Chapter 110: The Forbidden City Company
Lu Qingjin got up early in the morning and sat in the hall, holding a ball of wool in his hand, Xiao Ling poured her a cup of tea and frowned and asked, "Who gave you this, you have been sitting here for a while since you had breakfast." ”
Lu Qingjin was indeed dizzy, and he put down the wool ball in his hand and sighed in frustration; "You went to deliver the news yesterday, I don't know, this is Concubine Shu's mother's family to thank me for saving their daughter."
Xiao Ling took out a cloth bag, carefully put the wool on the table into the bag, and said with some complaints; "Isn't this just the wool that makes you pillows or felt, and you've been looking at it for so long?"
Lu Qingjin tilted his head and looked at the wide window, relaxed his eyes, and said casually: "I originally wanted to spin this wool into fine threads, but there are few embroidery girls in the palace, and I can't use it myself, so I can't help it." ”
Midsummer was about to pass, a gust of wind blew Xiao Ling shivered, Lu Qingjin frowned when he saw this, looked at the windows extending in all directions, and thoughtfully: "It's nothing to put this matter aside, there is a more important thing at the moment, autumn is coming, the charcoal in this palace has not yet landed, we are too warm here, we will go out tomorrow to go to the glass factory for a turn, at least change our windows." ”
Before Xiao Ling could speak, he heard Concubine Xian's voice coming from afar; "We've all heard it, Niangniang can't just take care of herself, we people can't survive the winter, if we change the glass, we should also have a share."
Lu Qingjin pointed to the stool beside him amusedly; "You really don't suffer at all, sit down first, you're indispensable."
The four concubines sat down around the wide table with a smile, Xiao Ling brought up the white fungus lotus seed soup with interest, and several people happily began to drink the soup, and they couldn't talk until they died for a while.
Lu Qingjin shook his head and said helplessly; "Yesterday, I heard movement in Concubine Yun's palace from a distance, what the hell is going on, is it really haunted."
Concubine Li sneered and swallowed the lotus seed in her mouth before saying: "Niangniang should know in her heart, what are the ghosts in this palace, yesterday I caught two little eunuchs who pretended to be ghosts, and they are still locked up in the palace prison." ”
Concubine Yun took out a handkerchief and wiped her mouth: "It's still thanks to Concubine Li, otherwise it would have been really dangerous last night, and those miscellaneous pieces actually wanted to set fire to my palace." ”
Concubine Li waved her hand and said with a smile; "It's just a duty, but fortunately, there is no danger, thanks to the militarized management method given to me by the queen mother."
Lu Qingjin frowned and thought for a while before saying; "The palace prison was originally closed due to lack of manpower, but be careful when you reopen it this time, the ministers in the court are waiting for us to make mistakes, so that they can force the emperor."
Concubine Li interrupted her and said solemnly; "I know what Niangniang said, you can rest assured, but what is the matter with calling us here today?"
Lu Qingjin waved his hand and signaled the people around him to retreat, and waited for the people to almost walk before saying: "The potatoes are ripe, I will go out of the palace in a few days, and the business of the restaurant can't be taken care of for a while, you look at the two of you, it's been a few days, and the dividends should be returned." ”
Concubine Shu lowered her head and smiled; "Just me and Sister Yunfei, I'll look at the account book, Sister Yunfei can see the business of the restaurant."
Concubine Yun laughed; "We are very much like an organization, and this division of labor is clearer than those ministers of the imperial court."
Lu Qingjin also laughed out loud when he heard this; "We are the Forbidden City Company, Concubine Shu is the head of the business department, Concubine Yun is the head of the propaganda department, Concubine Xian is the head of the management department, and this Concubine Li is the head of the security department."
Several people nodded when they heard this, and Concubine Xian smiled: "This division of labor is quite good, but what matters at the moment is our safety, not to mention that something happened in the palace, wouldn't it be certain that we would die in the long run." ”
Lu Qingjin thought for a while before speaking; "It really makes sense, this matter can only trouble Concubine Li to strengthen management, Concubine Xian and Concubine Li should discuss, there must be our sources outside the palace, mainly some secret news, so that we will not be too passive."
The two of them nodded solemnly, and Lu Qingjin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and his mood was much better: "A few days ago, I saw that the mushrooms in the warehouse were almost out, and the white fungus sent by Concubine Li also grew a lot. ”
Saying that, she took a few people in the direction of the warehouse, as soon as she opened the door, several people were stunned, the warehouse was basically emptied, several large boxes were placed in the middle, the mushrooms were white and almost flashing, and what was even more surprising was that the wooden shelves in the room were densely covered with white fungus, and even the beams were a lot.
Concubine Li walked cautiously, the white fungus on the stake seemed to be in a better condition, she stumbled; "So much won't it collapse the storeroom."
Lu Qingjin stretched out his hand to pick one and showed them: "All the wood in this house is tied with bags made of this kind of wood dregs, they all grow from here, you don't have to worry, after this batch is picked, the next batch will grow soon, and I think I can still supply it to the hotel." ”
Concubine Li waved her hand outside, Xiao Cui took in several bamboo baskets, and several people consciously began to pick white fungus one by one, these white fungus densely looked small, only to find that each one had a palm in his hand, and the bamboo basket was quickly filled, and several little eunuchs outside the door hurriedly sent a few more.
Concubine Yun looked at the full box and said with some concern; "Look at these things, even if the restaurant sells hundreds of bowls a day, it won't be used up soon."
Hearing this, Concubine Shu hurriedly stopped: "Otherwise, let him grow here, and come back to pick it in a few days, it's not a good waste." ”
Lu Qingjin said with a smile while picking it: "You can pick it with confidence, this thing can be dried if you can't finish it, and if you can put it for a long time when you put it here, it will be rotten." ”
Several people began to pick it with confidence when they heard this, in the end, there are many people with great strength, and it will take a while to finish picking them, Lu Qingjin said while wiping his hands; "This freshly picked taste is the best, I'll cook it for you later, and I will thank you for it."
Concubine Li smiled as she followed; "So we've been bought, so we're going to be more dedicated to what we do."
Everyone else laughed, and the group easily returned to the hall.