You are my golden finger

The winter solstice dinner was extremely rich, with pheasant and ginseng soup, spicy rabbit cubes, grilled lamb chops, boiled beef, sweet and sour spare ribs, braised pork, braised whole fish, stuffed tofu, fried meatballs, and stir-fried seasonal vegetables, completing the feast.

Lin Xijin ordered five tables and chairs to be placed in front of the doorway, and two fires were lit in front of the doorway and a barbecue grill was set up. All the family members sat down together and continued to barbecue after the meal.

The feast began. At the butler's signal, the servants raised their wine bowls and loudly thanked Lin Xijin: "Thank you, master, for giving us a new life!"

"Don't be polite, everyone! Once we enter one family, we are one family. Let's work together to make our lives better!"

"Thank you, Master! We will try our best!"

Lin Xijin is wearing a headband. Why does she feel like she is the leader of a pyramid scheme?

After the meal, we had tea, fruits and snacks, and everyone chatted while barbecuing.

After a while, the clan leader and the head of the village came with a few clan elders, and needless to say, Xingwen and a few other boys also arrived.

The older ones found this formation very surprising, but the younger ones were very excited.

After everyone was served tea and wine, the servants quickly grilled the skewers, and the people did not hesitate to drink. The boys did not hesitate to grill the skewers themselves.

After a few drinks, the patriarch talked about the purpose of his visit today.

"Jin girl, you watched the dragon and lion dance team's performance today, didn't you think it was okay?"

"Well, it's pretty good. But it would be more enjoyable if they could wear the same uniform. At the same time, we need to strengthen our training and pay attention to safety!"

"Okay. Caiqing, you gave me a big red envelope today, and more than ten other families also invited the dragon and lion dance team to pay respects to the mountain. A total of 325 taels of silver were collected. I want to give each team member 500 wen, and the rest will be used to buy costumes and pay the master's wages!"

Lin Xijin said that everything was up to everyone.

"Girl Jin, can my grandson come and learn martial arts with you in the morning?" the head of the village asked carefully.

The clan leader helped to explain that the village head’s grandson was the other big-headed Buddha in the dragon and lion team. He was two years older than Xihui and his name was Xiaowen.

"As long as he is not afraid of hard work, let him do it!"

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. He has been envious for a long time!" The head of the village rubbed his hands and laughed.

The few of them then started chatting about topics such as tribal studies, fish ponds, pig farming, greenhouse vegetables and high-yield grain varieties, and their greatest concern was the issue of various seedlings.

Lin Xijin told everyone to rest assured that those who have the conditions can buy more land or reclaim wasteland. As long as the land is prepared, she will take care of the seedlings. She also specifically reminded the village head, clan leader, and elders to plan the village's homestead and the place to plant green fruit trees.

After hearing these words, the few people felt reassured and started drinking and eating skewers with peace of mind.

"Jin girl, your grandfather hasn't received his wages. A few days ago, Jiang didn't dare to come to you, so she ran to my place to make a scene, demanding your grandfather's wages and firewood money. What do you think we should do?"

"Master, we have to pay him the wages. We won't take advantage of him. But we can't give it to Jiang. The money can only be given to my grandfather. I think my grandfather will come to deliver firewood again. We'll settle the bill with him before the New Year. If Jiang makes trouble again, tell her that she won't get the wages. From now on, the clan won't let their family members stand aside in any matter."

"Okay, that's it!"

Finally, after they had enough wine and food, they said goodbye and left.

The winter solstice has passed, the twelfth lunar month has arrived, and snowflakes often fall from the sky. Although the weather is getting colder, it has not dampened the enthusiasm of the villagers in Shiziwo. Cutting firewood, collecting fertilizer, cleaning up wasteland... The clan leader led the elders to plan the green land in the village, and the dragon and lion dance team was practicing their skills. The whole village was full of vitality.

Especially since the beginning of spring is just before the New Year, people are racing against time to try to keep up with Lin Xijin's pace and plant fruit trees, medicinal herbs and high-yield crops after the New Year.

On the Laba Festival, Lin Xijin asked the cook to make a big pot of sweet Laba porridge, and also taught them how to make various pastries. Everyone ate it with great satisfaction.

A lot of firewood was burned at home during this period, and some of it was transported to the farm in town. A lot of space was freed up in the firewood shed, so another wave of firewood was collected.

As expected, Lin Guiqi came to deliver firewood again, but he just put it down and left without asking for money. Lin Xijin knew that this honest old man might feel guilty and wanted to make up for it. Although he didn't need it, Xihui, Xijia and he were blood relatives after all, and the fact of blood inheritance could not be changed.

In order to avoid giving others an excuse, the day before the New Year's Eve, Lin Xijin prepared two sets of old men's clothes and a pair of shoes, a chicken and two large pieces of pork, plus Lin Guiqi's wages and money for firewood, and added ten taels of silver.

Xihui and Xijia were sent to find the clan leader, and asked him to accompany them to deliver the things to Lin Guiqi as a gift to support him in his old age. The clan leader was also specifically told to punish Lin Guiqi, saying that the money could only be used by Lin Guiqi himself, and if he was found to have used it on someone else, he would never give it to him again.

The clan leader was impressed by Lin Xijin's generosity, who gave so many filial gifts even though they had broken off the relationship. So he personally took Xihui and Xijia to find Lin Guiqi, and Xingwen, Xingcheng, Xingwu and other boys, as well as Grandma Liu and Grandma He, also went to watch the fun.

The clan leader reprimanded Lin Guiqi seriously and told him to do as Lin Xijin asked and not to waste his good fortune.

Lin Guiqi didn't say anything, took the things and nodded silently.

Lin Xijin sighed that time flies. It has been half a year since she came to this world. Although her family has a well-fed life, there are many people who are hungry and hungry outside. She came here with a mission, and she has a long way to go.

After a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner, I put the little ones to bed. I thought it was time to go and give a snack to the big babies on the mountain, so I went out the back door and flew into the night behind the mountain.