The Grand Secretary’s Pampered Wife

Chapter 202 Debunking (two more in one)

The imperial decree was issued half a month ago, and the old blacksmith and carpenter are already on their way, and they should be able to reach the capital in a few days.

Gu Jinyu didn't know that the old blacksmith and carpenter were coming to the capital. After she was canonized as the county master, she first went to Kunning Palace to meet Queen Xiao, received the golden seal and treasure book, and then went to the Changchun Palace of Concubine Shu to sit down. for a while.

The empresses from all the palaces sent congratulations, even Concubine Zhuang Gui and the Crown Princess.

These two are the most powerful women in the harem except for the Empress Dowager Zhuang and the Empress, and their attitudes to a large extent represent the trend of the harem.

Rarely this time the wind direction turned out to be the same.

"Auntie didn't see the wrong person." Concubine Shu proudly took Gu Jinyu's hand, her eyes full of praise.

In this matter, not only the emperor but also Gu Jinyu raised their eyebrows.

Whether it was Yao shi's partiality towards Gu Jiao or the neglect of Gu Jinyu in the women's school, at this moment, all the haze seemed to be swept away.

Gu Jinyu returned to the Hou residence with an extremely proud mood.

Inevitably, he was praised by Lord Gu and Madam Gu again.

Since the incident with Aunt Ling, Madam Gu has been on the verge of being unhappy all day long. When she heard that Gu Jinyu was so promising, she gave Hou Fu a big face, and she regained her radiance.

She took Gu Jinyu's hand affectionately: "Your grandfather is away from the house. If he is, he will definitely praise you."

grandfather……

In Gu Jinyu's heart, she didn't even dare to call out the word that was so high in her heart.

Would grandfather really be proud of her?

In my impression, my grandfather is a distant existence, and everyone in the family is very afraid of him.

He never seemed to be satisfied with any child. Even if the elder brother worked so hard, the grandfather's eyes were still critical when he looked at the elder brother.

If she can really be praised by her grandfather, Gu Jinyu thinks she can show off for a lifetime.

Gu Jinyu came out of Mrs. Gu's yard and planned to go to Yao's yard to tell Yao that she had made great achievements and was canonized as the county master. She wanted her mother to know that she was the smartest daughter in the family, and she was most worthy of Yao's respect and love. .

Halfway through, she accidentally bumped into Gu Changqing.

She frowned, stepped forward and bowed to Gu Changqing: "Big brother."

Gu Changqing nodded lightly.

Gu Jinyu looked at the bag he was holding, and asked with a smile, "Did Big Brother come back from outside? What did you take?"

"A little prey.

"Gu Changqing said.

Today's barracks hunting, he hunted two small birds, and plans to send them to Bishui Hutong for Gu Yan and Xiao Jingkong to play with.

Gu Jinyu heard his indifference. If she used to be wise, she should have left, but today she is extra confident. She smiled and said, "I've grown up so much, I haven't hunted before, eldest brother won't do it next time. Can you take me with you?"

"Women can't just enter the barracks." Gu Changqing declined.

"Ah." Gu Jinyu was slightly disappointed, but not too disappointed. She took out a jade pendant from her purse, raised her face, and smiled softly, "Give it to eldest brother."

"What is this?" Gu Changqing asked.

Gu Jinyu smiled brightly and said, "It's the warm jade gifted by Your Majesty."

Giving the jade pendant is second, and reminding the eldest brother that she is the county owner is just tight.

Gu Changqing saw Yu Pei and finally remembered the news he heard in the military camp. Gu Jinyu made a great contribution and was named Cong Erpin Hui County Lord.

"Congratulations." Gu Changqing said calmly and confiscated the jade pendant. "Since it is your majesty's reward, you can keep it yourself and don't lose it."

"Well... well." Gu Jinyu really hoped that Gu Changqing would accept this jade pendant.

Gu Changqing returned to the courtyard.

