You are my golden finger

Just after the Lantern Festival, the county magistrate, along with the county magistrate and the yamen runners, came to deliver high-yield corn, potato, and sweet potato seeds. This was something they had agreed on during the autumn harvest last year.

Because the county magistrate wanted to promote the planting of rice in the whole county, the villagers kept enough food for their own consumption and sold the rest to the county. This brought a lot of income to the villagers, and the nearby villages also benefited from it.

At the end of February, Master Liang took six people to take the county exam. This time, three people passed. Erhu was one of them. Another was Xingyuan, the grandson of his fifth uncle, and the other came to the town to study.

Grandma San felt that her hard work had finally paid off. She thanked Lin Xijin several times and was in tears for several days.

At the end of April, Master Liang set out again with the four students from Shiziwo and Erhu, and went to the provincial capital to take part in the academy examination and the provincial examination.

Oh, after entering the clan school, Master Liang named Daya Lin Anran and Erhu Lin Haoxuan. But everyone is still used to calling him Erhu.

With the information sent by Shangguan Rui as a foundation, and after a year of preparation, Xihui and the other three are ambitious and motivated.

After two examinations, Shiziwo produced three tongsheng and four xiucai. This made Shiziwo not only a sensation in the county, but also became famous in the provincial capital.

This buffet lasted for three days.

Lin Xijin also paid for half of the silver and half of the food. Originally, everyone didn't want Sanpo to pay, but Sanpo insisted on paying, and finally the clan leader took ten taels of silver from her.

Soon it was the time for summer harvest. The county magistrate looked at the grain income reported by the entire county. His hands shaking with excitement as he held the report, he wrote a memorial to the court overnight.

On the morning of the day when the memorial was presented to the emperor, the Duke of Anguo's Mansion, the General's Mansion, and the Imperial Tutor's Mansion also took the opportunity to report the agricultural production of their own estates. Coincidentally, several people simultaneously requested credit for Lin Xijin's cultivation of high-yield crops.

The emperor was delighted to hear this, and he and his ministers immediately went to the manor of the Duke of Anguo. There were still some crops that had not been harvested yet. When he saw the harvest of these crops, the emperor issued an order on the spot to confer Lin Xijin the title of "County Lady".

Accompanied by the county magistrate Li Yuze, Eunuch Gao, who was delivering the imperial decree, came to Shiziwo with a cavalry bringing the imperial edict and rewards. It was already August.

"Lin Xijin greets the angel! Angel, you have come from afar and you have worked hard!" Although Lin Xijin was not used to kneeling, she followed the local customs and obediently bowed to Eunuch Gao.

Eunuch Gao hurriedly helped her up.

"Lin Xijin accepted the order."

Because the county magistrate had sent a runner to deliver the message, the incense table had already been prepared. When the clan leader and the village head heard the words "receive the order", they all knelt down.

Lin Xijin also knelt down and lowered her head silently.

"In compliance with the will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: There is a man called Lin Xijin from Shiziwo Village, Qing'an Town, Qingyuan County, Fengbei Prefecture. He is a man of great talent, diligent, modest, and gentle character. He has made contributions to the cultivation of high-yield crops, which has benefited the people and will be remembered for generations to come. He is hereby conferred the title of 'Jiahui County Lady' of the fifth rank, and is granted Shiziwo Village as his fiefdom, and is rewarded with a thousand taels of gold, a pair of jade ruyi, and ten pieces of silk..."

Lin Xijin was a little confused when she heard the long list of rewards. Was the old emperor so generous? However, she didn't care much about other rewards. The fact that Shiziwo became her fiefdom was the real reward that touched her heart.

"I bow to thank the emperor for his grace! Long live the emperor! Long, long live the emperor!" This time Lin Xijin's thanks were sincere.

Eunuch Gao placed the imperial edict into Lin Xijin's hands with both hands, helped her up, and smiled at her kindly.

"Thank you, angel!"

The housekeeper was very discerning and immediately distributed wedding money to Eunuch Gao and the guards. Everyone took the purse in their hands and squeezed it, knowing that it was a banknote, which meant that there were at least fifty taels or more, and they couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

Of course, Lin Xijin spent a lot of money on Gao Gonggong's purse, sealing up two thousand taels of silver. The guards also each had one hundred taels of silver.

