Helping Xu Huai soak all the dishes and rice bowls, and the maids' breakfast time began.

Wen Xiuying and Jin Yue'e, the two cooks and a few maids, Xu Huai and other male servants were at a table, and the women got together, so they naturally wanted to set up a dragon gate array.

Because Wen Xiuying is new and has been praised by the outsider, the focus of the topic naturally focuses on Wen Xiuying.

"Sister Wen's craftsmanship is really amazing, no wonder the staff will praise your dishes for being delicious, and even have to go home to eat them at night!" Jin Yue'e praised after eating a chopstick dish and feeling the deliciousness.

After eating, the maids also praised one after another, and a maid named Hong Yue'er had a light in her eyes, and looked at Wen Xiuying with a look of worship and said: "Oh my God, Sister Wen's dishes are also so delicious, can you teach me, so that I can also find a wishful husband with this skill in the future." ”

Jin Yue'e smiled: "Just you, hey, don't say, is the staff wailang caught by Sister Wen's food, if Sister Wen can really ascend to the sky in the future, she will have to take care of us more." ”

Hong Yue'er thought deeply and said: "Yes, Sister Wen, you can't forget us, this craft of cooking must be taught to me." ”

Wen Xiuying lowered her head, a little embarrassed by what they said, picked up a chopstick dish and stuffed it into Hong Yue'er's bowl and said, "You, just say nonsense, if the food is delicious, eat more and block your mouth." If you really want to learn how to cook, you can come to me at any time and I will teach you. ”

Hong Yue'er smiled and said, "Then it's decided, when today's work is done, I will come to Sister Wen to learn how to cook." ”

"Don't worry, eat quickly, it's not delicious when it's cold. Wen Xiuying agreed.

After breakfast, everyone else went to work, and Wen Xiuying and Jin Yue'e began to deal with the dishes and rice bowls.

Jin Yue'e said: "Sister Wen, don't mind what Hong Yue'er said on the table, there are few rules in the house, and she usually doesn't have a proper type, she is used to it, and she is not joking with you." ”

Wen Xiuying picked up a bowl and said, "Don't worry, Sister Jin, I don't know." ”

"That's good, I know that Sister Wen is a reasonable person. Jin Yue'e praised.

put aside the bowl that had been brushed in her hand, and when Jin Yue'e took a bowl from the basin, she saw the handkerchief in Wen Xiuying's hand, and then remembered that she still had injuries on her hands.

patted her head, Jin Yue'e said with some self-reproach: "Ouch, look at my memory, I forgot that Sister Wen still has injuries on her hands." Give me the bowl, and you won't get wet, or the wound will heal slowly. ”

was snatched away by Jin Yue'e from the bowl in her hand, Wen Xiuying brushed her hair and said, "How embarrassing is this, the work is for you, I don't want to go." ”

Jin Yue'e said: "This is nothing, it's not much, you don't have to worry about not going, you can clean up the kitchen, see what dishes are not enough, and go out to buy vegetables for a while." ”

Wiping her hands with her apron, Wen Xiuying said, "Hey, okay, I'll go." ”

The Ministry of Works, Xu Doulian and Min Cunxi met.

"Xu Yuanwailang is early, seeing that you are full of red light and high spirits, what good things have you encountered?" As soon as Min Cunxi met, he could see that Xu Doulian was in a very good mood, and he was more energetic than yesterday, obviously he had encountered something good.

Xu Doulian said with a smile: "Lord Min's eyes are really vicious, but he didn't encounter anything good, just made a good relationship on the street yesterday." ”

"Oh, I wonder if you can tell me about it?" Hearing Xu Doulian say that he had formed a good relationship on the street, Min Cunxi was very interested.

"Absolutely. Xu Doulian didn't mean to hide it, and talked to Min Cunxi about saving Wen Xiuying on Meridian Street yesterday and taking her home to be a cook.

Min Cunxi laughed after hearing this: "No wonder the staff is full of red faces, it turns out that he met a beauty and provoked peach blossoms." ”

Xu Doulian waved his hand and said, "There are no peach blossoms, Lord Min don't make fun of me." ”

Although Xu Doulian denied it, he secretly said in his heart: "Do I really not mean this?"

