It was getting dark, and Li Mingren just returned from the front office. The rain stopped as soon as he walked into the main room.

"It's really raining today." Li Mingren couldn't help complaining.

Zhao Yunlan smiled: "Yes, this rain wants to send you home."

"Hey, brother, are they here?"

"Yes, Brother Dashan and the others are here too. They went to call you early. You just came back now. You go and change your clothes first. If you don't have anything important to do tomorrow, you can have a few more drinks with them."

Li Mingren responded as he walked into the inner room: "Well, I just want to do some things for tomorrow in advance, so that I can free up time tomorrow morning and don't have to worry about getting up early. I can rest assured to have a few more drinks with them tonight. .”

After changing from his official uniform, Li Mingren came out wearing a dark blue gown.

Zhao Yunlan raised his head casually and looked at it: "Why do I feel that my clothes are a little loose?"

"What you said is really a bit loose."

Zhao Yunlan hummed and couldn't help but pinch the flesh on her waist: "You have lost weight, how come you can lose weight so easily?"

"Madam, my conscience, I've been very busy lately. It's not easy. I've been so busy at the county office that I haven't even had time to eat the lunch I bring every day."

"Okay, okay, you have really worked hard recently." Zhao Yunlan sighed for his flesh again. Since Qing'er weaned her breasts, her flesh began to grow slowly, and she was getting too big every day. I am busy, my body needs so much energy, and I am prone to obesity.

That's all, good health is the most important thing. If you consume a lot, you have to eat well. Zhao Yunlan comforted herself in her heart.

"Then let the kitchen start preparing food. I asked the kitchen to kill a sheep in the afternoon. It's too late to roast it and eat it. I can only stew it and let them taste the difference between the mutton here and the mutton back home."

Li Mingren smiled and took Zhao Yunlan's hand: "My wife's arrangement must be delicious, so let's put the food in the front hall."

"He Wen, go and invite everyone. Aunt Cui still needs you to invite Caixia to the front hall."

Zhao Yunlan ordered as he walked out: "Chunxiang, for those maids and boys who are coming from home, please ask the kitchen to set a table for them. This can also be regarded as a blessing for them, so that they can all eat and drink well."

Chunxiang agreed and went to the kitchen. He Hua received the signal and ordered the little girl working next to her to clear the table.

In the front hall, Zhao Yunlan and Li Mingren are already waiting for everyone to sit down.

"Brother, sister-in-law." The three brothers from the Li family came first.

Li Mingren stepped forward and looked at the second child, then paused in front of the third child, and finally stood in front of Ming Mingzhi and patted his younger brother on the shoulder.

"It seems like the food at home is pretty good, and I'm getting a lot stronger."

"Hahaha, brother, if we brothers have nothing to talk about, we can skip the greeting step. The whole family doesn't have to be so exposed." Li Mingli was amused by his eldest brother's words and couldn't help complaining.

The second and fourth children next to them didn't find Li Mingren's words very funny, but they were amused by the third child's complaints.

Li Mingren just felt a little brotherly atmosphere, but this smile directly broke it.

"Sister-in-law, look at the eldest brother giving me a blank look." Li Mingli looked at the eldest brother in front of him with a look of disgust and helplessness and quickly complained to Zhao Yunlan.

"Okay, you should be more stable as the elder brother. Mingli, you will soon be out of poverty and you will get married soon."

Li Mingren stood up straight and returned to his normal expression. Li Mingli also stood aside happily.

"Everyone is here." Zhao Yunlan listened to the footsteps getting closer and closer outside.

"Brother Dashan, Brother Deng, and Master Zhang, please take your seats quickly. Brothers, sisters, and fellow villagers, please feel free to do so."

