Chapter 636: Adding Makeup
He had planned to protect Zhuang Qingning for the rest of his life, so how could he bully her?
But to be honest, he was a little scared.
Afraid that Zhuang Qingning would not bully him...
The decree granting marriage soon arrived at Enji Manor.
Because of the precedent of Feng Ninghe and the county lord last time, the people in the village were not particularly surprised about the arrival of people from the capital, and did not make a fuss about it.
But this time, because of the arranged marriage, the rewards from the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and Concubine Hui, all added up, were more than ten times larger than when she was previously conferred the title of County Lord.
The boxes were sent to Zhuang Qingning's home like a stream, all tied with dense red flowers, which looked extremely festive. And because there were so many of them, it would not be an exaggeration to describe them as ten miles of red makeup.
Zhuang Qingning's yard at Enji Manor was too small to accommodate so many things, so he had no choice but to open the door of Ninghe County Lady's Mansion and move all the things over.
Before these things were packed up, Zhuang Qingning received other things one after another.
The villagers of Enji Village felt that since Zhuang Qingning's marriage was settled, they, as her family, should add some dowry. And this dowry, of course, could not be food, it had to be something presentable.
So, everyone did their best, one family went to buy two pieces of satin, another went to make some silver jewelry, and some people felt that Zhuang Qingning had no shortage of good things, so they just went for it in one go and made a safety lock or a silver bowl, saying that it was for the children of Zhuang Qingning and Chu Jinnian in the future.
Zhuang Qingning, "..."
Suddenly I felt a lot of pressure.
Does it feel like you’re being forced to have a baby before you even get married?
Chu Jinnian was all smiles about this, feeling extremely relieved.
As for the kindness of the villagers and their generosity, Zhuang Qingning originally thought about the financial situation of the villagers and did not want many things.
"Ning girl, if it's normal for you not to receive some things, that's fine, but this is a big happy event, and these things are also the love of everyone. This is the only time in a lifetime, and it will add to your dowry. If you don't accept it, it will be bad."
Mrs. Wen advised, "In the future, your workshop business will grow bigger and better, and everyone will benefit from it in many ways. You don't have to worry about this incident."
"Yes." Zhou Daya also echoed, "It's all from everyone's heart, and everyone wants to share in the good fortune, so don't refuse."
After listening to the two people's persuasion, Zhuang Qingning accepted all the blessings and gifts from everyone, asked Xiang Qiao and others to register them, and temporarily put them in the warehouse, waiting to be used as a return gift for future weddings or funerals.
The things in the village had not been collected yet, but people started to arrive from Miaozhuang and Sujiazhuang.
Next, people working in workshops in nearby villages, or villagers who had benefited from buying wheat seeds, bean seeds, etc. from Enjizhuang in the past, came one after another to congratulate under the leadership of the village head.
Just when all these were not sorted out, Cheng Ruize also came to the door.
The eight large boxes were filled to the brim, filling up Zhuang Qingning's yard.
All kinds of fabrics and medicinal materials, jewelry and head ornaments, various spices, and even the deeds to two houses and lands.
One is the house in the county town that Cheng Ruize mentioned earlier, and the other is a house in the prefectural city.
All these things added up, it can be said that the value is very high, and Cheng Ruize's move can be said to be quite generous.
And this is not all. When the old man of the Qiao family, who was far away in Yangzhou, heard about this, he also sent people over.
Firstly, I wanted to invite Chu Jinnian and Zhuang Qingning to visit my grandparents' home if they were free, and secondly, I came to give them gifts.
The Qiao family is one of the aristocratic families, and is second only to the Wang family. The family's assets are innumerable. This is also a great occasion for their most beloved grandson. In addition, thinking that Zhuang Qingning's family is not well-off, they are very generous and have people deliver box after box of things.
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Therefore, Zhuang Qingning felt that he could do almost nothing during this period of time, just packing up his things!
Especially when she saw that the things in the yard were finally almost in order and she thought that the job was about to be completed and she saw the dawn of victory, another batch of things were delivered, which abruptly extinguished her little bit of hope.
Zhuang Qingning had no choice but to vent his anger on the culprit, Chu Jinnian. —— Before the excitement of Zhuang Qingning being granted marriage and generous rewards had faded, another piece of news came, making the people of Ren County excited again.
Ningming prefect Zhuang Qisheng was dismissed from his post and all his property was confiscated due to dereliction of duty, corruption and abuse of power.
The new prefect was none other than Xu Zhengping.
The person who succeeded Xu Zhengping as county magistrate was Ding Gaochang.
Both of them were good officials who worked for the benefit of the people and were approachable. The people of the whole county spread the news of their promotion and were extremely happy. When Xu Zhengping left the county and went to the provincial capital to take office, the people lined the streets to see him off, and the scene was very lively.
This scene was clearly seen by Zhuang Qisheng who was passing by.
Think about myself. When I was dismissed from my post, the people in the city applauded and cheered. Some even wanted to block my door and throw rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs into my yard.
If he hadn't secretly run out from the corner gate with his family, he would have been surrounded and scolded by everyone.
Looking at how Xu Zhengping is loved by the people now, Zhuang Qisheng feels sour in his heart.
All the fame and honors were gained through studying and examinations. In the past, he had wanted to serve the country and bring benefits to the people. However, in the struggle for power and the huge amount of silver, he gradually lost himself, and went further and further down the path of making money and fighting for power, and had long forgotten his former ambitions.
Seeing this scene at this time, Zhuang Qisheng couldn't help but recall the past. Thinking about his current situation, he sighed.
There are thousands of roads to take, but I chose this one. I used to live a life of luxury and glory, but now I have fallen to this point. I can only say that I deserve it.
No matter what, life is still there.
Chu Jinnian did not break his promise, which made Zhuang Qisheng extremely grateful.
However, although he was grateful in his heart, Zhuang Lianghong and Zhuang Qinglan, who were wearing coarse cloth clothes, were not happy about riding in the ox cart with him.
Especially when Zhuang Qinglan looked at the majestic Ninghe County Lady's Mansion, her eyes turned red with sourness, "This Ninghe County Lady is really lucky. Not only was she given the title of County Lady for no reason, but she was also granted a marriage by the Queen Mother. I heard that the Ninghe County Lady's future husband is the Prince of Qi."
Feeling stuck Follow-up: I had a laryngoscopy today, and no foreign body was found. The doctor said that my throat was scratched and damaged, and I just need to rest for a few days. But the pain is really severe...
I will post the list of rewards and monthly votes tomorrow. I really don’t have the energy to count them today. (*￣3)(ε￣*) (End of this chapter)
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