The head of the Mu family

Chapter 114 The Golden Waist Badge

Madam Lan then made her her personal maid, responsible for cleaning and sweeping.

When communicating with the serfs, he would call her over.

When the girl was working at the Lan family's house, she was so diligent that even the people around her couldn't bear to watch.

And then there's the one whose ear was cut off and whose leg was broken.

Unlike others whose legs were cut off, he recovered almost completely after several months of treatment.

Madam Lan told him to come back to the estate to grow grain after he recovered from the New Year. When the serf found out, he kept kowtowing.

The actions of the two people left Madam Lan deeply moved, and all the resentment she had towards Medicine God Lan vanished.

The remaining, even more difficult ones, have also shown signs of survival after these past few months, and the Tibetan slaves often hug each other and weep with excitement.

Before the New Year, Mu Huaisheng told Madam Lan:

"Sister-in-law, the New Year is almost here."

Why not have a few people from the charity hall take some gifts and spend New Year's Eve there, then come back after the New Year?

"Great! I've been too busy this year to make another trip to the charity hall."

Your suggestion is fantastic! You have no idea how incredibly busy I am!

"I know, sister-in-law. Please tell them, and I'll tell the people I brought back with me too."

After the two made their decision, the end of the year arrived in the blink of an eye.

Madam Lan prepared a lot of food and also gave them two carriages.

After giving them a reward in advance, those men went to the Mu residence to meet up with the others.

On the 29th night, Mu Huaisheng also gave them their monthly wages for the shop and various bonuses in advance.

Furthermore, they answered Mr. Tong's questions in a few words, saying that the shopkeeper gave them a cut from the profits.

A few taels of silver per person, and several people couldn't quite grasp the amount.

It turns out that the women in the shop later only had a limited number of ideas for what to do with the items.

Aside from the numerous flower patterns left by Mu Huaisheng, the main success came from the two gentlemen.

The two gentlemen discussed it and found that if the shop's staff were in that batch, they wouldn't be able to come up with any new designs.

They only contributed two, and used the rest left by the owner.

They chose one of the two options, just like Wanxing had done before, and asked for everyone's opinion.

Then, with a slight modification, when distributing the silver, everyone gets a share.

Whenever the lady and Ah Jin sold their store's prized possession, they would treat everyone to a month's worth of meals.

Now, the meat and vegetables in the store are always in stock!

So when those people arrived, they were all caught off guard.

After they finally came to their senses, the head of the family gave them more silver.

Let them go to the charity hall and celebrate the New Year with their brothers.

Each time the group received the money, they were surprised.

How could there be such a wealthy and powerful family head in this world?

They were all homeless; after finishing their shops, they went to the Mu residence.

The Mu family distributed the pre- and post-New Year's bonuses to them, and after that, none of them spoke.

Only one question was in my mind:

They're even giving out silver?

They won't abandon us, will they?

When the silver was handed out, none of them dared to accept it; they immediately placed it on the table and knelt down.

"Master, please don't send us away!"

Everyone was stunned and looked at each other blankly, but Uncle Li was the one who reacted:

"Get up! Who do you think the head of the family is?"

Look at me, this old good-for-nothing. The head of the family has raised me for over ten years.

I'm just like you guys, a piece of trash that everyone hates.

More than ten years ago, I thought I was going to die!

"You've been here for so long, and you're still acting like this? You've really wasted the patriarch's efforts!"

The group exchanged bewildered glances, but Grandpa Huang was the first to react. He helped himself back into his wheelchair and said:

"Please forgive me, Master!"

Honestly, I've never been treated like a human being before...

The group realized what was happening and stood up in shame.

Mu Huaisheng burst out laughing:

"Grandpa Huang, are you saying that none of the Mu family members are human?"

If you're not human, yet you've lived so many more years than us, if you're not human, then what are we?

"Could it be that we are all monkeys?"

Qingchen continued.

Everyone burst into laughter.

After receiving the money, the group excitedly went back to sleep, preparing to visit their brothers from the Charity Hall the next day.

The next morning, everyone went to the shop.

Ever since Mu Huaisheng started leaving home frequently, everyone in the shop has been working until the morning of the 30th.

Everyone tidied up the shop together, hoping that the head of the household would suddenly return and give everyone a reward, and also do some odd jobs.

Not long after arriving at the shop, Grandpa Huang, who was on duty watching the door, arrived on horseback. He dismounted and called out:

"Master of the family! Master of the family!

Cough... Cough...

Go back quickly~ Go back quickly~

"what happened?"

Huai Sheng gestured to Brother Wu to help the old man up, and Wan Xing quickly poured a glass of water and handed it to him.

The old man drank the water, took a breath, and said:

"Master, the old man from the palace has arrived!"

"Who?"

Mu Huaisheng didn't react for a moment.

"The eunuch serving the emperor."

Xuan Jin was the first to react.

Although Mu Huaisheng had some doubts, he hurriedly rode the horse that Grandpa Huang had ridden over back home.

Because it's close by, everyone walks there every day unless they're transporting things.

When they arrived at the house, they saw Brother Lu, who was guarding the house, with his hands supporting him beside his wheelchair, making a gesture of worship.

Mu Huisheng dismounted and saw that one of them looked like a young eunuch he had seen when he went to the palace before.

Mu Huaisheng couldn't remember his name, but without thinking twice, his voice preceded him:

"Oh dear~"

Your presence is a great honor to my humble abode; I am so sorry for not welcoming you sooner.

Neglect! Neglect!

Sir, please come in.

"I don't deserve it~ I don't deserve it~"

"Miss Mu, there's no need for you to trouble yourself. We've come today to convey the Emperor's decree, Mu..."

Mu Huaisheng quickly interrupted the young eunuch:

"grown ups!

"This humble subject knows absolutely nothing of the rules, and hopes that you, sir, will enlighten me."

After saying that, he touched his body and found nothing.

She had a gold hairpin in her hair, which seemed a bit impolite, so she quickly bowed and made a gesture of respect.

The old man was amused by her somewhat comical behavior:

"Tch~ Miss Mu, we've known each other for a long time, no need to be so formal~"

This is merely a verbal order; you only need to kneel and kowtow to receive it.

Mu Huaisheng immediately knelt down, and then heard the eunuch chant:

His Majesty's oral decree:

Mu Huaisheng has been serving the army at the border for years, and he has been dedicated and responsible. He truly deserves to be called the Emperor's physician in the common people.

He is hereby granted a special imperial waist badge, and from now on will enjoy the salary of a physician in the Imperial Medical Academy!

Furthermore, those who have rendered meritorious service on the frontier today are hereby granted the privilege of attending the palace banquet together. So be it!

Mu Huaisheng was so excited that he could only kneel on the ground, not knowing what to do.

"Miss Mu, you may rise now, Your Majesty, to express your gratitude."

"Mu Huaisheng thanks Your Majesty for your great favor!"

After saying that, he kowtowed again before quickly getting up.

Mu Huaisheng: In this era, kowtowing a few more times is definitely the right thing to do!

"Miss Mu, you'll have to keep your waist token safe from now on."

Mu Huaisheng quickly bent down at a ninety-degree angle and took the heavy waist token with both hands. Mu Huaisheng secretly weighed it in his hands:

Why is it so heavy?

Could it be gold?

The old man gave Huai Sheng a slight push, and she straightened up, uttering a remark that was faster than her thoughts:

"This waist tag is so heavy, is it made of gold?"