Chapter 367: Lord Fukuzawa
After leaving the butcher's shop, Xia Daohua bought two pork legs and asked the butcher to deliver them to her home.
I strolled home happily.
Catching Xiao Lubuhua was only the icing on the cake, because she was already in a good mood today.
Firstly, it was because he had received news from Li Gan before and knew that his big client was safe and they could continue to do business in the future; secondly, it was because Wang Silang finally gave in.
Thinking of this, Xia Daohua couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth.
Since the last time he entered the palace with Lao Wei, Wang Silang's attitude has changed a lot.
Xia Daohua didn't want to leave at first, so after leaving the palace, she stayed at the Wang family's farm for another two days. Every day when she had free time, she happily moved things from the Wang family's farm into the space. Although Wang Silang didn't really hurt the Xia family, Xia Daohua still felt that he should be taught a lesson.
As a result, Wang Silang remained silent and silently endured the spectacle of his valuables disappearing before his eyes. Instead, the Xia family members were the first to lose their patience.
The old couple no longer even objected to Jinhua's violation of ancestral teachings and her eagerness to become Wang Silang's concubine. They just wanted to go home and live there as soon as possible - at least in their own home, there would be no weird things like ghosts haunting in broad daylight!
Xia Daohua secretly apologized in her heart, but finally followed the old couple's wishes, packed her "luggage" neatly, and said goodbye to Wang Silang.
Wang Silang, with a face that looked like he was about to cry with excitement, sent the Xia family off with many thanks.
He also took the initiative to send his men to help the Xia family move, and also helped the Xia family clean the house and yard that had been empty for several days.
The service attitude is comparable to that of the butler companies of later generations.
Three days later, Xia Daohua's family once again welcomed the eunuch Wu who came to deliver the imperial edict, and Xiao Douzi accompanied him - the little emperor set off a big bomb. He wrote a long and eloquent imperial edict, praising Xia Daohua a lot, and then conferred the title of Fukuzawa County Lady on Xia Daohua, enjoying the court salary and the right to attend court to listen to government affairs.
As for the fiefdom, it will be placed in Bohai County...
Along with the imperial edict, there were also some rewards of gold, silver, jewelry, cloth and toys, as well as crowns, robes, jewelry, ceremonial objects, carriages and other items exclusively for the princess.
Xia Daohua couldn't help laughing.
It’s not that she really wanted the position of a princess, but since the young emperor had given her the Bohai County that had been occupied by the northern barbarians, it was obvious that he had the ambition to take Bohai County back.
Moreover, Xia Daohua also likes this title. Fukuzawa County Lord, whether it is the people of Fukuzawa or Fukuzawa himself, is a good name.
I just don’t know how the little emperor came up with this idea?
Is it for food or for Xiao Lubuhua?
What Xia Daohua didn't expect was that the reason why the little emperor was determined to do this was because the report from the secret guard was too shocking, yet too reasonable.
The secret guards and the warehouse officers in charge of the warehouse had never discovered how Xia Daohua transported the grain into the warehouse, and the quality of the grain was too good.
Although Xia Daohua has lived in this era for a long time, her golden fingers are too thick, which affects her integration.
Take the grain, for example. The husked rice is snow-white and crystal clear, spotless, without a speck of rice bran. For summer rice, it is just the most common and affordable staple food, not a high-end product at all.
The snow-white and fluffy sugar and the snow-white, non-bitter fine salt are also just the simplest and most basic necessities of life for Xia Daohua.
But in this time and space, these things are very expensive. Not luxury goods, but at least not something that ordinary people can afford to use in their daily lives.
But Xia Daohua’s usual attitude is that she doesn’t take these things seriously at all!
The little emperor and Gu Mingzhen both felt that there must be a reason for this, but they couldn't figure out where Xia Daohua, an ordinary farm girl, got the confidence from.
It was not until they received the report from the secret guard that they learned that Xia Daohua could actually produce high-quality food out of thin air. They suddenly felt that all their questions had been answered.
The most important thing is that Xia Daohua has such ability, her identity must be extraordinary!
Fortunately, she stood on the side of the Great Chu Dynasty and did not help the Northern Barbarians!
No matter where her abilities come from, no matter whether she is a human, a demon, a god, or a ghost, since she has the abilities and is friendly to us, we can only win her over rather than offend her!
After much deliberation, the two finally decided to take the opportunity of rewarding Xia Daohua for her merit and directly give her the title of "Fukuzawa County Lady". On the one hand, they hoped that she could bring blessings to the royal family and people of Da Chu, and on the other hand, they also wanted to see her attitude and reaction.
Seeing Xia Daohua smile, Manager Wu felt relieved.
Xia Daohua became "Princess Fukuzawa", but she was still humble. She gave people purses as they should. As a result, the smiles of Manager Wu and Xiao Douzi became more genuine.
But since others treated him sincerely and politely, he should also be polite... So in front of Xia Daohua, Manager Wu's back softened a little.
After seeing off the visitors from the palace, the Xia family happily ran to buy a lot of firecrackers, and set them off with a crackling sound. The sound of firecrackers lasted for a long time.
The cheerful sound of firecrackers seemed to dispel the haze of war.
Neighbors came to congratulate him, bringing home-cooked dishes, dry food, chickens, fish, etc.
They came to congratulate with sincerity and they really wanted to share in the joy.
At a time when all four gates of the capital city have been sealed and a war could break out at any time, it is a great thing that can cheer people up no matter how you look at it, for such a big happy event to happen to one's neighbor.
The vast house that the Xia family had just bought would have to be rebuilt later, because the residence of a county lady had to be built according to the regulations of her rank.
When the time comes, neighbors will come to help, and at least there will be a glass of wedding wine to enjoy!
Mrs. Zhou and Old Man Xia were grinning from ear to ear, and the wrinkles on their faces deepened. They were tirelessly and cheerfully dealing with the curiosity, envy, and compliments of their neighbors, and their voices were even louder.
The couple in the fourth room cried with joy.
Especially Jiang, her lips were clearly curled up, but she couldn't help covering her face with her sleeves and wiping her tears with a handkerchief, but the tears were not obedient, the more she wiped, the more they came, and no matter how she wiped, she couldn't wipe them away.
Xia Dalang felt mixed emotions, happy for his sister but also a little jealous.
He spent ten years studying hard, not even paying attention to family matters. Until the sudden change, he was almost indifferent to everything going on outside the window...
As a result, after studying so hard, I was left far behind by my younger sister who had only studied for a few days...
Even if he really had the blessing to become the top scholar in the future, the highest official position he could be awarded was to be an editor in the Hanlin Academy... How many years would it take him to reach the level of Xia Daohua?
What’s more, it’s not that easy to get the top spot.
Although my own writing is somewhat mature, in terms of background, it cannot be compared with those scholars from aristocratic families. Let alone the top scholar, even if I can get the second place, it is not easy!
Besides, there is also the matter of Jinhua...
Although Jinhua did not say it explicitly, she was abducted by the northern barbarians and ended up in a bandit den. Although she struggled to survive, her innocence must have been cleared... With a sister like this, how could his official career be smooth sailing?
(End of this chapter)
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