Thinking of Wen Xiuying's shy appearance, the scalded hands that boiled soup for herself, and the aggrieved eyes when she was scolded by herself, Xu Doulian felt as if she had a few different emotions for the woman she had just met.

Looking at Xu Doulian's appearance, Min Cunxi naturally guessed what he was thinking, and said, "I will congratulate the foreigner in advance on finding a good match." ”

Xu Doulian turned around and said: "It's just that we met for the first time, and I didn't have a word of eight words, so how can I congratulate you, let's talk about business." ”

Xu Doulian didn't want to talk about it, so Min Cunxi naturally wouldn't talk about it boringly.

Turned to the main thing and said: "Yesterday, the staff submitted the drawings to the Holy Emperor, what was the result?"

Xu Doulian said: "After reading the drawings yesterday, the saint was very satisfied, and the construction has been approved, and I have notified the staff of the Ministry of Engineering yesterday to gather the workers to prepare to go to the construction site." Because there were a lot of things yesterday, I couldn't meet with Lord Min, so I came over early today to meet with Lord Min and discuss the arrangements during the construction process by the way. ”

Min Cunxi said: "Fortunately, the drawings were passed, otherwise it might not be able to catch up with the succession ceremony." In terms of construction, your engineering department must be better at it, so I will be responsible for supervising the construction and drawing the formation drawing line, and you will follow the drawing line to construct according to the drawings. ”

Xu Doulian said with a smile: "Lord Min is doing it, okay, this morning we will first build the workers' residences, demarcate the site of the first part, stop for a while and wait for the rest of the Ministry of Engineering to arrive, bring the material drawings and then you can go to the construction site, and you have to work hard Lord Min to draw the formation construction map of the first site." ”

Min Cunxi said: "Where the responsibilities are, there is nothing hard or not hard, and the staff is not also to supervise the construction site." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and Xu Doulian invited: "Let's go, sit down in the first room, have a cup of tea, they will come over for a while." ”

"Let's take a walk, I've long heard that there is a good flower tea cake in the hand of the staff, which tastes fragrant and delicious, and I must try it today. Min Cunxi responded and walked to the house.

Towards the beginning of the year, the main officials in charge of construction of the Ministry of Works arrived.

After the order, Xu Doulian said: "This mission time is very tight, and it is related to the face of our country, not only to do it quickly, but also to do it well, and I hope that you will actively cooperate closely, coordinate your workers, and complete this task perfectly." ”

The officials replied in unison: "Yes!"

Nodding with satisfaction, Xu Doulian said: "Okay, you bring the drawings and materials required this time, the construction equipment, get in the car and set off." ”

The order was given, the officials of the Ministry of Works acted quickly, and at the beginning of the day, the carriage and horse team set off for the construction site outside the eastern city.

When Xu Doulian and the others arrived at the construction site, the workers had already assembled and stood by.

Looking at the workers in front of him and the building materials that had already been transported to the construction site and stacked aside, Xu Doulian was very satisfied.

"Line up. Xu Doulian said to the officials of the Ministry of Industry who got off the carriage.

"Queue!" the officials shouted loudly, forming a square line with the workers, waiting for Xu Doulian's arrangement.

Min Cunxi set up a sound amplification array to ensure that Xu Doulian's words could be heard by everyone.

Using the amplification array, Xu Doulian said: "Everyone, you are all the best workers in the capital, and the construction of this project is the altar where the Qintian Supervisor is taking over the ceremony, which is related to the face of my Great Qin, and it is the time to demonstrate the prestige of my Great Qin and the ability of my Great Qin workers." We only have five days, and for five days, you will be here for food and lodging, and you will be divided into two shifts, day and night. We have a high salary, the best food, and our officials will accompany you in the construction. At the end of the project, His Majesty will come to commend you and have a banquet with you. Please also work together to complete the project within five days!"

Under the leadership of the officials of the Ministry of Industry, all the workers shouted in unison: "Within five days, this project will be completed perfectly!"

