With the sound of gongs, the Yamen Guards stopped outside Tian's house holding cards and good news. The whole Yangmei Village exploded, with adults and children following behind, pointing and whispering to each other. Some were happy, some were jealous, and some were disdainful.
Mr. Tian put on the new clothes he only wore for the New Year, and went out with his whole family. Seeing Tian Huaide taking the document, he burst into tears and couldn't say a word.
Li Zheng and others who came to preside over the family separation obviously did not expect that it would be such a coincidence, and they actually handed over the appointment documents at this time, which meant that Tian Huaide was a serious official.
Li Zhengneng thought that Li Zheng was naturally a good person, so he personally took out two pieces of silver from the money bag around his waist to reward the official who came to deliver the good news, and said politely: "The official is busy."
Only then did Mr. Tian remember that he had not prepared the reward yet, and quickly asked Jiang to get it. Seeing that Li Zheng had already rewarded him, Jiang was somewhat reluctant, but could not bear the old man's urging, so Mansi walked to the main room in an orderly manner.
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"Master, come in and have a sip of tea. We are preparing to have a banquet at home." Mr. Tian stepped forward with a smile and greeted the two officials.
"The old man is very happy. We have some errands to do, so I'll take my leave now." One of the officials refused with a smile. Anyway, he got the reward.
Mr. Tian was still trying to persuade them to stay, holding their hands and talking nice words. When he saw Jiang lagging out, he quickly let go and asked in a low voice, "Where's the money?"
Jiang muttered: "I've been rewarded for reward, so what's the big onion for?" As he spoke, he reluctantly took out a handful of copper coins from his arms.
When Mr. Tian saw the handful of copper coins, his face darkened and he glared at her fiercely.
Tian Minyan craned her neck to look at it, and saw that it only cost about twenty copper coins. She couldn't help but purse her lips and snicker.
This is Jiang's hard-earned style. How can he be willing to reward people with money? In her opinion, it doesn't matter if these officials don't reward people. How dare they not come if they have an errand?
But this is no wonder for Jiang. She has a small-farmer mentality. She has lived in a farm all her life and has never seen the world. She doesn’t understand anything about worldliness. She only thinks that it is right for her to hold the money in her hand.
"You are so short-sighted. How dare you take this small amount of money? You are just sending a beggar away. Why don't you even wink at all?" Mr. Tian held the handful of warm copper coins and felt his face burning.
It felt like someone had slapped her ear so hard that it hurt, and she couldn't help but scold Jiang.
"You don't want to get back the ten taels of silver in this family division. You want money everywhere. How can you have money? I am Sun Wukong and I can change my appearance by grabbing a handful of hair and blowing on it?" Jiang said.
"You can't make sense with such a bad bitch like you." Mr. Tian was choked by her and was very angry.
Li Zheng obviously saw it too, and took out two pieces of silver from his belt and gave them to the two officials, saying: "Two officials, this is the wine money our old man rewarded."
The two officials took it with a smile and put it in their sleeve pockets, said goodbye and left.
As soon as the official left, everyone, whether they were acquainted with the Tian family or had a normal relationship, stepped forward with a smile on their face and congratulated: "Congratulations to the old man, congratulations to Mr. Tian. Ah, it should be Mr. Tian."
"Haha, we are all happy together." Mr. Tian smiled broadly and said with great enthusiasm: "The family is presiding over the separation of families and we are very busy. I will invite you all to my house for a glass of wine in the future."
"It's easy to talk about."
"The old man is very polite."
"We will definitely come and chat."
All kinds of polite voices came and went, and for a while, the door of Tianjiawu was crowded with people, and auspicious and pleasing words were repeated continuously.
The happiest thing was the second room of the big house. Everyone surrounded the old man and Tian Huaide as they walked into the main room, their faces full of joy and smiles.
"Quick, show me." Mr. Tian sat on the kang and couldn't wait to reach out to Tian Huaide.
Tian Huaide smiled and respectfully handed over the hard-won document in his hand, and said: "Dad, my child has finally lived up to your years of upbringing."
Mr. Tian took it and opened it, and saw a letter written in the fifteenth year of Chongming, proposing to be appointed as the Prime Minister of Jiupin County, Henghe County, Qingzhou Prefecture, and he would take office soon...Tian Huaide's name was written in big letters on it.
There was a click, and one of Mr. Tian's hot tears fell on the document. He quickly reached out to wipe it, but the tears fell one after another like broken beads and could not be wiped off.
No one could understand what the old man was thinking. He had three sons, and his life was difficult at that time. He was under pressure to send his eldest son to study. Why? He was hoping to have a son in the future who would honor his ancestors and get rid of his family background as a farmer.
He knew that the second and third children were unwilling to give in and thought he was partial, and he admitted it, but he had no choice. The eldest son was his first child, the eldest son, and the least affectionate, so naturally he devoted the most effort.
Now that the boss has finally made his mark, facts have proven that his partiality is not wrong. Look, the Tian family has since become one of the officials and gentry.
"Dad, this is a happy thing. What golden beans did you drop? It won't make our uncle laugh." Tian Huaixiao saw me shed tears and was afraid that he would cry away all this blessing, so he quickly said: "Today is a good day."
You should be laughing all the time, and you have to drink a lot of wine."
"Your father was so happy that he cried." The white-bearded uncle stroked his beard and said: "Our Yangmei Village has been here for a hundred years, and we have an official. Lao Tian, you really should be happy, and you should also eat two cups."
"His uncle, it's not been easy for me these past few years." Mr. Tian cried and laughed: "It's really not easy."
"That's enough, it's embarrassing." Mrs. Jiang threw a handkerchief over and said to Ms. Li, "Ms. Li, go get a basin of water so your father can wipe his face."
"Jingya, go get water quickly." Mrs. Li pushed her little daughter out. She didn't look at Mr. Jiang's eyes and gritted her teeth. She just clapped her hands and smiled and said: "I think this family is divided well, evenly divided.
Xian is really amazing. You see, in this family division, the eldest brother is the official, and sister-in-law, you are a serious official’s wife. Anyone who sees you will have to kowtow."
Mrs. Chen couldn't hide her joy. Although what Ms. Li said was not very pleasant, the words "Mrs. Guan" were very useful to her. At that moment, she puffed up her chest and raised her chin slightly, with a look of pride on her face.
As for Mr. Jiang, when he heard Mr. Li's words, "Everyone has to kowtow when they see you," he couldn't help but purse his lips and darken his face.
"Haha, as the saying goes, it's better to be lucky than to be lucky. This is a good thing." Li Zheng laughed and said: "Mr. Tian, today, I have to beg for a bowl of water and wine. It's a good thing."
You are so lucky to be old."
"Of course, you are not allowed to leave until you are drunk." Mr. Tian was very happy and turned to Tian Huaixiao and said: "Second brother, you go to the town and invite two tables of good food and come back, and bring two jars of wine. Today
Let’s have a good time.”
"Why."
Tian Minyan looked at the smiling faces in this room and secretly wondered if Tian Huaide would still smile so happily when he loses his official position in the future.
However, now that she knows, should she remind the old man?
