Cub Nursery

It was very cold, Yan Xun climbed onto the warm kang with icy hands and feet, and shrunk into the bed, it was so comfortable.

Jing Fengye next to him suddenly grabbed Yan Xun's hand and said in a low voice, "It's frozen red."

"It's okay, it will be warm soon." Yan Xun said indifferently.

Suddenly felt a little itchy fingers, Yan Xun turned his head to look, saw Jing Fengye licked his fingers, couldn't help shrinking his body, but didn't take back his hand.

His hands were still a little swollen from the cold, and every time he warmed up, he would always feel itchy and painful. Yan Xun woke up in the middle of the night last night, but he didn't expect Jing Fengye to find out now.

"I can do those jobs, adults don't need to do it." Jing Fengye rubbed Yan Xun's hands, and then felt a little reluctant to tuck them back under the covers.

"I will pay attention." The swollen hands in the blanket subsided, and it didn't itch anymore, Yan Xun scratched the corner of the blanket, glanced at Jing Fengye, "Go to sleep."

"En." Jing Fengye rolled over and lay down, and after a long time, guessing that Yan Xun had fallen asleep, he rolled over and stared at Yan Xun's sleeping face.

The little cubs curled up in their nests and fell asleep, Yan Xun frowned, fingers resting on the edge of the bedding, his chin tucked into the bedding, his nose was sweating a little.

Suddenly, Yan Xun frowned and shrank his body.

Jing Fengye hurried over and put his hand on Yan Xun's forehead.

Slowly, Yan Xun's brows relaxed again, and he muttered something unconsciously, he couldn't hear clearly, and didn't know what he said.

Early in the morning, when Yan Xun got up, hot water had already been boiled in the big iron pot, and the wooden basin was also steaming.Washed and dressed, opened the door of the small room, and the cold air in the room was blown in instantly.

The air-conditioning outside is even cooler, but I don't feel much in the thick clothes on my body.

Du Xuanfeng entered the palace early in the morning, met Concubine Xian, and told about Yan Xun's plan.

"This matter is simply whimsical. Don't look at Yan Xun's ability to dance now, maybe one day he will have to move his head!" Du Xuanfeng also complained because Du Qinsheng was trembling with him, "It's really not possible, just put him in Honglu Temple Shaoqing has withdrawn, let's see what else he can do!"

"It's absolutely impossible." Concubine Xian hurriedly stopped her, "Father, although this matter is difficult, we have to help him."

"Why?" Du Xuanfeng was puzzled.

Concubine Xian backed away from the left and right, and said in a low voice, "Although the emperor's grace is mighty, it is not secure. Dad, think about it, why can the noble family in the court keep their foothold? The Du family has nothing now, just borrowing Yan Xun's hand Get some skills. Besides, the workshop belongs to Yan Xun, so what does it have to do with us?"

Du Xuanfeng only relied on the emperor's favor, and if he fell out of favor one day, it would be a catastrophe.Now Du Qinsheng seems to be working for Yan Xun, but he also took the opportunity to win over many princes and brothers from aristocratic families. When the workshop is built, the Du family will definitely have a share of the benefits.

After figuring it out, Du Xuanfeng suddenly became enlightened, but he didn't dare to ask the emperor directly, so he remembered the words from Yan Xun.

Within a few days, rumors began to spread outside, causing everyone to know that the monster broke the law and committed the same crime as the people.

"Monsters that eat people have to beheaded!"

"The emperor is wise, those monsters must be punished!"

"Hey, it would be great if I could sue the Demon Kingdom."

Daqin defeated the monster country, and the good news came. Everyone in Daqin was very happy, but the people only had a vague concept in their hearts. They didn't really face the monster. , The feeling of stepping on your feet.

For this reason, Song Feiliang even wrote a poem, praising the soldiers at the border and even the wise emperor.

These words were said by Yan Xun, but now everyone knows that these words come from the mouth of the emperor, and they are golden words.

Everyone knows that it is a crime for monsters to eat people, and everyone knows that the laws of the Great Qin also target monsters, so it is inexplicably much safer.

When Du Xuanfeng entered the palace and talked about this, the Emperor Longyan was delighted and said, "This Yan Xun is a genius. The workshop can be built, but it is up to Yan Xun to make arrangements."