For such a response, Xu Doulian was very satisfied, and continued: "This morning, Lord Min and I will draw the construction area on the site, and the construction drawing line of the installation facilities, all you have to do is to build your residence and logistics reserve place first, and the officials of the Ministry of Industry will take you with you, and the construction of the first area will start in the afternoon, okay, the officials of the Ministry of Industry, each lead a square team of workers, let's move!"

"Yes!"

After answering the questions in unison, the workers went to the preset area and began construction under the guidance of the announcement officials.

After the workers left, Min Cunxi put away the amplified array and said: "The mobilization speech of the staff is really true. ”

Xu Doulian said: "When the workers come to work, what they value is salary and honor, both of which must be given, and they will be motivated only if they are real." ”

"Haha, yes, being realistic is always the best. Min Cunxi laughed and said.

Xu Doulian took a deep breath and said: "Okay, the workers are moving, we can't rest, let's go, draw the area map line, don't wait for them to finish, we haven't drawn the map yet." ”

"That's a shame for you. Min Cunxi smiled, took the drawing tools and went to the altar area to start drawing the area map line.

The construction site began to work in full swing, and Fu Weidao, who was hidden in the shadows, said: "It doesn't look like anything unusual, and this Xu Yuan Wailang is very good at grasping people's hearts and minds to do mobilization, no wonder he has only been a member of the Ministry of Engineering for seven years." ”

"Yes, this Xu Yuanwailang really has a set. Another Fu Wei praised.

In Xu's house, Wen Xiuying cleaned up the kitchen, checked the dishes, and found that the meat was gone, and there were not many other vegetables left. Thinking that Xu Doulian was busy working on the construction site for a long time, he must have consumed a lot of energy and needed to replenish his physical strength, so he decided to buy more meat and send it to Xu Doulian at that time.

"Sister Jin, where do we go to buy vegetables in the house, our vegetables are almost eaten, and the meat is gone. Wen Xiuying asked Jin Yue'e.

Jin Yue'e took off her apron, hung it on the wall, and replied: "Meat and vegetables are naturally fresh every day, so we will buy new ones every day, but today Yuanwailang went home for dinner, let's buy more, let's go, I'll take you to the market to see, order what you want, and let them send it to the house to find the account room to get the money." ”

At the bazaar, Wen Xiuying made a lot of purchases, especially meat, and bought the most.

Jin Yue'e said: "You don't have to buy so much, we can't finish eating, and it won't be fresh the next day." ”

Wen Xiuying said embarrassedly: "I'm worried that Yuanwailang won't eat well on the construction site, the consumption will be too great, and he won't be able to recover, so I will buy more and send it to Yuanwailang at noon." ”

Jin Yue'e said: "I see, my sister is really caring." Speaking of which, the girl cares so much about the outsider, does she fall in love with our family?"

Wen Xiuying lowered her head, pinched the corner of her clothes and said, "What did the eldest sister say, I'm just worried about the outsider." ”

Jin Yue'e smiled as if she had seen through everything: "I understand, okay, is there anything else to buy?"

After counting with her fingers and confirming that there was nothing missing, Wen Xiuying said, "It's nothing, I've already bought it." ”

Seeing that Wen Xiuying had nothing to buy, Jin Yue'e said, "Okay, then let's go back." ”

After the dishes they bought were delivered, the account office saw that they had bought so many things, so they called Xu Huai and said: "Steward Xu, aren't we just one more cook, the staff is coming back for dinner tonight, why did you buy so many dishes today, and this meat, is it too much." ”

Xu Huai scratched his head and said, "I'll ask, you can call the servants and send these vegetables and meat to the kitchen." ”

When he came to the kitchen, Xu Huai asked, "Did you go with you to purchase today's dishes, why did you buy so much?"

