Cub Nursery

"My lord, why? Did Little Stone do something wrong?" The flame cub widened his eyes and asked strangely, "If it is according to the law, Little Stone and the others didn't break the law, why didn't you sell them salt?"

"Yes, why?" Yan Xun asked.

Qin Shishi blushed and was speechless because he didn't know why.

"Because it needs balance." Yan Xun poured a bowl of tea, but it wasn't full, and the tea bowl was tilted, but the tea inside still poured out, "Daqin is like this bowl of tea, now the small stones are gradually getting heavier, making the tea bowl tilted, Then how can we keep the teacup in balance? There are two methods, the first is to increase the weight on the other side; the second is to dig out the heavier place..."

What Yan Xun said was very vivid, everyone thought about it for a while, and it was easy to understand.

"Do you want to dig out the small stone?" The snake-bodied cub swam over with the tip of its tail flicked, and tilted its head to look at Yan Xun.

"If the little rocks don't have salt to eat, they will be dug up." The flame cub thought thoughtfully, "Then, if we give the little rocks salt, will it make them heavier?"

"No, because I'm the one holding the tea bowl. Just turn the tea bowl upside down and stir the water in it evenly." Yan Xun picked up the tea bowl with a smile and took a sip of tea.

The water poured on the table was flowing slowly, exuding a unique sweet smell, but it was a pity that it could not be drunk.

Jing Fengye took a rag to wipe off the water on the table, went out for a while and then came back, knelt and sat next to him, and helped Yan Xun change a tea bowl, the bowl of water was a bit cold, he drank it by himself.

The little cubs are still pondering, what Yan Xun said before is easy to understand, but there seems to be a mystery behind it.

"Fourteen, you go get ready, our store will open tomorrow." Yan Xun said with a smile after taking a sip of hot tea.

Qin Shishi hurriedly agreed, and then remembered that the matter of the salt had not been resolved, so he asked in a low voice: "My lord, the salt..."

"Tomorrow there will definitely be salt in our store." Yan Xun said calmly, "You just go and prepare, and you don't need to worry about the rest."

"Don't worry, what the adults say is always accurate." The bright cub came over and patted Qin Shishi on the shoulder, then picked up the egg baby, and whispered in Qin Shisi's ear, "I'll touch the egg baby Brother, brother will protect you."

Qin Shishi was overwhelmed by the flattery, and hastily and cautiously stretched out his hand, gently touching the egg-laying baby.

Dan Baobao swayed, and Qin Shishi was even more surprised. He felt that his heart suddenly calmed down, and he felt that he should be able to go well this time.

Yan Xun brought the cubs out of the nursery hall and came to Honglu Temple again.

"Hurry up and pack it up." Bouncing Cub ran in first, carrying a small bundle on his back.

The little cubs in the back all brought their own small bundles, or carried small wooden boxes, and all ran to the kang, opened their own cabinets, and took out the things in the bundles and arranged them.

The war rabbit cub carefully took out the small wooden figure, put it in the innermost part of the wooden cabinet, looked at it for a while, and then closed the wooden cabinet.

Open the other wooden cabinet, take out the nest and bedding inside, and run out with other cubs in a hive to dry outside.

"You're going out today." The snake cub swam over, leaning on its own wooden cabinet and watching the bouncing cub busy.

"Yeah." Bouncing Cub nodded nervously, "I'm going out now, I'm still packing."

Yan Xun didn't do anything outside, it was Jing Fengye who was busy taking out the quilts from the closet, carried them outside to dry, and broke a pot of warm water into the room to wipe the windows.

Yan Xun just stood outside holding Dan Baobao and waiting.

After a while, Bouncing Cub ran out, "My lord, get ready."

"Let's go." Yan Xun handed Baby Dan to Cub Guangming, and led Cub Bouncing into the carriage.

In the carriage, the Bouncing Cub took out a piece of paper and looked at it carefully. Yan Xun glanced at it and found that it was covered with densely packed small characters in pencil, and he couldn't see what was written clearly.

The little cub kept chanting, Yan Xun listened carefully for a while, and finally understood, he patted his head and said: "Don't be nervous, we are well prepared, even if it is stipulated by the law, we will definitely be able to do it this time." success."

"My lord, but..." Cub Tanpan hesitated a bit, seeing Yan Xun nodding encouragingly at him, he continued, "I don't understand, what we did is obviously a good thing, why they don't support us..."

