Lin Xiyun naturally had no objection.
Since his mother drank a few sticks of the decoction that Xu Yin brought back from the old imperial doctor in the county, her confinement disease was completely cured. Not only did she no longer need the decoction and medicine, but she also became healthier and healthier. He respected her from the bottom of his heart.
What's more, his family also has a field, and he is still the main force. Taking a holiday during the busy farming season has both advantages and disadvantages for him.
In competitions, there is motivation only when there are rewards.
Xu Yin took out a seed bag the size of a sachet, which contained several kinds of vegetable and fruit seeds that have not been seen locally: "These are the seeds from the Western Regions that I bought in Chunzhou Prefecture. The top three in the literacy competition will be rewarded with seeds." .The first place can choose fifty seeds at will, the second place thirty seeds, and the third place ten seeds."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's desire to win was aroused. Even Xu Sanqiu was eager to try.
Thinking of the melon seeds last time, the county magistrate was attracted to visit their Plum Blossom Village and drank a bowl of water at his house. If I can get first place this time and pick fifty seeds from the Western Regions, I might be able to stay in the county. Let the adults have a meal at his house. How honorable it is to share the same table with the magistrate!
It's a pity that Comrade Xiaojin, who has a photographic memory, is here. How could No. 1 be left behind by others?
Xu Yin deliberately mispronounced a few words and gave up the remaining two reward places to others.
To everyone's surprise, the second place was Sanya, and the third place was Cui Jikang.
The kids who didn't win the prize were obviously very disappointed, but none was more disappointed than Xu Sanqiu.
In the past three days, when he went to the sand to tend the melon fields, he never forgot to pick up a branch and trace on the sand to review new words. In the end, he still lost to the hard-working Erya and Cui Jikang, who had an equally good memory.
"Ah! I'm so embarrassed!" Xu Sanqiu slumped his shoulders in frustration, "I also told the elder brother who was on duty in the melon field that day that if I win the seeds, I will give him a few seeds. Now that's good , he will definitely ask me, how should I answer? Ahhhh!"
Xu Yin: "..."
How little do you know about your own strength?
"Third brother, how many seeds should I share with you?" Sanya held the seed bag, feeling entangled.
"Really? That's great!" Xu Sanqiu was about to jump up happily when County Magistrate Chen arrived.
He received a letter from the fourth prince the day before yesterday. The letter praised him generously and said that there are capable people and strangers among the people, so he must stabilize Cui Mengjin and his wife, and even respond to their requests.
Although he did not see anything about Cui Mengjin and his wife being able people and strangers who lived in seclusion in the city, according to his inquiry, they were from Qinghe County, and their ancestors had been farmers foraging in the fields for several generations, so they could not have migrated. The mighty descendants who have lived in seclusion up to this point.
If you really want to say that she has some skills, it's probably that Xu's strength is astonishing - she can lift a stone mill that requires three or four strong men to lift with one hand, she can kick an adult wild boar away with one kick, and she has the ability to deal with species. He has some unique insights.
But this may also be because she is lazy. According to her mother-in-law Cui Shi's evaluation of her, the new retting method she came up with and the driving ducks to weed the rice fields were all because of laziness.
This made County Magistrate Chen twitch his lips and was speechless.
However, since the Fourth Prince said so, it can be seen that the suggestions mentioned in the letter he sent quickly last time won the praise of His Majesty the Fourth Prince.
County Magistrate Chen couldn't help but feel happy for the fourth prince.
When they serve as hangers-on, it’s only natural that the master is good and they are the best!
Keep Cui Mengjin and his wife under control, right? He would have done so without the Fourth Prince reminding him.
After six months of observation, he finally understood: this couple has no ambitions, and they are as happy as anything just guarding the twenty acres of lotus pond.
As long as they stay like they are now and don't cause any trouble, it's fine for him, a local official, to respect them.
Just after reading the letter written by the fourth prince, the yamen officer who was on duty to guard the melon fields in Meihua Village came back to report. Only then did he realize that Cui Mengjin and his wife actually had other seeds from the Western Regions in their hands, and they immediately rushed over from the county yamen.
I wanted to exchange directly with Cui Mengjin and his wife to ask them not to give away the seeds as prizes.
As a result, it was too late to hurry up and the prizes were already in the hands of the top three.
"Everyone, can you give these seeds to me? I know this is the reward you won in the literacy competition. Can I bring some pens, ink, paper and inkstones to exchange with you?"
"..."
It’s not okay either!
The other party is the county magistrate! It was really nice to exchange pen, ink, paper and inkstone with them instead of taking it away directly!
etc! What to exchange for?
Paper, ink and pen?
The Four Treasures of the Study?
Oops, I’m a bitch! The four treasures of the study!
Of course I changed it!
As a result, the prizes in the literacy competition were smoothly changed from seeds to the Four Treasures of the Study!
Cui Mengjin was given a relatively high-end set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, while Xu Erya and Cui Jikang's were relatively inferior, but this did not hinder their happiness.
This is not only a prize personally awarded by the county magistrate, but it is also the four treasures of the study that they never have the chance to touch!
Xu Yin was quite speechless.
She used the seeds as rewards, firstly to encourage them to learn more words, and secondly to improve everyone's dining table.
Throughout the year, we can’t eat much meat, so it would be nice to have a richer variety of vegetables and fruits.
Besides, everyone has it, so she won’t look unusual if she takes it out to eat.
But what does the county magistrate want? Take it back to study?
Magistrate Chen covered his lips with his fist and coughed lightly: "Your Majesty's birthday is approaching, and I am worried about what gift to give. I heard that this is the seed of my great prayer introduced to me from the Western Regions. Since your Majesty came to the throne, you have always respected farming. I would like to lend these seeds to the Buddha and present them to Your Majesty as flowers."
Xu Yin blurted out: "Sending a gift to His Majesty? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to give him a bucket of Jiangshan?"
In many ancient stories, wouldn’t the heroine who has connections with the royal family give the emperor a bucket of Jiangshan?
"Unify the country? How to deliver this?"
"..."
It's her fault that her mouth moves faster than her brain. Will the county magistrate believe her nonsense now?
County Magistrate Chen obviously didn't believe it and even waited for her explanation with great interest.
Xu Yin had no choice but to find the ginger at home and put it in a wooden bucket: "Look, a bucket of ginger mountain."
"..."
County Magistrate Chen was impressed by her imagination.
But after thinking about it carefully: what a wonderful idea!
It indicates that His Majesty will one day regain Beiguan City and unify the country!
He couldn't wait to return to the county office to deliver a message to the fourth prince.
Looking at his expression, Xu Yin knew that he was very satisfied with the tiger balm gift that came as a standard for the time-traveling heroine. She took the opportunity to ask: "Then do you still take these seeds with you? In fact, civilian women don't know if they can be cultivated."
"It's okay. I will find someone to test the seeds. If successful, I will present them to Your Majesty. Don't worry, I will remember your contribution."
Xu Yin: "..."
Is it the merit that sister is concerned about?
What my sister is thinking about is the dishes on her own table!
However, when she saw Comrade Xiao Jin cherishing the pen, ink, paper and inkstone in his hand from the corner of her eye... forget it, take it away! Take them all away!
Half of the remaining seeds in the seed bag were given to the county magistrate: "Sir, can these seeds be exchanged for a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone?"
Save it to make Comrade Xiaojin happy in the future.
(End of chapter)
