The little cook in the book has fallen asleep

"The imperial edict has arrived, Cheng Tielin from Qingshan Village is here to receive it!" As the voice got closer, the crowd watching the excitement automatically dispersed.

A man wearing a black robe, a wide leather belt decorated with intricate gold threads, and a white jade belt around his waist, holding a bright yellow scroll, walked towards Mr. Cheng and the others from the crowd.

Magistrate Wei followed the man closely. When the man walked in front of Mr. Cheng, Magistrate Wei asked Mr. Cheng and his family to kneel down before he slowly opened the scroll.

Seeing the three generations of the Cheng family kneeling in front of him one after another, without making loud noises or looking around, Eunuch Pan nodded with satisfaction.

Although the Cheng family was just an ordinary farming family, they obviously knew etiquette. The children did not make any noise, and they knelt respectfully when County Magistrate Wei asked them to do so, with an attitude that was neither humble nor arrogant.

What a family that has raised three outstanding grandchildren!

Recalling how he was led astray by the county magistrate and mistakenly entered old Cheng's house, where he was asked for candy and food by a group of naughty children, eunuch Pan couldn't help feeling annoyed. The same name, Cheng, came from two different families!

Later, he learned that Cheng Tielin's family had long since severed ties with the old Cheng family, and he felt fortunate for Cheng Tielin.

As the old saying goes, a blessed person will not enter an unblessed family, especially a family like the Cheng family who are short-sighted and cannot even keep the overwhelming wealth.

Then, Eunuch Pan cleared his throat and began to solemnly read the imperial edict:

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: I know that Cheng Yiyu, Cheng Zhiwen, and Cheng Liyao, grandsons of Cheng Jia Tielin of Qingshan Village, are all talented and can be regarded as pillars of the country.

In addition, they were full of love and upon hearing that the south of the Yangtze River was hit by a flood, they specially wrote some methods to deal with the flood, which won my heart.

I hereby reward them with one thousand taels of gold, twenty pieces of silk and satin, and give the Cheng family a plaque with the words "A Family of Loyalty and Righteousness" to commend their righteousness.

This is it.

Cheng Tielin, please accept the order."

"I thank the Lord for His grace!" Old Master Cheng would definitely not respond.

But he has Cheng Yu, Cheng Yu said in her heart, the old man just followed her, took the imperial edict with both hands, kowtowed, and knelt down to thank!

Old Master Cheng learned it very well. He raised his hands high to take the imperial edict, then kowtowed carefully and knelt aside.

"Stand up, I'm just here to announce an order. Cheng Yiyu, Cheng Zhiwen, Cheng Liyao, who are they?" asked Eunuch Pan.

Magistrate Wei stood up, and the Cheng family members followed suit, then stood in front of Eunuch Pan with neither arrogance nor servility.

"My lord, I am Cheng Yiyu," Cheng Yiyu stepped forward and said respectfully.

"My lord, I am Cheng Zhiwen," Cheng Zhiwen also stepped forward and said respectfully.

"My dear father-in-law, I am Cheng Liyao," Cheng Liyao stepped forward and said with a smile.

"Good, good, what a handsome man you are," said Eunuch Pan with a smile. He looked at the three of them with admiration in his eyes.

Old Master Cheng watched the guards carry three boxes to the main room, and immediately called his three sons to make tea, the best kind.

"Eunuch, please have some tea." Cheng Yiyu picked up a cup of tea and handed it to Eunuch Xiao Pan respectfully.

"Thank you, sir. This tea smells really good." Eunuch Pan took the teacup, took a sip, and praised it highly: "Well, it tastes good. It's really good tea."

"Thank you for the compliment, sir. This was brought back by my eldest brother when he was on escort duty. If you like it, I will ask my brothers to bring some back for you to enjoy slowly." Cheng Yiyu said with a smile.

When Old Lady Cheng heard from her daughter that the father-in-law came to announce the decree to give the red paper, she went back to her room and took out a hundred taels of silver note. Then she remembered that they had a thousand taels of gold, so she took out another hundred taels of silver note and put it in the red paper.

Old Madam Cheng secretly gave it to Eunuch Pan when there were few people around: "Eunuch, this is the red head, please have some tea with the gentlemen!"

Eunuch Pan smiled and said a few auspicious words before taking the red envelope.

"Hey, how can you, an old woman, grab things?" A guard immediately shouted when he saw Old Woman Cheng grabbing things.

"How dare you! Do you think everyone has the time to spend the rewards bestowed by the emperor?" Eunuch Pan looked at Old Lady Cheng, who was holding the gold bars with shining eyes.

"I... I am Cheng Tielin's mother, why can't I use it!" Old Mrs. Cheng was dazzled by the gold bars and started to talk back to Eunuch Pan regardless of the consequences.

"The relationship has been severed. My Cheng Tielin family has nothing to do with your Cheng Zhong family!" Old Master Cheng said immediately in a firm tone.

"How dare you talk back to Eunuch Pan? Drag you out and beat me. If you don't want this mouth of yours anymore, slap me thirty times!" The county magistrate knew who Eunuch Pan was. He was someone the emperor could call out by name.

"Uncle Zhong, if I were you, I would take good care of Cheng Tiezhu's family. Brother Tielin and the others are about to become rich!" The village chief said immediately when he saw Cheng Zhong who wanted to kneel on the ground and beg for mercy.

"You are a eunuch..." Liu Hua was slapped by Cheng Zhong. This stupid woman was going to kill their family!

