Chronicle of Farming in Muxianfu

Chapter 360 The Peach
"Fortunately, the emperor ordered that the Muxian family of Huawangcheng returned from overseas practice of immortality and practiced in the world. First, they had the merit of trying to grow new food, opened a common people's medical center, and saved people's ailments. Now they have the gift of teaching the five princes. Virtue can be described as a role model for women in the world, and she is specially granted the title of Madame Huguoxian, enjoys the title of prince and noble salary, has the right to write directly and advise, and is entrusted with a hundred miles around the sacred mountain of Huawang City. This is my honor!"

Mu Ai raised her eyebrows, and felt a little relieved. The emperor tolerated him in every possible way that night, and today he bestowed such a generous reward. It's a good thing for Baba, without a prince with a strong backer, the life in that palace may not be as good as that of an ordinary child, but with the emperor's love and a mother who has the title of prince, if she wants to do something, she must be careful. Weigh it.

Courtesy is reciprocal, if someone respects you one foot, naturally it should return one foot, Mu Ai saluted much more respectfully this time, "Master Mu Xian thank you Lord Long for your kindness." Then she took the imperial edict with both hands and handed it to Xiao An behind her.

Kong Xi immediately got up and took a few guards to move a large piece of red linoleum by the side of the road, spread it along the dirt road to the front of the imperial chariot, and then knelt down to the side of the road again.

Eunuch Shen looked at the children with a smile, and said, "Fifth Prince, please follow this old slave."

Simba put the peach in his hand, which he had been holding for a long time, into the hand of Xing'er who was kneeling beside him, then got up and patted the dust on his clothes, and smiled slightly, "Thank you, Father-in-law."

The boy's long and narrow phoenix eyes were full of proud brilliance, and his small body stood tall and straight in front of others. At this moment, the royal blood that had been dormant for five years seemed to turn into an overwhelming noble aura, which made people dare not look straight at.The Imperial Forest Army all lowered their heads, watching respectfully this immature boy, who was only as tall as a horse's leg, walked towards the imperial chariot stepping on the red cloud-like felt pad.

A young eunuch was lying under the car, and Eunuch Shen personally helped Simba onto the imperial chariot by stepping on his back.Simba felt the warmth under his feet, and a look of unbearable flashed in his eyes, but he hid it immediately, lifted his clothes and knelt at the door, kowtowed and said, "Simba pays respects to the emperor."

Shangguan Yufeng forcefully concealed his excitement and nodded to signal Simba to come forward, then held Aiko's small hand with his big hands, his voice was slightly choked, "Okay, okay, my prince is suffering."

The Shaoqing of Honglu Temple and General Huwei knelt down and kowtowed first, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, on welcoming the fifth prince back to the palace! Long live my emperor, long live, long live, and His Royal Highness the fifth prince!" The people on the side of the road followed suit and shouted three times, with a loud voice that soared into the sky.

Simba felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to pick his ears, but finally held back, turned his head and looked outside at the peach forests all over the mountains, suddenly smiled and hugged his biological father's arm and said, "Father, mother gave Simba a mountain of peaches, Let's send people to pick some more. Father, taste it too, these peaches are really sweet."

Shangguan Yufeng's body froze slightly. He was used to the respectful and rigid appearance of several emperors, but suddenly the little boy who had been separated for many years hugged his arm so closely, and begged softly, even with a hint of coquettishness. , It was difficult for him to adapt for a while, but soon he felt a sense of joy in his heart, his nose began to feel sore, and he agreed repeatedly, "Okay, okay, my father will let people pick some more, and my father will eat with you. "

Simba immediately laughed more happily, and added, "Yes, I'm picking more and bringing them back to the palace, and I can give them to whoever my father likes. Also, the attendants who came with my father and the roadside Those kneeling people must also be thirsty, and the emperor also rewarded them with some food."

Seeing that His Majesty's eyes and face were full of smiles, Mr. Shen praised him jokingly, "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince has a pure heart, and at this age he knows how to be considerate of his subordinates and the common people. Given time, he will become a great weapon."

As a father, there is no one who doesn't like people to praise his children. Shangguan Yufeng laughed, "The emperor is so sensible, and I am very relieved. Pass on my order, pick hundreds of baskets of fairy peaches and go back, and ministers above the third rank will share a basket. The people along the way and today's followers also share two to try out the early adopters."

"Thank Your Majesty for the reward, and thank Your Highness for your compassion." Everyone outside the car thanked in unison, Mu Ai heard it, smiled and looked at the elder son, and slightly let go of Gao Xuan's heart.Simba usually seems to be a little clever, and he often likes to play tricks on his mother and brother. He didn't expect to coax the king to be so happy with a few words today. It seems that he doesn't have to worry too much about his trip to the palace.

The imperial chariot turned a corner in the open space, and with Simba, whose eyes were full of reluctance, returned to the city the same way, leaving only [-] Imperial Forest Army ready to transport peaches.

Mu Ai watched the convoy gradually go away, and suddenly felt empty in her heart, and told Dayu and Xiao An to pick peaches with their hands and bamboo baskets, and then took the tearful little daughter back to the villa.

Although there are no mobile phones in this world, the speed of news transmission is not slow at all. After half an hour, with the guard of honor of the king returning to the palace, the people of Huadu have heard that the miracle has reappeared, and the fifth prince returned to the palace. The fairy peaches Mrs. Xian had prepared for him were given out to the common people to taste. As a result, the official road in the west of the city was crowded with people again.

