"Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said: Qingyang, the son of the Gu family, has a noble character, is young and talented...... With a sincere heart, he dedicated to the early wheat planting technique of the imperial court, and the merit is in the future...... The daughter of the Gu family, Qingshu, Hui Zhi Lanxin, perseverance and courage, and her godbrother has a good ......"

The eunuch who issued the decree read out the words praising the Qingshu sisters and brothers, while Qingshu, who knelt to listen to the decree, nervously waited for the most crucial part, that is, the fifty hectares of fertile land that she had in mind.

“…… The late Zhongwu general Gu Yunhu posthumously named the Marquis of Zhongwu, and his wife Ye posthumously awarded Mrs. Zhongwu, rewarded 50 hectares of fertile land, 1,000 acres of wasteland, and 100 cattle. ”

Not only did she get what she wanted, but there were also additional rewards, Qing Shu secretly admonished herself to steady, and then nudged Qing Yang and Hao, who were nervously kneeling on her left and right. When the two younger brothers came over, she took the lead in kowtowing and thanked her, "Thank you, Lord Longen, long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

Qingyang and Hao did the same, followed by kowtowing to thank him, and everyone in the ancient mansion also followed his master to thank him.

The eunuch who gave the decree rolled it up, and with both hands in his hands, he walked up to them very respectfully, and handed it forward.

Qing Shu nodded his head at Qing Yang. Qingyang immediately raised his hands above his head in a receiving posture and accepted the holy decree.

Qing Shu immediately led the whole house to kowtow again to thank him, "Thank you, Lord Longen, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

The officials and people gathered in front of the ancient mansion also shouted in unison: Long live my emperor, long live, long live.

The procedure for issuing the decree was completed, and the smiling face of the chief eunuch was full of wrinkles. He bent down to help Qingyang, "Young Master Gu, please get up." ”

Qingyang, who was already nervous, was flattered, and when he was helped up by the eunuch, he hurriedly looked at Qingshu's face.

Qing Shu, who was about to get up, smiled lightly and whispered, "I want to thank you and thank the chief manager." In fact, she herself was nervous and half dead, I don't know how this chief eunuch could help Qingyang get up? Listening to Zhou Boyan's meaning, this eunuch surnamed Pang has a lot of weight in the palace, and he is one of the two eunuchs who are the most favored.

Qingyang now knew what to do, and thanked him humbly.

Chief Pang's smile was still there, "Young Master Gu, it's important to ask the holy decree to go to the ancestral hall, and it's not too late for the other ceremonies to be completed later." ”

Zhou Boyan, who had just stepped forward, said to Qingyang with a serious face: "Go!" Then he made a gesture of please, "Mr. Pang please." ”

"Let's go back to Beijing to resume our lives, don't bother." Mr. Pang refused with a smile.

Qing Shu held Hao's hand in one hand and made a woman's salute, "The little woman Gu Qingshu has seen Manager Pang, this is her brother Gu Hao." Hao, I've seen Mr. Pang soon. ”

Hao took a step back with an uneasy face, half of his body hid behind Qing Shu, and then looked at Mr. Pang with the cautious and curious eyes of a small animal, and said in a very small voice, "I've seen Mr. Pang."

Manager Pang beckoned to Hao with a smile, "Come here, come to me, let our family take a good look at the righteous son that Hou Ye received." ”

Hao was like a frightened rabbit, and the whole person hid behind Qing Shu.

Qing Shu said, "Don't be rude", then moved away and let Hao take a few steps forward and stand in front of Chief Pang. Hao glanced at Manager Pang timidly, and then handed his eyes for help to Qing Shu.

Manager Pang looked at Hao carefully, and then shook Hao's hand. Noticing that Hao was a little trembling the moment he touched him, he asked in a coaxing tone, "How old are you?" ”

Hao lowered his head and replied in a small voice, "Nine years old." ”

Manager Pang didn't ask any more questions, just looked at him with a smile on his face for a moment, and then let go of his hand.

