Whose farming family has the male protagonist giving three piglets as a gift at the beginning?

After the meal, seeing that it was almost time, the matchmaker, the elders of the clan, and the relatives invited by Su Ziling went together to pick up Lu Yan.

We picked up the person and went straight to the mountain god temple, where we set off firecrackers, kowtowed, and then took him home.

The process is completed after bowing and worshipping in the presence of the elders.

Compared to marrying out or getting married, this is the most convenient way as they don't have to travel back and forth.

However, when looking at the boxes that Lu Jingyu and his team carried in, many people still chirped quietly.

"Isn't it, just, this much dowry?"

"It's a little less, there are only a few boxes, not as much as my Manqing."

Zhang Guihua was eating melon seeds while speaking in a sarcastic tone. The smugness in her words could be felt even from two miles away.

"You see, Manqing's dowry is large, but it's not worth much!"

"Who said it's worthless? Her father and I left all our wealth to her."

"Who needs to tell me? Your box is so light and has no weight at all. Who knows if you just stuffed some stuff in there just to save face? Besides, it's your family assets. Even your family assets are not worth a box of theirs."

"Why, what does this box say?"

"Did you see that box? It's made of old mahogany. With her family's wealth, she can't even afford to exchange it for a box lid."

"How did you know?"

"I saw him once with my father. He is a carpenter. He worked as a carpenter for someone in the county a few years ago."

"The box is so valuable, I guess the things inside are not simple."

"I heard that a hundred acres of forest were given as a gift when the engagement was made. The Su family originally got a hundred acres, and later Xiao Lu gave another hundred acres. Together, they were able to take over the valley of Lumen Mountain."

Naturally, these news were leaked by Grandma Su and Mother Su, because they were afraid that these people would gossip about Lu Yan.

However, although Su Ziling gave silver to the forest, it was later returned by Lu Yan, so it is not wrong to say that he was the one who gave it.

"hiss!"

Everyone gasped.

"Such a big deal?"

"Of course not. I heard that his son-in-law has an escort agency in the county. He is good at both literature and martial arts. He is also very handsome. He is not like some families who say every day that their son-in-law is very good to them, but in the end he never comes back to see them. Who knows if he is really good to them or not."

Zhang Guihua was choked for a moment. Her daughter had indeed been married for a long time, and the two of them had never come back except for the day they returned home.

Moreover, on the day of her return visit, she only came back and sat for a while, without even eating. From their expressions, it seemed that both of them were not very happy. She did ask a question, but the girl didn't say a word.

The son-in-law was the same, with a cold face from beginning to end, and Zhang Guihua and her husband didn't dare to ask more questions.

But think about it, the family is so well off, the son-in-law is a scholar, and a tongsheng at that, so if my daughter marries him, she will live a good life.

If the baby is pregnant and she gives birth to a son, then they won't have to worry anymore.

But now, after hearing what they said, she felt a little nervous for some reason, and thought about asking the old man to go and see her daughter when she was free some other day.

Coming back to her senses, she heard them still discussing how much dowry there was. Zhang Guihua snorted and muttered, "Tsk, what's the big deal?"

Just as he finished speaking, a group of people suddenly appeared outside the door, beating drums and gongs. The noise was so loud that it scared everyone.

There was no access to their place before, so no one came in. Later, after the road was built, many people came to buy vermicelli and mushroom sauce.

The biggest commotion was the last time Shen Xingye asked people to transport food to the border.

It was the first time that a group of people came with drums and gongs, and they seemed to be government officials.

Su Ziling looked at Lu Yan with questioning eyes. Lu Yan shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.

The yard, which was bustling just now, was now so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

The people outside the door dismounted, one of them holding something in his hand. He stood at the door and asked in a sharp voice, "Is this the home of Su Ziling, Miss Su?"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Is this person looking for Su Ziling?

Old Master Su was also frightened, but he was the head of the family, and when he heard the man calling Su Ziling's name, he had no choice but to come out and say, "Yes, Su Ziling is the granddaughter of this old man. I wonder what the adults want to see her for?"

"Hey, isn't this Eunuch Cao?"

Shen Hongyin also stood up.

Eunuch Cao looked in the direction of the voice. What he saw scared him so much that he quickly saluted, "General Shen, General Lu, His Majesty."

This series of titles dealt a heavy blow to everyone. Even Grandma Su was a little slow to react. She knew that Shen Xingye was the county magistrate, but his father was a general? Brother Lu Yan was also a general?

