After listening, Yunhua reached into her sleeve, took out a crumpled piece of paper, and handed it to Lu Chuan. "Here, everything you need to prepare is on this. There's nothing special about it; they're all common items that aren't hard to find."
Lu Chuan took it, opened it, and saw that the item was indeed common. He then handed it to Xu Han, who was standing next to him, so that she could take a look as well.
“We already have many of these things at home. I’ll have Juxiang prepare them in a bit. You can buy the rest when you’re free this afternoon.” Xu Han finished speaking and looked at Lu Chuan, waiting for his reply.
Lu Chuan nodded. "Okay, have Juxiang circle the things we need to buy, and I'll go buy them this afternoon."
After confirming what they needed to prepare for receiving the imperial decree tomorrow, Yunhua explained the process to the two of them again, including the proper etiquette to be observed during the process, leaving no detail unexplained.
"That's roughly the process. You don't need to be nervous tomorrow. I'll be watching from the sidelines and I'll remind you if anything happens."
Even though Xu Han had seen all sorts of great things in her previous life, she couldn't help but feel a little nervous, but even more excited.
Just imagine that tomorrow you'll be an official, which in modern times would mean being part of the system.
How could I not be excited if I could do something I couldn't do in my past life?
Not only are they within the system, but they also hold minor official positions. More importantly, they receive salaries without having to do any work, which is incredibly exciting.
Of course, Yunhua had already revealed the matter of official position; otherwise, Xu Han wouldn't have been so excited about just having land and money.
Yunhua didn't specify what official position it was, nor did he tell them if there were any other rewards besides the official position.
"Haha, it would be too boring to tell you now. You'll find out when the imperial edict arrives tomorrow. Don't worry, it will definitely surprise you both."
Hearing Yunhua's words, the two became even more curious. However, this time Yunhua kept his mouth shut. No matter how much Lu Chuan and Xu Han threatened him, he refused to reveal a single word and eventually hid back in his room.
Helpless, the two stayed at home for a while before going back to their own busy lives.
Tomorrow we receive the imperial decree, and there's a mountain of things to do. Time is running out, so we need to get things arranged quickly.
Neither the couple slept well that night.
Perhaps they were filled with hope for the future, or perhaps they were afraid that their family's status would suddenly rise and attract unwanted attention.
In short, the night felt very long to both of them, and neither of them slept very well.
It wasn't until the middle of the night that the two of them finally drifted off to sleep.
The next morning, Xu Han got up very early.
I personally checked every nook and cranny of the house to make sure there were no problems before I finally felt relieved.
After breakfast, Xu Han asked Li Wen and Ju Xiang to set out the items.
Last night, Xu Han told the two of them to come home after breakfast, but she didn't tell them what she was going to do.
At this moment, Yunhua was directing the two of them to set out the things they would need to prepare for receiving the imperial decree. As they worked, they were also curious and had some guesses in their hearts.
But since they had never actually seen that scene before, they could only suppress their excitement and curiosity and follow orders.
Looking at the prepared items, Yunhua said to the two, "It's still early, you two should go change your clothes and clean yourselves up."
"Okay, Juxiang, you help me."
After Xu Han finished speaking, she took the lead and walked back to the inner courtyard. With Ju Xiang's help, she took a bath and changed into the clothes and jewelry she had chosen yesterday.
Normally, Xu Han rarely wears jewelry, mainly because it's inconvenient when working.
In preparation for receiving the imperial decree, Xu Han specially took out all the jewelry that the Taoist priest had given her before last night.
She matched some jewelry to match the color of her clothes, but considering that her family were farmers, she didn't dare to dress up too much.
Overall, it wasn't particularly luxurious or expensive, but it wasn't too shabby either, which suited her current status quite well.
After dressing properly, Xu Han turned around in front of the bronze mirror and asked, "Juxiang, how do I look in this outfit to receive the imperial decree?"
Upon hearing this, Juxiang's face flashed with surprise, and she froze completely. It was hard to believe that her suspicions had been confirmed; she was completely stiff.
He was even more excited, thinking to himself, "Madam, what else is going on in our family that we don't know about?"
How can you always say something so shocking without even realizing it? Don't you really know how impactful your words are to us?
Could you please consider how we servants feel? You should have at least given us a heads-up earlier!
They only told us this at the last minute, it's really dangerous!
Of course, Juxiang dared not say these things to his face; she could only silently complain in her heart.
After a moment of stunned silence, Juxiang quickly came to her senses, looked her up and down carefully, and then said, "Madam's attire is very suitable for your current status; it is neither too shabby nor too extravagant."
Xu Han smiled with satisfaction upon hearing this, turned around and went to the front yard, where Ju Xiang immediately followed.
As she came out, she ran into Lu Chuan and Li Wen. When Lu Chuan saw Xu Han come out, he immediately went over and said, "I was just about to go look for you. Let's go together."
After saying that, the couple walked forward side by side. Behind them, Juxiang and Liwen kept exchanging glances, both seeing shock in each other's eyes, as if to say, "You found out too? I just found out? What should we do? I'm so nervous."
Xu Han and Lu Chuan didn't care about their conversation; they were both excited at the moment!
Especially this feeling of knowing it's a good thing, but not knowing what kind of good thing it is, is like opening a blind box, which is both exciting and thrilling.
After everyone was ready, they could hear the sounds of gongs, drums, and firecrackers coming slowly towards them from afar.
Xu Han and Lu Chuan exchanged a glance, then both turned to look at Yun Hua.
Yunhua chuckled, "Here he comes. I didn't expect this magistrate to be so efficient, arriving after all this trouble."
"Not bad, not bad, he really has a firm grasp on interpersonal relationships."
When ordinary families receive imperial edicts, they don't have such a grand procession. At most, there are more people in the procession to deliver the edict, or the host family is informed in advance and makes the ceremony more important and solemn.
Good heavens, the magistrate has really gone to great lengths to promote Xu Han. The couple is definitely indebted to him for this favor.
However, for Xu Han and her companion, the magistrate's actions were indeed more beneficial than harmful.
After this incident, as long as Xu Han's family didn't do anything reckless, no one in the county would dare to mess with them.
It's even quite possible that their family will become the largest and most powerful family in the county town in the future.
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