The little cook in the book has fallen asleep

At this time, Lord Zheng, wearing official uniform, happily came to the Cheng family with his guards and entourage and Lord Wei's family. The people in front were beating gongs and drums, and the people behind were carrying large boxes.

"General Yuan, you are here too?" Zheng Yexi was surprised when he saw Yuan Heng, but when he saw his hands wrapped in thick gauze, he felt very respectful.

He had heard from Lord Wei that on the day the provincial examination ended, Yuan Heng risked his life to capture more than a dozen Japanese spies.

"Sir Zheng, long time no see. Today is a happy event in my adopted daughter's family. I am not the focus!" Yuan Heng also heard that Zhao Yunniang was the niece of the director of the Ministry of Agriculture.

Wouldn't there be many people who would snatch his little girl from him in the future? He heard that the Zheng family also had few girls, and there was only Zheng Rong in the generation of his daughter!

"Adopted daughter?" Zheng Yexi asked. He knew that Yuan Heng had never married or had children, so the adopted daughter he adopted was the eldest daughter of the general's mansion.

"Yes, Cheng Yu is my adopted daughter! Lord Zheng, what is this?" Yuan Heng stated his identity and pointed at Zheng Yexi's official uniform.

It's just that this little girl is very low-key. She doesn't want him to announce to the public that she is the adopted daughter of the general's mansion. She says that it's for his own good and that their Cheng family cannot become the weak link of the border general!

Cheng Yu: Don’t blame me, my sixth sense tells me that I can’t make this relationship public!

Zheng Yexi glanced at their family, and then he said, "Oh, I almost forgot the important matter! The Cheng family received the order, Cheng Shang received the order!"

In fact, Zheng Yexi tested the literacy of the three Cheng Jin brothers on the second day after they arrived.

This time, the emperor gave him a ninth-rank agricultural official position and asked him to choose a member of the Cheng family at his discretion. He finally chose Yuan Shang.

Putting aside the fact that Cheng Shang is his nephew's husband, Cheng Shang is far more literate than the other two brothers and has much more far-sighted vision than the other two.

At the same time, Cheng Shang has the ability to draw inferences from one example, and he also has his own unique insights into farming.

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims that Cheng Shang of Qingshan Village is virtuous and prudent, cares about the people, and has a gentle and kind nature.

You are hereby conferred the title of Ninth-Rank Agricultural Master. This is decreed!" Zheng Yexi felt very satisfied as he looked at the Cheng family members kneeling in front of him in an orderly manner.

Although the Cheng family is a farming family, they know etiquette and are neither arrogant nor impatient when encountering things. This is very rare.

"Cheng Shang, come forward and receive the order!" Zheng Yexi reminded softly.

"I thank the Lord for His great grace!" Cheng Shang was so excited that his hands and feet were shaking. He quickly stretched out his hands and carefully took the imperial edict.

"Hurry up and get up, why are you kneeling!" Zheng Yexi hurriedly stepped forward to help Cheng Shang up, and said with a smile: "Cheng Shang, don't be too nervous. Although you have been conferred the title of ninth-rank agricultural teacher, the emperor has granted you permission not to accompany me to the capital."

"Sir..." Cheng Shang was filled with gratitude and didn't know how to express his feelings.

Zheng Yexi patted his shoulder and comforted him, "I know you love this land under your feet, so let you continue to shine here!

From now on, your family’s seeds will be protected by the court, and no one will dare to take your seeds anymore!

Even when our imperial court needs seeds, we have to barter for them. This is something the emperor has specifically instructed!

Here, this is your appointment letter, that is your official uniform, and there is also a reward! This is the token that the emperor specially gave to your family!

In the future, if you have new seeds, no one will dare to force you to buy or sell them by showing the sign!" Zheng Yexi pointed to the big wooden box, and then handed Cheng Yu a small wooden sign with a big "agriculture" character on it.

Cheng Shang quickly stepped forward to take the token. Upon hearing this, the Cheng family members were so excited that their eyes filled with tears and they kowtowed repeatedly to express their gratitude.

