Wu Huaiyu specially prepared Laba porridge for the subordinates of the Economic and Economic Affairs Bureau.
Yellow rice, white rice, glutinous rice, millet, water chestnuts, red beans, red dates, etc. are boiled together to make porridge.
"After Laba, it's the New Year, and we have to start preparing for the New Year."
In the canteen of the Economic Affairs Bureau, Huaiyu drank the thick Laba porridge and talked to Zhang Chengde, Liu Xu and several subordinates who came to Ji.
The porridge was made with enough ingredients and cooked for a long time. It was very thick and sweet, and everyone in the Economic Bureau was very happy to eat it.
The ancients worshiped gods in December, which was called Laba. It was also a tradition to cook porridge and drink it in the twelfth month. Later, Buddhism was introduced. It is said that Laba is the day when the Buddha became a Buddha. So temples cooked Laba porridge to offer to Buddha, and it became a custom among the people.
The eight-treasure porridge at Si Jing Bureau is very luxurious.
But who said that the economic bureau is booming this year? Laiji and others are thinking about how to spend money unexpectedly before the year, and try not to pile up too much money in their accounts.
Borrowing Laba rice porridge to make Laba porridge, not only can you drink it yourself in the yamen, but everyone can also take a pot home after a while, and distribute some millet, red beans, etc., which is also a Laba benefit.
"What are the New Year welfare arrangements for everyone this year?" Huaiyu asked.
"The plan is to buy some pigs and sheep, and then kill them and divide the meat. The craftsmen will have three pounds of mutton and ten pounds of pork, and the officials will share a little more. In addition, we will also prepare some cloth, charcoal, and sheep, and arrange another one for each of the bachelors.
A pair of chickens, ducks and geese, a pair of chickens and ducks, straight bachelor..."
Three kilograms of mutton and ten kilograms of pork, this is a good New Year benefit for ordinary craftsmen, not to mention some cloth, cotton, and charcoal, which can help them have a good year, especially this year.
However, Wu Huaiyu felt that this was not enough for the Chinese New Year.
"We have money in our account, so don't be too petty. Everyone has worked hard recently, so we should reward you with more.
I see that each craftsman is given five kilograms of mutton, fifteen kilograms of pork, five kilograms of lard, and three bushels of millet.
"The officials will pay twice as much, and the officials will pay three times as much. Let's see if we can buy some more fish hair."
"Isn't it too much?" Lai Ji said, even people from three provinces, six ministries, five temples and nine prisons would not be treated like this.
"What are you afraid of? There will be a lot of things to do next year. If everyone has a good year this year, we will be more energetic next year."
The Bureau of Economics and Economics is not comparable to other government offices in the three provinces and six ministries. During the Chinese New Year, not only will there be special rewards from above, but there will also be a lot of filial piety from below.
For example, in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, candidates start to register in May. By October, they will go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs for formal interviews and selections. And starting from October every winter, it is also the time for various states to submit their quotas. At this time, there will be less for these managers.
Departmental filial piety?
Bingjingtanjing is actually the same no matter what era it is.
Officials don't need to prepare anything by themselves. Some lower-level departments send things and provide benefits.
The Bureau of Economic Affairs can only rely on itself. There are two in hand, so we should quickly improve it for everyone.
"I...I won't take it," said Laiji, who was still young and a bit aloof like a scholar. He felt embarrassed to always receive benefits.
Huaiyu took a sip of porridge and told him, "If you don't take it and I don't take it, how can the people below take it?"
"Chang'an is a big place, and Jufuyi is a big place. The lower officials and even the craftsmen have to support their families, and they all hope to get something during the New Year to improve their lives."
"What Erlang taught you is..."
"Don't forget to give a copy to the three provinces, six ministries, nine temples and five prisons, as well as our East Palace Zhanshi Mansion, Left and Right Chunfang, and even each brother's bureau,"
There are both explicit rules and invisible unspoken rules in this world, but they are still rules.
Although the Bureau of Economics and Economics does not rely on you and seeks its own benefits, it still has to share some of the money it makes with other yamen. As long as you share it, no one will find fault with you. But if you eat alone, you will
Becoming the target of public criticism is what this society is like.
Cai Yungong was summoned to the inner court today as a staff officer. He came back a little late, but he still came to the Economic Affairs Bureau for lunch. Academician Cai was very satisfied with today's eight-treasure porridge. He praised it repeatedly and even wrote a poem.
