Abandoned Daughter's Beautiful Pastoral

Chapter 298 The Unyielding Yuan Clan, the Imperial Decree Arrives (4)
"Is there no way to see it now?"

Shen Nianwei: "I have no way to know now. At the beginning, the star anise trees and cinnamon trees grew well. If they were in the south, they would still grow in winter, but now they can't adapt to this place. They have not fully entered the winter yet, and they have There is a decline, and I am worried that if winter really comes, they will freeze to death!"

Zhang Xiaocao rubbed her forehead with a headache. Although this was expected, it was still very frustrating to know that the seed was not alive!

"That's how it is. It's too late to build Shisanxiang's workshop this year. When the workshop is built in the spring of next year, we will send people to the south to buy the missing medicinal materials. If those trees really can't survive the winter, we will go to the south next year. Open up planting land in the south, if you can buy someone else's transfer, that would be even better!"

Shen Nian nodded, this is the only way to do it now, there are not many medicinal materials that simply cannot adapt to the climate, most of them can still be grown.

Waiting for Zhang Xiaocao to ask about other things about Yaotian, suddenly, there was a sound of beating gongs and drums outside.

"Hey, it's so lively, I haven't heard that anyone's family is going to have a happy event today?"

Zhang Xiaocao and Shen Nian walked out curiously, just as they stepped out of the door, they saw Ling Feng hurriedly approaching, and said in a deep voice: "Girl, the imperial decree is here, Lingyun Lingyu has already set up the incense table, you go out to receive the decree !"

"What did you say? Imperial decree? Where did the imperial decree come from?"

Zhang Xiaocao was overwhelmed by the imperial decree and asked stupidly.

Ling Feng dragged her out while explaining: "I guess the matter about cotton has already been known by the higher-ups, so it shouldn't be a bad thing!"

He didn't make it too clear, lest the girl settle accounts and complain that he knew and didn't tell her!
When Zhang Xiaocao heard about Mian Mian, he understood where the imperial decree came from.

The incense table was set up in front of the house towards the capital, and Grandma Zhang was also helped out by Mrs. Song. She was looking at Lingyun Lingyu in fear. She had heard of the imperial decree. In her heart, these two words were too far away from ordinary people. Far away, she is curious, but more afraid!
Hearing the news, many villagers hurriedly dropped their work and rushed over. Even the people who were busy in the stewed meat workshop came down in a hurry, fearing that something bad would happen. With a serious face, he was afraid of saying the wrong thing.

The sound of clanging gongs was getting closer and closer, and a long procession was seen coming from a distance.

After walking in, I saw the leader was a middle-aged man in his 30s who was wearing bamboo branch Tsing Yi.
The windbreaker glanced lightly, his eyes fell on Zhang Xiaocao, he moved away for a moment, and nodded to the father-in-law who was wearing a dark red brocade suit.

Eunuch Jinyi understood, flicked the whisk lightly, and shouted in a voice different from ordinary people: "The imperial decree has arrived, kneel!"

There was only a cry, with Grandma Zhang as the leader, and Zhang Xiaocao one step behind, followed by the villagers, all of them knelt down in unison.

The middle-aged man took the imperial decree from the gold plate held by the little eunuch at the side, and read the imperial decree in a clear and low voice, but the content was too difficult, and someone from Zhang said that except for "Zhang's Xiaocao", every other word could be read. I don't understand!

After Feng Yi announced the imperial decree, he looked straight at the little girl who was still kneeling on the ground, and said softly, "Get up!"

Zhang Xiaocao stood up quickly, helped her grandma up again, then stepped forward, and carefully accepted the shining imperial decree. In fact, she really wanted to open it again to see what it said, but she didn't have the guts!
When Eunuch Jinyi saw this scene, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he was about to step forward to scold him, but was stopped by the windbreaker beside him!
Feng Yi looked at Zhang Xiaocao with a smile: "I wonder if Miss Zhang understands?"

Zhang Xiaocao looked at this kind-looking imperial envoy, and shook his head very bachelorly!
Feng Yi wasn't surprised or contemptuous. She was a little girl, and she came from a humble peasant family. I'm afraid she couldn't even write her own name. What can you expect her to understand!
He opened his mouth slowly, and roughly explained the meaning of the imperial decree again: "Your family has grown high-yield cotton, and the Holy Majesty, Longyan Dayue, made a special decree to order you to come to Beijing with the imperial envoy to meet the Holy Spirit within one month!"

When Zhang Xiaocao heard this, she was shocked. Even if the emperor valued cotton, he only needed to order the local officials to write down the process of planting high-yield cotton, and it would not be enough to play it directly. Why bother to announce the decree to let her go to Beijing?

Feng Yi saw her doubts and did not explain.

Zhang Xiaocao came back to her senses, only to find that the imperial envoy who came to announce the decree was still standing outside, it was too impolite, so she hurriedly asked them to go in and rest, oh, by the way, make a cliché!

Feng Yi did not refuse, and followed her into the house obediently, seeing that the father-in-law in Jin Yi behind him was very surprised, and followed her in.

The villagers stood hesitantly at the door, stretched their necks one by one to look inside, wanted to go in to see the excitement, but were afraid of offending the imperial envoy from the capital, and finally no one went in.

When the imperial decree was issued, Lin Zhaoyuan was at home cooperating with Shen Nian in treating him. When he heard the news, he quickly dressed and went to Zhang Xiaocao's house.

The team that came to proclaim the decree has left, but Feng Yi still has the father-in-law in Jin Yi, who stayed here specially to take care of Feng Yi.

Zhang Xiaocao guessed that the identity of Feng Yi was not simple. After asking Lin Zhaoyuan, he found out that he came from a wealthy family. He was originally the son of the Hou family. He was deeply trusted by the emperor. He was forced to marry another man, and unfortunately died young, so he gave up the idea of ​​marrying a wife and devoted himself to serving the emperor.

If all these are true, Feng Yi is a man who values ​​love and righteousness. In this ancient time where men are superior to women and men are proud of three wives and four concubines, it is really rare to have such a person!
"Blooming flowers are worthy of being broken, don't wait for no flowers to break branches! It's a pity that the beautiful woman has passed away, and no amount of affection can be exchanged!"

Hearing the end, Zhang Xiaocao was deeply moved.

Lin Zhaoyuan heard that there was an unknown light in his eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Seeing her disappointed face, he rubbed her hair and said with deep meaning: "So, we must grasp the present, so as not to regret it in the future!"

Zhang Xiaocao rolled her eyes, slapped his hand away, and said worriedly: "The imperial decree says that you must arrive within a month. From here to the capital, it takes half a month at least, and 20 days at most. Let's go when it's arranged! Oh, I hope it's not a bad thing!"

Lin Zhaoyuan comforted: "You have grown a high-yield cotton, which is a great achievement. The emperor will not make things difficult for you. This time I want you to come to Beijing because I want to ask you about the cotton from beginning to end. However, there are some things I have to tell you. In order not to say the wrong thing sometimes, and that windbreaker, you should be careful, he is the emperor's confidant, and now he lives in your house, he will definitely trick you first, you should try to keep as little contact with him as possible!"

(End of this chapter)