In order to carefully observe what the vegetables looked like growing in the field and hanging on the branches, Lord Tang specifically instructed that the vegetables and fruits must be picked the next day.
The next day, Magistrate Tang got up early, ate a few bites of food quickly, and then went to Yue Jiuyue's house with his men.
He had originally intended to have these vegetables and fruits drawn so he could report back to the emperor. Unexpectedly, Yue Jiuyue not only planted all the vegetables in flowerpots, but also transplanted a watermelon and gave him several packets of seeds. Her thoughtfulness was impeccable.
Of course, Yue Jiuyue did not forget that the gift she was to present to the emperor this year was mainly cotton.
Fortunately, the original owner knew how to weave, so even if she wove cotton cloth, it was just surprising that a new type of fabric had appeared.
A bolt of cotton cloth, a set of cotton clothes, and a cotton plant—that was the precious gift Yue Jiuyue presented to the emperor.
To be honest, Magistrate Tang didn't react much when he first saw the cotton cloth. But when he saw the cotton-padded coat, surprise was inevitable, and delight was unexpected. He had lost count of how many times he had been impatient. If he weren't worried about damaging his image as a dignified magistrate, he would have driven the carriage himself and personally delivered it to the emperor!
What an achievement!
This time it's definitely going to be a sure thing!
And it's an achievement that even sweet potatoes can't match!
Haha! He'd be laughing in his sleep! And his mouth would be grinning from ear to ear.
Magistrate Tang left, and the people who came to see the lotus flowers in the county town also left. Yue Jiuyue's house suddenly became quiet, and the whole village was much quieter than a few days ago, which was quite unusual.
Before construction began on the house on the mountain, Lin Chaonan and Lin Chaobei drove a horse-drawn carriage to take Xiaoman'er to the prefectural city.
To be honest, neither of the brothers wanted to do this job; they only wanted to do it because they felt sorry for Xiaoman.
The two took turns driving the carriage, and finally entered Qinan Prefecture before the city gates closed the next day.
Fortunately, Lin Chaodong had written an address in his letter home, and Lin Chaobei, being a smooth talker, asked a passerby for directions and found the place.
When they tied the carriage to the crooked tree by the gate and stepped into the courtyard, they saw a large ox resting on a haystack in front of a house, and Lin Chaodong dozing off by the door. Even Xiaoman'er stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
Even during last year's floods, their family wasn't in this state!
God is doing so well, how come they can't make ends meet?
"father?"
Looking at Lin Chaodong, who looked even more disheveled than when he was farming at home, Xiaoman'er thought that he might not have woken up properly and had a nightmare.
Wasn't her father living a good life in the capital? How come he looks like one of those beggars in town? His clothes are so dirty you can't even tell their original color, his hair is all tangled in clumps, and he looks like he's aged more than ten years...
Upon hearing Xiaoman'er's voice, Lin Chaodong was jolted awake as if struck by lightning. His sleepy eyes snapped open, then widened into gaping bells, making him look even more incredulous than Xiaoman'er.
"Third brother... fourth brother..."
The words "Why are you here?" seemed stuck in Lin Chaodong's throat; he couldn't say them no matter what.
His two younger brothers saw him at his most destitute...
It's like his big brother image, which he's maintained for over twenty years, vanished in an instant.
During this time, he kept deceiving himself, believing that as long as his family didn't know what he looked like, he would still be someone people envied, because he was the only one in the whole village who was making a living in the state capital.
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