The reason why I wanted to enter the mountain was because a new copper mine was discovered fifty miles southwest of Hedong Prefecture.

Copper ore is the basis for making ritual utensils and minting copper coins, especially this copper mine found in Hedong, which can just make up for the lack of coinage in Shanxi and the shortcomings of transporting copper coins from elsewhere.

The emperor attached great importance to this copper mine in Hedong, so he specially sent He Yanxiu to inspect it, and even dealt with copper mining, smelting and even the establishment of the Hedong Mint.

These matters add up to a lot of work, and it is also a big challenge for He Yanxiu.

He Yanxiu didn't dare to slack off in the slightest.

For Qu Zhiwen, the mining of copper mines and the establishment of the Mint Bureau require a large number of people to work, and at the same time, more people are needed to maintain their daily diet and accommodation.

It can be said that these things will bring a lot of benefits to Hedong Mansion.

And the Ministry of Household has set up a mint bureau here in Hedong Mansion, and it will also be biased towards Hedong Mansion in terms of salary.

In short, the benefits are numerous.

Because of this, even if Qu Zhiwen is the prefect, he is also very polite and respectful to He Yanxiu, and even the carriage prepared for He Yanxiu is very spacious and gorgeous.

"Master Qu, this is going into the mountains, the carriage is inconvenient to walk, why don't you go on horseback?" He Yanxiu proposed.

The mine is not too close to Hedong Province, and it is faster to ride a horse.

"It's fine." Qu Zhiwen nodded, "It's just that I want to wronged Lord He." ”

In the end, he is a civil official, and he looks elegant and elegant, even if he can ride a horse, he can't bear many bumps when he thinks about it.

However, it is enough to show that this He Yanxiu is also a gentleman who does his best to do things, not just for pleasure, and came here to gild a gilded gentleman.

"Master Qu is serious." He Yanxiu arched his hand, and after the horses that were to be prepared were brought over, he turned over and got on the horse.

The action is so smooth that it doesn't even use the horse stone.

It's not bad.

Qu Zhiwen applauded, and he also got on the horse and followed He Yanxiu.

The group galloped out of Hedong Mansion and headed all the way to the west.

At first, it was a flat official road, and it was smooth, but the further I went, the road became narrower and more rugged, and it became more and more difficult, even if there were horses under him, Qu Zhiwen still felt tired.

Let's take a look at He Yanxiu......

He looked as usual, rode a horse skillfully, and was obviously much more relaxed than him.

Qu Zhiwen, "......"

Before, he was worried about whether He Yanxiu could stand riding a horse, but now it seems that the weak scholar is actually himself!

After another half an hour's journey, we reached the foot of the hill where the copper mine was located.

The mountains are not high, because of the gurgling water in the mountains, and even if the weather is not warm enough to be green, you can still see the lush vegetation by the dwarf trees and dense wild grasses.

In the cave carved at the foot of the mountain, a strong wooden frame has been erected, enough for people to enter and exit, and a small number of people have entered and exited, continuing to dig the cave in preparation for future mining.

"This is the approximate distribution of copper ore veins, and this is a topographic map of the vicinity." Qu Zhiwen took a few drawings and showed them to He Yanxiu, "This place is relatively flat, and it is more suitable for building a smelting furnace." ”

"This place is suitable for building houses, making it convenient for everyone to stay and eat, etc., and before Lord He came, I had posted a notice to recruit masons and smelting furnace makers, and during this time, people have been signing up one after another, and after the adults have seen the drawings and confirmed that they are correct, they can immediately start leveling the ground and start building."

He Yanxiu looked at the drawings, then looked at the surrounding terrain, and wrinkled his eyebrows and pondered.

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Su Yujin's breakfast was eaten at a breakfast stall.

Meatball soup, vegetable buns, meat and vegetarian matching, the amount is just right.

After breakfast, I walked slowly around the city of Hedong Mansion.

Hedong Mansion is far bigger and more prosperous than Qinghe County, the streets are more spacious, and there are more shops and restaurants on both sides than Qinghe County, and it is also more lively.

However, Hedong Mansion is located in Shanxi, and the things sold are similar to those of Qinghe County, which is adjacent to the capital, such as cloth colors and jewelry, but they are not as exquisite as those sold in Qinghe County.

After strolling around in the morning, Su Yujin was not interested, and only found a restaurant to eat at noon.

It is a façade that looks magnificent, the scale is not small, and it should be one of the few restaurants in Hedong Mansion.

Su Yujin ordered a few signature dishes in the restaurant.

Small crispy pork, tofu box, elbow with handle, dry roasted carp, dry fried bergamot, radish balls in clear soup, green onion cake and soaked oil cake for the main food.

It is considered a local specialty of Hedong Mansion, and it is also decent, not amazing, but the entrance is also good.

After eating, I walked around the street again, and only bought some rouge gouache for use, lard paste for wiping hands, etc., and walked back.

In the evening, I ate in the backyard of the government, a few exquisite side dishes, plus glutinous rice porridge, there is nothing special about it.

After eating, he rested for a while, watched Wormwood do some needlework, watched Qingkui clean up the house, and did not wait for He Yanxiu to come back, Su Yujin was so sleepy that he went to sleep first.

For the next few days, He Yanxiu was busy with official business, leaving early and returning late, and Su Yujin's daily life was like a train, shopping and eating.

After a few days like this, Su Yujin was really uncomfortable.

Doing nothing all day long, either going out for a stroll or going out to eat and drink, can be described as extremely boring, far from being as fulfilling as when I was busy in Qinghe County.

Su Yujin could suddenly feel homesick.

I was suddenly able to understand why the women in the back house of the high-ranking family always had all kinds of incidents.

It's uncomfortable to be idle, but don't you just want to bully this and fight for that.

Sure enough, people still have to get busy!

After Su Yujin calmed down and thought about the pain, she changed her clothes, called wormwood and Qingkui, and two maids accompanied her into the small kitchen in the backyard of the mansion.

When Chen came, he was slightly surprised to see that Su Yujin was not there, "Miss Su is not in the courtyard?" ”

When she came, she inquired about the concierge and said that Su Yujin did not go out.

"Back to Mrs., Miss Su is in the kitchen." The maid replied truthfully, "I said I wanted to make some food." ”

Want to make something to eat yourself?

Is it because you don't think the food in the kitchenette here is delicious enough?

Her husband had told her to take care of this Su Yujin properly, and she couldn't make the slightest mistake, but now she wants to cook by herself, doesn't it mean that she doesn't take good care of her?

If this matter reached He Yanxiu's ears, he would definitely be dissatisfied.

Chen's heart suddenly felt apprehensive, and he almost didn't hesitate at all, and hurriedly went to the small kitchen.

The small kitchen was filled with puffs of water vapor.

And, bursts of aroma.

provoked Chen couldn't help but twitch his nose again and again.