Zheng Ping loaded the cloth onto the cart with a loud bang, and moved it to the end, just in time to fill the cart. So much cloth had to be completed within ten days...
Zheng Ping sighed secretly in his heart,
Looks like we have to work together!
"Boss, I'm done pretending. I'll bring you back in ten days! Then I'm leaving!"
"Oh, oh, oh, wait a minute!"
The boss of Bufang stopped Zheng Ping and put a money bag in Zheng Ping's hand.
"You take the wages first."
Zheng Ping was shocked, "Boss, how can this be done? I haven't even done any work. Why should I take the money first?"
The boss smiled and said, "This is an advance payment. Why can't I trust you, Zheng Ping, who is such a filial son?"
Take it and buy some delicious food for your mother. "
Zheng Ping took it down with trembling fingers. Although there are always mean and bad people around him, he will still meet good people.
"Boss, thank you!"
Zheng Ping thought again that it would be inconvenient to go to Xiujuan with a cart full of goods, and he might cause trouble again, so he said,
"Boss, can you leave this for half an hour? I'll pick it up later."
The boss looked at Zheng Ping with a knowing expression and said with a smile,
"no problem!"
Zheng Ping clenched his money bag and bowed to the boss again.
After buying some food, Zheng Ping carried his things and inquired all the way to the county grandpa's residence. However, Zheng Ping calmed down as soon as he arrived at the county grandpa's residence.
It's still not good for me to come to Xiujuan's house like this. Although the Ming Dynasty was not so feudal and women could show their faces, it would not be justified for others to find a married woman.
Besides, the county magistrate most likely didn’t know about the things Xiujuan brought to her family. Didn’t he tell the truth when he came to thank her?
Thinking of this, Zheng Ping looked at the large and small packages in his hands. After standing for a while, he sighed,
"It's better to wait until Xiujuan returns to the village next time and then thank her properly."
I bought these things and went home to eat with my mother.
Zheng Ping pulled the empty cart into the city, and when he returned to the village, he was full of big and small packages.
It started to snow again in the sky. Zheng Ping breathed in the cold air and felt that he was in an unprecedented good mood.
Returning to Daokou Village with light steps, Zheng Ping rehearsed countless times in his mind how to share the joy with his mother.
After approaching Daokou Village, Zheng Ping suddenly saw countless people standing in his courtyard. Zheng Ping felt a thump in his heart, threw down the cart, and staggered toward his home.
"Mother! Mother!"
Zheng Ping rushed into the courtyard and pushed aside the people who were crowded together. The villagers' eyes were full of complicated meanings, but Zheng Ping couldn't care about it.
"Brother Zheng!"
Goudanzi rushed out of the house, his face full of horror, unable to say a word.
Zheng Ping rushed into the house and saw his mother lying on the ground with a gray complexion and wet hair. Next to her was a bucket lying on the ground.
"mother!!!!"
Zheng Ping roared heartbreakingly and threw himself in front of Mrs. Hu,
Goudanzi knelt behind Zheng Ping,
"Zheng, Brother Zheng, Aunt Hu... Aunt Hu..."
Goudanzi burst into tears.
"A filial son? Haha, what kind of filial son is this?"
"My own mother drowned herself. Maybe she is just pretending to be filial, but she might be bullying her at home!"
"Why don't you tell me, you have a human face and a beast heart, so you're pretending so well!"
Goudanzi rushed out and kicked these villagers like crazy.
"Get out of here!! Get out of here, all of you! You bunch of beasts are still here making sarcastic remarks!"
But Zheng Ping was still kneeling there blankly as if he had lost his soul. Under great grief, the body would enforce a protective mechanism. Zheng Ping's mind was now blank.
He couldn't think about it anymore.
There was chaos in the yard, and there was a sound of galloping horses. It looked like he was dressed as a Zhanyi from Anqing County. Zhanyi raised a bamboo tube and shouted, drowning out everyone's voices,
"Xiaolian Zhengping of Anqing County will bring his mother to Beijing immediately!"
Zhanyi got off his horse, walked to the yard, and congratulated,
"Zheng Ping, you have really stood out. I heard that the imperial court wants to support Xiaolian to show his high virtue and talent!
Our Xiaolian in Anqing County is you! "
Zhanyi realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere and looked at the villagers who were frozen in place.
"What happen to you guys?"
The villagers looked at each other, speechless for a moment.
Snowflakes are still falling in the sky.
...........
Yingtianfu
The entire palace, including the outer palace and the harem, was very busy. Everyone was so busy working on one thing that they hit the back of their heads.
That was when Shengsun ascended the throne.
Except for one person who is free, that is Zhu Xiongying himself. This absolute protagonist has become a forgotten little transparent.
However, Zhu Xiongying was also happy. After a while of leisure, he went fishing with his father when he had nothing to do. His life was quite comfortable.
Today in the Prince's East Palace, Zhu Xiongying couldn't be lazy.
Zhu Yuanzhang selected a few people and went to the palace to see His Highness Shengsun, saying that he wanted these people to study the matter of promoting filial piety and integrity.
The promotion of filial piety and integrity is the last major event of the year. Of course, Lao Zhu had other thoughts when he called these staff to discuss the matter.
That was regarded as a preview of the cabinet, to see if the cabinet that the eldest grandson admired could work.
When Zhu Xiongying walked into the East Palace of the Crown Prince, all the people who had been waiting in the palace respectfully said in unison,
"See His Royal Highness the Saint Sun!"
Zhu Xiongying smiled and said, "There are so many people here today."
Three bachelors,
Xie Jin, Yao Guangxiao, Fang Xiaoru.
Six people and three people,
Xia Yuanji, Zhu Tong, Yang Shiqi.
One person from the Capital University,
Song Zan, the son of the great scholar Song Lian.
There are seven people in total, this is the prototype team of the cabinet.
A group of people did not dare to sit down, but now it is different from the family banquet. These foxes also know that the seating arrangement is based on seniority, and it also determines their right to speak in front of His Highness Shengsun.
This seat can only be reserved by His Majesty the Holy Sun.
Zhu Xiongying sat down elegantly in front of everyone. He was not in a hurry to let everyone sit down. Instead, he still kept everyone lined up in a row.
The smartest people in the entire Ming Dynasty also understood what it meant.
His Highness also has to take the school entrance examination.
Zhu Xiongying looked at his team members. Although they were standing, he could still see the doorway from their standing positions.
The three Grand Scholars stood together, the Sixth Division's three Yang Shiqi and Zhu Tong stood together, and the remaining Xia Yuanji and Song Zan each held two ends.
Just from this, you can see at a glance who is good with whom, and this kind of close relationship cannot be underestimated. It is very likely to develop into a party member in the future.
Zhu Xiongying smiled and said,
"Grandpa called you here to discuss the matter of promoting Xiaolian. Who can talk first?"
The seven people stood for a while, but none of them were in a hurry to come forward. After waiting for a while, Zhu Tong, the Minister of Rites, stepped out and said,
"Your Highness, let me tell you."
