Du Ke has seen the memorial, so he knows the content of the memorial, but compared with the memorial, his letter has added some other content. For example, regarding the land management of the military camp, Qin Fang found someone from his family to manage the fields.

In Duko's view, it's just a small thing. Even in the big capital, it is normal for one's family to go to good things. What's more, Qin Fang only gave five hundred articles a month, which is really low.

However, this also shows Qin Fang's prudence and lack of greed.

"Master." 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 suddenly call us? But something happened?" Mr. Du saw that his son had called his wife and daughter-in-law, and thought the matter was not serious, but it might have something to do with the family.

Du Ke got up and welcomed Mr. Du, Mrs. Du and Mrs. Du into the study. After they were seated, Du Ke said, "Father, do you still remember Qin Fang that I mentioned to you some time ago?"

Master Du said: "Naturally remember, I said that he was a lucky person. What? You called us here today because of this person?"

Du Ke said: "It's true, this time my son..." He put aside the matter in the imperial study, "The Emperor Jinkouyu said that Qin Fang was my disciple, so it must be my disciple. Speaking of which, Qin Fang and Although I have a predestined relationship, I can talk about the relationship between master and apprentice, but if the emperor hadn’t said so, I wouldn’t accept apprentices.”

Mrs. Du said: "It's quite strange. It stands to reason that the emperor does not like civil servants and military generals to have relations, but now he has taken the initiative to ask Qin Fang to recognize Xianggong as a teacher." Mrs. Du is a gentle woman, not very good in appearance, but her voice is It's very nice, she speaks slowly, and she doesn't seem to be the same person as the rigorous Du Ke, but their relationship has been very good for the past 20 years as a husband and wife.

Master Du said: "The emperor asked Qin Fang to recognize you as a teacher. I am afraid that he has a very good impression of Qin Fang. To recognize you as a teacher is like entering the capital with half a foot. The emperor is looking for a backer for Qin Fang. Moreover, Qin Fang was born in the Han family and has no foundation. Even if he recognizes you as a teacher, his foundation and his relationship are also your foundation and your relationship, so for you, it does not expand your power. For the emperor, It didn't matter."

Du Ke said: "I can't guess the emperor's mind, but the emperor has a good impression of Qin Fang."

Mrs. Du said: "I saw Qin Fang's daughter-in-law is a smart girl, with the land of the military camp, saltpeter making ice, and now potato flour and sweet potato flour. The girl gave such a big gift to the emperor, and the emperor took care of Qin. It is also appropriate to give three points. If the matter of joining the agency is implemented, the emperor will be an empty-handed white wolf and earn millions of silver." This is still the least. If the franchise fee is high, it can add up to thousands in a blink of an eye. Thousands of silver. With such a large sum of money, Mrs. Du was shocked when she heard it.

Master Du said: "You should talk about this at home. If you spread it outside, watch out for your head." White wolf with empty gloves, can that describe the emperor? Although this is true, some things are clear to everyone.

Mrs. Du smiled indifferently: "I only said this at home, can you spread it out? Or can our son and daughter-in-law spread it out?"

Mr. Du couldn't say anything about her, so he could only turn to Du Ke: "Then you asked us to come together today? If you recognize Qin Fang as a student, the emperor has already spoken. This is a settled matter, and there is no need to discuss it with us. "

Du Ke said: "Although this is the case, I still have to tell you about this matter. Qin Fang is only twenty-two now. When he reaches my age, his future will definitely be higher than mine. As my father said, some At that time, luck was indeed very important. At the time, Qin Fang’s change from the head of a thousand households of the seventh rank to the general of Wude of the fifth rank was just a random decision of the emperor. Qin Fang.

Qin Fang was a peasant, and he didn't involve any forces. Besides, he went to Yunxiang County, Renzhou, that kind of remote place. Therefore, in the court, no one refuted. But how do you know that there will be sulfur mines and saltpeter mines in Yunxiang County? So, this is luck, this is luck. "

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

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

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

Du Ke didn't think much about it, he continued: "Qin Fang's wife Yang Haiyan was originally the maid of Yang Taifu's family, and her luck does not need Qin Fang to be bad."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Du said: "It's true. If Mrs. Yang hadn't participated in the succession, the Yang family wouldn't have been... Then Mrs. Qin is still a maid, and it's probably not that easy to change from slave to good. More The important thing is that, just a maid, she can think of barracks fields, saltpeter ice making, and now potato flour and sweet potato flour. If this is one of the jewels of the capital back then, I wouldn't be surprised if Miss Yang came up with it. But it happens to be the maid next to Miss Yang, which makes people really curious."

