Zhao Dashu had dinner at the prefect's residence and returned home when the moon was high in the sky.
Zhao Xiaoyu, Song Shi, Xiao Lei, and others were still waiting in the main room. When they saw him return with a radiant face, they all gathered around him.
"Why are you back so late? And why did you drink so much?"
Zhao Dashu wasn't drunk. How could he dare offend the prefect? What if he blurted out his true feelings and called him a fool?
He waved his hand and said, "It's alright. The prefect asked me to drink, and I can't refuse. He won't stop, so I can't leave."
"Is he so happy? Did he get an official position?" Zhao Xiaoyu asked, guessing.
Zhao Dashu was speechless upon hearing this. What official position would they give him? They only gave him five hundred taels of silver.
"No, the Emperor only gave us five hundred taels of silver. The Prefect said he would sell us another farm nearby."
Zhao Xiaoyu was incredulous. Such a great achievement only earned her five hundred taels of silver. Wasn't the emperor being too cruel?
"Father, is it really only five hundred taels? This is a great contribution to increasing revenue."
Zhao Dashu rolled his eyes at the sky. "Don't even mention it. The prefect is out of his mind. His Majesty only gives us rewards after he's tested us. I don't know why he's so happy about it."
You have no idea how happy he was. He kept nagging me for ages in the afternoon, and then he drank and talked on and on for over an hour. He could have continued if he hadn't been so drunk that he was lying on the table.
"Won't he go crazy with joy when the real reward comes?"
Zhao Dashu had heard people say before that some people were so happy that they couldn't bear the joy and died.
Surely the governor wouldn't do that?
Zhao Xiaoyu and Song Shi were completely dumbfounded. Was this for real? No reward?
"Dad, does that mean we have to wait until next year?"
"Well, the only consolation is that the prefect was worried that the land at home wouldn't be enough for us to mess around with, so he'll give us another piece of land. That's some consolation."
It was worth spending half a day with him.
Honestly, the prefect really looks like a landlord's foolish son.
"Having land is better than having nothing. After His Majesty's experiment, he will surely give us a big reward after the autumn harvest."
"I also think that His Majesty is not such a petty person."
Zhao Dashu pressed his temples. "I can't take it anymore. I need to go back and lie down. Spending most of the day with the prefect was heartbreaking and upsetting. Now I have a terrible headache."
Seeing that her husband was not feeling well, Song quickly helped him up. "Would you like some hangover soup?"
"I don't want to drink it, that stuff tastes awful. Honey, I have a headache..."
"I'll give you a massage in a bit."
"My body aches too!"
"Press together."
Zhao Xiaoyu: ...
Her father was far more cunning than the governor; she dared say her mother had been completely deceived by him. Feeling unwell? He didn't seem unwell at all.
However, she was still a little disappointed, as she had thought that their family's prestige would rise to another level today.
"Wife, let's go and rest too."
Xiao Lei scratched Zhao Xiaoyu's palm a few times. Well, this guy is a bit of a sly fox too.
Zhao Dashu and Song Shi went crazy. They both overslept and didn't wake up until noon.
"It's all your fault! Are you out of your mind? How am I supposed to face anyone at my age?"
Zhao Dashu didn't think there was anything wrong with him at all. "Why can't we be seen by people? We've already gone through the wedding ceremony and are a proper couple."
Song ignored him, but when she saw her daughter's teasing look as she left, her old face turned bright red.
You bastard, go sleep in the next room tonight!
A few days later, the prefect came in person, bringing land deeds and documents, and transferred a 100-mu farm next to the Zhao family to his name.
Zhao Dashu didn't know who the farm belonged to before, nor did he know how the prefect acquired it. As long as they had the farm, that was enough; their family had gained more land.
As for how he obtained it, that's the prefect's business, and has nothing to do with him.
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