"Even if I can dig it up, I have to have time to do it. My grandma loves to eat shepherd's purse wontons. Thinking that the winter solstice is coming soon, I found some seedlings in advance and planted them. I didn't expect that they grew quite well."

"You were thinking about Madam, and Madam was thinking about you too. A few days ago, someone caught a big-tailed sheep and raised it in the backyard. The sheep ate a lot of Madam's flowers and plants these days, so someone dragged it out and slaughtered it early this morning.

There are 50 kilograms of pure mutton alone. I have arranged everything. The sheep heads and bones are used for stewing soup, the mutton is used for hot pot, and the lamb legs are marinated with spices and prepared to be roasted in the evening. "

"Sister Hua, please stop talking. My mouth is watering."

"Didn't you have breakfast?"

Mrs. Shao walked in jokingly from outside, feeling cold all over. Shao Mo hurried forward to help her take off her coat, and then took a warm blanket and covered her with it.

"Grandma, it's so cold, let others do the watering. Be careful not to catch a cold."

"I'm not that delicate, and I'm not cold at all when I'm active."

Although she said this, Mrs. Shao still walked to the charcoal cage and warmed her hands before holding her granddaughter's hand.

"Didn't you just say you were hungry? Sister Hua steamed a lot of pastries yesterday, and I asked him to bring some out for you to fill your stomach."

Shao Mo wasn't actually hungry, but she didn't refuse either.

All old people are like this, they are afraid that you will be cold and hungry. If you accept their care and concern with peace of mind, it will be more effective than saying a hundred nice words.

Watching her eating the cakes in small bites, Mrs. Shao couldn't stop smiling.

After eating the pastries, Sister Hua brought in shepherd’s purse filling and wonton wrappers, and everyone sat down together to make wontons.

Including the servants from the main courtyard, Moyuan and Lanju, there were about twenty people in total. The three of them made more than three hundred wontons, kept half for themselves, and sent the rest to the east and west courtyards.

Also delivered were lamb, lamb chops, lamb legs, and various pastries.

After the lively Winter Solstice Festival, a piece of news came from Jiang City that was neither good nor bad.

Yun Yao is dead.

Originally, Yun Yao was supposed to be executed at the end of last month, but a few days after she met her, Yun Yao attempted suicide. However, she was unsuccessful and was rescued. After that, she became mentally abnormal and kept shouting that she wanted to be reborn.

According to national laws and humanitarian spirit, sick people need to be treated first, and the execution can only be carried out after they have recovered.

So, the prison sent Yun Yao to a mental hospital for treatment.

During the month in the mental hospital, Yun Yao attempted suicide many times but failed. Finally, on the winter solstice, taking advantage of the lack of caregivers in the hospital, she used a stolen lighter to set her bedding on fire.

Yun Yao's death was not a pity, but several patients in the same ward were burned to death.

I hope that God will have eyes and send this scourge of her to the eighteen levels of hell to be judged, instead of leaving her in the world to bring disaster to the people.

New Year’s Day was just a few days after Yun Yao’s death.

For others, New Year's Day is a festive day for families to get together, but for Lingchuan and Shao Mo, it is a good day to make money.

Shao Mo planned a New Year's Day promotion in advance, offering a 5 yuan discount for purchases over 100 yuan, a 60 yuan discount for purchases over 500 yuan, and a 150 yuan discount for purchases over 1,000 yuan.

The three shop assistants plus Ling Chuan, Shao Mo and Zeng Fang, a total of six people, were busy from morning to night, and the daily turnover exceeded 100,000 for the first time.

This meal was both a reward for everyone's hard work and a celebration of New Year's Day. Shao Mo ordered almost all of the restaurant's signature dishes.

When paying the bill after the meal, Boss Liu readily gave Shao Mo a 50% discount.

It turned out that the old street that Boss Liu had bought before had recently increased in value a lot, and the house he had on hand was now worth 80,000 yuan. Boss Liu had recently taken a fancy to another location and wanted to ask Shao Mo to go and take a look.

Ever since Shao Mo bought half of the old neighborhood, she had little spare money and had no plans to buy any more land for the time being. However, she couldn't refuse Boss Liu's kindness, so she agreed to go and take a look, but she had already decided to just look and not buy.

After New Year's Day, Mrs. Zheng's one-month weight loss journey officially came to an end.

Mrs. Zheng is also a ruthless person. In order not to affect the effect of weight loss, she did not even go home to reunite with her husband on New Year's Day. The couple and their two children spent the New Year's Day separated by the iron gate of the small villa.

"Mrs. Zheng, please step on the scale."

Compared with her previous rush to weigh herself, Mrs. Zheng was not in a hurry at all this time. Instead, she held Shao Mo reluctantly.

"Xiaomo, I don't want to go back anymore. I want to stay here and lose weight. During this time here, I have lived a very fulfilling life and I am very relaxed. When I was at home before, I was very upset every day and couldn't help but have wild thoughts. I was afraid that my husband would dislike me for being fat and would look for other women outside. But since I came here, I have only one goal every day. I don't have the time or energy to think about anything else."

"Mrs. Zheng, it is a woman's nature to love beauty, and maintaining a good image is a woman's lifelong pursuit. You can treat losing weight as your lifelong career."

Mrs. Zheng seemed to have realized something. "You are right. I did fitness just to lose weight before, but after sticking to it for a month, I found that it brought me more than just physical changes. It made me feel better and calmer. Most importantly, I am now full of confidence in life and feel happy every day. I have decided that I will also do fitness and yoga every day after I go back. I also want to learn dancing. In fact, I dreamed of becoming a dancer when I was a child."

"Come on, Mrs. Zheng, it's never too late to start dreaming."

After the two finished chatting, Mrs. Zheng turned around and asked the nanny to pick up the luggage and prepare to leave and go home.

The nanny reminded: "Madam, you haven't weighed yourself yet."

Mrs. Zheng looked at the scale at her feet and smiled slightly, "No need to weigh it anymore. Weight is not important anymore. I feel good now. I just want to see my husband soon."

"Mrs. Zheng, before we leave, I also have a gift for you."

Half an hour later, when Mrs. Zheng stepped out of the villa gate, Mr. Zheng who was waiting outside the door could hardly open his eyes.

Is the curvy, youthful and beautiful modern woman in front of him really his wife? "Wife?"

Mr. Zheng called out tentatively.

Mrs. Zheng lowered her head shyly and adjusted her skirt. "Honey, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Xiaomo said she wanted to give me a gift, but I didn't expect her gift to be this outfit. Does it look good?"

Mr. Zheng nodded rapidly, "You look great. I almost didn't recognize you. You look like you're only in your early 20s."

Hearing this, Mrs. Zheng couldn't help but rush forward and hug her husband.

After the couple was affectionate with each other as if no one was around, Mrs. Zheng took Mr. Zheng's arm and walked towards the car on the side of the road, turning back to wave goodbye to Shao Mo who was standing on the balcony of the villa.

Shao Mo was inspired and took out her camera to capture the scene.

(End of this chapter)