The names of the dishes reported by Ai Youwei are all their favorite foods, but how does the housekeeper know?

Wu Jin only thought that the eldest lady liked to eat, so he went to the kitchen to prepare the dish according to the name she reported.

Ai Youwei watched the housekeeper run away in a frightening manner, and it took a long time to react, she shrugged her shoulders like Wu Yan, expressing her incomprehension, and then slowly paced outside the study and stood still, afraid that the girl would tell her not to hear for a while.

In the study,

It was not the first time Wu Yan had come to Wu Conghai's study, and he had always felt that this study was too feminine, and it was a little bit like a man's study.

Wu Conghai has always had a smiling expression, and personally poured tea and water for his daughter, and ordered his subordinates to bring some fine snacks over, and then personally brought them to Wu Yan.

Wu Yan saw that he was busy and couldn't be idle, and he was a little unhappy.

"Don't be busy, Master Hou, I have something to say to you today......"

"Don't be in a hurry, eat something to cushion your stomach first, and then talk about it later." He had already instructed the housekeeper to ask the eldest lady what she liked to eat.

Wu Yan is not good to talk about, so he has to follow the host.

Fortunately, the housekeeper handled things neatly, and soon set up a small banquet, and thought that the two of them wanted to talk about things, so they didn't prepare wine.

After the subordinates set it up, they all retreated, and there were only the two masters in the house, and the smell of food floating in the house.

Wu Yan looked at this table of dishes, and couldn't help but secretly complain, this Hou Ye is not too young, why is his diet so greasy? Aren't you afraid of three highs?

And Hou Ye looked at this table full of meat dishes, and his mood became complicated, a little uncomfortable and a little distressed, it must be because she has suffered a lot from snacks......

The two of them had their own thoughts, looking at this table of meat banquet, and they didn't know where to get their chopsticks for a while, so they had to pick up a bowl of rice in front of them and start planing, and after planing for a long time, half a bowl of rice was down, but the dishes on the table did not move.

These two are really father and daughter, and even the ideas are surprisingly consistent, if outsiders are present, will they die of laughter when they see this scene?

The chef skills of the Hou Mansion should be good, looking at the dishes on this table is still very good-looking, Wu Yan thought that he couldn't eat dry rice all the time, so he put a few chopsticks on the plate of braised pork in front of him. The fragrant and soft meat lumps, coupled with the soup of thick oil and red sauce mixed with white rice, tasted it, and she continued to take a few bites of rice.

Hou Ye silently pushed the other dishes in front of her, and put a piece of braised pig's trotters in her bowl, and then continued to bury his head in the rice.

Wu Yan actually didn't want to eat it, she put it in the bowl and it was not easy to clip it back, she looked at the meat in her bowl, and then looked at the bare white rice in Hou Ye's bowl, and felt that she still had to return the courtesy.

She randomly selected a few things and threw them into the Hou Ye's bowl, and said, "Try these, they taste good......

Hou Ye was slightly flattered, and didn't dare to block the rice bowl, so he had to shout in his mouth: "Okay, enough is enough......"

It's just such a meal, and it's embarrassing to eat, I'm afraid that everyone who watches it will feel uncomfortable. When the rice was finished, both of them sighed softly, and then put down the dishes and chopsticks, as if relieved......

The next person came in and removed the dishes, and replaced them with the fragrant tea that had just been brewed, Wu Yan smelled the tea and knew that it was pineapple, and his heart was much more relaxed.

She thought about it for a while and felt that it was necessary to popularize the knowledge of diet and health for Hou's father, so she said: "On weekdays, the diet should be less oil and less salt, and it is best to have meat and vegetables, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits in the season, eggs, and ...... every day."

Hou Ye was touched again when he heard this, and the child's mother had also told herself like this, as if it was yesterday......

"You spend a lot of time in the palace now, and the food in the palace is not particular, if you really can't do it, go to the imperial concubine, and wait for me to ask someone to bring her a letter next time."

Wu Yan was puzzled, and he always felt that he was not on the same channel as talking to him, but he couldn't say anything wrong.

But I didn't come here today to talk about that, and she quickly got back to business.

"Master Hou, in fact, I want to say today, uh......" She pondered her choice of words and sentences, and then said euphemistically: "Building roads, although it is only a renovation, is also a big project, and the people who can generally participate in this kind of big project are not ordinary." From the emperor to the petty officials, there are many human accounts here, which are like flowers at the beginning, and in the end they will become cooking oil. ”

What Wu Yan said, Hou Ye naturally understood when he heard it.

"Like our racecourse, it is all handed over to the Ministry of Industry and Marketing, how much they quote, how to report, we are all according to the order, no counteroffer, as long as it can be completed on time and quality. This time, too, it must be the marketing department who is responsible for the specifics, and you are only responsible for the overall planning. ”

Wu Conghai said this, Wu Conghai was not disgusted in his heart, but was a little happy: "You say this, my father knows it, I shouldn't say anything, if you really want to rebuild the north-south road, I'm afraid that only one-tenth of what can be spent is two-tenths, and eight or nine out of ten are used for favors." ”

"The point is that you are the one who has access to money, and this money is not a small amount!"

