Chapter 275 Unhappy
Zhou Yanxiu read Wang Xiaoqian's letter carefully, and for a moment he suspected that he had read it wrong or misunderstood what Wang Xiaoqian wanted to express. Unfortunately, Wang Xiaoqian, who was a coroner, did not have the habit of writing long letters or memorials that did not get to the point like today's scholars. He explained clearly what happened in Luhua Town in concise words.
It is not difficult to see from the few words in the letter that Wang Xiaoqian admires the Lord of Dongping Township. It is rare that Zhou Yanxiu, who has always been a favored child, actually felt a little frustrated. You know, even after his failure in the capital and his escape to Qinghe, he did not feel frustrated.
But now the revitalized Luhua Town made Zhou Yanxiu feel this way. He did have some bad intentions when he gave Luhua Town to Cui Qingyi as a fiefdom, but now seeing the result before him, Zhou Yanxiu felt frustrated, but at the same time, he felt that it was supposed to be this way.
Because of the incident with the Lord of Dongping Township, Han Jingyi paid more attention to her newlywed husband. When she learned that he had locked her in the study again, she brought people to find him.
Zhou Yanxiu didn't have any extra expression when he saw Han Jingyi in his study. When someone came in, he pointed at the letter on the desk and said, "Read it yourself."
Han Jingyi raised her eyebrows, thinking that Zhou Yanxiu might have taken the wrong medicine. She didn't say she wanted to read the letter, but her hand picked up the letter very honestly.
After reading the letter, Zhou Yanxiu clearly saw his wife's eyes filled with amazement. Sure enough, the next second, he heard his wife praising the Dongping Township Master: "The Township Master is truly amazing. Even you, my husband, couldn't handle Luhua Town, but she actually did it. She's truly as capable as any man."
Zhou Yanxiu was sitting peacefully in the study, but he felt as if his heart was being shot by arrows again and again, and he felt really suffocated.
Of course, this feeling of depression only lasted for a few hours. The next morning, Zhou Yanxiu brought Wang Xiaoqian's memorial about Luhua Town to see His Majesty the Emperor.
Dajin has a vast territory, and there is not only one place like Luhua Town, but officials like Zhou Yanxiu and Zhuoyan are far from enough. If there is a set of effective development methods that can be used in these places, it will be of extraordinary significance for the development of people's livelihood in remote areas of Dajin.
Zhou Yanxiu is an old fox. He always looks three steps ahead and is very good at discovering the strengths of everyone under him and making the most of them. This is also the biggest reason why he will become the top civil official of the Jin Dynasty in the future.
Of course, Cui Qingyi was not the only one he had planned over the years, but Cui Qingyi was the first one to give him a reward at the moment.
The highest authority in the Jin Dynasty read the memorial and thought for a moment before saying, "Master Dongping's method does seem to be effective at the moment, but if you want to promote it, you still have to adapt to local conditions. You should discuss and select a few places to try it out."
Zhou Yanxiu received the imperial edict and withdrew, walking in the wide corridors of the imperial palace, his heart filled with surging ambition.
Cui Qingyi knew that everything she was doing was being seen by others, but she did not feel guilty at all. After all, she did not use any magic, nor did she do anything beyond the scope of people's understanding. All she did was to develop her own fiefdom.
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This year's New Year was the most fulfilling one for the people of Luhua Town. Thanks to the blessing of the village chief, every household bought a few pounds of pork, a bag full of rice and flour, and the children in the family got the new clothes they had been longing for.
Looking at the innocent smiles on the children's faces, the people who live a good life with their own hands have realized that a clean life is the most comfortable.
Township Lord's Mansion
On New Year’s Eve, the table was filled with food and wine.
Amu Renlaifeng waved his hand and took the maids, servants and guards of the mansion to the yard to set off fireworks. Nanny Cui waited for Taozhi to serve tea to the two masters, then waved her hand and took everyone out. Only Cui Qingyi and Jing Wei were left sitting on the left and right of them in the flower hall with the floor heating on.
Because it was New Year, Cui Qingyi wore a rare bright red long dress with gold sprinkles today, and a fur collar around her neck. The bright colors made her lips and teeth look even redder, and her big, round lychee-shaped eyes were surprisingly moist and bright.
Jing Wei, who was sitting on her right, was wearing a dark suit with a cloak with a large fur collar. He looked smart and elegant. However, when they sat together in the past, he would always come over and say a few words to her, but today he seemed particularly silent.
But Cui Qingyi's attention at this moment was not on whether the man was happy or not. Perhaps it was because she had just drunk a few glasses of wine and her head was dizzy. She rarely had some mischievous thoughts and her eyes were fixed on the man.
"Well, broad shoulders, narrow waist, long legs, and a pretty face, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. Especially the nose, which is just right for her."
Cui Qingyi was a little puzzled. She wondered why she hadn't noticed that this man looked like this before. Of course, it wasn't her fault. It must be because this man was always sloppy and had a big beard, which led to her not seeing him clearly.
Jing Wei was a little unhappy at first. The village chief had been busy with official business and stayed in Luhua Town for several months. During this period, he went to visit him once, but saw that the village chief was chatting happily with a whip-wielding soldier beside him. The smile on his face was very bold and bright, which he had never seen no matter how he tried to express his feelings.
What made him most unhappy was not this, but the fact that Cui Qingyi did not show much enthusiasm for his arrival, and even the smile on her face was much smaller.
This incident has been bothering Jing Wei to this day, but the landowner acted as if nothing had happened, eating and drinking as usual, which really made him angry.
Now that the two of them finally had some time to themselves, Cui Qingyi remained silent as usual, staring at the fireworks outside without blinking. Jing Wei was getting angrier and angrier the more he thought about it, not understanding what was so good about that crap.
Just as he was about to have a heart attack, the jade belt around his waist was pulled hard.
Jing Wei took a closer look and saw a tender white finger hanging on the Jade Belt Mountain. He pulled it once but it didn't budge, so he pulled again with great force, but without any gentleness.
This time Jing Wei was prepared and fell towards Cui Qingyi following the force of the fingers.
Cui Qingyi supported her head with one hand and hung the other hand on the jade belt around Jing Wei's waist. When she got closer, the faint aroma of wine drifted into Jing Wei's nose without reservation.
He frowned and looked intently, and then he could not take his eyes away.
Cui Qingyi had just felt that this person was a little far away, and it was difficult for her to ask questions. After she pulled him closer to her, she said, "Have you seen the list of betrothal gifts sent to you?"
Jing Wei's throat rolled, "I saw it."
Cui Qingyi: "If you are unhappy but have any dissatisfaction, tell me and I will look for it again."
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