Everyone became curious upon hearing this, but the Taoist priest remained indifferent, presumably already knowing what was inside the box.
Yunhua took out two large boxes from a pile of luggage and placed them on the table.
The others gathered around, even more curious about what was inside the two boxes.
Lu Chuan asked eagerly, "What exactly is inside? Why is it being kept so mysterious?"
Upon hearing this, Yunhua opened the box with a smug look on her face, and everyone was instantly dazzled by what was inside.
Inside the box were twenty neatly arranged fifty-tael gold coins, with ten coins stacked together in one box.
Xu Han asked in confusion, "Gold? How can there be so much gold?"
Yunhua said to Xu Han, "This is your gold."
Xu Han was even more bewildered upon seeing this. "My gold? How come I didn't know I had so much gold?"
Yunhua explained, “Haha, this was bestowed by the Emperor. This spring, didn’t my master ask you for a composting method? My master asked me to help deliver this method to the current Emperor, and it was bestowed upon him after the Emperor tested it.”
After Yunhua's reminder, Xu Han remembered that when the compost was successfully made, the Taoist priest asked Xu Han for the method of making compost, and it seemed that he had mentioned that it should be handed over to the imperial court.
Xu Han thought this was a good thing for the country and the people, so she readily gave the prescription. Later, Xu Han thought that the court would give some reward or something, but she never heard from the Taoist priest. As time went by, she gradually forgot about the matter.
"Is this the reward for the composting recipe? So much time has passed, I had completely forgotten about it."
The Taoist priest interjected, "When I submitted this prescription, I guessed that you probably didn't want anyone to know that it was your idea, so you took it upon yourself to have Yunhua submit it in my name."
The reason is simple: I discovered it by chance during my travels.
Xu Han smiled and said, "The Taoist priest is indeed very thoughtful."
Xu Han really didn't want to have anything to do with the court and the royal family, but the people would benefit from the composting method, so she didn't refuse and instead chose to spread the composting method.
Yunhua explained, “Originally, His Majesty had bestowed some gold, silver, jewels, and estates upon me, but I thought that the estates were so far away from here that you certainly wouldn’t be able to manage them. So I took the liberty of suggesting it, and His Majesty readily exchanged it for this thousand taels of gold.”
The Taoist priest gave Yunhua a disapproving look. "You're too bold. It seems you haven't learned your lesson enough."
Yunhua chuckled and said, "I only dared to bring it up because His Majesty was in a good mood. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to say it."
"His Majesty didn't inquire further about who provided the composting method, did he?"
"No, no, I just said it was given to me by you, and I don't know anything else."
Lu Chuan and Xu Han breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. However, the Taoist priest had always valued Xu Han highly. Since he dared to teach the composting method to the imperial court, he must have a way to handle these matters. Otherwise, the Taoist priest would not have dared to take the risk.
Grandpa Zhao said, "Alright, alright, it's a good thing to have so much extra money all of a sudden, quickly put it away."
Xu Han became happy again. One thousand taels of gold was equivalent to ten thousand taels of silver. That much money was enough to buy a lot of fertile land for the children.
This ten thousand taels of silver came so easily, much faster than earning money through hard work.
Haha, this guy is really powerful. He can easily give you ten thousand taels of silver. But Xu Han knows very well that she can't rely on him.
As the saying goes, serving a ruler is like serving a tiger. Xu Han had no intention of squeezing into the circle of royal families, nor did she want to stand out too much and attract attention.
Xu Han only hoped that her little family would be peaceful and safe, and not get involved in too many disputes.
Although she has achieved her current life by standing on the shoulders of giants, Xu Han is also well aware that this is an era where imperial power reigns supreme.
Even if it weren't for the imperial power, those powerful families were not people he could afford to offend. He didn't have a particularly strong backer, nor did he want to become a victim in their power struggles.
Of course, Xu Han didn't have the lofty ideas of those time-traveling women, nor would she mindlessly try to show off. Imperial power wasn't something to be challenged lightly, and she wanted to live a few more years.
After Xu Han put the gold into her spatial storage, the Taoist priest and the others began unpacking the other gifts Yun Hua had brought back.
Fabrics, jewelry, gourmet food, and novelties, as well as toys for children, and writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones—everything you could want was available.
Lu Chuan chuckled as he held up the papers and said, "Haha, Mu'er, look! A few days ago you said you were running low on ink and paper, and now your uncle has come to restock for you."
Upon hearing this, Mu'er smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you, Uncle-Master. You're the best."
Yunhua was delighted to hear this, so he turned around, picked up Mu'er, and tossed her up into the air, making Mu'er giggle nonstop.
Ze'er, who was standing to the side, was filled with envy. Although she did not know Yunhua, she saw that everyone was friendly and not hostile towards her, so she boldly reached out and pulled Yunhua's trouser leg.
"Haha, Ze'er wants his martial uncle to play with you too, doesn't he?"
Ze'er was babbling in a language that no one could understand, while one hand was still tightly holding onto Yunhua's trouser waistband.
The others found it particularly amusing, and after Yunhua picked Ze'er up, Ze'er smiled contentedly.
"Haha, let's ignore them and move all these things into the warehouse. It's not right to leave them all here."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately sprang into action. After putting away the things Yunhua had brought back, Xu Han went into the kitchen to prepare dinner.
Yunhua and Luchuan had just eaten noodles not long ago, so they weren't hungry for a while. Therefore, Xu Han didn't cook much for dinner tonight, just four simple dishes.
Two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, and a large bowl of meat slice soup.
During dinner, Lu Chuan was particularly attentive, serving Yunhua food and saying, "Eat more. Look how thin you've become. Have a chicken leg to help you recover."
Yunhua was bewildered by Lu Chuan's enthusiasm and dared not touch her chopsticks in fear. Why did she feel that today's food was poisoned?
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and eat! There are all your favorite dishes on this table. Don't be shy, eat whatever you want."
Yunhua hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking directly, "Just say what you want to say. Don't be like this, it scares me."
Grandpa Zhao ate while saying, "Hahaha, don't worry, it's not poisonous."
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