The weather is getting colder and colder, but there are still many people who can't cook their kangs and can only continue to suffer from the cold. Yan Xun's cement slabs are just in time.As for soap, even the emperor himself cannot live without soap, and workshops must be built sooner or later.

The imperial decree was sent to Honglu Temple, Yan Xun accepted the imperial decree and understood it clearly.

However, he did not expect much money from the imperial court, as long as he agreed to the matter.

"There is no money." Jing Fengye was puzzled, "Why not? The workshop belongs to Honglu Temple..."

"That's pretty good, we will manage the money we earn." Yan Xun said relaxedly, "I have already bought the two houses on the east side of Honglu Temple, and we will open a small gate on the wall of Honglu Temple, and we will design it ourselves. Let’s see, how convenient it is.”

Hearing that Yan Xun needed help, Sun Yuanbao directly brought all the young and strong men in the village, men, elder brothers, and a few strong women into the city.

Yan Xun was overjoyed, so he didn't need to recruit people, so he hurriedly said: "It's just in time, you can work with peace of mind, I will take care of the food and pay the wages."

"Hey, just take care of the food." Sun Yuanbao said with a silly smile.

Sunjiacun is now a well-known and wealthy village nearby. Beans, loess, and stones can be sold for money. It is because I know Mr. Yan that the surrounding villages are envious. This time, Sunjiacun came in time. If other villages know about it Well, the job was assigned to be robbed by them.

The house was refurbished over there, and the stove, chopping boards, etc. were built inside. On the Honglu Temple, Yan Xun was in charge of cooking, cooking, steaming steamed buns, and cooking a lot of food.

A wall separated, there was a clanging sound from the next door, and the little cub squatted at the base of the wall and listened.

The snake-body cub rested on the ground with the tip of its tail, leaned its face against the wall, and listened carefully for a while, "They are all saying hello to you, please come and listen."

"Yes, my lord is a good man." The flower tree cub also said.

Jing Fengye squatted in front of the stove to light the fire, saw a drop of oil splashed on Yan Xun's hands, and quickly stood up and said, "I'll come, you can tell me what to do, you don't need to do it."

"Take out the crispy meat inside." Yan Xun simply stopped.

After dinner, Yan Xun sent the things to the next door.

On the other side of the wall, the little cubs pricked up their ears to listen. In the past, there was almost no sound around Honglu Temple. On the one hand, it was because the Taoist soldiers blocked it with yellow talismans, and on the other hand, there was no one around Honglu Temple.

Recently, there were people outside the wall, and the blockade was lifted. There were various voices, among which the praising Yan Xun was a good person, and the cubs especially liked to hear it.

On the day of completion, Yan Xun gave ten pieces of soap to each of Sun Yuanbao and the others, and the wages were settled uniformly.

The small door on the wall was also opened, Honglu Temple expanded a lot, and there were two workshops.The original Dao soldiers were not enough, so Yang Shuning personally brought people to arrange them.

"Not bad." The wood and stones used in the workshop are all excellent. Yang Shuning went around and found no prohibited items.

Yan Xun pushed the cubs away, and asked in a low voice, "General Yang, what does Mrs. Zhang have to do with monsters?"

"You know?" Yang Shuning sneered, and said, "She has four sons in total, and three sons joined the army. They all died at the hands of monsters, and there is no body left. Yan Xun, I admit that you are capable, but with monsters, there is nothing left." It's different from seeking skin from a tiger, I'm waiting for the day when I collect your corpse."

"This is not the reason for her being greedy for money. Being greedy for money is a violation of the law. The reason why I don't pursue it now is that I have no time. When I free up my hands, all those who have been greedy for money from Honglu Temple will not be able to escape." Yan Xun said indifferently, "If hatred can ignore the law, it is tantamount to despising Daqin and the emperor! General Yang, you should know who Mrs. Zhang should seek revenge from."

Yang Shuning looked at Yan Xun seriously, and said: "The workshop is good, you should do it yourself."

"Thank you." Yan Xun hurriedly said when Yang Shuning turned around and left.

He has a different position from everyone else, and it is even more impossible for him to chat and laugh happily with Yang Shuning. At this time, Yang Shuning can remind him that it is already the best of benevolence, and Yan Xun is grateful.

