You are my golden finger

As the saying goes, "Winter Solstice is as important as New Year's Day." The Winter Solstice is coming soon. During this period, the villagers have helped to reclaim land and chop firewood, and they have some money and food in their pockets. Everyone is happily cutting meat, making glutinous rice cakes, and preparing for the festival.

The day before the winter solstice, many villagers sent eggs, glutinous rice cakes and other gifts to Lin Xijin's home. Lin Xijin asked Xihui and Xinfeng to write them down one by one and prepare to slaughter two pigs tomorrow to return the gifts.

While Lin Xijin was receiving the villagers, she was basking in the warm winter sun at the door with Old Madam Shangguan, Aunt Qi and a few children. She felt very comfortable.

Two carriages drove into the yard.

Well, Shangguan Rui and the two managers of the restaurant and the drug store are here again, and the few of them will inevitably eat for free as usual.

After exchanging pleasantries and brewing some fresh tea, Lin Xijin resigned herself to making arrangements for lunch.

After a good meal and a good drink, Lin Xijin, who had spent a lot of money in the past period of time, welcomed her highlight moment. The two shopkeepers asked the servants to carry in boxes and cages. After opening several boxes and cages, they found some cloth, porcelain, and cakes. However, four boxes and cages were actually filled with silver ingots and copper coin strings.

Shangguan Rui also took out a stack of silver bills from his sleeve and explained: These are the dividends from the wine and restaurant during this period. Thinking that you need to pay wages and bonuses during the New Year, I discussed with the two shopkeepers and decided to bring you some silver ingots and copper coins so that you don't have to exchange them again.

The owner of the drug store also handed over another stack of silver bills.

Lin Xijin secretly praised the two for their thoughtful actions.

Several people checked the accounts, and the two companies combined, Lin Xijin earned a total of 7,365 taels of profit. It has only been more than a month since he started working with the two of them, and this amount of profit is considered a high profit and high return.

Shangguan Rui was concerned about his grandmother's condition and asked how she was recovering and whether he could take her back to Beijing.

I took the old lady's pulse every day and treated her. Acupuncture was stopped a few days ago and her condition has stabilized. But the old lady seemed to be happy and never mentioned going back.

Lin Xijin felt that she had received so much dowry, and it was not appropriate to mention it, so she just let her do it. After all, it was not a big deal to feed those few people, and there was often free labor provided.

"Your grandmother's health is fine now. As long as you keep a regular schedule and eat a light and moderate diet, there will be no problem."

"Then I will take her back to the old house in town today, celebrate the festival tomorrow, and bring her back to Beijing the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, it's up to you to decide!"

Accompanying Shangguan Rui to the old lady's yard, Shangguan Rui asked the maid to pack up and told the old lady that his grandfather had sent a letter urging her to take her back to Beijing for the New Year.

Old Madam Shangguan looked unhappy, and Lin Xijin tried to persuade her to stay. But the old lady finally felt that it was not good to disturb her for too long, so she decided to go back with Shangguan Rui.

While they were packing, Lin Xijin prepared to return the gifts. Snow Ginseng Jade Dew Pills and various health and nourishing medicines were indispensable, as well as tea and wine. She also took out a hundred-year-old mountain ginseng and several baskets of fresh fruits from the space.

The two shopkeepers also had gifts, except for the ready-made medicines and ginseng, and the quantities of the others were also smaller.

Old Madam Shangguan held Lin Xijin's hand, reluctant to leave. The children and Grandma Qi were also reluctant to part with this kind and generous "Grandma Feng". This large-scale farewell scene made Lin Xijin unable to bear to watch. In the end, Lin Xijin had to promise to bring the children to Beijing and visit her home in the future.

After instructing the two shopkeepers on the time for delivering the greenhouse vegetables, wine and medicine after the festival, I sent this satisfied group of people away.

The frost was white, and everyone completed their morning exercises on the winter solstice in the cold.

After breakfast, Xihui and Xinfeng wiped their mouths and said to Lin Xijin, "Sister, our dragon and lion dance team is going to have an event today, so we're leaving."

"Okay. Stay safe!"

While they were talking, the two of them had already run away.

After the dragon and lion dance team was handed over to the clan leaders and elders, Lin Xijin did not ask about it. She only knew that the two boys in her family had gone to training several times, and the sound of gongs and drums was often heard in the village. She had no idea how well they had trained so far.

