Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 242 A visitor from the county government
Starting from the eighth day after the Chinese New Year and lasting until the eighth day of March, this severe plague finally came to an end.

Qu Shaoyang, Chen Langzhong and others completed their mission and returned to Maoer Mountain.

When the people in Maoer Mountain heard the news, they organized themselves spontaneously, slaughtered pigs and sheep to prepare a banquet, and arranged for people to go and welcome them with gongs and drums.

Liu Dongshan and his wife, Li, and Chen Xiuyun stood at the front of the welcoming team, watching their loved ones return with joy.

“My dear relatives, Shao Yang, and Brother He, you all have worked hard.

Come on, let's go back. Your family has already prepared a celebration banquet for you. We must celebrate today and not go home until we are drunk."

Liu Dongshan was the first to come forward. He pulled Doctor Chen's hand enthusiastically and spoke excitedly.

Doctor Chen and his friends did not expect that the family would hold such a grand welcome ceremony, and everyone was very happy.

"Thank you for your kindness, fellow villagers. I am really ashamed, so ashamed." Doctor Chen said with some embarrassment.

"No, no, this is as it should be. A meritorious official should have the honor of a meritorious official.

Let's go, Brother Chen, let's go home and talk about it."

Lao Zhou and others also gathered around and supported Doctor Chen and Doctor He as they walked back.

On this side, Qu Shaoyang took his son from his daughter-in-law's arms.

"Oh, I've only been away from home for about a month, and this kid has become much heavier.

Little brat, you ate a lot during the days I was away from home, have you been naughty?"

Qu Shaoyang looked at his smiling son in his arms, lowered his head and touched his son's forehead, which made Gensuo laugh.

"Dad, Daddy."

The little guy suddenly uttered two words. Although the pronunciation was not very standard, it could be heard that he was calling daddy.

Qu Shaoyang widened his eyes, looked at his son, and then looked at his wife. "He, he can call me dad now?"

How old is his son? He seems to be less than seven months old? He can call me dad so early? Isn't this kid too smart?
"What's the big deal? Children of this age are just beginning to talk.

Xiuyun keeps talking about you in front of Gensuoer all the time. After a long time, Gensuo must have learned it, right?

He doesn't understand what's going on yet, it just came out of his mouth." Li also heard it nearby and explained with a smile.

Qu Shaoyang didn’t care whether his son called him dad intentionally or not. As long as his son called him dad, that was enough.

He was so happy that he kissed his son's face several times.

Qu Shaoyang stayed in Qidaogou for more than a month. He was so busy all day that he was exhausted and his beard was untidy.

The stubble of his own son pricked Gensuo's little face, which felt a little itchy, so little Gensuo dodged while laughing.

Chen Xiuyun wanted to take her son back, but Qu Shaoyang refused and just took her son back home.

The others also went back home, washed, tidied themselves, changed their clothes, and then went to Qu's house.

At this time, the Qu family's courtyard was extremely lively.

Several chefs in charge of the kitchen were busy wielding spatulas and spoons in their hands. After frying, stir-frying and deep-frying, one dish after another with good color, aroma and taste came out of the pot.

The wives and old women who help out seem to have endless energy.

Holding the square plate in his hand, he walked quickly between the houses in the front yard and placed the dishes on the table.

Qu Shaoyang also went to the backyard to wash up, shave, and change into clean clothes before returning to the front yard.

Doctor Chen, Doctor He, members of the security team, and servants at home also gathered one after another.

This banquet was organized by every household in Maoer Mountain, with contributions contributed by the family, in order to celebrate the success of the group.

Everyone contributed money and labor, and the feast was buffet style, with all the people in the village gathering together, making it very lively. After the celebration, life went on as usual.

It is now mid-March and the weather is getting warmer. Spring plowing will soon begin and there is a lot of work to do in the fields.

So Qu Shaoyang didn't have time to rest after returning home. The next day he took his family friends to work in the fields.

The guys in the family all came back a few days ago. Jiang Chunfu, Xingjia, Xingye and others each got a pretty young wife.

At the same time, they also recruited a lot of guys from their hometown, including the professionals who were proficient in brewing and leaking powder that Qu Shaoyang wanted.

Qu Shaoyang was not at home at the time, so Chen Xiuyun took charge of settling all these people down.

Singles will live in a large dormitory, while married couples will live in three rooms according to the previous plan, sharing the kitchen in the middle.

In fact, most of the time, they don’t need to cook separately. They just need to heat the kang and boil some water.

The wives of Jiang Chunfu and others have also suffered hardships at home and are all very hardworking.

When they got here, they couldn't sit still, so they wanted to find a job to earn some money so that life would be better at home.

Chen Xiuyun was eager to have more helpers, so she picked out two smart ones to stay with her to help look after the lock, and assigned the others to work in the kitchen.

In this way, there is no need to hire someone to cook for the guys during the busy farming season.

Spring ploughing is the busiest time, as last year’s corn fields had to be fenced.

Gather the corn stalks together to dry them, light them on a fire, and then sow the seeds in the fields.

The newly reclaimed land last year also needs to be plowed again and dried for a few days before sowing.

Qu Shaoyang led his men to work in the fields from dawn to dusk. They had to hurry to plant the land and then harvest a crop of pig bristles.

The original plan was to travel around the area after the 15th day of the Lunar New Year to collect pig bristles, skins and other medicinal materials, and then go to Yingkou again.

But due to an epidemic, it was delayed and now we can only wait until the spring plowing is over.

"Shaoyang, Shaoyang, hurry up, the government has sent someone to look for you. Go home quickly."

On March 18, Qu Shaoyang was leading people to work in the fields when Chen Xiuyun suddenly ran over and greeted him from a distance.

Qu Shaoyang was stunned when he heard this. Why did the people from the yamen come to see him?
He couldn't guess what was going on, so he could only wipe his hands and quickly get out of the field.

"Who is coming? Did he tell me what he wanted to see me about?" Qu Shaoyang asked his wife.

"I don't know. The man who came was in his forties. He seemed to be very familiar with my father and was very polite to him."

Chen Xiuyun shook her head. How would she know all this? She just heard that the person was looking for Qu Shaoyang.

The servants at home had all gone to work in the fields, and her parents were talking to the people from the government office, so Chen Xiuyun simply ran to find her husband by herself.

"Let's go back and take a look."

After hearing what Chen Xiuyun said, it shouldn't be a bad thing. Qu Shaoyang nodded and led his wife back.

When they arrived at Chen's house, they saw that it was the chief clerk of the county government who was leading a few runners and talking to Doctor Chen.

"Oh, I didn't know it was the chief clerk who came. I didn't go out to greet you. How rude of you." Qu Shaoyang stepped forward quickly and bowed.

"Brother Qu, come here, I just happen to need something from you.

The magistrate reported the recent epidemic to the prefect. The prefect was very concerned and wanted to know more about it, especially the prevention, control and treatment.

Well, the county magistrate has arranged for me to invite you two to the county for a chat."

(End of this chapter)