Zhang Hulan felt a little comforted, knowing that she was still young.
Zhang Hulan said: "I will grant you marriage first, and then you can get married when you are of the right age."
"Is that so? Okay then!" Zhang Xinyue nodded.
What else could Zhang Hulan say? She said nothing more, found the imperial edict that Emperor Yongxing had given her without her name on it, and went back to the palace.
She handed the imperial edict to Emperor Yongxing, "Your Majesty, please issue the edict."
Emperor Yongxing smiled and nodded, then asked, "When will you return to Changning County? Should I issue an order now or wait until you return after the New Year?"
Zhang Hulan replied: "I will be leaving for my hometown in three days. Everything is up to the emperor!"
"In order to prevent Tianjun from worrying about it, I will issue an order tomorrow."
The next day, Emperor Yongxing issued an edict to grant marriage to Daohe and Zhang Xinyue. All the civil and military officials in the court had a feeling that the most favored one now was not the Wang family or the Wu family, but Zhang Hulan who came from the countryside.
After Emperor Yongxing issued the decree in the morning, Ye Hongyun came over in the afternoon. Then, she pestered Zhang Hulan and wanted to arrange a marriage for Wu Yunyang and Zhang Xinyi.
Zhang Xinyi is fourteen this year, and will be fifteen after the New Year, which means she is old enough to get married.
Ye Hongyun likes Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyi very much. In the past two years, the restaurant has been basically run by the two sisters, and they have managed the restaurant very well.
However, Zhang Xinyao has already been engaged to Shanzi, and Emperor Yongxing has now granted a marriage between Daohe and Zhang Xinyue, so Ye Hongyun can't wait any longer. It would be a pity if Zhang Xinyi was also snatched away by someone else.
Zhang Hulan had no way to deal with Ye Hongyun, so she had to ask Zhang Xinyi for her opinion. However, Zhang Xinyi said she had no opinion and let Zhang Hulan make the decision.
Among the three sisters, Zhang Xinyao has a gentle personality, Zhang Xinyue has a lively personality, and Zhang Xinyi has a somewhat cold personality, as if she doesn't care much about matters between men and women.
Other girls of her age have already started to pay attention to those talented men, but Zhang Xinyi stays in the restaurant every day to take care of the business and check the accounts every day, as if she is only interested in doing business and making money.
After weighing the pros and cons, Zhang Hulan agreed to Ye Hongyun, because both the Wu family and Wu Yunyang himself were good choices.
Zhang Hulan and Ye Hongyun agreed to get engaged after they return after the New Year.
After her three daughters' marriages were arranged, Zhang Hulan suddenly didn't want to stay in the capital anymore. She wanted to go back to Daping Village to live a good life.
Now she no longer has to worry about hybrid rice, and potatoes have also begun to be promoted. Next year, large quantities of hybrid rice seeds and potatoes will be distributed to various state capitals, and people will start planting them.
Zhang Hulan has no further use for her skills now, and she thinks she can go home and retire in a year or two.
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The procession home was very lively.
Duanmu Cong and his family also went back to Zhang Hulan's home to celebrate the New Year this year, and Zhang Hujun also brought Xie Xiaoman with him.
There is another person who will also go to Daping Village, Princess Xuanning.
Princess Xuanning's reason was that she wanted to play with Zhang Xinyue.
Zhang Xinyue has very few female friends, and she is the only one who can play with her, Princess Xuanning.
Daohe also wanted to go back to Daping Village with them, but now he couldn't run around as he did before. He had to behave like a prince.
After returning to Daping Village this year, Zhang Hulan did not let Dong Jianyong and Xu Hu go back to Beijing with her. She let the five old friends stay at home together to retire.
Dong Jianyong said to Zhang Hulan, "Niece, I'm still strong and healthy. It won't be a problem for me to drive the carriage for you."
Zhang Hulan bowed to the five men and said, "Five uncles, thank you for your hard work over the years. If it weren't for you five taking care of me, some things would definitely be much more troublesome for me.
Now that I'm in Beijing, basically nothing will go wrong, so you guys should enjoy your life.
Don't worry about the things on the farm. My brothers and the others will take care of it.
From now on, you and my dad will bask in the sun and go fishing together every day. When I come back in a few years, I will also bask in the sun with you."
There is really no need for Luo Changqi and the others to worry about anything at the manor now, as Zhang Hujun has taken good care of it. They can just wander around the manor when they have nothing to do.
Luo Changqi said, "Since the eldest niece has made arrangements, we will accept your kindness. We will rely on you for support from now on."
"Uncle Luo, what are you talking about? You have helped me so much, now it's time for me to repay you..."
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In the past few days since Zhang Hulan came back, people still come to her house every day.
Zhang Hulan was still the same as before, chatting and laughing with the ladies in the village, without any airs at all.
Zhang Xiaobing, Zhang Xinyue and others have fun every day.
Princess Xuanning wanted to watch the fishing again, so Zhang Xinyue asked Zhang Hujun for a fishing net, and then they all pulled the net to catch fish themselves.
Zhang Hulan discovered one thing: Princess Xuanning seemed to like calling Zhang Xiaobing very much, and would look for Zhang Xiaobing whenever she had something to do.
She lived in Zhang Hulan's house. When Zhang Xiaobing returned home, he naturally lived in his own house. Princess Xuanning would go to find Zhang Xiaobing every morning when she woke up.
Zhang Hulan didn't ask anything. If this boy could abduct the princess, it would be a great achievement for him.
Zhang Hulan also remembered that Zhang Hubing had asked Zhang Xiaobing to study hard and then enjoy his blessings. Zhang Xiaobing wanted his father to study and enjoy his father's blessings. This boy was born to be a lazy person.
During the New Year's Eve vigil, Zhang Hulan asked Shanzi, "Shanzi, you will be eighteen next year, and it's time to prepare for your wedding with Xinyao. Do you want to hold your wedding in Beijing or in the village?"
Shanzi and Zhang Xinyao blushed when they heard Zhang Hulan's question. Fortunately, the light was poor at night and no one saw them.
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