The county lord watched the eunuch and Grandpa Qin come out together. Seeing the eunuch with a kind smile on his face, he thought that Grandpa Qin must have given him many benefits.
The county lord stepped forward: "Sir, Grandpa Qin."
The eunuch nodded. When facing the county lord, he was a little arrogant. Although he was not a very prestigious eunuch in the palace, those who could announce the imperial edict had some backers, because everyone knew that those who announced the imperial edict could get a lot of benefits, so if they didn't have connections, they wouldn't get this job.
Besides, it was not easy for the eunuchs who found it difficult to leave the palace to come out of the capital and take a walk outside.
Eunuch: "Let's go. Master Qin, we're leaving now. Please stay."
Master Qin said, "I'll see you off, Master and the County Master."
So this time, all the Qin family members saw him off. Not only did the Qin family see him off, but also the people who were eating the buffet went to see him off. Everyone was curious. The people in the imperial palace in the capital city probably only saw this once in their lives. Even the eunuch was a great figure to them. At this time, who would care if he was a eunuch? There was no such thing.
The Qin family escorted the eunuch and the county magistrate to the village gate. The eunuch said, "Please stay, old man. Please stay, everyone." The eunuch was really surprised. He didn't expect the people of Baili Village to be so enthusiastic. They all came to see him off. In his life, he had low self-esteem in front of normal people because he didn't have that thing. Not only him, there was no eunuch who didn't feel low in front of normal people, but today, he was particularly happy.
Seeing the eunuch's attitude again, the county magistrate thought, Qin Fang must have developed very well, otherwise the official who delivered the imperial edict would not have such an attitude. Who doesn't know that people from the palace are the best at judging by the dish? Therefore, the County Master's attitude became more gentle: "Grandpa, I have to accompany you to go first, so I won't stay. I'll let Master stay and talk to you about the imperial edict."
Grandpa Qin said gratefully: "Thank you, sir."
After watching the eunuch and the County Master leave, Grandpa Qin invited Master to his home for a buffet. Master naturally knew that the purpose of the County Master's keeping him was to establish a good relationship with the Qin family. Although the County Master was a local official and a local boss, how could he compare with Qin Fang, who had shown his face in front of the emperor? The County Master felt that Qin Fang must have done something remarkable to make the emperor confer two imperial edicts on the Qin family in a row. Therefore, the county master was very willing to befriend Qin Fang and the Qin family.
Today, the Qin family's buffet was not just a buffet. Before the county master came, everyone didn't realize that the Qin family was different, but now, after the county master left, everyone knew thoroughly that the Qin family was truly different. The buffet was still very
lively. After everyone finished the buffet, they stayed to help.
Inside the house,
the master informed the Qin family of some matters related to the imperial edict, and at the same time said: "The imperial edicts of this dynasty have salaries. For example, the imperial edicts of the two ladies can get half of the salary of the seventh-rank officials, which means that each person can get about four taels of silver per month." "
So much?" Qin Er Aunt said in a lost voice.
Suddenly, everyone looked at Aunt Qin. Aunt Qin smiled awkwardly: "I am surprised." But in her heart, let's not talk about the salary of the first house. The two elders are now under the first house, so isn't the old lady's salary also given to the first house? That's four taels of silver a month. Thinking of this, Aunt Qin felt a little uncomfortable.
Mother Qin and Grandma Qin were also shocked. They really didn't think about the salary.
Seeing this, Qin's mother asked, "Master, how do my mother and I get our salaries?"
The master explained, "The salaries of this dynasty are collected every six months, at the end of each year and in June. The two ladies can only collect them in June of this year, and they can only receive one month's salary in June, which is for the first half of the year. Before the New Year, they can receive the six months' salary for the second half of the year. The place to collect the salaries is the county's Ministry of Household Affairs Office." Historically, the salaries of local officials were collected at the county's Ministry of Household Affairs Office, which is equivalent to the local office of the Ministry of Household Affairs in modern terms.
Qin's mother and grandmother understood and thanked the master. The master talked with the Qin family for a while and left.
After the master left, the buffet also ended. Some villagers left, and the ones who stayed were the relatives of the Qin family. For example, the relatives on Qin's mother's side, the relatives on Qin's second aunt's side, the relatives on Qin's third aunt's side, and Qin Daya's husband's family.
Today's buffet invited all the relatives.
For example, Qin Daya used to have some face in her husband's family. A woman's face is given by her parents and brothers. When Qin Daya was at home, Qin's father and mother treated her not as well as Qin Fang, the eldest son, but they did not treat her badly. She took all her betrothal money away by herself, and she had three legitimate brothers, so her husband's family gave her face.
This time, her legitimate eldest brother became a general, and her mother and grandmother received imperial decrees. From now on, Qin Daya will be the first person in her husband's family.
Qin Daya's husband's family surname is Liu, and her husband's name is Liu Wentian. Liu Wentian said, "This is the first time I have seen such a situation in my life. I used to think that the county magistrate was an unattainable person, but after meeting him today, I found that it was not the case."
