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Life in Chang'an Chapter 52 The nondescript 'maid'

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    The crazy sales of Wu Wang Zui and the huge wealth brought by it have undoubtedly made many people jealous, but with the five princes Li Min and Li Xiaogong covering them, anyone who wants to take advantage of Wu Wang Zui must consider the serious consequences afterwards.  As a result, there are always people who can't see the form clearly and insist on joining in to make fun of it.

    A few days ago, Prince Li Chengqian came to Li Min and others and expressed his willingness to invest in the brewery. After all, the scale of his prince's palace is several times larger than Li Min's Prince Liang's palace. The expenses in all aspects are greater, and life in the palace is also tight.  , how could he not be jealous when he saw his two younger brothers fishing for gold at home every day?

    Li Xiaogong and Li Daozong rejected Li Chengqian's plan to take advantage of the situation. No matter what Li Chengqian said, it was useless. Finally, Li Chengqian was angry and walked away.  Before leaving, he glared at brothers Li Min and Li Ke, which made them very depressed. It was clearly King Hejian and King Jiangxia who disagreed, but their brothers never said a word of objection. Why?  In the end, it made Li Chengqian hate him?

    However, no matter how dissatisfied Li Chengqian is, there is nothing he can do against Li Min and the other five. In the end, he can only sulk. After all, the combined energy of these five people is no longer something that anyone can compete with alone. Even  Neither could he, the prince, unless Li Shimin personally ordered them to hand over the interests of Wu Wang Zui as the emperor, which of course was unlikely to happen.

    Next to a large lake in the backyard of Prince Liang¡¯s Mansion, a rockery is hidden among the branches and leaves of the surrounding tall trees.  At this time, Li Min was lying comfortably in the pavilion on the rockery, rocking the rocking chair under him, enjoying the cool breeze blowing from the lake. Wen'er and Hua'er beside him brought cut fruits to his mouth from time to time.  .  Eating delicious fruits and admiring the graceful figures of Wen'er and Hua'er around him, Li Min couldn't help but scream in his heart: This is the life I ideally pursue!

    July is about to enter now, and the Guanzhong area has suddenly become hot. According to Li Min's estimation, it will be at least above 30 degrees.  In this hot weather, everyone became a little lazy. If it weren't for waiting for Niu Jinda and other meritorious generals to return to Chang'an, Li Shimin would have gone to Jiucheng Palace to escape the summer heat.

    Li Min was not a dedicated person to begin with. He had already left all the affairs of the Supervision Institute and the Cement Industry Association to Li Yifu, a coolie. Now that the weather is hot, he simply doesn't even go to work and stays at home every day.  enjoy the cool air.  Li Yi's Mansion also figured out Li Min's lazy temperament, so he took care of all the big and small things for him. Unless he encountered something particularly important, he would go to Li Min's Mansion to ask for instructions.

    Li Min was very satisfied when he met a subordinate who understood his boss's thoughts so well. He even patted Li Yifu privately and said that sooner or later, he, the prince, would have to serve in other places, and the position of cement inspector would definitely be handed over to him.  As long as Li Yifu can maintain its current status, Li Min will definitely recommend him to succeed him and become the second cement inspector.

    How could such a shrewd person as Li Yifu fail to see this?  I also heard Li Min's personal assurance that he usually worked harder, and even had a record of living and eating in the construction supervision center for several days in a row. Such a good official who remained at his job despite the scorching heat was naturally praised by countless cement manufacturers.

    The construction of two cement trunk roads starting from Chang'an has begun. Tens of thousands of people are working day and night to level the roads. After compacting them with big rocks, under the command of the craftsmen, they will pour the mixed concrete to the ground and flatten it. After a few days,  Can leave.

    Now the first-level cement plants have almost been built. For example, the local factory in Chang'an has produced cement and started supplying it for the construction of two roads.  Those far away from Chang'an have already sent craftsmen to guide them, and it is estimated that they will be completed in another ten days and a half.  However, even after the construction of these large cement plants is completed, the craftsmen sent out after supervising the construction have no time to come back. They have to rush to the second-tier cement manufacturers immediately. Some cement plants are not close to Chang'an, and the farthest ones are even located in Gangshan.  After a great war in Songzhou, it is estimated that it will take at least half a year for the craftsmen there to return.

    But even so, Bai Qing's craftsmen have no complaints at all. They are subsidized when they go out to do errands, and the farther they go, the higher the subsidy. Calculating a month's subsidy, it is at least several times their monthly salary.  Some even reach more than ten times. It can be said that one month of going out is almost as much as one year's salary, so many people are rushing to go.  However, those who can be sent out to guide factory construction are all craftsmen who have passed the assessment, and the assessment is very strict. Bai Qing has a huge workshop with thousands of people in charge, and only dozens of people are qualified in the end. There is a serious shortage of manpower.  It has slowed down the construction of cement plants in various places. However, Baiqing is already training craftsmen, and they will be able to use it after passing the qualifications. By then, the construction speed of cement plants will definitely be greatly accelerated, and it will definitely not be delayed due to insufficient cement production.  It hindered road construction.

    "Your Highness, that Miss Wang is here again!" Just as Li Min was enjoying the ancient aristocracy comfortably.Living a good and happy life, suddenly I heard Wen'er's low-pitched report with some dissatisfaction.

    After hearing this, Li Min opened his eyes helplessly and took a look, and found that it was indeed Wang Xijun, the little girl, walking along the path on the rockery towards the pavilion, unable to hide.  Last time, in order to regain Li Min's trust in his father Wang Zihao, she did not hesitate to sacrifice herself to the tiger, and wanted to give herself to Li Min as a slave. However, she did not expect that Li Min had no intention of going into the details in the first place, so she made a big mistake.  Oolong.

