Today is New Year's Eve, and there isn't a lot to do anyway, so Mu Gu just lets it go and follows Xiao Ruge around all day.
Seeing Mu Gu running to hang out with Xiao Ruge again, little Chang Junyuan frowned and looked at his mother.
"Mother, does the Seventh Prince like Brother Xiao?"
"Yes, but your brother Xiao is a girl. This is a secret. You can't tell anyone, understand?"
Mrs. Chang was busy chopping stuffing and kneading dough with her mother-in-law and maids, preparing to make dumplings soon.
Because it was the New Year, Liu Kuishan discussed with Liu Yuanwai and sent a lot of things to the county magistrate's office. In addition to rice, they also sent a lot of noodles and dried vegetables, including ten large cabbages.
This made Mrs. Chang very happy. After Xiao Ruge found out, she asked Bai Song to contact Sun Yan and got him to hunt a wild boar in the mountains. So everyone could have a good New Year!
When Sun Yan came to deliver the wild boar, he did not leave. When he heard what little Chang Junyuan said, he frowned and glared at Mu Gu.
Then he thought that Mu Gu and Xiao Ruge were already engaged, and it was normal for them to stick together. He couldn't help but sigh again, and a look of loneliness flashed across his eyes.
Bai Song happened to come over with firewood. Seeing Sun Yan's expression, he reached out and patted his shoulder to comfort him.
Xiao Ruge was making lanterns with Yuan Ying and others. After all, the white paper lanterns didn't look very good. It was New Year's Day, so let alone hang red lanterns, they couldn't be white either.
So after a discussion, they decided to paint some colorful flowers and plants on the white lantern paper to add a touch of joy to the New Year.
At this time, Xiao Ruge was painting a picture of a magpie on a branch. Mu Gu came over to take a look and found that the plum blossom was almost finished. He immediately volunteered to paint the magpie.
Yuan Ying and Lan Shi, who were standing by, couldn't help but smile at each other, then lowered their heads to continue drawing their lanterns.
"Ruge, when are we going back?"
According to Mu Gu's original expectation, they had helped Qizhou City overcome the difficulties, and the rest was Chang Yunfei's business.
After the New Year, the weather gets warmer, crops are planted in the fields, and everyone has hope for the future.
But Xiao Ruge felt that it was too early to talk about going back.
"Wait a little longer, it won't be too late for us to set off back to Beijing in February."
Although he didn't know why Xiao Ruge had to wait until February, Mu Gu still nodded happily.
The people already have a place to live, and the remaining houses will be built slowly. His task has been almost completed, so he might as well take this opportunity to relax and have fun with Xiao Ruge.
"father!"
Chang Junyuan was following Mrs. Chang. When he turned around and saw his father walking in from the gate, he immediately ran over happily.
Chang Yunfei happily picked up his son. He was so excited that he couldn't help but hold his son and spin him around in the air twice. Chang Junyuan laughed with joy.
"Put him down now! How old is he? If you keep pampering him like this, he might get spoiled!"
Mrs. Chang said with a smile, looking at her husband's thin face again and again. She found that although her husband had lost a lot of weight, his spirit was much stronger than before.
Chang Yunfei came over with his son. Because there were outsiders present, he only looked at his wife, then looked at the wild boar and cabbage stuffing in the basin and the dough kneaded by the old woman.
"That's great. I thought we would spend the New Year eating porridge, but who knew we could eat dumplings!"
"I have to thank Miss Xiao for this!"
Mrs. Chang gave Xiao Ruge a grateful smile when she looked over.
It seems that since Mu Gu and Xiao Ruge came, everything is moving in a good direction.
She felt that Qizhou City would get better and better in the future!
"Yes, we have to thank Miss Xiao, this is a great thing!"
As he spoke, Chang Yunfei bowed to Xiao Ruge.
Xiao Ruge immediately smiled and waved her hand, "Master Chang, you are too polite. What I did is just a small thing, not worth mentioning. What you did is a great thing for the country and the people!"
"Alright, alright, stop being so modest to each other!"
After finishing the last stroke, Mu Gu smiled and looked up at the two of them.
"Master Chang is a pillar of the country, and he is doing good things for the country and the people. You are a good doctor who saves the world and the people. Inviting the brothers and sisters to provide free medical treatment for the people is a kind act of accumulating good deeds!"
"When we return to the capital, I will report your contributions to my father truthfully, and try to get an imperial plaque for each of you!"
On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, the plaque bestowed by the emperor was finally delivered to Qizhou City in the cold wind.
Mu Gu had already written a memorial back, in which he apologized to the emperor for his decision to act first and report later, and for his promise to send the imperial plaque.
He also explained the situation at that time very clearly to the emperor, and after reading it, the emperor rewarded Chang Yunfei.
Along with the reward came the plaque that Mu Gu had promised to give to the other person.
If something can be solved with a few pieces of wood, why not do it? So the emperor not only did not blame Mu Gu, but praised him instead.
Xiao Ruge was not mentioned in the memorial. After all, she asked Bai Zhi to spread the news in the capital, saying that she had returned to the northern border to pay tribute to her family and it was impossible for her to appear in Qizhou.
So apart from Mu Gu, Chang Yunfei was the one who made the greatest contribution this time.
In fact, everyone knows that Xiao Ruge played a crucial role in this.
After the snowstorm, the air was cold and people had nowhere to live. Many people fell ill because their warm clothes were buried under the rubble and they were wearing thin clothes.
If Xiao Ruge hadn't written a letter to invite people from Wuai Mountain, I'm afraid that more people in Qizhou would have died, and by then it would be estimated that not even half of the original population would have been able to be preserved.
Chang Yunfei felt a little embarrassed about taking credit for Xiao Ruge's work, but after hearing the whole story, he accepted the credit.
He had only been in office in Qizhou for a few years. This snowstorm was a test for him, but also an opportunity and achievement, which would be beneficial to his future promotion.
"I'll just forget about it and get a piece for Master Chang!"
Xiao Ruge smiled, picked up another lantern, and began to paint a simple landscape painting.
She didn't want any credit, she just wanted to make some money here after Qizhou got through the difficulties.
After Qizhou recovered, there were many things to be done, and the first thing needed was food!
Only one third of the grain that Sun Yan had transported was sold, and the rest remained untouched.
However, a lot of charcoal was sold, all to those rich and unkind landlords. Xiao Ruge made a lot of money and was very happy.
Mu Gu also knew that she could not take the credit for this, so she nodded immediately after hearing it, "That's fine, wait until I get back, and I will definitely say a few good words for Lord Chang in front of the emperor, so that you can be promoted step by step and have a smooth career path!"
Chang Yunfei smiled and said a few humble words. Finally, he silently remembered the favor done by Xiao Ruge and Mu Gu, thinking that he would repay them when he had the chance in the future.
“Let’s make dumplings!”
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