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

Chapter 655: Marquis Wenchang Presents a Gift [3]

"The old lady is right. It is my fault for not doing my job well." Captain Wen immediately said to the steward who was reading out the gift list, "Stop. There is no need to read out the gift list. Just move directly."

"Yes." The steward agreed, took the gift list, and checked the gifts. After checking, he asked the servants to move the gifts directly to the bed where the Qin family maid lived.

Ten carts of gifts were moved in half an hour.

There was a car full of gifts, which were live sheep. There were fifteen sheep crammed into one carriage, but the people didn’t feel suffocated at all. When the sheep were carried out of the car, they were still bleating, looking very energetic.

"Oh, this sheep is so fat. Our Qin family doesn't have to buy meat for the New Year this year!" Grandma Qin shouted loudly, for fear that the people in the Marquis' Mansion didn't know that she was also a member of the Qin family.

Sure enough, the steward of the Marquis' Mansion who was holding the gift list looked in her direction and bowed.

Humph, Qin Liupo’s whole body started shaking.

Then he looked at Captain Wen and saw that he had a heroic appearance and acted like an official. He was no more than 20 years old, but military men look old. Maybe he was only 20 and maybe he was not married yet!
If he could marry her sister Mei, wouldn't she be able to become a member of the Marquis's mansion?

Granny Qin couldn't hold it in any longer, so she went to Captain Wen and asked, "Captain Wen, you look young, but you're still traveling so far to give gifts when the New Year is almost here. Can your family rest assured?"

Qin Jie frowned and came over immediately, grabbed Qin Liupo and said, "Mom, my niece wants to see you for something."

Then he smiled at Captain Wen and said, "Captain Wen, I'll excuse myself first."

Captain Wen: "Please do as you wish."

Qin Jie immediately dragged Qin Liupo into the Qin family shop, knocked on the door leading to the back house, and as soon as the door opened, he pushed Qin Liupo in and closed the door again.

Granny Qin Liu was furious: "Why are you dragging me down? Have you seen that Captain Wen? He is young, brave and capable, but he works for the Marquis in the Marquis' Mansion. If he becomes your brother-in-law, our whole family can go to the Marquis' Mansion in the capital to enjoy a good life!"

The women from the Qin, Jiang, Xu and Qiao families were all in the small courtyard at the back of the house. They were all speechless when they heard this.

Grandma Qin said, "Sixth brother's wife, don't go crazy. Life in the Marquis' Mansion is not that easy. The rules are very strict. If you take a wrong step, you will be beaten to death."

"Being beaten to death means beating until one dies."

"What!" Auntie Qin was horrified. "Are the rules so strict? But Captain Wen is a registered military officer of the imperial court. I have inquired about it. How can the Marquis's mansion beat his wife to death casually? It's impossible. It's absolutely impossible. Don't try to fool me, Fifth Sister-in-law!"

Qin Xiaomi smiled: "If Sixth Auntie doesn't believe it, she can just break off the relationship with us, and then sell herself to be a slave in the Marquis' Mansion and see for herself how strict the rules of the Marquis' Mansion are."

Qin Xiaomi's face darkened again, and she said angrily, "You've just met someone, and you don't even know his background, but you want to marry your daughter to him. I want to ask you, what is the grudge between you and Aunt Mei? Why do you have to spare no effort to find trouble for her?"

Qin Liupo was scolded in public and was very dissatisfied. She argued: "Your cousin Mei is already old. As her mother, is there anything wrong with me finding a husband for her?!"

Oh, Qin Mei sneered, walked up to Qin Liupo, and said something cruel: "If mother can't bear to see me stay at home, then adopt me to my fifth uncle's family. If mother insists on forcing me to get married, then on the day of my wedding, I will drag mother to jump into the well together..."

"Sister Mei, what nonsense are you talking about!" Grandma Qin scolded Qin Mei hurriedly, came over and pulled her wrist, stared at Qin Liupo and said, "Sister-in-law, marriage is about fate, don't spend all day looking for a husband for Sister Mei. When fate is right, you don't need to force a marriage, good things will happen on their own."

You're not breeding animals. How can Mei Jie'er not be annoyed by you if you keep forcing her to mate with you every day?

