Antique food: The general dotes on his lucky wife

On the way north, Chen Xi's biggest feeling was the difference between the north and the south.

The first is the climate. The further north you go, the colder it gets, especially on the river. Chen Xi wants the temperature but not the grace. He has already worn it into a ball and tried his best to keep warm.

Chen Xi is rich herself, and since she was named the county head, some things that were originally unusable can now be used, so even when she is on the road, she is living a good life.

Chen Xi, the county head, caused a sensation in Hangzhou and Qingshui County, but there was no movement in other places. No one came to see him along the way.

Chen Xi regretted that he did not say goodbye to Lin Changqing before leaving.

Lin Changqing sent someone to deliver the message. He could not leave, so that she could go to the capital with peace of mind. He had already sent the message to the capital, and asking his cousin to take care of her would help her adapt to the environment of the capital more quickly.

With this letter from Lin Changqing, Chen Xi felt much more at ease on his way to the capital.

Along the way, Aunt Qiu naturally tried her best to embarrass Chen Xi and teach her a lesson, but maybe it was Chen Xi’s kneeling at Qingshui County Pier that finally made her restrain herself a little, and she wouldn’t show it so obviously, but her whole person But it is more gloomy and more difficult to deal with.

The confrontational attitude adopted by Chen Xi is that once Aunt Qiu teaches her some etiquette and rules, if she learns them and Aunt Qiu still wants to torment her, she will start to look for trouble.

There are many ways to find trouble, such as having a headache due to the strong wind blowing in the river today, or needing to take a walk after eating too much.

These reasons were all mild, but there were still times when Aunt Qiu's actions made Chen Xi unhappy, so she asked Aunt Qiu to teach her repeatedly.

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For example, Aunt Qiu has always said that Chen Xi's eating etiquette is not standard, and makes her wash her hands more than ten times during a meal, and the skin on her hands will peel off!

Chen Xi asked Aunt Qiu to demonstrate it to her. After one demonstration, she said she couldn't see it clearly, so she asked Aunt Qiu to demonstrate it many times and also asked Aunt Qiu to wash the molted skin with her hands.

Another example is that Aunt Qiu said that Chen Xi's steps were not standard when walking, so she asked Chen Xi to walk around. Chen Xi also asked Aunt Qiu to walk around, but she just sat aside and watched, which made Aunt Qiu's legs swell. I lay in bed and rested for a whole day before resting.

In short, if Aunt Qiu teaches seriously, Chen Xi will naturally learn seriously. Once Aunt Qiu starts to toss, Chen Xi will also toss her.

Aunt Qiu relied on her status as a nun in the palace, but if the very delicate Po Guan Po Shuai ignored her status, then there was nothing she could do about it.

In this battle of wits and courage with Aunt Qiu, the journey to the capital passed very quickly!

Chen Xi started his journey in early November and changed to the land route halfway through. Now he was even more unable to learn the rules.

Finally, on the third day of December, Chen Xilai entered the gate of the capital!

When Chen Xi entered the capital, the guard guarding the gate saluted her and shouted "Meet the Lord Huaishan County" loudly, causing passers-by to look at Chen Xi.

Some time ago, the emperor appointed a commoner as the head of the county. It was said that he was a businessman. There was a lot of discussion in the capital for a while!

Everyone knew that the county lord would definitely come to the capital to thank her, so they all wanted to see what kind of merchant girl she was, who could actually be named the county lord by the emperor thousands of miles away!

Now everyone can see that she is indeed a young and beautiful beauty

Female!

However, the people in the capital have seen the big world. The capital is most in need of princes, noble sons, princesses, monarchs, and wives. Therefore, a small county head is not enough to attract too much attention from everyone. Everyone is curious and curious about her as a businessman. How could a daughter, He De, be named the head of the county!

Chen Xi saw that the people in the capital were very calm towards her, and secretly thought that she was indeed a citizen of the capital.

She was like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, walking on the streets of the capital, looking at the magnificent buildings on the streets twice, marveling at them.

It turns out that this is the capital city in ancient times. If there is any difference from what is shown on TV, it is more prosperous and grand than on TV!

However, after walking for a while and entering some alleys, it became a little run down.

