Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

Chapter 1330 Wedding Gift

At 9:00 AM, golden light filled the ground as a procession of carriages slowly entered Guangfu Street in Quanyang County.

Yu Shizhang lifted a corner of the carriage curtain, looked at the red silk wrapped around the tree trunks by the roadside and the small red lanterns hanging on the branches, and nodded: "Not bad, it can be seen that the Wei family still attaches great importance to this marriage."

Looking at the sunlight streaming into the carriage through the corner of the curtain, Shen Zheng smiled and said, "Even the heavens are kind to us today; it's a rare sunny day."

When the sun shines brightly, people's moods improve.

She thought that perhaps humans were reincarnations of sunflowers.

"What congratulatory gift did you prepare?" Yu Shizhang asked, slightly puzzled, thinking of the gift boxes on the carriage behind. "Among those gift boxes... it seems there aren't any for you?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Zheng raised her hand and patted her chest: "The gift is right here."

Yu Shizhang glanced at it: "You mean, your gift is a heart full of blessings?"

Xu Yunyan chuckled softly.

Shen Zheng's lips curled into a smile as she pulled an envelope tied with a red ribbon from her bosom: "It's this!"

Yu Shizhang took it and looked at the neatly tied red ribbon. He didn't untie it, but just squeezed it.

"Is it a bank note?"

It feels a bit thin to the touch.

"No, no!" Shen Zheng took back the envelope, pulled open the red silk, and took out the contents.

Yu Shizhang recognized it at a glance: "A contract?"

Shen Zheng waved the paper.

He pressed further, "What kind of deed? A land deed? A farm deed? Or... a house deed?"

"The deed." Shen Zheng unfolded the paper and tapped it lightly with her fingertip. "It's a small house with one courtyard on the back street of the inn. This will be Man Niang's second home."

Yu Shizhang stared in disbelief: "A mansion?! Isn't this gift... a bit too much?"

Who gives away a house as a gift?

The person who made such a move last time...

Well, it's his son and daughter-in-law.

"Is it heavy?" Shen Zheng pondered for a moment, then hesitated, "It's not heavy, is it? The pair of jade pendants you prepared, and the large gold ingot that Jin Yin prepared, are enough to buy this house."

"Hmm?" Yu Shizhang was taken aback: "It seems... that's indeed the case."

Why would he consider that house to be a very valuable gift?

He hissed and fell into deep thought.

Seeing his deeply furrowed brows, Xu Yunyan couldn't help but speak up and reveal the truth: "Lord, these days in Tong'an County, it's extremely difficult to find a house."

Yu Shizhang slapped his thigh, finally realizing something was amiss: "While the gifts Jin Yin and I gave were valuable, houses in Tong'an County are incredibly rare! So many outsiders want to buy them, yet they can't find a single one. The house you gave us is expensive precisely because it's so scarce! How did you manage to buy it? Could it be...?"

Using public office for private gain?

No, no.

Yu Shizhang shook his head secretly.

Shen Zheng is not that kind of person.

Shen Zheng smiled as she folded the deed and stuffed it into the envelope, then tied the red ribbon back on, saying, "The original owner of this house was surnamed Hu, named Li Kai. Last year, he opened the only grain shop in Tongan County."

Upon hearing this, Yu Shizhang vaguely remembered this person: "Was it... that the high-yield rice seeds from last year were also sold to him?"

“That’s right.” Shen Zheng nodded and put the envelope back in her pocket. “At the end of last year, he made a fortune and bought a big house, but he kept this small house and didn’t sell it. But at the beginning of this month, I don’t know what he was thinking, he suddenly wanted to sell this house and put it on the market directly.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Shizhang understood: "So you ordered someone to buy it?"

Wow, that was quick!

Shen Zheng shook her head: "Originally, it wasn't my turn to buy it. After all, you said before that it's very difficult to find a house in Tongan County, and there's no market for it even if there's a price."

"Then...?" Yu Shizhang was very puzzled.

“Shen Xingjian said that about ten days ago, the broker brought Hu Likai and his carefully selected buyer to the county government office for the transaction, but the two started arguing as soon as they entered the office.” Shen Zheng recalled Shen Xingjian’s words and found it amusing: “Guess why they started arguing.”

Yu Shizhang paused for a moment, then guessed: "Is Hu Likai raising the price on the spot?"

This is the reason why most business deals fall through.

"If that's really the case, then the buyer isn't short of money." Shen Zheng raised her right leg and stepped on the wooden board. "Because Hu Likai said that the buyer's right leg stepped into the county government office before his, and he didn't give him enough respect, so he felt that the buyer wasn't a good person and refused to sell!"

Yu Shizhang was once again speechless.

Not enough...respect?

After a long silence, he clapped his hands and sighed, "This world is still too vast."

Today, he finally understands once again what it means to say, "The world is so vast, and there are countless wonders to be found."

Half a moment later, bursts of ceremonial music drifted through the carriage curtains and into the carriage.

Before the carriage had even come to a complete stop, the area in front of the Wei residence became lively.

"Lord Shen! Lord Shen has arrived!"

"Lord Shen has really come! I heard that Lord Shen was invited to be the officiant at today's wedding!"

"Oh my, this is an incredible honor! With Lord Shen as their witness, the young couple's future is practically guaranteed to be bright!"

"Lord Shen—!"

A familiar voice reached Shen Zheng's ears. When she lifted the carriage curtain, Balezhan had already thoughtfully placed a small stool next to the carriage.

"Oh, Lord Shen, I'm so glad to finally meet you!"

Ba Lezhan, dressed like a groomsman, extended his hand to her: "Please get off the bus, please get off the bus. Let me help you, please be careful!"

Unable to refuse his hospitality, Shen Zheng gently helped him out of the car, holding his wrist.

Following closely behind, Yu Shizhang and Xu Yunyan also couldn't escape his enthusiasm.

As soon as the group stood still, a well-dressed middle-aged couple hurried over and bowed, saying, "This humble subject greets Lord Shen, Lord Earl, Lord Xu, and..."

Shen Zheng and her group were all "seen" by them.

Ba Lezhan introduced from the side: "Lord Shen, Lord Earl, these two are the groom's parents."

Shen Zheng nodded, helped the two up, took out a red silk envelope from his bosom, and handed it over, saying, "Today is the wedding day of Man Niang and Wei Jing. This is a small token of my appreciation."

Mr. and Mrs. Wei waved their hands repeatedly, saying, "Lord Shen, your presence has already brought great honor to our humble abode. We cannot accept any more gifts from you..."

“Manager Wei, you two are not right to say that!” Ba Lezhan quickly said, “This gift from Lord Shen is for Manager Man and her husband, so please don’t refuse it! Besides, how can you refuse a wedding gift? Don’t you think so?”

Shen Zheng also said, "Just as Lord Ba said, please accept this wedding gift, neither of you should refuse."

Father Wei swallowed hard, his hands trembling as he accepted the gift, saying, "Thank you, Lord Shen. Later... I will pass this gift on to the two children."

Shen Zheng smiled, and in the blink of an eye, the gifts from Yu Shizhang and the others were brought over by the coachman. Wei's parents were taken aback when they saw this: "Shen, Lord Shen, what are these...?"

In their view, everyone in the county government was a unified whole, and it was enough for them to come to the wedding banquet and give a congratulatory gift.

Who would have thought... that every single one of these distinguished guests had prepared a congratulatory gift?

They had no right to accept it!