Jin Yue'e took the lead and said: "Oh, Sister Wen is afraid that Yuanwailang will not be used to eating on the construction site, so she wants to cook some meals for Yuanwailang and send them over." ”

Xu Huai sighed and said: "This is a project ordered by the Holy Majesty, it is all the imperial chef's master, and the ingredients are all specially supplied, and it will not be bad." ”

Wen Xiuying knew that she had done something wrong, so she lowered her head and said, "I'm sorry, I don't know this, I took it for granted." ”

Seeing her appearance, Xu Huai couldn't bear to say anything, so he said: "It's okay, just pay attention next time, the staff wailang also praised the food you made in the morning, it's better like this, you make some for the staff wailang at noon, send it earlier, don't let the side do too much." ”

"Hey, I see. Wen Xiuying glanced at Xu Huai unexpectedly and replied with some excitement.

Xu Huai waved his hand and said, "I'm not afraid of wasting it, you are ready to put it in the food box to find me, and I will take you to the construction site to give it to the outsider." ”

After speaking, Xu Huai left the kitchen.

Seeing that Xu Huai didn't pursue too much, Jin Yue'e breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I didn't expect Steward Xu to speak so well today, it's really a blessing to you, sister." ”

Wen Xiuying said: "Eldest sister, don't make fun of me, Steward Xu also said that she was afraid of waste." ”

Hehe smiled, Jin Yue'e said: "It's already upright, and it's only an hour before noon, don't prepare quickly, don't send it over in a while, the staff is already eating." ”

"yes, you really have to hurry, this meat is the most time-consuming to make. Hearing the time, Wen Xiuying immediately began to act.

After a lot of work, I finally prepared a meal at the beginning of the afternoon.

Putting the food into the food box, Wen Xiuying held the food box and trotted all the way to find Xu Huai, panting and said, "Steward Xu, the meal is ready, should we go to the construction site now?"

Xu Huai glanced at the food box in Wen Xiuying's hand and said to the servants beside him, "Go eat together." ”

After the servants left, Xu Huai said to Wen Xiuying: "Let's go, it should be too late to go now." ”

He led a fast horse to the stable and put it on the car, and Xu Huai personally drove the car to the construction site outside Dongcheng.

On the construction site, Xu Doulian and Min Cunxi had just finished drawing the construction map of the first area and were about to go to dinner, when Min Cunxi saw the carriage driven by Xu Huai.

Pointing to the coming carriage, Min Cunxi asked, "Wailang, is that carriage your family, and the person driving the car, I look like your housekeeper Xu Huai." ”

Xu Doulian looked in the direction of Min Cunxi's finger and found that it was indeed Xu Huai who came in a carriage.

Frowning, Xu Doulian said: "It's indeed the carriage in my house, and it's indeed Xu Huai who drove it, but what is he doing here? Could it be that something happened at home?"

"Hey, what do you want to do so much, just go over and see if you know. Min Cunxi complained.

Seeing Xu Doulian and them coming from a distance, Xu Huai stopped the carriage and said to the carriage: "It's just the right time, they just finished their morning work and haven't eaten yet, so they came over." ”

After speaking, Xu Huai took the lead in jumping out of the carriage and saluted Xu Doulian and the others who came closer: "Wailang, Lord Min." ”

Xu Doulian said: "Get up, you came to the construction site to look for me, is there something wrong at home?"

Xu Huai replied: "Back to the Yuanwailang, nothing happened at home, it was Miss Wen who felt that the Yuanwailang might not be used to eating on the construction site, so she made some for the Yuanwailang, and I took her to send it to the Yuanwailang." ”

"Oh, Miss Wen, where are you?" Before Xu Doulian could speak, Min Cunxi looked into the car and asked.

Hearing the outside talking about herself, Wen Xiuying walked out with a food box and said: "Xiuying doesn't know the situation on the construction site, she acts recklessly, and has nothing to do with Steward Xu, and I ask the staff to forgive me." ”

Seeing Wen Xiuying get out of the car, Xu Doulian looked up at the sky and sighed.

This Wen Xiuying started to follow her, and it was only a day and a night, so she did two outrageous things, first let herself drink a bowl of soup at night, and now came to the construction site to deliver food.

was supposed to be scolded severely, but he couldn't open his mouth.

Seeing that Xu Doulian didn't speak, Wen Xiuying could only hold the food box and bow her head, not daring to speak.