    Originally, Li Min thought that after this incident, Wang Xijun would never be embarrassed to see him again. After all, this was too big a mistake. In this feudal society where men and women were guarded against each other, a girl put down all her self-esteem and cried.  He wanted to give himself away, but the other party didn't accept it. If this happened to other girls, they would probably even want to die.

    However, Wang Xijun¡¯s thinking was obviously different from others. She took the initiative to find Li Min the next day. She said that she did not believe what Li Min said to her father yesterday, and did not believe that he could still trust her father as before.  After all, although there was a reason for what her father did, it was still an unforgivable betrayal for Li Min.  So in order to reassure Li Min, she decided to voluntarily enter Li Min's house as a hostage, and she would never complain as a slave.

    Li Min was speechless for this stubborn little woman. After trying to persuade her to no avail, she had no choice but to call Wang Zihao to come and take care of her.  But don't look at Wang Xijun's soft and timid appearance. She is born with a bad temper. Even Wang Zihao can't do anything to her, no matter what she says, it's useless.  For this daughter who only cares about her family, Wang Zihao was reluctant to hit or scold her. In the end, he just kicked the ball back. He couldn't control this daughter. Let His Highness Prince Liang handle it yourself.

    Li Min also had a headache. With his status, it was not a big deal to accept a maid. But after all, Wang Zihao was his capable subordinate. It was definitely inappropriate to accept someone else's daughter as a slave. If he accepted her as a concubine,  Concubine, my identity as Wang Xijun is quite suitable.  But as a modern person, let¡¯s not talk about whether Li Min has any emotional foundation. Wang Xijun kept saying that he was going to be a hostage. If he accepted her as his concubine at this time, he would always feel like he was taking advantage of others.  Although Li Min's character was not very good, and he would not take the initiative to help an old woman cross the road when he saw her on the street, he was still very gentlemanly towards girls, especially beautiful girls, and would definitely not do such a thing when someone was in danger.

    When this matter came to an end, Li Min could only come up with a compromise. Wang Xijun did not have to enter the palace to be a slave. But if Wang Xijun wanted to follow him every day, Li Min would not stop her. The door of the palace would be open for her at any time.  With that, she could come whenever she wanted. She could go anywhere in the palace without any hindrance, even Li Min's bedroom was no exception.

    Regarding Li Min's proposal, Wang Xijun thought about it again and again, and finally agreed. After all, she was not very old, and she still had a mother and a young brother at home. If she became a slave in Li Min's house, let alone go home to visit her mother.  Even leaving the house is not allowed.  If she followed Li Min's proposal, she could stay with Li Min as a hostage during the day and go home at night. This would be a good way to kill two birds with one stone, so Li Min would have a nondescript 'maid' beside him, but Li Min  Zhen soon regretted his decision.

    On the contrary to Li Min's lack of professionalism, Wang Xijun can be said to be a role model who loves what he does. She came to Li Min's house early on the third day. She positioned herself as a maid like Wen'er and Hua'er, and she did everything.  They all rushed to do it. When Li Min got up in the morning and got dressed, she rushed to serve him and ended up wearing the clothes inside out. When Li Min washed his face, she brought water and it splashed all over him. When Li Min had breakfast, she stood there drooling.  After asking, I found out that Miss Wang had come in a hurry in the morning and didn't even have time to eat.

    This Miss Wang is not like professional maids like Wen'er and Hua'er. She was born in a wealthy family. Although she had a hard time because of Li Min, it was only relatively speaking. She has never been without maids around her.  Waiting, where can I do this kind of waiting work?  But Wang Xijun didn't have this awareness. He rushed to do everything, but couldn't do anything well.  Not long after she arrived, she had already broken two flower pots, five vases and a dozen tea bowls.

    What was even more annoying was yesterday, because the weather was too hot, so Li Min wanted to take some ice and make some rock sugar mung bean soup to relieve the heat. Miss Wang didn't know how to make soup, but she had to chill the soup after it was boiled, so she grabbed it again  Then he rode out and ran to the ice cellar to get ice.  But the soup got cold by itself, and Wang Xijun didn't wait to bring ice.

    Li Min felt something was wrong and went to the ice cellar to take a look. He found Miss Wang squatting in the ice cellar wearing thin clothes and almost frozen.  Frightened, Li Min hurriedly carried him back and drank two bowls of hot soup before he could regain his breath.

    Later, Li Min figured out why Miss Wang went into the ice cellar wearing a thin summer dress?  It turns out that this guy is missing.The eldest lady only excitedly went to the ice cellar to get ice, but she completely forgot about the temperature in the ice cellar. She only felt the cold when she entered it. Of course, it would not be too late for her to go back to get clothes at this time, but Wang Xijun, who was very nervous, obviously  He overestimated his ability to withstand the cold, thinking that he could just get out with a piece of ice. As long as he went faster, nothing would happen. However, the consequence of this 'nothing' happened was that if Li Min went later, Wang Xijun would really become  An 'iceberg beauty'.

    After listening to Wang Xijun¡¯s explanation, Li Min was almost furious on the spot. He had seen mentally retarded people, but no one was as mentally retarded as her. Do you think you are a legendary martial arts master who can withstand the cold and heat?  In anger, Li Min no longer cared about his identity and scolded Wang Xijun. Miss Wang also knew that she was in the wrong, so she lowered her head and remained pitifully silent.

    Li Min returned the scolding. After scolding, he still asked the imperial doctor in the palace to take Wang Xijun's pulse. After confirming that there was nothing wrong, he asked the imperial doctor to prescribe some medicine to dispel the cold. Then he ordered people to send Wang Xijun back to the palace, and  She was strictly ordered to rest at home for a few more days, but she didn't expect that just one night and morning later, Wang Xijun came again.

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