Originally, everyone was still a little cautious. After all, Akihito, who used to live in his hometown, is now a parent official and the magistrate of Shiyang County. But now they saw that the county magistrate in front of them was still as friendly as before, without any airs, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

As the son of the head of Lijia Village, Dashan is also the elder brother of Li Mingren in terms of age and generation. He was the first to speak: "Mingren, we must have a good drink tonight." "Yes, yes, I have to accompany Brother Dashan tonight. Have a nice drink. Everyone, sit down and don’t be restrained. They are all brothers and sisters who have helped our family. They are not too particular. Everyone must eat and drink well tonight. "

"Okay." Deng Yong agreed.

Zhao Yunlan looked at everyone with a smile, looked at Li Caixia's position and waved,

"Sister Caixia, come sit with my sister-in-law and have a drink with me tonight."

Li Caixia walked forward a few steps, and when she arrived in front of Zhao Yunlan, she was pulled and sat down.

"Don't be so polite anymore. Let's drink two glasses of fruit wine with me tonight. If it's not intoxicating, let's just have some fun."

Li Caixia: "Oh, I'm a good boss."

There are no separate seats for men and women tonight. It would be a waste to have a separate table for women, just two people. The second one is that Zhao Yunlan also wants to catch up with everyone and hear about things at home.

After three drinks, Li Dashan talked about the interesting things that happened along the way. Deng Yong also went on to talk about the current situation of the orchard at home, and Master Zhang also briefly talked about the situation of the toy shop. Li Mingyi added something casually beside him.

"Thank you for your hard work, I'd like to toast you all." Zhao Yunlan raised his glass.

Everyone raised their glasses and said, "Master, we are all willing to work with you forever." This time it was Deng Yong who expressed his stance first. After all, he was the one who benefited the most. Now his mother is in better health, and his daughter-in-law My son no longer has to endure hardships with me. My son also goes to school, lives a stable life, and has a happy family.

Li Dashan also nodded in agreement.

Zhao Yunlan went first as a sign of respect and said, "You can do whatever you want. Everyone will have enough to eat and drink tonight."

Seeing that the situation on the table was getting better, Zhao Yunlan also felt that she was full. She looked at Li Caixia next to her and put a piece of lamb chop on the plate in front of Li Caixia.

"Try this piece of pork ribs. It doesn't smell bad after being stewed."

Li Caixia was completely relaxed, with a smile on her face. She quickly swallowed the meat in her mouth and said, "Hey, sister-in-law, I think your chef's cooking is delicious. This mutton stew is so delicious."

"Well, cooking skills are one thing, but the mutton here tastes good. If you like it, I'll prepare more for you." Zhao Yunlan didn't eat anymore, but kept picking up food for the people around him and taking care of him from time to time. Check in with others to ensure that no one is left behind.

When Li Caixia was almost done eating, she took Caixia off the table first, leaving a large group of men to continue drinking.

"Caixia, I'm very grateful that you can come here to help me. If you have any questions while working here, you can directly seek my help and don't talk to me outside."

Zhao Yunlai brought Li Caixia to the backyard. The two of them sat under the stone table and drank tea and chatted. They ate too much meat in the evening and needed to relieve themselves. They thought it was time to take a rest, so Zhao Yunlan let Chunxiang soak. Pot of scented tea.

"My boss, thank you for taking care of me." Li Caixia said.

"Your brother will go back soon. You are a girl alone in the North. Your family must be worried. As the boss, I should take care of you. Go to bed early tonight and get up at any time tomorrow morning. Get up, if you’re hungry, just shout and someone will bring you food.”

"Hey, thank you, boss."

Zhao Yunlan couldn't help but smile and patted Li Caixia on the shoulder:

"Okay, I've said thank you so many times in one night, let's go and rest."

After receiving Zhao Yunlan's signal, Chunxiang called a little maid: "Hongmei, send Miss Caixia back to her room to rest."

"Yes."

After Caixia left, Zhao Yunlan got up and went back to her room.

"I have to get rid of this smell of alcohol. Let me sleep in the front hall at night. Don't come into the house in the middle of the night and wake me up."

Chunxiang: "Yes."


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