You are my golden finger

Not to mention the busyness of every household before the New Year, Lin Xijin's family was also busy. The 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month was another festive day. Eighteen-year-old Ye Jinlin and seventeen-year-old Chuntao got married.

Lin Xijin bought a small courtyard with two entrances in the county town as a wedding gift for the two, and gave Chuntao two hundred taels of silver to buy things. She also helped them decorate the new house at home.

Lin Xijin originally wanted to return their indentures, but the two of them refused to take them back.

The two felt that they were unfortunate people, and that they had such a good life today because of their master, so they were unwilling to organize a wedding. So Lin Xijin took charge and invited the clan leader and elders, the village head, and Uncle Mu Xiong, who were close to them, to hold a simple wedding for them.

When they were bowing to their parents, the two insisted on bowing to Lin Xijin. Lin Xijin invited the clan leader and Grandma Liu to come out and accept the two's salute. She thought she could get away with it, but the two finally bowed to her and gave up.

"An An, call me sister-in-law!" During the greeting ceremony between the relatives, Xihui, Xijia and others received red envelopes from the newlyweds and were teaching An An to change her words!

"Sister-in-law, red envelopes!" An An saw that everyone had red envelopes but he didn't, so he shouted anxiously.

"Hahahaha..." The laughter of these children can blow the roof off.

Lin Xijin, a pretty and graceful girl who is now fifteen years old, has a feeling of joy that her children have grown up.

"Jin'er, you see everyone is busy during normal times, and our village hasn't gotten together for a long time to have fun. Should we gather everyone together for a reunion dinner on the morning and at noon of New Year's Eve?" The clan leader and village head came to ask for her opinion after dinner on the day of the Little New Year's Eve.

"Uncle, this is a great idea! By getting together like this, the villagers will have cohesion." Lin Xijin praised without reservation.

Sure enough, the two old men smiled proudly like children who had been praised.

"Does the village and the tribe have enough funds? If not, I will subsidize them."

"Enough, enough, enough! Now the village and the clan have a surplus. We don't need anyone to contribute money. You can rest assured." The clan leader said proudly.

"I raise cattle and sheep and grow rice on my farm. How about this? I will provide 100 kilograms of beef, six sheep, 20 jars of wine, and 500 kilograms of rice. The village also has pigs, fish, chickens, ducks, vegetables, etc., so I don't have to worry about them." Lin Xijin said generously.

"That's great. On behalf of everyone, we thank you! You don't have to worry about anything else. Just attend the sacrificial ceremony and the banquet." The clan leader said excitedly.

Of course, the two old men took care of the specific matters. Lin Xijin was used to being a hands-off boss. Since these two people started practicing Tai Chi, their family life has been getting better and better, and their health has also improved. Keeping them busy and fulfilled is the basis of longevity.

On the 28th, all the account books in the family were gathered together, and Lin Xijin took the children in the family to check the accounts.

Unexpectedly, at the end of the year, in addition to the expenses for various public welfare undertakings, she also earned more than one million taels of silver.

Of course, the most profitable products are patented medicines and cosmeceuticals, and liquor is also a big part of the business, simply because it takes a larger share of the profits.

The bookstore was still very profitable. The third and fourth volumes of "Rulin Fairy Tales" were published, the entire "Journey to the West" was printed, and the first volume of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and several storybooks were also published, all of which caused a sensation.

However, the author changed his pen name to Mu Qinglin. Mu is the surname of Murong Xu, Qing refers to Qingyuan, and Lin refers to Lin Xijin's Lin. Someone is secretly spreading dog food. Of course, no one has seen the author, and his identity is a mystery, which makes people speculate.

The bookstore was originally very profitable, but because there were many people who took up shares in the bookstore, the dividends that ended up in Lin Xijin's hands were less. Xihui and Xinfeng each received more than 1,800 taels of dividends.

Unexpectedly, the Jiaxin Toy Workshop earned more than 20,000 taels of silver in just a few months. Xijia, Xinlan, and Anan each received more than 2,000 taels of silver, which was more than their two brothers' income. The three of them were grinning from ear to ear.

A year of hard work not only made Lin Xijin's family rich, but also the people in Shiziwo made a lot of money. Even Sanpo's family, who had the least labor, earned twenty or thirty taels of income by growing grain and medicinal herbs, plus dividends from the village and clan.

The villagers were grateful to her, and the clan leader and the village head spread the news that she donated food for the New Year's Eve dinner, so everyone remembered her kindness even more. In the past few days, there has been an endless stream of people coming to her house to give New Year gifts, even villagers from other towns and villages have come. Muyuan Village even sent the village head and the village head as representatives to bring many gifts.

It is impolite not to reciprocate. Lin Xijin specially sent out the housekeeper, Qiuyan and other people to be responsible for receiving and returning gifts, and they were busy but not chaotic, and handled everything properly.

On the morning of New Year's Eve, Lin Xijin was awakened by the sound of gongs and drums. She was still lying in bed trying to wake herself up when she heard An An knocking on the door.

"Sister, go see Dalong!" An An called out.

Lin Xijin opened the door and let him in. After a simple wash and dressing, she took him to the camphor tree. Xijia, Xinlan, and Mujin also followed.

Xihui, Xinfeng and Ye Jinlin, as members of the dragon and lion dance team, had already been busy.

However, Xihui was no longer a big shot. The work of him, Xingcheng and Xiaowen was taken over by younger children such as Erhu, Xingning and Xiaoping. He and Xinfeng only occasionally performed lion dances in the village. As for performing dragon and lion dances outside, they could forget about it.

Why? Because the clan leader didn't allow it. Whose scholar would dance the dragon and lion dance? To entertain the public? Besides, he was the youngest scholar in Dajin, so he must be treated as a treasure!

Lin Xijin didn't care. What's wrong with entertaining the public? She was just a scholar, so there was no need to be so arrogant. However, since the clan leader and Xihui and others were willing to fight and be beaten, she didn't say much. When in Rome, do as the Romans do!

After a lively opening performance of dragon and lion dance, the sacrificial ceremony at the ancestral hall began at noon.

The clan leader took the lead, followed by Lin Xijin and Xihui, and then Xingcheng and Xinfeng. Everyone burned incense in turn and kowtowed to their ancestors. Only then did the elders and clan members start the incense burning ceremony.

Xinfeng was included in the family tree before he took the Tongsheng exam, because he needed to obtain various identity documents for the exam. After Lin Xijin asked him about his wishes, he settled him, Xinlan, and An'an in his own family.

The three of them truly have a family, and they address each other as siblings or sisters to outsiders. It can be said that meeting Lin Xijin is a great blessing in their lives.

Although these people passed the imperial examinations and became scholars, they are still very young. The oldest, Xingcheng, is only eleven years old this year, Xinfeng and Xiaowen are ten years old, and Xihui has just turned nine.

Murong Xu had proposed to arrange for several people to study in the Imperial College, but Lin Xijin refused considering the complicated interpersonal relationships in Kyoto. Qinglu Academy in the capital city offered an olive branch to the four people, allowing them to enter without examination. Lin Xijin thought that it would be better to let them try after the New Year, as it was close to home, and Xingwu would be in the capital city for a long time, so he could take care of them.