Gu Changqing's heart didn't have much turbulence, and he never expected to rely on Gu Jinyu to carry forward the Hou Mansion, so Gu Jinyu was not the county master, and whether he made contributions or not had little to do with him.

Gu Jinyu finished showing off on the elder brother's side, and couldn't wait to let others know, but it's a pity that Yao Shi is not in the house.

Yao went to Bishui Hutong.

She made Gu Jiao's clothes and brought them to try on Gu Jiao, but the result was good, the sleeves and trouser legs were short again.

Is this kid just starting to grow now?

Yao Shi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and put down the sleeves and trouser legs.

After changing the clothes, she took out all the clothes of the family to see if there was anything that needed to be repaired.

She asked Xiu Niang to do the clothes for the rest of the family. New clothes are made every month. The clothes of the old lady and Xiao Liulang are durable, mainly these two people are not easy to move, and the rest are a little horrible.

Gu Jiao made up for it in the past.

When Yao Shi saw it today, he almost laughed.

She also thought that her daughter was omnipotent, but she was also a fool.

As soon as Gu Jiao finished watering the vegetable garden, when she came to the backyard, she saw Yao Shi holding a pile of clothes and trembling with laughter.

"What's wrong?" she asked puzzled.

"Ouch~" Yao Shi burst into tears, but it took a long time to stop laughing and asked Gu Jiao, "Jiao Jiao, who did you learn acupuncture from?"

Gu Jiao thought for a while: "Self-learning without a teacher?"

Yao Shi knew it.

Otherwise, who would sew like this?

Yao Shi was about to be teased to death by her daughter, she patted the stool beside her, motioned for Gu Jiao to sit down, and then took the place where Gu Jiao sewed and said, "You don't need to tie a knot with a stitch, and don't leave the end of the thread outside. like this……"

Yao shi took it apart and sewed it again to show Gu Jiao.

"Hmm." Gu Jiao thought about it seriously, "I thought I sewed well."

After all, sewing clothes did improve her surgical stitching skills, and she stitches faster than ever.

The mother and daughter were talking, Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun came back from the academy, and they didn't have to go to Master Lu to study art today.

The two of them didn't know that Gu Jiao and Yao Shi were both at home, fighting and fighting, and each carried a chicken feather into the yard.

Gu Xiaoshun had a small gang in the countryside. At that time, he was the number one bully in Shili Baxiang. The chicken feather on his head was the symbol of their chicken feather gang.

After that, she was sent to Tianxiang Academy by Gu Jiao. It looked like it had changed, but there was actually a swarm of celestial monkeys secretly.

Gu Jiao was finally caught today.

"Uh, sister." Gu Xiaoshun took off the chicken feathers on the top of his head, his eyes moved, and he also took off the chicken feathers on Gu Yan's head.

The two stood there motionless, waiting for Gu Jiao's hair to fall.

"Jiaojiao!"

Aunt Zhang from the alley came to the door, "The courtyard wall behind my kitchen is about to collapse!"

"I'll show you." Gu Jiao glanced at the two monkeys in the house, put down the bucket for watering the flowers, and went to her house with Aunt Zhang.

It was the first time the neighbors found out that Gu Jiao's ability was due to the leaking roof of the old sacrificial wine next door. Gu Jiao climbed up and repaired the roof. After that, the neighbors all knew that Mrs. Zhuang's grand-nephew's daughter-in-law was able to do it.

The courtyard wall of Aunt Zhang's house is cracked and needs to be repaired with mud.

In ancient times, there was no cement, only lime mortar and rammed earth.

The stability of lime mortar is not enough, and it is easy to get damp in rainy days. Rammed earth is a better choice.

The raw materials of rammed earth are red mud, coarse sand and lime blocks. The lime blocks and coarse sand are still in my grandfather's house. The red mud has been used up by the small headroom. Where to get it.

Aunt Zhang was very anxious: "Today, can't it be repaired today? I don't think it will collapse until tomorrow!"