Grandma Qin reminded him again, "Also, stay away from the people of Wenchang Marquis's family. We don't know what the Wenchang Marquis is planning to do with this gift. Don't let them get hurt."

It’s scary to think about a noble suddenly sending gifts to my family.

"This? How is it possible? Fifth sister-in-law, you have been led to think too much by Xiaomi." Qin Liupo continued to be stubborn, but she had no intention of forcing Qin Mei to marry Wen Baihu anymore.

And the Qin family seemed to have really thought too much.

The Wenchang Marquis family seemed to have come simply to give gifts. After the ten carts of gifts were moved, the Wen family stayed for only a quarter of an hour before leaving.

Before leaving, he didn't say he wanted to meet the women of the Qin family alone. After saying goodbye to Grandpa Qin, he just left.

"We still have gifts to deliver to the three families of Xue, Huang and Guan, so we really can't stay any longer." Captain Wen said.

"Official business is important, please go ahead, Captain Wen." Grandpa Qin brought a few men from other families and sent Captain Wen to the Xue family's mansion at the street corner of Xinda Street.

Xue Dongjia and Huang Yanglong went to greet them together.

The next step is to move the gifts.

The Xue family and the Huang family each received five carts of gifts.

The clerk's family also had five carts.

There are also five carts for the folks in this town.

Captain Wen: "All five carts are sheep. The Marquis said that the local villagers also fought against the spies and made contributions. He asked the Office of the Officials to give each village a number of sheep according to their merits."

Village Chief Miao quickly interrupted and praised Wenchang Hou: "You are worthy of being the Marquis. This gift has touched the hearts of the villagers. There are many people in the countryside. After the sheep are killed, all the villagers can share the meat. It is also close to the end of the year, so the villagers can save some money to buy meat for the New Year."

Chief Kong quickly replied, "Yes, yes, yes, Lord, this gift is worth a million gold."

Village Chief Zhou and Clan Chief Lu: "..."

After hearing this, Captain Wen just smiled and said to the clerk, "Clerk, it's getting late. We have to stay here for one night. Please help us make some arrangements... The Marquis said that we should not disturb the people. Please find us an empty house to stay in."

After some discussion with Xue Dongjia, Guan Shuli arranged for Wen Baihu and his men to live in an empty room in the Xue family's large warehouse.

By the time they were settled in, it was already dark, but the villagers who were watching were still reluctant to leave. They stayed near the house where Wen Baihu and his family lived for nearly half an hour, and only went home after being chased away by the patrol team several times.

Guan Shuli rushed to the Qin family again and said to the worried Qin family with a smile: "Uncle Qin and Aunt Qin, don't worry. From what we can see so far, the Wenchang Marquis family is indeed just here to give gifts."

Qin Liupo immediately started shouting, "Did you hear me? Did you hear me? You are the ones who like to think the worst of others!"

Qin Xiaomi glanced at her and said, "They haven't left yet. Besides, with this gift relationship, the Wenchang Marquis family can send someone to find us at any time. So it's too early for Sixth Aunt to make a conclusion now."

What gift?
Anything good to give?

The Qin family has made great contributions, so the emperor should just reward the Qin family. Why does your Wenchang Marquis family want to interfere?
Qin Xiaomi couldn't figure it out, so she didn't want these gifts.

And Old Madam Guan was still at the Qin family, holding the gift list and comparing the gifts with Nanny Chen... She was afraid that the gifts sent by the nobles might contain things that our common people couldn't use. And our common people didn't understand the rules, and if they were sued, our whole family would go to jail.

The Qin family was afraid of this, so they asked Old Madam Guan to come and help check. They have already checked half of it, and fortunately, they didn't find anything that violates the rules.

After dinner was ready, the Qin family invited the Guan family's grandparents and grandchildren to eat together.

After finishing the meal, Madam Guan wanted to continue checking the gifts, but Qin Xiaomi persuaded her to stop: "Take a good rest, it won't be too late to check again tomorrow. If you really find anything that violates the rules, just report it to the government. You don't have to find it before Captain Wen and the others leave."

Old Madam Guan was also afraid that she was old and her eyesight was blurry and she couldn't see accurately, so she nodded and agreed: "Okay, I will go home first and come to see you early tomorrow."

It would be better to finish checking it out before Wen Baihu and the others leave, so as to avoid any confusion.

(End of this chapter)