After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 1129 Scholar Mo's Opposition
Qin Xiaomi was taken aback, then smiled and said, "Second Sister, congratulations on your wedding."

"Hey, thanks." Qin Ertao smiled, pulling Qin Xiaomi to sit down on her right, while Qin Mei sat on her left.

"Sister Ertao, freshly made Quanxi meatballs, come on, open your mouth, I'll feed you." Jiang Xiaozhu squeezed in from outside, scooped up meatball crumbs the size of dates with a small spoon, and held them to Qin Ertao's mouth: "Eat, eat more, anyway, you're marrying an acquaintance, not a stranger, so Sister Ertao, eat as much as you want... Hmm, this is what Xiaofubao asked me to tell Sister Ertao, saying that his Uncle Qiao asked him to pass on the message."

Qin Xiaomi: "That's quite a roundabout way of putting it."

"Pfft, hahaha!" The people inside laughed and teased Qin Ertao, "Look how much Songguo cares about you. You married the right person!"

Qin Ertao blushed deeply at their words, lowered her head slightly, and ate the meatball in her spoon. She found that the savory meatball had a slightly sweet taste.

Seeing that she was eating with relish, Granny Qin got greedy and reached out to snatch a meatball and stuff it into her mouth.

"Shut up, Granny Liu! This is specially for Sister Ertao. If you want some, go to the kitchen to get it!" Jiang Xiaozhu was furious and wanted to chase Granny Qin away, but she was afraid that if she chased after her, she would fall and spill the Quanxi Dumplings, soiling Qin Ertao's wedding dress, so she didn't dare to move and just cursed.

Granny Qin saw through it all, and arrogantly grabbed two more meatballs with both hands: "Twelve big meatballs! What's wrong with me eating a few? Go get some from the kitchen? Can the meatballs in our own kitchen compare to the meatballs at the Lu Family Inn's banquet?!"

They always complain about how expensive food is outside, but it's really delicious!

Homemade?

"Ha," Qin Liupo said disdainfully, "that can't be called cooking skills, it's just edible."

Jiang Xiaozhu: "..."

She almost glared at Granny Qin to death.

Qin Ertao smiled and said, "Xiaozhu, don't be angry. There are plenty of meatballs, let Granny Liu eat them."

He then called to the women and children of the Qin family inside the house: "Please help yourselves to the food on the table."

"Hmph, see? Ertao lets us eat whatever we want." Granny Qin said smugly, standing by the table, picking out the best and most expensive dishes to eat.

As a result, Grandma Qin scolded her: "Sixth sister-in-law, you're not allowed to be picky about food. There are so many younger people here, and you're still so unruly. If you continue to set a bad example for the younger generation, I won't take care of you anymore."

"Fifth Sister-in-law, I was wrong, I won't eat it anymore." Granny Qin immediately admitted defeat, hurriedly threw away the steamed cake in her hand, wiped her hands on her body, and sat down next to Grandma Qin.

Qin Xiaomi: "...Sixth Aunt, stay away from my grandma, don't rub the oil stains from your clothes on her."

After giving her a disapproving look, Granny Qin immediately reached out and took Granny Qin's arm.

Boom boom boom!
"We have a guest! A distinguished guest has arrived at the Guan family's door!"

"I'll go pick up Guan Azu!" Jiang Xiaozhu was overjoyed and rushed out to greet Old Madam Guan and Qin Xiaogu and her husband.

The bride's family held their wedding banquet early, so the guests arrived early as well. Soon, guests from the Lü, Zhou, Han, and Pan families arrived.

Grandpa and Grandma Qin, along with Qin Dashi and his wife, greeted the guests and then led them to the Lü Family Inn for a wedding banquet.

Those who could enter Xindajie were all acquaintances. However, the Qiao family also held a meat and noodle feast at the Xue family's large warehouse to entertain the villagers who came to offer their congratulations.

In short, since people have come all this way, they should be given a meal.

Thanks to this celebratory banquet, people throughout Baofu County, including those in neighboring counties, felt much more at ease.

"Look at how well this wedding banquet is being held! Even landlords couldn't afford such a banquet in good years, but the Qin and Qiao families did. This shows that the war and the rat plague weren't that serious. Everyone can eat and drink without worry and farm and live their lives without worry!"

