The snow disaster in Northern Li stopped at the end of spring. When summer came, Jin Zi ordered the army to help the herdsmen rebuild their homes. He also personally funded the purchase of a large number of livestock cubs from Wintercrow and the southern part of Northern Li and distributed them to the victims of the disaster in the north. Unlike the reconstruction of the southern cities, which required a large amount of manpower and resources, the reconstruction of the Northern Li grasslands after the disaster was relatively simple. As long as the climate warmed up, the grass would naturally grow. The herdsmen would live in the grasslands. As long as they provided the livestock cubs, the order of the grasslands would gradually be established.
What they needed manpower to build was just a city. The architecture style was very rough, and only stones were needed to build it. This kind of building was called a stone city, which was a major feature of the Northern Li grasslands.
Therefore, although Northern Li was a disaster area, it was not surprising that it recovered faster than the other places.
Long Fei Ye took this opportunity to greatly reward Jin Zi. At the same time, he also urged the reconstruction of the western and central regions.
Han Yunxi had already expected the situation in Northern Li. What she was most curious about was where Jin Zi got so much money to buy livestock cubs! As far as she knew, Jin Zi not only bought a large number of livestock cubs, but also bought a lot of adult livestock. He sent a pair to every herdsmen in the disaster area.
Those adult livestock pairs were the most expensive because the herdsmen only needed to raise them for a month or two before the animals began to reproduce and give birth to cubs.
"Long Fei Ye, Jin Zi donated a large sum of money to Mu Si last time. Where did he get so much money?" Han Yunxi asked curiously. Jin Zi's salary was not even enough to support himself.
Long Fei Ye had already checked. "He used Mu Ling 'er's gold card. Kangan Bank has records. Adding the last donation, he should have spent more than 100 million taels. "
Han Yunxi remembered this matter. She knew that Mu Ling 'er had returned Jin Zi's money. She did not know that he had returned more than 100 million taels. It seemed that Jin Zi had become a philanthropist several times and still had a lot left.
"He's really generous," Han Yunxi said with a smile.
As long as Jin Zi had a background, the Long Fei Ye wouldn't interfere. The Long Fei Ye was afraid that Jin Zi had colluded with the slave traders of the Wintercrow Kingdom. Therefore, when Long Fei Ye rewarded him with gold, he not only rewarded him with silver, but also increased his salary.
The reconstruction of Northern Li after the disaster went smoothly, and so did the tax reform in Jiangnan. Long Fei Ye was not as busy as before. After court, he would come over to accompany Han Yunxi and Rui 'er, and then go to the imperial study to correct memorials.
He left court early today and Rui 'er was still sleeping on the bed.
Ever since Rui 'er was no longer afraid of him, the family of three would repeat that' crowded 'mode when they slept. Little Rui' er always slept outside. However, when he woke up, he would always find himself sleeping in the deepest part of the room. As for what happened in between, only his parents knew.
Long Fei Ye kissed Rui 'er's forehead and Han Yunxi's lips. Ever since he could kiss Rui 'er, he stopped kissing Han Yunxi's forehead and only kissed her lips.
When Rui 'er woke up, he would leave after a kiss. If Rui' er wasn't there or asleep, he wouldn't let go of Han Yunxi so easily.
Ever since Rui 'er started sticking to him, Rui' er would stick to him to sleep every night without exception.
If it was in the past, he would still go to the Grand Tutor's residence to sleep in Gu Beiyue's bed. He would even be willing to sleep by himself and let Granny Zhao watch over him. However, after returning from the Celestial Fragrance Teahouse, this situation had never happened. This meant that Long Fei Ye didn't have the chance to sell his daughter in the bedroom.
In these few months, Long Fei Ye realized that not letting him hug Rui 'er wasn't the worst thing about him. Sticking to him every night was the worst thing about Rui' er.
Seeing that Rui 'er was still asleep, Long Fei Ye kissed her and didn't leave. He very domineeringly pried open her lips and teeth. Early in the morning, he gave her an extremely deep and lingering kiss. They kissed until they were about to lose control, but he couldn't bear to let go.
Han Yunxi glanced at him. He glanced at Rui 'er and smiled unconsciously. He kissed her again and even took the opportunity to push Han Yunxi down.
Han Yunxi grew anxious. What time was it now? Rui 'er could wake up at any moment!
Han Yunxi pushed Long Fei Ye with all her might. Long Fei Ye was playful and didn't let go of her. He bullied her while paying attention to Rui 'er. Han Yunxi was so annoyed that she wanted to kick him.
Suddenly, Rui 'er turned over.
Han Yunxi panicked. Who knew that Long Fei Ye was even more anxious than her. Almost at the same time, he let go of Han Yunxi and got up, straightening his clothes.
Rui 'er actually only turned over and didn't wake up.
Han Yunxi looked at Long Fei Ye's nervous appearance and was stunned at first. Then, she burst into laughter.
It turned out that Long Fei Ye was more afraid of Rui 'er suddenly waking up than she was!
She had never seen Long Fei Ye so nervous and embarrassed in her life! Han Yunxi couldn't stop laughing. Rui 'er was woken up and sat up from the bed. His young face was full of drowsiness and confusion.
He looked at his Imperial Mother and then at his Imperial Father. He was very confused. Did something happen?
Long Fei Ye's expression at this moment was indescribable. In short, he stared coldly at Han Yunxi. However, Han Yunxi wasn't afraid. The gloomier his eyes were, the more she laughed.
She was laughing so hard that her stomach hurt.
