156, Chapter 156

Du Ke had read the memorial and knew the content of the memorial, but compared to the memorial, his letter had some other content added. For example, regarding land management in the military camp, Qin Fang hired someone from his family to manage the fields.

To Duco, it was just a small thing. Even in the capital city, it is normal for one's own family to go to things that are of benefit. What's more, Qin Fang only had a monthly salary of 500 yuan, which was really low.

However, this shows that Qin Fang is cautious and not greedy.

"Mr. Madam." Mrs. Du's voice sounded at the door.

"Son..." This was Mrs. Du's voice.

Mr. Du, Mrs. Du and Mrs. Du came together.

Mr. Du said, "Why did someone call us suddenly? Did something happen?" Mr. Du's son called his wife and daughter-in-law, thinking that the matter was not serious, but it could be related to the family.

Du Ke stood up and welcomed Mr. Du, Mrs. Du and Mrs. Du into the study. After they sat down, Du Ke said: "Father, remember the Qin Fang I mentioned to you some time ago? "

Mr. Du said: "Of course I remember that I said that he is a lucky person. What? Is it related to this person that you called us here today?"

Du Ke said: "It's true, my son..." He put aside what happened in the imperial study room, "The emperor said eloquently that Qin Fang is my disciple, so he must be my disciple. Speaking of which, "Although Qin Fang and I are destined to have a master-disciple relationship, if the emperor had not said so, I would not have accepted him as a disciple."

Mrs. Du said: "This is strange. Logically speaking, the emperor does not like civil servants and military generals building relationships, but now he takes the initiative to let Qin Fang recognize the husband as his teacher." Mrs. Du is a gentle woman, not outstanding in appearance, but Her voice is very nice, and she speaks slowly, and she seems to be a different person from the strict Du Ke. Even though they have been married for more than 20 years, their relationship is very good.

Mr. Du said: "The emperor asked Qin Fang to recognize you as his teacher. I'm afraid he has a very good impression of Qin Fang. If he recognizes you as his teacher, he will have half a foot in the capital. Your Majesty, Qin Fang is looking for a backer." . Moreover, Qin Fang comes from a poor family and has no foundation. Even if he accepts you as his teacher, his foundation and his relationship are all your foundation and your relationship, and they will not expand to you. Power has no influence on the emperor."

Du Ke said: "I can't guess the emperor's thoughts, but the emperor does have a very good impression of Qin Fang."

Mrs. Du said: "I see that Qin Fang's daughter-in-law is a smart girl. She has military camp land, saltpeter to make ice, and now potato flour and sweet potato flour. The girl gave such a big gift. Your Majesty, Your Majesty cares about her. Qin Fang deserves a three-pointer. After the matter of joining the agency comes to an end, the emperor will be able to earn millions of silver with nothing. "This is the minimum," he said. If the franchise fee is high, the total transfer can amount to tens of millions of dollars. Mrs. Du was shocked when she heard such a large sum of money.

Master Du said: "You should talk about this at home. If it spreads outside, be careful of your head." A white wolf with empty gloves, can that describe the emperor? Although this is a matter of fact, it would be nice if everyone knew some things clearly.

Old Mrs. Du smiled nonchalantly: "I just said this at home. Can you spread the word? Is it our son and daughter-in-law who can spread the word?"

Master Du couldn't talk to her, so he could only turn to Du Ke: "Then you asked us to come together today?" If he accepts Qin Fang as his student, the emperor has already spoken. This has already been settled, and there is no need to agree with us. discuss."

Du Ke said: "Although this is the case, I want to tell you about this matter. Qin Fang is only twenty-two now, and when he reaches my age, his future will definitely be better than mine." ‌My father said that sometimes, luck is indeed very important. When Qin Fang was promoted from a seventh-grade Qianhu general to a fifth-grade Wude general, it was just a casual decision by the emperor to promote people from Yongzhou. Qin Fang proposed the plan to break the whole into parts.

Qin Fang is a farmer and is not involved in any influence. Besides, he is going to Yunxiang County in Renzhou, a remote place like that. Therefore, in the court, no one refuted. But how did you know that there would be sulfur mines and saltpeter mines in Yunxiang County? ‌‌ said, this is luck, this is the way of luck. "

Mr. Du said: "Don't worry, since you have accepted Qin Fang as your student, you must be like our Du family."

Du Ke said: "Actually, I am quite curious about Qin Fang's wife."

As soon as he said this, Mrs. Du and Mrs. Du stared at him closely.

Du Ke didn't think much about it. He continued: "Qin Fang's wife Yang Haiyan was originally a maid of Taifu Yang's family. Qin Fang doesn't have to worry about her luck."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Du said: "It's true. If Taifu Yang had not participated in the seizure of the heir, the Yang family would not have... Then Mrs. Qin is a maid, and she wants to change her status from a slave to a good one. It's not that easy. What's more, just a maid can think of military camp fields, saltpeter ice making, and now potato flour and sweet potato flour. If this was one of the treasures of the capital back then, I don’t think it’s strange that Miss Yang came up with it, but the maid next to Miss Yang is really curious.”

