Chapter 346: dazzle wife
Chapter 346 Dazzling Wife
He Xiaodie who led the little boy to find the inn has already returned. In fact, both Yu Zhi and He Xiaodie know very well that there is no inn in Shanyun County that can accommodate so many people.
There are only two inns in Shanyun County, they are not big, but they are enough for Yu Zhi to settle down temporarily. As for the others, isn't there an open space next to the county government office? Let's make do with it first.
It's really not that Yu Zhi is special, but that she is a female family member, and with such an identity, she has already arrived in Shanyun County, so she is really not suitable to mix with a group of men.
Pomegranate mentioned this when delivering lunch to Wen Jiuxiao and Lan Huanping.
Lan Huanping slapped his forehead, and said a little embarrassedly: "I am alone, so I don't bother to tidy up the inner house at the back. They all live in the government office in front of this, but I have ignored Mrs. Zun..." He glanced at Wen Jiuxiao, hesitated for a moment , said: "It has been in disrepair for a long time, and if you want to live in it, it will probably need to be overhauled."
"Nothing, there are many people here, and the repairs will be quick." Wen Jiuxiao waved his hands, expressing that he didn't mind, and called Qingfeng, "You lead the people to clean up the back. Please show me what kind of repair it is."
Turning to Lan Huanping again, "If you want to buy something, please ask Mr. Lan to show you the way."
Lan Huanping turned his head to look out, but there was no familiar face, so he was embarrassed. He intended to let Job, the gatekeeper, go, but Job couldn't speak official language. I had no choice but to ask him to call Zhai Yougui, the head catcher who lives closest to here.
"Shanyun County is small, and there are no cases. Everyone is idle in the yamen every day, so the old man decided to let them all go back, and call them when there is something to do." Lan Huanping explained a little embarrassed.
Of course there is another important reason, Lan Huanping is not ashamed to say, that is, the yamen is too poor. In a prosperous place, the catcher in the yamen can pay two or three taels of silver a month, no matter how bad it is, one tael of silver. But in Shanyun County, when it was more, they could get two or three hundred wen, and when it was less... dozens of wen, all of which was squeezed out of Lan Huanping's own salary.
How can such a small amount of money support a family? No way, when the yamen is free, he can only ask them to find another job, otherwise, no one will be willing to do this fast.
Zhai Yougui was helping others to build a house. When he heard that Master Lan was looking for him, he patted the dust on his clothes and came, "Master, are you looking for a young one?"
Lan Huanping had an amiable face, and nodded towards Wen Jiuxiao, "This is the new county magistrate of our Shanyun County, Mr. Wen. He is new here and is not familiar with any parts of the city. He led the steward to buy some things. "
"Hey, the little one obeys." Zhai Yougui is tall and burly, with a simple and honest face, but he is actually very shrewd, so he bowed to Wen Jiuxiao, "The little Zhai Yougui has met Mr. Wen."
Wen Jiuxiao nodded, "Lao Zhai is here to arrest the head."
Zhai Yougui hurriedly said: "Don't dare, don't dare." He lowered his head, not daring to be disrespectful at all. The new county magistrate was obviously very young and spoke very politely, but his aura was so powerful that no one dared to neglect him at all.
After lunch, Wen Jiuxiao and Lan Huanping continued to hand over various official duties.
Yu Zhi ordered people to repair the house, replace it with new tiles, new windows, and new doors, clean the house, and paste new window paper. Look at the walls, forget it, paint it inside and out.
The grass in the yard is clean and the ground is level. If the house is not enough to live in, then build a few more.
Still not enough to live in, what should I do? Yu Zhi asked Qingfeng to ask, "Does the open space next to it belong to the county government?"
Qingfeng came back after asking for instructions, "Mrs. Lan, County Magistrate Lan said that the open space near the yamen belongs to the county yamen. The third master asked you to do whatever you want."
That's it! With a wave of his hand, Yu Zhi built a staff dormitory. She showed Qingfeng the drawing with a pen and paper. The guards and servants lived in the front, the maids lived in the back, and there was a family courtyard where married couples lived, a large kitchen... Considering that the guards had to practice, a martial arts arena had to be separated.
There are more than 200 people. Everyone performs their own duties. Isn’t it fast to work? In the evening, Yu Zhi no longer needed to stay at the inn, the main room where she lived had already been cleared out. Of course, she won't be able to get a bed she's satisfied with for a while, but there is a soft couch, so it's okay to make do with it.
In the future, I still don't know how long I will stay in Shanyun County. As for the bed to sleep in, Yu Zhi doesn't want to settle for it. She liked the Babu bed his father gave her, so she wanted to make another bed. It doesn't matter if it's small, or it's made of ordinary wood, but it has to be comfortable.
Zhai Yougui was stunned, this, this... He wiped his eyes and looked carefully, he just led people to buy things a few times, and the inner house has already looked brand new, the walls are really white, and the ground is so flat.
He looked at the open space on the side again, there was a huge pile of stones and wood, and even the stones and wood were brought back in such a short time? Are you too capable? I saw that on the field, no matter if it was the guards or the servants, everyone had work on their hands, no one was idle, and no one was lazy.
Zhai Yougui just felt his blood boiling, and he wanted to join them. Something came up in his heart. Somehow, he felt that maybe the new county magistrate would bring big changes to Shanyun County.
He felt hot in his heart, and hurried to find his arrester. The people from the new county magistrate have all done it. As locals, they can't lag behind, right?
Yu Zhi was instructing people to dig the foundation. She didn’t know whether the ancient people built a house without a foundation. Anyway, in modern times, a house must be built with a foundation, so that the house built is strong and not easy to collapse.
"Pull the line first to see if it is straight, draw the line, and dig along the line." I have never eaten pork, but I have seen pigs run, and it generally looks like this. As for the details, leave it to those who know how to do it.
The kitchen in the inner house was also tidied up, and the stove was rebuilt. But the kitchen is too small, with only three stoves, it cannot provide food for so many people, not to mention it is so hot that there is no shortage of water.
It was too late to build a new kitchen, so Yu Zhi asked someone to set up a stove in the open air. One large pot is dedicated to heating hot water, two large pots are used for cooking, two large pots are reserved for steaming steamed buns, and one large pot is used for cooking. There are six burners in a row, which is neat.
So for dinner this day, everyone ate two dishes, one meat and one vegetarian, soft big white steamed buns, and fresh shredded bamboo shoot soup. Of course, Wen Jiuxiao and Lan Huanping took advantage of Yu Zhi's favor and ate Xiaozao.
Yu Zhi cooks it himself, for goodwill, Yu Zhi never bothers.
"Chuo Jing's craftsmanship is just home-cooked dishes, and Master Lan will appreciate it." Wen Jiuxiao's mouth was modest, but his expression was a little bit smug. His family, Zhizhi, loves him so much, no, as soon as he settles down, he cooks for him himself.
No matter how stupid Lan Huanping is, he can still hear his showing off. Is it really okay to show off his wife in front of him, a lonely old man? As if no one has a wife, he will be able to leave his post and return to his hometown soon, and then he will be able to eat the dishes cooked by his old wife.
Although it is a home-cooked dish, Yu Zhi's cooking skills are really good, and several dishes are very delicious, especially for Lan Huanping, who has a clear soup and little water, it is simply too delicious.
what to do? Praise! Everyone has shown off, if he doesn't boast, how ignorant is he? He's not a bad old man.
Wen Jiuxiao felt even more proud!
(end of this chapter)