Reborn under the White Mountain

Chapter 129 The Decree
Yunfeng and Yunhua's family built the house together and erected the beams together, Yunsong and his wife both went to help.Because Shuzhen was still in confinement, the Zhou family held the banquet held by the two families alone.As far as Zhou is concerned, he doesn't have much intelligence. She belongs to the group who installs guns, so she shoots them.Now that she left Liu Shi's instigation, she got along well with Shuzhen.So I don't care about those things, the sky is dark and the sky is dark, but I am still so happy that I can't close my mouth.Mrs. Fang came to help, which surprised Mrs. Zhou. After all, Yuyan pushed her to Fang's family, causing her to have a miscarriage. "Sister-in-law, your health is not very good, let others do the cooking and don't get tired."

"It doesn't matter. Today, my two younger brothers are building the house and putting on the beams. My cousin sister-in-law has to help. His second aunt, go get busy. You can't do without you today." Fang waved his hand, Let Zhou do what he should do.

The men put the watchtowers on top of the house. Generally, there are two watchtowers in three houses, and the houses at both ends must be bricked to death.In the past, there were no hanging sheds in the house, so Fangshan had to be blocked, otherwise it would be cold in winter.A carpenter helped to correct the position, and then used some wooden boards to nail a few times obliquely between the beams to fix it.Then hang up the firecrackers that have been prepared a long time ago, and when the time comes, light the firecrackers.Someone sprinkled candy down on the top of the square, and the children underneath were grabbing it. It was very lively.After setting off the firecrackers, we began to nail the purlins, lay eight boards, and finally put yellow mud and hang tiles.After finishing all this work, it was exactly noon, and Mrs. Zhou started eating in a hurry, and all the helpers came down from the room and washed their hands.The banquet was placed in the middle of the yard, everyone sat down and began to serve food.Everyone had done a whole afternoon's work, they were all tired, and they were not polite, they ate voraciously, and finished eating in a short while.After dinner, there is still some work to do.

After the beams are installed, the house is more than half built.All that is left is to level the ground, wipe the walls, build a partition wall, and lay two kangs, and it's over.Farmers, these jobs can be done by their own homes, and they just need to clean up when they have time.Yun Feng and Yun Hua still work together as a team, and they can finish the work in a few days, so there is no need for helpers.

Time passed in a busy way, and it was already the fourteenth of July.Yun Song was sharpening his sickle in the yard, when he heard a horse neighing outside, someone jumped off the horse and entered the yard.Yun Song saw that it was his brother-in-law Fang Xin and Xue Jinyu. "Brother Xin, aren't you in the capital? Why did you come back? Jinyu, why are you here too, and you came together?"

"Brother-in-law, I don't have time to talk to you in detail. Hurry up and set up the incense table. The imperial court has a decree." Fang Yun was panting.

"What? Our family is a farmer, how can there be a decree for us?" Yun Song was dumbfounded.

"It's not for you, it's for the dead Uncle Tong. The court wants to chase him down, hurry up, brother-in-law, the imperial envoy who announced the decree will be here soon." Fang Xin and Xue Jinyu hurriedly helped Yun Song put the incense case at the gate and so on. Ready.Yun Song sent someone to call Li Futian and some old people in the village.

Not long after, a large group of people came to the gate of Tong's house from the east of the village.I saw a person wearing an official uniform, holding a bright yellow scroll, coming to the incense case, "The Tong family knelt down to accept the imperial edict."

All the people present knelt down, even the big and small Tong family, and even a few girls knelt there.Yuxian listened to the man read a long series of classical Chinese, and probably understood the meaning.It was because his grandfather helped the emperor get to the throne back then, and he contributed to the imperial court. Now that the emperor remembered it, he awarded Tong Shizheng the title of county earl, the fourth rank.Because it is posthumous, it is just to give a name, it has no practical significance, and it cannot be hereditary or anything, it is just an explanation for the dead.This is also a great favor. It seems that Grandpa was really valued by the Second Prince back then.In the end, the man said that he would give 1000 taels of silver to build an ancestral hall in Yanjiang Village.Moreover, the Tong family can be exempted from taxes in the future, which is more realistic.

The man finally finished reading the imperial decree and let Yun Song step forward to receive the decree.Yun Song had never seen this before, his hands were shaking with fright.It was Fang Xin who raised the point, then received the imperial edict, held it in both hands, kowtowed three more times, and then stood up.At this time, in the accompanying large team, the magistrate of the prefecture city and the magistrate of the county all came to congratulate Yun Song, and Yun Song greeted everyone in a dizzy manner.On the contrary, Fang Shi is quite knowledgeable, so he quickly arranged for the maids to prepare meals.These people are here, let them have a meal here.Fortunately, Xue Jinyu asked Xue An to bring a lot of food, and followed these people to Tong's house. Xue An quickly moved all the things into the kitchen at the back.Fang took the three maids to prepare meals in a hurry. Yumei, Guizhi and Zhao's daughter-in-law all came to help. They were very busy in the kitchen.Yuxian and her brothers also hurriedly went to prepare things. They ran to the riverside and cast nets, and caught some crickets. Naturally, the farmyard was good.

Yun Song let all the people who came to the reception room in the front yard. Naturally, Xue Jinyu and Fang Xin helped Zhang Luo.Fang found out the tea leaves that Jin Yu gave during the Chinese New Year, brewed them and brought them to the front.Everyone had a cup of tea, and then they went out to work on the back.

