As the Li family escorted Magistrate Zheng away, the Li family leader, upon hearing the news, ran breathlessly to the Li family's door and asked frantically, "I heard from the villagers that a bailiff came to our house just now. What happened?"

Li Erlang stepped forward to support the panting Li clan leader and said, "Don't worry, clan leader. The one who just came to our house is the county magistrate. He heard that my brother-in-law has returned from the south, so he came to ask him some questions!"

Chief Li cried out in surprise, "What? It's the county magistrate!"

As if realizing his own misstep, Clan Leader Li lowered his voice and asked, "Is it true that the County Magistrate has come to our Li Village?"

Li Yan looked at the clan leader's cautious expression and explained, "Grandpa Clan Leader, please come home with us first. It's a good opportunity to taste the tea we just brought back from the south!"

After saying this, my father gestured and helped Patriarch Li back home.

Patriarch Li walked into the Li family in a daze, his heart still churning.

He kept thinking about the sudden visit of the county magistrate just now, and all kinds of speculations came to his mind. Then he remembered that Li Erlang was helping in the county government office at this time, and the Li family had not offended the county magistrate. Thinking of this, the uneasy heart of the Li clan leader slowly relaxed.

After Chief Li regained his composure, Li Yan spoke up, "Grandpa Chief, I want to discuss something with you. On our way south, we met a family named Guo. They helped us a lot, so my uncle decided to let them come back with us. I have a lot of wasteland at home, and we'll be too busy during the busy farming season, so I'm thinking of hiring them. What do you think?"

Patriarch Li pondered for a moment and said, "If that family has both the household registration and the travel permit, then it will be easy. Let Erlang go to the county government to complete the formalities, and then settle in our village!"

When Li Yan heard this, she thought to herself that this was a simple matter. Her father would go to the county government office tomorrow and take care of it!

At this time, Li Xiaomei came to the group with the brewed tea. Li Yan took the teapot and poured a cup for Chief Li. "Grandpa Chief, this is the tea we brought back from the south. How about you try it?"

Patriarch Li took the tea with a delicate fragrance, gently blew on the tea leaves floating on the cup, and took a careful sip.

The refreshing aroma of tea filled his mouth, gradually spreading from the tip of his tongue. He narrowed his eyes slightly, quietly savoring the mellow fragrance of the tea.

Patriarch Li slowly opened his eyes and replied with a smile, "Yan'er, this tea is really good. The fragrance is refreshing and the sweetness lasts for a long time. Even an amateur like me thinks this tea is very good!"

Li Yan looked at the satisfied Clan Leader Li and said, "Grandpa, take a pound back to try. It will be a gift from my juniors to you!"

When Chief Li heard what Li Yan said, he quickly waved his hand to refuse: "That won't do. You are selling these goods. It would be a waste if you give them to me!" After that, he got up and was about to leave.

Li Erlang grabbed the Li clan leader who was about to leave and told Li Yan to pack some tea.

Chief Li declined, "My child, you went through so much trouble to bring this stuff back from the south. If you give it to me, it's like a cow chewing a peony. What a waste of such good tea!"

Li Yan quickly stuffed the wrapped tea leaves into the hands of Patriarch Li: "It can't be called a waste if it's a tribute to you!"

After some tug-of-war between the two, Patriarch Li finally accepted the tea and left happily.

Everyone spent the whole morning busy.