prepared to eat.

Grandpa He then said to County Magistrate Feng and the others, "These are just some farm meals. Please don't be polite, my lords. Would you like some wine?"

County Magistrate Feng remained silent, and the County Magistrate asked, "What kind of wine do you have?"

"This is some homemade fruit wine. I'll ask the servants to serve some to the two adults?" Grandpa He replied.

"Okay." The county magistrate nodded while eating. The food tasted really good. I wonder where the chef was invited from.

Thinking of this, he asked casually.

Grandpa He was just asking the servants to get some wine when He Jinshu answered the question: "My husband made them all himself."

After that, he introduced Chen Zhen to them.

When County Magistrate Feng and the County Magistrate heard this, they were surprised for a moment. They didn't expect that a farmer's boy could have such good skills, and they didn't expect that Chen Zhen, who was as tall as a man, was actually a boy.

After the servants brought the wine, Grandpa He had someone pour fruit wine for County Magistrate Feng and the others, and then everyone chatted while eating.

After eating for a while, Aunt Wen brought the prepared stir-fried pork belly with fermented black beans and stir-fried preserved eggs with chili peppers to the table.

County Magistrate Feng looked at the dark dishes on the table and asked, "Is this the preserved egg that restaurants often talk about?"

"Yes, although the color doesn't look good, it tastes very good." He Jinshu nodded slightly.

Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Feng picked up a piece of fried preserved egg with chili peppers and ate it with chopsticks. After finishing it, he nodded unconsciously. Compared with the preserved egg and lean meat porridge, it had a different taste.

While He Jinshu was speaking, He Sixuan in his arms rubbed his nose uncomfortably with his short little hands.

The two dishes that just came up were both added with chili peppers, and the smell was quite pungent. Coincidentally, the plates were served from He Jinshu's place, so He Sixuan smelled the chili peppers. The smell of the chili peppers made his nose itchy, and he couldn't help rubbing it. After rubbing it, he looked up at He Jinshu and exclaimed.

He Jinshu looked at his slightly red nose, picked him up, and asked, "What's wrong?"

He Sixuan rubbed his nose again, then said "ah" to He Jinshu again.

"Maybe he smelled the chili pepper and it stung his nose." Chen Chen said from the side.

Seeing this, He Jinshu asked someone to bring some cooling oil and put some on his nose. Only then did He Sixuan stop rubbing his nose.

County Magistrate Feng and the County Magistrate were surprised to see how carefully and skillfully He Jinshu took care of the child. Even if the father and son were close in the past, they had never seen a father take such careful and thoughtful care of his child, let alone a brother.

"These two children are Mr. He's twin sons, right?" asked the county magistrate.

"Yes." He Jinshu said with a calm face but a somewhat proud tone.

"These two children are really good-looking and have good personalities," the county magistrate praised.

They had been eating for a while, and the two children didn't cry or make a fuss. Except for drinking some milk at the beginning, they sat quietly in the arms of their two fathers. Although they occasionally wanted to pick up the vegetables with their hands, after He Jinshu and others stopped them, the two children didn't cry or make a fuss, but waited for a while before looking for another opportunity to pick up the vegetables.