Liu's mother rolled her eyes at him and said something clever, "That's because Daya's eldest brother is promising. If it were someone else, what do you think the county magistrate would do?"
Everyone knew this.
Qin Daya said, "In two days, everyone in my family will go to Yunxiang County. I don't know when we will see each other again." Liu's mother said sensibly,
"If you want to, call Wentian and you can go to Yunxiang County to see them anytime. It's just that the road is not close and you will be tired on the way." She was happy when her daughter-in-law had a good relationship with her parents' family. Although they were not the kind of people who coveted the benefits of the Qin family, it was a good thing for the Liu family that their daughter-in-law had an elder brother who was an official.
The Liu family was indeed good. When Qin Daya and Liu Wentian proposed marriage, Qin Fang was still serving in the army, and the Liu family had never thought that the Qin family would be what it is today. If Liu Wentian proposed marriage to Qin Daya at this time, it would definitely not work out. Daya became a lady from an official family, and their stupid son was not worthy of her. Thinking of this, Liu's mother was even more satisfied with Qin Daya. The
Liu family sat for a while, said some nice words to the Qin family, and then went back. Such a big thing happened today, and the Qin family must be busy, so they would not disturb them. However, the Liu family kept Qin Daya and her husband.
After the Liu family, the people from Qin San's family also left, leaving only Qin Mu's family and Qin Er's family.
Qin Er's biological mother was called Lu, and Lu secretly called Qin Er's family into the room and said, "My dear, the Qin family is really rich. Your eldest nephew has become a general, and your sister-in-law and mother-in-law have all been granted imperial titles. They will all enjoy a good life in the future."
Qin Er's family said, "That's right. A Fang is already a general. Whether or not my eldest sister-in-law becomes an imperial title has nothing to do with us. Anyway, my eldest sister-in-law is the mother of a general, so we have to respect her and curry favor with her." Qin Er's family really had no idea that Qin Mu had become an imperial title. She was happy that her mother-in-law had been granted an imperial decree. "Mother, have you heard what the master said? My mother-in-law has been granted an imperial decree. She will receive more than four ounces of silver every month. That silver must include a portion of the ox eggs, right?"
Mrs. Lu's eyes flashed: "You have separated the family, and the two elders are with the first wife. How can you get a share of the money? The money must be given to the first wife. In my opinion, you have to split the family again."
Aunt Qin snorted: "Mother, don't think of bad ideas." Re-divide the family? She would never do it even if she was beaten to death. If she dared to mention re-dividing the family, her mother-in-law would dare to kick her out. What's more, the eldest nephew gave them ten acres of high-quality land. Can they get ten acres of high-quality land if they split the family again? Besides, she still hoped that Afang could take Niu Dan with him and find a good job for Niu Dan. She would not offend the first wife.
Seeing this, Mrs. Lu said angrily, "Don't you want the money? Your mother-in-law has a salary of fifty taels a year. That's fifty taels a year. Just give it to the first wife for free?"
Aunt Qin said, "My eldest sister-in-law also has a salary of fifty taels a year, and Afang's official position is higher than that of my eldest sister-in-law and mother-in-law, and his salary is also higher.
Besides, what is fifty taels? Afang bought ten acres of prime land for our second wife, which is more than fifty taels. In the future, we will rent out the land, and the annual rent will be not small." Of course, she said it nicely, but she still envied her mother-in-law's annual salary of fifty taels. She would not ask for it, but she could let her son spend more time with her mother-in-law.
Moreover, Aunt Qin is not a fool. In the eyes of her parents-in-law, the eldest grandson is someone who no one can surpass, but they still treat the other grandsons equally. Now that Afang has become a general, why would he care about the fifty taels of silver? The salary of the grandmother is now saved by the old couple, and when they are old, won’t they share it among the grandsons?
Therefore, Aunt Qin is not annoying.
Mrs. Lu was stunned: "What did you say? Qin Fang bought you ten acres of prime land? Why didn't you tell me about this?" Ten acres of prime land? That's one hundred taels of silver. Isn't this nephew too filial?
Aunt Qin rolled her eyes: "This is what my eldest nephew is showing to his uncle and aunt. What does it have to do with you, mother? Why should I tell you?"
Mrs. Lu: "You...you are too unfilial. I am your mother."
Aunt Qin: "A daughter who is married off is like water. You have to let my brother be filial to you. Just like me, I don't expect Erya to be filial to me in the future. I only hope that my Niu Dan will be filial to me."
Mrs. Lu: "... ...My dear, your nephew is now a general, but his wife hasn't given birth yet, right?"
Aunt Qin stared at her mother defensively: "What do you want to do?"
Mrs. Lu smiled: "What can I do? Think about it, which high-ranking official doesn't have three wives and four concubines? If you want Qin Fang to take care of Niu Dan, then there must be someone around Qin Fang who can speak for Niu Dan, right?"
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