Farming and reading lady

Yan Ming replied calmly, "I am telling the truth. Besides, it is only a matter of time. Why not protect me?"

This bland tone was frustrating. Yan Zhijin rolled his eyes at him and said, "Boring. Are you really a young man who has not even reached adulthood? How about I ask Jun Ge some other day?

Did you misremember your time?"

"If you are not afraid of being attacked by my old man, I support you to ask." Yan Ming's tone was calm.

Yan Zhijin imagined the scene and shuddered. Both father and son were not normal people. One was like a violent lion if he said three wrong words, and the other was like an old monk in meditation. Almost no one could cause his emotions to fluctuate. He really didn't understand. The head of the family's sister-in-law was also a lively and cheerful person. How could she raise such a son? Is it really as people say that negative negatives make positive effects?

The two teams entered Yin County in this occasional battle of wits and courage. This time, the Yan family's caravan did not follow again, but planned to stay in Yin County for a while. After all, as a large caravan, it is impossible to come only for one commodity. Naturally, it is necessary to find out all the specialties of this area. This is common sense.

After saying goodbye to them, Gu Xihao and his sister stopped for a while, had lunch, and then left the county. They arrived at Xiaoyuewan Village around 3 p.m., greeted a few kids on duty at the entrance of the village, and then they led a group of people straight to their home.

Gu Liqi and his wife, who were preparing dinner after returning from the workshop, were pleasantly surprised to see their two children. They took them up and down and checked them many times before confirming that they were really back. They immediately hugged them and cried with joy. The brother and sister comforted them for a long time before they coaxed their parents. There was a bit of helplessness in their eyes, and they felt that they were the same helplessness as their parents.

Looking at his parents who had calmed down, Gu Xihao introduced the group of people still standing at the door: "Father, mother, these are the escorts hired by Master's wife for us, as well as the uncles of the Yin family."

Gu Liqi and his wife wiped their eyes quickly and greeted them shyly: "Everyone, come in and sit down, come in and sit down."

The escorts and Yin Wei all smiled kindly as they entered the Gu family compound. In Xiaoyuewan Village today, apart from the Gu family's old house, the three Gu family's houses can be ranked first or second, so it is not a problem to entertain a team of people. The escorts originally planned to have a cup of tea and leave, but they could not resist Gu Lieqi's hospitality, so they had dinner at Gu's house before embarking on their return journey. When they left, Gu Lieqi and his wife packed several bags of vermicelli, vermicelli and other specialties for them, which made the escorts very happy. They knew that in the capital, the shop called "Pink" opened by Gu Xiaoxiangjun specialized in selling these things, but it was a pity that things were rare and expensive, and they could not easily grab those new things.

Yin Wei stayed behind. Although they were borrowed by the married aunt from the Duke of Zhenguo, the prince privately told them when they set out that they would follow Gu Xihao and his sister for the next few years. In other words, Gu Xihao and his sister would be their temporary masters for the next few years. After sending off the escort and settling Yin Wei, the family went to the old house to meet other people.

The old man was very excited to see his grandson and granddaughter whom he had not seen for a long time. After the excitement, he quickly asked: "But what happened in Beijing?"

"No, everything is fine." Gu Xihao replied. As for those sudden events, there was no need to tell them out loud to make his family worry.

"Oh, that's good. But what arrangements does your teacher have?" Grandpa Gu was a man who was used to thinking too much.

Gu Xixian ran over and held the old man's hand and said, "Grandpa, you don't have to think too much. My brother and I came back this time just to accompany you. My brother is already a juren, but he is still young. If he takes the imperial examination directly at this time, once he passes, what kind of official can a 13-year-old jinshi become? Even if he becomes an official, he will be bullied. Therefore, my brother and the teacher think that my brother should settle down for a few years and gain some experience, and then he will be more confident when he takes the exam."

After hearing this, the whole family felt much more at ease. They were just afraid that the two children might have been wronged outside and wouldn't tell anyone when they came home.

The old man nodded, saying that his grandson was still too young. How could he compete with the old foxes in officialdom at this age?

Pointing at himself again, Gu Xixian continued, "As for me, that goes without saying. I am so likable. I am a very famous person in the capital. You have all met Sister Fu, Sister Ming, and Brother Yu. They are all my good friends. Their fathers are all great figures. Who dares to bully me? What's more, the emperor has conferred me the title of a county lord."

At this point, Gu Xixian paused, looked at everyone and asked, "Don't you know about this? Is it because the county lord is too young to need an imperial decree?"

The family members were at a loss, they really didn't know about this. The news that Gu Xihao passed the imperial examination had been delivered a long time ago, but they hadn't heard anything about the little girl being rewarded. Then everyone looked at each other, was it really as the girl said that the title of Xiangjun was too small?

Gu Xihao looked at everyone who had been misled by his sister and explained, "The teacher mentioned this to me. There will be an imperial decree in a few days, so everyone should be prepared and don't panic when the time comes."

As for why it was postponed, no one asked. The key point is that the imperial edict will arrive, and that is enough.

"Oh, my dear little darling, I never thought that you would be the first one to come forward in our family. Your grandfather will enjoy your blessing." The old man's beard trembled with joy. He thought that it was his sons who would revive the Gu family, but it turned out that his grandchildren supported him first. He was very lucky in his heart that the third son's family returned, otherwise he would have regretted it so much.

In his excitement, he asked again: "There must be a reason for this title of Xiangjun. The emperor can't just give it away casually. Something must have happened to you in Beijing."

The old man was very sure, so it was true that he was the smartest and wisest person in the family. The brother and sister looked at each other, and Gu Xihao explained, "Our master's wife is the emperor's sister, and she once saved his life. Because someone slandered her, the emperor supported her and made her the first-rank lady of the state. He also made her the county lady because she liked her very much."

This explanation was a bit far-fetched, but no one asked any more questions. Since the children chose not to tell, there must be a reason for not telling. They wouldn't get anything out of it even if they asked again. As long as the children were safe and sound, that was all that mattered.

The matter was now cleared up. As Gu Xihao had said, the next day after the two of them returned home, the county magistrate brought the eunuch who came to deliver the imperial edict to Xiaoyuewan Village. Except for Gu Xixian's family, the villagers who came to watch the fun also knelt down in confusion. What had the Gu family done to be remembered by the emperor?