Lin Xiaoman was a little embarrassed, and knew why he wanted to invite him to this meal, so he didn't refuse. He would sell him more sauerkraut in the winter, and the pork, sauerkraut and blood sausage pot would be hot and easy to sell in the winter.

After making arrangements, Lin Xiaoman left first.

Everyone at the table was talking about ordering dishes. Lin Erhu listened. It was either shredded peppers and potatoes, or scrambled eggs with tomatoes. This was the simplest dish in his family. It was okay to eat normally, but when he went to the restaurant, he ordered this.

A bit plain.

After these people finished ordering, they added a few more meat dishes.

When the food came, a large table was set up. They didn't order some dishes, but the waiter said they were added by the shopkeeper.

Lin Erhu glanced outside and happened to see the shopkeeper waving to him.

Lin Erhu didn't know much about the vegetables sold at home, but he had seen the shopkeeper go to the village to collect vegetables, so he nodded to him to express his acceptance, which made the shopkeeper happy, even though he didn't charge for it.

table, but he seemed to have found a treasure.

After having enough wine and food, the shopkeeper also sent some sour plum soup with ice cubes. Lin Erhu took a few sips, and each of his classmates and friends drank several bowls.

Knowing that it was Lin Xiaoman who settled the bill, several people thanked Lin Erhu, which made Lin Erhu even more proud.

After coming out of Songhe Tower, he saw two carriages parked outside. Lin Erhu recognized that the drivers were officials from the county government. One of them was named Shi and had only met a few times. The other was from Hedong Village and had just arrived at the county government.

The clan uncle who serves is Lin Dali.

He was originally just a farmer in the village. His parents died when he was young, and the land he left behind was taken over by his uncles, who refused to return it to him when he grew up.

He could only work as a part-time worker here and there. He had worked as a part-time worker at Lin Xiaoman's house several times before. Because he was diligent and sweet-talking, he was chosen by Lu Jin and was given such a job.

In addition to him, the two women who previously helped clean up Mrs. Lin were also arranged by Lu Jin to work in the yamen, earning more than 800 monthly salaries.

The land occupied by his uncles was also returned to him after he became an official. He didn't even dare to pay for the vegetables grown on the land. In this way, he had nothing to do for a year but had ready-made vegetables to sell. He hired two

A vegetable picker, just taking money every day.

Because of his status as an official, those who work for him don’t dare to take advantage of other people’s land, not to mention how beautiful it is.

For this reason, the three of them all went to Lin Xiaoman's house to deliver gifts. In their opinion, it was because of Lin Xiaoman that they got such a good job.

Lin Dali waved to Lin Erhu, "Erhu, I will take you back."

Except for Lin Erhu, Mr. Lu and his classmates all lived in the academy and were brought here by Master Lu to participate in the academy examination.

The academy is in the city, but it's still a long way from here. It would be nice to have a carriage.

Everyone got on the car and asked Lin Erhu whether the carriage belonged to his family.

Lin Erhu shook his head, "My family only has a donkey cart, not a carriage. Uncle Dali and Uncle Shi are both official servants of the county government, so the carriage should belong to the county government."

Lin Dali, who was driving the car outside, laughed after hearing this, "Brother Qingshu heard that you were having dinner at Songhe Tower and asked us to come and pick you up. He said that you are all the future pillars of the country and we must send you back safely.

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Although they said this, the scholars sitting in the car were not fools. Only Lin Erhu was familiar with them in this car. It was obvious who the car was picking up. They knew that they had borrowed money from Lin Erhu.<

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To be able to make good friends with people in the county government, Lin Erhu's family is not like ordinary farmers.

Lin Dali and the historian took Lin Erhu back to the courtyard where the fourth grandmother lived, and then took Mr. Lu and others to the academy again.

Lin Erhu stood there and waved goodbye to everyone. He didn't skip into the yard until the carriage was far away.

"Sister, sister, I'm back."

Fourth Grandma was learning how to make milk tea with Lin Xiaoman. When she heard Lin Erhu's voice, she turned around and smiled, "Oh, our little champion is back. Come and try the milk tea made by Fourth Grandma."

As he spoke, he filled a large bowl of milk tea, added a spoonful of red beans boiled with sugar, stirred it with a spoon and handed it to Lin Erhu.

Lin Erhu took it and took a sip. The taste was different from the milk tea sold over there, but it was equally delicious. The warmth dispelled the chill of the night.

"It tastes good. Will Fourth Grandma sell milk tea in the future?"

"Yes, how does fourth grandma fare better than your sister?"

Lin Erhu took another sip and said, "It's delicious. The milk tea made by my sister has strawberry jam and peach jam in it. Grandma Fourth doesn't have it here. It's the first time I've had the red bean drink, and it has a different flavor."

The fourth grandma laughed and said, "Oh, we two tigers are really good at talking. How can what I make keep up with what your sister makes? Your sister said that I will make some sweet potato dumplings later and add them to it. It will also taste good."

"Hmm, Grandma Fourth's business is getting bigger and bigger, she is a strong woman."

The fourth grandma grinned back at the praise, "What is a strong woman? The fourth grandma just wants to live a good life with your second uncle. When she gets a wife for your second uncle in the future, she can go there someday.

Don’t worry.”

"What did Fourth Grandma say? You have a strong body and will live a long life. When Uncle Erlai has a child, Fourth Grandma will have to help take care of him..."

"Hmm, my fourth grandma must live a good life and live a long life."

As she said this, tears flashed in the eyes of the fourth grandma. Just last year, the mother and her son had not had a single meal and had to rely on the village's financial aid to survive. Now, less than a year later, they are living a prosperous life.

Now the house that they use as a workshop has been bought by them. From now on, this will be their home. If Erlai gets a wife, she can also leave the workshop to her daughter-in-law to take care of it. All the money they make will belong to the couple.

, she just needs to help.

As for the grandchildren, I am happy to have her, but I won’t force them to live without her. With Xiaoman and Erhu around, if Erlai is lying in bed unable to move one day, they won’t just ignore them.

At the end of the seventh lunar month, the results of the college examination came out. Lin Erhu not only passed the examination as a child student, but also ranked among the best. In order to celebrate, Lin Xiaoman planned to set up a few tables at home and invite acquaintances in the village to have a drink.

Fourth Grandma and Lin Erlai are back, and Shen Guihua and her family are also back.

Shen Guihua's mother-in-law originally disliked the rebellious eldest daughter-in-law, and always wanted to use all the money she had to find a wife for her old son and help the widowed second daughter-in-law raise a grandson.

But for more than half a year, Shen Guihua and her eldest son had made money in the city. I heard that they had two taels of silver a month. The old lady no longer said that her daughter-in-law was not good. Got the money.

Although Shen Guihua would give her five hundred dollars every month, how could this five hundred dollars be enough? What she wanted was two taels of silver.

This time she knew that her daughter-in-law was coming to Lin Xiaoman's house for a drink, so she insisted on following her. What she meant was that Shen Guihua was loose and asked her to give her the money. She helped save it to save the two of them someday. If something happens to your mouth, you will be in trouble if you don’t have any money.
Chapter completed!