Chapter 79: Fly~
The eunuch who delivered the imperial decree declined Xingnong’s invitation but accepted Xinghui’s pouch. He squeezed it and discovered it was silver.
He was a little surprised. He thought a farming family couldn’t give much of a reward, but he didn’t expect there to be one tael of silver. Could it be that they had taken out all their family savings?
How generous!
He turned around and opened the brocade box held by the little eunuch behind him, revealing the jade Ruyi inside. He took it and handed it to Xingnong: “Miss Shen, this is the jade Ruyi bestowed by the Emperor. May your days be as smooth and satisfactory as this Ruyi.”
Xingnong glanced at the jade Ruyi and recognized at a glance that it was a Ruyi carved from Xiuyan jade.
This jade Ruyi had a solid and warm texture, delicate and well-rounded, with a deep green color and translucent luster. The carving was meticulous and smooth. The entire jade Ruyi lay quietly in the brocade box, like a modest gentleman. It was a rare treasure.
Things that come from the palace are never bad.
This time, she sincerely bowed in the direction of the capital. “Thank you, Your Majesty.”
Only then did she take the brocade box, close it, and hold it tightly: “Thank you, Eunuch.”
What does she want the imperial decree archway for?
She prefers something more practical! Like gold.
Shen Mingzhu stared at the jade Ruyi with wide eyes.
The jade Ruyi was clear and translucent, with a mellow color. What a high-quality jade!
The jade Ruyi represents good fortune and satisfaction. The Emperor is granting a wish to the person who has benefited thousands of families!
This is given to her by the Emperor!
It’s hers! It’s hers! It’s not that bastard’s!
How can a bastard with an unknown father deserve a jade Ruyi?
She doesn’t deserve it!
She doesn’t deserve it!
She must have taken credit for my discovery of the oil-saving lamp because she is familiar with the County Magistrate and the Assistant Magistrate!
That vulgar, despicable bastard!
I won’t let her steal what belongs to me!
Seeing Xingnong receive the jade Ruyi, Shen Mingzhu’s jealousy and hatred made her head spin. She rushed forward: “The jade Ruyi is mine! I was the one who discovered the oil-saving lamp! I’m the one who benefited thousands of families! Eunuch, she stole my credit! The jade Ruyi is the Emperor’s reward for me, not her! She’s just a bastard.”
Xingnong’s eyes narrowed, and she held the jade Ruyi tightly with one hand, freeing the other.
Chu Tiankuo’s eyes turned cold, and he reached out to protect Xingnong.
Gu Zesen, standing at the side, felt his heart tighten and shouted: “Little Sister Xingnong, be careful!”
At this moment, Songbai, who was at the front, kicked out with his foot. “Where did this lunatic come from?!!!”
“Ah~” A shrill scream pierced the sky~
Shen Mingzhu’s entire body flew out.
The eunuch who delivered the imperial decree glanced at Chu Tiankuo, who had subconsciously protected Xingnong, then at Xingnong, who was holding the brocade box tightly, then at Songbai, and finally at Shen Mingzhu, who had flown more than ten meters away. A look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
The villagers who had just stood up were so frightened that they immediately knelt down again with a “thump,” lowering their heads and not daring to look up.
Shen Mingzhu fell heavily to the ground, spat out a mouthful of blood, and fainted…
Yao Shi was scared to death. She wanted to go over but didn’t dare. She knelt down, not daring to breathe.
Shen Zhiyuan glanced around and quickly knelt down, lowering his head and minimizing his presence.
Shen Wanshan clutched his buttocks, glanced around, and hurriedly knelt down!
No one paid them any attention.
Ren Zilin casually said to the eunuch who delivered the imperial decree: “Eunuch Tan, I have prepared a banquet in the city. Please do me the honor of joining me. I have something to ask you.”
This time, the eunuch didn’t refuse. “You are too kind, Magistrate Ren. As it happens, His Majesty has some matters to entrust to you. Please, Magistrate Ren!”
