Chen Tian doesn't seem to have started causing trouble yet.
Liu Ajiao is in a terrible situation.
She traveled for ten days or half a month, dawdling along, and finally returned to Shouchun, to her husband's home.
When her father-in-law, Yuan Gonglu, asked her how things were going, she was over.
Liu Ajiao simply told the truth.
She spoke candidly about her views on Qiao Jingjing and the agricultural projects she had undertaken. These were the opinions of a newlywed lady, the least knowledgeable among the aristocratic women of the Eastern Han Dynasty, who were largely detached from real life and farming.
"Father-in-law, don't believe it, it's all a lie. She's a vixen who fooled my father with her pretty face. My father really wanted to achieve something, that's why he was deceived."
"My father even summoned all the officials in charge of agriculture in Lujiang City, more than three hundred men, and they all surrounded that enchanting woman, listening to her explain how to grow crops!"
“Father-in-law, would you do this in your situation? No, I have tried to persuade my father, but he won’t listen. I’m truly helpless.”
As she spoke, Liu Ajiao prepared to recount all the grievances she had suffered at her father's place to her father-in-law, hoping he would stand up for her and make a decision for her.
As a result, her father-in-law said:
"I sent you back to handle this for me, and look at how you've handled it! Is it because you have a personal grudge against that woman? Under the Emperor's rule, those who set aside personal grudges for the sake of public affairs are truly outstanding individuals. I betrothed you to my son and placed high hopes on you and my son; I have misjudged you."
Liu Ajiao stood blankly in front of Yuan Shugen.
What did my father-in-law say?
What's the meaning?
It was a mix of high expectations, misplaced trust, personal grudges, and official business.
Father-in-law, is he scolding her?
Liu Ajiao thought about it for a long time and finally understood that her father-in-law was scolding her.
She felt extremely wronged and burst into tears.
“Father-in-law, you must see the truth. It’s not that I didn’t handle things well. That’s really how it was. If I’ve uttered a single lie, you…you should lock me up right now.”
Yuan Shu glanced at his daughter-in-law.
She used to seem quite clever, but now I really think she's stupid.
What? You still don't understand? You still don't know where you went wrong?
"Even Cao Mengde, who is in Xuchang, has heard about this person! It's the woman you mentioned, the one who's like a vixen, the one who completely fooled your father, making him invite over three hundred agricultural officials from all over Lujiang City to her for a lecture. This woman, who has no skills, actually managed to get Cao Mengde to send someone to Lujiang at great expense to hire her after hearing her lecture?"
ah?
Is that true?
No way.
Liu Ajiao looked at her father-in-law. She didn't know that even Cao Mengde knew about Da Qiao, and she didn't know that Cao Mengde would believe it.
Was Cao Mengde also bewitched by beauty, just like her father?
Yuan Shu rubbed his forehead.
"That's enough. Go back to your room today. Don't come to pay your respects to me these days. I will send someone else. I want to bring this woman to Shouchun before Cao Mengde does, so that she can teach our agricultural officials how to grow crops."
Yuan Shu also wanted the grain yield in his territory to double.
Let alone doubling, even doubling it by two-thirds would be good.
He also needs to fight, and his army needs food. Didn't you see how difficult it was to get Lu Kang to provide 30,000 bushels of grain during previous battles?
What did this young woman know about such things? Her womanly views almost ruined his important plans.
Yuan Shu immediately dispatched two men on horseback at top speed.
Only two people are needed.
He took two pounds of gold and went to hire the woman.
He believed that a generous reward would surely attract a fierce woman.
It is said that the woman was quite good-looking.
Hey, that's interesting.
This was the first time Qiao Jingjing had ever seen genuine gold bars.
Nowadays, gold is sold everywhere, from small shops to luxury stores. Most people can only afford gold bracelets, earrings, and rings – smaller items. Qiao Jingjing doesn't have the money to see real gold bars, does she?
But this time, she saw it.
Two men claiming to be under Yuan Shu's command came to Prefect Liu's residence.
The two men didn't even bother to see Magistrate Liu. Instead, the steward eagerly escorted them to the gate of Qiao Jingjing's courtyard. As soon as they arrived, the two men showed Qiao Jingjing two catties of gold and explained their purpose: to go north to Shouchun.
Wow, it's real gold!
Qiao Er and Qiao San laughed happily.
Qiao San smiled broadly. He had secured the money to marry a wife. He only needed to cut off half of those two pounds of gold, or even just a small half of half of that half, and he could marry a wife who was extremely beautiful and gentle.
Qiao Er was overjoyed. He only needed to rub a few gold dust off the gold edge to buy a whole string of maids for his beloved wife, Miao Miao.
To Qiao Er and Qiao San's surprise, their elder sister refused the two catties of gold.
Gold!
gold.
She, this ignorant woman, refused without hesitation.
Two pounds of gold would be enough for them to toil and struggle in the mulberry grove and pond for two lifetimes.
Not only that, Qiao Jingjing not only refused to accept the gold, but also handed over her previously top-secret planting manuscripts to the two people without reservation.
"Please forgive me, envoys. Da Qiao is a woman and does not deserve such a generous reward."
"This is a planting manuscript that we have been discussing with agricultural officials over the past few days. We humbly request that you two messengers pass it on to Lord Yuan Gonglu. Thank you for your kind offer, sir."
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