Establishing a workshop is a good thing, but if Fang Zi is not in Yan Xun's hands, I am afraid he will be closed together with Honglu Temple, and the workshop will have nothing to do with him, but at least it is not so easy to heat up the cement calcination now, and the cubs must help. This is especially true for tofu, and the brine is special. Although anyone can make soap, if there is no flower tree cub, it is impossible to make transparent soap with fragrance.

The next day, Yang Shuning came again with a child.

"The thirteenth prince, this is the young minister of Honglu Temple, Yan Xun." Yang Shuning put down the child and turned to leave.

The gate of Honglu Temple was closed with a bang, Yan Xun stood in front of the stove, looking at the thirteen princes who were not big, who were about the same size as the cubs, thin and frail, with big eyes, and the clothes on his body were washed white Yes, he still wears shoes on his feet.

I'm afraid this is the result of the phrase 'good for oneself'.

Qin Shisan looked at Yan Xun carefully, this Master Yan was younger than he imagined, he seemed to be a few years older than him, but he looked good, with red lips and white teeth.

Thinking of his father's words in his heart, Qin Shisan became nervous. It was the first time he saw his father at such an age, he was very excited, and he also firmly remembered what his father said, as long as he can get all the benefits of those two workshops. Secret, you can get the approval of the father.

"Are you cold?" Flame Cub, wearing thick cotton shoes, walked over and blinked at Qin Shisan, "It's warm on the kang, come with me."

The Flame Cub didn't wear a hat, had ears that were different from ordinary people, and had canines and front teeth protruding from the mouth, which directly scared Qin Shisan.

But it was really cold outside, and being brought out by Yang Shuning all the way, Qin Shisan's hands and feet were stiff from the cold wind, there were chilblains on his cheeks, and his lips were blue from the cold.

"I'll give you an egg." Flame Cub took out a hot egg from his pocket. It was a pot of Yan Xun's cooking just now, and he wasn't willing to eat it yet.

After taking the egg, Qin Shisan couldn't wait to peel it off, swallowed it in two or three mouthfuls, and couldn't breathe.

The little cub saw it, and hurried to the stove, and brought over a small wooden bowl filled with warm soybean milk.

After drinking a small bowl of soy milk, Qin Shisan smacked his mouth, feeling much warmer.

Yan Xun smiled, clapped his hands and said, "Our Honglu Temple finally has a newcomer, everyone welcome."

"Welcome." The cubs hurriedly followed Yan Xun's example and clapped their hands.

Qin Shisan was a little at a loss, so he stood still.Soon Yan Xun led him into the bathhouse and took a steaming bath. He changed into brand new soft clothes. He didn't feel cold at all in the warm clothes. He also had wooden bowls, plates, spoons and forks. one serving.

There is also a place for him on the kang in the house, which is used to spread brand-new bedding. The place is not big, but it is very warm.

When he was not sleeping, all the nests on the kang were put away and put in a cabinet. Qin Shisan had his own wooden cabinet for bedding.There is a wooden table on the kang, and the cubs study on it.

Qin Shisan also wanted to learn the awkward nursery rhymes, so he didn't dare to neglect them, so he memorized them carefully in his heart.

He was already literate, but he still learned it again, and found that he learned very quickly with the cubs, and some things seemed to never be forgotten.

No matter what he did, Yan Xun did not deliberately hide Qin Shisan.

There are not many steps in making cement, but it takes effort.The cubs worked carefully, and Qin Shisan followed suit, smashing the stones into pieces with a hammer.

When firing, the flame cubs help to heat up.

Cement can be made into a stone-like cement slab with grooves of cubs on it. Qin Shisan also helped. He memorized every step carefully and found that only the cubs need to help when calcining.

When the cement board was ready, Yan Xun took Qin Shisan's hand and came over from the small door.

There are quite a few people waiting outside the workshop, all of whom came to buy cement boards.

Zhang Shunzi heard people say that stone slabs were sold in the city, and the price was not expensive, so he got up before dawn and went to the city with money.He was the first one to come, and the gate of the workshop looked unsurprising, but there were quite a few people waiting.

Covering his mouth with his hands, he took a deep breath, Zhang Shunzi stomped his feet, and finally waited for the door to open.

"First come, first served. If you don't have money, you can get beans, loess, and limestone." Yan Xun laughed, "Come in one by one."

There were many people outside, if they squeezed in to loot, only Yan Xun and Qin Shisan would not do it.Just when Qin Shisan was worried, no one squeezed in.