Seeing this, Zheng Yexi hurriedly helped the Cheng family up and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, there is no need for us to be so polite as a family."

"Uncle, thank you!" Zhao Yunniang knew that the Cheng family must have asked Zheng Yexi to appoint them as the agricultural official.

Cheng Yu: She just wanted the court to protect their seeds, but her great uncle asked for an official position for her father.

Although it was a sinecure, it was at the same level as the county magistrate. It was obvious that the county magistrate did not kneel, which greatly raised the reputation of the Cheng family.

Moreover, with the imperial court as their backing, anyone who wants to covet their seeds has to think carefully about whether they can afford to offend them.

"Hurry, everyone, please come in, it's time for lunch!" Cheng Cuihua invited everyone to go into the new house and take their seats. Just now, she saw that the Cheng family members were busy waiting at the door to receive orders, so she continued to arrange for the people to help to prepare the food quickly.

The original time chosen for moving was noon, and now it is closer to noon. I don’t know whether it is dinner or lunch.

"Okay, General Yuan, let's go!" Lord Zheng made a gesture of invitation.

"Please come in, Lord Zheng!" The two of them entered the new house side by side.

A group of people followed closely behind, and soon laughter could be heard from inside.

For a moment, everyone was toasting and having a great time.

"Dad, eldest brother, third brother, this official position..." After seeing off all the guests, Cheng Shang called the whole family into the main hall and started talking about this official position.

Because everyone was growing corn and potatoes, but he got an official position because of it, he was afraid that his family would become resentful of him.

"This position should belong to you! The seeds were discovered by Nannan, and you are her father. It is the credit of your second branch! We are just benefiting from you!" Cheng Tian understood that this position could only belong to the second brother, and it was what the second brother deserved.

"Yes, thank you, second brother. I never thought that I would have such a good life! What is yours is yours, and it has nothing to do with us!" Cheng Jin also said.

"Yes, yes, second uncle, Lord Cheng! You will be a golden thigh in the future, I'll hug you now!" The boy from the Cheng family rushed forward and hugged Cheng Shang's thigh.

This caused everyone to laugh.

"Yes, second son, this official position originally belonged to you. You are better than the rest of us in terms of literacy and comprehension, there is no doubt about that!" Old Master Cheng was not afraid that his other two sons would get angry, so he said this directly.

"My three sons, Cheng Tielin, are all good people, not bad! Hahaha, my Cheng family has changed its face!" Old Master Cheng kept laughing wildly, making everyone happy too.

This time, Li Huaxiang thought very clearly. She couldn't speak, so she just stood quietly aside and agreed with whoever spoke the best!

"Grandpa, grandma, this is the money I earned from selling seeds. It's time to settle the marriage of my eldest brother and young lady!" Cheng Yu took out the 12,000 taels of gold that Zheng Yexi had hidden in the big box today and put it on the table.

As a child, she was often dragged by Cheng Xiaoba to the big tree at the entrance of the village to listen to gossip. Now the rumors in the village were that her eldest brother had recovered from his illness and her three brothers had become juren, so the Cheng family's status had become higher and they looked down on Sun Xiaoxiao.

Today her father was appointed an official in charge of agriculture, so there will surely be more gossips. Especially in this county, where the county magistrate and her father are the only officials, so there will surely be more people who want to marry into the Cheng family.

The Cheng family had to quickly finalize the marriage with the Sun family and send the second brother and his family away in time, otherwise it would definitely affect the future of the three older brothers. If some dirty tricks succeeded, it would be bad for the Cheng family.

Now that they have so much gold, her idea is to buy a house directly in the capital and let her second brother and others go directly to the capital to prepare for the palace examination.

If you fail the provincial exam, you can find a private school there to continue studying.

"Nannan, this is yours, why did you take it out!" said Old Mrs. Cheng.

"Grandpa and grandma, the matter between the young lady and my eldest brother can't be delayed any longer, and my second brother and the others can't stay in the county to study, they have to go to the capital!" Ninth-rank officials are considered high-ranking here, and juren are also considered powerful, but in the capital, there are a lot of them.

