Chapter 1238 Celebration

Old Zhoutou went out for a turn, and found that he had nothing to do with himself. Zhou Dalang arranged the house, and Zhou Zhoulang also took the officials to Bai's house.

He turned around aimlessly, and finally returned to the room, and simply rummaged through the boxes.

Qian Shi put three incense sticks on Master Tianzun and asked, "What are you looking for?"

"Looking for clothes, didn't I put the clothes that Manbao sent me back in the closet? Where did you keep them?" Old Zhou Tou said, "This is a high-ranking official. I'll change them later to entertain guests."

Qian Shi pulled him away, "Don't mess around, I'll help you find it."

Qian shi found the clothes for him, frowned and said, "Is everything arranged outside?"

"The boss has arranged it, I don't need it."

Qian Shi was relieved and nodded.

Man Bao and the others also sent letters to their homes, and they still sent their servants to deliver them on the road, but it was getting colder now, and their personal speed couldn't compare to the official's.

So the officials arrived at Qili Village one step ahead of their letter.

Master Bai was also very worried about Mrs. Liu and Bai Shan, so he sat down and started to inquire about the news of the capital.

The last time they received a letter from Bai Shan and the others, they said that they had sued the imperial court, and they came out after a circle in the prison, and they were all right.

But what happens next is unknown.

Now that the Zhou family has won the award, the Bai family should also have it, right?

The Bai family really had it. He heard from the emissary that Bai Qi had also been designated as the state shepherd, and he was still the state shepherd of Shangzhou.

Zhou Dalang quickly invited the village elders and the village chief to his house, and some aunts and sisters-in-law who were familiar with their family also came to their house to help.

Zhou Lixue drove the bullock cart to pick up the chief, Xiao Qian cooked three good meals, and then Zhou Dalang went to Bai's house and invited Mr. Bai to come over to the officials to eat.

The Lao Zhou family left Lao Zhoutou, Zhou Dalang, Tuesday and Wednesday to accompany the guests, and the others avoided eating in the small courtyard.

But they didn't have much thought to eat it, and they kept their long ears erect and listened to what was said over there.

The people of Qili Village are also very concerned about the situation of the treasures in the capital, but how do the officials know so much?

It is only said that the emperor did not ask the crime, and the people have been released from prison.

Then the old Zhoutou brought up Zhou Yin's funeral, and asked side by side whether the robbers that the yamen said before were not counted, and in the future, they can come as they want according to the rules.

The official clerk naturally praised Zhou Yin's loyalty according to the meaning of the imperial decree. The chief and the village chief are not fools.

Then everyone happily ate a meal that was not too late and then sent them away.

Seeing them, Master Bai let the official go away so empty-handed, and couldn't help but wink at Lao Zhoutou.

Old Zhou Tou failed to understand, so Master Bai went to see Zhou Zhou.

On Tuesday, Lang was stunned for a moment, and when he came to understand, he went to touch his body, but he didn't find a penny. Master Bai looked at him with a headache, and was thinking about whether he paid them out by himself, when the officials had already mounted their farewells and left.

Master Bai could only look at the leaving team and sigh, and said to Zhou Lang, "Why didn't you prepare in advance?"

Old Zhou Tou asked suspiciously, "What are you going to prepare?"

The lieutenant on the side said angrily: "Money, people have come all the way to give you imperial edicts, you are not allowed to give money to people?"

Old Zhoutou widened his eyes and said incredulously, "I'll give him a reward? No, I'm just a scumbag. He's still a high-ranking official. How can I give him a reward?"

Shouldn't he reward him?

The chief said: "If your family's academic school passes the jinshi examination in the future, and people come to announce the good news, you must not give money to them?"

"It's a small official or a big happy event. Of course, it's a reward, but here is a high official. How much does it cost to be rewarded?" Old Zhou turned his head and said to Tuesday Lang: If you don’t give it, I will beat you up if you give it, and if you give it less, it’s so humiliating to let the officials see it.”

Everyone thought that Old Zhoutou was right, and even Master Bai couldn't help nodding his head, "That's right, he's from Beijing, so he shouldn't be short of money."

That is, lack of can not give it.

Old Zhoutou thought to himself, the new wheat is worthless now, and the price is the same as normal wheat. By next year, after the bumper harvest, the price of grain may have to drop a little, and it will not be worth much at all.

Now all the cash that the family earns comes from the various medicinal herbs grown on the mountain. The fifth and the others write letters to report good news but not bad news. Even things like Man Bao’s imprisonment are only told to them after they come out, and they don’t know where they are. How much money was spent in the capital to get people.

Old Zhoutou knew that, if he was in prison, if he had no money, he would never have imagined it. The high-ranking officials in this capital are not necessarily as good as the magistrate Yang.

Before the fourth child left, he took all the cash at home with him, and asked him to go to find reward money for such a big official for a while?

As soon as the officials left, the old Zhou head was completely relaxed, and he waved his hand directly: "Tell the villagers, tomorrow our family kills chickens and slaughter sheep, please have a meal!"

The village chief knew that the old Zhou family didn't have much money now except for some copper coins. After all, their family had just exchanged money with him a few days ago, so he stopped him and said, "Don't be busy, this is our Zhou family's major business, and it is also our Qili Village. It's a big event, you can't just make money from your family, every family can put together some, and everyone will make it a running water table."

Lao Zhoutou immediately declined, "No, no, how can you spend money? Don't worry, although the fourth child takes away all the cash at home, it's still okay to invite everyone to have a good meal."

He said: "This year's harvest is good. The rice and noodles are all at home, and there are enough vegetables in the field. The chicken and eggs are also at home. There is still money to buy mutton and pork at home."

Seeing that Old Zhoutou insisted, the village chief stopped arguing with him. It's a big deal to bring something to the feast tomorrow.

Now everyone in Qili Village knows that Man Bao was in prison some time ago for suing the imperial court. When the letter was sent back, the old Zhou family cried miserably, even though the letter said that the person was fine, it had already been fished out.

But everyone knows that this prison is so easy to squat?

Who can go in without peeling off a layer of skin?

Man Bao still didn't know how much he had suffered, so once the old Zhou family was new, he asked Shizulang to bring all the cash in the family, and then loaded up the whole family of medicinal herbs and took them to the capital.

The mules and carts were bought at the moment, and they were sold to Manbao when they were brought to the capital. They must be brought back.

So now everyone in Qili Village knows that the old Zhou family has no money, and they fell from the second richest family in the village.

However, although I don't know how many crimes Man Bao suffered when he was released from prison, Zhou Yin's posthumous gift was a good thing, and the whole village began to celebrate together.

Now they have completely let go, and they have no scruples about talking about what happened twelve years ago.

It was finally possible to whisper, instead of just talking about Zhou Yin and only hinting at the past, it all depends on everyone's comprehension ability.

The elders of the Zhou family decided to add the paragraph from 12 years ago to the genealogy, and they had to rewrite it. They didn’t trust Zhou Lixue’s writing style, so they decided to hand it over to the grandson of the village chief. After all, he went to more school than Zhou Lixue. studied for several years.

See you tomorrow