nashuaworldcup Chapter 388 Pleasant
Chapter 388 Pleasant
In less than half an hour, Li Lanzhen brought her family of five back to the grain store in a horse-drawn carriage.
The man in this family of five is a man in his 30s named Chen.
It turned out that he was the shopkeeper in a grain store of a wealthy family.
His wife worked as a cook in the kitchen, and they had three children.
The eldest son is 15 years old, the second is a girl, 12 years old, and the youngest is also a son, 8 years old.
Li Lanzhen settled them in the backyard of the grain shop and went out again.
I brought back a set of cotton clothes for each member of the family, and of course some cloth, needles and thread.
Give these to the woman of this family and ask her to make two more sets of clothes for the whole family in the next few days.
Let them wash up and cook their own meals, and she will come to talk to them tomorrow at noon.
Li Lanzhen returned to her house. As soon as she got home, she saw Xuanshen standing in the yard.
"Aunt, you're back."
"It's Scrophularia, you must have been waiting for a long time. Come in."
"No, I just got here."
The two men entered the main room, and Goudan's grandmother hurried over with tea.
"Xuan Shen, I have something to tell you."
"Auntie, please speak."
“This time I came to the secret realm and prepared 10,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes and potatoes, which I would like to donate to the imperial court.
Let the court use these sweet potatoes and potatoes as seeds for large-scale planting next year.
In addition, I have a farm outside the capital, with more than 100 acres of land, all of which are planted with sweet potatoes and potatoes.
When the sweet potatoes and potatoes in the farm are ripe, I will prepare to sell them in this grain shop.
This way, ordinary people can buy grain from my grain shop, plant it in their yard, and harvest some grain.”
Xuan Shen did not expect that Li Lanzhen would once again donate sweet potato and potato seeds to the court.
Yesterday in the palace, the emperor was still talking about Li Lanzhen’s contributions to the Le Dynasty.
He quickly stood up and bowed to Li Lanzhen.
"Aunt Dayi! I'm going to the palace to see the emperor now!"
Li Lanzhen said straightforwardly, "Okay, you decide where to put these things?
Do you have a spare yard or warehouse?"
Xuan Shen straightened up, frowned, thought for a moment and then smiled.
"Aunt, my yard is to the east of your yard."
"Oh, is that so? That's a coincidence."
Xuan Shen said to himself, what a coincidence!
"Okay, I'll leave them in your yard at night and see how the court transports them away."
Xuan Shen stood still, "Aunt, why don't you go over now."
Li Lanzhen thought about it and it made sense. If she ran to the next yard in the dark and was seen by others, she would definitely be criticized.
This is one of the reasons why she doesn't want to live in the capital.
Every move you make will be watched by people with ulterior motives, and there is no freedom at all in life!
It’s still better to be in the Peach Blossom Spring. I am free and unrestrained. When I look up, I see green mountains, and when I look down, I see thousands of acres of fertile fields.
Cozy!
She stood up and said as she walked, "Let's go. I'll leave it in your yard now. I'll feel relieved."
Xuan Shen's yard is half as big as Li Lanzhen's yard.
“Scrophularia, sweet potatoes and potatoes should be placed in the front yard or the back yard?”
"Auntie, just put it in the front yard."
Li Lanzhen looked around the front yard, which was half the size of their house.
After saying this, Xuan Shen turned around and went to the backyard.
Although he knew that the secret place was Li Lanzhen's secret, he had been in and out of it many times.
But he didn't want to see with his own eyes how Li Lanzhen took the things out from the secret place.
Li Lanzhen glanced at Xuanshen who turned and left, raised her eyebrows and smiled.
"Boy, you are quite sensible."
With a wave of his hand, ten thousand kilograms of sweet potatoes and potatoes appeared in the yard.
Li Lanzhen put down the sweet potatoes and soil and turned to leave the yard, not caring whether Scrophularia came over or not.
After leaving the yard, he turned around, closed the gate and returned to his home.
At night, Li Lanzhen had just closed her eyes in bed when she heard some noise in Xuanshen's yard.
It is estimated that the imperial court sent people to transport the sweet potatoes and potatoes away.
The next day at noon, Li Lanzhen was about to go to the grain shop to take a look when Xuanshen came in.
"Aunt, are you getting ready to go out?"
"?" Yes, I am going to the food store. Do you have something to do?
The two of them returned to the main room and sat down while talking.
"Aunt, someone from the court will come tomorrow, so don't go out.
Moreover, Han Mingxiang and the others will be on vacation at home tomorrow and don’t need to go to the academy.
I will come early tomorrow morning."
Li Lanzhen was a little confused, so she asked, "What is the purpose of this person from the imperial court?"
"Is that the official from the Ministry of Revenue, Du Shilang, coming? I gave the court sweet potatoes yesterday. Is he coming to thank me? No, this is something I am willing to do.
If I don’t want to, I won’t do it.”
