The village chief quickly agreed and said, "Yes, sir."
The county magistrate concealed his excitement and said, "An Dashan has made great contributions this time. When the grain harvest is good next year, I will report it to the court."
An Dashan also hurriedly bowed to express his gratitude. After saying this, the county magistrate seemed to remember something and said, "By the way, is there a person named An Yong in your village?"
An Dashan said: "Sir, this An Yong is my son."
The county magistrate was somewhat surprised and said, "So that's how it is. Your son is truly a hero at a young age! At such a young age, he was favored by the emperor and was appointed the fifth-rank General Dingyuan."
An Dashan quickly said modestly: "Your Excellency is too kind."
After a while of greeting, the county magistrate asked the legal advisor to take the clerks and the yamen runners with An Dashan and the village chief back to Huaishu Village. When the legal advisor and the yamen runners arrived, the villagers of Huaishu Village all came to watch the excitement.
The master and his men first came to An Dashan's house and weighed all the grain in his home. Except for the wheat seeds that An Dashan left for Grandma An Ning's family, there were a total of 4,120 kilograms of wheat.
The clerk used the abacus to calculate the amount and said, "Master, the total is one hundred and three taels of silver."
The lawyer nodded, handed the silver to An Dashan, and then took a group of people to the village chief's house.
The village chief kept enough seeds for his own use, and then sold the rest to the county government, a total of 510 kilograms.
After paying the money, the lawyer said to the village chief, "Village chief, go call the heads of each family, and the grain will not be taken away. Instead, it will be distributed according to the number of fields in each family, so that we can also do the registration."
The village chief nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go call them right away." In fact, there was no need to call them, because almost everyone in the village was watching the fun at the village chief's house. As soon as the village chief told them the county magistrate's intention, the heads of every family in the village stood up.
The lawyer did not hesitate and directly distributed grain seeds to each family according to the area of land each family had and the proportion of existing grain seeds.
After the lawyer and his men left, the villagers began to surround the village chief and asked him questions. After the village chief repeated the county magistrate's words, he let everyone leave.
For the villagers, today's event was like a blessing from heaven. As they walked home, everyone discussed the matter one by one.
At this time, An Dashan was also surrounded by a group of people asking about planting methods. An Dashan did not hide anything and told everyone his experience in planting winter wheat before returning home.
When An Dashan returned home, he hugged his son and kissed him for a while before asking, "Why didn't I see Ningning?"
Gao said, "Ningning is feeding the rabbits in the backyard. You don't know that during the time you were at the border, several more litters of rabbits were born."
An Dashan put his son down and said, "I'll go and take a look too." Then he walked out of the room.
In the backyard, An Ning had just taken out some grass from the space and put it into the rabbit cages when An Dashan came over. An Ning said to An Dashan, "Dad, there are more than 30 rabbits to sell. Why don't we go to the town to sell them tomorrow? It's just right to buy some supplements for my mother."
An Dashan naturally had no objection and said, "Well, let's go early tomorrow morning. By the way, your uncle and his family said they will be going home in the afternoon, so you should make some more delicious food for lunch."
An Ning said, "Well, no problem, Dad, go to the pond and catch some fish! I'll make some fish soup for my mom and braise fish for lunch."
An Dashan nodded, picked up his things and went to the pond.
An Ning caught an old hen and was about to kill it when Wang saw it. She reached out and snatched the old hen from An Ning's hand and said, "Oh, how can a young girl do such a job? Let me do it, let me do it."
An Ning smiled and didn't refuse, saying, "Grandma, I'll go do something else then."
An Ning went back into the kitchen and started preparing the meals for lunch. An Ning hadn't eaten rice for several days and had been eating noodles, so An Ning decided to steam a pot of rice first and then start cooking.
There was meat and ribs at home, so An Ning blanched the ribs first and made a dish of braised ribs. Just as the ribs were stewed, grandma Wang came in with a prepared chicken. An Ning took the chicken, thinking that Gao was not suitable to eat something difficult to digest, so she blanched the chicken, put it in a casserole, added red dates and wolfberries, and stewed a pot of nourishing chicken soup.
After the chicken soup was cooked, An Dashan came back with a big carp weighing more than two kilograms and three palm-sized crucian carps. An Ning said to An Dashan, "Dad, you should put the crucian carps in the water first. I have already cooked the chicken soup today. I will make the fish soup tomorrow."
An Dashan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go take care of the fish."
While An Dashan was preparing the fish, An Ning cut some pork and vegetables, planning to stir-fry two more dishes later. An Ning and Wang were both quick and efficient, and they cooked six dishes in a short time. An Ning poured a bowl of chicken soup, put a chicken leg in it, and picked up some easy-to-digest vegetables, and brought the food to Gao.
Little An Rui was sleeping. Gao saw An Ning coming in and said, "Just put the food on the table. Go eat first. You don't have to watch over me."
An Ning nodded, closed the door quietly, and went to the main room to eat. After lunch, An Dashan loaded the wheat seeds on the mule cart and sent Gao Dajiu and Gao Yunfu back home.
Wang didn't go home because she had to take care of Gao during her confinement. After Uncle Gao and Gao Yunfu left, An Ning asked mysteriously, "Grandma, how are my cousin and Sister Chunya?"
Grandma Wang said with a smile: "Okay, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, your aunt and I will go to your house to propose marriage."
An Ning was also very happy and said, "This is great."
The two walked into the yard, talking and laughing. Gao saw them walking in, talking and laughing, and asked, "What are you two talking about? You look so happy."
An Ning said, "Mom, grandma and I were talking about my cousin and Sister Chun Ya. Didn't my cousin want to do it? Why is he willing now?"
Gao wanted to laugh when she talked about this, and said, "Your eldest cousin was very stubborn, insisting that he didn't want to get married so early, but when he saw your sister Chun Ya, he couldn't walk anymore and came to ask me to be the matchmaker."
After hearing this, An Ning laughed and said, "I didn't expect this to happen. Next time I see my cousin, I will definitely tease him."
The three were talking and laughing when they were interrupted by a burst of crying. It turned out that little An Rui was woken up by the sound of their talking.
Gao quickly picked up little Anrui and patted his back soothingly. After a while, little Anrui stopped crying and grinned.
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