Old Mrs. Du said: "Mrs. Qin follows Miss Yang. As the eldest maid beside her, everything she has received is the same as Miss Yang. If Miss Yang can become the jewel in the capital, Mrs. Qin will have enough." It's not impossible to become another maid, but she was a maid at that time, so no one knew about her, and she needed to hide her shame. "As a maid, I followed the young lady since she was a child. , studying together, and learning to be a prostitute together, is a common thing in a family like theirs.

‌‌ Yang Haiyan’s excellence is what Mrs. Du thinks.

Mrs. Du: "Mom, when Qin Fang gets to a higher level in the future, wouldn't it be nicer to hear that Mrs. Qin was born as a maid?" Even if there is a royal decree, the emperor can make him a township monarch, after all... is it? The maid is outstanding, and the family pays great attention to heritage. Mrs. Qin's status as the princess is not enough.

Mrs. Du smiled and shook her head: "I don't think so, everything depends on the emperor. The emperor values ​​you, even if you are a maid, everyone has to respect you. If the emperor doesn't value you, it's better than Those imprisoned royal families belong to the princes and princes, don’t they even have maids? In terms of intelligence, Mrs. Qin is beyond the reach of ordinary people, and she will end up in a position where she is not enough. What's the point of looking at it? Besides, even if you don't care about it, don't you still have to bow to her if you're not as good as her?

As the saying goes, a woman's confidence comes from her man, but the old woman feels that a woman's confidence, her true confidence, comes from herself. "

Mrs. Du: "What mother said is that she can see clearly. I should study more like mother."

Du Ke and Mr. Du looked at each other. They didn't want to participate in the compliments from the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Du Ke said hello to his family and the matter was over. He and Shen Lixian went to Yunxiang County. The first thing they did was to accept Qin Fang as his disciple.

But now, Du Ke pointed at the potato flour and sweet potato flour and said: "Please, madam, follow the instructions above and use these potato flour and sweet potato flour to make some delicious dishes in the kitchen."

For today's lunch, not only were delicacies made from potato flour and sweet potato flour placed on Du Fu's table, but also delicacies made from potato flour and sweet potato flour were placed on the emperor's table.

Yang Haiyan wrote a lot of recipes for potato flour and sweet potato flour. The chefs of Du Fu and the imperial chef of the imperial study made them according to the recipes and blended the taste. I have to say that the taste is better than noodles. Everyone is just used to buns and noodles made of flour, and can't eat them anywhere else. However, the texture of potato flour and sweet potato flour is different from that of flour. The noodles and steamed dumplings produced will taste chewy.

The emperor and Du Fu agreed that potato flour and sweet potato flour must be a good business.

Although Du Ke and Shen Lixian were about to leave for Yunxiang County, they were not so quick. They had to deal with the matters at hand. Tao Shan returned to Yunxiang County first with Du Ke's letter.

Yunxiang County

All ten field managers in the military camp have been appointed. Except for Niu Er, Qin’s father, and Qin’s third uncle, the rest are locals. The people selected are all experienced farmers who are very popular in the local area. Well, the folks think highly of him. However, there were not ten cooks in the kitchen. Niu's second daughter-in-law, Qin's mother and Qin's third aunt discussed it and decided that each of them should be responsible for thirty people, and it would be enough to divide the monthly expenses of other kitchens among them.

Qin Fang and Yang Haiyan discussed it like this and felt ‌‌. So Niu's second wife was assigned forty people, Qin's mother was assigned thirty people, and Qin's third aunt was assigned thirty people. As for the monthly payment, Niu's second daughter-in-law has a monthly payment of 800 Wen per month, and Qin's mother and Aunt Qin have a monthly payment of 600 Wen per month.

For this reason, the three women were happy for a long time.

It's very tiring to cook for thirty people a day, after all, there are three meals a day. Qin's mother and Qin's third uncle hired a local woman to help. She only had one hundred cash per month, and with the help of Qin's father and Qin's third uncle, it was quite busy.

Yang Haiyan said that she didn't want Qin's mother to be so tired. Besides, Qin's mother was a person with a mandate. She had a salary every month, so she sent a mother-in-law to help. Now, Mother Qin and Aunt Qin now feel to Yang Haiyan that they are modern women working hard for their careers.

At noon that day, Yang Haiyan was eating hot and sour vermicelli soup when suddenly Uncle Hong ran in in a hurry: "Xiang Jun...Xiang Jun, there are two beggars at the door, saying they are relatives of our general's family."

Yang Haiyan held the chopsticks and pressed the pause button. "It's ridiculous. How can there be a beggar relative in the general's family? Did he tell me his last name?"