Chapter 311 Can’t You Know Now?
Old Lady Ye and Ye Daquan were also shocked. They didn't expect that Ye Caiping would get a ban.
"Congratulations to Uncle Tian and Aunt Tian." The villagers also congratulated Old Lady Ye and the others, "How come Cai Ping is so amazing!"
After listening to Ye Xuan's explanation, Old Lady Ye finally understood the reason. When she thought of her daughter's imperial edict, she was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.
Ye Daquan was very proud: "My little sister has always been so capable. Just look at these two large workshops and you will know. She is now building a third workshop!"
Ye Lizheng and Ye Ershu were also very happy and proud of it.
After being congratulated by the villagers, Old Lady Ye said:
"Thank you, everyone. It's such a happy occasion. I will definitely treat you all to a drink later."
When the villagers heard that the banquet was about to begin, they were all delighted.
This year, I have attended the banquets at Ye Caiping's and her siblings' house several times, and each time the food was very greasy.
Old Lady Ye smiled and said, "Let's go home first and see if Caiping can help us with anything."
Ye Lizheng said hurriedly: "Okay, we won't stop you."
Old Mrs. Ye and her group walked back, and they were so happy that they looked light-hearted.
After leaving the banyan tree, Ye Daquan said, “Is that Shangshu just now Mr. Shen’s elder brother?”
"That's right. Mr. Shen said it himself. His elder brother." Mrs. Du took a breath and said, "I didn't expect his brother to be so powerful. Xuan'er, how old is Shangshu?"
Ye Xuan said: "The Shangshu is of the first rank."
"From the first rank?"
"It's the second level. Apart from the three regents above, they are the biggest."
Mrs. Du said, "So that means...when you become an official in the future, this will be your position?"
"almost."
Everyone in the Ye family took a breath.
Mr. Shen’s family is really powerful. They actually have such a high-ranking official.
No wonder Magistrate Lu was sent to jail. Even the prefect treated him with great respect.
Ye Daquan thought for a moment and said, "Oh, did you guys hear anything just now?"
Du: "What did you hear?"
"Why did I hear that Shangshu calling me little sister and little sister?"
Old Lady Ye seemed to have heard it, and that Shangshu Shen was Mr. Shen’s elder brother, which was…
Old Lady Ye was delighted, but she coughed dryly: "What are you listening to? Isn't it about the eldest sister?"
Ye Daquan touched his head: "Really?"
"that is."
"Okay, I heard wrong."
…
Ye Caiping brought Dingguo Hou and others back home.
After sitting for a while, I couldn't wait to go to the field to see the cassava.
Several people stood on the wooden ridge, looking at a large area of green cassava trees that were each one meter tall, with smiles on their faces.
Zhu Sinong said respectfully to Marquis Dingguo: "Sir, look at this cassava..."
The Marquis of Dingguo has the highest position here, so we have to ask him for instructions.
Dingguo Hou was a military general and now served as the Minister of War. He specialized in fighting. He looked at the green patch in front of him and was stunned for a moment. Finally, he gave a thumbs up and said, "Good!"
Zhu Sinong: “…”
Ye Caiping: “…”
Prefect Qin and County Magistrate He: "..."
Shen Zhiyan covered his eyes. He coughed dryly and said, "Zhu Sinong, tell me what you want to say."
Marquis Dingguo smiled and said, "Listen to Brother Yan."
Zhu Sinong exhaled lightly: "Madam Ye, when was this batch of cassava planted?"
Ye Caiping said: "Around April, the harvest will not be ready until December at least."
Zhu Sinong felt a little regretful: "It is already mid-September, and there are only two months left until the harvest. It would be a pity to cut it down now for breeding."
Zhu Sinong loves yellow-heart cassava because it is easy to grow, not picky about the soil, non-toxic, large in quantity, and filling!
If they could grow yellow-heart cassava throughout the entire Da Zhou, I wonder how many people they could feed.
Ye Caiping said: "If you want to dig it now, you can. But the cassava underneath is not yet ripe, and the taste is crispy."
Zhu Sinong hesitated.
Dingguo Hou said: "It doesn't matter if you cut the trees down and plant them now. Even if you cut them down and plant them, it will take ten months to plant them."
"And I heard that many farmers have already planted bitter cassava. It won't be too late to promote the yellow-heart cassava after the first harvest. Zhu Sinong, you will wait here until December, and then cooperate with Prefect Qin and Magistrate He to promote the yellow-heart cassava."
Zhu Sinong said quickly, "Yes. Madam Ye, can you dig out one of these yellow-heart cassavas?"
"OK."
Ye Caiping quickly asked Shanzi behind her to take a hoe and start digging.
After a while, one was dug out. Because the time had not come yet, the cassava was not big, but there were many roots.
Zhu Sinong asked happily: "Can we eat now?"
"Yeah. Just cook it for half an hour."
Shen Zhiyan said, "Take the cassava back and cook it at Madam Ye's house."