Hao Ru was pardoned, quickly hid behind Qing Shu, then sniffed, and called out to his sister in a small voice.

Qing Shu faced Mr. Pang with an embarrassed face, "Please forgive Mr. Pang, he has lost the protection of his father and mother since he was a child, and somehow developed this timid and shy personality." The little woman implored Mr. Pang to appreciate her face and go into the house to drink a cup of hot tea, I don't know what you think? ”

Zhou Boyan picked it up from the side, "Manager Pang naturally wants to appreciate his face, please." ”

"It's hard to resist kindness, so bother."

In this way, Chief Manager Pang was invited by Zhou Boyan to drink tea in the front hall, and the two little eunuchs and officials who accompanied him had their own ancient housekeepers to entertain them.

Qingyang set up the holy decree and returned to the front, Qingshu handed Hao to him, and ordered the two of them to go to the front hall together to accompany the guests.

Qingshu couldn't go back to the inner courtyard, so in order to make it easier for people to find her, she stayed in the east hall.

After a while, someone came to report that Mr. Pang was leaving. Qing Shu hurriedly came out to see him off, and Zhou Boyan, who was walking out with Manager Pang, saw it and glanced at Qing Shu. Qing Shu didn't understand, and just when he didn't know whether to step forward or retreat, Gu Shishi retreated to Qing Shu's side and whispered to her, "Please stay."

Although he didn't understand what was going on, Qing Shu saw that Manager Pang looked back, and hurriedly stopped and performed a standard women's salute. Manager Pang smiled, turned around and said something to Zhou Boyan as he walked.

At this time, Gu Shishi leaned over to Qingshu again, "Manager Pang likes your red fruit very much, and Gongzi asked you if there is a way for Manager Pang to take a few plants?" He was afraid that Qing Shu would not know the severity, so he hurriedly added, "Bring it to the saint." ”

Qing Shu's heart suddenly, "Chief Manager Pang came by carriage?" ”

Gu Shishi was puzzled, but also answered truthfully, "Yes." ”

Qing Shu paced a few steps in place, and immediately stopped, "Xiaojuan", pointing to the two large flower pots with thick mouths in the front yard, "Quickly find someone to pull out the flowers inside, and half of the soil will be cleared." She looked left and right, there were only these two big flower pots, and the rest were ordinary size flower pots, but thinking of the red fruit seedlings she planted in the second batch, she casually pointed to four flower pots, "Stone, pick four flower pots that are pleasing to the eye, the flowers are pulled, half of the soil is cleared, and the action is faster." "Little fish, go and get the shovel and send it to the vegetable furrow."

More people do things faster. After a while, Qingshu pointed out two long and short red fruit seedlings that were bearing fruit, and asked people to dig up the soil and sit in two large flower pots. The soil was poured, watered, and a stand was made out of dry branches.

The second batch of red-fruited seedlings was almost three inches tall. Qingshu asked people to dig out more than 20 trees, sit in four ordinary flower pots, cultivate the soil, and then pour an appropriate amount of water.

When everyone hurriedly sent out the six pots of red fruits that had been prepared, Manager Pang was about to board the carriage that had just arrived.

"Wait." Zhou Boyan stopped Manager Pang and said with a smile, "There seems to be something good to send in the ancient mansion." ”

Mr. Pang turned around and saw what was being moved out, "This is?" ”

"This is a red fruit that Mr. Kong gave to Miss Gu and was planted by Miss Gu herself."

The joy on Mr. Pang's face was even stronger, "This is the red fruit?" Hurry, hurry, come, take over quickly, you must settle well, and you must not go out of business. ”

So, with great care, the pots were loaded onto the wagon. Gufu also took some wheat straw and put it between or under the flower pots to prevent the flower pots from being damaged during the bumps.