It turns out that not everything in the capital is magnificent.

"County Lord, this is the residence in the capital given to you by the emperor. It is a three-entry courtyard."

When Chen Xi got off the carriage, people in the yard already came out to greet him.

"The villain Li Fu pays homage to the county lord, and the county lord Wan'an."

Chen Xi asked in surprise: "What do you do?"

"Back to the County Lord, I was sent by Mr. Xiao from the Ministry of Industry's Construction Institute to repair your house. The house has been repaired. County Lord, please take a look at what's uncomfortable. We can change it at any time."

"Are you from the Ministry of Industry?"

"No, no, how can I join the Ministry of Works if I am young? I am the one who was hired by Mr. Xiao to work for me."

Oh, ancient contractor!

The emperor gave him a house. This house has been empty for who knows how long. It must not be inhabitable.

But Chen Xi was going to Beijing soon, so he couldn't live in a shabby house. The emperor couldn't afford to lose this person.

So the Construction Office of the Ministry of Works was asked to repair the house, and the adults from the Ministry of Works

A foreman was hired to do the work, and now the foreman is waiting for Chen Xi's acceptance.

Chen Xi entered the house and found that it was well built and in line with the characteristics of northern architecture. It was square and square, with few flowers and plants, and the floor was covered with tiles.

After walking around for a while, Chen Xi found that the house was really big. Looking at the brand-new house, Chen Xi was very satisfied.

"You've done a good job, Baozhen, I'll reward Manager Li!"

Dong Baozhen immediately took out a purple purse, which contained 100 taels of silver notes.

Chen Xi had prepared these purses a long time ago, because Chen Xi knew that he would definitely meet a lot of people when he came to the capital, and he would definitely reward them with a lot of money next time.

The higher-grade ones are purses, which contain fifty or 100 taels of silver notes, or 20 taels of silver ingots.

The lower ones are red envelopes made of red paper, which contain one to ten taels of silver.

The purple purse contains 100 taels of silver notes, the highest specification.

The reason why Chen Xi gave the highest-level banknote was because of the matter at the house. He might have to trouble Manager Li in the future. It would be more convenient to establish a good relationship in advance.

Manager Li took the purse and squeezed it. He knew there were banknotes inside, and he immediately became happy.

Nowadays, the lowest denomination of silver notes is 50 taels, so even the lowest denomination is still 50 taels of silver. If it gets a higher denomination, it will be a bigger surprise!

"Little man Li Fu, thank you, County Lord, for the reward! County Lord, you are truly as kind as a Bodhisattva!"

"Haha, I am very satisfied with the repair of this house. If anything happens in the future, I will come back to you."

"Okay, I live in the first house two streets ahead, Li's House. There is always a repairman standing in front of my house.

Plaques showing house repairs are easy to find. If the county leader wants to repair the house in the future, just send someone to find the villain! "

"Ah."

When Li Fu saw that Chen Xi was not talking, he saluted politely and said, "I don't dare to disturb the county master's rest. Please leave!"

Along the way, Chen Xi asked the Dong family brothers and sisters to pay more attention and buy some if they met the right person. So along the way, the Dong family brothers and sisters bought a total of four people. The four people were a mother and daughter, and a grandfather and grandson. , all of whom fled last year's floods and eventually sold themselves into slavery.

The mother and daughter stayed with Chen Xi as maids and mothers-in-law, and were under the control of Dong Baozhen. Grandpa and grandson were responsible for looking after the door, while the grandson stayed with Dong Baoshan as a follower and messenger.

The identities of these four people are all in Chen Xi's hands, and they can all restrain each other.

Besides, Chen Xi knew that someone in the capital was plotting against him, so he didn't dare to come to the capital to look for maids and servants, for fear of being planted as an informant.

Chen Xi arrived in the capital today and immediately sent a message to the palace to pay his respects.

"Aunt Qiu, do you want to stay or go back to the palace?"

Aunt Qiu gritted her teeth and said, "I have one last rule that I haven't taught the county master yet!"

"Oh, what are the rules?"

"That is, in the capital, County Lord, you must be cautious, because there are many people in the capital who are more noble than you, County Lord!"