Ye Caiping nodded: "It's getting late, why don't you come to my humble abode for dinner?"
Dingguo Hou smiled and said, "Okay."
Return to Ye Caiping's home.
At dinner, Shen Zhiyan, Marquis Dingguo and others sat at the same table. Because this was not an ordinary village banquet, it was not appropriate for Ye Caiping to sit at the same table with them, so Ye Xuan and Old Man Ye were arranged to sit with them.
Seeing Shen Zhiyan was there, Ye Xuan was calm and measured in his actions, while Old Man Ye was a little reserved.
At the dinner table, Zhu Sinong ate yellow-heart cassava.
Although it is not ripe, not pink, and still crispy, it is non-toxic!
After dinner, Shen Zhiyan left with Marquis Dingguo and others.
Ye Caiping saw them off, and before leaving, she said to Shen Zhiyan, "Oh, I forgot something. Tomorrow afternoon, I will come to your house with Master Qian. He said he wanted to thank you."
Shen Zhiyan smiled and said, “Okay.”
Dingguo Hou asked, "Who is Master Qian?"
Shen Zhiyan: "You wouldn't recognize me even if I told you."
Ye Caiping said, "He is an old gentleman. He received guidance from Mr. Shen once, and this time he passed the imperial examination. He said he wanted to thank Mr. Shen very much."
"So that's how it is." Marquis Dingguo smiled, his sister-in-law is really thoughtful!
Shen Zhiyan coughed dryly: "Let's go."
After saying that, he was the first to get on the carriage.
Marquis Dingguo also got on the car.
When Prefect Qin and his men saw that they had all gotten on the car, they dared to get on.
After Shen Zhiyan sat down, he lifted the curtain and looked at Ye Caiping.
Ye Caiping glanced at him with a smile on her face, then turned around and went back to the house.
…
It was not until the door was closed that Old Lady Ye and Madam Du breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally they left."
Old Man Ye slumped in the chair and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Ye Daquan's eyes lit up: "Little sister, let's go take a look at those things."
"All right, come and see. They're all in my room."
Old Mrs. Ye and others rushed into Ye Caiping's room.
The treasure chest was placed on the ground. When it was opened, it was full of silver.
Ye Daquan chuckled: "I thought it was 50 taels, but it turned out to be 30,000 taels. I've made a fortune."
Ye Caiping chuckled.
Jin'er, Huan'er and Jinhua were looking at the imperial robe, their eyes lit up.
Ye Jin'er: "So beautiful. Is this the legendary phoenix crown and bridal robe?"
Ye Caiping stepped forward: "Yes. But this is only the seventh grade. The higher the grade, the more luxurious and beautiful it will be."
Mrs. Du said, "Aren't phoenix coronet and bridal robes worn only by the bride?"
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "The phoenix crown and bridal robe of the bride come from the imperial robe. Every woman hopes that her husband will be successful and win an imperial robe for them. But not every woman in the world has this opportunity."
"Later, a queen proposed that every woman should wear a phoenix coronet and a bridal robe when she got married, so as to fulfill her dream. So the phoenix coronet and a bridal robe became the wedding dress for women."
Mrs. Du and Jinhua nodded after hearing this: "So that's how it is."
Mrs. Du smiled and said, "When my daughter Jinhua gets married, I will also buy her a phoenix crown and bridal robe for her to wear."
Jinhua snorted, "I won't get married."
Mrs. Du choked and thought of Zhou Ziyang. Why did she feel that she had gone too far when she was trying to persuade her daughter to fall in love?
Ye Jin'er looked at the jade headdress and said, "Mother, was this given to you by that princess?"
Ye Huan'er: "Someone actually sent you two horses."
Jinhua: "This is a meritorious service, so will the nobles in the capital give gifts to those who have made meritorious contributions?"
Ye Caiping didn't know how to answer for a moment, so she tucked her hair behind her ears and said, "Oh... well, that's not the case... well, you'll know when you grow up."
Ye Jin'er and the other two were completely confused.
Why do we have to wait until they grow up to find out? Can't you know now?
…
After leaving Ye Caiping's house, Prefect Qin returned to the city, and Zhu Sinong and the group of people who delivered the things all temporarily stayed in the county magistrate's yamen.
Marquis Dingguo would naturally live in the Shen family's house.
Shen Family——
As soon as Shen Zhiyan entered the door, he saw Shen Manman sitting on the steps at the entrance of his yard.
Shen Manman trotted over: “Dad came back so late, where did he go…Hey, uncle?”
Dingguo Hou walked out from behind Shen Zhiyan and smiled: “Manbao.”
"Wow, it's uncle!" Shen Manman immediately smiled and rushed over.
Dingguo Hou rubbed her head happily and said, "My uncle brought you a cart of things. They are all gifts chosen by your grandmother and aunt."
"They are all the latest fabrics, ready-made clothes and jewelry from the capital. Your brothers also brought you a lot of small things and new snacks."
