For several days in a row, Lin Jue had nothing to do. He only started to renovate the public housing according to the plan list. This was not only to improve the environment and people's hearts in the public housing, but also to find something to do for himself. Lin Jue didn't want to sit there and watch the two of them.
The old guy was dozing off with his mouth open and drooling, and he didn't want to sit across from Yang Xiu with big eyes and small eyes. Although Yang Xiu was a good person, after all, he had not known each other for a long time, and he had nothing to say about himself. A few words.
They are all polite, but boring.
There are many craftsmen in the palace who are responsible for repair work. The huge inner and front palaces, hundreds of courtyards and thousands of houses, countless tables, chairs, benches, beds, windows, etc. all need to be maintained by dedicated personnel. Yang Xiu knows the person in charge of these things.
Lin Jue, the craftsman's eunuch, gave him money and benefited him, and he easily got several craftsmen.
With the help of craftsmen, other things will be easier to handle. The roof leaks and the craftsmen move the ladder up to the house to re-cover the tiles. This is actually a small problem. Under Lin Jue's strong advice, the old furniture, tables and chairs in the house were replaced
All the bookcases and so on were taken out and thrown into the yard. All the dilapidated doors and windows were smashed out.
Mr. Jiang and Mr. Hu both smacked their lips and shook their heads, saying that Lin Jue was fooling around so much that they had to stand in the yard and had no place to sleep and doze. They also said that Lin Jue was really fooling around, such a bastard.
Why is this place worth bothering with? Spending your own money to repair it is really crazy.
Lin Jue ignored their complaints and bought new doors, windows, tables and chairs outside the palace and brought them in. One day later, the new doors and windows were installed in place. The floor was leveled and brand new tables, chairs and bookcases were placed in the room. Then a few pots of flowers and plants were placed.
Several calligraphy and paintings were put up and hung. Suddenly, the old and musty public house took on a new look.
Each of the two old guys got a reclining chair made of green bamboo and rattan that Lin Jue customized for them. When they were lying on the chair and swaying, the two old guys were so happy that they couldn't complain anymore.
Next came the renovation of several small rooms for night duty residents and several warehouses. After opening windows, laying floors, and building porches to connect several small rooms, the layout changed drastically. From dark and low to dark,
The small house turned into a small hut with bright and clean windows. After placing more than a dozen pots of flowers and plants on the porch built of scrap wooden boards, it was completely different from before.
The next step was to renovate the yard. According to Lin Jue's idea, several flower beds were built. A main road was paved with red bricks leading to the public house and the residential cottage under the porch. A small hole was dug in the middle.
Inside the pool, there is a rockery made of several large bluestones brought from the lawn behind Xuyun Palace. In the south corner of the yard is a Western Region grape tree that was kindly sponsored by the eunuchs of the palace (secretly dug up and sold for money).
For six days, the entire public house courtyard changed drastically. The public house was clean and bright, and the books neatly stacked after drying no longer smelled musty. There was a faint scent of pine wood from the new furniture in the air. The sunlight shone through the carved patterns.
The long window passes through and shines on the flowers and plants in the house, making it look like a picture.
Not to mention the small courtyard, the path winds around the rockery flower beds, just like a garden garden. The bluestone tables and chairs under the grape trellis are quite antique. There are several lotus ponds stolen by the eunuchs from the Royal Garden in the pond.
The koi are even more vibrant. Two small vegetable beds have been specially opened behind the public house for farming and fun purposes in leisure time.
The last task was to throw away all the old teacups, teapots and bowls and replace them with brand new purple clay pots and celadon bowls. Lin Jue also gave Mr. Yang Xiujiang and Mr. Hu a set of brand new official uniforms.
You can spend your own money to make the clothes, but you need a clothing workshop designated by the imperial court to do it. Naturally, these few people were unwilling to spend that money, but Lin Jue could afford it, so each of them made a set of clothes. Lin Jue's meaning was natural.
Yes, since this place is already tidy and clean, we can't still wear shabby official uniforms to ruin the scenery. Of course, another meaning is that Lin Jue hopes that they will start over and abandon the decadent life of the past.
On the evening of the sixth day of completion, Lin Jue took several adults and a servant, and the five of them walked around the small courtyard talking and laughing. They looked at every room and every corner of the yard to celebrate the completion of the renovation. Yang
Xiu and others were naturally very happy. They never thought that the boring place they stayed in would turn into such a pleasant place. When the environment changed, their mood also changed, and their words were not so pleasant.
Yin and yang are weird, then nothing matters.
Lin Jue took advantage of everyone's happiness and proposed changing the duty system. Lin Jue's suggestion was that since there is nothing to do here, why bother everyone. Lin Jue hoped that everyone could be on duty for one day.
, spend the rest of the time as you like, each doing their own thing. But this proposal was quickly rejected by Mr. Jiang and Mr. Hu, because although there is nothing to do, after all, there is an attendance system. If people don't come to check in,
Wouldn't that mean they would be punished? Besides, the two old guys thought that since they had nothing to do, they might as well stay here, but they didn't dare to take the risk.
Lin Jue was not discouraged, and then proposed another extremely bold plan. Lin Jue said that he was willing to share his monthly salary with others in exchange for not having to be on duty here. He would occasionally come to hang out, but if something happened to him,
When you don't come, you just hope that a few people will keep it a secret for you, sign in for you on the attendance register, and cover up the lies for you when someone comes to check.
