Old Zhou went out for a walk, and found that he had nothing to do. Zhou Dalang made arrangements for the family, and Zhou Zhou also took all the officials to Bai's house.
He turned around aimlessly, and finally returned to the room, and simply rummaged through the boxes.
Qian Shi put three sticks of incense on Master Tianzun, and asked, "What are you looking for?"
"Looking for clothes, didn't I put the clothes that Man Bao sent back to me in the closet? Where did you put them?" Old Zhou Tou said: "This is a high-ranking official, I will change into it later to treat guests."
Qian pulled him away, "Don't mess around, I'll help you find it."
Qian took out the clothes and gave them to him, frowned and said, "Is everything arranged outside?"
"Boss has already arranged everything, so I don't need it."
Qian Shi breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.
Man Bao and the others also sent a letter to their home, and they still sent their servants on the road to deliver it, but now the weather has started to turn cold, and the speed of private people is not as fast as that of officials.
That's why the official messenger arrived at Qili Village one step ahead of their letter.
Master Bai was also very worried about Mrs. Liu and Bai Shan, so he sat down and began to inquire about news about the capital.
The last time they received a letter from Bai Shan and the others, they said that they had filed an imperial lawsuit, and they came out after a round in the prison, and they were fine.
But what happened next is not known.
Now that the Zhou family has received a reward, so should the Bai family also have one
There really is one in the Bai family, and when he heard from the Xuanzhi officer that Bai Qi was also appointed as the state shepherd, he was still the state shepherd of Shangzhou, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and began to ask people to bring out good wine, and they had a drink here first.
Zhou Dalang quickly invited all the old people and village chiefs to his home, and some aunts and sisters-in-law who were familiar with their family also came to their home to help.
Zhou Lixue drove the ox cart to pick up the head of the village, Xiaoqian cooked three tables of good meals, and then Zhou Dalang went to Bai's house to invite Mr. Bai to come over for dinner.
The old Zhou's family left Lao Zhoutou, Zhou Dalang, Zhou Zhoulang and Zhou Zhoulang to accompany the guests, while the others avoided eating in the small courtyard.
But they didn't care much about eating, they just kept their ears upright listening to what was said there.
People in Qili Village are also very concerned about the situation of Manbao in the capital, but how do the officials know so much
It is only said that the emperor did not inquire about the crime, and the man has been released from prison.
Then the old Zhou Tou brought up Zhou Yin's funeral, and asked insincerely whether what the yamen said about bandits in the past didn't count, and he could follow the rules and come as he wanted in the future
The officials naturally praised Zhou Yin's loyalty according to the meaning of the imperial decree. The head of the village and the head of the village were not fools, so they understood it as soon as they heard it.
Then everyone happily ate a meal that was not too late and sent people away.
When Master Bai saw them, he let the official send away empty-handed, and couldn't help but wink at Old Zhou.
Old Zhou Tou failed to comprehend, so Master Bai went to see Zhou Zhoulang.
Zhou Zhoulang was stunned for a moment, and when he understood, he touched his body, but he didn't get any money. Master Bai saw a headache, and when he was wondering if he paid the money for them, the officials had already got on their horses, said goodbye and left.
Master Bai could only look at the leaving team and sigh, and said to Zhou Zhoulang, "Why didn't you prepare in advance?"
Old Zhou asked suspiciously, "What are you going to do?"
The head of the village at the side said angrily: "Qian, people have come all the way to give you imperial edicts, so you are not allowed to give them money as a reward?"
Old Zhou's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief, "I'll give him a tip? No, I'm just an idiot, and he's still a high-ranking official. How can I give him a tip?"
Isn't it right for him to reward him
The head of the village said: "In the future, if your family passes the Jinshi examination, and people come to announce the good news, you can't give them a reward?"
"Then it's a small official, or it's a big happy event. Of course it's a reward, but here's a big official. How much does it cost to be a reward?" Old Zhou turned to Zhou Zhoulang and said, " It’s right if you don’t give it, I’ll beat you if you give it to me, if you don’t give it too little, it’s so embarrassing for the senior officials to see.”
Everyone actually felt that what Lao Zhou said was reasonable, and even Master Bai couldn't help but nodded, "That's right, he's from Beijing, so he shouldn't be short of money."
That is, what is lacking cannot be given.
Old Zhou thought, new wheat is worthless now, and the price is the same as that of ordinary wheat. Next year, after the bumper harvest, the price of grain may have to drop, and it won't change much at all.
Now the family earns all the cash from the various medicinal materials grown on the mountain. The fifth and the others always report the good news but not the bad news when they write letters. They only tell them about Man Bao's imprisonment after they come out, and they don't know where they are. How much money was spent in the capital to get people.
Old Zhou Tou knew that if he went to prison, if he had no money, he wouldn't be able to get out. The high officials in the capital may not be as good as County Magistrate Yang.
Before the fourth brother left, he brought all the cash at home, where would he go to find reward money for such a big official
As soon as the officials left, the old Zhou Tou let go completely, and waved his hands directly: "Say to the folks, tomorrow our family will kill chickens and sheep, please have a meal!"
The village chief knew that the old Zhou's family didn't have much money except for some copper coins. After all, their family had just exchanged silver with him a few days ago, so he stopped him and said, "Don't worry, this is a big matter for our Zhou family, and it is also for our Qili Village. For such a big event, your family can’t just pay for it, every family will contribute some, and everyone will run it as a floating banquet.”
Old Zhou Tou immediately declined, "No, no, how can I make you spend money? Don't worry, although the fourth brother took away all the cash at home, it's okay to treat everyone to a good meal."
He said: "This year's harvest is good. The rice and noodles are all our own. We have enough. We also have vegetables from the field. The chickens and eggs are also from our family. We still have money to buy mutton and pork."
Seeing that old Zhoutou insisted, the village chief stopped arguing with him, and the big deal is to bring something when he comes to the banquet tomorrow.
Now everyone in Qili Village knows that Manbao was imprisoned some time ago because of the imperial court. When the letter was sent back, the old Zhou family cried terribly. Although the letter said that he was fine, he had already been fished out.
But everyone knows that this prison is so easy to squat
Who cannot shed a layer of skin when entering
Man Bao didn't know how much he had suffered, so once the old Zhou's family was reborn, he asked Zhou Zhoulang to bring all the cash and silver in the family, and loaded all the medicinal materials prepared by the family into the car and took them to the capital.
The mules and carts were bought on the spot, and they were sold when they were taken to the capital, and they were exchanged for cash for Man Bao, who had to be brought back.
So now everyone in Qili Village knows that Lao Zhou's family has no money, and suddenly fell from the second richest family in the village. It is not known whether he has fallen to the bottom, after all, no one knows the situation in the capital.
But although I don't know how many crimes Manbao suffered when he was released from prison, the fact that Zhou Yin was posthumously was a great thing, and the whole village began to celebrate together.
Now they let go completely, talking about what happened twelve years ago without any scruples.
Finally, it is possible to whisper, instead of just talking about Zhou Yin as before, you can only hint at the past, it all depends on everyone's comprehension ability.
The old people of the Zhou family decided to add the section from twelve years ago to the genealogy. They must write it in ink. They don’t trust Zhou Lixue’s writing style, so they decided to hand it over to the grandson of the village chief. After all, he has more education than Zhou Lixue. I have studied for several years.