Boom boom boom!
Boom boom boom!
"Oh my, the Qiao family has received their bride!"

"One load, two loads, three loads, ten loads, fifteen loads..." The villagers counted Qin Ertao's dowry and were shocked: "Thirty-six loads! The Qin family and the Qiao family just live off the Qin family, they have no ability of their own, yet they can still save up thirty-six loads of dowry for their daughter!"

They regretted it so much, they really regretted it so much! Why didn't their family propose marriage to Qin Dashi's family sooner?

However, it was too late for regrets.

Xiao Fubao was particularly proud, puffing out his chest as he followed the wedding procession around Taifeng Town before finally joining Qiao Songguo to welcome the bride back to the Qiao family home.

"First bow to Heaven and Earth!" The second bow is to the memorial tablets of Aunt Qiao and Father Qiao.

"Husband and wife bow to each other... Ceremony complete!"

After much effort, Qiao Songguo finally won his wife's heart and grinned from ear to ear.

The happiest people when Qin Ertao got married were Qiao Songguo and Qin Dashi and his wife.

The experience of fleeing famine was a nightmare for the couple. Seeing that things were about to get chaotic again, their biggest worry was their daughter. Now that their daughter is married, they don't have to worry too much anymore.

In this day and age, a woman's status is more useful than a young girl's.

"Distinguished guests, please come with me to the wedding banquet!" The Qiao family consisted of only the mother and son, so Xu Erjun, the son-in-law, was in charge of entertaining the guests.

"Hey, let's go to the wedding banquet!" The guests were all smiles as they went to the wedding banquet.

No need to guess, we'll eat at Lü's Inn again.

The Lü Family Inn made a fortune just by hosting the Qin family's wedding banquet.

However, due to their kinship, the Lu family inn provided a generous gift, which not only saved the Qin family the trouble of organizing the wedding banquet but also earned them a lot of face.

The wedding banquet lasted until almost dark before it finally ended.

For the next two days, both the Xu and Qiao families lived in harmony and happiness.

After the homecoming banquet, the Qin, Jiang, Xu, and Qiao families began to busy themselves with preparations for war and farming.

Some families owned a lot of land, and some of it was in other places. They had to travel by car to inspect it, and sometimes they even had to stay in other towns. Although it was hard work, when the army came, the crops might be destroyed, and they wouldn't get a single grain of food.

However, the Qin, Jiang, Xu, and Qiao families still took the lead and worked hard to cultivate the land.

Why?

"Food is the hope for survival. No matter what, as long as we plant the food, even if we deserters can't eat it, it's good that the other villagers and wounded soldiers who have fled here can eat it."

These are the words of Grandpa Qin.

Other families have never fought in wars and don't know how to say such things. They just follow the Qin family. Even the eldest son didn't flee the war and stayed to farm. How could they not farm?
Therefore, when the officials of various districts inspected the farmland in early April, they were very satisfied.

"Not bad, not bad, the land has been planted, the timing of the planting has not been missed, and the land has not been wasted."

Each town reported the situation to the county government, and the county magistrate wrote a document confirming the completion of spring plowing and presented it to the prefectural government.

……

At this time, the capital city of Dongming Prefecture was busy exterminating rats, fleas, and lice, preparing for the prevention of plague.

This matter was accomplished not because of Baofu County, but because of General Liang.

The power of Magistrate Kang, Elder Qiong, and Madam Guan was not yet great enough to make the prefectural government comply, but adding General Liang would make it much more effective.

In Dongming Prefecture, on Qiming Street, not far from the Qin family residence, is the No. 4 residence—the home of Scholar Mo.

After finishing her work of exterminating rats and fumigating the house to kill fleas, Mo Xiucai's wife, Yun, picked up her sewing basket and knocked on the door of the study.

knock knock knock.

"Husband, it's me. Are you busy right now? If you're not busy, I'll go in and take your measurements. I need to make a protective overcoat." Madam Yun didn't dare raise her voice, afraid of displeasing Scholar Mo again.

My husband really dislikes the government's requirement for the entire population to prepare for rat extermination.

He was also temporarily sent home to rest by Xiaosong Academy because they said that the nationwide rat extermination and epidemic prevention was a waste of manpower and resources.