The Li Zheng of the Big Locust Tree Village has a neat mouth, and his expression is full of admiration at this time.

"The original words of the Li family are that the imperial court moved the capital, and there are too many people here who need food to eat, and they can't take advantage of the imperial court.

"Yes," Li Zheng of the big and small Wang Zhuang also said, "The Li family said that the emperor's grace is vast, and they can repay a little bit!" ”

Everyone heard the sighs, some admired the Li family's open-mindedness and sincerity, some people said that the Li family was grandstanding, and some people said that the Li family was patting the court's sycophants!

However, the tax grain of the three villages, a total of more than 200 bags of grain, was handed over.

The little official in charge of collecting grain saw it hot, and wanted to use his hands and feet to be greedy, but he didn't dare, after all, hundreds of people present knew about it.

So, the little official reported the extra grain.

Shangguan heard that it was Shajin Tan who took the initiative to pay taxes and grain, and reported it again......

In the palace, the emperor left a few courtiers from the local scholar clan for lunch, and when he was gossiping, the matter was reported.

The chief eunuch is also smart, knowing that the emperor has been worried about food recently, so he said it in court, and finally didn't forget to praise a few words, "Your Majesty, the Hou Ye is loyal, and I don't want the county lord to be the same at a young age, and he refuses to accept hundreds of bags of grain, so he must send them to share the emperor's worries." ”

The emperor glanced at a few courtiers and snorted coldly: "Yes, there is a country first and then a family, such a simple truth, children still understand, but there are many people who pretend not to understand, you say, are they pretending to be confused?" ”

The chief eunuch didn't respond well, and said vaguely: "The old slave is stupid, I really don't know what these people think, but the old slave knows that the fruits of the broken golden beach are about to be picked.

"In a few days, the Li family will definitely pay tribute, and then the emperor will reward an old slave, okay? The old slave also remembered to taste the taste of the fruit grown in the treasure land of feng shui! ”

"Gluttony!" The emperor scolded with a smile, and his face really eased, "When the time comes, you look at the arrangement, don't let the family go back empty-handed, the people are so sincere, I can't hurt their hearts." ”

The chief eunuch hurriedly responded, and then withdrew.

Several courtiers were holding chopsticks in their hands, which weighed a thousand pounds.

Almost all of their families are local wealthy families, who have accumulated several generations, and the fields are calculated in thousands of acres, but there is not much tax grain.

Now that the court is short of food, they also know it.

But no one is willing to lose himself and fill the big hole in the imperial court.

Originally, I thought that even if I wanted to support food, I would have to stretch it for a while to exchange some benefits for the family.

I don't want to, halfway out of the broken gold beach.

If they don't offer food immediately, wouldn't it be inferior to the Li family, who were born as homeless? !

There was no other way, several people could only get up and kneel, and took the initiative to offer food......

The emperor listened to their loyalty, but his eyes looked out of the hall, the blue sky of late autumn was dazzling, and it was extremely pure.

My cousin often said that the Li family was his blessed land, and now it seems that this is really good!

Now, even he, the emperor, is all gone......

In the broken gold beach, everyone didn't know that they had registered in the emperor's heart again.

He is also actively preparing baskets and other things, preparing to start work tomorrow.

The men built three straw huts by the river.

One room has three large stoves for the craftsmen and villagers to cook lunch, and the other two rooms have tables and chairs, which are convenient for eating and temporary rest.

There is no shortage of vegetables at this time, so a few bags of rice and noodles are brought from the granary, and each family gathers some pots and pans.

The village chief named a few women to be responsible for cooking, boiling tea, and giving four points of work in the middle of the morning, and Tao Hongying came to see it every day.

The rest of the work is done by men, and the orchard on the hill is left to the old men and children.

Jiayin is young, and he can't participate in any of this.

She accompanied the master and the two junior siblings who only knew how to eat and sleep for a while in the morning, and then ran to the Ye family's courtyard.

Hou Ye had something to do temporarily and went back to Kyoto.

Dongmei brought Mama He, Shui Ling, and Shui Yun for several days, and consciously told the preferences and temperaments of the Li family, as well as the general situation of each family in the village.

So, she planned to send the three of them to Li's house, but Jiayin came first.

Several people hurriedly saluted, Jiayin waved his hand, and asked in a tender voice: "Mama He, do you know the rules of marriage?" ”

Mama He was stunned for a moment when she was asked, and quickly reacted and replied: "Miss Hui, although the old slave has been in the palace for many years, she doesn't know much about the rules of marriage. The old slave first talked to the young lady, and if there was anything wrong, he asked the young lady to forgive him. ”

Jiayin said with a smile: "Mama He, my father-in-law said that you will be my grandma in the future, and said that you can be trusted, and you can ask if you don't understand." Don't be so polite, we don't beat and scold people in our family, you say something wrong, and you are not afraid. ”

Mama He's tense back relaxed a little, raised her head slightly, and replied: "Miss forgive me, the old slave is used to it, and he will definitely change it in the future." ”

Jiayin pulled her hand and walked into the house, and beckoned Shui Lingshui Yun again, "Help me invite grandma over." ”

Shui Ling immediately went out and quickly invited Mrs. Li into the east wing.

The east wing of the Ye family is like the main courtyard of the Hou Mansion, although Jiayin rarely comes to live, but it has always been cleaned up, cleaned and ready for use at any time.

At this time, Jiayin sat on the kang to eat snacks, and Mama He and Dongmei sat on the edge of the kang.

When they saw the old lady coming, everyone stood up.

Jiayin pulled the old lady on the kang, "Grandma, Mama He wants to talk about the rules of marriage." ”

"Really?" The old lady was happy to hear this, took Mama He's hand, and said, "Big sister, you have also heard, my brother Huan'er is going to marry the daughter of Mr. Luo'an Academy." However, our family is from farming, and I really don't understand the rules of this scholar's family.

"Tell us more, it's a trivial matter to make jokes and embarrass in our family, don't let your daughter be wronged, after all, getting married is a big thing in a lifetime."

Mama He dared to take a shelf, she quickly bowed her head and saluted, and then told her some details, and even cited some jokes made by others or small things that caused conflicts.

The crowd listened attentively, nodding or laughing from time to time.

In the end, Mama He summed up a few sentences, "Old lady, the scholar family is actually more face-oriented, and she prides herself on being noble. Therefore, whether it is a meeting gift or a dowry, they don't like it too expensive, for fear that others will say that their family is greedy for money and married their daughter. ”

"That's right," the old lady groaned, and asked, "Originally, I thought of giving the Peng girl a pair of gold bracelets, a pair of pearl heads, and four brocades on the day of the proposal...... So how do you change it? ”

Jiayin blinked her eyes twice, and interjected: "Grandma, Uncle came back with so many pearls earlier, give Sister Peng a box, and let her string it by herself, okay?" ”

Mama He immediately nodded, "Old lady, Miss has a good idea." I heard that Miss Peng is skillful, so it is better to send two pieces of novel cloth and let her sew her favorite dresses by herself, and if she sends pearls, she can also make her favorite jewelry.

"The most important thing is that when outsiders see it, they won't think that our family is showing off their wealth."

"Okay, then it's decided, I'll add another set of four treasures in the study, two boxes of dim sum, and make up four things." The old lady also responded happily.