Chapter 871 Homecoming and Mid-Autumn Festival [2]

Boom boom boom!

Boom boom boom!

The drum beats were urgent. After waiting for an unknown amount of time, a voice that resounded through everyone's mind finally rang out: "The famous scholar Mr. Jing is leading the student tour team, here we are!"

I wanted to shout it nine times in a row to give Mr. Jing enough face.

Unfortunately, after only shouting six times, the sound of galloping horses was heard.

In front of the city gate, Mr. Jing led a group of students on horseback, their wide cloth robes fluttering in the wind. After a burst of sighs, the horses stopped and the robes were retracted.

An old and loud voice rang out: "Hahaha, fellow villagers, there is no need to be polite. I am just a minor scholar who is not in the court or the public. I am not worthy of your respectful welcome!"

Little Jinshi?

His name was recorded in the book just by writing a fu; he had so many children who were officials under his tutelage; even His Majesty and the Duke of Yan had to treat him with courtesy.

County Magistrate Kang did not dare to treat Mr. Jing as a mere Jinshi.

However, he was determined to listen to what Master Qiong said, and immediately said to the person who came to greet him, "Master Qiong is a famous scholar, and he is not particular about small matters. Let's not be too polite and get along with him at ease."

Get along comfortably?

Your Excellency, you are so excited that your face is red as if you are drunk, and behind this old gentleman are a large number of famous gentlemen wearing scholar's clothes and juren's clothes...

I heard that these young masters are all sons of noble families, and their families are either rich or noble. How dare we get along with them? !

But Master Jing had his own way to make them feel at ease. He said, "My fellow villagers, Duke Yan asked me to bring ten carts of southern grapefruits. These grapefruits are similar to the pomegranates in our Northeast Province. They are the must-eat fruits for the southerners during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Take them and have a taste, folks!"

Grapefruit?

Is that thing edible?

Wouldn’t it be bitter and painful?

But the Duke's reputation was comparable to that of the Emperor, so everyone gave him face: "The pomelo given by the Duke must be extremely delicious. I bow to thank the Duke for the reward!"

Not long after, the convoy behind arrived at the city gate.

With a whoosh, Ying Zilin and his students carried baskets of grapefruits off the car.

"My fellow villagers, the grapefruits are shipped from the south and the quantity is small, so let's open them here and everyone can eat two slices to taste the freshness." Ying Zilin said.

County Magistrate Kang knew Ying Zilin and quickly agreed: "This is a rare gift from the Duke. It is a blessing for us to be able to taste it."

When County Magistrate Kang said this, the people who came to greet him responded one after another.

Mr. Jing brought Ying Zilin and opened the pomelo himself. After breaking the pomelo petals one by one, students such as Xue Mingyi and Si Feng distributed them to the people gathered at the city gate.

You know what, the grapefruits from the south are quite delicious, they are sweet grapefruits. Everyone enjoys eating them and praises the southern grapefruits.

After eating the pomelo, everyone's sense of ease had almost disappeared, and they welcomed Mr. Jing very much: "Old sir, how long will you stay in our Baofu County?"

"Old man, how about coming to my house to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival?"

"Sir..."

"Please stop, old man. Please make way. We are in a hurry to get back home through the city!" Uncle Qin found a square table from somewhere, sat on the table, put his hands on his hips and shouted.

Everyone looked at him, and many of them were speechless... The second son of the Qin family went to the capital and met the Duke, but he was still so rude.

If they had taken his place and gone to see it, they would definitely have acquired some of the manners of a celebrity!

Old Master Jing said, "Mr. Qin is right. We must continue on our journey and return to Taifeng Town to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival."

What the hell, Mr. Jing really wants to go to Taifeng Town?

County Magistrate Kang looked at Qi Tianshi and Captain Wang who had been silent the whole time…these two had not left yet because Baofu County was going to set up a village martial arts hall, and were now in the welcoming team.

