SWNOVELXO Chapter 182 Wang Shuying accepts another gift
It was freezing cold, so coming to the southwest with an order was a hard job. No one was willing to come. Just because Mr. Cai had a low official rank, this hard job fell on him. Although he was an imperial envoy, he still had to be polite in front of Yuan Chuyi.
"According to the emperor's order, I came here to ask the princess for advice on the cultivation and promotion of peanuts and corn. I hope the princess will give you some advice!"
This corn and peanut is so valued by the emperor. If he can't handle this job well and can't deliver it when he returns, then he may not be able to keep his official position.
On the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, I knew that it was a good thing that the emperor wanted to vigorously promote the cultivation of peanuts and corn! She immediately took Cai Min and Mr. He to the fields to let him see with his own eyes what the peanuts, corn and cotton growing in the fields looked like.
"Master Cai, this is the mature corn. The weather will be good in the second half of the year, the fertility will be sufficient, and the yield will be very good. One acre can produce more than 600 kilograms!"
Cai Min went down to the ground, broke off a few sticks, looked at them carefully, and even peeled one off and put it in his mouth to chew.
Yuan Chuyi covered his mouth and smiled.
"Master Cai, this corn can be roasted and eaten, but not eaten raw!"
She asked Xuan Yue to go to the fields to find a few tender cobs of corn, break them off, and bring them back to roast for Cai Min to taste. She also cooked a pot of salted peanuts for him to taste.
Master Cai raved about the roasted corn and salted peanuts.
"Madam, in order to understand the habits of these crops, I may bother you for a while!"
"It doesn't matter, if you need anything, Mr. Cai, just come and find him. We also have an inn here. If you don't mind, you can stay here!" Yuan Chuyi said, and then took Yuan Mochen, "This is my younger brother Yuan Mochen, During your investigation here, I asked him to stay with you and listen to your instructions. If you need any help, just ask him!"
"I've met Mr. Cai!" Yuan Mochen saluted at the right moment. He knew that his sister was looking for an opportunity to show her face to him again.
Mr. Cai looked at Yuan Mochen and saw that he looked talented and polite, and nodded appreciatively.
"Lord Cai doesn't know, this Young Master Yuan is our Yizhou Prefecture's Duke Yuan of this year!" Lord He introduced from the side.
"Oh!" Mr. Cai couldn't help but think highly of Yuan Mochen, "Congratulations to Mr. Yuan, congratulations to Mr. Yuan!"
"Thank you, Mr. Cai. I am young and incapable of talent. I hope Mr. Cai can give me some advice!"
"I don't dare! I hope Mr. Yuan can help me a lot in the coming days!" Mr. Cai also said politely.
He could not have imagined that the Yuan family was really full of talents. Not only did they produce Princess An, but they also produced Duke Xie Yuang. Maybe this Duke Yuan would be able to stand out in next year's examination and become a new upstart in the court. !
When he thought of this, he didn't dare to slack off in his research on corn and peanuts, and started doing it seriously. Early the next morning, he went to the fields again and started drawing the crops in the field. He wanted to draw the crops that the emperor cared about and bring them back to him.
Yuan Mochen saw that Mr. Cai's painting skills were really not very good, and the paintings he drew were simply terrible, so he drew some colors and gave them to Mr. Cai to put in the documents so that he could take them back for submission.
Yuan Mochen also knew that the planting of corn and peanuts was of great importance. He not only took Mr. Cai down to the surrounding villages where corn was planted to inspect many places, but also recorded the planting matters that he had asked him to memorize on the first day of the Yuan Dynasty. All the methods were sorted out by Mr. Cai, and he and Mr. Cai have been busy working on this matter.
That night, he and Mr. Cai had dinner together at the inn. After sending Mr. Cai to rest upstairs in the inn, when he returned home, Li Qiaozhen found him and said that her father had come to see him again.
"Dad, do you have any instructions for me?" Yuan Mochen asked politely.
Li Dazhu looked at this uncle and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"Mo Chen, Qiaozhen's mother is accepting gifts from others again!" He squatted on the ground and faced the young man shamelessly.
For the gifts that Wang Shuying accepted last time, Yuan Mochen took Li Qiaozhen to visit them and gave corresponding gifts in return. Qiaozhen also told Wang Shuying and told her not to take advantage of this. Unexpectedly, it has only been a month. , she actually accepted the gift again.
"Why are you accepting gifts again this time? It's out of season, what kind of gift are you receiving? In my name?"
"That's not true!" Li Dazhu sighed, "The person who came today is Liu Wu from Liujiacun. He said he wanted to ask your help for something! He refused to tell me what kind of help he had. He said he wanted to see you for an interview in person."
Hearing this, Yuan Mochen frowned slightly! On the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, he was warned to be upright, but why did his mother-in-law still accept gifts behind his back every day?
"I've been busy with the imperial envoy on errands these days, and I don't have time to meet other people. Could you please help me return this gift?"
"I refused to accept it today and asked that person to take it back, but Qiaozhenniang was not willing. She even had a fight with me over this!" Li Dazhu said, pointing to his neck, "Look, she took it back I scratched it!"
"..." Yuan Mochen looked at his father-in-law, why did he think that this father-in-law was also a soft-hearted person? Otherwise, one of them is a good person and the other is a bad person, acting for themselves. Thinking of this, he suddenly felt bad.
"Then please ask your father-in-law to go back and tell your mother-in-law that the gift she received should be returned as soon as possible. My sister asked me to run an errand for the Imperial Envoy. If this errand is not done well, I will be blamed by the Imperial Envoy, and my sister will also be blamed! "
When he said this, his tone became slightly colder.
"..." Li Dazhu looked at Yuan Mochen and didn't expect this young man to be so tough.
Yuan Mochen thought that Li Dazhu was unwilling to return the gift, so he took out a money bag from his arms and handed it to him. The money in this purse was brought by Li Qiaozhen to him for emergencies.
"If your family needs money urgently, you can tell me. Even if I don't have it, I will find a way to get it for you!"
"The family is not short of money!" Li Dazhu stood up and returned the money bag to Yuan Mochen, then turned around and left without looking back.
Yuan Mochen felt very uncomfortable when he saw his father-in-law walking away! Watching Li Dazhu's figure disappear into the night, he returned to the house. When Li Qiaozhen saw him coming back, she hurriedly brought him tea and water and asked him what was going on. Yuan Mochen didn't hide anything from her and truthfully told her about Wang Shuying's gift acceptance!
"Qiaozhen, I asked my mother-in-law to return this gift, not because I don't respect her and my father-in-law! I respect them and the two elders will naturally know my way of filial piety, but I will never honor them by accepting gifts from others. I hope you can understand my difficulties. !”
Li Qiaozhen lowered her head sadly, "I'm sorry, it's my mother who went too far! She clearly knew that she accepted those gifts last time, and we spent five taels of silver in return, but she accepted them again this time. It's really too much!"
"I have asked my father-in-law to go back and tell her to withdraw. You can go back and talk to her tomorrow! If they are really short of money, I will give them the 20 taels of exam fees I just received!" Yuan Mo Chen said with a cold face.