This idea shocked everyone. Mr. Lin didn’t want to stay here at all, so he came up with such an idea. This idea was so bold. If the higher-ups found out, Lin Jue would not be able to bear the consequences. Two people
The old guy was very hesitant, because the risk was not small, but the temptation to get an extra four taels of salary every month was not small.
When he was hesitating, Yang Xiu took the initiative to ask for his share, and Mr. Lin's salary was divided equally between the two elders. This completely broke the psychological defenses of Mr. Hu and Mr. Jiang. The two of them summed up this matter in a low voice.
Although there is a risk, the risk is actually not that great. There is no one here to take care of it, and even if they come, it is not difficult to prevaricate. After all, there is a precedent before, and there have been many times when people from the Bachelor's College came to check on the situation at work.
, Yang Xiudu hid in a corner of the palace and could not be found. Later, he left it alone.
In fact, the people in Hanlin Academy also know that the people here are not motivated and their salaries are low, so they don’t want to offend them too much. What’s more, they have to get an extra six taels of silver every month, which is a huge sum of money. Take advantage of retirement
The more money you earn before, the more money you will have for retirement in the future.
Mr. Jiang and Mr. Hu gritted their teeth and stamped their feet. They immediately made up their minds and agreed with Lin Jue's opinion. Inspired, Mr. Jiang also asked Yang Xiu if he wanted to do the same, and they could also keep it a secret for Yang Xiu. Yang Xiuda
Rolling his eyes, he cursed in his mind that the two old guys were so greedy that they were so greedy that they came to take advantage of their own salary. I am not as carefree as Mr. Lin, and spend my money like water. What little money I have
But you have to rely on it for food.
Lin Jue was very happy in his heart. If this plan could succeed, he would just have a job and spend a lot of time at his disposal. He would rather go to the Grand Theater to help and take the little Princess Luwu around than put the
He wasted his time in this place. Business at the Grand Theater was booming, and a new batch of actors had begun to perform on stage for training. Lin Jue planned to open a semicolon, which would also take a lot of time.
However, Lin Jue didn't intend to go too far. People would still come and sit here every now and then. It wouldn't be cool if there was no trace at all. Although the three adults here probably wouldn't say anything, there was no guarantee that they would be stared at.
, so just pretend to be nice from time to time.
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The weather is getting hotter and hotter. The summer in Beijing is quite different from the summer in the south. Although the summer in the south is also very hot, the heat is not as direct as the summer in the north. Take Bianliang City as an example.
As long as you walk in the sun during the day, the direct sunlight will burn your skin. The sun's rays will hit your body like hot whips, making you miserable. If you walk in the sun,
It's like walking in a raging fire, making you feel hot and smoking from your nostrils to your lungs. But as long as you walk into the shade, the temperature will naturally drop, and you will feel much better.
However, the temperature at night is not much different. It is impossible to fall asleep before midnight. There are many rivers and lakes in Bianliang City. During the day, the rivers and lakes are as hot as boiling water, and at night they begin to radiate heat.
.When the night wind blows, heat waves penetrate into thousands of homes, making people feel like they are baking in a steamer.
Therefore, people in Bianliang generally delay falling asleep until after the third watch. There is nothing that can be done about it. They must wait until the heat wave is almost washed away by the night wind before they can sleep peacefully. This has also created a hot night market in Beijing since the beginning of summer.
The main reason is that people can't sleep peacefully, lighting lamps costs fuel and wax, and they can't sit in the dark and get bitten by mosquitoes. They can only drag their families and families in groups to the long street. The night markets here are brightly lit, even if they don't spend money
Money, it’s good to walk around and see the excitement.
Lin Jue also had trouble sleeping during this period. The weather was hot, and he had something on his mind, and he had to get up early in the morning to go to the public rooms in the palace, so he could only sleep a few hours a day. In fact, the mansion of Daxiangguo Temple
We have paid great attention to the function of repelling the heat. Not only are there lush trees in the front and back of the house, but there are also hollow partitions above the house to prevent the heat from radiating. But even so, summer days are still difficult.
However, after things were arranged in the public apartment, Lin Jue was able to have a good sleep. Because he didn't have to get up early. The summer morning was still very cool and comfortable, which was a good time to sleep.
In the early morning of this day, because he no longer had to go to the public house on duty, Lin Jue specially said hello, asking the little princess and the others not to wake him up early in the morning, so that he could catch up on his sleep beautifully. However, just when he was sleeping soundly, he still
I was woken up by the little princess.
"Husband, I'm sorry for disturbing your sleep." When Lin Jue opened his eyes, the little princess said with an apologetic look.
In fact, she also hoped that Lin Jue could have a good sleep. She had seen Lin Jue's suffering during this period. The appointment was secretly plotted, and Lin Bonian's falling out with him tortured his heart, and
The incident of Fang Huanqiu who came back from the dead has always been hard for him to let go. Therefore, during this period of time, Lin Jue lost a lot of weight, his eye sockets were also a little black, and he was in low spirits. Although Lin Jue still looked nonchalant and joking, but
The little princess still knew it when she sighed behind someone's back. Her man was just like that. He had big things in his heart but couldn't see it on his face.