Xuan Shen smiled and shook his head, "No, aunt, the emperor will send eunuchs to announce the decree tomorrow. It's a good thing!"
Li Lanzhen nodded. Seeing that Xuan Shen didn't say anything, she roughly guessed it in her heart.
It should be because he donated grain several times and discovered new high-yield grain varieties.
The court will give me a reward, right? What will it be? Gold, silver, or some land? All of these are fine!
"Okay, I understand. When they come back in the evening, I will tell them to pack up and wait for the court to come tomorrow morning."
After saying this, Xuanshen left in a hurry again.
Li Lanzhen sat for a while, thought about it and decided to go out to the granary.
We need to tell Manager Chen to prepare all matters related to the grain shop.
Open for business as soon as possible.
Li Lanzhen still entered through the small door at the main entrance of the two shops.
Yesterday she and Shopkeeper Chen and his family entered through the back door.
They were not given the key to the front yard door.
When she came here today, she first had to put all kinds of grains in the warehouse of the grain store.
Li Lanzhen walked through the front hall and went to the warehouse at the back where grain was stored.
The entire warehouse is a rectangle.
Thick wooden frames were built row after row, twenty to thirty centimeters off the ground.
Li Lanzhen sorted out the white flour, rice, cornmeal, brown rice, sorghum, and various beans.
A quarter of an hour later, the grain warehouse was full.
There is still a batch of sweet potatoes and potatoes in the space. Li Lanzhen is not sure whether she can start selling them in the grain store now.
I still have to discuss this with Xuan Shen tomorrow.
If we can’t sell them now, we can only wait until July or August next year, when the sweet potatoes in the farm are harvested, and then sell them here.
After turning around and taking a look, she clapped her hands and opened the door to the backyard.
When I entered the backyard, I saw Manager Chen and his eldest son cleaning the yard.
When he saw her, he quickly greeted her.
"The boss is here, nice to meet you!"
"Manager Chen, come with me. I have something to tell you."
The two men entered the front room of the grain shop.
Li Lanzhen took out a bunch of keys and handed them to him.
"Manager Chen, this is the key to the grain store, take it.
The small room on the second floor near the stairs is your office.
You can set up the place yourself and do your work and account keeping there."
Then Li Lanzhen took out two silver bills and gave them to him.
"Take this hundred taels of silver for living expenses in the grain store. Just keep a record of the bill.
The chief manager is my relative, he will be here in two days.
The chief shopkeeper is in charge of all matters related to the shop, such as purchasing food.
All you have to do is manage this grain shop well and keep good records of sales.
When the head manager comes, he will tell you what the other people in your family do and how much they earn per month, including your monthly salary, and he will discuss this with you.
In the next two days, you can tidy up the grain store and wait."
Shopkeeper Chen bowed respectfully and nodded, "Yes, sir. I will prepare it."
At dinner time, all the children who were studying in the academy came back, and there were a lot of people.
In addition to his own family, the prince, Xuanshen, and Su Chen were all there.
Everyone knew that the imperial court would announce the imperial edict the next day.
Aunt Hua told them what to do tomorrow, and the children became excited again.
Even at this dinner table, they were still chattering away.
Li Lanzhen shook her head and glanced at Han Mingxiang.
"Mingxiang, these guys have been studying in the academy for such a long time, but they are still like monkeys."
Han Mingxiang smiled slightly, "Mom, they are not like this in the academy. They are all well-behaved and polite young masters."
"Oh, that's good. We just don't want the people in the capital to think that we are just country bumpkins who don't know etiquette."
The next day, we had breakfast early and everyone was dressed neatly, waiting nervously and impatiently.
After a while, Erniu, who was watching outside the yard, ran in.
He lowered his voice, his brows and eyes were full of smiles, "Here we go, let's get ready!"
Li Lanzhen looked at Erniu who ran in timidly and smiled, thinking that he was a thief.
He quickly stood up and the prince came in.
Following behind Su Bisheng was a father-in-law who was in his 30s.
He smiled and opened the bright yellow imperial edict in his hand.
He said in a distinctive voice, "Taohuayuan, Li Lanzhen receives the order."
Li Lanzhen and the children knelt on the ground.
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims that Youzhou City...
Discovered new high-yield varieties of sweet potatoes and potatoes, improved agricultural tools...
Donated sweet potato and potato seeds to the imperial court...
For her contribution to the development of agriculture in the Le Dynasty and her noble character, Li Lanzhen was given the title of Pleasant Lady...
(Little knowledge: In ancient times, the rank of an official’s wife was determined by her husband’s. The first rank was called Madam, the second rank was also called Madam, the third rank was called Shu Ren, the fourth rank was called Gong Ren, the fifth rank was called Yi Ren, the sixth rank was called An Ren, the seventh rank was called Ru Ren, the eighth rank was called Ba Pin Ru Ren, and the ninth rank was called Jiu Pin Ru Ren. Among them, the first rank imperial consecrated lady was the highest title.)