The next morning, after the maids in the main house woke up, the others also woke up one after another.

Although last night was considered late in ancient times, for modern people, going to bed at 10 o'clock is considered relatively early.

Whether you are a city dweller or a village dweller, everyone is used to getting up early to do things.

However, now the house is full of people, young and old, and the crowds are surging, and the feeling of being overcrowded is indeed very lively.

Mrs. Tian and Mrs. Wei were acquaintances here. After getting up, they started to do their work skillfully, along with Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Tan. The other men started to load the horse-drawn carriages, mule-drawn carts and ox-drawn carts. After breakfast today, there was still a lot to do.

Settle down early, the day after tomorrow is New Year’s Eve.

We can all get together to celebrate the New Year.

After a simple breakfast, Liu Caixia arranged for Mrs. Tian and Mrs. Wei to open the shop.

Yesterday afternoon, I made braised meat and other things. Although I gave everyone a snack, I still had to continue selling kimchi. The kimchi jars in the utility room were full. Every day after selling a jar, I would pickle more immediately. In this way, we would take turns, and seven or eight kimchi jars would be enough.

"Auntie Tian, ​​today's kimchi is sold out, it's very early, you go to the two city gates first, contact more nearby villages, and collect more cabbage, radish, etc. It doesn't matter if the price is a little higher. Then go back and braise today's braised meat. I guess I won't be back to the city until tomorrow morning. You can make your own arrangements here."

"Boss, we got it. We'll make arrangements."

After Liu Caixia explained everything, she took Luo Hong, Lin Weizhong and the others to the county government to handle the household registration.

In addition to the previously purchased Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Tan, there is also Zhang Hu who is here to register the indenture, and others include Zhang Hu's son Zhang Peng.

Liu Caixia settled them all in the village, especially the children, so that they could have a good future. The boys could go to school and the girls could learn a craft.

Try your best to let them live a normal life in the future.

Zhang Peng and the Wei siblings were very grateful to Liu Caixia for this arrangement. Originally, they had agreed that everyone would sign the indenture contract, but now only Aunt Wei, Aunt Tian, ​​Zhang Hu and others signed, while the children did not.

At least I was registered as a good citizen.

In the future, it doesn’t matter whether you study for the imperial examination or do whatever you want.

As for the others, they were all settled as family units. Some were settled individually, and unmarried women like Liu Xianxue who had difficulty settling down were all directly registered under the name of Liu's father, or Luo Honglin Weizhong, and became brothers and sisters, or nieces from different families.

After all the formalities were completed, it was almost noon.

After leaving the yamen, several people rushed directly to the city gate. Now they could barely have lunch together when they returned to the village.

When Liu Caixia and her group arrived at the city gate, they heard a man's voice behind them.

"Caixia, Lin Weizhong, Uncle Luo..."

(⊙o⊙)…This loud, white voice is obviously Liu Hao’s.

Sure enough, after a while, Liu Hao ran to them panting and gasping for breath.

"Hahaha, I finally found you guys... I ran to the shop first, then to the county government office. I was so tired..."

"Don't be anxious, speak slowly"

Luo Hong handed over a kettle and patted him on the back.

"You walked here like this?" Liu Caixia asked

"No, I came here in the village ox cart this morning, but I ran afterwards. Uncle Liu thought you were about to arrive, so he asked me to come and take a look."

"You don't have to be so anxious. We will definitely go back to the village when we get there. Why are you running?"

Liu Hao was stunned. That’s right, we have to go back to the village anyway.

"Well, it's just right that I can go back with you. I'll have someone to accompany me on the way."

Lin Weizhong was very happy to see Liu Hao so enthusiastic, so the two of them walked straight ahead, talking and laughing.

Liu Caixia shook her head and chatted with Qi Xin, "Aunt Qi, are you on your way..."

The two chatted about gossip along the way.

The group finally arrived at Xiushui Village in a grand procession.

Smoke from cooking fires rose in the village, and it seemed that every household was preparing lunch. In some open spaces outside the village, children gathered in groups of three or four, playing with something unknown.

Seeing such a large group of strangers coming, they all ran back to their homes.

Liu Caixia had been to the village several times, and the school at the entrance of the village had already closed by then.

Wan Tongsheng and his wife both knew Liu Caixia, so when they saw a large group of people, they came out to take a look.

When I saw it was Liu Caixia, I knew that this was the relative or friend they had mentioned before who was traveling by land.

"Aunt Liu, have the people behind you arrived?"

"Sister Wan, yes, we have just completed the settlement procedures at the county government office. I will take them back first and show the settlement documents to the village chief later. It will be just in time for the Chinese New Year. We can all spend a reunion year together."

"Yes, yes, it would be great if we could get here before the New Year. If you need any help, just let me know. We'll be neighbors from now on."

"Okay, thank you, Sister Wan."

After Liu Caixia introduced Wan Tongsheng's enlightenment school to the people around her, she turned left from the road in front of the school and entered the bamboo forest.

After walking through the bamboo forest area, you will see a row of brick houses.

Although it was made of mud bricks, Liu's father had done a good job of cleaning it. He also compacted the outside with a layer of soil, making it look very flat. The roof was made of all black tiles, and white smoke was coming out of a chimney.

On cold winter days, wisps of smoke rising from the chimney bring people a feeling of warmth and security.

Especially during the important festival of Chinese New Year, whether in ancient times or modern times, it represents that the whole family can sit together and enjoy the warmth and reunion of home.

"Let's go, we're home."

Liu Caixia just said one sentence lightly.

The others also came back to their senses, and everyone had a sincere smile on their face.

Home, back home, what a beautiful word.

Father Liu didn't know whether he heard the huge noise outside. Although the voices were very low, the sound of horse hooves and rolling wheels still echoed in this empty mountain stream.

When Liu's father came out from the side door, he saw Liu Caixia and the people around her.

He called out excitedly: "We're finally here... We're finally here... Come in quickly..."

"Liu Hao, take them to park the horse carriages and mule and ox carts. Luo Hongqixin, you two come into the house with me first, and let them do the other things. You must be tired, but the meal will be ready soon. I thought you should be here soon, so I asked them to prepare more food, and you can just heat it up and eat it."

"Brother Liu, you've worked hard. Yes, we're finally here. I can finally live a good life without running around."

"Everyone has worked hard. We are all one family and we should keep our distance. We will definitely get better and better in the future. The best days are yet to come."

"Yes, yes, yes. Let's go. There are so many people here. Let's not talk at the door. Let's go inside and talk."

Father Liu brought people into the house one after another.

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