Chapter 213: Chapter 213: No Need to Worry, Everyone

When Qi Quanjin rushed back, Qi Zheng had already woken up.

He was sitting in a chair, looking somewhat listless, but oddly enough, his face was flushed red, not like someone who was sick.

Qi Zheng felt extremely complicated at this moment.

Excited, happy, but equally terrified.

Only heaven knows what he had just been through.

He was so startled that he had a violent coughing fit, and if it weren’t for his granddaughter’s slap, he felt as if he might have coughed himself to death.

The coughing finally stopped, but as soon as he met Liu Qinghe’s eyes, Qi Zheng became uncontrollably excited again.

The Emperor’s reward, and the imperial decree, this was a glory that the Qi Family hadn’t seen in hundreds of generations!

And so, Qi Zheng fainted uncontrollably again, skipping even the coughing stage this time.

After finally waking up, Qi Zheng knew he had to stay calm, otherwise, if he fainted again, even if he didn’t die, it would be too risky to wait intact to receive the imperial decree.

So, he had to be all right.

He must!

Qi Quanjin rushed into the main hall, seeing his father sitting in the seat of honor, his expression and complexion completely mismatched, even a bit eerie.

“Dad, what happened to you? Why did you faint?”

As soon as Qi Quanjin heard Qi Silang say the old man had fainted, he dropped everything and ran back.

Now back, seeing the old man awake, Qi Quanjin still couldn’t rest easy.

Seeing Qi Quanjin, Qi Zheng felt somewhat reassured, waving his hand: “Fourth, the government officer has arrived.”

With that, Qi Quanjin noticed Liu Qinghe sitting in an upper hand position, and hurriedly clasped his fists in salute: “Brother Liu, I’m sorry, you must have had a laugh at us!”

“No worries, no worries.”

Liu Qinghe quickly waved his hand: “But Brother Quanjin, could you spare a moment to speak? Once I finish with the official business, I have to hurry back and report in.”

Actually, taking a bit longer to report wouldn’t be a problem. After all, the weather was bad, and besides, this was indeed a big deal, so a delay could be seen as cautiousness.

But Liu Qinghe truly didn’t dare to stay longer at the Qi Family!

Brother Quanjin’s father and wife hadn’t said anything or fainted, but after a while, Liu Qinghe really felt he might faint from the complex looks from the Qi Family.

Qi Quanjin didn’t understand, glancing at his father, who nodded, so he motioned to Liu Qinghe: “Brother Liu, please!”

“Please, please!”

Liu Qinghe immediately stood up.

Qi Quanjin intended to lead Liu Qinghe to talk in Qi Dalang’s neighboring room, but Liu Qinghe insisted on speaking in the courtyard.

It was cold enough in the yard, and the cold might help one stay calm!

Right!

Right!

This was the best place Liu Qinghe could think of repeatedly.

If even this didn’t work, he would just ride off; he really feared that another fainting would cause the Qi Family to beat him.

Liu Qinghe softly explained the purpose of his visit, and Qi Quanjin’s pupils contracted sharply as he asked tremblingly: “Brother Liu, are you serious? The Emperor, is he really going to reward us?”

“Brother Quanjin, you must hold on! This is a good thing, if you faint too, won’t it be misunderstood that you’re dissatisfied with such a reward?”

Liu Qinghe grabbed Qi Quanjin’s arm in case he fainted too.

Qi Quanjin took a deep breath, the cold air quickly sobering him up, nodding forcefully: “Brother Liu, don’t worry! I won’t faint! This is good news, really big good news, I’m happy, happy!”

Speaking to the end, Qi Quanjin’s voice choked a little.

He finally understood why his father had fainted.

If it weren’t for Liu Qinghe by his side reminding him, he might have fainted himself.

Once assured that Qi Quanjin wouldn’t faint, Liu Qinghe breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Qi Silang led the horse over, Liu Qinghe thanked him, then took the horse to the gate, mounted it, spurred the horse’s belly, and sped away.

Heavens, he initially thought this was a good post, but seeing the Qi Family’s reaction, sigh… better avoid such errands in the future!

“Wait…”

Yi Meng had returned to her room shortly after Qi Quanjin came back.

When she came out again holding a red envelope, she saw Liu Qinghe riding away in a hurry.

“Husband, did you, did you know? Our family, our family…”

Qi Quanjin was eager to share the good news he had just learned with his wife.

Yi Meng waved her hand: “No need to tell me separately, I already know. But you, why didn’t you keep Brother Liu a bit longer to chat?”

“Huh?”

Qi Quanjin hadn’t expected his wife to already know, nor did he understand her words.

“Wife, Brother Liu left right after speaking, should we have kept him for a meal?”

Qi Quanjin scratched his head through his hat.

Yi Meng glared at him: “He came to deliver good news, we ought to have prepared a red envelope.”

As she spoke, Yi Meng waved the red envelope in her hand.

It was simply a red paper wrapper containing two taels of silver, symbolizing good fortune in pairs.

Only then did Qi Quanjin realize, slapping his forehead: “I didn’t think of it. Wife, give me the red envelope, I’ll chase after him now!”

“No need to chase him down, find another time to invite him for a meal and some drinks, and then give him the red envelope!”

Yi Meng tucked the red envelope into her sleeve, continuing: “Now you should think about how to tell the family about this.”

This was indeed the most troublesome part.

In this era, ordinary people held deep reverence for the government, let alone the imperial authority above it.

Now with such a large windfall dropping on the family, Yi Meng was genuinely worried that the family would all be knocked down by the shock.

Qi Quanjin realized this too, though it was good news, it was still distressing.

“Let’s go, gather everyone and have them sit down to listen.”

After a pause, Qi Quanjin called to a few men not far away: “Go call the heads of the other households.”

“Yes, Fourth Uncle!”

“Yes, Fourth Elder!”

The men ran off toward the gate in a hurry, playfully, unaffected by the old man’s fainting.

Soon, in the Qi Family’s main hall, many people gathered, either sitting or standing, even the two doctors were invited over.

The first reason was they weren’t considered outsiders, and naturally, they should be informed of such big news.

The second reason was to prevent any fainting or other sudden occurrences; having doctors on site made everyone feel more at ease.

“Ahem!”

Qi Quanjin had already consulted the old man, who said he should announce the big news as the village head, so Qi Quanjin now stood in the middle of the room, cleared his throat, and pretended to be calm: “Everyone’s here? Then I’ll announce something, no need to be nervous, gathering everyone is just so we can come up with ideas together on how to handle this matter.”

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