After finishing eating, he unceremoniously accepted a small bucket of porridge from the canteen chef Lao Wang, and then took a bucket of prepared eight-treasure rice that had not yet been cooked. He came over specifically to say hello to Huaiyu, and then
Went back to Hongwen Hall.
"Scholar Cai is so rude."
Cai Yungong, the prince, is really a part-time job in name only. Except for eating, you can see him every day. At other times, he is in the provincial Hongwen Hall.
But Wu Huaiyu liked this old man quite a lot. He left all the affairs of the Economic and Economic Affairs Bureau to Huaiyu without intervening in the slightest. Who wouldn't like such a person? As for having a meal and receiving some benefits, that's nothing.
Working in the Hongwen Hall and eating in the Economic Affairs Bureau, Lao Cai was also quite free and easy.
Chongwen Hall was newly established, and the newly conferred bachelors and direct bachelors were all other fifth-grade students. Officials below fifth-grade were part-time workers. Many of them were not PhDs from the Imperial College. Teaching assistants were part-time workers. To be honest, these people were teachers.
poverty.
There is nothing much to do in Chongwen Hall now. They just take turns giving lectures to the prince and then participating in organizing the books. Although they cannot come to eat every day like Lao Cai, Huaiyu is very considerate and folds lunch into food and distributes it to them.
Their benefits are not left behind at all.
After drinking the eight-treasure porridge, I inspected the Economic Bureau, and then went to Chongwen Hall. Prince Chengqian was scolded by Li Gang again today.
Li Gang's beard was trembling in anger, his face was red, and he kept nodding his head on the gold brick with a longevity staff, saying bluntly that the prince was naughty.
It almost brought eight-year-old Cheng Qian to tears.
Kong Yingda, Lu Deming and other bachelors from the Chongwen Hall did not have any advice, but took turns to teach.
The prince's head almost dropped to his crotch.
"Mr. Li, Bachelor Kong, and Bachelor Lu, the Bureau has cooked some Laba porridge today. Let's drink some to warm ourselves up. It's getting colder and colder today."
Huaiyu smiled and interrupted several people's indiscriminate bombardment.
After finally getting Cheng Qian out from under their hands, Huaiyu led Cheng Qian around outside.
"What happened today?" Huaiyu asked with a smile.
"I didn't memorize the book well." Cheng Qian said angrily.
"Let's go and drink porridge first, and then we'll talk after you finish the porridge."
Huaiyu didn't have much interest in becoming the prince's teacher, but after all, he was now the owner of the Chongwen Hall, and the prince was a student of the Chongwen Hall, so he couldn't completely ignore the prince.
Taking the unhappy prince to the cafeteria to drink porridge, Huaiyu didn't talk to him about homework or etiquette, but he talked about some interesting folk stories.
The prince drank porridge and listened to these stories, and slowly became happy again.
After all, a child who is only eight years old, even a crown prince, is very different from ordinary children.
After finishing the porridge, Huaiyu sent him back again.
When he left, the prince was still a little reluctant to leave him.
But Li Gang and the others had also finished their porridge and were already waiting to continue to teach His Highness the Crown Prince well.
Poor baby, why do so many princes who have been established as princes since childhood find it difficult to inherit the throne? Huaiyu thinks that the education is not good and the expectations are too high. He asks for the crown prince at a young age, but after all, he only has one child.
Even the grown-up emperors couldn't stand being admonished by officials and ministers every day, let alone a child.
It's a pity that Huaiyu can't intervene in this kind of thing. Li Shimin himself is not a role model, but he wants his son to be more perfect than him.
With some discomfort in his heart, Huaiyu still came home from get off work on time.
backyard court,
The Jianji polo team was still fighting over each other. Looking at the women's polo, Huaiyu could see a bit of the passion of American women's rugby.
Today's Fan Xuanfu has changed from the sassy image of the past, and is actually very ladylike.
Instead of riding a horse onto the stage, people in long sleeves and long skirts sat outside and watched from a distance.
"Madam, are you not feeling well today?"
"I'm having a good day today."
"Then why didn't you play, but something happened?"
"No."
Fairy Fairy is actually a little different and gentle today.
"I have my concubine."
Huaiyu was shocked.
"Why is Erlang looking like this?"
"Although yesterday was an auspicious day, it wasn't so fast, right?"
"I've just given birth to a concubine. I can feel that the son Guanyin gave me yesterday has already sprouted in my belly."
Huaiyu laughed.
If you want to give it as a gift, it’s from me. How could it be from Guanyin?
"If you don't believe me, please feel my pulse."