The courtyard wall is connected to the stove. Once it collapses, people who cook in the stove will be in danger.

Gu Jiao thought for a while and said to her, "Wait a moment."

Gu Jiao went back to her house, went to the stove to find glutinous rice, boiled a pot of glutinous rice soup, and then poured the thick glutinous rice ball into the lime mortar that was evenly stirred.

"Sister, what are you doing?" Gu Xiaoshun asked curiously.

Gu Yan also squatted over and looked at her blankly: "Why did you pour the rice soup into it?"

Gu Jiao handed each of them a stick and motioned them to keep stirring: "This is glutinous rice mortar, which is easier to use than rammed earth. It's perfect for plastering walls."

The process of ramming the earth is actually very laborious. After mixing the three raw materials together, you need to beat it again and again with tools. The more times you beat, the stronger the rammed earth.

The glutinous rice mortar is not so complicated, but the firmness is much higher. This is because the cooked glutinous rice soup contains amylopectin, which is a perfect natural binder. Comparable to the concrete of the previous life.

"Be careful, don't get it on your body." Gu Jiao said.

"Oh!" The two nodded in unison.

When Gu Jinyu came to Bishui Hu, what she saw was the scene of three siblings mixing mortar together.

Gu Jinyu frowned.

In her mind, Gu Yan had always been a sick child who was panting when she walked. She didn't expect him to be able to do things, and he would still do such rough work.

Yao shi sat aside and sewed clothes leisurely, not at all feeling that there was anything wrong with Gu Yan's work.

Gu Jinyu settled down, walked into the yard and said, "Mother, older sister, younger brother, what are you doing?"

Gu Yan glanced at her and ignored her.

Gu Yan hated her.

I hate it when I don't know my background, and I hate it even more when I know it.

Gu Jiao ignored her and continued to make her own glutinous rice mortar.

She didn't speak to Gu Xiaoshun, and of course Gu Xiaoshun ignored her.

Yao shi looked back at her: "It's Jinyu, why are you here?"

Gu Jinyu said softly, "I didn't see my mother in the house. I guess she must have come here. I brought something for my sister and brother."

Gu Yan rolled his eyes: "Who cares?"

The mortar was soon ready, Gu Jiao found a bucket and filled a large bucket.

"I'm coming!" Gu Xiaoshun carried the bucket to Aunt Zhang's house.

Gu Yan also wanted to mention it, but unfortunately he couldn't, so he held a small shovel.

The three brothers and sisters went to repair the walls of Aunt Zhang's house.

Yao Shi sighed.

Gu Jinyu looked at the dirty mortar on the ground and the pot of glutinous rice soup that was never used up, frowned in disgust, turned to look at Yao Shi: "Mother, how can elder sister let younger brother do rough work? Brother is so weak. ."

"It's just because you're weak that you have to work more. Haven't you seen that your brother is more energetic than before?" It wasn't that Gu Yan was still taking medicine every day. Yao Shi was afraid that he would think that his son was already a normal person.

Gu Jinyu pouted, "But the imperial physicians said that my brother should not work too hard and should rest more."

Yao Shi said, "Your sister is a doctor, she knows what to do best for Yan'er!"

Gu Jinyu opened her mouth, just a drug boy, where is the doctor?

Gu Jinyu's eyes fell on the glutinous rice soup and the mortar, she was just fooling around. The glutinous rice soup was for food, but Gu Jiao took it and mixed it with mud.

Either way, he grew up in the countryside and has no common sense at all.

Gu Jinyu couldn't see it, but she endured it and said, "Mother."

"What's wrong?" Yao asked.

Gu Jinyu smiled and took out a golden seal and a treasure book from her wide sleeves and handed them to Yao Shi.

Yao Shi was slightly stunned: "This is..."

"Open it and take a look." Gu Jinyu said proudly.

Yao shi opened the golden seal box and turned it over to see that it was the seal of the county master.

Gu Jinyu was waiting for Yao's appreciation.

