The first step in the book is to start selling tofu

The coachman hurriedly and carefully handed the remaining money and Wang Xiaohua's indenture to Lin Zhi.

"Thank you for your hard work." Lin Zhi smiled and handed the remaining money to the old man as payment for his errands.

The coachman stared at the dozens of coins in his hand, a smile instantly broke out on his face, and he was so happy that he didn't know what to do.

You know, the money he earns at the end of this year is enough for his family to have a prosperous year.

After the coachman left happily, Lin Zhi put Wang Xiaohua's indenture contract into the small box in the room.

"Mom, don't you take the indenture contract to the government office to register it? Only a registered indenture contract is legal and valid." Seeing that she did not take the indenture contract out, Dalang could not help but remind her anxiously.

Although an unregistered indenture can be considered an indenture to some extent, if one really encounters an unreasonable and bad official, he can simply ignore the matter on the grounds that it has not been registered.

Lin Zhi shook his head gently: "Let's wait until the beginning of the year to see what Wang Xiaohua has to say before deciding whether to register or not."

If Wang Xiaohua wants to be free, then let her redeem herself by paying off her debt with her wages. If she is willing to be a slave, it is not too late for her to register.

After hearing this, Dalang seemed to be thinking about something, while Erlang looked at Lin Zhi strangely.

These days, Lin Zhi is either carefully making new clothes at home, or taking the three little ones to buy New Year's goods.

The lively atmosphere and joyous scenes of the upcoming New Year are incomparable to modern times. Lin Zhi was extremely curious and racked his brains every day to find excuses to go out.

The three little ones had never seen such a world before. When they heard Lin Zhi go out under the pretext of buying New Year's goods but was actually just strolling around, they did not expose her at all. Instead, they followed her out with great interest every day.

Today is no exception.

She carefully locked the door of the shop next door, and then locked the door here tightly from the outside when she went out, which not only prevented outsiders from coming in, but also left more space for the employees who stayed.

Of the employees who stayed behind, except for Madam Zhou and Chen Zishu, the rest were not allowed to let outsiders know that they were working here.

On weekdays, the shop has to be open, so they can only live cramped in a small dormitory. During the rare holidays, we always have to leave more spacious space for them to move around.

Not long after the three little ones went out, they happily pulled Lin Zhi to run wildly, and finally stopped at the candy man stall.

Finally, everyone got a beautifully crafted sugar figure and a string of red candied haws before leaving for other places, satisfied.

Lin Zhi looked at the three little ones with a loving face, and his heart was filled with joy.

The streets are bustling with people coming and going, with shouts one after another, and are filled with the strong flavor of the New Year.

Suddenly, Dalang pointed excitedly at a circus troupe in the distance and said, "Mom, look!"

Lin Zhi hurriedly looked in the direction he pointed, and saw a group of highly skilled artists performing thrilling acrobatics, which drew loud cheers from the onlookers.

The four people who had never seen such a world stayed there for a long time, and finally left reluctantly and with a feeling of not having enough.

"Boss, what did you buy today?" When Madam Zhou heard the sound of the door opening, she immediately came over enthusiastically to help carry things.

"I bought some red paper for you to cut window flowers and write couplets, as well as sugarcane, lucky beans, rice cakes and other things for New Year's greetings." Lin Zhi said as he walked.

She originally wanted to buy the couplets directly, but Dalang kindly reminded her that there was no need to spend a lot of money to buy freshly written couplets when there were so many scholars in the family. So she didn't buy the couplets in the end, but only bought red paper.

"Give the red paper to Chen Zishu and the others, so they don't have to do nothing at home."

Madam Zhou smiled and said "OK".

How could Chen Zishu and his people be idle? Even when they were on vacation, they were always thinking about making money.

This group of people spent the whole day at their desks copying scripts attentively, waiting for Lin Zhi to pay them their wages after the new year.

Lin Zhi had no idea that her employees worked so hard.

It is already the 28th day of the lunar year, and tomorrow is the 29th day. The main purpose of Lin Zhi's going out today is to order New Year gifts for people.

This is how business is done. People you deal with must give you gifts to maintain superficial harmony.

After all, harmony brings wealth.

On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar year, Lin Zhi gave each person he did business with a carefully prepared gift, and the day was considered over.

On New Year's Eve, people at home got up early to clean the house and slaughter chickens and ducks, while Lin Zhi and Daya hurried out to buy dishes for the reunion dinner.

Whether they were vegetable sellers or vegetable buyers, everyone was in a hurry to go home to prepare the reunion dinner. So if you were a little slow, you wouldn't even be able to buy some vegetable leaves.

Lin Zhi quickly bought today's ingredients and returned home with a full load.

"I'll ask you to do the job of buying groceries next year. I can't do it." After Lin Zhi came back, he said helplessly to Madam Zhou.

Madam Zhou looked at her disheveled hair and laughed so hard that her shoulders shook: "Boss, I don't think I can do it either."

Lin Zhi tidied herself up before coming over to cook with Madam Zhou.

At this time, the three little ones and other employees had already cleaned the house and were enthusiastically pasting couplets and window decorations.

As the sound of firecrackers rang out, the sound of firecrackers could be heard from every household in all directions.

Lin Zhi is not clear about the customs of celebrating the New Year here. She only remembers that in modern times, she would first worship the gods and ancestors, and then go home to have a reunion dinner with her family.

The original owner's memory of the Chinese New Year was very sparse. Apart from some fragments of making dumplings and staying up all night, other details were very vague.

When she asked Zhou Niangzi and others about the specific procedures for celebrating the New Year, she got different answers.

"The New Year's process is different in every village and every surname. What I'm talking about is only the situation in our place."

After hearing such a complicated explanation, Lin Zhi immediately lost interest in learning more.

So, after the New Year's Eve dinner was ready, she led everyone to simply worship the Kitchen God and the God of Wealth, lit firecrackers, and then announced the completion of the ceremony.

"It's time to eat!"

As the sound of firecrackers fell, everyone sat around a big table and began to enjoy the New Year's Eve dinner.

It was the time when every household had their dinner, and Lin Zhi was not worried about someone suddenly visiting, so he simply opened the door and enjoyed this sumptuous reunion dinner in the yard.

“I wish you all a better and better new year!”

"Happy New Year!"

Lin Zhi picked up the wine glass and toasted everyone present.

Others stood up and responded with words of blessing.