The blessing of the splendid farm family is married to the world

Chapter 197 Auspiciousness
It's just that An Xu, who didn't know much about corvee, asked a lot of questions. After she arrived in Linhe Village, she had never seen any villagers go to serve corvee.

In the beginning, the imperial court did not confiscate it, but later every household in Linhe Village was not short of money, and the imperial court’s political and legal corvee forced everyone in the village to pay for it.If someone in the family passed the examination as a scholar, they could also be exempted.

An Xu didn't know much about the specific regulations of this corvee.

Zong Che closed the lid of a box full of gold that was emitting a brilliant golden light, took An Xu's hand to the fireplace outside, and began to popularize the common sense in the court yamen with her.

There is a basket of autumn pears next to the stove. An Xu bought them when he came back from the city. He planned to make some autumn pear paste. He slept here on the kang, and if he was not careful, he would get angry.

Prepare some autumn pear cream and drink two spoonfuls of Meimeida every night.

While An Xu and Zong Che were talking, they peeled the pears while Zong Che took a small chopping board and cut the pears into small pieces.

The coals in the stove crackled from time to time, adding infinite warmth to the tent where the warmth was only whispering.

Zong Che put a small piece of pear into An Xu's mouth, and suddenly said, "I made you suffer with me."

An Xu looked at him in surprise, and smiled, "Why do you say that?"

After coming to the northern border, his big hand, which was obviously much rougher, stroked her face. Zong Che looked at her and said, "You met me a little too early. You should wait until I become famous before you show up again."

An Xu has never felt bitter, and she likes this place better than the capital where people crush her dignity everywhere.

Who told her that in this society with three, six, and nine classes, she was not born luxuriously from the very beginning.

But she really felt that her life along the way was luckier than all people in this era.

Although the other half is a bit embarrassing---
An Xu smiled and said: "You are such a proud person, if you meet me again after you become famous, you will definitely despise me as a yellow-faced woman in your heart. Moreover, when you become famous, I will be either a widow or a grandma. Compose a twilight love with me?"

Zong Che smiled dotingly, looked at the woman who was laughing so hard when she mentioned this, and said, "In your heart, I am so incompetent, and it takes more than ten years to become famous?"

An Xu: "It's not more than ten years, it's about the same. I think the ministers in the court are basically counting up from thirty."

Zong Che thought of himself in another world, he was indeed 32 before he stood at the top of the Ming Dynasty, and according to his own personality, if he hadn't met Xu'er early, he would definitely not delay the process of marrying a wife, and he would definitely be the same Like that world, marry a woman who will help your career.

Well, it's better now to meet her early.

"Overseer, the court report and the letter from the Northwest have arrived." At this moment, Ma He's voice sounded outside the tent.

Zong Che put down the kitchen knife, wiped his hands and went outside to get it by himself.

Ma He flaunted his strength and bowed before retreating, but this was the first time he met such an official as his father.Although I'm not used to it, I still can't help thinking, what would the world be like if all the officials in the world were like this.

Boil crushed autumn pears with rock sugar, and An Xu picked up a Dibao to look at.

The northern border is remote, and it is good that the imperial palace newspaper here is delayed by half a month.

However, this mansion newspaper is quite similar to the newspapers of later generations. It not only publishes the transfer, awards, and relegation of court officials, but also some "warning quotes" by certain officials.

An Xu had torn through the first few copies, and the lack of spiritual entertainment moved her to start a publication in Huoliang City.

These residence reports came just in time.

After reading the previous series of Shangxing and Emperor Xing's reports on the emperor, An Xu's eyes were caught by the following news.

Shen Xiao, the county magistrate of Chongqing, presented lotus roots with auspicious blessings, prosperity and longevity, and gave them a jade belt for great joy.

Shen Xiao went to Xiangrui?

An Xu recalled Shen Xiao's personality, and shook his head, did he really miss so much back then?

How could Shen Xiao be such a person?
He completely forgot that Zongche would also give gifts to the emperor when he was an official.

However, where is Chongqing County?

A voice came from above, "Chongqing is in the southwest."

An Xu raised his head, closed the newspaper and put it aside, and asked, "Have you finished reading it?"

"Well," Zong Che sat down next to him, reached out for the mansion newspaper, opened it, looked at it, and said, "Shang Xiangrui, children of ordinary aristocratic families don't bother to do this."

Not to mention the children of aristocratic families, even if he was from a farming family, he would not do this kind of thing.

Unless there is an emperor who believes in these things, it will be nothing but a joke.

An Xu said, "Maybe it's for the sake of being an official."

Didn't the emperor reward the jade belt?

Zong Che asked, "Are you worried?"

Only then did An Xu realize something was wrong, "What am I worried about, I just think it's a little weird."

Although hearing what she said, Zong Che was still a little sour. She was almost someone else's wife.

Throwing the mansion newspaper aside, thinking that he would have to read it first if he came again in the future, so as not to bring such news to her, he got up and said, "Xu'er, didn't you say you are making sausages today?"

Ordinarily, the sausage should have been made a long time ago, but after so many days of delay in Huoliang City, I had to rush to cook some freshly cooked and eaten food a few years ago.

