The imperial edict was drawn out by a silk thread drawn by Bai Sanzhuang's hand.
"Three Strong!"
"Third brother!"
"The third child!"
Lao Bai's family members exclaimed in unison.
Bai Sanzhuang's heart almost stopped.
His hands were thick calluses left behind when he was an apprentice in a lacquerware shop, and even now that he has become the shopkeeper, he has not taken care of them. He specially soaked his hands in hot water at night, and Tian Maimiao carefully trimmed off the thick calluses for him, just to avoid scratching the imperial edict.
But he missed a burr on his finger.
The always clever third child of the Bai family was too frightened to move at this moment. His hands were trembling, and the silk thread hooked from the imperial edict hung on the burr on his hand. It trembled with Bai Sanzhuang's trembling hands in the candlelight. Oh, trembling, the end connected to the imperial edict is wrinkled.
"Milk, father, mother..."
Bai Sanzhuang's voice was filled with tears. After shouting, he looked helplessly at Old Mrs. Bai.
He felt that the backbone of the family, the old lady Bai, must be reliable at critical moments.
Old lady Bai clasped her hands together in fear.
The imperial edict is broken. If anyone finds out, he will be punished for the serious crime of despising the emperor and deceiving the emperor.
Old Mrs. Bai had never experienced this. It was the first time she saw the imperial edict, and she couldn't help but look at her daughter-in-law.
Zhen was also shocked.
Zhen has experienced the consequences of offending the imperial power.
She was so frightened that her heart almost jumped out of her chest.
"Milk." Tian Maimiao, who had always been steady, was so frightened that she burst into tears. She touched her eyes and looked to Mrs. Bai and Zhen for advice, "Mom, what should we do? Sanzhuang..."
Tian Maimiao swallowed the unlucky words into her throat.
"Sanzhuang, don't move, keep your hands steady."
Zhen suppressed her panic and calmly warned Bai Sanzhuang. Then get close to the imperial edict and find the source of the thread.
Can't break it.
Unfortunately, the candles were lit far away for fear of accidentally burning the edict. In the hazy light, Zhen searched for a long time but could not see the source of the thread.
"Chuntao, go and bring the candle closer."
"Miscellaneous, I don't dare..." Xie Chuntao's hands were shaking with fear. She was afraid that an instability would ignite the edict.
Eugene Gui, who has always been pushy, shrank behind Xie Chuntao in fear.
Tian Maimiao, who was showing off with a butcher's knife, didn't dare to hold a candle.
"Grandma, the candle is here." Qiuniang brought the candle, holding it steadily with one hand and guarding it carefully with the other.
Old Mrs. Bai clutched her chest and prayed for the blessings of her ancestors. This imperial edict was the glory of the Old Bai family. Before it could be displayed in front of the ancestral tablet, it might have failed.
Zhen searched for a long time but couldn't find the thread, and she was sweating anxiously.
"Mom, I'll come." Xiao Fuyuan said extremely calmly.
After speaking, she walked to the table, squatted down and laid her little head on the table. She immediately found the source of the silk thread. She used her small hands to pull out the silk thread from the third brother's hand.
Then he stroked the silk with his hand, and there was another intact imperial edict.
"done."
How simple!
When the Bai family looked down, they couldn't tell without looking carefully, but if they looked carefully, they could still see that a thread was missing.
Everyone collectively became nervous again.
Especially Bai Sanzhuang, I'm afraid he won't bring disaster to his family because of himself.
Xiao Fuyuan stood up, looked at everyone's worried expressions with her big bright eyes, and said confidently: "The holy edict is in our house and no one else can see it. What are we afraid of? As long as we don't tell it ourselves, no one will know about it."
Bai family: "..."
What Xiao Fuyuan said seems to make sense.
"Xiao Yuanbao is right. I'll use an embroidery needle to mend it tomorrow. I guess it won't be visible anymore." Mrs. Zhen smiled and made everyone feel at ease. She is really good at embroidery.
"Third brother, you don't have to be afraid or feel guilty. You didn't do it on purpose, and you're not a person who gave birth. Your hands became rough just to support your family. Even if the emperor knows about it in the future, he won't blame you. "Xiao Fuyuan comforted the third brother.
After comforting the third child of the Bai family, he looked at the fifth child of the Bai family: "Fifth brother, it's your turn to touch him."