The scene was a little awkward for a while.

Seeing this, Min Cunxi stepped forward and took the food box from Wen Xiuying's hand and said: "Your family member Wailang was telling me earlier today that the new chef's cooking is very delicious, and I also said that I would go to your house to eat at night, but I didn't expect it to be delivered at noon, I have to taste how delicious this meal is." ”

With Min Cunxi relieved the siege, Wen Xiuying smiled and said: "If adults come, Xiuying will do more at night." ”

Min Cunxi teased: "I want to go, but your family member Wailang hasn't answered if I can go." ”

Xu Doulian said: "If Lord Min comes, you should welcome it, Xiuying, make more at night, Lord Min will eat more." ”

Wen Xiuying replied: "Eh, Xiuying knows. ”

Taking back the food box from Min Cunxi's hand, Xu Doulian said: "Okay, I'll take the food box back when I go back at night, you go back first." ”

Seeing that Xu Doulian didn't scold, Xu Huai breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yes." ”

After Xu Huai left with Wen Xiuying, Min Cunxi poked Xu Doulian with his elbow and said, "That is the cook you saved, don't say it, she looks really good, and she is a good match for you." And she was actually worried that you would not eat well on the construction site, so she specially cooked a meal for you and sent it. ”

"Don't say a word, didn't you say you want to eat, let's go, let's eat together. Xu Dou glanced at Min Cunxi and said.

Min Cunxi smiled: "This is annoyed and angry, it seems that you two really have a situation, why don't I be a matchmaker, pull you a line, and ask the saint for a marriage?"

Xu Dou didn't even look back and said, "Do you want to eat?"

Min Cunxi hurriedly followed: "Eat, of course eat." ”

In the distance, Fu Wei, who was secretly observing, saw this scene, and a Fu Wei frowned and said: "Who is the woman who got off the carriage just now, why did she come back to the construction site to deliver food to Xu Doulian, and it seems that the relationship between them seems to be a little ambiguous." ”

Another Fu Wei said: "There must be something strange in this, I'll report to the commander, you are here to keep an eye on." ”

Qin Tianjian and Commander Fu Wei reported the matter reported by his subordinates about Xu Doulian and Wen Xiuying to Shen Congrong.

After listening to the report, Shen Congrong frowned and said: "A young woman was driven to the construction site by Xu Doulian's housekeeper to deliver food to Xu Doulian, and the performance between them seems to be a little ambiguous. A Jinshi who has not married a wife for seven years, suddenly a woman who is making rapid progress suddenly appeared, there must be something wrong with this, you just said that when this woman arrived, Min Cunxi and Xu Dou were together, and it seems that Min Cunxi knew this woman?"

Commander Fu Wei replied, "Yes, that's true. ”

After thinking about it carefully, Shen said calmly: "Draw the portrait of the woman, go to the household department to check it, and see where this woman is sacred." ”

"Yes. Commander Fu Wei answered and left.

After Commander Fu Wei left, Shen calmly thought about the problem and said, "Xu Doulian, supervise the construction of the Ministry of Labor to take over as the Wailang of the Grand Ceremony Altar. The mysterious woman who suddenly appeared, with no other abnormalities, was ambiguous. Is it a demon or is it a demon?"

On the construction site, in the temporary residence that had just been built, Xu Doulian took out the food in the food box and put it on the table.

Sniffing the sound emanating from the food, Min Cunxi nodded again and again: "Hmm~ This smell, it seems that you didn't lie to me, it's really fragrant, but I don't know how it is." ”

As he spoke, Min Cunxi picked up the chopsticks and was about to put them down.

Xu Doulian pressed his hand and said, "You just said that you will help me ask for a paper marriage from the Holy Lord, is it true?"

Min Cunxi put down his chopsticks, pointed at Xu Doulian and said with a wicked smile: "Oh~ It turns out that you are really interested in that Wen girl, then you were still holding it just now." ”

Xu Dou blushed and said, "Is it true?"

The old god Min Cunxi was saying: "I haven't eaten this meal yet, why is someone forcing me to ask, is there such a thing?"