Chapter 251 Celebrating Children’s Day in Ancient Times
"how is your day?"
Seeing that everyone was almost gone, Pei Yuan walked to Su Xiaoxiao, took her hand and asked.
"We haven't seen each other for just one night. If you put it that way, I thought we hadn't seen each other for several years."
Su Xiaoxiao said jokingly.
"Indeed, we haven't seen each other for several years. One day is like three autumns."
When Pei Yuan still wanted to come over and express his feelings of missing him, the emperor was about to move over there, and he, as the accompanying minister, had to leave.
Seeing Pei Yuan's reluctance to leave, Su Xiaoxiao had slowly restrained her emotions.
He just waved his hand and said to Pei Yuan: "Bye."
Pei Yuan didn't understand, "What worship?"
"Just to say goodbye, you should hurry up and chase the emperor!"
Su Xiaoxiao quickly drove Pei Yuan away. The city was very lively these days, but Li Zheng in Baihua Village couldn't sit still.
Because he had just received news that the emperor might come back here for inspection.
Magistrate Huang meant to tell Li Zheng to prepare for the emperor's arrival, which frightened Li Zheng.
He has been in charge of Baihua Village for so many years, and Magistrate Huang has never come once. Now that the emperor is coming, won't this cost him his life?
Besides, it’s a remote and remote place. Why would the emperor come here?
In fact, he didn't even know that the emperor had come here several times, even worked with them in the fields, and even met them.
"Ah? Is the emperor coming?"
Li Zheng was really surprised when he heard Magistrate Huang's words.
He had really never seen him in this life. If he could see that lofty emperor in this life, Li Zheng would definitely feel that his life was not in vain.
A villager said to Li Zheng: "Actually, when I went to the city yesterday, I happened to encounter the emperor on a patrol. The scene shocked me. I really saw it this time, and my life will not be in vain."
Another villager also said: "Isn't it true? I saw a lot of luxurious vehicles yesterday, and people kneeling on both sides of the street were shouting long live the mountain. It was really majestic."
Everyone looked at Su Xiaoxiao, "But why does the emperor come to our village?"
When Su Xiaoxiao heard this, she quickly smiled and said, "As for this matter, I actually want to get rid of everyone."
Su Xiaoxiao looked at everyone, and everyone looked at Su Xiaoxiao very puzzledly.
"What's going on?"
"Please help me keep the matter of clearing wasteland and farming in the village a secret."
"No one will talk about this matter, and the emperor probably won't ask any more questions."
Li Zheng said so.
"Since Boss Su, you have told us everything, we will definitely do it."
After Su Xiaoxiao explained all this, Li Zheng led the villagers of Baihua Village to wait for nearly three days, but the emperor was not seen.
In the past few days, everyone was on standby. Li Zheng even led his people to wait from day to night, but in the end, there was no sign of the emperor.
They all thought that their Baihua Village had accumulated eight hundred lifetimes of blessings in exchange for such an opportunity to meet the Holy One, but now it seems that this is not the case.
"It's okay, Uncle Li Zheng, everyone should go back. Don't wait here anymore. If you don't see me, you won't see me. In fact, if the emperor comes, it may not be a good thing."
Su Xiaoxiao is the only person at home and abroad who dares to speak like this.
Li Zheng was so frightened that he wanted to come over and cover Su Xiaoxiao's mouth, "My sister-in-law, you don't dare to talk so nonsense." Su Xiaoxiao was happy, "It doesn't matter, if someone wants to see the emperor so much, they can go to the town to see it. The emperor has been in town these days, so there is no chance of meeting him. "
"I have to go back to bed. Tomorrow is June 1st, and I have to celebrate Children's Day for my children."
"What Children's Day?"
Satomasa looked surprised, "What is a child?"
"Children refer to children, and this Children's Day is a holiday for children!"
Su Xiaoxiao explained.
Li Zheng could only smile fondly, "You kid, you work all day long, and you have a lot of evil ideas."
Everyone knew about the previous Full Moon Mid-Autumn Festival and Dragon Boat Festival Zongzi Festival from Su Xiaoxiao.
Everyone stopped waiting at the entrance of the village and went home to rest together.
Su Xiaoxiao was lying on the bed, but she started tossing and turning. She didn't know why the big bed beside her always felt empty without Pei Yuan.
Su Xiaoxiao was making delicious food for the children at home the next day, usually more fried chicken, and the children liked to eat these things.
Suddenly someone shouted: "The Emperor is coming, the Emperor is coming!"
Su Xiaoxiao quickly turned off the fire and came out of the room. She saw the grand scene in front of her.
This time the emperor went out of the city with great fanfare. Everyone no longer rode in sedans, but went out together in carriages. There were elite soldiers driving the road in front, and palace maids following behind the sedan chair.
And it is said that the patrol teams this time are very concise, and the previous teams could line up for several miles.
If so many people are patrolling here, it will inevitably arouse the curiosity of many people. It seems that many curious people can be seen on this road.
The emperor also took the initiative to get off the sedan chair, just to see the living conditions of the people here.
The emperor looked at a field in the distance. It seemed that the planting there was not very good, and the field looked very barren.
After all, this field is how these villagers rely on for survival, and the emperor frowned.
He pointed at the area with his finger and said to Pei Yuan: "General Pei, look, the crops in that area are sparse and uneven. People who don't know may think that there are aquatic plants planted in this land!"
In this case, can there be a harvest in the field?
The emperor asked Magistrate Huang next to him, "How much was the food tax last year?"
"Back to the emperor, last year the Yamen collected a total of nearly 10 million shi of grain."
"So many?"
The emperor was almost frightened by this number, "How did you do it when your land is so planted?"
When County Magistrate Huang heard this, he quickly gave the emperor a discount.
"I will definitely ask questions about my subordinate's fault."
"You have to be considerate of the people's sentiments. How can you grow so much food in such a desolate land?"
County Magistrate Huang had not slept well these days, fearing that he might offend the emperor if he did something wrong.
The emperor's patrol motorcade walked to a small mountain forest next to Baihua Village. In the distance was the hilltop where Su Xiaoxiao often hunted.
The place seemed even more desolate, and the sounds of various monsters could be heard from time to time on the distant mountains, which immediately alerted the surrounding cavalry troops.
Pei Yuan also heard the cry and quickly got off the sedan to come out to watch.
(End of chapter)