Huaiyu really found her pulse, but even a miracle doctor didn't have this ability.
But Fan Xuanfu was so convinced that she was pregnant with Yu that he even started walking with her hands on her hips like other pregnant women. Her steps were the same as if they were six months old, which made Huai Yu dumbfounded.
She was a bit obsessed, and even paid special attention to her diet. She even asked to live alone in the south courtyard as if she was a bit nervous. Only her personal sword maids were allowed to serve food, clothing and other items. She even refused to let Chen Runniang and others greet her.
"You're not afraid that they might have any bad intentions, are you?" Huaiyu had a headache.
"No, I just want to rest and take good care of my baby."
Huaiyu thought that this was too exaggerated, but whether she was pregnant or not, let her go with her wishes. She was a little bit crazy about getting pregnant.
"Let my sisters serve you these days."
She really did what she said, and drove Huaiyu out of the south courtyard directly. Then she said that he would not be allowed to enter the courtyard in the future. If anything happened, she would just go to the gate of the courtyard and ask Jianyi and the others to notify her.
After being kicked out of the small courtyard, Huaiyu stood at the door and couldn't laugh or cry.
The news of Fan Xuanfu's pregnancy became known to everyone in the house in an instant.
Mrs. Wu Liu was the happiest and ran excitedly to express condolences to her daughter-in-law.
Lao Wu was also very happy.
Although two of Huaiyi's concubines were already pregnant, Lao Wutou was still very happy to have a new baby.
The old man and his son were sitting and chatting.
"There's something I want to tell you."
"Aye, tell me."
Lao Wu hesitated.
"I bought a small courtyard in Qujiang outside the city, and also bought 20 acres of land."
"Well, it's good. It's convenient for Aye to work in Shenji Workshop."
"That, I...I..."
"Ayemo doesn't have a housewife there?"
Huaiyu really guessed it right. Lao Wu has always been a loyal and honest person, but he actually started to support his stay-at-home wife.
According to Lao Wu's confession, it was actually a family trick given to him by Lao Wu's new boss, weapons supervisor Yang Shidao.
Still two.
Yang Shidao was the younger brother of Yang Gongren, the son-in-law of Li Yuan, the consort of the eldest princess of Guiyang, and the title of Duke of Ande County.
This Yang Shidao was highly appreciated by his brother-in-law Li Shimin. His brother Yang Gongren resigned and was appointed as the pastor of Yongzhou, while Yang Shidao became Taichang Qing and weapons supervisor.
Yang Shidao's cousin married Samurai Ke's younger brother Samurai Yu, so the two were considered related.
Yang Shidao came to the Ordnance Supervisor and treated Lao Wu very well. He also had a manor in Qujiang, where he entertained Lao Wu several times, and then gave Lao Wu two young family servants.
That's right, two.
When the poor people in the Tang Dynasty were extremely poor, they would pawn their wives and sell their daughters. However, it was popular for those powerful families to keep domestic servants. These servants were of lower status and had some singing and dancing talents. They usually entertained guests with singing and dancing. If there were distinguished guests, they would even
Want to stay with you.
If the distinguished guest likes it, just give it to someone else.
Giving concubines as a gift was very popular in the Tang Dynasty. Common household servants and maids and concubines were easily given away to others, and it was regarded as a fashion among scholars.
"I drank two more drinks that day, and then stayed at the Yang Manor that night, and the result..."
Well, it turned out that Yang Shidao arranged for two young and beautiful kaikos to entertain him, and the next morning he gave these two people directly to Lao Wu.
Lao Wu didn't dare to take the person home for a while, so he secretly bought a small courtyard and a piece of land on the outskirts of Qujiang and settled there temporarily.
"Aye, why are you telling me now?"
Lao Wu blushed and said, "They have it."
"very?"
"I'm pregnant, both of them are pregnant."
Huaiyu looked at Lao Wu and was really surprised. He was already sixty-one years old, and the old tree was sprouting new buds and the dead wood was spring again. This was really a big surprise.
The Wang family in this family is still young and has only given birth to two children. She thought that Lao Wu was dying, but she didn't expect to be so powerful outside.
"Aye, are you sure this is yours?"
Lao Wu got angry when he heard this. What does it mean?
"Yes, Xinu, I also want you to confirm first. As long as I can confirm that it is yours, then quickly explain the matter to my mother-in-law and take him home.
However, just in case, we must make sure that I can take it home, but the child cannot admit my mistake."
"You can't be wrong. I know this well. I was a virgin when I was here."