With Bai Sanzhuang's scare, Bai Zhaomei, who had always been bold, did not dare to touch her.
"Sister, Fifth Brother is scared." Bai Zhaomei scratched her head and said eagerly and cautiously: "Otherwise I won't touch you."
This imperial edict is really delicate.
He would pull out a thread at every turn.
In the past few days, he followed Meng Zhixu and Xie Xiaolian to the mines, and performed kung fu with the red tassel gun. His hands were no less calloused than Bai Laosan.
If he were to pick out the threads of the imperial edict, the edict would become a piece of rag.
"Recruiting girls, what are you afraid of? Since your sister asked you to touch her, just touch her." Old Mrs. Bai ordered.
"Come on, Fifth Brother, please touch it."
Xiao Fuyuan simply took the imperial edict in his hand, unfolded it, and handed it to Bai Zhaomei: "Fifth brother, please touch it hard like this. Don't worry, there will be nothing wrong with it."
When the imperial edict came into Bai Zhaomei's hands, his heart was pounding with excitement.
This is the imperial edict!
He took a deep breath and touched it gently.
It sure feels very slippery!
"Sister, from now on I will follow General Meng to the frontier and make meritorious service. The emperor will give me an imperial edict, right?" Bai Zhaomei imagined the voice of "Bai Zhaomei accepts the edict".
"Yes, Fifth Brother." Xiao Fuyuan said extremely seriously.
Mrs. Bai looked at her little granddaughter's rosy smile and her big, sparkling eyes, and she didn't doubt Xiao Fuyuan's judgment at all.
"It's a pity that your fourth brother has returned to Huaicheng and is out of reach." Old Mrs. Bai said.
Xiaofu rolled his round eyes and said sweetly: "Fourth brother will also receive the imperial edict in the future!"
"It's a good imperial decree." Xiao Fuyuan added.
Then the daughters-in-law took turns touching it, starting with Xie Chuntao, then Eugene Gui, and then Tian Maimiao. Everyone touched it once.
After the daughter-in-law touched it, it turned out to be her nephew. The big man, Erlang and Sanlang lined up and touched it again excitedly.
"And Xiao Lang." Xiao Fuyuan looked at Xiao Lang who was babbling on the bed.
Eugene Gui's tears of excitement rolled down her face, and she vowed for the hundredth time to please her sister-in-law. When her sister-in-law becomes rich, even the young man with a low sense of presence can think of her.
Eugene Gui hugged Xiao Lang, and Xiao Fuyuan rolled the holy grail into Xiao Lang's hand. Xiao Lang opened his mouth and was about to bite it, but Mrs. Bai quickly snatched it away with quick eyes and hands.
Everyone was shocked again.
"And Sister Qiu." Xiao Fuyuan found that Qiu Niang hadn't touched her yet.
"I……"
"We are all a family. Xiao Yuanbao lets you touch it, so don't mess around." Old Mrs. Bai said.
Qiuniang had no choice but to stretch out her hand and touch it. While touching it, she said, "I will help Auntie repair the hooked place tomorrow."
"Okay, everyone has touched it. Second brother, now you teach everyone to recite the words in the imperial edict. Everyone must not only recite along with it tonight, but also memorize it," said the white wooden board.
Mrs. Bai quite agreed and said, "Except Xiao Lang who can't speak, everyone must memorize it."
Xiao Fuyuan: "..."
There's no need to be so grand, right?
"These are all the good things the Emperor said about your sister. Why do you have to memorize them? In the future, if others say bad things about Xiao Yuanbao outside, you will throw out the Emperor's words and see who dares." Mrs. Bai clapped her hands and said.
"Okay, memorize it." Bai Dazhuang expressed his stance first.
"I know, grandma." Bai Sanzhuang said.
"I'm tired of reciting the imperial edict, but I'm not tired of reciting the imperial edict." Bai Zhaomei said with a smile.
"Grandma, we have to carry it too." Several daughters-in-law expressed their opinions one after another.
"Okay, let's get started, dick." The white wooden board waved his hand.
The second eldest son of the Bai family, a village master, held classes at home for the first time. He was quite excited. He cleared his throat and read: "The emperor's edict says..."
Others in the Bai family: "The emperor issued an edict..."
(End of chapter)
