The Qiao family’s dream of raising pigs came true much earlier than everyone imagined!
Qiao Xin took the imperial edict from the angel, looked at the piglets running around the yard, and looked up at the sky speechlessly. What kind of hobby does the King of Qi have? Why not just give him some reward and bring piglets from all over the place to Qiao Xin?
He told her to raise him well and cook some pork dishes for him to try!
For a foodie, it’s enough to reach this level!
"Ren An, is there anything else that is bothering you?" Tianshi Cao looked at the woman in front of him with a bright smile, without any impatience at all.
Are you kidding? This is the first woman since the Xin Dynasty who has been rewarded based on her own ability. She is completely different from those noble ladies who relied on their husbands and sons to obtain ranks and titles.
Qiao Xin shook her head and said, "No more. Your Majesty and the Prince, please rest assured that I will do my best and live up to your trust."
"Okay, okay, we will definitely convey Anren's kindness to you. Qiao Anren may not know that His Majesty was very pleased when he saw the treasure you presented. If it weren't for Prince Qi saying that the spring plowing season is approaching and the farmers are busy, and there is no time to waste, His Majesty might have asked you to go to the capital in person to receive the reward!"
Qiao Xin bowed in the direction of the capital and said sincerely, "Thank you, Your Majesty and Your Highness, for your consideration! I hope the angels can convey our gratitude to you. If people delay the land for a day, the land will delay people for a year. We really can't delay the spring ploughing for even a moment."
Cao Tianshi glanced at Qiao Xin's rolled-up trouser legs and said with a smile, "We were also poor when we were young, so we know a little about this kind of land. Don't worry, Anren."
"Thank you Angel!"
After exchanging pleasantries with the main character, Cao Tianshi asked Qiao Yunqing again: "The prince wants you to go to Beijing with us to take the imperial examination. Are you willing, Mr. Qiao?"
Qiao Yunqing had no room to refuse. After thanking him, he asked about the departure date. Hearing that they would return in the afternoon, he felt that time was running out. Cao Tianshi had not yet entered Weizhou Prefecture. Now that the imperial edict had been announced, he would go and say hello to them.
He agreed with Qiao Yunqing on a time and place to meet, and then he took his people and left!
Qiao Yunqing originally planned to leave during this period. Qiao Xin had already asked Zhang to prepare everything that needed to be prepared. He went back to his room to pack and was ready to leave.
Before leaving, Qiao Xin gave him her most valuable item.
Qiao Yunqing reached out and took the house deed handed to him by Qiao Xin, looking confused. When did his mother buy a house in Beijing?
"I asked Zhang Yun to do it after you passed the provincial examination. The capital is not far from here and it only takes three to five days to get there by horse carriage. I thought there were too many people going to the capital to take the exam, and it was inevitable that there would be some omissions if they stayed in an inn. So I bought a small house like this one.
Zhang Yun said that the place is a little small, and it can accommodate three or five people, but it is quiet, and there are scholars living around. It will be more convenient for you to go there. "
"Mother, you don't have to worry so much. Your son can handle it."
"There are so many good things at home, but it's hard to go out. I'd rather be prepared and not use them than to use them and not be prepared."
Qiao Yunqing smiled, "Okay! I haven't congratulated you yet, mother. Now I have an imperial decree, so I can at least protect you a little bit!"
Qiao Xin waved her hand and said, "I don't care about this, it's just an empty title. Do you really not need me to send you off?"
Qiao Yunqing shook her head: "With Angel Cao here, my son's safety is not a problem. Mother, don't worry!"
Qiao Xin didn't force him, and handed him a purse, saying, "Okay, this time Doctor Mo and Shi Yazi will go with you. The two people Zhang Yun arranged for you are quite skilled, so you can take them with you as well.
They are familiar with the capital, so they can be considered as having a helper if anything happens. My family has a lot of expenses recently, and I only have 100 taels of silver for the time being. You can spend it as you like. After selling the nectar in a while, I will ask someone to send some to you.
Also, apart from the exam, don’t ask too much about other things for now, let’s take our time!”
Qiao Yunqing paused, and immediately understood what Qiao Xin meant. He knew what Qiao Xin was talking about.
In fact, Qiao Xin was really worrying too much. He was no longer a young man. He knew everything about his family. As long as the other party didn't provoke him, he was too lazy to go back to that place of trouble.
However, seeing Qiao Xin's worried look, Qiao Yunqing nodded obediently.
Qiao Xin added, "Don't pick the wild flowers on the roadside. Let Shi Yazi go when the list is checked. Don't cause any farce of catching the husband under the list."
Qiao Yunqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. What kind of mess did A'niang think about all day long? Was he that kind of person?
"Oh mother, I know!"
"Okay, go see your wife and children." After saying this, Qiao Xin turned around and left, calling in Zhang, Erlang, and Sanniang who were waiting outside the door.
Qiao Xin went out and arranged for people to place the piglets near the cowshed in the backyard. Then she went directly to the beekeeping yard.
Li Zhong and a young man from the village are on duty today. The two are harvesting honey with a hand-cranked honey harvester.
Li Zhong was wearing a straw raincoat with a circle of blue cloth sewn in front. The warp and weft of the cloth were sparse, and it was obvious that a lot of silk threads had been artificially pulled out. The analysis was neither too big nor too small to ensure that people could see the things in front of them clearly, but bees just couldn't get in.
In order to avoid bee stings on the face, everyone had to wear the raincoat. You couldn't buy mesh cloth in Wisconsin. Qiao Xin had to ask someone to take a piece of blue burlap, remove some of the silk thread from time to time, and make a handmade mesh cloth. Then ask someone to grab the raincoat and sew it around.
A simplified version of the isolation cap was born.
As for the fact that gloves are not necessary, who among the villagers working here doesn't have thick calluses on their hands? The stinger of the bee can't penetrate them at all.
When Li Zhong saw Qiao Xin, he came up to her with a smile on his face: "Auntie, why are you here?"
"I came to see how many kilograms of Hundred Flower Honey have been harvested?"
"We just started harvesting honey yesterday, and we have only harvested over 60 kilograms so far. There are 10 honeycombs in a box, and we were not experienced at the beginning, so we had to do it slowly. We only harvested three boxes yesterday."
"Don't worry, the flowering period is good and the nectar source is sufficient. In one season, we can harvest 60 to 70 kilograms from one box.
I'll bring some honey. The angels from the court came to our house to deliver the decree. I don't have anything good to give, so I'll just give some honey. I'll also bring some to His Majesty and the King of Qi. With this opportunity, our honey will be worth a ton of gold. So everyone should pay more attention to it."
Li Zhong couldn't believe what he heard and stammered, "The court... the angel... your majesty, the King of Qi... Oh my God, these are people I've never seen in my life, and they actually came to Laohu Town. Will they be interested in our honey?"
"Please stop being such a loser. How do you know people don't like our honey if you don't give it to them? If His Majesty likes our honey, you will be extremely rich. You can build a new house, marry your children and grandchildren, and send them to school. You won't have to worry about having no money, right?"
Work hard, and tell everyone to keep their mouths shut and stop talking nonsense!"
"Hehe, I know, I know. Don't worry, you can trust me, Li Zhong, to do the job!" As he said that, he followed Qiao Xin into a clean, cool, dry and ventilated room.
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