Dress up as a hot farm wife, take care of her cubs and raise her husband to farm

Li Hui had breakfast and was about to go back to the house to change clothes and go to court. He couldn't help but frown when he saw Cheng Xue woke up.

"You were so busy last night, can't you sleep?"

Fortunately, there were only two of them in the room, otherwise Cheng Xue wouldn't have to see anyone.

She gave him a hard look, pointed to the cotton-padded jackets and trousers that had been made long ago, and said:

"Put them on. You can't stand in the palace during the winter. It must be very cold. I put goose down in the cotton. I made two sets in total. You and Brother Xin each have one set."

When Li Hui heard "goose down", he stared in surprise.

"Why didn't I know what Qian'er did?"

After saying that, he picked up the cotton-padded jacket and smelled it, and was even more shocked.

"It has no taste at all. How did you do it?"

Cheng Xue yawned and said while helping him change:

"Soak the finest goose down with medicinal materials, and then steam it with a stick of incense to sterilize it. You go out early and come back late in the north, so naturally you won't notice. It's just a bit troublesome, otherwise I would make more and sell it to sites like you The officials who attend court outside the palace are the best."

If there is anything in this dynasty that is a bad habit left over from the previous dynasty, it is the previous dynasty.

All officials from the fifth rank and above in Beijing must go to court, but the number of people the main hall can accommodate is limited, so naturally they have to be arranged starting from the high officials. Basically, it's almost enough to reach the third rank, so officials from the third rank and onward are all suffering from the cold outside. Even if you put a charcoal stove next to every few people, it won't help.

It was useless for the officials standing outside the key hall to go to court. It was unclear what was being said in the hall, and they had to endure the cold. It was simply worthless. What's more important is that civil and military officials should not wear too thick clothes, otherwise they will look bloated and officials will find out about it.

Cheng Xue felt sorry for her husband and son-in-law, so she came up with the idea of ​​matching goose down with cotton. It was unclear how warm it would be, but it was better than wearing a thin cotton jacket or cotton trousers.

Just as she thought, it didn't look bulky when worn on her body, and it didn't look too bulky when she put on official uniform.

Bai Wei took the filled soup to Li Hui, bowed and said:

"Master, it's almost time. My aunt has already gone to the carriage to wait."

Li Hui responded "I understand", looked at Cheng Xue and said:

"I'll take a nap after I leave. No matter what the outcome is, we'll face it together. Don't think too much."

"Okay." Cheng Xue smiled gently, put on her cloak and sent him out.

After going to court today, I will have to do this every day from now on, except for the big breaks on the first and fifteenth day of every month.

It is quite hard to be an official. No matter how severe the cold or the heat, you have to go to court without any trouble. If it rains or snows, the officials standing outside will have to continue standing, which is heart-breaking to think about.

Simply unable to fall asleep, Cheng Xue put the kang table on the table and recorded the steps of processing the goose down in detail step by step.

Although it is troublesome, as long as the pricing is worthy of the complexity, it is not a problem. As for whether it is a good idea to sell this, we don’t have to think about it for now. We will know when Li Hui and Yan Yixin go to court today. If it is similar to cotton, then make it to wear at home, or give it to friends.

She was writing extremely seriously at home, while Li Hui was waiting outside the hall happily.

Goose down and cotton are not as warm as expected, but it is better than wearing a thin cotton jacket and thin cotton trousers. Plus, he was standing right next to the charcoal basin, which was a perfect position. You need to move it slightly after baking for a while, otherwise it will become uncomfortable because of the heat.

After being posted abroad for two years, he hardly knew the officials standing nearby, and the eldest son-in-law stood further back. If it were him, he would be able to escape the court after he finds out the pattern of the officials responsible for recording in the Ministry of Civil Affairs and searches for it.

Of course, just think about it. After all, the palace doors were closed during the court, so there was no point in escaping from the court. There was nowhere to go.

While he was thinking about it, the young eunuch's melodious voice came from beside him, which frightened him hard. To say that He Xuanren was going to the palace, a eunuch would normally come out and notify him. He had to spread the news all the way outside the Meridian Gate, and he didn't know what to express. I simply arranged my clothes, strode into the main hall, and knelt down respectfully to salute. In short, I had one purpose, not to let anyone find fault.

I thought it would be warm inside the main hall. Compared with the outside, except that there is no cold wind, the temperature is about the same. After receiving the instruction to "flatten his body", he thanked him and stood up. From the corner of his eye, he secretly looked toward the dragon chair. There were two charcoal basins, so he thought that position would be warm.

In this way, he was mentally balanced. No matter what the person on the throne said, he would respond with "um" and "ah" and his attitude was absolutely humble.

"Since Li Aiqing has no objection, let's follow what the official department said and go to the Hubu Department to fill the vacancy of the Hubu doctor."

"Yes, thank you Lord for your kindness." Li Hui thanked him again and knelt down, thinking about wearing a knee pad tomorrow to avoid wasting his knees.

The fourth rank of Hubu Langzhongzhongzheng is a mid-level official position in the Ministry of Hubu. Mainly responsible for handling specific financial matters and playing an important role in the implementation of fiscal policies. It requires certain financial management and analysis capabilities.

To be honest, for someone like him who was transferred out of the country after two years and then returned to the capital, not to mention being promoted, he would still be given a similar official position. Just come to the Ministry of Finance to be a doctor. Although it is very important in the Ministry of Finance system, it is not easy to do anything because of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance and the Minister of the Ministry of Finance.

Li Hui didn't feel sorry for himself. He would do whatever he was assigned. Anyway, just don't give him less salary and continuation salary.

After the court ended, he turned around and wanted to leave, but Fu Yong chased him and invited him to the imperial study. He also knew what he meant by asking her, but since his wife wasn't ready yet, he couldn't help make the decision.

Arriving at the imperial study room, there was another round of red tape. Before he could finish arranging his clothes after standing up, the master's seat came——

"Does she like the reward I gave your wife yesterday?"

"Back to the Emperor, my wife liked it very much. I wanted to go to the front yard yesterday to express my gratitude in person, but because it was not announced, I went back again."

"What about after we go back?" Yan Yunchen asked.

"After returning home, I naturally told Wei Chen and asked Wei Chen to express her gratitude for her."

Yan Yunchen looked at the slippery Li Hui and sighed:

"That's all. Since you don't want to mention it, then I'll just wait. I assigned you to that position today because I want you to do something."

"Please give me your instructions, Your Majesty."

"Forget it, I'm lazy. But the person in your original position has been sent to the northern state capital, so do you understand what you have to do?"

Li Hui lifted his robe and knelt down again, kowtowed respectfully and said:

"Your Majesty, I only have one head, and I have a wife and children at home. I really don't dare to understand."

"Are the people I gave you for a living?"

"Back to the Holy Land, they also drink some polenta occasionally."

Yan Yunchen almost laughed out of breath, said angrily "Yeah" and said:

"You don't need to remind me. I will remember your merit in planting corn. Once the Su family's affairs are settled, I will reward both merits together. Otherwise, the merits and demerits will be offset, so let's leave it at that."

Is this how the merits outweigh the demerits?

Li Hui was speechless and didn't hide his emotions anymore. He said "Ah" and sat down on the ground...

Happy Lantern Festival