Yao shi heard about the bellows. Yao shi did not understand the canonization rules of the imperial court, but being the county master was an honor after all.

Yao shi nodded in relief: "Mother's Jinyu is really amazing."

Gu Jinyu was very happy with Yao's affirmation.

After a while, the three brothers and sisters came back, and the three of them were covered with dirt and dust on their hair.

Aunt Zhang walked in with a jar of pickles and said to Mrs Yao, "Ayao, your child is really capable! You can make it for me in no time!"

The joy and pride in Yao shi's eyes almost overflowed, and she was even happier than seeing Gu Jinyu's county master Jinyin: "Yes, they are all very capable."

What can you do with a wall?

Gu Jinyu pouted.

Gu Jinyu brought a lot of royal gifts to show everyone the good news of her becoming the county master. However, apart from Yao's modest praise at the beginning, the three Gu Jiao simply took Gu Jinyu and her valuables as air.

Gu Jinyu didn't feel the joy of showing off at all.

The gold and silver jewelry she brought were not as good as a jar of worthless pickles.

Sure enough, they are from the countryside, and they don't know the goods!

At night, Gu Jinyu returned to the Hou residence.

The little maid told her that in the two hours she went out, many daughters came to visit and left gifts, all to congratulate her on being crowned as the county master.

Gu Jinyu felt better in her heart.

When Lord Gu returned to the mansion, Gu Jinyu told her about going to Bishui Hutong. When it was mentioned that Gu Jiao had plastered walls for the neighbors, she praised her: "Actually, my sister is quite capable."

If Mr. Gu was present at the time, he would have thought that the three siblings were quite capable, but when Gu Jinyu, who invented the bellows, was singled out, there was a stark contrast.

Lord Gu sneered: "What can you do with the wall? She can only do this! Every day, let her study and she will not study! I have to do these things that are not on the table! Can't learn from you? Study hard, play the piano well, and be the eldest lady of the Hou Mansion!"

Gu Jinyu said warmly, "The most important thing is that my sister is happy."

Lord Gu snorted coldly, "She is happy!"

Kidnapped his son!

It is said that those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black. I am really worried that Yan'er will become a little bun with that girl all day long.

Gu Yan, who was worried that he would become a little bun, was playing checkers with Xiao Jingkong, the first prodigy of Zhao Kingdom, and successfully lost the 18th game tonight.

With a dark face, he went to the study of the first genius boy in Zhao Kingdom, and asked his brother-in-law to play Gobang for a while for comfort, but he was killed in a row for five games.

The heartbroken baby Yan went to the old lady's house, played the leaf card with the old lady and her two card friends for a while, and was checked by the old sacrificial wine for her homework. And a full (suffering) real (forced) day.

The first batch of gold sore medicine for the military camp received a good response, and the military camp quickly placed the second batch of orders.

Gu Jiao is busy earning money every day.

Gu Jinyu was not idle either.

The invention of the bellows stimulated her to a large extent. She was very clever at her tricks. She didn't believe what others could come up with, but her head couldn't come up with melon seeds.

Not to mention the bellows is the same thing.

Sophistication is sophistication, but the principle is simple.

Isn't it just to increase the wind to make the flames burn more vigorously?

What's so hard about this?

Gu Jinyu had an idea, took out a pen and paper, and improved the ratio of the stove and the bellows.

She doubled the bellows, which gives more firepower and more smelting effect.

Gu Jinyu took the blueprint and went into the palace, and told Concubine Shu what she thought: "...it could be finished in a month, but it can be finished in half a month after the improvement!"

"Oh my God, is it so fast?" Concubine Shu was surprised.

"Yeah!" Gu Jinyu nodded firmly, "This is like the water drain used by the imperial court earlier, because the wind is not strong enough, so the effect is not high enough."

Concubine Shu doesn't quite understand this, but I heard that it can be used better than the current stove, which is naturally a big credit.

Without a word, Concubine Shu led Gu Jinyu to the imperial study to meet His Majesty.

