Cross the doghouse to save Party A, Your Highness owes me ten mines

"Of course freshly baked ones are better, but we must bake some first. Although now is not as good as before, there are not so many interpersonal relationships between the various mansions, but with my current status, there will definitely be many people coming tomorrow. Everyone has followed me through life and death, and there are no relatives around, no one to take care of these things... So I thought, at least here, I can have a bite of this reunion cake, which still tastes like our old Duke's Mansion. There are so many people, it won't be enough time to bake it tomorrow..."

"Awesome!" Xia Shi gave a thumbs up.

Excellent employees are indeed forward-looking. They have already done everything before the boss gives any instructions.

Xia Shi handed the bricks to Xiyan, who took a tile knife and smeared mud on them to stack them up one by one. The positions for the baking tray, the firewood, and the sealing were all done neatly and very regularly.

"This is the skill of the chef in the mansion in the past."

“Can freshly made ones be baked?”

"Yes, the chef in the mansion ordered it to be made before. It tastes good. The girl likes fruit fillings. I used the dried apricots I got from my fifth uncle's house to make some candied fruit puree..."

"Thank you!"

"Young lady, why are you being so polite? The master said that his subordinates will come to see him early tomorrow morning. In the afternoon, we will go to the mountain to hunt and barbecue. In the evening, we will go to the county government to meet with old subordinates and have a big banquet. If you like to eat game, why not join us in the afternoon?"

"Okay!"

This is her first time participating in the Dongzhou version of grilled game, so looking forward to it!

It seems that her plan for tomorrow is to get up in the morning to deliver holiday gifts, then go back to the house to organize work plans and rules, remotely view cloud maps and monitor the progress and plan details of mining in the mountains, then take a lunch break at noon, go for a barbecue in the afternoon, watch the moon at home in the evening, and send messages to StarCraft to chat with relatives and friends.

It's perfect.

She doesn't have to stay in the mountains all the time, because countless testing equipment is working all the time, and any emergency will be notified to her at the first time. The equipment center has no authority to handle things, such as what to do if someone accidentally breaks into the construction site? For example, how to deal with unknown substances dug up,

All these things were ordered and decided by her.

This was the second reason why she came here. In addition to signing the handover, there was also - to make a decision!

All matters that the equipment center cannot decide are decided by her.

"I prepared cumin, star anise, and wild flower honey..."

“Ah… Ugh…”

"Little Nian Nian is here. You can't play with mud yet. Can I find you a little bell to play with?"

"..."

A few people were chatting about family matters in the yard. Inside the house, a subordinate was reporting to Lou Junze:

"...Master, after the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion was confiscated, all the money and valuables were sealed up, and all the confidants were killed. We went and carefully counted, but none of the old marquis's belongings were found. Even the study was burned down in the fire during the search. The only thing we have heard about so far is the old marquis's warhorse. It is said that it was kept in the Qi Mansion and has become very weak..."

Lou Junze listened to all this and stood facing the window. The candlelight could not illuminate his face. One could only see his resolute back and the occasional burst of evil when the dim firelight danced on his profile.

"Master, and my eldest brother-in-law got married a month ago..."

With a bang, the table shattered!

A month ago?

At that time, the Gu family had just suffered a disaster, and the bodies of the married women had not yet been cold, but the son-in-law... got married?

Is he so impatient? What is he trying to clear up?

The mute slave in the yard turned around in astonishment. He had also heard everything in the house. They were all skilled in Kung Fu and had never intended to hide anything from others. It was just a window, so he naturally heard that the eldest son-in-law had gotten married.

"Wow...555..." The child's doll fell from his hand when he turned his head suddenly unconsciously.

As the child cried, he remembered that before her death, the eldest daughter was tightly holding her uncle's jade pendant, a jade pendant that her uncle never took off, and the dead wet nurse's hand, holding a handful of rich and luxurious brocade clothes.

That poor scholar was the lover that the young lady was willing to marry at all costs.

"what happened?"

The two who had no martial arts skills and the one with ordinary martial arts skills asked.

The mute slave handed the child to the two men, went back to his room, picked up a short knife, and went to sharpen it.

"Hey, hasn't Brother Mute Nu used a knife for a long time? I was afraid of hurting the child and almost threw him away the day before yesterday..."

"Oh, don't cry, don't cry. Look at these beautiful yellow leaves. One by one..."

……

The next morning, August 15th, was a sunny and beautiful day, easy to travel, feast and enjoy the moon.

In the summer morning, before getting up, you can smell the fragrance of mooncakes wafting in through the crack of the door, hear the light footsteps walking back and forth in the yard, the clanging of bellows coming from the kitchen, and the chirping of a few birds.

She got up, but didn't go out first. She waited until she was dressed and made up before she opened the door.

Lou Junze was already standing in the yard.

He stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the rising morning glow in the sky.

Hearing Xia Shi opening the door, he turned around and saw her in plain clothes through the mottled grape trellis.

Xia Shi walked out from behind the grape trellis, and he turned around and said solemnly: "Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, young lady!"

Xia Shi: "I also wish His Highness good health!"

Lou Junze took out a brocade box from behind, handed it over with both hands, and said in a warm voice: "This is a festival gift for the girl!"

Xia Shi: "Thank you, Your Highness. Can I take a look?" She was not familiar with many of the customs of Dongzhou, so she always liked to ask questions.

Lou Junze: "Of course!"

The brocade box is valuable, made of thick wood that exudes a faint fragrance, painted with intricate patterns, with gold and silver corners wrapped around it, and the surface inlaid with colorful mother-of-pearl.

Inside were six neatly arranged silk flowers. One could tell at a glance that they were not made of ordinary wood but sandalwood, a precious tree species favored by many wealthy families in Dongzhou. The silk flowers were wrapped in gold thread, and the fabrics used were precious Shu brocade and gauze. The colors were the most difficult to mix in Dongzhou, namely pink purple, cherry red, Xizi, golden oriole, lotus root, and Tibetan flower!

To sum it up in four words: priceless, unconventional, thoughtful, and too expensive.

According to Dongzhou's current production efficiency, this is definitely not something that can be purchased with just a few taels of silver.

None of the family members understood. She was just going through the formalities. Who knew others were so thoughtful? How should she return the gift now?

Xia Shi silently stuffed the one-yuan pen deeper into his sleeve and said softly:

"Your Highness, wait a moment!"

"it is good!"

She quickly turned around and went back to the house to look for her gift.