"Brother-in-law, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Cao from the Ministry of Rites. It is the eldest son of brother-in-law's uncle's family, Cao Wenxiu." What Fang Xin said was the person who read out the imperial edict.

"Yun Song has met the eldest cousin." Yun Song hurriedly saluted.

"Don't be too polite, cousin. We are all close relatives. This time it was my father who went to Beijing to study the book and went directly to the Holy Majesty. Although my father is old, he still has the right to write a special performance. The Holy Majesty also remembered the merits of my uncle back then, and knew that my uncle had another son, so he wanted to give some kindness. Later, after discussing, he decided to posthumously make my uncle the county uncle of Zhongyi, the fourth rank, and reward him with a thousand taels of money It is used to build ancestral halls and mausoleums. For descendants like my cousin, the sage said that inheriting the shadow of the ancestors is nothing. Taxation." Cao Wenxiu recounted the whole story of the posthumous title.

"So that's the case, thanks to Uncle. Yun Song will never forget the old man's love for Yun Song." Only then did Yun Song understand. "It's just that my late father was only a magistrate of the prefecture back then. How could he be made a magistrate and still be a fourth grade?"

"Yun Song, you don't know that those who supported him back then were rewarded. If my uncle hadn't been killed, I'm afraid he would be about the same as my father now. My father would later become the secretary of the Ministry of Punishment. If my uncle was still there, how could he be a It's only the fourth grade." Cao Wenxiu admired Tong Shizheng very much. "Yun Song, my father said in the letter to me that your sons are all good. Let them study hard. If they can achieve fame in the future, they will not insult my uncle's reputation."

"What my cousin said is exactly right. Now the children are studying with Mr. Yuan. The children are still young, so it's too late for the exam." Yun Song knew it was for the good of Tong's family.

The magistrate and county magistrate next to him listened, only to find out that Yun Song's family is related to Mr. Cao.And Fang Xin is Yun Song's brother-in-law. He didn't expect this ordinary farmer to have a good background.Nazhi County has also been in this Shuangdian County for three years, and it seems that he will be re-elected this year, so he is very polite to Yun Song.Everyone was chatting and laughing in the room, because Yun Song was just a farmer, and what he was talking about was just about the crops in the field.Fang Xin was better. After all, he had done farm work before, and the rest of them just didn't know anything, so they listened with gusto.The magistrate said: "I have been studying since I was a child, and I have never done farm work, so I don't know the hardships of farming. It seems that I will have to experience more in the future. Today, the Holy One attaches great importance to farming. Agriculture is the foundation of the world. Those of us who are officials should learn more."

"Yes, what Master Song said is true. We Cangyu is located in the north, and we can only grow grain for one season. The output of this grain is not the same as that in the south. Therefore, although the Fengyun Dynasty is going against the law and the rules are chaotic, in terms of people's livelihood, it is still relatively small. We have a great advantage. We should really encourage farming, because agriculture is the foundation of the country." Cao Wenxiu also said.

The rest of the people agreed, and the talk was quite speculative for a while.At this time, Mrs. Fang also prepared all the meals, and placed the banquet in the yard, with a total of six tables.These people came with their entourage, and if there are too few displays, they may not be enough.Cao Wenxiu sat at a table with Fang Xin, Song Zhifu and the county magistrate.Yun Song was the master, so he was naturally together, and then Jin Yu and the village chief were also with him.It was the first time for Li Futian to eat with such a big official, and he didn't know where to put his hands.The old people in the village also sat at a table, and the rest were the attendants, and one or two villagers accompanied each table.Chunsheng, Zhuzi, Huzi, Shuanzi, these people all came to help and accompany the guests, and the six tables were full.

"My lords, it's like this in our countryside. It's fun to eat together." Yun Song was afraid that people would not be used to it, so he quickly explained.

"Cousin, this is very good. We are going to try this rustic and wild taste today. Such an opportunity does not come along very often." Cao Wenxiu thought it was quite strange.At this time, the weather is no longer hot, and a breeze blows over, which is indescribably cool and comfortable. Eating in the yard is very interesting.

All the dishes were served, and the tempting aroma made people move their index fingers. The Tong family didn't prepare it at all, so it was naturally some farm food.Fortunately, among the things Jinyu sent, there were chicken and meat, all of which were very fresh.It was Jinyu who asked Xue An to leave early, and then turned to a town called Jinshan on the way to buy it, and it was delivered after all the processing.Stewed chicken with mushrooms, braised river carp, steamed Aohua, pork ribs stewed with beans, sweet and sour pork, stewed catfish with eggplant, scrambled eggs with leeks, croquettes, Yuxian taught Fang to make sauced eggplant, three delicacies from the ground. Ten dishes, with cricket tofu soup at the end, filled the table.

"I'm sorry, they are all home-cooked dishes, not as exquisite as the ones made by the adults. Please don't be disgusted by the adults, and try this farm food." Yun Song was afraid that he might not be used to it.

"Brother-in-law, your food is better than ours. Ordinary farmers can't eat these things. This meal is hard enough for my sister. Lord Cao, Lord Song, and Lord Qian, come and taste it. The food made by my sister , That's a masterpiece. It looks rough, and it's less refined than those cooks in our house, but fortunately, it's original, and it's completely local." Fang Xin helped smooth things over.

Everyone tasted it with their chopsticks, and after eating it, they were full of praise, "It turns out that the simple cooking method can make the food so delicious, not bad, not bad." Cao Wenxiu praised.

(End of this chapter)