vrcanaries Chapter 179 You can’t
Chapter 179 You can’t
"Will there be rewards from the emperor?"
Ye Xinran had never thought about this matter at all.
I never expected that such a small matter would reach the emperor's ears.
"Yes!"
The head of the village was also very proud.
He didn't expect such a big response.
What a great honor it is to receive the emperor's reward!
Now he regretted not including Xiao Huaian and Ye Xinran in the village family tree earlier.
If these two people could be included in the village's family tree, all the ancestral graves of the clan would be filled with smoke!
"I wonder what the emperor will reward me with?"
The emperor’s reward must be very extraordinary, and Ye Xinran began to look forward to it.
The news that the Xiao family was rewarded by the county magistrate spread like wildfire.
Everyone in the village came to congratulate them.
"Madam Ye, this is great. Even the emperor knows about our thresher. If he bestows a title upon you, you will become nobles!"
"Oh! I am old, but my legs tremble when I hear the word 'emperor'. If the emperor gives me a reward, he must give me a lot, right? Is it brown rice or white rice? Should I give... one hundred buckets?"
Old Mrs. Zhang hesitated for a moment, then mustered up the courage to say the highest number.
Everyone laughed at her for being ignorant.
"Auntie, that's the emperor! I heard that the emperor's pillows are made of gold.
The emperor is so rich, can he just reward me with some rice?
At least you have to reward me with some gold and silver! One hundred taels! At least one hundred taels!" Erdan's mother said a higher number.
Zhang Fengcai, who often works outside, scoffed at the two people's claims.
"Come on, I've heard from storytellers before that the emperor's rewards are thousands of acres of fertile land and tens of thousands of taels of gold and silver... If he's happy, he can grant her another piece of land and she'll become some kind of princess!"
"Tens of thousands of taels of gold and silver?"
The villagers opened their mouths wide.
"How much is that?"
"Yeah, how big a house can hold it?"
"Fortunately, the Xiao family's yard is big now, but the gold and silver can't be piled up in the yard!"
Everyone's words were getting more and more outrageous, and the head of the village finally couldn't stand it anymore. "You guys really haven't seen the world. If the emperor wants to reward you, it must be something great that money can't buy!
Besides, does the gold and silver have to be piled up in the yard? Once it is deposited in a bank or exchanged for silver notes, no one else can see it. "
After hearing what the head of the village said, everyone sighed for a while.
A celebrity became famous in the village and everyone was happy.
Seeing that more and more people came to congratulate her, Ye Xinran took out some melon seeds and candies from home to treat everyone so that everyone could share in the joy.
These things were originally moved out of Ye Dacheng's warehouse.
All the fresh fruits and vegetables had been eaten, leaving only some dried fruits and sugar. I didn’t expect them to come in handy at this time.
After the fun, everyone slowly dispersed. Chen saw that there was no one else around, so she pulled Ye Xinran to her home.
She looked mysterious. When Ye Xinran asked her what she was going to do, she just kept smiling and refused to say anything.
It was not until he opened a large basin and revealed the crowded eels inside that he began to speak:
"These were caught by your elder brother Zhang and his children. People say that eels are the best for nourishing the body. I saved these specially for you."
Ye Xinran waved her hand quickly when she heard it.
"It's not easy for Brother Zhang to catch fish, so you should keep them for yourself!"
Seeing that Ye Xinran refused to accept it, Chen felt a little embarrassed. "Although it's not a valuable thing, it's fresh. I'll give it to you to try. Just take it and don't be polite to me."
Seeing Chen's expectant look, Ye Xinran had no choice but to say, "Then I'll accept it. Thank you so much!"
"Hey, what are you thanking me for?" Chen felt relieved.
He smiled and said, "During this period of time, our family has benefited a lot from you!
You pay the child's father every time he goes to the mountains to grow herbs. In the past two months, he has taken a lot of money from your family.
And after I took the medicine you gave me, I feel much better. Now I can do some sewing work and help out at home.
Thanks to you two, we have the life we have now!"
"That's good!"
Ye Xinran was a little embarrassed by the compliment. She looked at the Zhang family's yard and changed the subject:
"Where are the three children? Why aren't they at home?"
"Everyone is going to school!"
Chen said this with great pride.
"The kid's father said that now that Mr. Xie is here, the tuition fee is cheap. If he doesn't study now, when will he start?
Although Taohua and Xiaohua are girls, if girls read more books, learn to read and do math, they will know more and have more confidence in their husband’s family in the future.”
Chen said this and looked at Ye Xinran, a little embarrassed and said: "In fact, we didn't understand these things before.
It was because of how capable you are that we decided to let our children go to school.
We don’t ask for great wealth, as long as our children can live better than us!”
Ye Xinran was surprised at the vision of Zhang Dali and his wife.
Families like theirs couldn't even get enough food to eat and had to sell their children.
But now I have some money and can actually send all my children to school, which is really rare.
"It's good to let the children read more books. When my processing plant opens, I will also hire people to help. The children can read and help count."
Chen was even happier when she heard this and quickly agreed.
"Oh, that's great. Once that processing plant opens, we'll all come over to help."
As Chen spoke, she took all the fish out of the basin.
Afraid that Ye Xinran wouldn't be able to do it, he cleaned it up quickly before handing it to Ye Xinran.
"Go home and make some soup or something, it's very nourishing! Let your head of the family drink more."
Ye Xinran nodded and accepted it.
Suddenly I realized something was wrong.
She looked up at Chen with confusion in her eyes. Chen smiled slightly and gave her a "you know" look.
Ye Xinran could only say "Oh" in confusion.
What does she mean?
What does she mean?
Ye Xinran thought as she walked home.
Because he was so engrossed in his thoughts, he didn't see the person coming towards him and bumped into Xiao Huaian.
Before Ye Xinran came to her senses, Xiao Huaian reached out and supported her.
"Why don't you look where you're going? Are you so careless?"
Ye Xinran steadied herself and started to complain: "You were watching the road, but you still wanted me to bump into you? Couldn't you just dodge?"
Xiao Huaian found her angry look cute and reached out to touch her head: "What if I dodge and you hit the wall?"
Ye Xinran: ...
"Then next time something like this happens, just warn me."
Xiao Huaian reached out and took the straw bag from her hand, "If I had reminded you, you wouldn't have bumped into me!"
Ye Xinran...
Why is this man being so horny today?
She looked up at Xiao Huaian, who looked no different than usual.
Xiao Huaian met her inquiring eyes, raised the straw basket in his hand a little higher, and asked: "Is it a gift from Brother Zhang's family?"
Ye Xinran nodded.
Thinking of what Chen had said just now, she smiled deliberately and said, "Mrs. Zhang said it was to nourish your body! I'll stew it for you when I get home."
"Give me some nourishment? Isn't my body in good condition?"
Xiao Huaian was stunned.
Ye Xinran: "I don't know either. Maybe they can see that you are not good enough!"