nycdaug Chapter 508: Serving in the Household Department
Chapter 508: Serving in the Household Department
Jiang Mingyue and Xie Yuan stayed in Wanping for three days in total. On the first day, they returned to the village to visit their clansmen. On the second day, Xie Yuan was invited by several people to bring dumplings to Siweilou for a banquet, while Jiang Mingyue brought grapes. Went to Lin's house.
Lin Hanshan took the provincial examination together with his younger brother and Shen Yu, and is now a candidate. Last year they moved from Linjia Village to the county and bought a house with two entrances and two exits in Ping'an Hutong.
While chatting with Chen Juan, Jiang Mingyue learned that Lin Hanshan was no longer planning to take the imperial examination and would focus on teaching and educating people from now on.
Chen Yan is preparing to take the Hengshan Academy exam this year. He has been working hard for this goal recently.
Jiang Mingyue stayed at Lin's house for most of the day and returned to Zaolin Hutong in the afternoon. At that time, Xie Yuan and his son had already returned home ahead of them.
The family of four tidied up, changed their clothes and went out.
After Master Shen and Aunt Wan returned to Wanping, they did not return to Zhuyuan. Instead, they bought a house near Uncle Hua and the others. They lived with Uncle Hua and the third uncle as neighbors, and lived a comfortable and comfortable life.
Yesterday, they had agreed with Master Shen, Uncle Hua, and Third Uncle that they would have dinner with them today.
During the dinner, Xie Yuan, Master Shen and Aunt Wan made a detailed plan for Tuanzi and Putao in the next five years. From that day on, the two of them traveled back and forth between Kyoto, Shangqingguan, and Wanping. Of course, this is all a story for later, so let’s not mention it for now.
Jiang Mingyue listened to the three people's plan, took a piece of snowflake cake and put it on Song Wan's plate.
"Aunt Wan, this is a new pastry made by my cook. Try it and see if you like it."
Song Wan became interested when she heard this. The cook of the Xie family, despite her young age, had excellent cooking skills.
"Then let me try it!"
Jiang Mingyue looked at Song Wan and was stunned for a moment after eating the pastry. She felt a little nervous. Could it be that she had tasted it? Probably not?
"It's crispy and fragrant, and it suits my taste perfectly."
Jiang Mingyue instantly relaxed after hearing this.
"Aunt Wan likes it. I'll send some more later."
If Cheng Susu knew that Aunt Wan liked the pastries she made, she would be very happy!
On the third day, Jiang Mingyue sent her children to Master Shen, and then went to visit the Zhao family and the Sun family.
The two of them led her towards the main hall and said, "We have been looking forward to having you back for a long time."
"Leave the shop to you, and Sister Zhao and I can go to Yuanjiang Mansion without any worries."
In the past few years, their business has become more and more prosperous. It is precisely because of this that both Zhao and Sun are reluctant to part with the family business. This is why they have not gone to Yuanjiang Mansion.
Last year, they learned that Xie Yuan would be transferred back to Kyoto, and the three of them had already agreed in the letter that Jiang Mingyue would take care of the shop temporarily from now on. They took their children to Yuanjiang Mansion to spend a few years together.
The three of them spent the whole morning handing over the store affairs, and in the afternoon they led Jiang Mingyue around the four stores to recognize people.
After handing over the pastry shop to her, Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Sun took their children to Yuanjiang Mansion the next day.
Jiang Mingyue saw that the official ship they were traveling on had gone away. She turned around and looked at her husband beside her and said softly: "Let's go back too!"
Xie Yuan has been promoted to the third rank of Minister of Household Affairs. As they expected, apart from Lu Beiyou, Xie Yuan is the person who has been promoted the fastest, and both of them hold real power and are favored.
However, it will not be easy for the two of them to be promoted in the future. They may struggle in their current positions for ten or twenty years.
Since they are going to take office at the Ministry of Household Affairs tomorrow, they must return to Kyoto today. Tuanzi and Putao stayed in Wanping because they had to learn knowledge from Master Shen and Aunt Wan.
The next day, with Jiang Mingyue's help, Xie Yuan put on his new court uniform and looked at himself in the mirror. Well, he was darker and thinner than before. He should take good care of himself.
Jiang Mingyue hugged him and said with a smile: "My husband is as handsome as ever."
Although these words were lies, Xie Yuan liked hearing them very much. He kissed his wife and said, "I'm leaving!"
Jiang Mingyue personally sent him out of the alley, and not long after returning home, Jiang Ping came over with his account book. Jiang Mingyue received him in the living room.
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Qingshi Hutong is very close to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and it's just a tea trip away by carriage. Since it's the first day on duty, Xie Yuan doesn't need to go to court today.
Although it was early in the day, the household department was already very lively. There were people in various cubicles, office rooms, and desks, some writing pens, some flipping through account books, and the sound of abacuses could be heard all the time. It was very lively.
Counting the Hubu, he has four ministers in total, one each for the headquarters, Duzhi, Jinbu, and Cangbu. He is the Cangbu minister, responsible for the world's granaries, collection, taxation of grain, horses and grass, etc., and has fifty people under his command. Shangguan is Jiang Shangshu.
After Xie Yuan joined the post, Jiang Shangshu introduced him to the other three ministers, then took him around the household department, told him about the household department, gave him the warehouse department and left.
On the first day, Xie Yuan did not interfere with Cangbe's affairs, but just got to know various Cangbe officials.
He knows that when he is assigned to the warehouse, whether it is collection or taxation, doing well is what he 'should' do. It will be difficult to make a difference in the future. But what he has to do now is not to make mistakes, bide his time, endure the qualifications and then Let’s talk about other things.
While Xie Yuan was getting familiar with his new position and taking root in the household department, Jiang Mingyue was also getting familiar with the shops under his control and asking about the Tai Hospital.
Putao and Tuanzi also started to learn new knowledge and skills from the masters. It can be said that the family of four is very busy.
At the end of June, Luan Yi took Qi Yongsi to Beijing.
Xie Yuan and Jiang Mingyue knew that he was coming to Beijing this time, so they planned to send Yong Si to the Tai Hospital. When they sat together for dinner in the evening, Xie Yuan and Jiang Mingyue carefully explained what they had learned recently about the Tai Hospital. Qi Yongsi said it again.
There are two envoys in Taiyuan Hospital who are in charge of the entire Taiyuan Hospital. They are Dr. Zheng and Vice-President Li. Below them are the judges of the left and right hospitals. Below them are the internal medicine doctors. After Qi Yongsi entered the Taiyuan Hospital, he will He will start from the youngest doctor, who is an official of the seventh rank, and his superior will be a medical officer.
Xie Yuan and Jiang Mingyue mainly told him about the situation and preferences of the eight medical officers, how many people they had under their command now, which medical officers were short of staff, etc.