Anyone who has read history books knows that there were many eunuchs around the feudal emperors of all dynasties who were willing to demolish the dynasty. So with the purpose of offending gentlemen rather than eunuchs, Lin Xijin worked hard.

Of course, to avoid embarrassment to Eunuch Gao and the guards, the villagers present also had a share, but the purses were filled with a few silver melon seeds instead.

The villagers took the wedding money and left happily.

"My lord, you have come a long way and have worked hard. My humble abode is simple. If you don't mind, you can rest here for a while and let me entertain you."

Eunuch Gao was quite old and was indeed tired from the long journey, so he just went with the flow.

Who would have thought that after picking up the tea bowl and drinking two cups, my fatigue would disappear. After eating two slices of watermelon and a few grapes, I would feel more energetic. The guards felt the same way.

"Good tea! Good tea!" Eunuch Gao praised repeatedly.

"Angel, you may as well take a rest and have lunch before setting off. I can also ask you to prepare some tea and fruits for the angel to take back to Kyoto to present to the emperor, as a token of my gratitude to the angel and the emperor."

When Eunuch Gao heard this, he was confused. He also had a share of the gift, so he just accepted it! He would just say a few good words for this girl in front of the emperor in the future.

I don’t know whether Eunuch Gao and the others were hungry, or the food at Lin Xijin’s house was too delicious, but everyone in the group ate until they were full.

Lin Xijin asked the servants to fill all the carriages that Eunuch Gao brought with gifts. Each guard had two bags of tea, two cans of wine, two boxes of mooncakes, and two baskets of fruits. Eunuch Gao had four times as much as the guards.

The emperor was given two carts of corn, two carts of sweet potatoes, two carts of potatoes, one cart of tea and finished medicine, one cart of wine and mooncakes, and three carts of seasonal fruits. Twelve carts of things were a lot and quite valuable, but Lin Xijin still made a lot of money.

Of course, Magistrate Li's carriage was also filled with gifts. As the saying goes, whoever sees it gets a share, so there can't be favoritism.

So the convoy came with full load and returned with full load.

Eight days later, the emperor received a gift from Lin Xijin in return. He was very satisfied with the food and drink, and praised her for her thoughtfulness and thoroughness despite her young age. Of course, this is a later story.

After seeing off Eunuch Gao and his party, the clan leader, the head of the village and the elders of the clan came to the house together, and Lin Xijin had no choice but to invite everyone to have dinner.

The opinions of several people were particularly unanimous. They believed that since Lin Xijin had been rewarded, he must build an ancestral hall to worship his ancestors, offer sacrifices to the imperial edict, and comfort the heroic spirits of his ancestors.

Lin Xijin didn't care. If these old people wanted to do something, let them do it. It would only cost a little more money. Having something to do and having some spiritual sustenance was the basis of longevity. She would just show up when the time came. She took out five hundred taels of silver notes and asked a few people to take care of it. After the sacrifice, she would treat the whole village to a meal.

A day later, it was a good day, the sky was clear and cloudless, the sky was bright and the sun was shining brightly.

Lin Xijin's family was ready to go, and the nanny helped her dress up and put on the county lady's clothes. At such a young age, she suddenly looked a bit dignified.

Holding the imperial edict and the book of enthronement, he took Xihui and Xijia with him and resigned himself to the ceremony of ancestor worship.

Normally, women are not allowed to enter the ancestral hall for ancestor worship, but today was an exception.

The clan leader, along with several clan leaders, offered sacrifices, presented the imperial edict and the book of enthronement, and read the sacrificial inscription that the Master had written specifically for him.

After a set of procedures, Lin Xijin's two siblings burned incense and knelt down to worship. The villagers then took turns to worship, and the sacrificial ceremony was declared over.

The villagers happily enjoyed the buffet that lasted the whole day, and familiar relatives came to congratulate them one after another. It was another lively day in Shiziwo.

The peaceful and tranquil days made Lin Xijin particularly satisfied. But soon Xingwen came back from Kyoto and brought back bad news: the Turks in the north invaded in early October, and the ninth prince led his troops to fight.

This news broke the peace in Lin Xijin's heart. She spent more time in the mountains practicing, more time in the space refining medicine, and more times going out to buy food and medicine.