The emperor was always generous to the Li family, and directly gave Li Laoer a fifth-grade household minister, Wailang, who was specifically in charge of the relief department's affairs.
This was a surprise beyond Li Laoer's expectation!
He thought it would be good to have the official position of a sixth-rank principal, but he never thought that the emperor would give him a fifth-rank official position!
Don't look down on this half-level, many people have been struggling for ten or eight years, but they may not be able to climb up.
After the three of them kowtowed and thanked each other, Li Laoer took the imperial edict and placed it on the temporarily prepared incense table before inviting the eunuch chief into the room to drink tea.
The chief eunuch was also very accommodating. He refused to drink tea and only admired the flowers in the courtyard. Then he casually told Li Laoer not to let down the emperor's trust.
The emperor spent a lot of time talking with the central government officials about this fifth-grade Yuanwai Lang.
Moreover, the monthly rations from the Relief Department will also become 100 tons of grain and 100 taels of silver. Doctors from the Medical Department will also take turns to come to the Relief Department for consultation every month...
Li Laoer quickly calculated in his mind, and the new money and rations The standard is enough to cover more than half of the Relief Department's expenses.
In this way, the imperial court is the main one and he is the supplementary one, which is a very good situation.
In the early days, he may still need to sell flowers in exchange for supplies to subsidize the relief department.
But in the future, we will slowly look for opportunities to attract more people to donate. When the young and old at the Relief Department can recover and survive, everyone can support themselves.
At that time, the Li family's help may not be needed...
A quarter of an hour later, the chief eunuch stuffed a banknote in his sleeve and happily returned to the palace, leaving Li Lao Er still in a daze.
He actually succeeded in his plan, and the result was unexpectedly good? !
Mr. Wen and Liu Zhiheng were eager to have another drink and celebrate.
But Mr. Wen still said restrainedly: "Yusheng, please go back to Suijintan to announce the
good news first, so that your family can be happy. "Besides, the Relief Department cannot be managed with just a breath. There must be a countermeasure and manpower. We need to coordinate well..."
Liu Zhiheng nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, remember to tell me when you need money and food. Of course, my father is thinking about getting a Golden Lotus, so you have to prepare it for me. Li
Laoer couldn't help laughing and said: "Don't worry, if anyone is missing, the old man will not be missing." "
After chatting for a while, Li Laoer gave Uncle Zhao and the four members of the Cao family a few words, and then hurried out of the city with the imperial edict.
In Broken Gold Beach, dinner was being prepared in the Li family courtyard.
Li Zhensheng was not at home, and Li Laoer Living in Baiyuan Garden, the third wife, her husband, and their children are all in Luo'an. In the end, only Mrs. Li, Tao Hongying and Jiayin are left in the compound. These three generations of women, old and young.
There are few people, and eating is not delicious, so we only prepare clear porridge for dinner. As a side dish, they baked egg pancakes.
The three swung their tails and lay at the door of the house, rolling an egg. They were a little greedy and wanted to play. Their faces were full of tangles, which made everyone in the family laugh.
As a result, the meal As soon as it was served on the table, Li Laoer came back in a hurry.
"Hey, why did Lao Er come back tonight?" "Old Mrs. Li was very strange and couldn't help but worry. She asked her son who had just entered the house, "Second brother, you have come back to live. What will you do with the flowers in the garden? Will they be stolen?
"Don't worry, Mom, I've made all the arrangements. " "Li Laoer smiled, washed his hands and face, packed everything up, and sat at the table. Then he motioned to Zheng Feng to bring out the imperial edict, "Mother, I received the imperial edict today. Please remember to offer it." " "Imperial decree?" Mrs. Li and the whole family were surprised. She continued to ask: "The emperor has given you something again? But, didn't you give it before?"
Li Laoer coughed twice, tried his best to suppress his joy, and said: "Mom, no, this time the emperor made me a member of the fifth rank, and I will take over the relief department in the future!"
Mrs. Li didn't quite understand the titles of these virtual jobs, but the real job was for the emperor. When running errands, she can still tell the difference!
"Okay, okay! The emperor is very kind to our family. I have always been uneasy. If you have an errand in the future, you must do it well, share the emperor's worries, and be worthy of the emperor's favor!"
"Don't worry, mother, I I know." Li Laoer quickly stood up and responded.
Tao Hongying also smiled and said: "Congratulations to the second brother. It's a pity that the eldest brother, the third brother and the fourth brother are not here, so I can't celebrate with the second brother by having a glass of wine!"
Jiayin also ran over, hugged the second uncle's arm, and said with a smile: " Congratulations to the second uncle. He is now a high official. He will be a minister and prime minister in the future!"
"Okay, second uncle will work hard and become a high official!" Li Laoer rubbed his niece's hair, "Eat first, eat. My second uncle will take you out for a walk."
The family paid the imperial edict and sat around again, eating and laughing, all very happy.
The earl has a good name and is respected by people when he goes out, but apart from attending a large court meeting, he has no serious errands.
But because of this title, Li Laoer can't go to the hot spring valley much, let alone work in the fields.
If he didn't open the Hundred Gardens, he would really have to lie down at home all day long...
Now that he has a real job, no matter what he does, he can finally be useful!
Soon after the meal was finished, Tao Hongying led others to clear the table, and Mrs. Li was looking for fabrics to make two new sets of clothes for her son.
As a mother, she can't do much to help her son, but she can still make sure her son is neat and tidy so that no one will look down on her son because of such trivial things!
Jiayin took her second uncle's big hand, walked out of the courtyard, and walked all the way to the archway at the entrance of the village.
Li Laoer didn't treat his niece as an ordinary child. On the way, he made it clear how he planned to get this real job and how he planned to arrange it in the future.
After that, when he saw that he was far away from the house, he knelt down and carried his little niece on his back again, for fear that she would be tired.
Jiayin listened attentively, and now he put his arms around the second uncle's neck and praised: "The second uncle is so awesome. He became an official without taking the first prize exam! Brother Zhimin said that Uncle Liu often made trouble in the yamen. Those who were officials together People always look down on Uncle Liu.
"In the future, when your second uncle becomes an official, if anyone bullies you, your second uncle will tell Fu Niu'er, Fu Niu'er will help you deal with them!" Li
Lao Er felt heart-warmed after hearing this and couldn't help but laugh. He lifted his fat niece up more and more and said, "Second uncle is an adult and should protect you and love you. But he didn't do that. Instead, he Exchange your flowers for money and food, and help others. Even this Yuanwailang from the fifth rank got it like this. The second uncle is so ashamed...
"But you wait three months. After three months, the second uncle will let the relief department be self-sufficient and no longer need our flower sales to supplement it!"
"Second uncle! I still have those flowers. There are a lot of them. The second uncle used them to exchange for money and food to save people. I am very happy." Fu Niuer patted the second uncle on the shoulder, "And I know that the second uncle became an official just to protect me, grandma and the family! Now! , the eldest uncle, the third uncle and the father are not at home, I want to help the second uncle!"
Li Laoer's nose felt sore when he heard it, and he almost shed tears.
He was not feeling aggrieved, but shed tears because he was happy that someone understood his good intentions.
In fact, when it comes down to it, he prefers to drink tea, read, go to the valley, and teach children in the school.
Occasionally I go to the city to meet friends, in small groups, have a few tipsy drinks, and talk loudly, how comfortable it is...