Rich Peasant Girl: The General's Wife Has Space

Zhao Wenqing sat with the eunuch Li Gonggong who delivered the imperial edict at the Xiao family's house. Zhao Lizheng sat at the end of the table and did not dare to make a sound.

This is an angel. Not to mention a remote little village like Dahuaishu, even in Jiyun City, no angel has ever been seen!

Zhao Lizheng felt that he was not good enough, so he decided to stop talking.

In fact, he didn't even have the qualifications to sit there. After all, Xiao Wan was already a third-rank county lady, and Xiao Lao Er was also a village elder. They said they were going to build a house in Jiyun City, so he had to bow when he met them.

Fortunately, Xiao Lao Er and Xiao Wan didn't want him to stand aside and insisted on arranging for him to sit down. Zhao Lizheng felt that the Xiao family was still kind and gave him face.

The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict chatted with Xiao Wan for a while about people's livelihood and the Xiao family's situation, so that he could talk about it when he reported to the emperor. He also told Xiao Wan that the government would allocate funds to build a house for the county lady.

The Xiao family expressed gratitude again, which made Xiao Wan feel very tired.

But this is also an honor, so I should do as the Romans do, Xiao Wan thought.

When they were about to leave, the people who were watching and waiting outside all knelt down quickly.

Eunuch Li was a kind person. As he represented the majesty of the royal family, he told everyone not to perform formalities. He kindly asked them to stand up and asked them about their daily lives, including food, clothing, housing and transportation.

This caused the villagers to feel both panic and surprise, while others looked at the person being asked with envy.

The man also said, "The emperor's grace is boundless." Eunuch Li smiled and said goodbye.

Zhao Wenqing followed him back to settle Eunuch Li and then left.

As soon as they left, everyone swarmed around the Xiao family. Some wanted to touch the imperial edict, but they didn't dare.

As for the room full of rewards, no one dared to covet it. Such a scene had never been seen in the countryside. For a while, they stayed in the Xiao family and refused to leave.

Fortunately, the Xiao family was very kind and brought stools and water to everyone.

When he saw Xiao Wan bringing water to an elder in the village, he stood up excitedly and said, "How can I trouble the county lady to do it myself?"

Xiao Wan chuckled, and the old man didn't understand why.

Xiao Wan said to everyone, "My dear uncles and elders, although I have been granted the title of County Lady by the Emperor, I am still Xiao Wan from Dahuaishu Village. We are very close, so please don't be estranged from each other in the future."

The villagers were delighted to hear this. Yes, Xiao Wan was from their village. Now that they had the county lord in their village, they wouldn't have to worry about being bullied when they went out.

Aunt Wang was still more approachable, so she said boldly, "That's right. Wan'er is still a girl from our Dahuaishu Village. As long as we don't commit crimes in the future, we will have Second Brother and Wan'er as our backers."

The atmosphere reached its peak in an instant.

Xiao Laoer also smiled and nodded. It felt like a dream to him that he had become a village elder. Although his rank was not as high as his daughter's, it was still a real social status.

He also smiled and poured water for the village elders. Seeing this, everyone joked, "It's such an honor for the village elders to pour water for us personally."

Xiao Lao Er blushed, and everyone congratulated Grandpa Xiao and Grandma Xiao, and they also smiled happily. This is the honor of the Xiao family!

There are a total of five surnames in Dahuaishu Village, and the tablets of their ancestors are all enshrined in the village's ancestral hall. This is why Zhao Li was solving Xiao Tiequan's family issues in the ancestral hall last time. All activities in the village are held in the ancestral hall.

Xiao Lao Er said solemnly as he walked up to Zhao Lizheng and said, "Uncle Lizheng, the imperial decree has opened the ancestral hall. Let's go in and offer sacrifices. We are also from this village, and this is also the honor of our village."

"Ah, this, good, good, let's choose an auspicious day and open the ancestral hall to worship our ancestors, telling our ancestors that the village has produced a county lady and a village elder, and they will lead our village to better and better."

Zhao Lizheng was extremely excited. He had thought about it, but since it was the county lord's imperial edict, he didn't dare to speak up.

Seeing the Xiao family's determined attitude, Zhao Lizheng and the villagers could only be more delighted.

The imperial edict was placed in the ancestral hall. In the future, if officials or powerful people came to bully their village, they would have to think twice, and the young men and girls in the village would have to look much better when looking for marriage partners.

In addition, with the emergence of a county lady, it is said that a workshop will be built in the future, and Dahuaishu Village will only get better in the future.

"Also, my family will pay for us to renovate the ancestral hall so that our ancestors can live comfortably." Xiao Lao Er continued.

"Well, sure, but you can't just pay for it. Our ancestors are enshrined here, so naturally everyone has to contribute. Every family has made money with you, so they can all contribute a little. But the bulk of the money will have to go to your family, so that you can be ranked higher."

Zhao Lizheng pondered for a while and then spoke.

The villagers nodded repeatedly after hearing this. If they couldn’t give out the extra, what about the less?

I have made a lot of money working for the Xiao family in the past six months. Repairing the ancestral hall for my ancestors is something that everyone should do.

When Xiao Wan saw the attitude of the crowd, she felt only happy. After all, although she was willing to pay, it also depended on the attitude of the villagers.

I don't want to be a sucker. It's a win-win situation if we work together and move forward together.

The surrounding landlords and wealthy families, as well as the town mayor, were all there. They looked at the imperial edict with envy and wished they could hold it in their arms.

Seeing how united the other villagers were, they felt even more excited and each had their own plans.