The splendid years of a talented lady

Chapter 332
This surprised the chiefs of the county government who came with Master Zhao. No one expected that there was such a stable and decent woman hidden in such an inconspicuous village!

It's no wonder that Min Lansheng was able to be admitted to Jinshi. As early as when he got married, I don't know how many people joked behind his back that he was poor and crazy, couldn't keep it, and wanted a woman, so he would marry a man who fell into the cesspit and survived. What about the silly woman... But now, it seems that those who laughed at him are fools!

Completely ignorant fool!
At the highest point of the steps, Min Qinglan sat on the threshold of the courtyard door, crying with snot and tears, as if her father had died again.

The women next to her also accompanied her to wipe their tears with their jacket sleeves, and they kept persuading: "Don't cry, your family, Lan Sheng, is doing well..."

Su Xiazhi looked at such a scene and listened to such words, and felt very uncomfortable: How did Lan Sheng belong to her family!Lansheng is mine!My family!

"This is?" The door was blocked, so Mr. Zhao had to stop on the steps. He looked down at Min Qinglan, who was crying with pear blossoms and rain, and couldn't help but move in his heart: "This little lady has a good-natured face, and she is crying, look It hurts..."

"Sister is happy for a scholar!" Su Xiazhi walked over and winked at Aunt Gao who was next to her. Aunt Gao immediately went up the steps before her, put her hands under Min Qinglan's armpit and pulled her up: "It's a very happy thing, why are you still crying!"

While talking, several women stretched out their hands together, hurriedly dragged the crying Min Qinglan into the east room.

Su Xiazhi didn't need to order the rest of the work, he had already healed up, and the servant hurried into the kitchen to boil water and make tea, helping the host to greet the guests.

Su Xiazhi led everyone to the main house. The courtyard of Min's house was spacious, and it was newly renovated, so it was full of spirit everywhere. There was a row of new houses, a flat stone floor, and flowers and grass in the courtyard. Yes, of course, those are not grass, they are leeks planted by Su Xiazhi. In short, people nod their heads when they look at them, and most of them think in their hearts: The Min family seems to be living a good life...

Greeting the people from the county government courteously, Mr. Zhao and others just sat in the house symbolically and then got into the carriage again, saying that they would go parading through the streets.

Then there was another toss of gongs, drums and firecrackers, and the team of boasting officials finally walked away with earth-shattering movements.

Here, the gate of Su Xiazhi's house can't be closed, all the neighbors gathered in her yard, and no matter who comes to congratulate, they will first set off a firecracker outside the Min's yard, crackling After the crackling sound, there is a burst of sulfur smell that can only be smelled during the Chinese New Year...

Lifted a table out, opened the government's good news, and stood on the table for neighbors far and near to watch and comment, while Su Xiazhi was busy saying the same kind words to different people, and kept making noise like this When it was dark, she wearily sent off the last few congratulatory guests.

Seeing the mess everywhere, she didn't even have the time to take a breath, so she quickly rolled up her sleeves and started tidying up.

Fortunately, Min Qinglan has recovered from death to life, with two big swollen eyes, busy with Su Xiazhi to tidy up.

"Master." Standing outside the open courtyard door of Min's house, the servant was holding a tray in his hand: "Eat something at least, this is for you and auntie."

There were only two women left in the yard, and the boy thought it would be rude for him to go in.

"Come in." After a busy day, Su Xiazhi kept talking and really forgot about eating. She quickly raised her hand to call him in, and said to herself: This child is really careful...

The boy stood at the door and hesitated for a while, and finally stepped into the yard: "Aunt Six hasn't left yet, she said let me ask you if you want to prepare more meals tomorrow."

"This..."

It's not a trivial matter for a scholar to win Tanhua, not only Ping County, but people from Fu County will probably come to congratulate them tomorrow. I'm afraid a simple meal will not be able to dismiss these people. Su Xiazhi thought for a while and said: "Aunt Six is ​​afraid to cook No, why don't you wait a few days, I'm going to prepare, and when the scholar comes back, I'll invite the neighbors in the village to have a good meal!"

"That's right, that's right!" Aunt Gao came back home and had dinner with her eldest daughter-in-law: "Scholar's family, you have to be prepared, you can't make it through a meal." !"

"Oh?" Su Xiazhi scratched her head, would she have to eat for the rest of her life?
"Scholar is really good! Tanhua!" Aunt Gao said while shaking her head: "It is said that it takes three days to praise an official. If you treat guests, you have to set up a banquet. At least three days, you have to invite the theater troupe from Ping County Come and reward God!"

"Ah?" Hearing this, Su Xiazhi immediately felt his legs go weak!She thought that this celebration needed to be more grand, but she didn't expect it to be so cumbersome and troublesome.

"Auntie said so." After thinking about it, Su Xiazhi said: "There are rules in this place, I'd better find someone to ask."

It's okay to set up a banquet to treat guests, but you can't do it too much.Su Xiazhi knew that there were a lot of rules in ancient times, it doesn't matter if you put too few banquets, at most you will be laughed at as a stingy one, but if you put too many banquets, it's a violation of the rules!Will be missed by people with ulterior motives...

Today's Min family is attracting the attention of thousands of people because of Min Lansheng's winning Tanhua, the more careful it is at this time!

"I have to ask!" Aunt Gao and Min Qinglan nodded together, and then called Su Xiazhi to sit down and eat quickly: "Hurry up and eat, we will help you put it back..."

The next day, more people came to congratulate Min's house, even a few country gentry and landlords who had only heard of their names but not their names also came to present plaques, and Su Xiazhi greeted these rare distinguished guests with their feet on the ground. , his face cramped because he kept a smile for a long time...

At the same time, an imperial decree was sent to the county government of Ping County, and the candidate for the new county magistrate was Min Lansheng, Tanhua of this department!
After enshrining the imperial decree, Master Zhao bowed to invite the servant who issued the decree to have a cup of tea and have a meal. However, a petty official like him, who will never be promoted, has so little face that he got into the carriage without looking back. He rushed back hurriedly, it seemed that he was going to stay in Fujun.

"Ah!" Sighing, and straightening up his waist, Director Zhao felt a little bit emotional: Ping County is such a small place, people won't stay for a moment longer.

(End of this chapter)