Wu Conghai smiled, looking a little confident: "My father naturally knows it, and I think Your Majesty also believes that my father is capable of doing this well." ”

Although he said it easily, Wu Yan still couldn't help worrying in his heart, this kind of thing, the unspoken rules of ancient and modern times are the same, not in how much ability to do it well, but in the fact that the selfish desires of human nature are always a bottomless pit, others think that you Wu Conghai has made a lot of money, in fact, you will spit it out sooner or later if you eat it, so in the end, it is all cooking oil.

Besides, you can guarantee that you are not greedy for a penny, I'm afraid I won't believe it. Even if you are honest and not greedy, can others believe it? Can Your Majesty believe it?

"From now on, you have to restrain your family, don't open your eyes when you see money, say things that shouldn't be said, do things you shouldn't do, and be taken advantage of by others. Especially ......"

"For my father, I know how to do it," Wu Conghai replied.

"Also, don't trade your children's relatives, Xiaoxi and Qiaoqiao haven't decided yet, maybe since this incident, you can see, I'm afraid there are more people who come to say kiss than New Year's gifts."

"What about you?"

"You don't have to worry about me, just take care of the Hou Mansion."

Wu Conghai sighed secretly, this eldest daughter will never be close to her, and she has such an idea, this father has no prestige at all.

He complained in his heart, but there was no dissatisfaction on his face: "There is one thing that my father still doesn't understand, the money for building roads...... Can it be funded? ”

Wu Yan thought about it, smiled, and then shook his head again, as if he was emotional and helpless.

"Well, it's like taking a big gamble, and the chips are ...... Future. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Your Majesty has not given any promises, the money is voluntary, and it is free of charge, if you are the Hou Ye...... Will you pay for it? Not a small amount? ”

Wu Conghai thought about it for a while, and then shook his head for a long time and said, "I'm afraid not, there are too many unpredictable things." ”

"This is a test of people's vision and pattern, not everyone has such courage, so ...... Just wait and see, there will always be smart money to come. ”

The smart money didn't know if it would come or not, but the smart people came first.

Wu Yan explained everything that should be said to Hou Ye Wu, and after talking, he didn't continue to stay in Hou Ye's study, nor did he go to the back house, so he went straight out of Hou Mansion.

got into the carriage and prepared to rush back, but before they got out of the alley, a carriage blocked in front of their car. Ai Youwei got out of the car angrily and was about to find the other party's theory, and when he walked to the carriage, the curtain on the window of the carriage suddenly opened, revealing a pretty face.

Ai Youwei seemed to know her, first surprised, and then turned into surprise: "Miss Jiang, is it you?" When did you come to the capital? ”

The Jiang girl grinned, beckoned Ai Youwei to her, and chatted with her.

After a while, Ai Youwei trotted back to the car, and then didn't wait long, Wu Yan also got out of the car and walked towards the carriage, Miss Jiang kept looking at her in the car, with a hint of joy in her eyes, like a friend who hadn't seen her for many years suddenly met.

This Jiang girl, whose maiden name is Zhu Yun, was the first friend Wu Yan knew, and she did not have the identity and status she has now.

Wu Yan also saw her, grinned at her, and quickly jumped into the carriage. Ai Youwei was waiting outside the carriage, and she only saw that the carriage sank slightly, and then stopped again......

In just a moment of incense, Wu Yanfu came out of the carriage, ready to return to his car, walked a few steps and turned around, and saw Miss Jiang still looking at her from the window.

Miss Jiang stretched out her hand out of the car window and waved to her, and Wu Yan also smiled and waved goodbye to her...... Then the two carriages went their separate ways, as if nothing had happened.

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【Undercurrent】

On this night, the capital is no different from usual, it is still after the wine and lanterns are dispersed, a new moon is like water, and there is still a curfew after three o'clock.

Until the next morning,

The lights in the city gradually went out, and the earth awoke with the rising sun again, and the great city began to be noisy from silence.

The nine gates of the southeast, northwest, and northwest of the Beijing Division were lively again, and the traffic was as busy as ever, as if it had never changed. All living beings in the world, working hard day and night for life, don't they just hope to know etiquette and know honor and disgrace with enough food and clothing?

Because Chongwenmen is a stone's throw away from the Chase Bridge, it has become a distribution place for goods from the north and south, and large and small traders gather here, and the trade is extremely prosperous. Not only are there many vendors, but there are also tax bureaus, tooth shops, ticket numbers, car dealers, collapsed houses, etc., and there should be countless amounts of money flowing in and out of this market every day.

It is the principle of buying and selling, but perhaps no one has ever thought about such a problem, if one day the silver is missing......

After Wu Yan went to the Hou Mansion and came back,

On the third day, the situation here changed abruptly, and people wondered what was going on for a while.

There are almost no large amounts of money traded in the trading market, and the prices of commodities are also quietly falling, followed by the prices of other commodities, like falling dominoes, all the way down, and even rice, flour, vegetable oil, etc., which are related to people's livelihood, are also falling.

This didn't happen overnight, just like the calm sea, but there are already undercurrents underneath...... But when people realize, the situation also seems to be getting out of their hands and slowly becoming out of control. It's like there's an invisible hand that's taking people's hard-earned money little by little.

The same thing happened once in the last year.