Cub Nursery

Each small wooden basin was filled with warm water, and the little cubs ran over, washed their hands together, used soap, wiped off, and sat on the kang refreshedly, waiting for their meals.

Qin Shisan was also there, and besides going back to the yamen of the Ministry of Household Affairs every day, he was studying accounting at Honglu Temple.The Household Yamen was so happy that they didn't have to deal with Honglu Temple, they sent Qin Shisan away with only 20 taels of silver.

Si Ping is also in the same situation.

Yan Xun came in holding the big clay pot, glanced at him and said, "Si Ping hasn't come yet?"

"No." The snake-body cub said, looking at the empty futon beside him, wooden bowls and trays had already been placed on the table, but Si Ping, who had come to Honglu Temple on time a few days ago, did not appear.

"Then let's eat first." Yan Xun frowned slightly, then smiled quickly, pretending to be fine.

The snake cub rolled up its special spoon with the tip of its tail, took a sip of soy milk and asked, "My lord, will he come again?"

Si Ping was only a guest when he came to Honglu Temple for the first time, and he came here for business after that.But the cubs were already a little familiar with Si Ping, and regarded him as a friend in their hearts. Although only the snake body cub asked, the other cubs also secretly looked at Yan Xun.

"It will come, I will go to the Ministry of Industry to have a look later." Yan Xun said.

"En." The snake-body cub nodded emphatically.

After eating, the little cubs took the initiative to help clear the table, without letting Yan Xun do anything.Qin Shisan also followed to help, he envied Si Ping a little bit in his heart, he was obviously just a low-level head in the Ministry of Industry, but in the end he had the cubs and Yan Xun on his heart.

Cleaning up faster than usual, the little cubs looked at Yan Xun attentively.

Yan Xun also wanted to know what happened to Si Ping as soon as possible, so he hurried out.

Today, there is a very wide cement road in front of Honglu Temple, which is completely different from before.On both sides of the road there are separate small roads, and the men of Zisunjia Village are busy with their work.

The two sides are not paved with cement, but paved with stones, and there is a piece higher, and there are drainage channels on both sides.

Every few steps there is a square pit, which is used to plant trees.

Yan Xun walked all the way and saw that the men in Sunjia Village were doing very well, so he said: "These days have been tough after cleaning up both sides of the road and going home to rest."

"Hey, we're not tired at all." Sun Yuanbao said honestly.

These days, the men of Sunjia Village go to the city before dawn and return to the village at midnight, and the brothers and women stay in the houses in the city to rest.Thinking about having wages every day, and taking care of a meal, having meat for every meal, and being full, these guys can’t wait to sleep and wake up with a smile. Quite a lot.

Not to mention that the nearby villages are all inquiring, and even some poor people in the city are envious of the work of the people in Sunjia Village.

Yan Xun smiled and said nothing more.

The yamen of the Ministry of Industry was very grand, and when Yan Xun arrived at the door, a small official stopped in front and refused to let him in, his eyes looked up and down Yan Xun.

Yan Xun didn't wear official robes, and the material of the robes on his body was not valuable silk or satin. It looked like he wasn't even a prince of Beijing, let alone a young minister of Honglu Temple.

"Si Ping, is the boss here?" Yan Xun was not angry, but smiled.

The little official felt that Yan Xun was a persimmon that was easy to pinch, rolled his eyes, and didn't say whether he was there or not, but he didn't push Yan Xun away, he made it clear that he wanted money before he would open his mouth.

"Hey." Yan Xun sighed lightly, then took out the official seal to show the little official, and said, "Go in and make a report, call Si Ping to come to Honglu Temple, the work has been delayed for half a day."

After finishing speaking, Yan Xun didn't wait outside, and turned to find Zhou Guang.

The little official looked at the official seal and listened to Honglu Temple, and immediately knew who Yan Xun was, so he rushed in to report.

In the yamen, Si Ping was naturally there, but he came to the yamen in the morning, so he couldn't leave the yamen to go to Honglu Temple.It is precisely because the cement road in front of the Honglu Temple is almost repaired, and the cement is used. The road surface is as flat as a whole big stone, and the horse-drawn carriages are so good. This is not road construction. It is basically paving the way with silver money.