But these two people would not be too involved in the county affairs, so although they were present, they did not say much.

Seeing that the two were silent, County Magistrate Kang knew that they were letting Master Jing do what he wanted, but he still tried to persuade him to stay: "Sir, you have been exhausted from the journey. Why don't you rest in the county for a few days, and then go to Taifeng Town after the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Come to my house, stay for a few days, and my Kang family will also benefit from it and become famous in Shilin.

Old Master Jing refused: "Thank you for your kindness, Master. Master Qin and Master have been away from home for too long and miss home very much. It is still early today, so why not make a concerted effort and return to Taifeng Town as soon as possible."

He pointed at the students and said, "The students don't know much about rural farmers. Take this opportunity to see how rural farmers celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. This will broaden their horizons."

County Magistrate Kang said with regret: "Okay, I will send someone to escort you to Taifeng Town right away."

Boom boom boom!

When the drums sounded, the student team led by Mr. Jing and the civilian team led by Jiang Dalang and Qin Ershu lined up to enter the city, pass through the city, and head towards the city gate leading to Taifeng Town.

Along the way, it attracted countless people to watch.

Fortunately, with the escort of soldiers and the presence of the Imperial Guards led by Captain Wang, the people in the county did not dare to act too impulsively.

But the Han family, Zhou family, Lu family, Gong family, and Chen Xiaoqi family were so excited that they could not control themselves and came to talk quietly.

"My second nephew Qin, you have worked hard on this trip. Take this to fill your stomach and don't go hungry." Chief Han brought his two sons over and handed Uncle Qin a mooncake.

"Hehe, thanks. I'm hungry." Uncle Qin took it.

"Father-in-law." Qin Jie came over and greeted him.

Patriarch Han was overjoyed and felt much more at ease... After seeing the Qin family and Qin Jie in the capital, they found that they did not despise the Han family and treated them as before.

"Ajie, eat the moon cake quickly to fill your stomach. It's been a long journey and you must be tired." Chief Han stuffed a moon cake into Qin Jie's mouth, handed him a water bag and a wet cloth to wipe his face.

Han's eldest brother: "..."

Dad, you didn’t see me at all. I just returned home from a long journey!

Fortunately, his two younger brothers came over and gave him food and drinks.

The eldest brother of the Han family was very happy. He talked enthusiastically with his younger brothers and whispered to them: "The gifts we received during our trip to the capital are all in the car at the back. The boxes containing the gifts are so delicate that I didn't dare to open them to take a look for fear of scratching them."

This was to tell his younger brothers that he had not touched the things he had obtained in the capital, and that when they returned home, their father would be in charge of the distribution, so they could rest assured.

Brothers should settle accounts clearly so as not to ruin their relationship.

After hearing this, the two younger brothers were delighted, but also a little guilty...The eldest brother had always been honest and caring about them, so they really shouldn't be jealous of him going to the capital.

The children of the Zhou and Lu families also found their relatives and talked to them.

After learning that each family had received gifts from the Duke of Yan, they were so surprised that they almost cried out... Oh my God, the Duke thinks too highly of them.

The Gong and Chen families came to express their gratitude to the Qin and Jiang families for their help.

The team was too large, there were too many onlookers, and the county town was not small, so it took an hour to cross the city and reach the city gate to Taifeng Town.

At the city gate on this side, there were even more people who came to watch the excitement after hearing the news, including many women... The wife of the Han tribe leader came with her daughter and daughters-in-law, and they were sitting in a mule cart parked on the side of the road.

After Qin Jie learned about this, he went to the mule cart to pay a visit to his future mother-in-law and met Han Wanniang.

But because they had to hurry back to Taifeng Town, they only said a few words and hurriedly handed a bag to Han Wanniang: "It's grapefruit and red melon. The red melon is very sweet. It was given by the Duke. Just ask big brother how to eat it. I have to return to the team. I will visit you again after the Mid-Autumn Festival."

After saying that, he left the bag and left.