The door beam, door frame, and door knocker are all complete, and this is just the tip of the iceberg.
The inner courtyard was filled with all sorts of decorations and daily necessities, all of which were sent according to the highest standards for royalty.
They even replaced all the flowers, plants, and fences in the three small gardens within the Sun residence's inner courtyard, and assigned twenty female slaves; you can imagine the rest of the things were also replaced...
"My lord, that's not all. The court has also allocated five hundred taels of gold, a thousand bolts of silk, a box of jewels, twenty... and so on, as a reward for you."
As the head steward of the Sun family, Old Jiang accompanied Sun Jian to the inner courtyard while reporting on the imperial court's rewards and favors.
He changed the title "Sir" that he used to address Sun Jian to "Lord" to show his respect for Sun Jian.
He was the head steward of the Sun family. A more standard title would be "Lord Marquis" rather than "Lord Sovereign," but Old Jiang felt that calling him "Lord Marquis" was not worthy of Sun Jian. Only the title "Lord Sovereign" sounded more prestigious and more fitting for Sun Jian.
"These are the lists; please take a look, Your Excellency!"
Old Jiang respectfully handed a thick list to Sun Jian.
At that moment, not only Lao Jiang, but everyone present was beaming with excitement.
Such a generous gift list and such a heavy reward were things they had never seen or heard of before!
This can truly be described as the heaviest and most generous reward in the history of the Great Gansu.
The servants and retainers all felt honored.
Sun Jian himself probably didn't know what it meant for Cao Cao, Jiang Ziya, and Gou Sheng when he was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Hanting.
Even if people like Lao Cao and Lao Jiang were diligent and conscientious their entire lives, under normal circumstances, it would be extremely difficult for them to even see the county magistrate once...
Now, let alone a county magistrate, even if they encounter a prefect of a prefecture on their way to do business, the prefect will still show them deference and respect.
This is the noble status and identity that Sun Jian bestowed upon them.
Seeing that Old Jiang's hands were trembling and his expression was extremely excited as he handed over the list, Sun Jian said irritably, "Old Jiang, what are you doing?"
Old Jiang chuckled sheepishly, scratched the back of his head, and said, "My lord, as you know, I... I, Old Jiang, am of commoner origin. Before, I lived a life where I had neither clothes to cover my body nor enough to eat... Now, following you, my lord, I've transformed myself. I never imagined that I, Old Jiang, would become a retainer of General Fenwei, Marquis of Hanting. I... I'm so excited, I... I can hardly believe that all of this is real..."
Others might not understand Lao Jiang's feelings, but Sun Jian understood them best.
Thinking back to when Old Jiang was all alone, he barely survived on the few acres of dry land left to him by his deceased parents. For many years, he was always hungry and malnourished, which made him thin as a rake and his face sallow.
They borrowed a yellow ox from Sun Jian because they were too old to plow the land.
Unexpectedly, the scalper was eventually ruined and eaten by Sun Hao, Sun Hu, and other yamen runners from Hongnong County.
Looking back, those past events seem like they all happened right before my eyes.
In fact, it hasn't been long since Sun Jian and his group entered the capital; if you calculate the details, it's been less than four months.
But what happened in those four months was more than some people experience in their entire lives.
Especially Sun Jian!
His promotion was not only noticed by Lao Jiang, but also known to everyone else.
From his earliest days as a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations) and his appointment as a tutor to the crown prince, his career took an almost meteoric rise.
In just a few short months, he has become the General of Valiant Might and the Marquis of Hanting!
Such a rapid promotion is probably an extremely rare occurrence even in the entire history of China.
Hehe~
"My lord, it's not just Old Jiang and the others who are excited, we are excited too..."
Chu Qingcheng smiled and said to Sun Jian.
"My husband, you are simply a dragon among men, no! You are a dragon among immortals!"
"Yes, I agree with that statement..."
Gu Zijian and Zhou Wan'er also chimed in.
Gu Hu retorted, not to be outdone, "Yes, Lord Marquis, you...you are simply a god! Not only in our hearts, but in the hearts of all the people of Daqian, you have become a god!"
"Of course we're excited!"
Sun Jian was a complete hypocrite. Hearing the three women's words, he affectionately pinched their cheeks one by one, but when it came to Old Jiang, Old Cao, Gou Sheng, and Gu Hu, he turned his head away and said with a look of disdain, "What are you all so excited about? It's just some rewards. We have plenty of gold, silver, jewels, fine clothes, and delicacies in our manor. What's the big deal?"
"Yes, yes, yes..."
Old Jiang, Old Cao, and the others were ashamed. After being scolded by Sun Jian, they quickly composed themselves and tried their best to hide their joy.
As for the list of rewards from the imperial court that Old Jiang handed over, Sun Jian didn't even look at it. He turned around and handed it to Zhou Wan'er beside him, who then tactfully passed it on to Chu Qingcheng.
On the surface, Old Jiang is the head steward of the Sun family, but in reality, after moving out of the workshop, all of the Sun family's money was handed over to Chu Qingcheng for management and safekeeping. Although Chu Qingcheng did not need to do the household's expenses herself, they still had to pass through her hands once.
Chu Qingcheng was originally born into a wealthy merchant family, so these business acumen were ingrained in her bones and genes.
Sun Jian was naturally aware that Chu Qingcheng was in charge of the household expenses.
However, he has no concept of money anymore, and is no longer interested in it!
Although this statement sounds a bit pretentious, it truly reflects Sun Jian's state of mind at that moment.
Because of Qiankun Hall, it's only a matter of time before we amass wealth from all over the world. Why bother about expenses and cash flow?
Even if Chu Qingcheng and the others squander all their money, as long as Qiankun Hall still exists, there is no need to worry about a shortage of gold and silver.
Everyone had some idea of what Sun Jian was thinking, so they didn't dwell too much on the list of rewards from the court and continued to show Sun Jian the changes in the Sun residence.
When Sun Jian reached the inner courtyard vegetable garden, he stopped and his eyes were drawn to the different kinds of vegetables in the garden.
"They look mature already, they've grown up so fast!"
Sun Jian stepped forward, picked a tomato, wiped off the dirt, and started eating it.
Without the ripening agents, fertilizers, and pesticides of later generations, these natural green plants retain their original flavor and taste so sweet and wonderful.
This vegetable garden not only grows tomatoes, but also zucchini, lettuce, cauliflower, and more.
These were all seeds that Sun Jian had taken from his system inventory and had Lao Jiang and the others plant here.
Surprisingly, most of them are already mature.
Sun Jian was very satisfied to be able to eat vegetables that were only introduced to China in later generations in this era.
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