People in the village also got the news. When Lin Daqiang and his wife helped Lin Youwang and his wife over, the courtyard of Lin Xiaoman's house was already crowded with people. Some people had climbed up to the courtyard wall, wanting to see with their own eyes what was going on when the edict was read.

Something like that.

Lin Xiaoman came out of the house wearing a Chinese uniform and heard the sound of breathing in and out of the courtyard.

After a long time, someone whispered, "Heaven, is this Xiaoman? She looks like a fairy in the sky."

"Yes, yes, I said who it looked like, but I couldn't remember it. Isn't it exactly the same as the fairy on the New Year paintings sold in the city?"

"This is how people rely on clothes, and Buddha relies on gold. Xiaoman is already good-looking, and when she puts on this outfit, she is more beautiful than the most beautiful girl I have ever seen."

After hearing other people's compliments, Lin Erhu came back early and had already bathed and changed in another room. Lin Erhu, who had changed into a light blue brocade robe, was overjoyed and raised his chin proudly, "That's my sister, of course she's pretty."

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Amid everyone's chatter, the Eunuch Fang who had spoken to Lu Jin before came forward with a smile and said, "Lin Xiaoman and Lin Erhu, members of the Lin clan in Hedong Village, Qingping County, Wuzhou Prefecture, accepted the decree."

Before Lin Xiaoman came out, she had been taught how to receive the order by Grandma Jin. Apparently Lin Erhu had also learned it. Lin Xiaoman was kneeling on the futon in front of the incense table, and Lin Erhu was lying on the ground half a body behind her.
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The people who were still watching also knelt down at Lu Jin's signal. A few of them who were riding on the wall jumped down anxiously after learning that they were also going to kneel, and two others fell.

But even if it hurts from the fall, no one dares to shout loudly at this time.

Seeing that everyone was kneeling, Eunuch Fang read out the imperial edict loudly: The emperor is destined to be carried by heaven. The edict said: Lin family in Hedong Village has a daughter Xiaoman, who is extremely intelligent, gentle and honest, and cares about the people. She grows tomatoes, peppers and other new vegetables, and enjoys fertile fields.

Thousands of acres, a thousand taels of silver, and two boxes of jewels. I admire this!"

One thousand taels of silver and two boxes of jewelry are worth a lot of money. If they had heard that Lin Xiaoman's family had received these rewards before last year, the people in the village would have become jealous with red eyes.

But after growing new vegetables and grains with Lin Xiaoman's family for a year, the minimum income in the village was one or two hundred taels. People like Lin Dajiao who opened large areas of wasteland still had to earn one or two thousand taels.

Do you think the emperor is too stingy to give such a small reward?

But no one dared to say these words, but after looking at each other, they were not very happy for Lin Xiaoman and his sister.

Lin Xiaoman had never thought about how much gold, silver and jewelry the emperor would reward. In the past year, she had earned a lot, so she really didn't care about this reward.

I just thought that Lu Jin had said before that the emperor might give her a fiefdom, and she could plant whatever she wanted. Apparently it didn't happen this time, so she was inevitably a little disappointed.

But a reward is better than no reward. The value of this reward does not lie in how much it is, but in which family can receive an imperial reward once in a lifetime, it will be enough to honor the ancestors.

Lin Xiaoman and Lin Erhu kowtowed and were about to stand up after receiving the order when they heard their father-in-law laugh and say: "Wait a minute, there's more!"

The siblings knelt back again, and Eunuch Fang took out an imperial edict from the tray handed to him by the person next to him, and read out: "The emperor is entrusted by heaven, and the edict says...Grow a high-yielding new crop of potatoes and sweet potatoes, so that the people will no longer have to endure hardships."

He suffered from hunger and benefited the world. He was granted the title of Lord of Yongfu Township, with a thousand acres of farmland and an annual salary of five hundred dan. I admire this."

After Lin Xiaoman thanked him, he was about to get up, but he was stopped by Eunuch Fang again, "Master Yongfu, don't worry, there is more."

