In the evening, cousin Lin Qing came back with her cousin's mule cart.
The mule cart stopped in front of the door and Li Yan walked over quickly.
"This person just can't stand being talked about. I was just talking to mom yesterday about when my sister would come, but I didn't expect her to be here right now!"
After not seeing each other for a while, Lin Qing was tanned, but her eyes were bright. She picked up the bag from the car and said, "I was going to come yesterday, but my aunt suddenly felt sick this morning, so my uncle didn't go to the shop, so I was delayed!"
Mrs. Lin, who was standing behind her daughter, heard her niece's words and asked happily, "But your aunt is pregnant?"
Lin Qing nodded with a smile.
Lin turned around happily twice, then said to her daughter, "I'll go down the mountain to catch some chickens. Tomorrow I'll ask Zhao Da to send them to your uncle and ask him to take them back to nourish your aunt. You take care of your brothers and sisters." After that, she hurried down the mountain without waiting for her daughter's response.
It's rare to see such an energetic mother, Li Yan couldn't help but smile.
After putting away the luggage and preparing dinner, Li Erlang came back soon!
When Li Yan saw her father, she told him that Zheng Hui had come to their house today with a thank-you gift.
"Since it's specially sent here, then accept it. The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict from the palace should arrive tomorrow, and then the master should lead them to our Lijia Village. Remember to ask your grandfather to find more people tomorrow. The master's intention should be to come to the site for measurement!"
Li Yan nodded and agreed. She understood what the adult meant. He just wanted to prove that what he said was true and brought people to bear witness.
It was a hot summer day, and the envoys who had been traveling all the way were not in a good mood. In such miserable weather, doing such a miserable job, they finally arrived at their destination, but they had to go back to report before they could even rest for two days.
Therefore, when County Magistrate Zheng and others welcomed the envoy, the other party looked at County Magistrate Zheng with a sour face as if he owed him eight million.
The concubine was a close attendant to the emperor, and he himself was just a small official in a remote area. County Magistrate Zheng naturally did not dare to neglect him.
Although County Magistrate Zheng does not like to seek personal gain, he is not ignorant of the ways of the world.
Because of his matter, people had to travel thousands of miles, so he still had to fulfill his duty as a good host!
After the meal and wine were served, Magistrate Zheng saw that the envoy's expression had eased, so he suggested, "I have a crop yield of over a thousand kilograms per mu under my jurisdiction. I wanted to invite the envoy to come and see it today, but I see that the envoy has been tired from the journey, so I can't bear to bother him. Let's do it another day!"
The envoy, who had been leisurely enjoying his tea, put down his teacup with a clatter after hearing what County Magistrate Zheng said. He then stood up and asked excitedly, "A crop yield of over a thousand kilograms per mu? Your Excellency, I hope we didn't hear that?"
County Magistrate Zheng stood up and said solemnly, "I dare not deceive the envoy. This is indeed the case!"
I originally thought that this was a difficult and arduous task, and that it was my bad luck that finally fell on him.
But now, things took a turn for the better and he encountered this good thing.
Thinking that he would be able to be questioned personally by the Emperor when he returned, and that the Emperor might be very pleased and reward him, the eunuch felt a surge of excitement in his heart!
He rolled his eyes twice and said impatiently, "Come on, take me to see it!"
"The envoy has been through a long journey and it is really too tiring! Why not take a break? It will be the same if you go tomorrow!" County Magistrate Zheng advised.
The father-in-law hummed in his heart, his mind as clear as a mirror. If he really wanted him to rest, he shouldn't have told him about this!
After telling him such a big thing, how could he have the mind to rest?
This person was deliberately trying to whet his appetite. Now that he was interested and wanted to go and see it, he was refusing!
"What's the big deal about whether it's hard or not? We are all the emperor's men. When we come out to do things, we should do our best to help his majesty solve his problems. We have come such a long way, so we don't care about this. Come on, take me to see it." The eunuch said with a serious face.
This certainly suited County Magistrate Zheng's wishes, and he immediately led his men to Lijia Village.
In the morning, after hearing what his granddaughter had said, Mr. Li did not dare to delay and immediately went to find the clan leader and told him that the county magistrate might come to their house today to check on the grain harvest.
The clan leader was even more nervous. He led the villagers to clean up the animal feces on the road leading to the village, and ordered each family to take back the clothes that were hung outside to dry in the yard. Finally, he did not forget to remind each family to tidy up their homes to prevent the county magistrate from feeling dirty when he entered any house.
At noon, several carriages drove towards Lijia Village at high speed. The villagers who had been waiting at the village entrance saw the people coming and immediately ran to report, "Chief, people are coming!"
"Speak softly, don't panic, stand back and follow me to greet the adults!" Patriarch Li ordered.
The villagers had a natural respect and fear for the officials! At this moment, they all stood behind Chief Li, feeling both excited and nervous.
The carriage slowly stopped in front of the Li family's gate. The Li clan leader and others hurried forward to salute County Magistrate Zheng. "I am the clan leader of Lijia Village, and I am honored to meet the County Magistrate."
County Magistrate Zheng stepped out of the carriage, waved to everyone, and then introduced the high-yield crops to the eunuch who had just emerged, saying, "The high-yield crops are in this village!"
Suddenly a sharp voice rang in everyone's ears, "Lead the way!"
Upon hearing this, Li Erlang took the lead and led a group of people to the fields.
After the adults had left, Mr. Li tugged at the sleeve of the Li clan leader and said, "Everyone, take your things and go!"
Chief Li finally came to his senses and hurriedly said to the villagers who were still standing there in a daze like him, "Grab the farm tools and follow us!"
The villagers who were left at the end of the team finally came to their senses. They walked with their farm tools in hand and whispered to each other, wondering if the voice just now was the legendary father-in-law?
A brave villager caught a glimpse of him from the corner of his eye and whispered, "I think he's fair-skinned and beardless, so he's pretty close!"
Chief Li, who was walking in front, heard the murmurs of his clansmen, coughed, and looked back at everyone. His eyes were stern, as if he was giving a warning. Everyone who saw this did not dare to say anything!
Old Master Li told the clan leader early in the morning that an adult would come to the village today to measure the two plots of potatoes planted by their family, so clan leader Li prepared all the personnel, tools and other necessary items early in the morning.
The villagers had never seen this thing at first, and only started digging potatoes after being told by Mr. Li.
In order to avoid damaging the potatoes, the villagers dug them carefully. A moment later they were shocked to find that there were so many potatoes under this one plant!
At this time, the father-in-law standing by the ridge of the field no longer felt annoyed by the scorching sun. He hurried closer to check. When he saw a round, yellow potato underneath, his pupils couldn't help but light up!
There are so many of them!
Because so many people came to help, an hour later, after the harvested potatoes were weighed, County Magistrate Zheng stood there in a daze as he looked at the data recorded in the book.
The eunuch standing nearby saw that County Magistrate Zheng hadn't said anything for a while, so he couldn't help but ask, "How is it? How many pounds are there?"
"That's a total of 4,300 kilograms!"
The eunuch snatched the recorded paper from County Magistrate Zheng's hand in disbelief.
After seeing the last recorded number, he suddenly laughed and said, "Good, good, good! We will bring this thing to His Majesty!"
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