"Bold and unruly!
You are disrespectful to Hui Ru people, and you dare to question the current saint. I think you have eaten the courage of a bear's heart and a leopard's courage! Come on, these five people, each of them slaps fifty! "
"My lord, my lord!" Ye Dacheng's two followers shouted, "We didn't say anything!"
"Just because you didn't say it doesn't mean you didn't think about it! Since you can make trouble with the Ye family, you have the same disrespect for the emperor as they do! Beat me!"
"Snap, snap, snap!"
For a while, the sounds of slaps in the face came one after another in front of the Xiao family's door.
The onlookers felt their faces hurt just by looking at it.
After fifty slaps and mouths were slapped, the faces of these five people were swollen into pig heads.
"Do you still dare to be disrespectful to Huiru people in the future?" the county magistrate asked.
Several people had been beaten stupidly. The person holding the mouth stopped, and their heads shook left and right unconsciously.
It wasn't until the county magistrate spoke that they realized what they were doing, kowtowed and begged for mercy: "I don't dare anymore, never again!"
"Well!"
The county magistrate said: "From now on, you are not allowed to step into Qinghe Village. If you see Huiru people, you must take the initiative to stay away. If you disturb the nobles again, this county will not forgive you!"
"We don't dare to do it anymore, we will definitely never come!"
"Thank you sir for your life, thank you sir for your life!"
Several people rolled out of Qinghe Village in turmoil.
When he reached the entrance of the village, he happened to meet Xiao Mu who was rushing home.
After seeing Xiao Mu, Zou and Ye Qingqing didn't dare to say anything and ran away in despair.
When Xiao Mu saw a few people with bruised noses and swollen faces, he didn't recognize them at all and didn't take them seriously.
When he arrived home, the county magistrate was still sitting in the yard drinking tea with Ye Luoxin and Xiao Changhe.
He was shocked for a while when he looked at the rewards all over the yard.
It wasn't until Xiao Song explained everything that happened before that Xiao Mu nodded gently.
Seeing Xiao Mu coming back, the county magistrate immediately said hello: "Why did you come back just now? You missed the good time to receive the imperial edict."
Xiao Mu sneered in his heart, but didn't show it on his face. He just said, "That's really unlucky."
"Last time I asked you who was responsible for this, and you said it must be your wife's. Now it's better. Your wife is now a Huiru, but you have nothing. From now on, you can only be protected by your wife. !" Liu Mian deliberately teased.
Xiao Mu's face was expressionless: "Madam receiving a reward from the court is the glory of our Xiao family!"
Xiao Mu's attitude was beyond Liu Mian's expectation.
Since the beginning of the Liang Dynasty, only a handful of married women have been awarded agricultural rewards.
Moreover, they usually took advantage of their husbands or sons and were granted the title of Ruren or Anren.
As far as he knew, this was the first time that a woman like Ye Luoxin had been rewarded alone.
Liu Mian originally thought Xiao Mu would regret it.
When a real man is born in this world, who doesn’t want to stand out and have his wife as his shadow?
Now that Xiao Mu was overwhelmed by his wife, he was still so calm and calm, showing no signs of panic or regret. This kind of magnanimity alone was unmatched by many men.
"Okay, today is also the first time that I have read out the imperial edict, and I can be considered to have benefited from your family. With this reward, your family's good days are still to come!" the county magistrate said.
Xiao family: "Thank you for your kind words, and I wish you good luck in your official career."
After being polite, Liu Mian stood up and left the Xiao family.
When the villagers saw that the county magistrate's carriage had gone away, they came together to congratulate the Xiao family.
"Daughter-in-law of the Xiao family, my old lady has never seen anything like an imperial decree in her life. Can you open her eyes today?" asked the old lady of the Zhao family.
"Why not?" Xu Zhengxiang answered for Ye Luoxin: "It's just that this is something that belongs to the current emperor. We don't dare to touch it. I'm holding it up for everyone to take a look. Don't reach out!"
"Yeah, if you don't reach out, you'll be beheaded if you break it!"
A group of women nodded.
Xu Zhengxiang then walked past everyone holding the box containing the imperial edict. Every time he walked in front of someone, the person opposite did not even dare to express his anger.
I was afraid that if I breathed heavily, I would blow the imperial edict.
"What kind of material is this imperial edict made of? It's so beautiful!"
After taking a look around, everyone dared to comment.
"Does that need to be said? Those are things from the palace, how can they not look good!"
The old lady of the Zhao family said: "These items as gifts from the emperor are also very beautiful. Old lady, I opened my eyes today. Even if I die, I can see clearly!"
People are like this. When others are richer than themselves, they will always be envious and jealous, and even resent that the richer person is not them.
And when others are much richer than themselves, the gap is too large, which creates a sense of distance.
All that's left is envy.
Now, this is how everyone feels about the Xiao family.
The Xiao family now has a Huiru who is on the same level as the county magistrate. This is a height they will never reach.
Therefore, no matter what the Xiao family has, they will not be jealous.
Not only will you not be jealous, but you will be grateful.
Because they also get benefits.
At least, from now on, people in Qingshan Village can show off that they have seen the imperial edict when they go out.
In this aspect alone, there is probably no village within a hundred miles that can compare with them.
"Aunt Xiao, the emperor has rewarded you with so many things and a thousand taels of silver. You guys won't be able to spend them all in your lifetime!"
Erdan Niang asked.
Xu Zhengxiang said cheerfully: "This is a gift from the emperor. The money can be spent, but these objects must be properly preserved and left for future generations to admire."
"That's right. You can brag about this for a lifetime."
While everyone was talking, Li Zheng hurried over from outside.
He went to another village for business today and missed the county magistrate's announcement of the imperial edict.
When he came back and heard about it, he regretted it.
He came to Xiao Changhe's house and discussed with Xiao Changhe: "Brother Changhe, you see this imperial edict has been announced. You can only read it by yourself at home. I will ask if it can be placed in the ancestral hall so that the villagers can be safe." You can pay homage to it when you are a child."
"This..." Xiao Changhe hesitated.
If it were before, given his character, he would definitely say: "No problem!"
But this matter involves Ye Luoxin.
Xu Zhengxiang has always been partial when it comes to Ye Luoxin.
This reward is for his daughter-in-law. If he agrees, Xu Zhengxiang will definitely deal with himself again if Ye Luoxin is not willing.
"I'll go in and ask." He said and entered the back room.
Ye Luoxin, Xiao Mu and Xiaosong were placing brocade and agate ornaments gifted by the emperor in the house.
"Just put this agate paperweight on the table. You might need it in the future." Ye Luoxin said to Xiao Mu.
Xiao Changhe asked sheepishly: "Um, Luo Xin!"
"What's wrong? Dad."
"Your uncle Li Zheng said that the imperial edict should be enshrined in the ancestral hall. What do you think? If you don't want to, I will go back to him right now!"
"Dad," Ye Luoxin answered cheerfully, "Since everyone likes to see it, then we can enshrine it in the ancestral hall. Isn't this the Xiao family's ancestral hall!"
Xiao Changhe was very surprised and very happy, "Okay, okay!"
At this moment, someone outside shouted: "Hui Ruren, can you put on your official uniform and open our eyes to all of us!"
