The eldest sister-in-law became rich by farming in the mountains

Xie Li was so anxious that he kept scratching his head.

She couldn't let go of Yan Yunlan, but also found it difficult to abandon her own relatives.

Her original intention of learning martial arts was to protect her mother and sister-in-law. Now that she is nearly eleven years old, she is no longer as ignorant as before. She naturally knows that from now on, no one will dare to bully her family.

But she was still worried.

Yan Yunlan held her little chubby face and rubbed it.

"You are so young, why do you have to worry about your life? With your sister-in-law around, who dares to bully your family? If it doesn't work, I will send a few female guards to protect them after returning to Beijing, and keep them safe."

Xie Li's eyes lit up instantly when she heard this: "Female guards? Are they very powerful?"

Yan Yunlan continued to persuade her: "They are much better than me. I learned all these martial arts from them. If you are willing to come back to the capital with me, I will let them teach you personally and guarantee that you will be invincible from now on."

Seeing Xie Li's excited expression, Yan Yunlan quickly struck while the iron was hot: "If you really can't get used to living here, I'll send you back. It's only about half a month's journey, and it's safe to take the official road."

Xie Li was indeed convinced.

That night she talked about this with Jiang, who hesitated for a moment and then nodded in agreement.

It’s not that she is kind-hearted, but Yan Heng’s family has helped her family a lot, but she has never been able to repay them.

Since Yan Yunlan and Xie Li get along so well, it would be better for Xie Li to take this opportunity to show her filial piety to Yan Heng and his wife on behalf of her elder sister-in-law and second brother.

Half a month later, an envoy sent by the emperor came to Beixi Village to announce the emperor's decree and welcome Master Yan and his family back to Beijing to perform their duties.

This news was like a bolt from the blue, and instantly caused an uproar in Beixi Village.

What?

Wasn't Yan Mancang's son a poor merchant? How did he become the prime minister of the dynasty?

The villagers flocked in and surrounded the Yan family.

Yan Heng bowed to all the villagers, then bowed to Yan Lizheng and said, "Brother Yan..."

As soon as he opened his mouth, Yan Lizheng was so frightened that his legs went weak. If his son had not been quick to hold him up, he would have almost collapsed to the ground.

Yan Lizheng waved his hands and said in a trembling voice: "Master Grand Tutor, this is not allowed!"

Seeing this, Yan Heng quickly helped him sit on a chair beside him, and then he sat down himself, then smiled and said: "Brother Yan, I am very grateful for your care over the past few years."

When Yan Lizheng heard Yan Heng call him that, his body trembled again.

Yan Heng continued, "My surname is Yan, and my given name is Heng, but I am not the son of your brother Yan Mancang."

It turned out that before Yan Heng decided to leave the capital, he had commissioned his good friend, the Minister of Revenue, to forge a new identity for him.

The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue selected Yan Heng, a merchant from Beixi Village under Guiyun County, Nanshao Prefecture, from the massive household registration list across the country.

After some investigation, it was learned that the merchant Yan Heng married into his wife's family and moved his family to another place, and he would never return to Beixi Village in this life.

At this point, Yan Heng took over this person's identity and came here with his wife and daughter to live in seclusion.

When they first arrived, the family had been living a life of luxury for so long that they were not used to the local conditions and habits, and life was very difficult.

But as they continued to get along, Yan Heng and his wife were gradually infected by the villagers' enthusiasm and simplicity, gradually integrated into local life, and got along more and more harmoniously with the villagers.

To this day, I feel a bit reluctant and nostalgic.

After listening to Yan Heng's story, Yan Lizheng remained in shock for a long time with his mouth slightly open.

Yan Heng bowed to him again to express his gratitude: "After this farewell, I'm afraid we may never meet again. There is only so much I can do for the village, so let me, your little disciple, do my part on my behalf." As he spoke, he nodded to Xu Yingtao.

Xu Yingtao took over the conversation and said seriously, "Grandpa Yan, my master and I have already discussed that in the future, all the children in Beixi Village can go to the school in Nanxi Village to study for free, and the women in the village can also go to various workshops to work, and the wages and benefits are the same as those of the villagers in this village."

As soon as these words were spoken, the villagers who were watching suddenly became excited.

Although every household in the village has earned income through growing chili peppers in the past one or two years, they still envy Nanxi Village.

Not only their village is jealous, but other villages are jealous as well.

The reason is simple. The children in Nanxi Village can go to school and the women can earn money, so their lives are very prosperous.

And now, they can also enjoy such a good situation, how can they not be excited!

Yan Lizheng suddenly became alert.

His waist was no longer sore, his legs no longer hurt, and his whole body no longer trembled. He thanked the master and disciple again and again.

During the past half month, Mr. and Mrs. Yan Heng had already explained clearly to Xu Yingtao and Xie Bai what they wanted to say, so when they left, there was less sorrow and sadness.

Only Jiang's eyes could not help but redden slightly as she looked at Xie Li who was about to leave.

Upon seeing this, Yan Yunlan quickly assured her that he would send her letters every month and would take good care of Xie Li's food and daily life. When Xie Li had enough fun, he would personally send her home.

Jiang smiled and nodded.

My daughter would be lonely at home, so it would be better for her to go to Beijing with the Yan family.

Yan Heng patted Xu Yingtao and Xie Bai on the shoulders and encouraged them, "Even if your teacher is not around, you must not slack off and must study hard."

Xie Baichao and his wife bowed deeply to the ground and promised to prepare for the exam seriously and live up to their teacher's kindness.

Xu Yingtao held Xue Qingqiu's hand and said patiently: "Master's wife, it's hot now, and many things can't be prepared. I didn't prepare much food for you, and had people bring it all to the carriage. The white blue-and-white porcelain jar contains pickled peppers and pickled vegetables. If Master has a poor appetite, you can take it out to stimulate your appetite. The water around the jar needs to be changed frequently..."

Xue Qingqiu listened to her chattering with a smile on his face, his eyes full of reluctance.

When the Yan family was about to get on the carriage, a burst of crying suddenly came from the crowd, and the crying was so sad.

Everyone turned their heads to look, only to see County Magistrate Gao covering his face with his sleeves, crying and sobbing as he said, "Master Yan, don't worry about this trip. I will do my best to govern this county and will never let you down."

Xu Yingtao rolled her eyes and thought to herself, "Did my master ask you?"

Yan Heng ignored him and turned around and walked into the carriage.

Not until the entire convoy completely disappeared from sight did everyone turn their gaze away, but were reluctant to leave.

The villagers wanted to confirm again whether Xu Yingtao kept her word, while County Magistrate Gao and his entourage wanted to flatter Xu Yingtao.

Upon seeing this, Xu Yingtao asked Jiang to go and coordinate with the villagers of Beixi Village on related matters, while she herself had to deal with County Magistrate Gao.

"My Lord!" Magistrate Gao said with a flattering look on his face, "I really don't know about the matter in the state capital. I hope you will be magnanimous and not blame me."

Xu Yingtao smiled but said nothing.

She naturally knew that County Magistrate Gao was unaware of this, otherwise, with the Ningwang faction's fall, he would never have been able to continue serving as the county magistrate safely.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Magistrate Gao thought she was resenting him, so he said anxiously, "My dear, if you don't mind, I am willing to pay out of my own pocket to replace the monument with your name. Do you think this is a good idea?"