And the paving of the floor is excellent, it looks like a great contribution, which Si Ping, a small master, can bear.

So Si Ping couldn't leave when he came early in the morning. Anyway, this credit has little to do with him.

Yan Xun thought of this a long time ago, he didn't wait outside at all, and went directly to Zhou Guang.

"In fact, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households are not needed for road construction." Yan Xun confessed to Zhou Guang, "I have my own way. However, the head of the Ministry of Industry has helped a lot, and I have to ask him to help. .”

"Brother Yan has plans?" Zhou Guang figured it out immediately.

Although the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households are not needed, if they can send people to participate in this matter, they can get a piece of credit, but these two yamen are desperate, and now there is only one small principal who can help .

Sighing slightly in his heart, Zhou Guang said: "Brother Yan, can I go there in person?"

"That would be the best, and it would be good to ask more people to help." Yan Xun said hastily.

Zhou Guang was the second assistant, he went to the two yamen in person, it was a blatant help, Yan Xun couldn't help but be savvy.

The two of them exchanged a few words, both publicly and secretly.Yan Xun went back to Honglu Temple with peace of mind, seeing the cubs were all looking forward to it, only seeing him coming back, but not Si Ping, he was taken aback, but didn't ask immediately.

"Si Ping will be here soon." Yan Xun patted the cub's head and smiled, "Don't worry. And it's not just Si Ping, there are others too."

"Are you all coming to our Honglu Temple?" The black and white cubs widened their eyes and patted their chubby paws. Seeing Yan Xun nodding his head affirmatively, he hurriedly said happily, "Then I need to prepare more."

The people who came to Honglu Temple, first Yang Shuning led the Taoist soldiers, then Zhang Sanpo, and later Yan Xun came, Zhou Guang, Xiao Youer, Qin Shisan, Zhang Si, and Si Ping, all one by one Come on, there have never been several people together.

The cubs are no longer afraid of meeting people, but the number of people coming to Honglu Temple is very limited.

Watching the cubs go into the house to do their work, Jing Fengye walked up to Yan Xun, wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and said, "Is it because of Si Ping?"

He could vaguely figure out these things.Si Ping is the head of the yamen, and the official is very small. He is a low-ranking person from the ninth rank, and he is an errand runner. If he is not allowed to come over there, he may really have a hard time getting through.

Si Ping was able to come, and there must be other people, there must be some connection, but Jing Fengye couldn't figure it out.

"It's good to have more people, you can see that they are all very happy." Yan Xun said with a smile, "As for the others, it's not that important."

Jing Fengye was taken aback, "My lord doesn't have to pay so much for them, it's already very good now."

"Nothing." Yan Xun shook his head, and still told Jing Fengye about the two yamen, "This way, it can be regarded as smooth sailing. If there is something unpleasant, please go out. Now Honglu Temple You don’t have to be like before, wishing everyone didn’t know about it. The soap and cement are ours, and the rouge you developed, who can refuse these things?”

If there were no such things back then, it would have been impossible for Honglu Temple to invite strangers in, let alone open the door for an hour every day, Yan Xun could still take the cubs out, and even built a workshop.

Things that no one dared to think about before, let alone impossible things, have now been realized.

"It's all because of my lord." Jing Feng said at night, "My lord, take a rest, don't bother."

"En." Yan Xun nodded, seeing that the cubs in the room were almost ready, he went over with a smile.

Not long after, Si Ping really came, accompanied by Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Zhao Yuanting, and Hu Ru, a doctor of the Ministry of Industry, one of the fourth rank and one of the fifth rank.

People from the household department also came. Qin Shisan is the prince, but he is different from Si Ping.

The gate of Honglu Temple is very heavy, and there is a rumbling sound when it is opened. The small courtyard inside is clean, and the building is very tall, and it looks extremely solid. Unlike the wooden building, the stone building is as calm as a beast.

"Come in." Yan Xun smiled.

"Master Si Ping." The cubs were all behind Yan Xun, their eyes lit up when they saw Si Ping approaching.

Si Ping was taken aback. When he was trapped in the Ministry of Industry, he thought about telling what he saw and did in Honglu Temple these days, so that he would not take credit for it, and at least he would be able to escape unscathed.