Shen Manman said happily: "I like it. Uncle didn't come here specially to send something to me? He didn't even send a message before coming."
"No, I have official business to reward Madam Ye!"
"What?" Shen Manman was stunned, "You mean, Aunt Ye's reward has come down?"
"Uncle is also one of the officials who were rewarded? You just came back from Qinghe Village? Have you received the reward?"
Dingguo Hou: “Yes.”
Shen Manman's heart broke with a crash: "Such a big thing, but you didn't even inform me! Daddy, it's fine if you don't take it to heart, but you didn't even inform my uncle? You knew it, knew it... oh, I'm so angry!"
Shen Zhiyan raised an eyebrow: “Knowing what?”
Shen Manman choked, knowing that she wanted Aunt Ye to be her mother.
She also secretly told her grandmother, uncle, aunt, great uncle, and aunt the Empress Dowager about this...
If Dad knew that she was spreading rumors about his peach blossom that didn't even have a single leaf behind his back, he would definitely punish her...
“No, nothing…”
Shen Manman was listless, staring at Marquis Dingguo, feeling extremely aggrieved.
Marquis Dingguo was so distressed that he remembered that such an important matter should be addressed to Manman.
At that time, his mind was full of meeting the legendary Lady Ye. He was a little excited, and in his excitement he forgot...
Marquis Dingguo was embarrassed: "Hahahaha... It's not that uncle didn't inform you, but, but this is official business. Yes, official business."
Shen Manman didn't buy it and stared at him angrily.
Dingguo Hou said anxiously: "Your Aunt Ye is coming to visit tomorrow."
Shen Manman was finally happier: “Really?”
Seeing that they were chatting happily, Shen Zhiyan turned around and went back to his room silently.
Shen Manman and the other person left Shen Zhiyan's yard and came to the garden.
The two of them sat on the steps, and after chatting about interesting things in the capital, Shen Manman sighed.
Dingguo Hou: "What's wrong?"
Shen Manman: “My father and Aunt Ye are not making good progress. I have tried so hard for so long, but it’s still the same.”
Dingguo Hou was confused: "No, that's not the case. I think it's good."
He felt that the two people's eyes were about to tear. If he could carry the ceremony hall over, they could get married there.
Shen Manman rolled her eyes at him. What can a rough guy like you who only knows how to fight understand?
If I had known I was so useless, I should not have told my grandmother and others about Aunt Ye.
Look, grandma and the others were all happy for nothing.
The next day.
Ye Caiping asked Shanzi and Shizi to deliver invitations to the whole village.
To celebrate Ye Caiping's receiving the imperial title, a banquet was held for the entire village on September 20th.
When the villagers heard the news, they were delighted.
…
Lee Family——
Li Zhiyuan had been carried home yesterday and was lying on the bed with a gloomy face.
After being beaten with a stick, he closed his eyes and pretended to be unconscious.
Zhang Shuiniang cried and asked someone to take her and the fainted Li Po back home.
The villagers of Lijia Village were all stunned when they saw Li Zhiyuan being taken away vertically and pulled back horizontally, and two of them were still in jail.
The entire Lijia Village felt extremely ashamed. How could such a person appear in their village?
Everyone avoided their house like the plague.
"You old bitch again, what are you doing in my house again?" The voice of Mrs. Li suddenly came from outside.
"I didn't come to your house. Did I enter your house? I came to visit my sister. Is that not okay?" It was Mrs. Zhao outside.
Yes, she's here again!
But after being chased by Li Zhiyuan across half the village with a hoe last time, she didn't dare to enter the house anymore.
Instead, he shouted outside: "Since you called me, I'll just tell you something."
"I don't want to listen, get out of here!" Mrs. Li slammed the door.
But she couldn't stand the loud voice of Mrs. Zhao: "Mr. Li, let me tell you... Oh, sorry, I'm not a scholar anymore. I'm telling you about Cai Ping's ex-husband."
"Yesterday, Caiping was rewarded by the government for discovering cassava. Not only was she rewarded a lot of money, 30,000 taels! In addition, she was also given an imperial decree, which seemed to be a seventh-rank official, and was called a righteous person or a pleasant person."
When Mrs. Li heard this, she was furious.
Although she was a peasant woman, because Li Zhiyuan was a scholar, he often said that he would earn her an imperial decree if she became a marquis or a prime minister in the future.
So she knew what an imperial edict was, it was a woman's lifelong pursuit!
Now, Ye Caiping, the woman who was divorced by their family, actually received an imperial decree?
"What did she say?" an angry voice shouted.
When Mrs. Li turned around, she saw Li Zhiyuan staggering out, holding on to the door frame.
When Mrs. Zhao outside heard that it was Li Zhiyuan, she was very happy: "Cai Ping has been awarded the seventh rank. She will have a feast with us in a few days!"
Li Zhiyuan almost vomited blood.
Why……
Mrs. Zhao asked through the door, "Do you regret divorcing Cai Ping?"
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