Qiao Lan told the story about how Duan Yuexiu had a close relationship with Taifu Du and was involved in Taifu Du's case.
Cheng Yao, the name of Master Du, has been mentioned before. The Du family is a virtuous family and has served as officials for generations. However, the emperor's temperament in recent years has been somewhat...
This is not something that a minister of his should discuss.
Cheng Yao only dared to think about it in his heart and never dared to tell outsiders.
In short, the capital city has little connection with him as a local official.
Cheng Yao was admitted to the imperial examination before the chaos broke out in the capital. When the chaos broke out in the capital, he could not pass the imperial examination and become an official, so he came to Lantian County to become a county magistrate due to the activities of his elders at home.
Before coming to Lantian County to take office, Cheng Yao heard his elders mention Lantian County. There are no complicated interpersonal relationships in Lantian County, and the only outstanding scholar in the county is Duan Yuexiu.
The elders talked about how Duan Yuexiu was born in a poor family and lived in the fourth rank of the officialdom. They also lamented that Duan Yuexiu was in his prime and promising. If there were not so many twists and turns, Duan Yuexiu would have been promoted to an official position. Unfortunately, he died young.
Cheng Yao never knew about the Duan family's return home until someone came to the county to report it yesterday.
"Since there is a good way to benefit the country and the people, it is a good time to make meritorious deeds! Why should the old lady worry?" Cheng Yao reassured.
In Cheng Yao's opinion, Duan Yuexiu was involved in this case after Yuexiu had been there for several years, so there might be an adulterer who was causing trouble.
Even if Duan Yuexiu was at fault, the fact that his property was confiscated shows that his fault was not serious at all.
Now that there is a recipe that can increase farmland production, let alone being implicated. After the capital is pacified, it needs to rest and recuperate, and there is no war outside, so it is natural to focus on agriculture.
Mrs. Duan’s recipe is undoubtedly nectar from heaven!
Qiao Lan: "I'm not worried about my late husband. He was punished by the court because he made a mistake. I told you this matter because I'm afraid that you will offend others by interceding for me. I don't ask for any high official salary.
I just want my descendants to be safe."
Cheng Yao understands!
He understood what Mrs. Duan meant!
Regardless of how well the Duan family is doing now, as long as the order to confiscate the Duan family's property remains in place, the Duan family's reputation will be implicated in this matter.
No wonder when he just chatted with several men of the Duan family, he found that they were all white, and they had been deprived of their honors after having their homes confiscated.
Winning fame is the next best thing. In the future, it will be difficult for descendants to enter the court and serve as officials because of this matter.
"Don't worry, Mrs. Duan, leave the rest to me!" Cheng Yao reassured.
Qiao Lan nodded numbly, a little confused.
She just made it clear to the county magistrate about her family's hidden dangers, fearing that if he brought things up to ask for rewards, someone would make things difficult for him and he would not be able to find out the reason.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t please reward Qiao Lan!
There is also Mr. He!
In this life, she only eats, drinks and sleeps. When she learns scientific farming under systematic guidance, and then passes this skill on to her children and grandchildren, she will be able to keep them from going hungry for the rest of their lives.
There are too many and Qiao Lan can't control them.
"Can you please Madam, please tell me this recipe in detail? I will write it down on paper and pen so that I can present it to the superior!" Cheng Yao respectfully requested.
"Sir, wait a moment! I'll get the book out for you!" Qiao Lan said, got up and went to her room.
Cheng Yao sat on the wooden chair and was surprised. Was this recipe recorded in a book?
Is it some kind of rare book?
Qiao Lan went back to her room, took her notes, handed them to Cheng Yao to read, and told her where the recipe came from.
"After my late husband left, I often went to the temple. One time on my way home, I rescued an injured white-haired old man. The old man said he was grateful to me and took out a book from his arms and gave it to me. He said it was from their family.
A family heirloom.”
"The family heirloom is so precious, how dare the old woman take it? The old man said that he had no one in his family, and he only hoped that this craftsmanship could be passed down. If it could not be passed on, he was afraid that the efforts of the ancestors would be wasted. So I collected the book.
When he got down, he sent his servants to take the old man to the medical center at the foot of the mountain."
"When I got home, I opened the book and found that it talked about various methods of farming. I looked through it a few times and put the book in the box. Unexpectedly, the book disappeared the next day.
, I don’t quite remember the prescription. When I sent my servant at home to look for the old man in the medical clinic, he couldn’t be found!”
"As a housewife, I don't need this kind of farming method. Unexpectedly, my life was so rough, so I took my family back to my hometown to farm. When I took the farm tools and started farming, I started dreaming that night. In my dream, there was
An old man was plowing the land..."
"The old man's figure was hazy and I couldn't see clearly. When I got closer, I realized that he was actually the old man I met in the mountains before. The fertile fields you saw were planted by me using the recipe taught by the old man in his dream."
Qiao Lan dug out the story she had made up for He Fang before, added some spice to it, and told it to Cheng Yao.
Qiao was born into a Marquis family. A careful search would reveal that a noble girl raised in the backyard of a deep house knew how to farm?
Instead of preparing all kinds of lies to deal with them, it is better to just use one, since they can't find the old man in the mountain anyway.
If someone really brings out an old man from the mountains in the future, Qiao Lan won't be afraid.
She is not the Monkey King, she is the systematic "Tathagata Buddha"!
After listening to Qiao Lan's story, Cheng Yao picked up the booklet in front of him and opened it. In addition to the recipe for fertilizing the land mentioned by Qiao Lan, the book also wrote down in detail when to start sprouting and when to start planting.
The days for fertilizing and adding water to the soil are clearly written.
Judging from the handwriting and paper, it is very fresh, especially the handwriting. The handwriting is weak and the casualness of the person who wrote it can be seen. It should be written by the old lady herself.
Cheng Yao stood up from his chair, ready to thank Qiao Lan for his generosity.
But Qiao Lan was the first to speak: "If you want this recipe, sir, just copy it. My old lady wrote these pages in the light of the lamp. Although it's a bit sloppy, I'm absolutely reluctant to give it away!"
The person who copied the notes just copied the notes. There was no such thing as taking away everyone’s notebooks. How hard it would be for her to write them again!
Seeing that Cheng Yao was happy, Qiao Lan spoke first.
Cheng Yao looked innocent. He didn't dare to give the book away directly even if he wanted to take it home. He would definitely make an excerpt before giving it to someone else. He could only hand it over and thank him again: "Since it is the hard work of the old lady, I will not rob it.
Can you let me take it back to the county government office for two days and then send it back to the old lady?"
Qiao Lan nodded: "Excuse me, sir."
Both parties reached a consensus agreement and were both satisfied.
Before leaving, Cheng Yao planned to bring a small bag of Duan's new rice, and Shang was packing it for Cheng Yao.
Duan Mingjing was very fond of Magistrate Cheng who was extremely polite to him and could bring glory to the Duan family again.
He took the initiative and enthusiastically stepped forward and said: "Your Excellency, the county magistrate, the chickens in my backyard are pretty good. Would you like to take one back to try it out?"
Cheng Yao was naturally happy when someone gave him delicious food. As a parent official, he went to people's homes and even brought food to them.
"I understand Duan Erlang's wishes. I haven't given you the money for the meal yet. How can I use the chickens you worked so hard to raise for nothing?" Thinking of this, Li Yao took out a piece of silver and handed it to Duan Mingjing.
After some refusal, Qiao Lan asked Duan Mingjing to accept it.
Cheng Yao glanced at the old lady of the Duan family who was still smiling. For some reason, he felt that this old lady's smile was more genuine than before?