"I came first." Zhang Shunzi hurriedly stepped forward.

As a result, several servants also stepped forward, "I was the one who came first."

"He came first, you don't need to argue." Yan Xun said, calling Zhang Shunzi in, "Be careful when lifting the cement board, don't worry if it breaks, just support it a little more."

"Hey." Zhang Shunzi hurried in.

When they came out with cement boards on their backs, the servants went in one by one, bought cement boards and went back.

After selling the cement boards, Yan Xun closed the gate and returned to Honglu Temple through the small gate.

Zhang Shunzi bought the cement slabs and went back home, and set up the kang on the same day. After burning it all night, the old lady was also warmed up, and her body seemed to be much stronger, and she was more energetic.

But Zhang Shunzi still didn't understand why Yan Xun suddenly saw that he was the first to come, so he told his wife about it.

"That's because of spirituality." Zhang Shunzi's old lady sat on the warm kang, touched the groove under the quilt and said, "That lord is spiritual."

"Mom, what is spirituality?"

"Those who can become enlightened are spiritual."

Yan Xun came out to look for Du Qinsheng, and happened to see a brother Pei Yu'er whom he had met once, begging a tall man with his small face up, "Brother, you can also buy me a cement board, I want to sleep like that Kang."

"Don't you have a kang in your house? It's a serious stone slab, and I still use tiles in my house..."

"But Wang Zhen'er's room is made of cement board. I heard that it heats up quickly and can keep you warm all night. I want something like that." Pei Yu'er refused to give up, "Brother!"

"All right, let me see if I can buy it."

Yan Xun smiled, these little brothers and girls like to compare this, for fear that they don't have it, but it just helps, saving some people from not knowing that he sells cement boards.

Seeing Du Qinsheng, Yan Xun said directly: "I won't give away the things from the workshop in the future, you can live in the workshop and help sell."

"Will others know that soap is..." Du Qinsheng was startled.

"If someone guesses it, don't worry about it. At worst, he won't use soap in the future." Yan Xun said indifferently, "Are you coming or not?"

"Come!" Du Qinsheng had no choice but to come, he couldn't let go of so much money.

Yan Xun smiled, and said: "Occasionally I will take the cubs to the workshop, so don't make a fuss, otherwise don't blame me for being rude. If I tell you, you have to spit out all the money you have now, Your father has no good fruit to eat!"

"You!" Du Qinsheng was taken aback, but dared not speak out.

Back at Honglu Temple, Qin Shisan picked beans with the little cub and little Youer,

In the past few days, Qin Shisan found that these cubs were nothing but different from human beings, and they gave him a lot of things, and they would tell nice stories at night.

It's just that he has a mission in mind.

"Little Youer, aren't you afraid of them?" Qin Shisan asked in a low voice to Little Youer who was picking beans quickly.

"Don't be afraid." Little You'er said without raising her head, "Your Excellency is a good person, I believe in your Excellency. Your Excellency has said that, in fact, everyone is the same, it's just that they look different."

"But they are monsters." Qin Shisan lowered his voice.

"What's wrong with monsters? Do all monsters eat people?" Little You'er shook her head and said, "Aren't monsters who don't eat people and don't harm people just like us?"

The flame cub suddenly came over, looked at the chilblain on Qin Shisan's cheek, then ran away, then came back, rubbing Qin Shisan's face with both hands.

The chilblain, which was so painful from the cold, suddenly stopped hurting and itching.

"It will be fine in a few days." The flame cub showed a big smile, and ran to the side to continue picking beans.

No matter how soft the voice was, it could not escape Jing Fengye's ears, so he told Yan Xun when he heard it.

"You pointed at that cub just now, so you spit..." Yan Xun laughed.

Jing Fengye was a little uncomfortable, only when Yan Xun was injured, he would not be like that, now that Yan Xun found out, the tips of his ears turned red quickly, and he turned his back to Yan Xun to work.

"Oh, my hand was cut by a knife." Yan Xun whispered.

"Let me see." Jing Fengye hurriedly turned around, held Yan Xun's hand, looked left and right to see that it was intact, and then realized that there was no knife around Yan Xun, he was joking.

Yan Xun couldn't help laughing, "Seriously, I think we're about to run into trouble, and we have to think about countermeasures first. When the time comes, you'll be like this... Let the cubs also be mentally prepared..."