After staying in Jiangpei County for more than a month and many failed experiments, they finally produced cement.
When Magistrate Pan and the magistrate of Jiangpei County saw the hard and flat ground, they all exclaimed that this cement was truly amazing and practical.
"Mr. He, I really admire your ideas and abilities." Prefect Pan praised He Jinshu.
He Jinshu simply said, "This is all the result of the combined wisdom of others. I dare not take all the credit for it."
After hearing this, Magistrate Pan thought that the others He Jinshu was referring to were the craftsmen who made the waterwheel and the blacksmiths who were trying to find ways to increase and stabilize the temperature of the furnace. In an instant, he felt that He Jinshu was really humble and low-key. Such a person will surely achieve greater things in the future, and his official rank will surely rise steadily. After all, who doesn't like someone who is so generous and doesn't take all the credit for himself?
After the cement was made, He Jinshu and Chen Chen prepared to set off for home. The Chinese New Year was coming soon, and they had a lot of things to arrange when they returned.
As for the matters to be reported later, just leave it to Magistrate Pan to handle. He Jinshu is not afraid that he will take all the credit for himself. After all, he is not a pushover.
After bidding farewell to Magistrate Pan and the magistrate of Jiangpei County, the family of four, along with two servants, returned home together.
After resting for a few days after returning home, I started the year-end accounting, arranging the workshop staff's shifts and vacations, and distributing New Year's benefits.
In addition to adding a cannery and a fermented black bean sauce branch this year, Chen Chen also built a greenhouse dedicated to cultivating various types of mushrooms.
These things are all very popular, but due to the transportation conditions in ancient times, fresh mushrooms are only sold in a few nearby towns and counties, while other more distant places sell dried goods.
Once the roads connecting Cangzhou's counties and towns are built, he can consider selling fresh mushrooms to the provincial capital, or opening another cultivation base near the provincial capital.
After a busy period, the Chinese New Year arrived. Li Mo also returned from the county town. The village school was on holiday and all the workshops stopped working.
There was no change in the New Year's celebration this year, except that there were two elders, Wei Mingyuan and Madam Wei. As usual, Chen Zhen prepared a large table of dishes, and then the family had a lively New Year's Eve dinner.
After the New Year, Li Mo found Chen Chen and said to him, "Are you really not planning to open a restaurant?"
"No, if Brother Mo wants to open one, you can go ahead and open one. I'll give you the recipe and you just need to find someone to make it." Chen Chen said.
The several workshops at home were enough to keep him busy. He had no interest in opening a restaurant as he was too exhausted.
Moreover, he wanted to open a cloth weaving and dyeing shop this year because he heard that Ah Shu's enemies had a cloth business, and he wanted to make it a success and help Ah Shu suppress them.
Li Mo said, "That's fine. I'll open a restaurant and give you a share of the profits."
"Why are you so motivated this year?" Chen Chen asked curiously, "Are you planning to do business in the future? Are you not planning to pursue a career in government anymore?"
Li Mo said uncomfortably, "I'm not going to pursue a career in politics anymore. I'm not young anymore, so I need to save more money to prepare for getting married in the future."
"Do you have someone you like?" Chen Chen asked curiously, "Who is it?"
"I'm going to pack my things. I'll be going back to the county town in two days." Li Mo ran back to his room.
Seeing this, Chen Chen said to He Jinshu, "Ah Shu, Brother Mo must be up to something."
He Jinshu nodded at this, but he didn't know who Li Mo had his eyes on.
"Could it be that he has taken a fancy to a young lady or boy in the county? That's why he is thinking about working hard to make money this year." Chen Chen guessed.
After that, he said to He Jinshu with a sly smile, "How about we go to the county town for the Lantern Festival this year? To secretly catch Brother Mo in the act?"
He Jinshu said helplessly, "Are you really going?"
"Go ahead, go ahead. We have to celebrate the Lantern Festival anyway." Chen Chen responded quickly, "Besides, isn't grandma always worried about Brother Mo's marriage? When we have the "battle situation", we can come back and report in time."
Upon hearing this, He Jinshu compromised and said, "Then let's go." It doesn't matter where they live anyway.
On the day of the Lantern Festival, after having lunch early, Chen Chen and He Jinshu took their two children to say hello to several elders, and then went to the county town.
Today is the Lantern Festival and the county town is also very lively. After He Jinshu guessed the riddles and won two lanterns for his two sons, the family walked towards the place where the river lanterns were released.
They didn't deliberately inquire about Li Mo's whereabouts. Anyway, anyone who came to see the lantern festival would generally go to the riverside to release lanterns, so there was a high probability that they would run into him.
Sure enough, right by the river, they saw Li Mo standing there releasing river lanterns and a man standing next to him in dark green embroidered clothes.
When the man turned around to talk to Li Mo, Chen Chen finally saw half of his face clearly, and asked in surprise: "Ashu, isn't that Lin Jiu?"
He Jinshu also saw the man's face clearly. If he was not mistaken, that was indeed Lin Jiu. Could it be that Brother Mo likes men? He Jinshu thought to himself.
Chen Zhen also asked his doubts at this time: "Brother Mo is also gay? No wonder he has been hiding it and didn't want us to know."
After that, he said with a golden glint in his eyes: "How about we go up and say hello?"
He Jinshu pinched his face and said, "Stop being weird. Let Brother Mo decide for himself."
Chen Zhen was a little disappointed when he heard this. He thought he could gossip a little! But it’s okay not to go now. They will have plenty of opportunities in the future. Besides, today is a holiday, so he won’t scare them.
So the two of them ignored that place and took the two dolls to the other side to release lanterns.
After lighting the lanterns, they bought some food on the street, then took their two children to the inn. After staying there for one night, they went to Jitongyadian in the county town, intending to have a meal before going home.
When Li Mo saw them coming, he was a little surprised and asked, "Why are you here?"
"We came here yesterday and brought them to see the lantern festival in the county town." Chen Chen pretended to be ignorant.
Li Mo was stunned when he heard this, and then he said, "Then why don't you come and live here?"
There is accommodation behind the shop where the conversation is incoherent.
"It was too late yesterday, so I didn't come over to make trouble." Chen Chen said seriously.
After that, he said, "Is there anything to eat? We'll go back after we finish eating."
"Yes, I'll get it for you." Li Mo said, and then went to the kitchen to prepare food for them.
Chen Chen looked at Lin Jiu who was busy at the operating table.
After watching for a while, Chen Chen said to He Jinshu, "Ah Shu, do you think Lin Jiu is a young man?" This physique is too much like that of a young man.
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