The peaches on that tree were huge, one was as big as the mouth of a bowl, and they were so densely packed that even the branches drooped under the pressure.One hundred baskets were full, but only twenty or so trees were emptied.And there are at least a few hundred peach trees on the half of the mountain. Dayu also wanted to earn some good reputation for his younger brother, so he found the commander who was standing by the side of the road and ordered his soldiers to tie bamboo baskets on the horse's back, and walked forward. gift.

The commander of the Imperial Forest Army, surnamed Han and named Shuo, was ordered by Eunuch Shen to stay in charge of transporting the fairy peaches because of his rough and delicate personality, and his handling of affairs was extremely safe.The Imperial Forest Army is usually responsible for guarding the imperial palace, and all they see when they go in and out are princes and generals. They have trained their eyesight. Just now, other people did not pay attention to him. The boys and girls in one place remember it clearly.

At this time, I recognized Dayu as the young man, so I dare not entrust him to accept Dayu's gift, so I hurriedly stepped aside, stretched out my hand to help him, and said, "Young Master, I'm so embarrassed, I should be the one who greets you first." That's right."

Dayu took advantage of the opportunity to stand up straight and smiled slightly. His already mellow and handsome facial features looked more gentle and introverted, which made people feel a little better. Most of them have not been picked, and among the one hundred baskets, there must be some left in the palace, and the rest must not be enough. Why don't the commander take one hundred more baskets back, and then report to the father-in-law next to His Majesty to know. The commander said , so good?"

After Han Shuo listened, there were smiles on the corners of his eyes and brows. Just now he was muttering in his heart, His Majesty is a wise monarch, but he is not clear enough about these trivial matters. This fairy peach is so rare, but the oral order only allowed one hundred baskets to be picked. Knowing that the lords of each palace get one point, and the rest is not enough for officials above the third rank, how can they still have their soldiers and attendants.

Seeing such a sweet and attractive fairy peach, born of a miracle I witnessed with my own eyes, I was really unwilling to miss it like this for a lifetime. Even the soldiers moved with regret.Who doesn't have an old mother and young children, if you can take back a few of them, it will be a great blessing.

Unexpectedly, the eldest son of Mrs. Xian is so sensible that he would pick a hundred more baskets. Although it may not be enough, it is definitely much more generous. If it is done, they can still share one of them.What's more, there are so many peaches on this mountain, and this eldest son is the master, the fifth prince will definitely not blame it.

So, without any hesitation, he bowed to thank him. As a result, after Dayu finished his next sentence, even the soldiers around him became happy.

"I took a rough look just now. There are about 200 people in the convoy. According to His Majesty's instructions, each person has two. It will cost forty baskets anyway. The Commander will send someone to transport it later. You have worked hard, why not?" You have to try something new. As for the people on the side of the road, they will be distributed by their own servants, and the commander can just return to the palace and return to order."

Dozens of pawns who were busy at the side immediately cheered, and before the commander agreed, they had already thanked loudly.

Han Shuo laughed and cursed a few words, and also took advantage of the situation to respond, bluntly saying that in the future Dayu should come to him for anything, but he will definitely handle everything within his scope of authority.

Dayu said with a smile, "His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince just returned to the palace with His Majesty, there must be many inconveniences. I hope the Commander and brothers will take good care of them."

Han Shuo admired him for his protection of the fifth prince, and his tone was less polite, and he promised seriously that he would pay more attention to it.

The two chatted for a few more words, and after the hundred baskets of fairy peaches were tied to the horse's back, they said goodbye to each other.

At this time, more than a thousand people gathered on the official road, and when they saw the horse team coming, they all gave way to the side of the road, staring at the huge peach protruding from the basket in amazement, and then staring at the stone bridge even more eagerly. head, looking forward to someone giving them peaches.

Dayu discussed with Xiao'an and left 150 trees behind the mountain for the palace to pick them up again and give gifts to his family.The rest were ordered to be picked off by the farmers and sent to the side of the official road, and each commoner would get two.

Although there are peaches sold all year round in the fresh fruit shop in the city, the price of five taels of silver per piece can only be afforded by high-ranking and rich families, and it is rare for ordinary people to see it.

Now, holding it in the hand with a heavy weight, smelling the sweet fragrance, and thinking about it, this is the fairy peach obtained by Mrs. Xian's magic, how can this not make people excited?
Everyone who was assigned to Xiantao was afraid of being snatched away, hugging them tightly in their arms and rushing home.

For a while, the two half-foot thick ebony gates in the west of the city were almost burst by people. Those who ran outside looked expectant, and those who ran inside looked ecstatic. It was really lively.

Near noon, Commander Han returned to transport the forty baskets of peaches into the city, and all the other peaches were also distributed.It has been busy for more than an hour, but no matter whether the farmers or the maids and guards, there is no sign of fatigue on their faces, because everyone is so happy when they only got two peaches, but their master just waved his hand and conjured up a mountain of peaches. Fairies, how can this not make them proud?
　It’s hard to finish this chapter, and I’m so sleepy that I can’t open my eyes. Please bear with me if there are typos. I wish all my friends have a good dream, good night!
　　
　
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