But several times when he wanted to speak, Si Ping closed his mouth inexplicably, and finally said nothing.

Seeing the cubs who were obviously very happy to see him at this time, Si Ping suddenly understood why he hadn't spoken all this time, so he hurried over and said gently, "Here we come."

Seeing Si Ping like this, Hu Ru hurriedly glanced at Zhao Yuanting.

This time there were three people from the Ministry of Industry, Si Ping was the most inconspicuous, and at this time he took the initiative to go to Yan Xun's side.

Zhao Yuanting's complexion suddenly turned bad. He is higher rank than Yan Xun, the Shaoqing of Honghe Temple, and he is the highest rank among the people who came today, and he is not an existence like Honglu Temple, including the emperor, who keeps secrets .

The little cubs talked to Si Ping for a while, and they all stared at these people curiously.

Seeing that Hu Ru was about to help Zhao Yuanting get ahead, his eyes were rolling around and he was about to speak.The two people in Hubu also had a bad complexion, but with Qin Shisan around, they couldn't talk at all, so they could only stare at Hu Ru, depending on what he had to say.

"My lord, let's arrange it first." Qin Shisan suddenly said, "I brought twenty..."

Yan Xun saw that he was going to stand out, which was something that offended others, so he interrupted with a smile: "You paid 20 taels of silver for the road outside, and I specially marked out the road paved with cement. The son wants to build a step, you go. Si Ping, go outside and watch, a sapling should be brought in today, and planted directly, don't miss it."

Except for Si Ping who hastily agreed, everyone else looked at each other in blank dismay.

How much cement does 20 taels of silver buy?There is a lot of cement used to pave the road, and it is basically just paving a little bit of the entrance of Honglu Temple.

Now Yan Xun asked these court officials to build the steps!

"You!" Hu Ruqi's face was livid, and he wanted to say something.

Jing Fengye stood silently beside Yan Xun, unlike the happy cubs, he knew that these people were not just here to help, nor were they guests, they might even be enemies.

The dragon scale marks on his face were deeper than ever, and his eyes stared at these people without blinking.

Hu Ru stuck his breath in his throat, and realized belatedly that Jing Fengye was not a human, but a monster, and unlike those cubs, he was an adult monster.

"Let's go!" Qin Shisan took the lead to go out, and the rest of the people followed after they got down the steps.

When all these people went out, the cubs started chattering immediately.

"My lord, will they come back after work?" The black and white cub ran to Yan Xun's side and asked with big black and white eyes.

Yan Xun stroked the little cub's furry head, and said with a smile, "Yes. Are you ready for anything? Hurry up to prepare, otherwise it will be too late."

"Oh oh oh." The black and white cubs hurried into the house.

The little cubs were in a hurry to prepare just now, and now they still feel a little inappropriate, so they all ran into the house to continue preparing.

The cement on the outside is ready-made, and the stones have also been cut, square and square, and it was the Claw Cub who cut it inside and lifted it out.

Qin Shisan took a look and knew that there were not many things that needed their help, and it was not even considered work.On weekdays, the Ministry of Industry does more things, and sometimes it has to go to the ground and into the water, which is much more than it is now.

"Just fill in the cement." Qin Shisan took the lead.

The other few people didn't dare to pretend to be noble, no matter how important their status was, they couldn't compare to the prince, so they all rushed to make a move.

It was just a cup of tea and the work was over, and it was Qin Shisan who took the lead and said, "Go in."

At this time, as long as you turn around, you can leave Honglu Temple, but even Zhao Yuanting, the fourth-rank servant of the Ministry of Industry, dare not leave. Zhou Guang personally said that he can come to Honglu Temple. Offending Qin Shisan also offended Zhou Guang.

Although Qin Shisan is not favored, but now he has an errand in the Ministry of Household Affairs, no one dares to underestimate him, let alone Zhou Guang, a cabinet scholar and second assistant, if you offend him, you will not be able to get involved in officialdom in the future.

Entering Honglu Temple again, except for Qin Shisan, everyone kept a straight face.

Yan Xun stood at the door and said, "Change your shoes and enter the house."

There were several pairs of straw sandals at the door, and after changing into the house, it was very warm inside, and everyone looked relaxed and weak.Then sit on the kang, it will be even warmer.