This……

The other people in the village were even more confused. They didn't dare to make any sound. They didn't know whether to walk away or kneel down to salute. They had only heard of these people, the generals and the princes, but they never thought that they would actually see them today.

Moreover, they had dinner in the same yard, and many people even drank with Shen Hongyin.

...

After a while, the group of people, having eaten and drunk their fill, and carrying with them a lot of local specialties, rode away on horseback in a mighty procession.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but just as they were about to relax, they were unconsciously relieved when they saw Lu Jingyu and the others.

Besides, it was already noon time, Shen Hongyin greeted everyone with a smile, "Everyone, please eat and drink, don't mind, don't mind, just treat us as the man's family, there is no such thing as generals or not here, from now on, I'll ask you to help take care of my nephew."

After hearing what he said, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief and started eating and drinking, but of course they couldn't go drink with them like they did in the morning.

Su Ziling, Lu Yan, and Grandma Su sat at the same table. Even now, Mother Su was still a little dizzy, "Xiaoqing became an official? Why is it so sudden? There was no news in advance."

Father Su was also very curious. "Yes, it scared me, but what rank is this agricultural promotion envoy? Does he have a salary?"

"Now that you are an official, will you not be able to go home?"

Grandma Su and Grandpa Su were the same, staring at her with their eyes wide open. Not only were they curious, but other people in the village were curious as well.

Especially those sitting at the tables next to them, when they heard Su's mother's question, they stopped eating and subconsciously pricked up their ears.

Su Ziling shook her head, "I don't know either," she looked at Lu Yan.

His eyes were full of certainty, certain that he knew the situation.

Finally, it was Shen Xingye who spoke up. "It was because of the insect plague the year before last, and last year Nanning Prefecture promoted ridge planting and intercropping. Sister Xiaoqing was busy for half a year, and there was also the matter of delivering grain last year."

"Last year we had a bumper harvest, and the overall output increased to about 20%, so the higher-ups decided to promote it nationwide. That's why we sent those old guys here to learn from Xiaoqing in order to promote it better."

"As for the Agricultural Promotion Envoy, it seems to be written here that he is a fourth-rank official? The salary of a fourth-rank official seems to be sixty-six taels."

"But this position doesn't have much real power, so don't worry too much, grandma. If there's anything you don't understand, you'll still need Sister Xiaoqing to help you."

After hearing his words, Grandma Su and the others still had only a vague idea of ​​what was going on. "Does Xiaoqing still have to go to the capital to express her gratitude?"

“No, no,” Shen Xingye waved his hand. “Your Majesty, considering the distance is too far, there is no need to go express your gratitude. We just ate too much, so that’s enough.”

"Don't worry, grandma. We have me, my dad, and Lu Yan. Eat, eat. We will help you if you need anything."

Shen Xingye was already ravenous for the dishes on the table, especially the sweet braised pork, which he loved very much.

Of course, this dish was not made by his chef, but by several aunts in the village. It also included steamed pork with rice flour, lotus root slices, white-heart sweet potatoes, yellow-heart sweet potatoes, pork belly slices, green fennel sprouts, and so on.

These dishes are must-haves for local weddings and have a more regional flavor. Coincidentally, Shen Xingye has never eaten them before.

After hearing his words, Grandma Su and the others felt relieved, but only a little. They thought that now was not the right time, and they would ask Su Ziling and Lu Yan when they had time later.

Su's mother thought again of the vermicelli, mushroom sauce, and ginger and taro powder that she had just asked those people to take back.

"Since they are from the palace, isn't it inappropriate for us to return the gift?"

"Don't worry, Auntie. The things you brought back are all rare in the capital. People are so happy about it, how can they be bad?"

Shen Xingye said while eating.

Ordinary people would indeed be at a loss when encountering such a thing. Seeing that they were still not at ease, Shen Hongyin poured a glass of wine for Grandpa Su.

"Don't worry, bro. This is actually a good thing. With this status, it will be much easier for Qing to open a restaurant or a workshop in the future. No one will dare to cause trouble."

Everyone had a very enlightening day. Not only did they enjoy the meat dishes they had never eaten before, but they also had papaya juice to drink and rice wine on every table.

Anyway, in all these years, they have never seen any family so generous. Take the dishes for example. Other restaurants have more vegetables and less meat, and they are gone after they are eaten.

But the Su family just slaughtered two pigs, ten chickens, ten babies, and ten rabbits. The meat dishes were really meat dishes, and they found vegetables among the meat, so everyone could eat to their heart's content.

We had taro chicken in the morning. The taro was stewed until it was tender and the chicken fell off the bone easily. For lunch, we had duck, made with sour radish and duck soup. The soup was sour and fragrant, and it was appetizing. The duck meat didn't have any fishy smell at all.