At this moment, Qing Shu personally walked out of the door with a small flower pot with a thick bowl. Walking in front of Chief Pang, she bowed and sent the flower pots out, "Those six pots are for the saint." This basin was given to the manager by the little woman, and I hope the manager will not dislike it. ”

"Huh...... It's too late for our family to rejoice, where will we dislike it! Manager Pang didn't need the little eunuch next to him to take it, and respectfully took the flower pot with two seedlings from Qing Shu's hand, "Thank you Miss Gu for the gift." ”

Qing Shu smiled lightly and explained, "The two plants in the big pot have begun to bear fruit, so you should water an appropriate amount of water every day, and the soil should be kept slightly moist." Also, don't put it in a place where you don't see light, but always bask in the sun so that the fruit can ripen well. By the time the chief steward arrives in Beijing, if there is no accident, the fruit that has already borne fruit will almost begin to turn red. As for the seedlings in small pots, they must be planted separately after arriving in Beijing, because they are too crowded to grow and the fruits are not good. ”

Manager Pang took a careful note, and then boarded the carriage and left. Zhou Boyan followed closely with his brocade escort team and the official sent by Governor Chen to escort Chief Pang.

Xiao Zhixian and Yu Xianfu took their respective officials to send them outside the town, and then Xiao Zhixian returned to Dexian County and did not stay in Kangxi Town for long.

The Holy Decree will come to Kangxi Town, which is a once-in-a-century event for the people of Kangxi Town. Some of the people who witnessed this event were in a hurry to go back and gossip about others, and some came to the door from time to time to congratulate the ancient mansion. By the time they finished dealing with the people who came to congratulate them, not to mention the ancient housekeepers and family members who were doing things below, even Qingshu, Qingyang and Hao, the three masters were tired enough, and they felt that their faces were stiffening with smiles.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and hurried to lunch that was more than half an hour late. Qing Shu returned to his boudoir, and was just about to lie down for a while when Qingyang came.

"Sister, Brother Jia came here just now."

Qing Shu, who was crooked in the chair, sat upright, "Oh, did you say anything?" ”

"Brother Jia said congratulations, let me listen to my sister, and asked me to study hard. Brother Jia said that if you want to keep the door plaque of the 'Zhongwu Marquis Mansion' for a long time, the only way is for me to gain fame as soon as possible and make immortal achievements. In this way, I can hope to inherit the title of Marquis of Zhongwu. After the announcement was completed, the door plaque of the ancient mansion was changed, and it was replaced by "ancient mansion" to "Zhongwu Marquis Mansion", which was still given by the emperor.

Qing Shu was a little confused when he heard this, "What is he doing with you saying this?" ”

Qingyang, "Brother Jia said, I am the only one in the generation of the Gu family who can continue to glorify their ancestors. ”

Qing Shu was silent for a moment, then took Qing Yang's hand and asked, "What do you think of Brother Jia?" ”

Qingyang thought for a while, "Brother Jia is very good, not like an uncle. ”

Qing Shu pinched the back of Qing Yang's hand, "Then, did he say when their whole family will move out of town?" ”

Qingyang shook his head, "Sister, is Brother Jia going to move out?" ”

"There are such rumors, whether they are true or not, and my sister doesn't know." She smiled lightly, "Okay, I'm tired for a long time, hurry back and make up for a nap." ”

He pouted suddenly, "Sister, Brother Yan finally came back, why did he leave so quickly?" ”

"Huh...... He, he wants to send Manager Pang to Jinyang City, and by the way, he has to do an errand. Alright, don't pout so high, he'll be back in three days. ”

"Really?"

"Really, he said it himself. Go for it! It's okay to lie down for a while if you can't sleep. ”

Qingyang just returned.

Qing Shu took the fan on the table and waved it gently, recalling the contact between Manager Pang and Hao. At that time, she paid attention to Zhou Boyan's expression, he didn't seem to be nervous at all, and looked at Mr. Pang and Hao with a light smile on his face.