In this era, the villagers had almost no daily entertainment, so any gossip would spread very quickly.

Li Shao brought two strange men home that day, and someone went to inquire about them the next day.

In addition to these two men who lived in the winery and worked there every day, Li family's Ye Ge'er also had a young man who followed him in and out and served him.

The Li family became the central topic of gossip again, and many villagers came to Zhou Zheng and Li Shao and his wife to inquire about the news. Li Shao felt that this was not something shameful, and it could not be kept secret since they all lived in the same village.

He said it openly, which caused an uproar in the village. People knew that the Li family was rich because they ran a winery, but they didn't expect that they were so rich that they could even buy people.

Only landlords and wealthy lords in the town could afford servants, but thanks to the horrible impression left on the villagers by Li Shao's teaching Wang the matchmaker a lesson last time.

No matter how much people envied and jealous Zhao Ye, no one dared to say anything unpleasant in front of him.

Most people are like this. They will only be jealous of those around them who are slightly better than themselves, but they will only look up to those who are far better than themselves.

Moreover, many people in the village are looking forward to growing more sweet potatoes and other crops next year so that they can sell them to the Li family. They dare not say anything unpleasant, otherwise what will they do if they hear that he will not accept their grain?

The result is that the aunties, ladies, girls and boys in the village always praise Zhao Ye when they mention him in front of others, but no one knows what he is like at home behind his back.

"Oh, you say this Ye sister's life is so good, she married a rich man and loves him. The other day when I went to buy tofu, I met the boy she bought. He has a nice voice. When he stood there, he looked different from the villagers. He looked like a maid in a rich man's house in town. He just had a scar on his face, otherwise he would be very handsome."

"What do you know? If you want to order a maid around, you have to use one that's not that pretty. Otherwise, how can you hook up with the man at home? Ye Ge'er is such a cunning kid."

"I think so. I've noticed that he's special since he was a kid. He's quiet and helps with housework every day. His steadiness is different from other girls and boys in the village. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to marry such a good guy."

"It would be great if my daughter had this fate. How would it feel to have servants serving her every day?"

"Hahaha, forget about it, your girl. Who can compare to Ye Ge'er's luck? I heard she's pregnant. Now the Li family man has to hold her tightly in his mouth for fear of her melting."

"Oh, is that so? Let's see who dares to say that I can't have children this time."

"Oh! I never said that."

......

All kinds of gossip in the village had no effect on Zhao Ye at all. Since Shen Qing came, it is no exaggeration to say that he has not done any work at all. If he had not strongly objected, Shen Qing would even want to help him put on his clothes.

However, Shen Qing was worthy of being a brother who had served in a wealthy family. He was knowledgeable and experienced. Every day when he was with Zhao Ye, he told him a lot of new things happening outside, which left Zhao Ye stunned.

Shen Qing also felt that this master had a really good temper. He always spoke to him in a friendly manner and did not have any strange requests. He would always praise the food he cooked as delicious and was never picky. This made Shen Qing feel that he should cherish such a good master and serve him well.

When Zhao's mother and Sun Jiao knew that Zhao Ye was pregnant and that the Li family had bought a servant, they came specially with a basket of eggs to confirm that Zhao Ye was really pregnant. They were very happy.

Only when Zhao Ye gave Li Shao a child, would the Zhao family's support be secure.

Looking at Shen Qing who was busy serving Zhao Ye, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law started praising him again, saying things like "Brother Ye, you are so lucky" and "Your son-in-law really loves you" and so on. Zhao Ye was overwhelmed by the repetitive words.

It was Shen Qing who saw that he was in a bad mood, so he sent the two away on the pretext that Zhao Ye had not been feeling well since early in the morning and had to stay in bed to rest.

Before leaving, Zhao Ye asked Shen Qing to bring some snacks to the two of them. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were so happy that they thought their trip was worthwhile. This Ye brother is worthy of being a businessman in his family. He is generous and different from those stingy people in the village.

On the 27th day of the 12th lunar month, Li Shao closed the winery and resumed work on the 16th day of the 1st lunar month.

Zhou Zheng was given annual leave and one tael of silver and two kilograms of pork as a year-end bonus. He worked overtime to prepare and ferment the wine before the holiday so that he could have a good rest during the New Year.

Zhou Zheng usually worked honestly and diligently in the winery. He never peeked at things he wasn't supposed to see and kept his mouth shut when outside. Li Shao raised his salary to fifty cents a day.

Zhou Zheng was already very satisfied with such a high salary. He did not expect that he could get one tael of silver and pork at the end of the year. He kept thanking Li Shao and promised to work harder in the future.

Although Li Shao felt that this was the result of his own efforts, when he heard him say this, he also felt that Ye Ge'er and he had made the right choice of him.

The next step is to do the general cleaning, put up wedding characters, and prepare various things for the New Year. This is the first New Year he has spent with Ye Ge'er since coming to this world, and Li Shao is particularly looking forward to it.

On New Year's Eve, the entire Li family's house was brightly lit, with festive words of "Fu" and couplets pasted on the windows and doors, and red lanterns hung at the door.

Shen Qing prepared the New Year's Eve dinner, with Shen An and Sun Liu helping out. After working for half a day, they had filled the table with dishes such as four-happiness meatballs, boiled chicken, steamed pork with rice flour, stir-fried lamb with green onions, pork with preserved vegetables, steamed fish, cabbage and tofu, pearl glutinous rice meatballs, eight-treasure rice pudding, and radish and pork ribs soup.

Looking at the table full of exquisite dishes and smelling the fragrant aroma, Zhao Ye praised repeatedly: "Wow! Qing'er, this dish smells so good and looks so exquisite, you are really amazing."

"Thank you for the compliment, my husband. I'm glad you like it. The filling for the dumplings for New Year's Eve is made with cabbage and tofu as you requested. It's already ready and we're just waiting to make them." Shen Qing replied with a smile.

According to the custom of Zhaojia Village, a string of firecrackers must be set off at the door before eating the New Year's Eve dinner. Seeing that the meal was ready, Li Shao led Shen An and Sun Liu to set off firecrackers.

After walking into the house and sitting down with Zhao Ye, the other three were about to leave. Li Shao said, "Today is the New Year's Day, and it is your first New Year in the Li family. Stay and eat with us today, and have fun together."

"Master, how can this be? The little ones can just go to the kitchen and eat."

"Yes, sir, I'd better not disturb you and your husband."

In fact, Li Shao also felt that it was lively enough for him and Ye Ge'er alone, and that their world of two was so wonderful, but after all, it was their first year in this family.

Moreover, Ye Ge'er also suggested to him privately that they should have the New Year's Eve dinner together. This was the only time, and he definitely couldn't refuse him.

Then he continued, "Just for today, sit down and stop talking. Go to the kitchen and get a few jars of wine. How can we celebrate the New Year without drinking?"

Since the master had already said so, it would be ungrateful for them to hesitate. He hurriedly thanked Li Shao and Zhao Ye, poured the wine for Li Shao first, and then took a seat. When he saw Li Shao and Zhao Ye picking up their chopsticks, he started eating as well.

"Everyone, just be casual, help yourself to the food, don't be restrained."

"This dish tastes better than it looks. Qing'er, you are amazing. You can be a chef in a restaurant in town."

"Hey, my dear, you are too kind. Try this."

......

During this period of time, the three of them also realized that Li Shao and his wife were truly kind-hearted people, and there were really not so many rules for them. In addition, after drinking some wine, the atmosphere at the dinner table was also happy and full of laughter.

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