The sea water is bitter, although there is salt in it, but before the cubs studied the sea water, the people of Daqin would not touch the sea water at all. Firstly, they were worried about the monsters in the sea, and secondly, they felt that the dry salt well was enough.

The cubs studied the seawater for a long time before they finally found the easiest way to refine salt. The refined salt has no impurities, is white and crystal clear, and has no astringent taste, which is much better than the salt in the salt well.

The bowl of tea that Yan Xun said was skewed, and the pounce cubs understood it, but didn't understand it at the same time.

"My lord, why did the emperor treat Xiao Shitou like that..." The little cub was a little disappointed, he thought that everyone worked hard and the emperor should support them and let everyone live a better life.

"Because of selfishness." Yan Xun said, "The emperor thinks that the best things in the world should belong to the royal family, and no one else can allow them to own them. With so many people like Xiao Shitou, their food, clothing, and use are better than those of the people in the capital." There are too many, the emperor feels that the capital belongs to him, and the people also belong to him..."

Moreover, the workshop where Xiaoshitou and his fellows worked made too much money, which was beyond the emperor's control.

As an emperor, you must control the world in your hands.

Cub Bouncing listened, thought for a while, and asked: "Then my lord... If the emperor comes to learn skills, my lord will teach me too."

"He doesn't dare to come and learn." Yan Xun touched the little cub's head and said with a smile, "For the emperor, this is a class that cannot be surpassed."

"Oh." Bouncing Cub nodded, he vaguely understood.

In the eyes of the emperor, he is the first class, while the rest of the people are ranked down, and he will not condescend to step down from that class.Bouncing Cub put down the white paper and began to think for himself.

Among those princes, there were originally ranks.

Thinking about the thirteenth prince, if it wasn't because of Yan Xun, he might just be an unfavored little transparent all his life, and the fourteenth prince, although he has his own father to take care of him, he can't get in touch with the topmost things.

"My lord, class doesn't seem to be a good thing." Bouncing Cub came to his own conclusion.

"Not necessarily. General Yang is a general. He has some lieutenants around him. The lieutenants also have small captains. The next level is the ordinary Taoist soldiers. If there is no rank, then they will not be able to command each other at that time. Everyone will deal with addicts separately. The blood fish demon is definitely not that effective." Yan Xun laughed, "There are also workshops...there are groups, group leaders, and there are..."

"My lord, I'm confused." Bouncing Cub's eyes circled.

"You will understand in the future, we are in Daqin, we can only change slowly, not overnight." Yan Xun's voice was a little distant, "And you cubs are like seeds, slowly blooming, sprouting and growing up, bringing you Come change."

In Yan Xun's eyes, all the cubs are treated equally.

The Bouncing Cub seemed to understand again, and quickly patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely work hard."

The carriage stopped at the official office, Yan Xun led Tantan's cubs down and walked all the way inside.

After entering, Yan Xun said directly: "I want to sell salt, and I will also be a salt official."

"Master Yan." Xianping cupped his hands cheerfully, "You have to wait for this, I'll send someone into the palace to ask..."

"It doesn't matter." Yan Xun glanced at the cubs.

The little cub hurried forward and said crisply: "I have met Mr. Xian. My lord has a salt refining workshop by the sea. The amount of salt produced every day and the amount of salt that can be sold are these... and this is for sale. Salt, Mr. Xian, please look at it."

When Xianping saw that Bomb Cub was so powerful, he also became serious.

The salt in the paper bag was very white, and there were no extra impurities. Xianping reached out and put some in his mouth to taste it, his expression became more serious, "This salt is very good, I don't know how Lord Yan plans to sell it..."

"The price is not high, and ordinary people can afford it. When my store opens tomorrow, there will be salt in it." Yan Xun laughed.

Xianping was taken aback for a moment, then laughed loudly and said: "Master Yan is really interesting, that's all, I will go into the palace in person and invite you down as a salt official."

He went into the palace himself with the salt and brought it out.

The emperor had seen the salt sent by the salt merchant, and it was already the best salt, but it still had an astringent taste. When cooking in the imperial dining room in the palace, the salt was re-melted, filtered, and then boiled for a few minutes. Always use salt water for cooking, otherwise the dishes will always have an astringent taste.