The border has been restless recently. His Majesty is discussing important matters with the ministers of military aircraft. If ordinary people come, the eunuch will not rashly pass it on, but who makes this Hui County Lord now a big celebrity in front of His Majesty?

Eunuch Wei said with a smile: "Please wait a moment for the maiden, the master of Hui County wait for a moment, the old slave will go and spread the word."

Old slave?

In the past, Eunuch Wei claimed to be a miscellaneous family in front of Gu Jinyu.

"There is Eunuch Lao." Concubine Shu said.

Gu Jinyu also nodded.

Eunuch Wei walked into the house with Xiaosui, and whispered a few words in front of His Majesty.

His Majesty was about to be annoyed by the border issues, and it just so happened that he needed some exciting news, so he asked the military ministers to step down and called Gu Jinyu and Concubine Shu in.

And Gu Jinyu really didn't disappoint him.

His Majesty was actually a layman, but he trusted Gu Jinyu and immediately had the drawings sent to the Ministry of Engineering.

The Superintendent of the Ministry of Works looked at Gu Jinyu's drawings with a suspicious look: "Is there any problem with so many bellows?"

The colleague on the side said: "It's Miss Gu's drawing, what could be wrong? Your Majesty personally sent it to you, hurry up!"

His Majesty's order, then there is no way.

The superintendent immediately instructed his subordinates to improve the ratio of the stove and the bellows according to the drawings of taking care of Jinyu.

The results show that the efficiency has indeed improved, and it can produce almost two days a day.

His Majesty, Longyan, was very happy, and rewarded Gu Jinyu, as well as Gu Houye and the Ministry of Industry.

Gu Jinyu was in the limelight for a while in the capital.

Everyone praised her as another strange woman after the crown princess, and even faintly gave her a tendency to be shoulder to shoulder with the crown princess.

In the East Palace, a little palace maid was fighting for the crown princess: "Niangniang, is a wild girl from the countryside worthy of comparison with you?"

Gu Jinyu's background could not be concealed from the East Palace. Now that she is the princess, she has no need to conceal the need for the world.

Not only did the common people not discriminate against her, but on the contrary, they valued her more, thinking that she was a folk princess. Not only was she unpretentious, but she also showed the world the truth that a pheasant can also become a phoenix by flying on a branch.

The Crown Princess knelt on the mat and practiced her calligraphy quietly and calmly, as if she was always as calm as a chrysanthemum no matter how many storms she experienced.

"It's nothing to be glamorous for a while, and it's her ability to be glamorous forever."

Inside and outside the words, he was not at all dissatisfied with Gu Jinyu's limelight.

The Crown Princess has seen too many people who are momentary and fleeting like a meteor. The celebrities in front of His Majesty come and go, but how many are there for a long time?

She would never be jealous of a woman who stole her limelight, because she knew that it was all temporary.

On a sunny afternoon, the old blacksmith and carpenter finally arrived in the capital after a long journey of more than a month.

Being escorted by officials along the way was not too difficult, but the old blacksmith was getting old, so he was a little bit overwhelmed.

Because it was His Majesty's summons, the officials did not dare to delay. After entering the capital, they took the two to the post house to bathe and change clothes, and then immediately entered the palace to face the saint.

The two had never even been to the capital, let alone the palace.

Walking on the bright white marble floor, the two of them didn't dare to show their air.

Such humble craftsmen, they never dreamed that they would be able to meet today's saints, they are truly glorious!

The old blacksmith was nervous and excited, and his old legs were trembling: "It's worth it to see Your Majesty, I, I, I die here!"

The one who received them was Eunuch Wei next to His Majesty.

Eunuch Wei smiled and said, "On the Golden Palace, you can't say this word, it's taboo."

The old blacksmith quickly covered his mouth.

Of course, he didn't forget to glance at Eunuch Wei. He was obviously a man, so why did he speak yin and yang?

