20demayo Chapter 136
Chapter 136
The father-in-law who announced the decree was also accommodating. Shen Qianning let him drink, so he took the bowl handed over by Shen Qianning.
After drinking a bowl of soup, the father-in-law who announced the decree put down the bowl.
Said: "Xiao Shen, please accept the order!"
The people of Niwo Village had never seen such a battle before. After hearing the words of Father Xuanzhi, they were all at a loss and didn't know what to do.
Magistrate Meng immediately said: "What are you doing standing here? Kneel down to receive the order!"
Then he took the lead and knelt down.
Only then did the villagers react and knelt down in panic.
Shen Qianning did not expect the emperor's edict to come at all.
Magistrate Meng had told her before that he had sent the threshing machine to the imperial city, but he did not expect that the threshing machine would attract the emperor's attention.
I didn’t expect that the emperor would come with an imperial edict.
The villagers in Niwo Village were even more excited than Shen Qianning.
This is something that will shock the entire country!
The future Niwo Village will be incredible, but it is a place that even the emperor has paid attention to.
Shen Qianning knelt down and said respectfully: "Ms. Xiao Shen, a civilian woman, accepts the order."
"By God's blessing, the emperor decreed that the civilian woman Xiao Shen's gift of pumpkin seeds and threshing machine was meritorious..."
Shen Qianning's head was dizzy after hearing this. The emperor had rewarded many things, such as land deeds, silks and satins, and ornaments and jewelry.
The most important reward was a "Great Kindness" plaque, which surprised even Shen Qianning.
You must know that the emperor's reward with a plaque is not only a matter of honoring the ancestors, but also an affirmation of her dedication.
This emperor can handle it!
Shen Qianning raised his hands and respectfully received the imperial edict.
Eunuch Xuanzhi smiled and said: "Everyone, get up! Xiao Shen, you have made great achievements this time. The emperor has praised you many times in front of all the officials, and also said that there should be more people like you. We in Beiliang Don’t worry or prosper.”
Shen Qianning responded politely.
The father-in-law who announced the decree is leaving, and Master Cui will of course follow him.
Master Cui whispered to Shen Qianning: "I'll come back tomorrow!"
Shen Qianning was dazed, looking at the various rewards that were carried out of the carriage. After the carriage left, everyone gathered around to look at these things.
Uncle Xiao looked at the red coral ornament and was filled with envy: "This is the first time I have seen such a beautiful ornament. Our Qian Ning family is really proud of our ancestors. I should open a separate page in the Xiao family tree for you!"
The people living in Niwo Village all have the surname Xiao. It can be said that they are members of the same family.
Although no clan leader has been selected, the family tree has been kept by the elders in the village.
It just so happens that the genealogy of the Xiao family is now kept in the hands of Mr. Xiao.
The villagers all agreed.
Shen Qianning really embarrassed Niwo Village.
They couldn't imagine how many people would envy their Niwo Village if this matter were to be publicized.
Shen Qianning is not so obsessed with opening a single page of the genealogy.
However, she wanted to know where the rewarded land was.
Ask the villagers to help move all the rewards into the house.
Shen Qianning found the box containing the land deed.
When I opened it, I was shocked.
The emperor actually rewarded her with a total of eighty acres of land around Mencun.
This……
After Uncle Xiao put down the red coral ornament, he looked at Shen Qianning's shocked look holding the box and asked worriedly: "What's going on?"
Shen Qianning swallowed his saliva and said: "The emperor rewarded me with eighty acres of fertile land, but do you know where it is? Mencun!"
After all the people in Mencun were killed, the village was abandoned and the land in the village was also abandoned.
Because of those things that happened in Mencun, it became a dangerous place from all over the country!
This is also the reason why many people dare not go to Mencun even if they don’t have much land to farm.
But she didn't expect that the land in Mencun would be given to her!
Uncle Xiao was also a little shocked when he heard this.
"The emperor probably doesn't know that Mencun is a dangerous place!"
Shen Qianning didn't care, "Whether it's a bad land or not, it doesn't matter to me. After all, it's eighty acres of land! Even if it's cheaper at [-] taels of silver per acre, it's still hundreds of taels of silver. And the more I grow vegetables, the more useless it is." Wherever one dares to go, the better.”
Most of the people in the village had left by now.
Only old man Xiao and Lady Shi were there.
Mrs. Shi felt that what Shen Qianning said made sense, and said with a smile: "It's a land that is free of charge anyway. Then you can plant whatever you want! Besides, where has no one died?"
She thought it was nothing anyway.
Shen Qianning thought so too.
Uncle Xiao carefully thought about what Mrs. Shi said: "What you said makes sense. People have died everywhere, so there is no need to worry so much."
Uncle Xiao and the others didn't stay long before leaving.
When outsiders were around just now, the three children behaved very well.
When only the family was left, the three children gathered around.
Curiously, he looked at everything the emperor had given him.
What Shen Qianning likes most is those pieces of silk and satin.
Touching it gently with your hand, such good material is a rare thing no matter what era it is placed in.
The three children especially admire Shen Qianning.
Xiao Dongchen looked at Shen Qianning with great energy and said, "Mom, you are really amazing."
Not great!
He was immediately appreciated by the emperor, something even my father had never received before!
Shen Qianning said with a smile: "It's my luck that I met Magistrate Meng, a good official. Xiyue, you must study hard and become a fair and honest official in the future."
Xiao Xiyue said seriously: "Mom, don't worry, I will study hard, pass the exam, and then become a good official so that my parents can live a good life."
Shen Qianning dotes on her three children.
I directly selected a piece of fabric that was more suitable for children and prepared to make clothes for the three children.
The rest of the various rewards were moved into the house where she lived, and they were just put into the space when the three children were not paying attention.
Usually the valuable things in the house are in her space.
The next day, when she got up, Magistrate Meng's carriage stopped outside the yard.
Shen Qianning was surprised that Magistrate Meng came so early, and immediately opened the courtyard door and invited Magistrate Meng into the courtyard.
After inviting Magistrate Meng into the house, Xiao Dongchen very wisely took his two younger brothers to boil water and make tea.
Magistrate Meng looked at the three children and liked them very much: "Your three children are really sensible. It would be great if I could have a baby as sensible as yours when I get married."
His mother has been urging him to get married lately.
If you think about it carefully, he is no longer young, and it is really time to think about starting a family.
Shen Qianning thought of Mrs. Cui's nagging.
He smiled and said, "She is also worried about you."
Magistrate Meng sighed slightly. He actually didn't want to get married so early. He wanted to work hard for a few more years and do more for the people.
The father-in-law who announced the decree yesterday was here, so he didn't have the chance to talk too much to Shen Qianning.
I came here today just to talk about rewards.
"You must be wondering why the emperor gave you the land in Mencun!"
Anyone from Pu County knows that the land in Mencun is very unlucky.
Shen Qianning indeed had such doubts.
She looked at Magistrate Meng curiously, waiting for Magistrate Meng to explain.