"Why?" Lin Pan'er hasn't figured it out yet. Even Li Huaxiang and the others were looking at Cheng Yu.

"Mother, sister-in-law, and sister-in-law, think about it, aren't Xiao, Yu, and Wen the three Cheng family boys who are of marriageable age?

Xiao Er and his friends are still Juren, so their future is limitless! Brother Shang is now a ninth-rank official.

If someone with bad intentions wants to get close to our family, what method is the best to use?" Zhao Yunniang analyzed it layer by layer for everyone to hear.

After all, she had heard from her mother about the dirty things that happened in the backyard. From now on, their family would be considered a good family here, and they could not be tricked by others.

"Marriage? Planning on getting a few boys involved?" Li Huaxiang was not stupid. She understood as soon as Zhao Yunniang said that.

"Not only that, it's a good thing that Nannan didn't let uncle take out the gold, otherwise even the eldest brother, the third brother and my brother Shang would be targeted! There might even be girls aged seventeen or eighteen who come to tease our father!" Zhao Yun's mother told everyone about the possible situations in advance.

"My mother is right, so we must settle the marriage with the Sun family as soon as possible. At the same time, let my second brother and my uncle go to the capital together. People in Beijing look down on people of our background!" Cheng Yu also said, giving everyone a shot of prevention in advance.

"Now that my father is an official, our shop is also going to open. I want to buy a few people! What do you think?" Cheng Yu asked everyone.

She had had this idea a long time ago, but at that time her family did not have a trump card to save their lives, but now they have it.

The Cheng family's restaurant is about to open, but they don't have enough manpower from their own family. The food recipes cannot be leaked, especially for the light meals she wants to make, so they are not at ease inviting outsiders.

The style of her third aunt's clothes was custom-made and could not be disclosed, so she could only buy someone else's clothes and feel at ease when she had the indenture in their hands.

If a ninth-rank official's daughter runs a business and keeps a few servants at home, no one will say anything.

"Servants? Why do you want to buy servants?" Old Mrs. Cheng was an honest peasant woman at heart. She was not used to being taken care of by others, and she could not accept trading people like animals.

"Grandma, our shop is about to open. Whether it's the food recipes or the styles of my third aunt's clothes, there can't be any mistakes. Instead of asking someone to come and worry about it, it's better to just hold the indenture in our hands.

Besides, my second brother and his friends are going to Beijing to take the imperial examinations. Now that we have the conditions, we can arrange two or three bookboys to accompany them. My father and his friends also need someone who knows martial arts to protect them!" Cheng Yu explained the reason clearly.

"We're also going to buy a yard in the capital. What if my other brothers have to take exams in the future? Can we go there to have some fun when we have free time?

Now my second brother and his family also need a quiet environment to study, it is impossible for them to stay in a hotel or stay at my uncle's house every day!" Cheng Yu said again.

When the Cheng family heard this, it seemed to be the case, so they nodded and agreed.

However, they only took out two thousand taels of gold. One thousand taels were given to Cheng Yiyu and others to buy a house in the capital, and the rest was given to Cheng Yu to buy people, land, and shops.

The Cheng family asked Cheng Yu to keep the remaining gold herself, saying that it was her dowry.

Cheng Yu: No way, she wants money to make money!

"Big brother, take the second brother to the Sun family before the curfew to discuss the time for the exchange of engagement letters and explain clearly why our Cheng family wants to go to the Sun family to propose marriage.

And this gold, you can exchange it for silver notes and silver. This piece of paper is what I asked the waiter to write as the necessary gift for the engagement, you can buy it according to the instructions!" Old Lady Cheng gave instructions and took out the two thousand taels of gold and asked Cheng Jin to exchange it for silver notes and silver.

Cheng Jin and Cheng Shang harnessed their carriage and went into the city, while the Cheng family members also discussed the marriage proposal at home.

When Qian Xiu'er heard about the Cheng family's affairs, she was being molested over and over again by two old bachelors in their forties. Why did she end up living like this!

The Cheng family! Now it seemed like they were out of her reach!