Chapter 363 Gathering at the Main Mansion of Chang'an County
Zhou Xia originally said she wanted to invite Lu Yan and the others to come to Yu's house to express their gratitude, but the county government sent them a message saying that they wanted to invite people from several families who had previously contributed money and efforts to rescue the refugees to have a gathering at the county government's office.
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This excited several families. It seemed that it would be useful to help the refugees with the county government.
On this day, He Yunxi got up early, put on makeup, and drank some potion for herself to make her voice sound different from usual, much hoarse, so that no one familiar with her would recognize her. Waiting for her
When she puts on the veil again, people who know her will recognize her.
This is what Lu Yan thought of for her.
Lu Yan said that the head of Chang'an County has done such a big thing here, and it is impossible not to show his face even once. This would not be good for people like the Yu family who contributed money and effort, and would easily make him feel cold.
She just wants to hide her current identity, as long as no one recognizes her. She can also appear occasionally by putting on makeup and changing her voice.
He Yunxi thought about it. It was like holding a commendation meeting for whatever the company did in his previous life.
So she decided to hold a party while waiting for Qiu Wei's results in Fucheng, and invite people from those families to come and commend her.
Those people didn't want much, they just wanted to have a relationship with the county government. Considering what they had done for the refugees, it was okay for her to satisfy them.
However, because they didn't want to expose their identities, Lu Yan and the others couldn't go, so He Yunxi could only go by herself. Even Luo Fu couldn't come forward, so she called two maids to follow her at the county lord's mansion.
Huang An has been a housekeeper in the city lord's mansion for so long, and this is the first time that the county lord holds a banquet. Huang An and the others are gearing up to give the county lord a grand party, but He Yunxi vetoes it.
If you have this energy, wouldn't it be better to help the people at the bottom more?
So she decided to invite people to sit down, give them some snacks, and chat before sending them away.
As soon as the time came, the ladies came to the door one after another and were led to the main hall.
Because He Yunxi is a woman, I only invited female family members, but it just made sense.
He Yunxi wore an off-white long skirt. The pattern was relatively simple, with just a few emerald green bamboos embroidered on the skirt. However, the cut was well-fitting, reflecting her figure without looking frivolous. She wore a veil on her face,
The exposed eyes are bright and lively, making people feel fond of them just by looking at them.
"I have met the county lord." Zhou Xia and several ladies saluted together.
He Yunxi represented the royal family at this moment. He sat down and accepted their courtesy. He raised his hand and said lightly: "Madams, please rise."
"Thank you, Lord County."
Several ladies stood up, and He Yunxi said: "Ladies, please sit down."
Zhou Xia and the others sat on the chairs on both sides, and immediately a maid came in to serve tea.
"Great tea! Is this this year's Yuqian Longjing?" a lady said.
"This lady seems to be a tea lover." He Yunxi smiled, "Yes, this is indeed this year's Yuqian Longjing. It is tribute tea. The emperor rewarded me with some. I think everyone is helping the refugees this time.
We have spent a lot of manpower and financial resources, so I want to serve all the ladies with the best tea."
"I heard that the output of Longjing tea before the rain is very low, and even fewer can make tribute tea. The emperor even sent someone to deliver it to the county magistrate from such a long distance. The county magistrate is really loved by the emperor." Mrs. Wu said cheerfully.
He Yunxi responded: "It's all because of the Emperor's love."
Seeing that He Yunxi had a kinder attitude, everyone relaxed a little. A woman saw He Yunxi holding the woman's hair and asked, "Is the county owner married?"
"Yes, we have been married for more than a year."
The ladies were a little surprised. They had only been married for more than a year? Then the Lord of Chang'an County was still very young!
"The County Lord is really young and promising, with great love in his heart. Having the County Lord here during this drought is really a blessing to the refugees."
He Yunxi smiled and said a few words.
Half an hour later, He Yunxi had these ladies sent away. Each of them prepared a gift, which was not much, but each of them had a small portion of the Yuqian Longjing gifted by the emperor.
After Zhou Xia got on the carriage, she and Mrs. Yu looked at the things prepared by He Yunxi. Each person had a piece of cloth and a pastry. There was no sign, but at first glance it was not an ordinary pastry. There was also a small portion of tea, which seemed to be
This is the tea I drank today.
"Sister-in-law, is this the Yuqian Longjing you drank today?" Mrs. Yu Er was surprised, "This county boss is so generous?!"
Zhou Xia's eyes fell on the piece of cloth and she didn't respond.
Mrs. Yu Er didn't get a response. She looked up at her and saw that she was in a daze, so she asked, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"
"Do you know what kind of cloth this is?" Zhou Xia asked.
"This cloth is quite beautiful."
"This is Jiangzhou Yunyanbu." Zhou Xia said.
"What happened to the cloth?"
"This cloth is also a tribute. Although it is not particularly rare, it is only for the use of the royal family. There are very few that are spread outside. It is usually given by the royal family to others for use. And if you can get one piece, it is considered a lot.
"Yes." Zhou Xia said, "We have a lot of people participating today, but we only have one horse per person."
Only then did Mrs. Yu understand what Zhou Xia meant. This was a tribute. Even if it wasn't the most precious, it was amazing to be able to produce so many.
"How much Your Majesty loves the Princess of Chang'an County. He actually gave her so much! And judging from the quality of this cloth, it must be a tribute that was only produced this year." Mrs. Yu Er exclaimed, "This County Princess of Chang'an is so favored.
How generous!”
This kind of tribute was given to them as it was said to be given to them. And this Yuqian Longjing was given to her even though it was said that it was not given to her much, but in the end it was given to them.
"The county chief is thanking us for our money and efforts in this matter." Zhou Xia said, "This can also be regarded as the court's gratitude."
"Thank you from the court?" Second Madam Yu, unlike Zhou Xia, is from a family in the capital, so she still has less knowledge.
"I just realized it. Look at these cloths. They are still dark in color, which means they were originally used to make clothes for elderly people. And we each have one piece. Isn't this too much?" Zhou
Xia said, "The only explanation is that the imperial court lent her hand to us."
Mrs. Yu Er was a little disappointed: "We have spent so much money and effort and saved so many people, so this is considered a reward for us?"
"That's great." Zhou Xia was calm and smiled, "How many people are there in the entire Daliang Kingdom? How many people have done disaster relief? But, how many can be remembered by the court? If not for Chang'an
If the county leader does this together, we may not be seen, and we will receive rewards from the court."
Second Madam Yu thought about it. If someone from the Yu family was not an official, but just an ordinary wealthy businessman, even if the court knew about it, they would not necessarily express their stance like this.