Chapter 124 The Envoy from Heaven
The royal family has its own set-up. When a team of royal guards arrived at Huaihua Lane under the escort of county government officials, the whole lane was in an uproar.
Cui Qingyi and Konjac, led by Aunt Qin, knelt in the courtyard to receive the imperial edict. As the voice of the person announcing the decree rang out, Cui Qingyi was able to distract herself at this critical moment and think of something else. "This eunuch's voice isn't as harsh as I imagined. Although it's a little feminine, the tone is pleasant."
After hearing the imperial edict, Cui Qingyi understood that the decree roughly meant to praise her for her dexterity and willingness to study, and emphasized on her willingness to open a girls' school to pass on her unique skills to more people.
Finally, the Empress Dowager bestowed upon her the title of "Doctor of Needlework" and gave her a reward of several hundred taels of silver.
Finally, the person who announced the decree said with a smile, "Doctor Cui, please accept the decree."
Cui Qingyi had just received emergency training from Aunt Qin. She knelt down and kowtowed three times before reaching out to take the imperial edict, and then respectfully placed it on the incense table.
Seeing that the imperial eunuch was about to take his men away after the imperial decree was announced, Cui Qingyi hurriedly took out a bulging purse and handed it to him, but the man waved his hand to refuse.
Cui Qingyi hurried to see Aunt Qin, who winked at her, and Cui Qingyi put the silver away.
The envoy from the imperial family came and left quickly, but he dealt a heavy blow to Huaihua Lane. Not only Huaihua Lane but also the entire Dongping County spread the news that the royal envoy had arrived.
In fact, the eunuch beside the Queen Mother came to Cui Qingyi just by chance. The real purpose was to visit Zhou Yanxiu with the Queen Mother's words.
So after announcing the imperial edict to Cui Qingyi, the group went straight back to the inn, where Zhou Yanxiu would send people to take care of them.
After everyone had left, Cui Qingyi and Konjac closed the door and squatted in front of the incense table in the yard, looking at the box of silver and the plaque that was said to be from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The words "Doctor of Needlework" shone with gold, making Konjac feel dizzy.
She poked Cui Qingyi: "Miss, are you more powerful than the masters of the Cui family now?" Anyway, she had never heard that those masters had received any orders from the heavenly family.
Cui Qingyi also felt dizzy like Konjac. It really is true that life is like a play and a play is like life, with ups and downs.
But her dizzy mind quickly cleared up, "Listen to this needlework doctor, what's the difference between him and the tea doctor out there?"
The word "doctor" in this era has no other meaning. It simply refers to a person who is proficient in a certain skill and has profound attainments. In a nutshell, it is just a title.
Konjac's mind raced at the moment, and she retorted, "How can there be no difference? The Empress Dowager conferred the title of Doctor of Acupuncture, how can it be the same as outsiders!"
Cui Qingyi looked calm on the surface, but she was already beaming with joy in her heart. Although it was a title of no practical use, it was the golden words of the highest female authority of this era after all. How could Cui Qingyi not be excited?
Finally, this plaque from the Ministry of Internal Affairs was hung by Cui Qingyi in the main hall of the girls' school. Everyone who came and went from the girls' school could see the four large golden characters, and the value of Cui's girls' school rose sharply.
The angel came and went, and the Cui family's life returned to normal. Cui Qingyi didn't feel any difference between before and after.
But in fact, changes happened in every corner that they could not notice. In this era, people's fear of imperial power was in their bones. In the eyes of the people in Dongping County, the Cui family was just two capable young ladies. But now, when people talked about the Cui family, they all sighed that it was extraordinary. The Cui family actually caught the eyes of the royal family and was protected by the royal family.
In addition, people from the county government often came and went between Cui's Girls' School and Cui's family, and the fact that Cui's family was protected by the government was once again deeply rooted in people's minds.
In the years that followed, thanks to this imperial decree, the Cui family was able to avoid most of the risks.
This is what happens when a willow tree grows into a shade without any intention.
I ate rice noodles a few times during the rainy days, and the winter bamboo shoots were finally on the market.
Konjac was thinking about what pickled bamboo shoots Cui Qingyi was going to make, so she went to the market early in the morning and bought a few baskets of winter bamboo shoots. Qiao Yishi helped carry the baskets to Cui's house and had the opportunity to have breakfast there.
Now the affair between Qiao Yishi and Konjac is almost exposed. Qiao's mother never dreamed that her silly little son could catch Konjac's eye. She is so happy every day.
Worried that Qiao Yishi might lose such a good daughter-in-law because of his poor thinking, Qiao's mother repeatedly reminded Qiao Yishi every day that he must be tactful, respectful to Miss Cui, and take the initiative to help Konjac if he saw that she needed help.
Qiao Yishi is a hardworking man, and since it's the same for a man to get married, he is also very active.
While Konjac was making breakfast, Qiao Yishi was not idle either. He sat in the kitchen to help light the fire, and when he felt the water was cold, he took the initiative to wash the vegetables.
Konjac did not stop her. The girl said that they should live together as a couple. She was no worse than Qiao Yishi, so the housework should naturally be done by both of them. She was looking for a husband, not a master.
Qiao Yishi didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Although he was a man, when he was a child, he was in charge of the kitchen work when his parents and elder brother were busy. When he grew up and his mother got older, he often did these chores too.
Cui Qingyi went in and out to look at them, and the more she looked, the more she felt that the two were a good match.
Although Qiao Yishi is also a commoner, he has martial arts skills and has been escorting escorts outside for many years. He has an extraordinary aura. Although his skin is a little dark, he looks good and can be considered heroic.
Standing together with Konjac, one black and one white, one tall and one short, they look like a couple.
At the dinner table, Cui Qingyi asked Qiao Yishi if he was willing to rent his own land for farming. In fact, the Qiao family was not the best choice.
The Qiao family doesn't have many people, and the two brothers are often away on escort missions, often away for half a month or a whole month, so there's nothing Qiao's mother can do when she's left at home.
But apart from Qiao Yishi, Cui Qingyi really couldn't think of anyone who could help her take care of the pepper fields.
Unexpectedly, Qiao Yishi agreed immediately after thinking about it. "Although I don't have time, there are many people in our escort team who don't have work to do. These people have been injured to varying degrees, or their skills are not as good as before due to age. They also have families to support. I can rent the land and hire them to help with the farming. We can divide the food among them when the time comes."
This is different from renting land. It is just hiring someone to take care of the crops during the busy farming season and paying them wages or food in return, but the income from the land still belongs to the Qiao family.
Cui Qingyi thought about it and decided that this was a feasible option.
"Okay, in a few days we'll go to the county government office to sign the deed. I'm going to leave two acres of land, so I'll ask you and Aunt Qiao to take care of it for me."
Trust the people you employ, and don't employ the person you doubt. Cui Qingyi decided to leave this matter to Qiao Yishi, believing that he would not let her down.
In fact, even if the Qiao family has other intentions, there is nothing to worry about. It’s just that La Jiao found out, so it’s no big deal.
If she could take this opportunity to test whether the Qiao family was unreliable, she would have made a profit.
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