March.

The spring breeze blows the willows, and a hundred flowers bloom.

The bright sunlight shines into the garden, making the colorful garden even more gorgeous. A light breeze blows, whipping up a mesmerizing fragrance that spreads to every corner of the Thorn Mansion.

"Husband, what are you doing?" Zhen Mi came to the courtyard.

Yuan Xi guarded several wooden basins, which contained a lot of plant ash, lard, and water. There is also a large cauldron and firewood. Wen Chou stood guard in the distance and stopped Zhen Mi: "Don't go over, the mastermother." ”

"Why?"

"The lord is experimenting, and no one is allowed to approach him." Wen Chou replied.

"Let her come." Yuan Xi beckoned to Zhen Mi.

"Uh..."

Wen Chou looked slightly stunned, turned around and smiled: "Mastermother, the lord has an invite." ”

"Hmph." Zhen Mi ran over quickly and glanced at several wooden basins on the ground: "Husband, you are..." ”

"Doesn't that feel weird?" Yuan Xi poured the water and plant ashes into the cauldron and cooked them on a high fire.

"yes."

Yuan Xi added firewood to make the fire burn more vigorously, and said: "When we usually take a bath and wash clothes, we use bath beans. It's too expensive, and only the rich can afford it. And it doesn't work well. Ordinary people can only use honey locusts, and they can't use it.... ”

"I want to make soap instead of honey locusts and bath beans."

"Soap?" It was the first time Zhen Mi heard these two words: "What is soap?" ”

"It's a thing that can clean dirt, and it's better than bath beans." Yuan Xi explained.

Zhen Mi didn't seem to be very interested, sat aside, and said, "I don't believe it, lard and plant ashes are mixed together and cooked, it will only get dirtier and dirtier, can you take a bath and wash clothes." I'm afraid that my husband will be busy in vain. ”

"Not necessarily." Yuan Xi said with a smile.

"The second brother and the third brother came just now, and they have renovated and renovated all the restaurants in the city, and they want to ask the husband to take a look. If feasible, reopen. Zhen Mi said what he meant.

"Don't look at it, let's open it." Yuan Xi's busy feet don't touch the ground, how can he have time to see.

"Oh."

Zhen Mi answered and prepared to leave.

"You're not going to watch me make soap anymore?" Yuan Xi asked.

"Hehe, I don't believe it." Zhen Mi left without looking back. It's no wonder she doesn't believe that the ashes of plants and trees are dirty, and the lard is even more difficult to wash off.

The water in the pot is boiling...

Yuan Xi poured in a bowl of lard and stirred it slowly with a wooden stick. After stirring for half an hour, I found that the ashes and lard in the pot were completely melted. As there is less and less water in the pot, the viscosity of the fusion becomes thicker and thicker.

Feeling that the viscosity was almost there, I sprinkled some fine salt into the pan. Stir for a while to spread the fine salt evenly.

Time passes minute by minute...

After half a column of incense.

The water in the pot is gradually boiled dry, and it is burned into a pot of pale white paste. Yuan Xi brought over a huge wooden basin, scooped up the paste in the pot, and poured it into the basin.

"Wen Chou."

"Yes."

Wen Chou ran over.

Yuan Xi washed his hands, pointed to the wooden basin full of paste, and instructed: "Put this wooden basin in a cool place, and report to me immediately when the water in it is completely dry." ”

"No."

Wen Chou complied.

He effortlessly picked up a wooden basin weighing dozens of pounds and placed it under the shade of a tree in the distance. He also called two guards to come over, and stood not far from the wooden basin, staring without leaving for a moment.

"My lord, General Ju Yi asks to see you." A guard came running.

It's really not a moment to be idle.

Yuan Xi guessed Ju Yi's intention in his heart, and ordered: "Let him wait in the living room in front, and I'll come later." ”

"No."

got up and cleaned up the messy wooden basin, Yuan Xi took Wen Chou and went to the living room.

Ju Yi was dressed in military uniform, and walked around the living room with some irritability and anxiety, as if there was something urgent. Yuan Xi walked over curiously and asked, "General Ju Yi, what is it that makes you anxious?" ”

"The last will meet the lord." Hearing Yuan Xi's voice, Ju Yi turned around and saluted.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Yuan Xi sat down and asked.

Wen Chou stood behind Yuan Xi.

Ju Yi arched his hand and said: "The chariot of the last general was given to General Tian Chou when he was on the Great Wall, and after he came back, he had nothing to do. The last general really doesn't want to waste his time in vain. Dare to implore the lord to arrange a position for the last general. ”

Office?

Yuan Xi only remembered that Ju Yi didn't even have a serious position now.

"Blame me, blame me... I forgot about it. Yuan Xi patted his head, got up and said, "General Ju Yi, what position do you want?" Even if I open my mouth, I will give what I can. ”

Can you still pick your own?

Ju Yi didn't dare to be presumptuous, and arched his hand: "It's better to ask the lord to decide." ”

"Hmm...." Yuan Xi thought for a while and said, "Now that each army has its own generals, it's not appropriate for you to go." The local lieutenant, the official position is too small, and it is not suitable for you. There are only soldiers in Yecheng Mansion, and there is no general to lead yet, how about you become a captain? ”

To put it bluntly, he is still a county lieutenant.

Ju Yi's face was expressionless, and he said unhappily or sadly: "The last general will obey the order." ”

"You're not satisfied?" Yuan Xi saw it.

"The last general will not dare."

Yuan Xi sat back in his seat and pointed to Wen Chou behind him: "You should know that General Wen Chou was once a general under the command of the first master, and his status in the Hebei Army is second only to General Yan Liang. Aren't you also a guard now, commanding thousands of guards? There are more than 10,000 soldiers in Yecheng Mansion, right? Responsible for patrolling the streets, maintaining law and order, and guarding the entire Yecheng. Do you know how big a responsibility that is? The fact that I can give my capital to you shows that I have great trust in you, how can you underestimate your position? ”

"The last will understand. The last general will be determined to do his best to guard Yecheng. Ju Yi straightened his chest and replied with a fist.

Yuan Xi was still looking at him...

I always feel that Ju Yi is not satisfied.

Yuan Xi was a little puzzled, he was in command of ten thousand armies and guarded Kyoto. What a great honor and trust this is, and what is there not to be satisfied with? Is it the title of the position? A matter of face?

Yuan Xi tried to say: "From now on, Yecheng Mansion will be renamed the Zhili Governor's Mansion and will be in charge of all affairs of Wei County. The more than 10,000 soldiers under your command have been renamed the Zhili Forbidden Army. Guo Tu is the governor of Zhili, and you are the deputy governor of Zhili, and you are also the commander of the forbidden army. What do you think? ”

Listen to this series of nouns, how domineering?

Ju Yi turned his worries into joy, and hurriedly replied: "Thank you, the lord, the last general will definitely fulfill his duties and serve the lord." ”

Is it really a matter of the name?

Yuan Xi was speechless to the extreme. The same position, the same rights, just a different name, is there such a big difference between before and after? Can Juyi, who was originally dissatisfied, suddenly become satisfied?