Lin Xiaoman looked at the tray that was brought up again, and saw that this time there was only one imperial edict on it. Could it be an edict to reward her for growing corn?

But the corn hasn't been picked off the stalks yet. Is it too early for the imperial edict to come? Does the emperor just believe Lu Jin's words? The new grain has not been delivered, but the reward has come first?

Sure enough, the content of this imperial edict was to reward Lin Xiaoman for the corn he planted.

Not only did he boast about the high yield and edibility of corn, but he also expressed the hope that corn could be grown all over the country in a few years, so that people would no longer have to worry about filling their stomachs.

This time, the emperor's reward was even greater. He directly named Lin Xiaoman the head of Qingping County, and 10% of Qingping County's future tax revenue was used as Lin Xiaoman's salary.

The land in Qingping County has been allocated to Lin Xiaoman to cultivate new varieties. If there are new grains and vegetable seeds, they can be planted in Qingping County. The imperial court does not interfere with Lin Xiaoman's decision. As long as he grows crops suitable for planting in various places, he will

Can be promoted nationwide.

The corn harvested this year was given to Grandma Jin to take with her when she returned to Beijing. The Emperor wanted to promote the new grain to the whole country.

In addition, his younger brother Lin Weizhen, who is young and intelligent, is already a scholar at the age of ten, and is also loyal, filial, benevolent and righteous, so he was chosen as Xiaolian...

Lin Erhu was stunned for a long time and forgot to thank him. When he knelt down, he didn't expect that he was involved, but the emperor directly named him Xiaolian?

Xiaolian, that is the same as being elected, and you can go to Beijing directly to take the Spring Examination. This makes him, a scholar who passed the examination based on his ability, really happy and a little regretful.

If he goes directly to the capital to attend the Spring Festival, will others say that he did not pass the exam based on his ability?

Alas, this is really a sweet trouble.

After the imperial edict was read out, Lin Xiaoman became the head of Qingping County, and Lin Erhu became Lin Xiaolian. Not to mention their village, not even the entire Qingping County could find anyone else. This is a great honor.

Lin Youwang and Lin Daqiang were so happy that they couldn't close their mouths and immediately ordered to kill pigs and sheep to celebrate.

Lin Xiaoman packed a large purse for each of his father-in-law and Aunt Jin, but they both looked at Lu Jin aside, and seeing him nodding, they happily accepted the purse.

Lin Xiaoman noticed this detail and wondered again, who is Lu Jin? Why do everyone in the palace have to look at his face?

Why can’t this be a relative of the emperor?

Lin Xiaoman accompanied Eunuch Fang and Aunt Jin to sit and talk in the yard. Her current status was extraordinary, so naturally she couldn't cook by herself.

So, Lin Daqiang called his younger sister Lin Dajiao, who had studied under Lin Xiaoman for more than half a year and was much better than her fellow villagers in farming and cooking, to come over and take charge.

There are eight dishes in total, each served in a basin.

When the table was served, Lin Xiaoman asked Eunuch Fang and Nanny Jin to sit down, but they stood obediently at the table and did not dare to move. It was not until Lu Jin pulled Lin Xiaoman to sit on the table that they ran to the table where Lin Daqiang was sitting.

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Lin Xiaoman asked Lu Jin, "Why don't they sit at this table?"

Lu Jin smiled, "Maybe it's because there are so many people and it's so lively."

Lin Xiaoman was helpless. She was also afraid that the two of them would be dissatisfied, so she prepared a table for them alone. Who knew that in the end it was just her and Lu Jin.

However, this fancy dress is really tiring to wear, the sleeves are too big, and it is inconvenient to eat.

Lin Xiaoman wanted to change back into his usual clothes, but was stopped by Lu Jin, "It looks really good. Let's wear it for a while. I'll give you whatever you want to eat."

Lin Xiaoman looked at the plate of braised fish, and Lu Jin's chopsticks immediately moved towards the belly of the fish.
Chapter completed!