The carpenter is a young man in his early thirties. The young man adapts quickly, but he is so excited that he can't take care of himself. After two steps, one stumbled and nearly fell.

The little eunuchs on the side pursed their lips and snickered.

Eunuch Wei glanced over, and the little eunuchs all looked awe-inspiring.

Eunuch Wei led the people to the side hall.

He reported respectfully outside the door: "Your Majesty, the craftsman from the county town has arrived."

"Come in." His Majesty was in a good mood.

The two people's clothes were changed in the post house, and the officials on the way to kowtow were also taught them. As for whether they can learn it or not, it is another matter.

Before the two of them saw the emperor, they felt their calves go weak just listening to the voice of Long Wei.

"Please." Eunuch Wei reminded with a smile.

The two tremblingly crossed the threshold.

The palace is magnificent and clean, and the two of them don't seem to be in the palace, they are like entering the fairy palace.

"Kneel—" Eunuch Wei sang.

The two fell to their knees.

They had forgotten all the etiquette they had learned earlier, and the two of them had the strength to kowtow to their ancestors at the tomb, and kowtowed three times to the emperor.

After the matter was over, the two still wanted to light incense sticks, but unfortunately they didn't.

It is very lenient for His Majesty to revere his people so much to the outside world, and he will not put the kind of sacred majesty in front of the courtiers.

"Be flat," he said.

Two people: Why is there still this? The official didn't say anything!

The two of them glanced at each other, and suddenly fell to the ground and flattened their bodies.

His Majesty:"……"

Eunuch Wei: "..."

His Majesty almost laughed: "...Hurry up and get up!"

"Yes!" Eunuch Wei also struggled to hold back his laughter, and personally helped the old blacksmith and carpenter up.

They are two honest people, otherwise they would not have taught the blowing technique to the court and local craftsmen without any secrets.

This is why His Majesty decided to reward them.

However, to His Majesty's surprise, they turned down His Majesty's reward.

The old blacksmith said sincerely: "It wasn't the two of us who did it. It was the girl. Your Majesty wants to reward that girl. We have enough benefits! My iron shop is famous, and Ah Cheng's shop There are also unfinished businesses, we have never earned so much money in our lives! Now that we can see Your Majesty again, we will die without regrets!"

When they return to the county seat, they will be the ones who have seen the emperor, and they will be able to brag about the eighteenth generation!

Dead words have always been taboo in front of the emperor, but when he said it with such sincere emotions from the mouth of a common man, His Majesty only felt happy.

The more you are happy, the more you will be rewarded.

His Majesty smiled and said, "If you have any other requests, just mention them."

The two discussed it on the way.

The old blacksmith said: "We... want to meet that girl and thank her in person."

That girl is the noble person in their lives, and this thank you must be said no matter what.

His Majesty was in a good mood today and agreed to the two's request.

Gu Jinyu was taken into the palace.

Eunuch Wei thought of giving her a surprise, but he didn't say who was coming, but said that he was an old friend of the two county towns.

Gu Jinyu was still thinking about her old friends in the county town. Could it be the maids from the two villages? Is Yuru back?

As a result, she saw two strange men.

Two strange men also looked at her.

An ominous premonition flooded Gu Jinyu's heart. She frowned, collected her thoughts, and bowed, "Your Majesty."

His Majesty raised his hand to signal her to be flat, and looked at the carpenter and the old blacksmith beside him: "Do you still remember them?"

"Huh?" Gu Jinyu was taken aback.

These two... Does she know each other?

The same doubts flashed through the hearts of the old blacksmith and the carpenter, yes, do they know this girl?

His Majesty teased the two of them: "What's wrong? It's only been half a year, and I don't recognize my little benefactor? I keep saying that I want to thank him personally."

Gu Jinyu's heart skipped a beat!

The old blacksmith frowned and said, "Your Majesty, you are mistaken, she is not that girl!"

The monthly pass is a bit less recently, Xingxingyan, a monthly pass?