Ren Zilin mounted his horse.
Eunuch Tan gave Chu Tiankuo a subtle nod and then turned to get into the carriage.
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Chu Tiankuo nodded at Xingnong and then mounted his horse.
The group came in a hurry and left in a hurry.
Village Chief Gu, seeing that the imperial decree procession had not gone far, looked at the dozen or so baskets of wedding candy and lucky money on the ground and said happily: “Oh my, the villagers of Plum Blossom Village are too kind! They actually prepared so much wedding candy and lucky money! Thank you! Thank you!”
After saying that, Village Chief Gu winked at He Yong, Zhang Fugui, Gu Yun, and Gu Feng. These four were the strongest young men in the village.
Then he beckoned to a few outspoken women in the village: “Come, come, come over here quickly and scatter this wedding candy and lucky money. Everyone can share in the good fortune. Maybe the next person to invent an oil-saving lamp will be one of you!”
The four strongest young men quickly stepped forward and each carried a basket of copper coins and a basket of wedding candy and ran away!
These two baskets were specifically for the villagers of their own village.
The village chief’s wife, Matchmaker Zhang, Aunt Lei, and more than a dozen other women cooperated perfectly. They immediately rushed over, instantly surrounding the remaining baskets, grabbing the lucky money and wedding candy inside, and scattering them with all their might!
“Come, come, everyone, come and share in the good fortune! Red and prosperous, good fortune and happiness…”
“Come, come, everyone, come and share in the good fortune! Red and prosperous, good fortune and happiness…”
So, the villagers from all around rushed forward to pick up the lucky money and wedding candy on the ground…
In an instant, the entire official road was crowded with people!
……
All this happened too quickly. The Shen family’s main branch and the villagers of Plum Blossom Village never expected Village Chief Gu of Peach Blossom Village to be so shameless!
By the time they reacted, it was too late!
Too many people had surged forward, and it was impossible to stop them.
The villagers of Plum Blossom Village simply decided to pick up their share too!
Pick, pick, pick…
Grab, grab, grab…
One coin for you, one coin for me…
Yao Shi was furious. She rushed forward and shouted: “That’s my family’s wedding candy and lucky money! That’s mine! Don’t scatter it, don’t pick it up.”
Shen Zhiyuan also shouted: “Don’t pick it up, don’t pick it up! That’s my family’s silver, that’s mine! Don’t scatter it, don’t pick it up!”
But who cares about them when there are copper coins to pick up?
So many people picking up together.
Of course, pick up quickly!
Pick up one more coin is one more coin!
Pick up one more candy is one more candy!
This kind of thing, where copper coins fall from the sky, doesn’t happen every day!
No matter how Yao Shi and Shen Zhiyuan tried to stop them, the dozen or so baskets of wedding candy and lucky money were instantly scattered and picked up!
The smart villagers ran away quickly after picking them up, lest they be asked to return them by the Shen family’s main branch.
After returning home and hiding the copper coins, as long as they weren’t at the scene and weren’t caught, with so many people, who would know they had picked them up? Who would know how much they had picked up, right?
So, in an instant, the people on the entire official road disappeared, leaving only the fainted Shen Wanshan, Yao Shi and Shen Zhiyuan, who were frantically chasing people everywhere, and Shen Shihua, who had been beaten with thirty strokes of the board and was lying by the roadside in pain, unable to get up.
Shen Mingzhu woke up not long after. She had been lying on the ground the whole time. After the crowd dispersed, she let out a crazy scream: “Ah!”
Then, clutching her chest, she ran towards the county city!
She was going to ask Assistant Magistrate how this could have happened, how could it be that bastard who received the Emperor’s reward!
That bastard Shen Xingnong stole her credit!
She wants to get her credit back!
She wants to go to the capital!
She wants to be a consort!
Her future cannot be ruined!
The maid was startled and hurriedly chased after her: “Miss~”
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