Generally speaking, such a thing as rewarding the village is not to be done by the prefectural commander himself, although the reward for improving agricultural tools is the emperor's personal nod, but the holy decree is not promulgated, and he does not need to read it out of his purpose.

But Li County Ling has great expectations for Aunt Jiang, he intuitively feels that Aunt Jiang is not an ordinary person, and the late rice in Linjia Village has been planted, he also wants to inspect it himself, this time the prefect personally found him, and his words have revealed that his application for relocation this year should be settled.

The fence door was wide open, and the county leader walked into the courtyard, and just as he was about to speak, the door of the hall was pushed open, Qiao Le led everyone out in surprise, and then the people behind him knelt on the ground.

"See the prefectural magistrate." Jiang Wen was still holding a thick book in his hand, and he was prostrate on the ground with a group of children, only Qiao Le was standing in place, wondering how the county master could come to the Lin family.

"Qiao Xiucai, why are you here." Li County Ling was stunned, although Lin'an County has jurisdiction over many villages and towns, but there are many fewer Xiucailang in the examination than in other counties, plus Qiao Le's experience, he still has a deep impression of Qiao Le.

Qiao Le bowed and said, "Thanks to Aunt Jiang's blessing, I am now at the foot of the Lin family village to teach a few children to enlighten and recognize words." ”

Jiang Yan looked at Qiao Le with envy in her eyes, she felt the benefits of Xiucai for the first time, and she didn't have to kneel when she saw the county order.

Although the mud in the yard is all solid loess, there is still some fine gravel on it, and after kneeling for a long time, you can clearly feel the touch of the pebbles sinking into the flesh.

Li Xianling hurriedly walked over and said to everyone, "Get up." ”

After receiving the order, Jiang Yan immediately jumped up from the ground and patted the dust on her knees cleanly, making a mistake in her palm by the way.

Other villagers who were prostrate on the ground also got up one after another, and the bold ones even quietly approached the courtyard, wanting to see what the county magistrate looked like up close.

Huang Xiancheng is the second time to come to Linjia Village, and many people in the village still remember his appearance, after all, there is such a horned mountain card in Linjia Village, and such a rare thing as an official mission into the village will be recorded in the ancestral record by the elders of the village, not to mention the county order.

The village chief and Li Zheng stepped into the small courtyard, the smile on their faces never faded from the beginning, although they had seen the county order a few times, but every time they saw it, they couldn't help but be excited, when they thought that the county lord had come to their own village, the two of them were excited, and they couldn't wait to run to other villages to show off wildly.

"Aunt Jiang, you have made a great contribution again this time, I heard that Li Zheng said to the village chief that this farm tool was improved with the family?" Li Xianling took a few steps forward.

Jiang Yan nodded, neither humble nor arrogant: "The children are farming all the year round, so they run to the little guys in the field, and I will let them say if they have ideas, fortunately, there is a person at home who can read and paint, otherwise it will be useless if they can't draw empty ideas." ”

Li Xianling smiled: "This official remembers that it is a scholar named Jiang Wen, right?" ”

Jiang Wen, who was named, stepped forward and respectfully saluted to the county magistrate, holding the book in both hands, and his voice was warm: "Thanks to the county magistrate, this improvement of farm tools is not the work of the students alone, it is the credit of my aunt and several cousins." ”

Jiang Wen stood straight, and his speech was polite and sonorous, he glanced at his little aunt gratefully, knowing that she had the heart to show her face in front of the county lord, but he painted this improved farm tool, and did nothing else.

Li Xianling nodded with satisfaction, thinking of the improved farm tool drawings he received, and then seeing Jiang Wen, who was generous and unassuming, the appreciation in his heart became deeper and deeper.

Li Xian said: "You don't have to be modest, I have seen the drawings you draw, not only the drawings are clear and clear, but also carefully marked the material size of the farm tools, and even the way to use them is clearly written, if there is no you, this new farm tool will not be made so quickly." ”

He was very impressed by Jiang Wen, not to mention the careful drawing, but also carefully described the operation steps and use methods of farm tools, which made it clear at a glance, even he was a layman who was not a carpenter, and he felt that he could do it after taking a look at this drawing, but it was conceivable how much thought it took to make this drawing.

Huang Xiancheng immediately praised: "It turns out that you are Jiang Wen, you are really a person who knows etiquette and knows evil, and you say that words are like people, you are not only smart and ambitious, but people are like your words, and they are courageous." ”

Jiang Wen's characters are cultivated day after day all year round, the pen is sharp, with a momentum, but there is a subtle handsomeness between the ranks, revealing a different kind of warmth, like his people, know how to advance and retreat, and understand the real situation.

Li Xianling continued: "You have all made great contributions to the improvement of agricultural tools this time, and with this new agricultural tool, it will not only be popularized in our county, but also in the entire Dahua Dynasty." ”

He raised his hand and patted it, "A thousand taels of silver, this is what you deserve, so I will hand it over to Aunt Jiang and distribute it to you." ”

When the official behind him heard the applause, he immediately took out two red lacquered wooden plates covered with red cloth from the carriage, opened them and saw that they were ten big silver ingots of fifty taels, one plate of ten, and two plates of a total of one thousand taels!

The silver ingots of the white flowers shone dazzlingly in the sun, and the onlookers saw the two large plates of silver ingots at a glance, and they were all shocked and gasped......

Good girl! They have never seen so much money in their lives!

Especially Liu Xiaoyue's family of three, they were only one hand away from the two large plates of silver, and their eyes were glued to them, and they didn't recover from the shock for a long time.

During this time, they all knew that the Lin family was rich, but they never had a concept of how much money, and now the real money was in front of them, and the regret of quitting the marriage went straight to the heart and shocked the soul.

Jiang Yan was also shocked.

She also thought that this farm tool would be sent to the county order or the prefect at most, but she didn't expect to go directly to the imperial city, and she was rewarded by the imperial court with a thousand taels.

Turning her head to look at the three members of the Liu family who had a painful face, she smiled secretly in her heart, now she was afraid that Liu Xiaoyue's family would regret their intestines.

"Folk women Shane."

Jiang Yan patted Lin Nan and Jiang Wen, who were still shocked, and the two immediately stepped forward and took the wood paint red plate from the officer's hand.

Ordinary people often use copper plates, and only a few silver dumplings are in slightly wealthy people's homes, like fifty taels of silver, which ordinary people almost never see in their lifetime.

It was the first time for the two of them to see so much money, and the hand holding the plate was subconsciously clenched tightly, afraid that they would accidentally end up on the ground.

Before a few people came back to their senses, Li Xianling clapped his hands again, and a servant took out a red lacquer plate, "This is the two hundred pieces of silver awarded to Linjia Village, and it will be handed over to Village Chief Lin and Lin Lizheng." ”

(End of chapter)