Chapter 240: Offering Sacrifice to the Kitchen God
The couple went to the main house, and sure enough, Mrs. Mo had already set up the altar for worshiping the Kitchen God, and the image of the Kitchen God painted by the fifth brother was also hung on the wall.
At this time, the sisters-in-law also came over to call He Zhiran. They had already prepared the ingredients and were waiting for her to come over and cook.
Although the family has always gathered together to celebrate, for the Mo family, this is the first time that He Zhiran has celebrated a festival so formally since he traveled through time.
Although she was not very familiar with some of the local customs, she tried her best to integrate into her family with the attitude of adapting to local customs.
Today's ingredients were still purchased by He Zhiran. Not only that, there were also wild game hunted by Liang Hao and his team in the mountains.
There were too many dishes to cook, and even though the sisters-in-law had prepared all the ingredients in advance, He Zhiran was still busy for almost an hour.
When all the food was out of the pot, the sisters-in-law tacitly picked some to offer to the Kitchen God statue.
At the same time, Mo Jiuye also took out the Wuliangye that his wife had repackaged, poured a cup and placed it in front of the Kitchen God statue.
Everything was ready, and the family members, led by Mrs. Mo, began to burn incense sincerely, hoping that the Kitchen God would bless their Mo family with a peaceful future.
The Kitchen God worship ceremony had just ended and it was already evening.
Everyone originally thought that they would start eating after Mo Chuhan came back from his job at the government office.
Not long after, Mo Chuhan came back. Unexpectedly, Meng Huaining was with him.
Meng Huaining was not alone, he also brought many officials with him.
After several days of sorting, the Cui Wen case has been settled.
Cui Wen's crimes were extremely serious and he was sentenced to immediate execution. His family members and clansmen involved in the case also received the punishment they deserved.
The reason why the case took so long to handle was mainly because Cui Wen and his clansmen committed too many crimes. It took almost ten days just to organize the files.
Meng Huaining's main purpose of coming to Xiling Village today was, on the one hand, to join in the fun at the Mo family and celebrate the New Year with them, and on the other hand, to distribute the fines collected from the Cui family to the victims of the Zhao and Zhou families in proportion.
That’s not all. The land that the Cui family had defrauded from the Zhao and Zhou families over the years must be returned in full.
This action once again caused the Cui family to howl in horror.
They sold their farmland and finally paid the fine, but now they have to pay a large amount of farmland as compensation to the Zhao and Zhou families.
Wouldn't this make them become paupers in an instant, and even have no idea where to live in the future?
However, the law will not sympathize with those who have done many evil things. If you do something wrong, you must pay the price.
Neither the Zhao nor the Zhou family thought that they would receive corresponding compensation.
They thought that the Cui family's powerful backing had fallen, and that they would no longer have to suffer the Cui family's oppression. However, they did not expect that the county magistrate would be so wise and powerful, and even obtain compensation for them.
After receiving the compensation, the clansmen from the Zhao and Zhou families came to the Mo family's yard and kowtowed to Meng Huaining continuously.
Meng Huaining quickly ordered Meng An to appease those people. He could already smell the delicious food and didn't want to deal with those people at this time.
Meng Huaining was invited into the main house by the three Mo brothers. After he sat down, the female members of the family brought the food to the table one after another.
There is no doubt that with such good ingredients and He Zhiran's good cooking skills, everyone enjoyed the meal very much.
Meng Huaining also felt that the mellow Wuliangye was extremely delicious. If he could eat such food and wine every day, he would not trade it for anything even for a god.
The women of the Mo family did not know that Meng Huaining would come today. It would have been fine if he came alone, but he also brought so many officials with him.
The food and wine prepared at home were not enough for so many people. Fortunately, the sisters-in-law had made dumplings in advance to entertain the officials.
No matter what they did in the past, they were now Mo Chuhan's subordinates. Moreover, today was the Little New Year, and it would be bad to let them go back home with empty stomachs.
Now Mo Chuhan is the leader of these officials, and the Mo family has the county magistrate present today. Even if the Mo family does not entertain them, they dare not say anything.
What is unexpected is that they can also have a delicious meal of dumplings here.
Not only that, the taste of Mojia dumplings is simply amazing, even the famous restaurants in the city can’t compare to them.
The officials were very satisfied with the meal, but they also had mixed feelings in their hearts, especially those who had helped Cui Wen to make things difficult for the Mo family, who felt a little guilty.
No matter what, things have already happened, and it is useless for them to regret it now. They should be more loyal to the Chief Constable in the future to make up for their past mistakes.
It was not until the hour of Xu that the tables for the New Year's Eve banquet were cleared. I thought it was so late that Meng Huaining would ask to leave.
Unexpectedly, he was attracted by Mo Hanyue's words.
The surprise in Mo Hanyue's voice could not be suppressed.
"Sister-in-law Jiu, come and see, my long-eared rabbit has given birth..."
He Zhiran was cleaning dishes in the kitchen with his sisters-in-law. When he heard his sister-in-law's voice, he hurried out.
"Hanyue, I'm here."
When the other sisters-in-law heard that the long-eared rabbit had given birth, they dropped their work and followed He Zhiran to check.
The long-eared rabbit was much larger than an ordinary rabbit, and its appearance was very adorable. If Mo Hanyue hadn't been reluctant to give it away, they would have asked her to raise one long ago.
Now that the long-eared rabbit has finally given birth, it means that they can also have their own little pet.
Meng Huaining is not the type of person who likes to join in the fun, but today he is a little abnormal.
The first time he saw Mo Hanyue, he was inexplicably attracted to her. This girl was very pretty and her personality was not as pretentious as those young ladies from wealthy families.
The elders in his family once asked him what kind of wife he wanted to find in the future.
He had answered very straightforwardly at the time that he wanted to find someone who was compatible with him and who didn't have the airs of a spoiled brat.
Although his requirements are not very high, there are not many people who can combine the two requirements.
Although the Meng family has declined a lot since the grandfather's death, it is still a veritable scholarly family and there are still some barriers to getting married.
If she were a girl from a commoner's family, even if Meng Huaining was willing, she probably wouldn't be able to get past the elders in her family.
But Mo Hanyue is different. Although the Mo family was sentenced to exile by the court, Mo Hanyue grew up in a wealthy family and the education he received was definitely not comparable to those of the common people.
Especially the old lady of the Mo family, who herself came from a noble family. How could the daughter she personally trained not be outstanding?
What's more, these female members of the Mohist family all seemed to be well-educated and well-mannered. Even when their husbands died in battle and their families were exiled, they still maintained an optimistic attitude.
How can a girl living in such an environment not be optimistic?
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