Rich Peasant Girl: The General's Wife Has Space

The emperor no longer looked at him and pretended not to hear the officials' praise for the second prince. Instead, he began to reward the Xiao family according to their merits.

Seeing this, the eldest prince became happy again. It seemed that his father no longer cared about the second son.

Zhao Wenqing was disappointed in his heart, but his expression remained calm and he began to take credit for the Xiao family.

Zhao Wenqing said, "Your Majesty, Xiao Wan, a daughter of the Xiao family, accidentally discovered a potato cultivation method. After trying it herself, she opened a potato workshop to make vermicelli noodles. This has boosted the livelihoods of the villagers in Dahuaishu Village and also boosted the economy of Jiyun City and Yuntai Town."

The emperor nodded repeatedly after listening to this. He did not have the old feudal idea that women could only stay at home to take care of their husbands and children. Otherwise, the customs of the Yuan Dynasty would not be so open.

The officials were all amazed. The emperor, pleased, said, "The Xiao family is loyal, and the Xiao family's daughter is a role model. Therefore, I confer upon her the title of Princess of Huide County, granting her a third-rank imperial decree, a fief in Jiyun City, and a reward of 200 taels of gold, 100 pieces of silk, and 10 sets of jewelry. Her father will be granted a seventh-rank village eldership and 500 taels of silver."

Well, now Xiao Wan's rank is higher than that of the county magistrate Zhao Wenqing.

Jiyun City also became her fiefdom. The emperor had a good plan. Since Xiao Wan could selflessly contribute the potato planting method and boost the economy of Jiyun City, Jiyun City would become her fiefdom in the future. For the sake of Jiyun City and herself, she would definitely make the economy of Jiyun City better.

This was the first time I heard of a city being used as a fiefdom. The officials had no objection and instead thought the same.

Zhao Wenqing accepted the order and expressed gratitude on behalf of the Xiao family.

The decree reached Dahuaishu Village the day after Zhao Wenqing dealt with the manager Ren.

Zhao Wenqing brought the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict and carried a bunch of rewards and imperial decrees to the Xiao family.

Yuntai Town, Jiyun City, including several nearby villages were shocked, and many people rushed over just to witness this grand scene.

Everyone looked at the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict with fear, and looked at the rewards behind him with envy, and no one dared to step forward.

There was also a set of county lady-grade clothes and jewelry on the plate in front, which was elegant and luxurious. Everyone was jealous. They wondered what good deeds the Xiao family had done to have such a good daughter.

When Zhao Lizheng rushed to the Xiao family in a hurry, the Xiao family hurriedly set up a table at the reminder of Zhao Wenqing. The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict coughed a few times and opened the imperial edict.

The crowd watching the excitement, the Xiao family, and Zhao Wenqing all knelt down, lowered their heads and dared not look directly at him.

Xiao Wan muttered to herself and knelt down reluctantly, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do!"

After hearing the eunuch's words, everyone seemed to be in the clouds. What! Xiao Wan is the county lady? They have only heard of princesses. What does county lady mean?

Still a third-rank official, is Xiao Laoer a village elder?

When we meet in the future, I won’t dare to call him Xiao Lao Er anymore. I have to call him Master?

The Xiao family was also shocked!

What does "County Master" mean? What is "Village Elder"?

Zhao Wenqing couldn't help but give a hint, and Father Xiao and Mrs. Liu knelt down and kowtowed again, and even pulled the stunned Xiao family members to kneel down as well.

Because the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict was present, no one dared to make a fuss. The Xiao family members knelt down to thank the emperor for his grace and accepted the imperial edict.

After the imperial eunuch delivered the decree, he gave it to Xiao Wan. Xiao Wan took it with great respect, and took out a silver note of five hundred taels from her sleeve and handed it to the eunuch without making a sound.

The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict never expected that there were such well-behaved people in the countryside, and they even gave him silver notes. Well, the Xiao family is very sensible!

The eunuch who delivered the decree smiled and bowed to Xiao Wan, "Thank you, Princess Huide. I will have someone carry the things inside for you."

Xiao Wan smiled and thanked him, then invited him into the house for tea.

It happened that the eunuch who was delivering the imperial decree was inquiring in detail about the potato workshop, so he nodded and went in.

Everyone was even more surprised to see that the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict was respectful to Xiao Wan. Jiyun City actually belonged to Xiao Wan. Everyone became more afraid to speak loudly. The Xiao family was really different.

Anyone who had any intentions towards the Xiao family would simply nip these thoughts in the bud and not dare to think about it anymore.

Are you kidding? Jiyun City is Xiao Wan's fiefdom, and she is a third-rank county lord. Who dares to go against the Xiao family?

Moreover, this Xiao Lao Er is a village elder of high rank, so it would be better to build a relationship with him in the future.

No one wanted to leave, and the Xiao family couldn't let them in and offend the eunuch, so they all waved their hands and said it was not necessary, and they could just stand at the door.

Inside the room, the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict gently inquired about how potatoes were discovered and the production of the potato workshop.

Seeing that the eunuch spoke rather gently, Xiao Wan also spoke in a relaxed manner.

He told the whole story in great detail, including how his family couldn't afford to eat and had to rely on wild vegetable cakes to fill their stomachs, and how he discovered potatoes by chance.

Thanks to the emperor's great grace and the open-minded customs of the people, a woman like me was able to go out and do business.

The eunuch smiled when he heard this. This girl knew how to be grateful and was very respectful to the emperor. That was enough.

Since he had received some benefits from Xiao Wan, he naturally gave her some advice. Xiao Wan seemed to be thinking about something.