Chapter 207: Chapter 207: Received a Reward

The two carriages carried the Qi Family all the way to the city gates.

While they were waiting in line to enter the city, they saw a government official riding a horse coming out from inside.

As he got closer, Qi Quanjin recognized the rider as Liu Qinghe and quickly greeted, “Brother Liu!”

Liu Qinghe heard the voice, quickly pulled the reins, turned around, and upon seeing it was Qi Quanjin, he rode over with a smile and said, “Well, what a coincidence! You’re entering the city today, so I don’t need to head to your village.”

“Brother Liu, you were going to our village? What’s the matter?”

Qi Quanjin had already jumped down from the carriage and was looking up at Liu Qinghe.

Liu Qinghe’s face still wore a smile: “The county magistrate wants to see you. Since you’re entering the city anyway, come with me to the county government!”

“Ah?”

Qi Quanjin felt a thump in his heart and quickly lowered his voice to ask, “Brother Liu, what is it really about? Why does the county magistrate suddenly want to see me? Did I do something wrong?”

“Oh, honestly…”

Liu Qinghe laughed heartily, and got off his horse: “Don’t worry, it’s not a bad thing. Quick, come with me! Otherwise, if it’s later, I’m afraid the magistrate might have other matters.”

“Alright, just let me inform my family first.”

Seeing that the other party didn’t seem to be deceiving him, Qi Quanjin informed his family and then followed Liu Qinghe forward.

Seeing that the Qi Family’s carriages were still in line, Liu Qinghe said, “You all come along too! It’s just as well, you can settle your family first, and then you can ride with me to the county government, it all takes about the same time.”

“Then, please wait a little longer, we’re still in line.”

Qi Quanjin said apologetically.

Liu Qinghe waved his hand: “No need to queue, follow me in directly. The magistrate is waiting to see you!”

With Liu Qinghe, the government official, leading the way, others dared not complain even if they were dissatisfied.

Thus, the Qi Family’s carriages entered the city unimpeded.

But Qi Quanjin didn’t really let Liu Qinghe accompany him to settle his family; he directly followed Liu Qinghe to the county government on foot.

The rest of the Qi Family were also worried, but Qi Ercai, knowing Liu Qinghe’s character, trusted that it was not a bad thing, so he urged everyone to resume their tasks.

When Qi Quanjin returned to the second courtyard, Qi Ercai had already found a well-digging master and arranged to go to Yongping Village to dig a well in half a month.

He hadn’t even entered the house when he heard the door knock, so he personally went to open it.

“Fourth Brother?”

Qi Ercai was surprised to see Qi Quanjin: “What happened?”

Qi Quanjin stood in the doorway with a carrying pole, sweat on his forehead.

When they had parted earlier, Qi Quanjin had carried nothing, but now he had a pole.

Qi Quanjin wiped his sweat and, without putting down the pole, said, “Second Brother, let’s talk inside.”

“Hey, come in quickly.”

Not understanding, Qi Ercai waited for the Fourth Brother to enter before closing and latching the door.

Qi Quanjin entered the second-floor living room with the carrying pole.

It felt much cooler as soon as he entered the room.

Setting down the pole, he sat on the nearest chair and panted heavily.

Upon hearing the noise from the back courtyard, Wang Daya came over first, surprised to see Qi Quanjin like that: “Fourth Brother, what’s going on?”

“Eldest Sister-in-law, let’s skip the other stuff. Get me a bowl of water, I’m parched.”

Qi Quanjin said as he rolled up his sleeves.

It was indeed hot, but the tension was real too.

Thinking of his recent experience at the county government, Qi Quanjin felt like his throat might burst into flames.

Wang Daya responded with a sound and hurriedly ran towards the backyard, calling out to the kitchen for water on the way.

Yi Meng was boiling water in the kitchen, planning to let some cool for their journey back.

Upon hearing her sister-in-law’s call, Yi Meng quickly poured a bowl of slightly warm water from the boiler and left the kitchen.

“Meng Niang, your Quanjin is back. Get it to the front quickly,”

Wang Daya said, running towards the front courtyard again.

She was very curious about what brought the Fourth Brother to the county government.

Yi Meng smiled helplessly, but didn’t pause as she moved.

Qi Quanjin gulped down the water in the bowl, wiped his mouth, and finally sighed, “I was really thirsty.”

“Come on, don’t dawdle. Tell us, what did the county magistrate want with you?”

Wang Daya’s curiosity was insatiable.

The rest of the family had gathered too, especially Qi Manman and Qi Shilang, who were standing by the pole, all curious about what was in the baskets.

But with a black cloth covering the baskets, nothing could be seen inside unless it was lifted.

“Didn’t I tell the county magistrate about dealing with the locust plague earlier? He somehow spread the word, and now villages around Concord City are prepared as such.”

“Several villages protected a lot of grain by being prepared in advance. The county magistrate said this method was also shared with the Prefecture City side, which protected many villages’ crops too.”

“The reason I was called in was because the elder of Prefecture City was very pleased with this method and wanted it continued up the line. I wasn’t told where it was going, but the Prefecture City elder gave me a reward, so did the county magistrate. These are the rewards for our Yongping Village.”

Qi Quanjin barely caught his breath as he described the events in one go.

Even so, it was enough to make everyone stunned.

Wang Daya smacked her lips and murmured: “We, we actually got a reward?”

“Indeed, and this is just from the Prefecture City elder and the county magistrate. From what the county magistrate hinted, if our method catches the eye of the Capital City elders, there might be more rewards.”

Qi Quanjin’s face was full of joy; he didn’t feel hot anymore: “Come on, let’s see what rewards we got. When the county magistrate told me, I was so nervous that I didn’t hear exactly what it was.”

“You…”

Yi Meng said helplessly: “Did you remember to thank the county magistrate?”

“Of course, I kowtowed three times!”

Qi Quanjin groaned, stood up and went to the pole, where he lifted one of the cloths, revealing the contents inside.

“What is all this?”

Wang Daya craned her neck to look inside, only to see several bags.

The bags weren’t large, about the size of two fists.

Qi Quanjin scratched his head: “I don’t know!”

“Open them and you’ll find out.”

Yi Meng said, as she took the lead in picking up a bag.

Opening it, Yi Meng was stunned.

This is…

“Meng Niang, what is it?”

Wang Daya, standing in front, couldn’t reach to take a look, so she asked Yi Meng.

Yi Meng steadied herself before responding: “They seem to be seeds.”

“Seeds? What kind of seeds?”

Wang Daya asked.

Yi Meng pressed her lips together, momentarily unsure of how to answer.

If she wasn’t mistaken, the seeds in her hand were probably…

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