As the ancients said, a virtuous wife brings wealth for three generations!

Old Mrs. Cheng was pulled into the yard by the guards, and immediately a young eunuch came forward to carry out the county magistrate's order.

"I beg you gentlemen to spare this old woman like me. I have never seen anything good, so I became greedy!" Old Master Cheng knelt in front of the county magistrate and begged for mercy.

"Mr. Cheng is a wonderful man! He can't tell right from wrong and can't even control his own wife. No wonder the house is so lively!" Of course, Eunuch Pan heard what Liu Hua said. Although she didn't finish, he naturally knew the last word.

"Sir, please spare my life!" Old Master Cheng naturally knew that he had angered the eunuch.

"She, she, she, drag them all out and give them thirty lashes. Not everyone can enter the Cheng family." The three brothers Cheng Yiyu have already caught the emperor's eye. Their future is limitless, and he is happy to sell them a good one.

"Please spare my life, sir, please spare my life. My mother is too old and I'm afraid she can't bear it!" said Cheng Tiezhu.

"If she can't bear it, then you have to bear it for her!" Young Eunuch Pan also holds a grudge. Since he became Eunuch Pan's adopted son, no one has dared to point at the eunuch and scold him like this!

"I... I'm not in good health either!" A man who is only 1.7 meters tall and weighs several dozen kilograms insisted that he was not in good health.

This made the onlookers laugh. Old Master Cheng and his wife loved the filial son so much that his heart was leaning towards the first wife. Cheng Zhong and his wife must be blind!

In the end, it was Old Mrs. Cheng who was beaten with the stick herself. The Cheng family didn't dare to say a word and even hid in the corner. In the end, the official called for them to be taken home and it took a long time for the official to urge them to go home.

The head of the village patted the village chief and said, "If our family had a descendant like Brother Tielin, I would worship him as my ancestor."

"Yes, it's just that Uncle Zhong can't see the situation clearly. Brother Tielin's family has been favored by the county magistrate. This loyal and righteous family is someone we cannot afford to offend!" The village chief sighed. It was a pity that Cheng Zhong didn't cherish him and treated that coward as a treasure.

"Go away, go home and have dinner!" When Mr. Cheng saw that the problem was solved, he immediately said to the crowd.

"Old woman, take your daughter-in-law to the kitchen to make some food and prepare some dry food. I think Eunuch Pan and the others must not have eaten yet. They have been traveling on the road these days. Thank you for your hard work!" Grandpa Cheng's words were very comforting.

"No need to trouble you. I have to return to the capital as soon as possible to report. By the way, my adoptive father has already made the plaque for you like this. You can hang it directly in the main hall. It was written by the emperor himself." Eunuch Pan refused. When he mentioned the emperor, he bowed in the direction of the capital, and then pointed to the plaque made into a wooden sign in the corner.

"Thank you for your grace! Thank you, Eunuch Pan!" Old Master Cheng also bowed in the direction of the capital, "Little Eunuch Pan, you are tired from the journey, you must have a hot meal at our house, otherwise it would be impolite of our master!"

Eunuch Pan had no choice but to accept the offer. Then, while Old Lady Cheng and the other two were making lunch, they prepared dry food for Eunuch Pan and his friends on the road, including egg pancakes, meat pancakes, and sauerkraut and oil-dregs buns...

Cheng Yu happily watched his brothers chatting with Eunuch Pan and the county magistrate in a dignified manner.

"Sister, both Little Eunuch Pan and Eunuch Pan love bacon and sausage, especially Sichuan style!" Xiao Ou flew to Cheng Yu's shoulder and said.

"Who is Eunuch Pan?" Cheng Yu asked. A man who could make the county magistrate treat him with such respect was definitely not an ordinary eunuch.

"He is the adopted son of the chief eunuch serving the emperor, and is now serving the little prince." Xiao Ou replied.

The current emperor is the legitimate son of the late emperor's empress. He has been loved and pampered by the late emperor and the late empress since he was a child.

However, since he was too young, the late emperor did not appoint a crown prince, so he was forced to participate in the crown prince dispute for decades. After suffering that kind of hardship, he currently only married one queen, and there are only four sons and two daughters born by the queen in the harem.

"Xiao Ou, get all the bacon and sausages out of the space and put them in the kitchen!" Cheng Yu leaned on Xiao Ou's head and communicated with him through his mind.

Eunuch Pan looked at the tiny person and the tiny bird and found them very interesting. He immediately waved his hand to signal Cheng Yu to come forward.

"Uncle...I...have...something," Cheng Yu said with a smile.

"Uncle, my sister said she has something for you!" Cheng Xiaoba acted as a translator, and after he finished explaining, he saw his sister gave him a thumbs up.

"Let's go..." Cheng Yu was not afraid of strangers, and pulled Eunuch Pan to the kitchen.

“Here!…Delicious.” Cheng Yu handed the bacon to Eunuch Pan and took a sip at the same time.

"Hahaha, okay, thank you our little girl!" Eunuch Pan looked at the bacon and sausages in the corner, his heart suddenly warmed, and he happily hugged Cheng Yu.

After lunch, Eunuch Pan set off back to Beijing with his guards.

Eunuch Pan sat in the carriage, thinking that this "loyal family" was really different from what he had imagined. He clenched the bacon and sausages in his hands, and he and his adoptive father were in for a treat.

And that night, something big happened in the Cheng family...