"Is this salt refined from sea water?" The emperor had an ugly expression.

The salt in front of me can be used directly for cooking, and there is no other taste at all.

"Return to the emperor, there is something added to the salt in the sea, which can prevent big neck disease." Xianping said excitedly, "and the seawater is inexhaustible, the refined salt is obviously better... "

The salt from those salt merchants is just like that, and they even got a salt official. The salt Yan Xun brought is so good, so he can be a salt official.

The emperor pondered for a long time, then suddenly said: "Aiqing, do you know how this salt...is refined?"

"This..." Cold sweat suddenly broke out on Xianping's face.

"If I want to build a salt office, the prescription must be in the hands of the imperial court." The emperor said in a deep voice.

The cold sweat on Xianping's face was even more severe, but he didn't dare to wipe it off. He stammered and said, "The method of refining salt is at the seaside, and everyone can go there. This is a book written by Master Yan..."

This is Yan Xun's life-saving talisman for Xianping. If the emperor does not agree to give him a salt official, he will take this book out.

The emperor's face was gloomy, and when he opened the booklet, his face suddenly became even uglier.

After a long time, the emperor said angrily: "Tell Yang Shuning to come into the palace to see me!"

**

Yan Xun became a salt official and the director of the salt department, in charge of all the salt in the world.

Before the store in the mall opened, Yang Shuning came out of the palace and made a special trip to Honglu Temple.

"Well, you old boy, how dare you plot against this general!" Yang Shuning's voice was so loud that almost half of the people in the capital could hear him.

Not to be outdone, Yan Xun yelled back, "You, General Yang, are unkind. You eat and wear mine, and you don't give me a penny. How can this be possible!"

"I killed the bloodthirsty fish demon, defending Daqin, where's the money for you!" Yang Shuning was so angry that he kicked the concrete wall, making a big shoe print.

"It's none of my business to kill the bloodthirsty fish demon, all I want is money!" Yan Xun roared.

Behind him, the cubs stood in two rows, and even Jing Fengye shouted loudly, "I want money!"

"If you want money, you want life!" Yang Shuning yelled back.

There are many cubs, and their voices are louder, stacks of silver and silver.

Yang Shuning was so angry that he rushed out of the door, and when he arrived outside the Honglu Temple, he stomped his feet fiercely, and there was a deep shoe print on the concrete floor, which looked particularly terrifying.

On the same day, many people came to watch the shoe prints. They all knew that Yang Shuning killed bloodthirsty fish monsters at the seaside. They were the ones who ate, drank and wore Yan Xun, and they didn't give him a penny.

Yan Xun asked Yang Shuning for money but couldn't get it, so he wrote a booklet and went to ask the emperor for money!

The next day, Wang's family, who used to be on duty at the Jinwu Guard, ran back.Everyone took a look, oh well, the armor has been replaced with new ones, it looks like it is eating well, and there are two other new clothes, both of which Yang Shuning got from Yan Xun.

When the news spread, the imperial court lost face and the emperor lost face.

So Yan Xun, the salt official, deserved to be inappropriate, and the director was also inappropriate, which paid off the money owed by Yang Shuning.

**

Before dawn, Yan Xun turned over, hugged the corner of the quilt, and was about to sleep back into the cage.

For the matter of the Yan officials these days, don’t look at Yan Xun leading the Tantan cubs to the official department, just drink a little tea, Xianping goes to the palace, and the matter is resolved, but the hard work behind it , is dozens of times.

Yan Xun didn't sleep well for several days in a row, finally solved the matter, and planned to sleep until he woke up naturally.

Jing Fengye got up early and went to look at the opposite room first. The cubs had already woken up. Messi also changed a small nest for Dan Baobao, and replaced the cushions with new ones.

"Is your lord still awake?" Messi asked in a low voice.

Egg Baby shook.

"No, you guys prepare first." Jing Fengye quickly arranged, "I will eat noodles with poached eggs this morning, can you cook them?"

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard that they were letting the cubs cook for themselves.

Usually when Yan Xun cooks noodles, everyone is there to help, and it is not difficult at all.

The little cubs hurriedly nodded and said in unison: "Yes!"

"Well, let's go." Jing Fengye was also very happy.