There was steaming water on the long table, not boiled tea, and there was a beautiful flower floating in it, exuding a sweet and fragrant smell, which was extremely attractive.

There are many small pieces of fruit in the center, as well as orange-yellow noodles, all kinds of them, all of which smell very good.

"At present, the first section of the road will be repaired soon. I plan to ask people to come and see it in a few days, and try to run a horse-drawn carriage." Yan Xun smiled, "I will ask everyone to help me when the time comes."

The water in the bowl is very delicious, sweet and delicious, and the noodles are very crispy. The fruit is cut into small pieces and eaten with a wooden stick. Eat a small piece at a time without making your mouth bulge or dripping juice. very suitable.

There was only Yan Xun on the kang, Jing Fengye and the cubs were not in this small room.

"Why?" After hearing Yan Xun's words, Zhao Yuanting asked with a frown.

"To build the road." Yan Xun said calmly, "I have already prepared for this, and it will be done if you help."

Faced with these people's doubts, Yan Xun didn't explain at all, and he didn't need to explain. At this time, the cubs were not here, so Yan Xun naturally didn't need to be polite.These people can come to Honglu Temple because of Zhou Guang, and Yan Xun is just looking at Zhou Guang's face.

It's a cold day, but the house is as warm as spring.

The inside of the stone building is square, spotless, and the furnishings are different from ordinary houses, which is very convenient.

Before coming here, even though Zhao Yuanting knew that Honglu Temple had a very high stone building, he had never visited it. Now he was racking his brains to find faults, but he couldn't find any faults. Instead, he sat on the kang, I drank a lot of tea and ate a lot of snacks.

After Yan Xun finished making arrangements, Qin Shisan was the first to support, and the others couldn't say anything more.

Both sides of the concrete road outside are paved with stones, and small saplings are planted.

Sun Yuanbao was overjoyed, "Your Excellency is kind-hearted, he told us to dig up the young saplings and return the money."

The big trees on the mountain cannot be dug casually, but the small trees are fine. On weekdays, the men in the village cut them down and use them as firewood.This time is good, you can sell it for money directly by digging up the roots, which is much more valuable than being firewood.

This was another sum of money, Sun Yuanbao felt that Yan Xun was a good official from the bottom of his heart, and he worked hard with all his might.

In just a few days, the tree was planted, and Sun Yuanbao took the initiative to work with the men of Sunjia Village to sweep the concrete road, making it spotless.

When Si Ping, Zhao Yuanting, and Hu Ru come to Honglu Temple again, they don't need to take a detour, they just step on the stone road next to the small saplings on both sides.

Looking at the smooth concrete road, Hu Ru was still amazed. This time, he didn't dare to think how difficult Honglu Temple was. The cement alone was better than the Ministry of Industry.

After entering the door, Yan Xun was cooking the pot in the stove, and Jing Fengye was also guarding in front of the stove.

The little cubs were all busy with their own work. The snake-bodied cub wrapped a small stick around the tip of its tail and carefully smoothed out the soap mold. When he turned around and saw Si Ping coming, he hurriedly greeted him.

Si Ping rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward to help.

After the soap has solidified, it needs to be removed from the mold. This is a delicate job. Si Ping has helped him a few times, so he is proficient at this moment.

"Come in." The little cub opened the door and peeped, and hurriedly called these people in.

The cub looks very strange, and it can be seen at a glance that it is a monster.The cubs ate and drank, and Honglu Temple came several times. Hu Ru and the others feared these cubs, but at the same time felt that Honglu Temple was really comfortable and warm. There are also delicious food. Where is this Yamen? It is clearly an excellent nursery hall.

After eating with the cubs, Yan Xun came over and said, "Since everything is ready, let's start by myself tomorrow."

There is no one who does not talk about this concrete road these days, and many people come to watch it every day.At this time, the cement road has been completely repaired, and the horse-drawn carriage can be run as soon as the surrounding barriers are removed. Yan Xun has already prepared, and spent a whole day looking for it to make this matter bigger.

"Is there a candidate?" Seeing that Qin Shisan and Si Ping's faces were not very good, Yan Xun knew it, but he still asked.