Chapter 127 The First Test
"How about this, I'll price each basket of pears at five hundred coins?" Xu Miaomiao asked tentatively.
The man lowered his eyes and counted on his fingers: "Okay, this price is acceptable."
"When can you come to pick up the goods?" Xu Miaomiao said with joy in her heart as she looked at the man in front of her.
"Pick up the goods?" The man tilted his head and looked at her in confusion. After thinking for a while, he said, "We'll have to trouble Madam Xu to deliver it to the capital for us. We don't have enough carriages."
"Of course." Xu Miaomiao nodded after hearing the request: "But the shipping fee still needs to be calculated."
I thought the man would bargain, but he just said, "No problem, money is not a problem, as long as the pears are delivered to the capital safely."
Take out a piece of paper, write a few words on it, and the deal is done.
Xu Miaomiao happily took the contract to find Village Chief Wang and told him the matter.
The man nodded and said, "If we can sell our pears in the capital, our pears will become more and more famous. Maybe even the government officials will find them novel."
"That's good, but there is still a problem." Wu Zhuang said, "Madam Xu, these are fruits. It's a long way to the capital. It would be a pity if they go bad on the way. There won't be much left when we get to the capital."
Xu Miaomiao lowered her head and thought for a while, then her eyes lit up. It was already autumn and the sunlight was not very strong. Wrapping the pears with rice paper could not only prevent them from being bitten by insects, but also solve the problem.
After searching in the space for a while, Xu Miaomiao finally found traces of rice paper. She took it out immediately, divided it into a small square, and pinched it around the pear: "This will do."
Wu Zhuang was stunned when he looked at Xu Miaomiao: "Madam Xu, you are too amazing."
Xu Miaomiao smiled and touched his head: "No, no, I also learned it from others."
In the next few days, the men were responsible for picking the fragrant pears, while the women took the rice paper and began to wrap them, and the children laughed and played at the same time, and everyone finished their work while chatting and laughing.
Life in the village is harmonious and peaceful, which is different from the bustling capital city.
Song Wu Shao stepped onto the last step and walked into the hall.
The man in the hall seemed to have been waiting for a long time, standing under the table and writing with a pen.
"I have some impression of you."
The man looked at Song Wushao who was just bowing and slowly said, "The special woman I met in Bai County must be your wife, right?"
"Back to the emperor's house, yes." Song Wu Shao bowed slightly and said to the man in front of him.
The hand that wrote never stopped, but just gave him a look when Song Wu Shao answered: "You write well and have great talent. You will definitely achieve something in the future, but now, I have one thing for you to do."
"I will obey the orders of the government."
"Bai County is the junction of the two countries. Huaye County is 300 miles away from Bai County. The conditions there are not good and it is close to the sea. If you can solve the people's livelihood problems there, I will give you an official position when you come back. Of course, if you can't solve it, I will also give you an official position, but the size of the official position is different. How about it, Mr. Song, do you want to try it?"
Song Wu Shao took a step back, saluted the man in front of him and said, "I will do my best."
"Go ahead."
The man waved his hand, and Song Wu Shao stood up and left.
Not long after he left, a person came out from behind the curtain.
"Father, Song Wushao has no official position now. How can he solve the livelihood problems over there, and how can he convince people?"
"You are still too young."
The man stopped writing and looked at the prince and spoke slowly: "This is the topic he used for the palace selection. I believe he can do it."
Without an official position or followers, Song Wushao just hired a man to drive a horse-drawn carriage and immediately set out on the journey to Huaye County.
"All your fragrant pears have been counted, please check them."
Xu Miaomiao looked at Xiangli in the back of the car and said to the man in front of her.
The man inspected it and nodded: "Can this transportation problem be solved?"
"Don't worry." Xu Miaomiao said confidently: "Your caravan is in front, I have found someone to follow you. When you reach the capital, the fragrant pears will arrive naturally, and there is no need to worry about them going bad."
"Mrs. Xu is indeed very careful in her work." The man extended his hands to express his gratitude: "Thank you first, Mrs. Xu."
Watching the caravan moving further away and knowing that they would disappear from view, Xu Miaomiao also planned to drive the carriage back.
In order to find a reliable transportation team, he spent a lot of effort and even tracked them to the junction of the two counties.
The horse was about to start its journey when it was suddenly stopped by the woman in the carriage.
"Song Wu Shao?"
Xu Miaomiao watched a carriage slowly passing by. The breeze blew up a corner of the curtain, and a familiar face flashed past Xu Miaomiao.
He immediately stopped the carriage and chased after him.
"Song Wu Shao!"
Xu Miaomiao looked at the carriage and shouted loudly.
When he heard the familiar voice, Song Wu Shao thought he was hallucinating, but when he thought that this was the junction of two counties, it would not be strange if a woman was here, so he lifted the curtain and took a look.
The eyes that had just been dull suddenly brightened up, and Xu Miaomiao trotted over.
Song Wu Shao sat in the carriage and looked down at the woman, his eyes filled with love and pity.
After parking her own carriage at the post station, Xu Miaomiao got on Song Wushao's carriage.
"Why did you come back so suddenly? Did the palace selection go wrong?"
Xu Miaomiao frowned and asked the man in front of her anxiously. Song Wushao smiled and smoothed her hair back: "No, it went smoothly. The government asked me to solve the people's livelihood problems."
Hearing this, Xu Miaomiao bent her head in confusion: "What official position did he give you?"
Song Wushao shook his head: "No official title has been given yet."
"Asking you to solve people's livelihood problems without giving you an official position, isn't that cheating?" Xu Miaomiao spoke in surprise, then immediately covered her mouth when she realized that what she said was wrong. In this era, one could be beheaded if one made up stories about officials. She also felt that she had not lived long enough and needed to cherish her life.
Song Wu Shao was amused by Xu Miaomiao's look and patted her head: "It's okay, let's take it one step at a time."
"Then I want to go with you." Xu Miaomiao looked forward to Song Wushao's agreement: "Just take me with you in case I can help you with something!"
Anyway, with Gu Yuanniang and Song Weiwei at home, there is no need to worry too much about the two children.
Finally, under Xu Miaomiao's insistent gaze, Song Wushao nodded.
"Boss, you are so nice."
As she spoke, Xu Miaomiao leaned her head on the man's shoulder.
The refreshing fragrance instantly filled his nose, making the woman on his shoulder smile with satisfaction.
(End of this chapter)
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