After all the cubs had gone out, he hurried back to the kang, closed the door of the small room, drew the curtains, rubbed his hands to warm them, dug out a lump of rouge, and then slowly lifted Yan Xun's quilt.

The weather is very warm, these days Yan Xun likes to take a bath in the evening and go into the house with nothing on to sleep.

Last night, Jing Fengye specially made the water a little hotter, let Yan Xun soak in the bath for a long time, finally waited until morning, and couldn't wait to do it.

Yan Xun was tired all over and felt that he couldn't lift his arms, so he dreamed that there was a cow stepping down hard, every time he got up a little bit, the cow would step down.

After a long, long time, Yan Xun finally got angry, gritted his teeth and exhausted all his strength, and opened his eyes suddenly.

"My lord..." Jing Fengye was sweating profusely.

"So it's you!" Yan Xun still remembered the dream just now, when he saw Jing Fengye, he immediately felt that he was the cow.

The cubs outside ran into the kitchen.

The Cub Claw brought a small bench and put a wooden plank on it before standing on it. He opened the lid of the pot and glanced, "Water."

"Here we come." The snake-bodied cub swam over quickly.

There was water in the pot, so the Cub Claw brushed the pot to get the water out.

Over there, the cubs brought dried noodles and eggs one by one.

The egg baby was lying in the nest, shaking from time to time.

Boil the water, put the noodles in, then beat the eggs, and continue to heat up.

The Flame Cub squatted in front of the stove, filling it with firewood and helping to heat it up.

"Quick, quick, the pot is boiling, there's a lot of foam inside." The snake cub was the first to see it, and hurriedly shouted.The little cubs frantically opened the lid of the pot, took out a noodle and tasted it, and found that it was not cooked, so they covered the pot and continued cooking.

Jing Fengye knelt in front of Yan Xun flatteringly, and whispered, "Don't worry. We have eaten noodles so many times, they will definitely cook them."

"If you have eaten, you may not be able to cook." Although Yan Xun said so, he didn't plan to get up. It's rare for the cubs to cook noodles together, so let them behave well.

Suddenly, there was a 'boom' sound outside.

"What's going on?" Yan Xun quickly got up.

In the kitchen outside, the cubs were all disheveled, the inside of the big iron pot was a mess, the bottom was covered with a lot of foam, noodles were everywhere, and none of the eggs put in was good.

"My lord." The snake-bodied cub rushed over, with a noodle sticking to the tip of its tail, "We cooked the noodles, but they were not cooked enough, and then we raised the temperature. After the pot was opened, the lid couldn't be held down, so we had to press it hard...Obviously It's the same as adults usually do, why did it fail..."

When Yan Xun first came to Honglu Temple, he built a temporary stove in the yard. Every time he cooked, the cubs would watch around and memorize the steps firmly.

"Let's clean up together and see where the problem is." Yan Xun said gently.

The little cubs hurriedly brought rags, cleaned up the kitchen together, and told each other what everyone had done.

While listening, Yan Xun re-cooked a pot of noodles and cracked poached eggs.

"Your steps are not wrong." Yan Xun said gently, "It's because your abilities have become stronger, especially compared to the beginning."

On weekdays, the cubs don't pay much attention to the changes in demon power, because Yan Xun said that as long as everyone's abilities are useful, there is no need to blindly pursue becoming stronger.

"It seems so." The snake cub flicked its tail, "I can get a lot of water now, and the speed is faster than before."

"It's true."

"I feel like that too."

"Isn't the power of the demons destined to be born, is it difficult to grow? I remember that it seems to be like this, but I don't remember how I knew it."

Yan Xun looked at Jing Fengye, who nodded, "The demon power is indeed so..."

"Yes." Messi nodded.

But the cubs have become stronger, even Yan Xun can't find the reason, but this is a good thing.

The re-cooked noodles are very firm, and the poached eggs are still soft-boiled eggs, served with pickled pickles, not to mention how delicious it is.

The snake-body cub ate noodles with a fork wrapped around the tip of its tail, and suddenly exchanged glances with the war-rabbit cub, and asked in a low voice, "My lord, we broke the noodles and eggs, why didn't you punish us?"

The other cubs pricked up their ears to listen.

"Why do you think so?" Yan Xun asked.

Zhantu cub hurriedly said, "I heard that's what happened to the neighbors. When the kid broke a bowl, his father punished him to stand outside without moving, and he was beaten..."