When Li Hui came back, Cheng Xue had already finished the cotton-padded jacket.

"It's just that you come back, hurry up and try."

Seeing her gentle and virtuous appearance, Li Hui's floating spirit finally found its home.Ignoring the jacket, he hugged her tightly in his arms and breathed in the air filled with her fragrance.

"You are still working when you are sick, and you are not in a hurry to get dressed, so you can't rest?"

Hearing his slightly complaining heartache, Cheng Xue raised the corners of her mouth and patted his back.

"I'm much better after taking medicine. Anyway, I have nothing to do. Have you had lunch?"

"Ate."

After Li Hui finished speaking, he took off his shoes and got on the kang, and told her in detail what had just happened in the palace.

"... If nothing unexpected happens, we will be able to take over the position tomorrow morning. In all likelihood, it will be the capital of the northern state. You and the children are going to have a hard time."

"Where is the pain? It's just a cold spot. At most, we need to burn more firewood and wear more clothes. As long as our family is not separated, there is no Flame Mountain that we can't overcome."

Li Hui gave a heavy "hmm", nodded, adjusted his mentality, and tried on the padded jacket.

The fat, thinness and thickness are just right, the stitching is dense, and it is comfortable to wear.

"I still have a few pieces of black mink fur in my hand. When Ren sent me down and returned to the village, I asked Li Zhongna to go to the town to familiarize him. According to the figure of you and Wen Tian, ​​each of you will make a big cloak. It is better than that in the village. It’s much colder, so wear more clothes.”

"Okay, I'll listen to you. Go back and ask about the price of charcoal along the way. If you find a cheap one, buy some. It's easy to use in winter."

"Then I'll ask Bai Shao and the others to make some thin cotton slivers for scarves."

There is no wool in this place, so your neck cannot get cold.

Just as the two were planning the items they would need soon, Shunxi hurried in from outside, leaning against the door frame and panting——

"Old... Master, Madam, someone from the palace... has come with an imperial edict. Tiandong and Bai Shao are setting up tables and burning incense, and the young ladies and young gentlemen are also changing their clothes."

Upon hearing this, Bai Guo, who was standing at the door, hurried into the house to find out the red dress that Li Huizhong wore when he was parading in the second place, and found a festive and dignified dress for Cheng Xue.

The couple all went to the ground to put on their shoes and change their clothes in the inner and outer rooms.

They didn't know when the imperial edict was issued, but the last appointment was in the morning.The order was issued unexpectedly at this moment, which caught people off guard.

In the front yard, white peony root and white peony root are used to spread the offering table and place the offerings.Tiandong brought Gastrodia elata and Shuangxi, laid out red carpet and set off firecrackers.If this was to be paired with a BGM, it would definitely be "I have been waiting for a long time and finally waited until today, and I have been dreaming for a long time and finally realized my dream."

When everything was ready, Li Hui and his family all knelt at the gate. Tiandong, the four of them, and Wen Tian, ​​knelt outside the gate.The five of them waited for the edict to be finished before lighting firecrackers.

"By God's blessing, the emperor decreed that Li Hui, who was ranked second in the new department, was born in Liaodong. He was pure in nature and full of sincerity. He was specially granted the title of fourth-rank governor of the northern prefecture and was awarded a gold medal and arrows. His wife, Yu, was beautiful and intelligent, well-informed, knowledgeable, and helpful. The Governor of the Northern Territory has made great contributions to the construction of official roads in Liaodong, and I specially ennoble you to be a respectful person..."

Later, he said a lot of "Thunderbolts", but unfortunately Cheng Xue couldn't listen to a word.

She thought that Li Hui would be awarded the title, but she didn't expect that she would be awarded the title.It was so long ago that the Liaodong official road was built, but I didn't expect the imperial court to know about it.It seems that the governor of Liaodong is still very practical and reported this matter.

Being granted the title of fourth-grade governor and given a gold medal and command arrow, this is a great honor and favor.Cheng Xue clenched her clothes tightly in excitement, fearing that she would scream out if she got too excited.

After the edict was read out, firecrackers sounded outside.Tiandong hurried back, took out a 50-tael silver ingot and gave it to the father-in-law.

"Oh, this is inappropriate." Tiandong knew that he was pretending to refuse, so he forcefully pushed it to him, squeezed his hand, and said:

"Just take it, it's so hot coming all the way here, just a little bit of kindness."

After hearing the decree, the father-in-law accepted it, then walked up to Li Hui, saluted, and said:
"Congratulations, Mr. Li, congratulations to Mr. Li Gong. These six people were specially selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to serve you two, and they all have some kung fu. My master specially asked me to tell Mr. Li that the Marquis of Dingbei who was stationed in the northern military camp fell ill ten days ago. , are now on their way back to Beijing. All six of them have special skills, and the northern border is not at peace, so Mr. Li and Mr. Gong must always keep them with them."

After saying that, he pointed up to the sky with his index finger. Li Hui and Cheng Xue immediately understood the origins of these six people.

There were some things that Li Hui couldn't ask, but Cheng Xue, as a woman, could ask them. Otherwise, if six people came to the house, they would be in charge or not.

"Please ask me something, I'm a country woman and I don't know much about these things. The Ministry of Internal Affairs sent six of them, and they were given to us, right? We pay the monthly fee, and the deed is in my house?"

The messenger was ready to receive the two's thanks. Unexpectedly, Cheng Xue's question made him suddenly startled.

After all, he is a person from the palace, and his expression management is absolutely in place.

"Li Gongren is being humble. There is a first time for everything. The identity of these six people is in the golden box of arrows. From now on, the six of them will be your people and have nothing to do with the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"Oh, okay, I understand. Thank you, thank you."

Cheng Xue didn't know how to address him, so she just used "you". "You" would definitely not work. She was a person with an official title, and the county magistrate had to bow when he saw her.

After seeing off the father-in-law who passed the decree, Li Hui asked Tian Dong and Bai Shao to take the six of them down.

Wen Tian, ​​who had been slipping away, came over now, stood next to him and whispered:
"Those six are all practitioners, and two of them are better than me in martial arts."

Li Hui guessed that these six people would not be idle people, but if their kung fu is better than Wen Tian's, it's safe to use.

Since it was the eyes given by the palace, he should make the best use of them, just so he could do it without any worries.

Li Yue walked up to Cheng Xue and said softly:

"Mom, the imperial decree says that my father will go to the northern state capital to take office on the first day of August. We have to deal with it as soon as possible."

The first day of August?

Cheng Xue said "Yeah" awkwardly and began to calculate the time on the road.You can't just walk and play like you did when you came here, and you have to leave time to return to your hometown to worship your ancestors.Starting from Wanghe Village to Fucheng in the north, the fastest journey takes 20 days.

After thinking about it for a while, Cheng Xue called Bai Zhi and ordered:

"Ask your sister to take people to Gu's house. Just tell us that we will go north tomorrow at noon and we won't be able to go to the banquet in two days."

"What if the Gu family asks about Master's appointment?"

"Just say it straight away, there's no need to hide it."

"Yes." Bai Zhi bowed her knees and quickly went to the concierge to find her sister.

Cheng Xue ordered Shunxi to rent a car and a horse at the inn, and asked Shuangxi to take Gastrodia elata to the warehouse to count the grain.

Save the food for rations and sell everything else to the grocery store.

Prices in the capital are higher than in Liaodong, so even old grain will cost twice as much as in Liaodong.This is why she hired a convoy to haul food, and also brought the food from the previous year...


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