The couple went to the main room. As expected, Mrs. Mo had already set up the table for worshiping the Kitchen God, and the statue of the Kitchen God painted by the fifth brother himself was also hung on the wall.
At this time, the sisters-in-law also came to call He Zhiran. They had prepared the ingredients and were waiting for her to come and cook.
Although the whole family has always been together to spend time together, for the Mo family, it was the first time for the Mo family to celebrate such a formal festival since He Zhiran traveled through time.
Although she doesn't know much about some of the customs here, she still adopts the attitude of doing as the locals do and strives to integrate into her family.
Today's ingredients were still purchased by He Zhiran. Not only that, but also the game that Liang Hao and the others brought back from hunting in the mountains.
There were too many dishes to cook, and even though the sisters-in-law had prepared all the ingredients in advance, He Zhiran was still busy for almost an hour.
After all the food was cooked, the sisters-in-law tacitly selected some and sent them to the Kitchen God statue.
At the same time, Mo Jiuye also took the Wuliangye that his wife had repackaged, poured a cup and placed it in front of the Kitchen God statue.
When everything was ready, the family members headed by Mrs. Mo began to burn incense sincerely, hoping that the Kitchen God could bless their Mo family's future peace and security.
The worship of the Kitchen God here has just ended and it is already evening.
Everyone originally thought that they would have dinner when Mo Chuhan, who had gone to work in the government office, came back.
Not long after, Mo Chuhan came back, and what was unexpected was that Meng Huaining was with him.
Meng Huaining was not alone, he also brought many official officials.
After many days of sorting out, Cui Wen's case has been settled.
Cui Wen's crime was so heinous that he was directly sentenced to execution. His family members and clan members involved in the case also received the punishment they deserved.
The reason why the case took so long to handle was mainly because Cui Wen and his tribe had committed too many crimes. It took almost ten days just to sort out the files.
Meng Huaining's main purpose of coming to Xiling Village today was, on the one hand, to join in the fun at Mo's house and celebrate the Spring Festival with them, and on the other hand, to distribute the fines collected at Cui's house to the victims of Zhao and Zhou's family in proportion.
Not only that, the land that the Cui family has defrauded from the Zhao and Zhou families over the years must be returned in full.
This move once again caused the Cui family to cry like ghosts and howls like wolves.
They sold off their cultivated land and finally paid the fine. Now they have to compensate the Zhao and Zhou families for a large amount of cultivated land.
Wouldn't this make them paupers in an instant, and even lose their future life?
However, the law will not sympathize with those who have done many evil things. If you do something wrong, you must pay the due price.
Neither Zhao nor Zhou family members expected that they would receive corresponding compensation.
I thought that with the Cui family's strong backing collapsed, it would be good for them to no longer have to be squeezed by the Cui family. Who would have thought that the county magistrate turned out to be so wise and powerful that he even obtained compensation for them.
After receiving the compensation, members of the Zhao and Zhou families came outside the Mo family's yard and kowtowed to Meng Huaining.
Meng Huaining quickly ordered Meng An to appease those people. He had already smelled the delicious food and did not want to deal with those people at this time.
Meng Huaining was invited into the main room by the three brothers of the Mo family. After sitting down, the female family members brought the food to the table one after another.
There is no doubt that with such good ingredients and He Zhiran's good cooking skills, this meal made everyone happy.
And the mellow Wuliangye, Meng Huaining thought it was extremely delicious. If he could eat such food and wine every day, he would not change it even for an immortal.
The female relatives of the Mo family did not know that Meng Huaining would come today. It would be fine if he came alone, and he would bring so many official officials with him.
The food and wine prepared at home were simply not enough for so many people. Fortunately, the sisters-in-law made dumplings in advance to entertain the officials.
No matter what they were like in the past, they are all Mo Chuhan's subordinates now. What's more, today is still a small year, and it's hard to let people go back with an empty stomach when they get home.
Now Mo Chuhan is the leader of these officials, and the Mo family has the county magistrate here today. Even if the Mo family doesn't entertain them, they don't dare to say anything.
What is unexpected is that they can also eat delicious dumplings here.
Not only that, the taste of Mojia dumplings is so good that even the famous restaurants in the city can't compare with it.
The officials were satisfied with their meal, but at the same time they had mixed feelings in their hearts. Especially those who had helped Cui Wen plan to put on the Mo family's shoes, they felt a little sorry.
No matter what, things have happened, and it will not help if they regret it now. In the future, they will be more loyal to the head catcher to make up for their past mistakes.
It wasn't until the time of Xu that the New Year's Eve banquet began to clear the tables. I thought it was so late that Meng Huaining would say goodbye.
Unexpectedly, he was attracted by Mo Hanyue's words.
The surprise in Mo Hanyue's voice could not be stopped.
"Sister-in-law Jiu, come and see, my jackrabbit has given birth..."
He Zhiran was cleaning the dishes with his sisters-in-law in the kitchen when he heard his sister-in-law's voice and ran out quickly.
"Hanyue, I'm here."
When the other sisters-in-law heard that the jackrabbit had given birth, they all dropped what they were doing and followed He Zhiran and ran to check.
The long-eared rabbit is much larger than ordinary rabbits, and its appearance is very cute. If Mo Hanyue hadn't been reluctant to part with it, they would have wanted to keep one from her.
Now that the long-eared rabbit has finally given birth, this means that they can also have their own little pet.
Meng Huaining was not the kind of person who liked to join in the fun, but today he was a little unusual.
The first time he saw Mo Hanyue, he was inexplicably attracted to her. This little girl was pretty and her temperament was not as pretentious as those girls from wealthy families.
The elders in the family once asked him what kind of wife he wanted to find in the future.
He answered very simply at that time that he wanted to find someone who looked good to him and didn't have the airs of a young lady.
Although his conditions are not very high, there are not many people who can combine the two conditions.
Although the Meng family has declined a lot since the death of my grandfather, it is still a truly scholarly family, and there are no barriers to getting a wife.
If they were girls from ordinary people's families, even if Meng Huaining wanted to, he might not be able to pass the test of the elders in the family.
But Mo Hanyue was different. Although the Mo family was sentenced to exile by the imperial court, Mo Hanyue grew up in a wealthy family and received an education that could not be compared to those of ordinary people.
Especially the old lady of the Mo family, who was born into a noble family. How could the daughter she trained herself not be outstanding?
What's more, the female members of the Mo family all seemed to be well-educated and sensible. Even when their husbands died in battle and the whole family was exiled, they still maintained an optimistic attitude.
I would like to ask, how can a girl living in such an environment not be optimistic?