Whether the Grand Minister of Agriculture is happy or not is not important, after all, he had dealt with this old man before when he was in Zhao Family Village.
I knew he was full of tricks.
He didn't want to appear as honest and simple as he seemed, so while he could exchange farming techniques and freeload off others, he decided against arranging a marriage between them.
They didn't want to cause trouble for their descendants.
As for climbing the social ladder, the Zhao family felt it was unnecessary, since their family's connections had already reached the pinnacle.
Tell me, what kind of marriage alliance is more prestigious than marrying into the royal family? Absolutely none. Yet the Zhao family has already achieved that.
When the Grand Minister of Agriculture saw that the Zhao family firmly refused to arrange a marriage between their children, he gave up on the idea.
Marriage is not the same as enmity.
Because the Grand Minister of Agriculture was spending the New Year with Zhao Changgeng, county magistrates from neighboring cities, including prefects, all came to Kan'er to celebrate the New Year this year.
Upon arriving at Kan'er, it was natural to visit Zhao Changgeng's home. Whom one was visiting was self-evident.
The Grand Minister of Agriculture also warmly received officials who came to visit him.
Not only that, he also promised them that after the New Year he would go to their respective posts to teach them farming and tree planting methods.
The Zhao family was overjoyed to hear this and hoped that the Grand Minister of Agriculture would leave as soon as possible.
That old man is too shrewd. As long as he's in the Zhao family, they won't dare to bring out any of the good food, drinks, or useful items the Zhao family has.
It's like a big rat, trying to rummage through everything.
The Grand Minister of Agriculture also felt it wasn't right to always freeload off the Zhao family. He couldn't keep taking advantage of one person.
If they really manage to rip the Zhao family off, the old man will have to foot the bill next time they come.
This guy is incredibly stingy.
He spent all his money on buying land and seeds. Spending it on farming was fine, but spending it on other things was like a death sentence for him.
After seeing off the prefect, the Grand Minister of Agriculture's face was even more furrowed.
As he fiddled with the jade cabbage in the gift box, the Grand Minister of Agriculture's first thought was, "How much can this thing sell for?"
He likes farming, that's true, but that doesn't mean he doesn't like money. He's a very ordinary person.
The Grand Minister of Agriculture doesn't really like these kinds of ornamental treasures.
When the prefect arrived, the Grand Minister of Agriculture could stay put while seeing people off, but the Zhao family couldn't.
I didn't see; all four members of the Zhao family went to see people off.
The prefect was quite thoughtful when he looked at the lineup of the Zhao family father and son (son-in-law).
I've never seen a family with such a good education. Don't be fooled by their temporary positions as county magistrates; they are highly regarded.
Not every county magistrate's home could host the Grand Minister of Agriculture.
After some pleasantries, the prefect boarded his carriage.
Upon receiving the news, the county magistrates who had come to visit naturally left with the prefect.
Watching the crowd leave in a rush, the Zhao father and son breathed a sigh of relief.
Honestly, this year is going to be incredibly busy.
First, the county magistrates came to recruit people, and they had to be received when they arrived. Then the prefect came to visit, and the other county magistrates, somehow getting the news, followed suit in another wave.
So, my home has become a meeting place for these people.
This is not a simple matter of hospitality; it involves interpersonal relationships in officialdom, requiring careful words and actions while maintaining enthusiasm.
Even the dishes served at each banquet are carefully selected.
You can't say that when one county magistrate comes, your meal is 20 taels of silver, but when another county magistrate comes, you eat 25 taels. And you certainly can't have a prefecture come and your meal be worse than the county magistrate's, because that would make enemies.
Therefore, even the menu for each banquet is quite a brain teaser.
At least that's what Wang Caixia thinks.
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