Both the pork and the casings were bought from the market in Huoliang City, and the bamboo tubes filled with the meat were made fresh, so you can make it as soon as you say it.

The cold wind howled in the north, but it was stuffy and hot in the southwest. It rained only yesterday. A villager drowned in a small village under the jurisdiction of Chongqing County. The Li Chang ran to the county to report.

There was nothing wrong in the yamen, so Shen Xiao took the guards and ran there himself.

After staying in the small village for two days, it was determined that the deceased was not an accidental drowning but a deliberate murder. Taking the found murderer with him, the Chongqing County Yamen and his party left the small village.

The people living in the small village are all Yi people. If it wasn't for the mediation of Lizheng in the village, it would be very difficult for the guards to bring the murderer out.

It wasn't until we were far away from the small village that the master riding behind him heaved a sigh of relief, and said to Shen Xiao: "My lord, take a look, our village is like this, there are so many tricksters, you'd better not take any risks yourself in the future." .”

The master is from Chongqing, and he admires this young, promising and upright magistrate from the capital, so he really doesn't want him to take risks and make Chongqing lose such a good county magistrate.

Shen Xiao looked at the dense grass on both sides of the road, and said softly: "This is my duty."

Master shook his head, "You also have to pay attention to your personal safety."

A group of people walked out of the desolate path, and walked for more than ten miles before reaching the main road. There were fields on both sides of the road. At this time, the wind was blowing in the field, and there were neat pepper seedlings.

The master has already seen the benefits of chili peppers, and he loves and delights when he sees these seedlings.

With these, you no longer have to worry about miasma hurting people.

There was nothing to say along the way, and I arrived at the county seat in the middle of the afternoon. Before I arrived at the county government office, there was a burst of festive music and drums.

"What's going on, who's going to marry a daughter-in-law?" The skinny master who was over fifty years old asked with a smile.

The guard behind hurriedly explained: "Master, you didn't hear it. The voice came from the street of the county government."

Shen Xiao frowned, and walked over quickly.

Standing at the gate of the county government office were several wealthy gentry from Chongqing County, all of them wearing decent silk long gowns, laughing and talking about something.

"Master Shen is back." Someone yelled.

Shen Xiao got off his horse and asked, "What's going on?"

Master Huang who stood at the front smiled and said: "Congratulations, Sir Hexi, the auspiciousness and joy of Longyan you attended a month ago, all the rewards have been given away."

"What auspiciousness?" Shen Xiao asked.

Everyone was stunned.

Dong Lou hurried forward and said in a low voice: "The bunch of lotus root dug out from the pond in the suburbs, which looks like Fu Lu Shou, Mrs. Shuang Ping ordered to clean it up and sent it to the capital. I told you about it before."

"Okay," Shen Xiao nodded, signaling to Donglou that there is no need to say any more.

Immediately, he was polite to a few local gentry who came to congratulate him, and then walked into the county government office.

Shuangping was looking through the jade belt sent by the imperial court in her hands, when Shen Xiao entered the door, she immediately said happily: "Look, husband, this is a gift from His Majesty. With this, no one will dare to bully you here." .”

"Who asked you to send that thing to the palace, you have a lot of connections." Shen Xiao looked at Shuangping and said.

The joy on Shuangping's face faded, "Isn't it because you can return to Beijing early?"

"Don't interfere with me being an official again." Shen Xiao squeezed Shuangping's wrist, and his eyes, which had been somewhat guilty, were filled with disgust, "I brought you out when you begged me, If you think this place is poor, I can have someone send you back. But if you interfere with my court affairs again, don't blame me for being cruel."

Shuangping was shocked, and said sadly, "I did this for you."

"But you care too much", Shen Xiao ran out of patience to say one more word to her, turned around and strode away.

Shuangping hugged the jade belt, tears in her eyes unconsciously.

"Ma'am." The little servant girl hurried in, helped him up, and persuaded him, "Don't do this, sir, you are only in a bad mood because you are too busy."

Shuangping cried: "I used all the relationships I haven't used for many years, just to make a good impression on him in front of the Holy Majesty, and to give him a talisman to be a sensual here. How can he be so ruthless?"

Before he finished speaking, he hugged the little maid and burst into tears.

Outside, Donglou was also persuading Shen Xiao: "Master, I know that you don't care about this, but Mrs. Shuangping sent it up, so it's useless to say anything."

He also misunderstood it at first, thinking that the lady wanted to send the things to the capital to please the old lady, but who would have thought that it was actually delivered to the emperor in the name of the young master.

Besides, this lotus root is just what kind of auspiciousness can it be called?
Even if the young master wants to give it away, he won't give it away such a low-quality one.

I'm afraid that the whole court is laughing at the young master now.

Shen Xiao wanted to come to the recent residence newspaper to have a look, and laughed at himself a few times.No wonder my grandfather used to say that when you marry a good wife, you should marry someone who is honest.

Otherwise, there will be a mess at home and abroad.

He is a mess now, and this embarrassing news will be seen by her who is far away in the north at this time.

(End of this chapter)