We had rabbit for dinner, stir-fried rabbit with double peppers. I had originally planned to roast it and then make it into shredded rabbit, but time was tight, so I just stir-fried it with double peppers.

Apart from the banquet, the most talked-about thing is Lu Yan's identity. Everyone has different guesses. His family has a prince and two generals, which shows that he has a strong background.

Another thing is that Su Ziling was given an official title, an agricultural promotion envoy? They had never heard of it, but they heard that he was a fourth-rank official. How high of an official is a fourth-rank official? You have to know that the county magistrate was only a seventh-rank official.

Of course, Su Ziling had no control over what others said about her, as she was busy counting money.

In addition to the gifts from everyone, there was also reward from the emperor. Late at night, it was quiet outside the house, and the sound of abacus "clicking" could be heard inside the house.

Lu Yan sat at the table and watched Su Ziling happily counting money, with a helpless look on his face, "Su Su, it's already dark."

"Ah?" Su Ziling looked up at him, "I know, there is an oil lamp here, it's okay, I can see."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of abacus began to clatter again.

She had just hit him twice when she felt something was wrong. She looked up at him and said, "Are you sleepy? Then go to sleep first. I'm almost done here."

Lu Yan sighed, stood up and came to her side to help calculate, "Why are you in such a hurry? You can calculate it tomorrow morning."

"This gift book seems to be recorded by Uncle Yong'an, right? It's not that I'm worried, but the sooner I calculate it, the sooner I can feel at ease. From now on, we have to rely on it when interacting with relatives. We have to give as much as the gifts from others, and we have to add a little more to those who have a good relationship with us."

As she spoke, she twisted her neck and said, "The debts from relatives and friends have finally been settled. Although the amount is not large, it is scattered. Ouch, my neck..."

"How is it? Is the strength still okay?" Lu Yan came behind her and gently massaged her.

Su Ziling's expression relaxed a little. She didn't turn around, but raised her hand and patted the back of his hand. "Not bad, not bad, keep it up. I have to take a look at these largest boxes. I remember those were the rewards from the emperor, right?"

Lu Yan raised his eyelids and glanced at it calmly, "Well, half is a reward, and the other half should be the money for the food you sent. You can calculate it. If it is not enough, I will ask Lu Jingyu to make up for it."

Su Ziling asked while calculating on an abacus, "Tell me, why did the emperor suddenly think of appointing me to an official position, and a fourth-rank one at that? I thought the first person in our family to enter the officialdom would be Erniu, but I never thought it would be me."

Su Ziling is still a bit lucky. It's not a big deal, and he doesn't have to go to court. He still gets a salary. What's the difference between this and paid vacation?

"It's not that sudden. Just like what Shen Xingye said, we have pesticides, ridge planting, intercropping, and manure fermentation, plus the grain you sent. It really solved our urgent problem."

Su Ziling sat on a straw stool, and Lu Yan sat behind her, massaging his shoulders while explaining.

"I haven't told you exactly what I do, have I?"

Su Ziling lowered his head and counted on his abacus. "Yeah, it didn't say anything specific. Isn't it a secret guard? I guess it's the emperor's secret guard. No, that's not right."

She raised her head suddenly, "You are a secret guard, what kind of marriage are you getting?"

Hearing her words, Lu Yan's mouth twitched, and he flicked her head lightly with his fingers, "Stupid!"

Su Ziling pursed his nose, raised his hand to cover the back of his head, and complained: "You are so bad, Lu Yan, we just got married today, it's dark now, and you're already domestic violence against me!"

"Domestic violence?" Lu Yan chuckled.

Su Ziling explained: "Oh, it's domestic violence."

"Is this violence?" Lu Yan took the opportunity to add, and continued, "Your guess is right and wrong. It could be the emperor's secret guard, or it could be not. You probably haven't heard of the Blue Guards. I can't say more. You just need to know that we are everywhere. When nothing happens, we can be anyone."

"Lying in wait?" Su Ziling said softly.

Lu Yan: "Yes."

Su Ziling nodded and continued to calculate, "So Qing Yi, Qing Jiu, Eighteen, and Twenty are all Qingyi Guards?"

"Ah."

"Okay, okay," Su Ziling smacked his lips, "But, is it okay for you to get married like this?"

"It's okay. I have Qing Yi and Qing Er in the capital. Besides, I'm almost old, and it's time for me to retire." When a new batch of Qingyi Guards comes out, he can return to a normal life.