Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

At the beginning of December 17th, a total of seventeen members of the Cheng family left the house to announce the good news to Mr. Cheng.

Mr. Cheng's bones are in his hometown, and there is only a burial mound in Pingnan Village.

Thanks to Mrs. Lin, she left a worn-out coat of Mr. Cheng’s and brought it over. Otherwise, the tomb would only be filled with bricks and stones engraved with Mr. Cheng’s name, place of origin, date of birth, and date of death.

The mausoleum that Gu Yan built for his grandfather and other relatives contained bricks and stones.

Cheng Wan was wearing a complete set of official uniforms and wearing black black boots with thousand-layer soles that Mrs. Wang and Aunt Cheng had worked overtime to make yesterday. She was surrounded by the Cheng family and walked out of the village.

Cheng Daniu and Cheng Erniu each carried a basket, and in the basket were sacrifices prepared for Mr. Cheng.

Along the way, all the villagers in Pingnan Village who saw Cheng Wan were dumbfounded.

It wasn't until the Cheng family had left the village that the villagers in Pingnan Village exploded as if they had just woken up from a dream.

"My mother, I heard last night that Cheng Wan was an official, and I thought someone was drunk and acting silly! It's actually true!"

"Those people from our village who went to the city to work for the Cheng family all came back yesterday. They all said that Cheng Wan is the official and the Cheng family is hosting a banquet today, so the shop will be closed for two days. How can you still do it? This is nonsense, who dares to joke about this!"

"This... this always feels unreal. There are three talented people in our village plus Mr. Fang! None of them became officials, but Cheng Wan became an official first! How old is that girl?"

"Where's Cheng Wan and the girl? From now on, she has to change her name to Master Cheng! No matter how old she is, this official has been recognized by the superiors. It's a sure thing!"

"Cheng Wan, Cheng Wan is a woman! Can women also be officials?!"

"What's wrong with women?" A woman slapped her wife on the back and said loudly: "Why can't women be officials? Cheng Wan is already an official!"

"That's right! Why can't us women be officials?! Sometimes it's so rare to talk to you men!" A woman finished shouting and quickly pulled her man home. As she walked, she whispered: "Let's go." Let’s go! Dad, let’s go home quickly! Let’s see if there’s anything we can give away at home. This is the official we can best get! If we don’t get involved at this time, what are we waiting for?!”

"..."

On the other side, Cheng Wan and others had arrived in front of Mr. Cheng’s tomb.

Cheng Daniu put down the basket he was carrying, took out a handful of incense and lit it in the incense burner in front of the monument.

Next to him, Cheng Erniu took out a plate of sugar cakes and a plate of pastries from the basket he brought and placed them on both sides of the incense burner.

Old Mrs. Lin took the fire folds and the basket containing paper money and gold ingots from Cheng Daniu's hand, "Okay, it's time to kowtow, there's still work to do later."

Except for Mrs. Lin, Cheng Daniu took the lead, and the others knelt down one by one and kowtowed three times respectfully.

Mrs. Lin lit paper money and gold ingots with fire folding sticks. Seeing that Cheng Wan and the others had finished kowtowing, she said angrily: "Well, you all go aside and don't block Wan. Wan, please stand forward. Hey. ? Stop kneeling, just stand there. What if your official uniform gets stained and cannot be washed off? Look at your knees, they are all stained with dust. Go back and ask your mother to wipe them for you. Don’t delay getting up. It’s worth it. Ouch, I feel really distressed when I see it!”

Cheng Wan reached out and patted the ashes on her knees with a dull face, "Milk, let's get down to business."

"Yes, yes, old man, no one in our family is missing today. They are all here to tell you the good news. Your eldest granddaughter, our Awan, has become an official! The first female official in the world! This is a matter of great honor to our ancestors. Son! You have to bless me over there, Ah Wan, and work hard! I’ve given you so much money! It’s time to spend it! Don’t be reluctant! Ah Wan, toast your father with a glass of wine and say two words to him. sentence."

Cheng Daniu took out a small jar of wine and a bowl from the basket brought by Cheng Erniu. He handed the bowl to Cheng Wan and poured wine into the bowl himself.

Cheng Wan held the wine bowl in both hands, took a step forward, and knelt down neatly, without Mrs. Lin having time to stop her.

"This kid, I told you not to kneel down." But the smile on Mrs. Lin's face grew bigger and bigger.

Obviously, Cheng Wan's actions made Mrs. Lin very worried.

"Master, I have become an official, and I will work hard to be an official well and not bring shame to our Cheng family! You are watching from heaven, and our family's life will definitely get better and better!"

After speaking, Cheng Wan poured the wine she was holding in front of the monument, put the bowl aside, and kowtowed respectfully again.

"Okay, okay..." Mrs. Lin looked at the scene in front of her and secretly touched the corners of her eyes with her sleeves.

Others also had unspeakable emotions in their hearts.

Mrs. Lin sat on the ground and burned the paper money and gold ingots. She was helped by Mrs. Wang and Aunt Cheng to stand up.

"Okay, let's set off the firecrackers and make sure there are no sparks left. We have to go back." With that said, Mrs. Lin handed the firecrackers to Cheng Daniu.

The crackling of firecrackers sounded, and then fell silent again.

The Cheng family checked carefully to make sure there were no sparks left, then packed up their things and headed back to the village.

"Back!" As soon as they entered the village, some villagers greeted Cheng Wan and the others.

Old Mrs. Lin smiled and narrowed her eyes, her wrinkled face clearly showing happiness, "I'm back! Don't stand here anymore. Come on, go to my house to get rice and meat!"

"Ah?" The villagers were stunned after hearing this.

"There is a happy event in my family! Let's all have a good time together. Each household can come to my house to receive three kilograms of rice and one kilogram of meat!" Mrs. Lin waved her arm, and her gesture and tone were grand.

However, three kilograms of rice and one kilogram of meat per household is indeed not a small sum.

"Ouch!" A woman clapped her hands excitedly, "I'd say this is a family worthy of having a female official, and they do things with dignity!"

This was agreed by many people, but some people couldn't hold it in anymore and asked, "Can you still hold a banquet at your house?"

"Do it! Everyone, come at noon!"

How could there be so many people coming?

The villagers knew in their hearts that what Mrs. Lin said was kind words, but it did not affect their feeling of being very comfortable when they heard her words.

Surrounded by the villagers and enthusiastically praised, the Cheng family finally arrived home.

Before Cheng Daniu and the others could take a breath, Mrs. Lin ordered them to quickly bring out the rice and meat that had been prepared and distribute them to everyone.

"We have agreed! No one is allowed to give gifts to my family today! If anyone does, they will never want to eat at my family's banquet again!"

This is what Cheng Wan specifically emphasized to Mrs. Lin and the others before. She has not read through the laws of this dynasty and is not sure whether accepting gifts from the people violates the law and whether she will be caught. put.

Just don't accept them at all. I'll spread the money and provide benefits to the people. I can't get caught for this, right?