The confused Rui 'er crawled over and went around Imperial Mother who was laughing crazily. He reached out to Imperial Father. "Imperial Father, carry, carry!"
Long Fei Ye's expression immediately warmed up. He carried Rui 'er and let him sit on his shoulder.
"Imperial Father, what is Imperial Mother laughing about?" Rui 'er asked curiously.
After one year old, Rui 'er developed very quickly in all aspects. He grew quickly and his language skills were also very developed. He could speak a few common words in a coherent manner. He could basically understand the meaning of every word that the adults said.
"It's a joke, Imperial Father." Long Fei Ye was honest.
"Why?" Rui 'er asked curiously. During this period, Rui' er had become a curious child. Once he caught onto a question, he would ask it endlessly.
"Because, Imperial Father, it's funny." Long Fei Ye was always able to answer.
"Why is it funny?" Rui 'er asked again.
"Because your Imperial Mother thinks it's funny," Long Fei Ye replied.
"Why do you think it's funny?" Rui 'er looked serious.
"Because Imperial Father is going to approve the memorials. Are you going, Rui 'er?" Long Fei Ye asked in return.
"Why do you have to approve the memorials?" Rui 'er asked again.
Yes, Long Fei Ye was already giving random answers. He said, "Because the ministers are waiting."
"Why do they have to wait?" Rui 'er continued to ask, not knowing that Imperial Father was being perfunctory.
"Because they like to wait."
Long Fei Ye answered as he carried Rui 'er away. Before he left, he didn't forget to glare at Han Yunxi.
Han Yunxi had already stopped laughing, but after his glare, she couldn't help but laugh again.
After the father and son left, Han Yunxi got up, her face stiff from laughing. She thought for a long time before coming up with a word to describe Long Feiye's predicament just then: the fear of being caught in bed with an adulterer!
Zhao mama, who had been waiting outside, saw that the little master had left with the Emperor. She immediately prepared breakfast for the little master. With Zhao mama taking care of Rui 'er's three meals, Han Yunxi didn't have to worry at all.
While Rui 'er went to the imperial study with Long Fei Ye, Han Yunxi could be free for most of the day.
Every time Rui 'er went to the imperial study, he would sit on Long Fei Ye's incomparably spacious ebony table and flip through the memorials, asking Long Fei Ye to teach him how to read.
Long Fei Ye was busy and asked the eunuch beside him to teach him, but Rui 'er refused. Long Fei Ye could only find Gu Beiyue every time. Only Gu Beiyue could handle Rui 'er.
Sometimes, Rui 'er would flip through some confidential memorials that only Gu Beiyue could read. If it were the eunuchs, they wouldn't dare to read them.
Han Yunxi tidied up, ate some breakfast, and went to the kitchens.
She spent two whole months under the personal guidance of the head chef and finally learned how to roll noodles. After spending another month, he was finally able to roll out noodles that were chewy and chewy.
These days, she was studying the soup recipe.
If it was just a bowl of egg noodles, she could have made it long ago. However, she wanted to sit on Dough Ball. Therefore, the first step in rolling out the noodles was to boil the soup.
She was in a very good mood today. The moment she entered the kitchens, she said with a smile, "Good morning, everyone!"
When the chefs heard her voice, they all knelt down in greeting, their faces more ashen than the next.
The head chef sighed in his heart. "Here we go again!"
Chef A complained in his heart. "Going to the toilet again!"
Chef B thought to himself. "This time, I must get the toilet."
…
In short, the ten or so chefs appeared to be respectful on the surface, but they were all groaning in their hearts. They would rather eat noodles personally cooked by the Emperor than drink soup personally cooked by the Empress!
"Rise, all of you. I'm in a good mood today, so I'll treat you all to soup!" Han Yunxi said with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"
Everyone said in unison. After rising, they all retreated to the side to lean against the wall. Their expressions were very similar … Mournful!
The Empress had already written a recipe yesterday and had all the ingredients prepared, cut, and washed. Everyone's job this morning was to prepare the ingredients and place them on the table.
Therefore, everyone knew how the Empress was going to make the soup stock today.
Han Yunxi lifted the gauze cover on the table and saw that the ingredients she wanted were all prepared and arranged in an orderly manner. These ingredients were old hen chicken, chicken bones, chicken innards, pigeon, pork bones, pork lean meat, lobster meat, rock sugar, white pepper, longan meat, ginger, and wolfberry.
Although there were many ingredients, in summary, there were actually four. The first was chicken, the second was lobster, the third was pork, and the fourth was condiments.
These chefs had all followed Mama Zhao for many years. Of course, they knew how the Emperor's old hen and lobster stew tasted. Thus, the Empress's recipe made them especially terrified.
Han Yunxi quickly boiled the water and put the ingredients into the pot.
She knew the taste of old hen and lobster stew better than anyone else. Of course, she had a deep impression of it. However, she was very confident in her recipe today.
The old hen and lobster stew that Long Fei Ye had Mama Zhao cook was purely stewing the meat until it was soft. This time, she used the freshness of the lobster to make the soup. Moreover, the other condiments she added could cover up the fishy smell. It wouldn't conflict with the freshness of the chicken and lean meat. Instead, it would bring out the best in each other. She had tried several times in the beginning to adjust the recipe.
The most important thing was that as long as the soup was successfully boiled, she could be done once and for all. This soup was a thick soup treasure in the modern era. It was the base of a hot pot and could be used to cook anything delicious!
This time, could Han Yunxi succeed?
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