Mrs. Du said: "Mrs. Qin follows Miss Yang. As the big maid by her side, everything she has taught is the same as Miss Yang. Miss Yang can become the pearl of the capital, and if Mrs. Qin is smart enough, she can become another It's not impossible for Mingzhu. It's just that she was a maid at the time, so no one knew about her, and she also needed to hide her clumsiness." It's a common thing.

Therefore, Yang Haiyan's excellence is what Mrs. Du thinks of it.

Mrs. Du: "Mom, when Qin Fang will be higher in the future, that Mrs. Qin is from a maid, wouldn't it sound better?" Even if she has an official appointment and is named a county lord by the emperor, in the end...it's the maid who is outstanding. , The family attaches great importance to the background, Mrs. Qin's identity is not enough to be seen as the princess.

Old lady Du smiled and shook her head: "I don't think so, everything depends on the emperor's meaning. The emperor values ​​you, even if you are a maid, everyone must respect you. The emperor does not value you, such as those who are imprisoned. The royal family belonged to the prince and the prince. Isn't he even inferior to the maids? In terms of intelligence, Mrs. Qin is not comparable to ordinary people. Such a person will make himself not enough to be seen by others? What, if it's not as good as her, don't you still have to salute her?

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

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

Du Ke and Master Du looked at each other, and they didn't want to participate in the compliment between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law. Du Ke said hello to his family, and the matter was over. When he and Shen Lixian went to Yunxiang County, the first thing to do was to accept Qin Fang as a disciple.

But now, Du Ke pointed to the potato flour and sweet potato flour and said, "Please refer to the above method, and use this potato flour and sweet potato flour to make a few dishes in the kitchen."

Today's lunch, not only potato flour and sweet potato flour are placed on the table of Du Fu, but also the emperor's table is served with potato flour and sweet potato flour.

Yang Haiyan has written many recipes about potato flour and sweet potato flour. The chef of Dufu and the royal chef of Yushufang made them according to the recipes, and then reconciled the taste. I have to say that the taste is better than noodles. People are only used to the buns and noodles made of flour, and they can't eat anything special. However, the texture of potato flour and sweet potato flour is different from that of flour, and the noodles, steamed dumplings, etc., are still chewy.

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

Although Du Ke and Shen Lixian were going to go to Yunxiang County, it was not so fast. They had to deal with the matter at hand, so Tao Shan returned to Yunxiang County with Du Ke's letter first.

Yunxiang County

The ten stewards of the barracks and fields have all been implemented. Except for Niu Er, Qin’s father, and Qin’s third uncle, the rest are local people. The selected people are some experienced old farmers, and they are very popular in the local area. They also rate him very highly. However, the kitchen lady in the kitchen did not recruit ten. Niu's second wife, Qin's mother, and Qin's third aunt discussed it and felt that they could each take on 30 people, and they would just distribute the monthly schedules of the other kitchens to them.

Qin Fang and Yang Haiyan discussed it like this and thought it was okay. Therefore, Niu Er's wife allocated 40 people, Qin's mother allocated 30 people, and Qin's third aunt also allocated 30 people. As for the monthly cases, the second daughter-in-law of Niu has eight hundred monthly cases per month, and Qin's mother and Qin third aunt have six hundred monthly cases per month.

For this, the three women were happy for a while.

It is also very tiring to cook meals for 30 people a day, after all, three meals a day. Qin's mother and Qin's third aunt hired a local woman to help them, and they gave them a monthly payment of 100 yuan a month. Coupled with the help of Qin's father and Qin's third uncle, they were too busy.

Yang Haiyan really didn't want Qin's mother to be so tired. Besides, Qin's mother was a person with a mandate, and she still had a salary every month, so she sent a mother-in-law to Qin's mother to help. In fact, Qin's mother and Qin's third aunt now give Yang Haiyan the feeling that they are modern women who are fighting for their careers.

At noon that day, Yang Haiyan was eating hot and sour vermicelli soup, and suddenly Uncle Hong hurried in: "Xiangjun...Xiangjun, two beggars came to the door, saying they were relatives of our general's family."

Yang Haiyan held the chopsticks, and the whole figure seemed to have been pressed the pause button: "Ridiculous, how can there be beggar relatives in the general's family? Can the other party tell the name?"

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