RPAGF Chapter 250 Lin Dashan’s Reward
Chapter 250 Lin Dashan’s Reward
"Mother, I have won the top spot in the imperial examination, but I chose to be sent away. The emperor asked me to come back and serve as the county magistrate of Baocheng County." Lin Jingyou finished his explanation in one sentence.
"Oh, our Lin family's ancestral tombs are really smoking. No, no, I have to go talk to the head of the village about this. Let's open the ancestral hall and burn incense to our ancestors." Lin Dashan started yelling again.
Aunt Zhang patted him on the back and said, "You're so old, but you're still like a young boy, so impulsive. Listen to what the third brother has to say first."
Lin Dashan sat down obediently and continued to listen to Lin Jingyou.
"The emperor has allowed me to return to my hometown to worship my ancestors, but I don't have much vacation time. In five days at most, I will set off to Baocheng County to take up my post." Lin Jingyou continued.
Aunt Zhang smiled and said, "It's good to be back as a county magistrate. At least our family is together. It will be very convenient for me to visit you in the future, or to come back when you are on leave."
Lin Jingyou nodded and replied, "I think so too. But..." Having said that, he glanced at Shen Wanning, who looked puzzled.
"Third brother, just say what you want to say. Why are you looking at me?" Shen Wanning said directly.
Lin Jingyou sighed, "The Emperor said that if my political achievements are outstanding in the next three years, he will grant us a marriage in three years."
Xu didn't realize the deeper meaning behind this and laughed loudly, saying, "It's a good thing that the emperor has granted me this marriage! This is a great honor!"
"This means that within three years, I am not allowed to marry Wan Ning without permission." Lin Jingyou said slowly.
After he said this, everyone else fell silent. They looked at Lin Jingyou, then at Shen Wanning, with a hint of regret in their eyes.
Shen Wanning didn't care. Three years later, she would be 22 years old. She thought it was okay to get married at the age of 22.
Aunt Zhang laughed dryly and consoled them, "It doesn't matter if it's a few years later. You two are still young. Don't worry, don't rush."
Lin Jiang suddenly interrupted, "Just now I heard Third Uncle say that there is an imperial decree from the Emperor. Third Uncle, do you know what the Emperor has given me as a reward?"
Lin Jingyou shook his head. "Before this, I haven't opened it yet, but there must be a reward for you."
In fact, he had already seen it on the way, but in order to make Lin Jiang look forward to it a little longer, he decided to wait until the imperial edict was read out, and they would naturally know it.
Lin He and Lin Hu were also extremely excited. Lin He urged, "Why don't we go find the village head right now so we can quickly see what's written in the imperial edict!"
Lin Dashan couldn't wait any longer, "Yes, yes, let's quickly call the villagers over and read the imperial edict together!"
Aunt Zhang looked at Lin Dashan's anxious expression and said, "It's time for everyone to eat now. Let's wait until after dinner!"
Although everyone was looking forward to it, what Aunt Zhang said made sense, so they decided to wait until after dinner to notify the village head.
Xu quickly went to the kitchen and cooked the remaining dishes. Perhaps because they were too eager for the imperial edict, Lin Dashan and the three children ate very quickly.
At the dinner table, Aunt Zhang picked up a piece of pork belly for Shen Wanning and said, "Wanning, you've been busy with business in Fuzhou lately. You must be exhausted. Come on, eat some more meat to replenish your energy."
"Mom, it's not tiring. With Sibei and Sibai's help, I just watch from the side and give occasional guidance. Besides, we bought eight servants, and they are busy with all the big and small things in the house." Shen Wanning replied with a smile.
Xu shifted her hips and asked, "Wan Ning, how's the essential oil and soap business in Fuzhou? I saw truckloads of soap being taken away from our workshop. I guess they sold a lot, didn't they?"
Shen Wanning nodded. "Yes, business is pretty good at the moment. But that's thanks to a flower viewing banquet hosted by Madam Li in early March. Besides, a bar of soap lasts a long time, so if you buy one this month, you probably won't get one next month. So business hasn't stabilized yet, and we'll have to wait and see how it goes."
Soap and essential oil are not like milk tea, which are disposable consumables, so the monthly income from milk tea will basically not fluctuate much.
"It doesn't matter. Every penny earned counts. Don't overwork yourself." Aunt Zhang patted her hands and said.
After dinner, Lin He was the most active and pulled Lin Jiang to find the village head.
The village head urgently summoned all the villagers to gather under the old locust tree.
Everyone was a little confused at this gathering. After all, they felt that nothing major had happened in the village recently, so why were they gathered together again?
The Lin family arrived neither early nor late. When they arrived, everyone in the village greeted them.
When he saw Lin Jingyou, he was even more surprised, "Lin Laosan, didn't you go to Beijing to take the exam? Why are you back?"
"Third Brother Lin, did you fail the exam? So you came back?"
They greeted Lin Jingyou one by one, with a hint of confusion and regret in their tone.
When the village head saw them, his eyes lit up, "Lin Laosan, hurry up, come here, everyone is waiting!"
Seeing that everyone was almost there, the village head asked everyone to be quiet for a while. Then, Lin Jingyou stood on the stone, holding two scrolls of imperial edicts in his hands.
"Lin Dashan, listen to my orders." As soon as Lin Jingyou finished speaking, the villagers below knelt down on their knees.
"The Emperor, by the grace of Heaven and the Mandate of Heaven, decrees that Lin Dashan of Daqing Village invented the waterwheel, which has benefited the country and the people. I hereby appoint him as the Supervisor of Agriculture and Gardens of Daqing Village and bestow upon him a golden wheel. I decree this."
Lin Dashan was overjoyed and kowtowed repeatedly in response, "I accept your order and thank you, Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor."
Lin Jingyou then produced another imperial edict, "By the Mandate of Heaven and the Mandate of Heaven, I decree that agriculture is the foundation of a nation. Lin Jiang of Daqing Village, who cares deeply about the people and works diligently, invented and manufactured waterwheels, benefiting both the nation and the people. Therefore, I appoint him as the Supervisor of Agriculture at the Sinong Temple and bestow upon him a pair of jade ruyi (likely a Chinese character). This is my decree."
Lin Jiang also kowtowed in thanks, "I accept your order and thank you, Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor."
Lin Jingyou walked down and helped Lin Dashan up, then walked over and helped Aunt Zhang up.
"Third brother, am I an official now? Right?" Lin Dashan looked at Lin Jingyou eagerly, wanting to confirm it again.
Lin Jingyou smiled and nodded, "Yes, Dad, you are an official now, and you will have a salary in the future."
"Oh, that's great, your father can also become an official! That's great, I can also be an official!" Lin Dashan kept muttering happily.
Lin Jiang pursed his lips and smiled secretly. Lin He patted him and said, "Brother, you are an official now. You will be an official in the future."
This slap immediately broke Lin Jiang's posture and he laughed out loud.
"Congratulations! Congratulations! Your Lin family is truly amazing! First, Wan Ning was given an official title, and now even Uncle Lin and Xiao Jiang have been given titles!"
"Uncle Lin, Xiao Jiang, congratulations. From now on, you can be considered a family of officials, right?"