A blessed wife leads her husband to wealth and prosperity!

Madam Lin went to the workshop and, together with Granny Li, taught the workers several stitching techniques for making gloves.

From now on, all the gloves in Lin He'er's shop will be made by the workshop workers.

Three days before Laba Festival, Lin Niangzi, accompanied by Lin Dong, returned to Sanshan Village in a carriage arranged by her daughter.

After seeing Lin Niangzi off, Lin He'er also began to pack her things to go back to Xiaoyang Village for the New Year.

That year, business was booming, and Lin He'er decided to buy more things from the county town to bring back to the village to make her mother-in-law and father-in-law happy.

Meng Xing drove the carriage and followed his wife from the main street, preparing everything Lin He'er felt was necessary for Xiao Yang Village.

Besides daily necessities, I also bought a gold earring for my mother-in-law, Liu. My two older sisters had silver hairpins, but Liu's earring was not big, though it was pure gold.

The remaining gifts for Wen Dazhuang were naturally two jars of fine wine, along with some hair ornaments, silver peanuts, and the like.

Let's buy these first. As for snacks and food, we'll buy them a day in advance!

Lin He'er is going back to Xiaoyang Village for the Spring Festival. This year, due to the increase in the number of workers in her family, she needs to make arrangements for these things before the Spring Festival.

That day, Lin He'er summoned Li Shi;

Grandma, it's almost the end of the year. This year, our family will still go back to Xiaoyang Village for the New Year.

I'll leave everyone here at the shop. You can stay at the house with Cao'er, Mengxing, and the children to celebrate the New Year. As for the workshop, on New Year's Eve, we'll treat the workers to two tables of food!

You can book tables and meals at restaurants yourselves, and the money can be withdrawn directly from the account.

The shop is getting busier and busier. Once my husband and I get back, you'll have to take charge of all the household affairs!

Madam, please rest assured, there are just a few more people, but I can manage them!

Li had always done a good job with the tasks assigned to her, so Lin He'er wasn't worried about that at all!

Go to my place later and get some silver peanuts. Give them to the children on New Year's Day!

Everyone's monthly pay will be doubled!

On behalf of everyone, I thank you, Madam! Madam Li has always been very pleased with Madam's generosity.

After the workers in the workshop finished making the gloves that Xu Zhiyuan had ordered, Wen Yuning also returned home from the county school ahead of schedule.

Brother Wen, I've arranged everything here. Let's head back tomorrow!

Well, the reason Wen Yuning returned home from the county school early was because he wanted to go back sooner. The two of them only went back to the village once a year, and Wen Yuning missed his parents very much!

The next morning, Lin He'er and Wen Yuning took a carriage, along with Wen Yuyu, and headed towards Xiaoyang Village, escorted by Madam Li.

Along the way, the carriage was packed with many things, so the journey was slow. They had to stay at inns along the way, but the journey was smooth and it took the three of them two days to return to Xiaoyang Village.

At the entrance of Xiaoyang Village, Liu would come to the village entrance every day for the next month, as the Lunar New Year approached. As for what she was waiting for, it was naturally for the people who were supposed to return home for the New Year.

Auntie, are you waiting for Sanlang and the others again?

Villagers passing by the village entrance would ask Liu a question and greet her.

"Yes, that's right!" Liu replied with a smile.

Since the Wen family started doing business and amassed wealth, they began to collect eggs and duck eggs from the villagers, which brought considerable benefits to the village.

Seeing that the Wen family had risen to prominence, the villagers' attitude towards them naturally improved as well!

Currently, led by the village chief, the entire village has started raising chickens and ducks, and the eggs laid each year are collected by the Wen family, which basically cannot meet the demand.

This year, every household is expanding its breeding scale, just in order to earn more money!

However, raising chickens and ducks is only for egg production, and the chickens and ducks are not easy to sell. The other day, the village chief came to the Wen family and asked if they were also doing some chicken and duck business, so as to help the village sell their chickens and ducks.

Liu didn't respond directly. There were so many chickens and ducks; how could her family possibly take them all? Besides, her family had never planned to start a chicken and duck business.

However, Liu was shrewd and did not directly refuse the village chief. She only said that she would wait for her family to come back and discuss it.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Liu was quite disappointed and decided to go home.

As soon as I turned around, I heard what sounded like a carriage coming from behind me again!

Then I heard my daughter's and daughter-in-law's voices.

Mom, we're back!

It's Yu Yu and He Er!

Liu took two quick steps forward and saw the person she had been longing for day and night!

Hurry, let's go home, you must be freezing on the way!

Liu followed the carriage forward, saying, "Mother, come on up!"

No, no, it's only a short walk. Mother won't go up; she can walk back. Wen Yuning didn't want her mother to run after the carriage, so she got out of the carriage herself and let her mother sit in it!

I've been in the carriage all the way, so I'm getting off to walk around and relax. Mother, please sit down!

Alright, since her son is so considerate, Liu accepted her son's filial piety!

Several people drove the carriage and arrived at the gate!

Wen Yuning opened the door, and Lin He'er drove the carriage into the courtyard.

Wen Dazhuang heard a noise in the yard and came out to see his daughter, son and daughter-in-law returning home!

You're all back? Come inside and rest, I'll unload the carriage!

Wen Dazhuang took charge, unloaded the carriage, and drove the horses to the livestock shed in the backyard!

The people in front, led by Madam Liu, carried all the items from the cart to the main hall.

He'er, why did you bring back so much stuff? That must have cost a lot of money!

Mom, there's not much stuff, just what our family needs for the New Year. You can decide where to put it later!

Okay, okay, you've bought it, so your dad and I don't need to prepare anything else!

Liu was overjoyed that her daughter-in-law would bring back many things to the family every time she returned home to show her respect to the two of them!

You all go to your rooms and rest. I'll go cook. You'll all be waiting to eat soon!

Liu went to the kitchen herself and urged her children to go back to their rooms to rest!

Lin He'er had been traveling for two days and was indeed quite tired. She didn't stand on ceremony with her mother-in-law and went straight back to her room after hearing what Liu Shi said.

Wen Yuning didn't go back; she just sat in the hall, waiting for her father to return. The two then talked for a while.

Saburo, how long will you be staying this time?

I won't be staying long. I was planning to tell you and Mom at the dinner table that I'm going to take the county exam next year and go back to the county school after the fifteenth of the month!

Another exam is coming up!

When Wen Dazhuang heard his son mention the imperial examination, he immediately sat up straighter!

Are you confident?

Well, I feel like I should be able to do it, but when it comes to exams, it all depends on how well you perform on the day!

Okay, you've always been reliable since you were little. Your mother and I can't help you much with your studies, but we won't hold you back either!

Ah!

After the two talked for a while, Liu started setting out the food.

Sanlang, go and call He'er for dinner. We can talk about it at the dinner table.

When Lin He'er came out, everyone was already seated at the table.

Madam Liu invited everyone to eat, saying that she hadn't prepared any dishes today, but that she would kill a chicken for them to eat tomorrow!

"Alright! I've been craving our chickens for a whole year!" Lin He'er said to Liu Shi in a coquettish tone.

Okay, okay, He'er loves it, Mom will kill another one for you tomorrow!

After everyone finished their meal, Liu took a charcoal brazier from the kitchen, and the family members sat together and began to talk about what had happened to them in the past year.