Perhaps feeling the pressure from his own father, He Sixuan was stunned for a moment after hearing Chen Chen's words, and then changed his strategy.
He first grabbed Chen Zhen's clothes with his little hands, rubbed his little head in his arms, then looked up at Chen Zhen with a well-behaved face, and then pointed at the wine glass and said in a baby voice.
Seeing this, Chen Chen complained to He Jinshu next to him: "Ah Shu, look at your son, he has two faces!"
He Jinshu smiled faintly when he heard this, and thought to himself: Didn’t I learn all this from you?
After Chen Zhen finished complaining to He Jinshu, he saw He Sixuan still looking at him and wanted to drink the fruit wine in the glass, so he dipped a little with his chopsticks and let He Sixuan taste it.
After He Sixuan tasted it, he frowned and made a sound of "ah", then used his short little hand to keep digging from the inside to the outside, and his hands were covered with saliva.
Seeing this, Chen Zhen smiled and said, "I told you to try it. Now you know it doesn't taste good, right?"
Grandma He was sitting next to Shen Zhen. Seeing this, she reluctantly scooped some soup with a spoon for He Sixuan to drink, which dispelled the taste in his mouth and stopped him from shoveling.
Chen Zhen took out a handkerchief from his pocket, wiped his hands, and then continued to hold him while eating and chatting with the people at the main table.
After eating, drinking and chatting for about half an hour, they saw that everyone had almost finished eating and He Sixuan and He Siyi had fallen asleep in Shen Zhen and He Jinshu's arms, so the two of them said goodbye to Village Chief Wu and the others and prepared to go back to sleep with their two sons.
When Village Chief Wu saw them about to leave, he stopped them and said, "Mr. He, please wait a moment."
He Jinshu and the others were a little confused when they heard this, but they still stopped and went back.
After calling them, Village Chief Wu asked someone to call Wu Mazi and Wu Er over. These two people had previously stolen things from He Jinshu's house.
When Village Chief Wu saw the two men coming, he said to them, "Don't you have something to say to Mr. He and Mr. Shen? Tell them quickly."
Upon hearing this, Wu Mazi and Wu Er smiled uncomfortably and said to He Jinshu and the others, "He Xiucai, Brother Chen, this is a small gift from the two of us to the child. We did something wrong before, and we hope you won't hold it against us."
After saying that, the two of them handed over the things in their hands.
If the people of Wujia Village were skeptical at the beginning about whether He Jinshu and his team could make the villagers make money, after more than a year of development, they had long recognized the abilities of He Jinshu and Shen Zhen.
Anyone with a clear mind would know that as long as they can stay in Wujia Village in the future and follow the pace of the village, even if they are extremely lazy, as long as there is meat to eat in the village, there will definitely be soup for them to drink.
The elders in Wu Mazi and Wu Er's family saw this, so they ordered the two to find time to come to the He family to apologize to them.
Although the two had been stealing for a long time, they were not stupid and knew the interests involved, so they followed the instructions of their elders and came to apologize.
He Jinshu had to prepare for the exam before, so he hadn't found a suitable opportunity. Now he can take this opportunity to apologize to them sincerely.
He Jinshu looked down at the boxes in the hands of the two people and said calmly, "I accept your apology. Just do your job well in the village and don't do anything sneaky anymore. There's no need for the gift."
After hearing this, the two looked at each other, then turned to look at Village Chief Wu, begging him to help say a few words.
Village Chief Wu stood up and said, "Mr. He, there's nothing valuable in here. They told me so. I'll open it for you and you'll know."
As he said that, he walked forward and opened the two boxes.
One contains a pair of red peace ropes made of peach wood, and the other contains two sachets embroidered with auspicious beasts.
The safety rope is obtained from the temple, and the price for one rope is 50 cents. Money is secondary. The main reason is that the temple is on the mountain, and it takes half an hour to climb up. Moreover, you must kneel down devoutly, and only when the master in the temple is satisfied will he agree to give you the safety rope.
It was obvious that the two sachets were embroidered by herself. Although the material looked good, the embroidery was not special. There were some medicinal herbs and a few copper coins for praying in the sachets.
Both items are worn by children, with the meaning of warding off evil and bringing peace and good fortune. Moreover, both items are not expensive, it’s mainly the thought that counts.
These were all sent by them after being suggested by Village Chief Wu. He knew that it was best for scholars not to accept gifts in private, as it would be detrimental to their reputation.
What's more, He Jinshu is not short of money. Instead of giving him gold or silver, it is better to give him something thoughtful, which he will be more willing to accept.
It's not that he was on Wu Mazi and the other two's side, but their families came to him as the village chief, and he saw that the two of them had sincerely repented recently, so he gave them a few words of advice.
Besides, no one is perfect, and everyone makes mistakes. If they are willing to sincerely repent, then he is still willing to give them a chance to make amends.
To be honest, it's been more than a year since this happened, so it's a bit late to come over and shake hands and make peace now. But because He Jinshu had been preparing for the imperial examinations, and the villagers had their own little schemes, it has been delayed until now.
However, today is also a celebration banquet held by the villagers for myself. If this matter can be exposed today, it will be a good thing.
After opening the box, Village Chief Wu said to He Jinshu, "Look, Mr. He, it's not very valuable, is it?"
Seeing this, He Jinshu knew it was not good to refuse, so he said, "Then there will be two more. I will ask the servants to get them later."
He was holding He Siyi now, so it was not convenient for him to take it. He could only ask the servants to come and get it after he returned home.
"Sure, sure." Wu Mazi and the other two said quickly after hearing this. It would be a good thing as long as He Jinshu could accept it.
At this time, Chen Chen interrupted and said, "Although we don't care about it anymore, you can't do such sneaky things elsewhere in the future. If I find out, or if these things affect the reputation of our village, I will beat you up."
“Don’t worry, Brother Shen, we will definitely not do it again in the future.” The two of them quickly assured.
Are you kidding? The village will definitely become richer and richer in the future. They must be crazy to want to do such sneaky things. They are stupid to go against the people in the village.
After finishing their conversation, He Jinshu and the others took their children back. Some other people were watching what was happening here at first, but after listening to them, they continued chatting with other people.
On the afternoon of the same day after the banquet in Wujia Village, a letter from Linshe County was received in a stately house far away in Ducheng.
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