Although I was curious, I didn't join in the fun.

He instructed the servants to kill the two big pigs he had kept in the barn last night, cut them up and return the gifts according to the original gift list, and asked Qi Po, Xi Jia and Xin Lan to take the servants to deliver them door to door. He asked the cook to process and marinate the rest according to his requirements, and make them into bacon and sausages.

Jin'an was taken by the nanny to play in the living room, Chuntao and Qiuyan served on the side. Lin Xijin sat comfortably drinking tea, enjoying the comfortable life brought to her by the evil old society.

In modern times, although Lin Xijin is rich, in addition to hiring workers to work in the workshop, his family only hired an aunt to take care of his three meals a day when he was old. His life is very simple.

I never thought that I would have a group of servants in this life without realizing it. But being able to help these people and make sure they have enough food and clothing is also a good deed.

As the saying goes, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. I shook my head and stopped worrying about the fact that I had become a landlord. Then I heard the sound of gongs and drums approaching my home.

Soon, Xijia and Xinlan came in breathlessly, and before they could catch their breath they hurriedly reported: "Sister, sister, here it comes! The lion is coming!"

When Lin Xijin heard this, she knew that the dragon and lion team had come to her house to pay respects. She quickly asked the guard to pick some pomelo leaves, asked the housekeeper to make a big red envelope, and took out pomelo and apples to set up a dragon gate formation at the gate, ready for the lions to pick the leaves.

As soon as everything was ready, the dragon and lion dance team entered the venue in an orderly manner from the gate.

Lin Xijin asked the housekeeper to guide them, and ordered two guards to guard the entrance to the hall and close the door to the backyard to prevent anyone from entering. The other four people were on patrol. She and Qi Po took Jin An, Xi Jia, and Xin Lan to wait at the entrance of the hall.

The first person to enter the dragon and lion team was the big-headed Buddha holding a hydrangea. He jumped and teased the lion. Lin Xijin knew it was Xihui's kid as soon as he saw his figure and clothes.

The next two to come in were dancing lions, chasing the hydrangea up and down to the beat of the drums. It was obvious that they had some kung fu skills. Who else could it be but Xinfeng and Xingwu? Xingwen and Xingcheng showed up, waving their hands desperately at Lin Xijin.

"Sister, it's my brothers and sisters!" Xijia's words confirmed Lin Xijin's guess.

Then, the 8-member gong and drum team, 18-member dragon dance team, and 18-member colorful flag team entered the venue. After entering the venue, the colorful flag team quickly dispersed and formed a circle in front of the gate, leaving enough space for the dragon and lion to perform.

The lions began to perform to the beat of the drums. Under the guidance of the big-headed Buddha, they performed in front of the gate. I'm not bragging, the kung fu of the boys was not learned in vain. The three of them cooperated well and coordinated their movements. Xihui's movements were flexible and funny; Xinfeng, the lion head master, could also accurately control the lion head's expression, making it vivid; Xingwu, as a member of the lion body team, had good body coordination and perfectly displayed the image of a lion.

The long dragon behind was also rolling and dancing up and down.

Menping's wonderful performance won warm applause from the audience.

Cai Qing then looked at the boys and found that their movements were still a little unfamiliar, but they were able to complete the task smoothly.

The only regret is that the dragon and lion team members' uniforms are not uniform, which affects the overall look. However, this problem is easy to solve. After all, I gave them a big red envelope of 300 taels. I told the tribe leader that the team members can change their uniforms during the Chinese New Year.

Then Uncle Jian'an also came to invite the dragon and lion dance team to his home to worship the mountain. At this time, the lion dancers were naturally replaced by Xingwen and Xingcheng, but the big-headed Buddha was not replaced for the time being and was still carried by Xihui.

The drumbeats faded away, and the audience followed to watch the fun. Xijia and Xinlan also ran away, leaving Jinan anxious. Lin Xijin ordered Chuntao and Qiuyan to take Jinan with them, and the two girls were eager to join in the fun, so they happily hugged Jinan and ran away.

Looking at these children, Lin Xijin sighed that he had a twelve-year-old body but a 120-year-old heart. His mentality was too old, and it was difficult for the people and things around him to arouse his enthusiasm.