noffsinger Chapter 134 Cooperation
Chapter 134 Cooperation
"Mu Xuan can't have forgotten that girl, right?"
"How is that possible? He's not some infatuated man. Maybe he just suddenly thought of it and felt a little uncomfortable, but it will be fine in a couple of days."
He had talked to Mu Xuan, he just suddenly got stuck in a rut, unable to understand why he lost to a servant who had nothing but a face.
Drinking some wine brought out this damn desire to win.
"Then your parents never arranged any marriage for him later?"
"No. After this happened, he asked for his own marriage, and asked his parents not to worry about his marriage anymore. At that time, seeing how pitiful he was, his parents agreed. Mainly because his parents felt guilty. Originally, the marriage was arranged by the two of them, and then something like this happened, so they felt a little sorry for him."
Mu Sheng's words were still reliable. Two days later, Mu Xuan came out of the mountain again with high spirits. Mu Jinyan cheered and jumped for joy, and took root in his second uncle's courtyard again.
However, this kind of life did not last for a few days because Mu Xuan started working.
There was no imperial examination at that time, and the court still relied mainly on recommendations to recruit people. It was very easy for a child from a noble family like Mu Xuan to find a job.
He went straight into the Ministry of Works and became a Deputy Director of the Ministry of Works, a promotion from the sixth rank.
This was his own request. He could have been a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Works, but he didn't want that. He wanted to climb up step by step with solid work.
Yun Xi gave him affirmation and praise on the surface, but in fact she was constantly criticizing him in her heart. No matter how powerful people start from the bottom, their starting point is still much higher than that of ordinary people. And the support and resources he got during his "growth" are beyond the reach of ordinary people.
For example, the Minister of Industry Duan Shijie was quite close to General Mu, and since his old friend's youngest son was working under him, he had to take care of him. Apart from anything else, Mu Xuan would get more opportunities to show his talents than others, and his achievements would not be taken away by others.
In addition to children of aristocratic families like Mu Xuan, there is also a group of talented people recommended from various places in the official system. Their path to promotion will be much more difficult than that of children of aristocratic families.
A few days after Mu Xuan took up the post, he came to discuss with Yun Xi that he wanted to take the models of her two water conservancy projects to the Ministry of Industry. The Ministry of Industry employed many craftsmen and was known as the "Ministry of Craftsmen under the Heavens". They could study them and promote them.
"This type of water conservancy project is considered small and can be carried out in villages. If it is done well, it can greatly change the current situation of relying on the weather for food. It can be said to complement large-scale water conservancy projects."
Yun Xi agreed without saying anything. She just reminded him, "The terrain and environment are different in different places, so we have to adapt to local conditions."
This is equivalent to helping her complete her mission. Once the water conservancy project is promoted, her infrastructure tasks can be greatly advanced.
Mu Xuan bowed to her and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. The Mu family and the Yun family are very different. I know that."
After thinking for a while, he added: "If this thing is accomplished, the credit will go to my sister-in-law."
He also deduced the character of his sister-in-law from their daily interactions, and knew that she would not care about these things, so he dared to come here with a thick skin. If the sister-in-law agreed, it was her righteousness, and if she disagreed, it was also human nature.
Now that his sister-in-law has agreed, he still has to express his attitude.
Yun Xi said: "The credit can be yours. After all, you have entered the officialdom and you need to rely on your political achievements to get promoted. As your sister-in-law, I am naturally willing to lend you a hand. Besides, you have a pair of eyes that are good at discovering. You can identify what is good and what is worth promoting. This is very powerful. You don't have to feel ashamed of it. However, if there is a reward, that one is mine."
Mu Xuan: “…”
He suddenly had a feeling that he and his sister-in-law might become a regular working partner in the future. Even their cooperation model would be fixed.
Yun Xi's wine-making business continued to develop. Although the old man avoided her, it did not stop him from looking for the remaining half jar of wine. When he knew that it was taken away by his son, he complained to the old lady that he had raised two unfilial sons who even snatched half a jar of wine from them.
But he was too embarrassed to ask Yun Xi for it, so he kept it to himself.
Ten days later, Yunxi's wine was ready. It was made from green plums. There were plum trees on the farm, and the plums were sour and astringent, so few people ate them. Some of them were picked and sold to the medicine shop to be made into black plums, and many were wasted.
Yun Xi selected a batch to make wine, and some to make salted plums, which were very refreshing and appetizing, and should be good to eat in summer.
She also sent a batch back to the Yun family and a jar of fruit wine to the old lady.
The old lady sent someone to give her a return gift, and the person tactfully asked her to take a jar of white wine, and tactfully said, "The old lady asked me to tactfully say that this is what the old general wants, not what she wants."
Yun Xi: "...You are so tactful."
The visitor smiled. It was obvious that she understood the old lady's intention and she had no intention of covering up anything for the old man.
The main theme is to tell the truth.
Yun Dad had recently become addicted to business, and after drinking her wine, he discussed with her about opening a winery for her. At first, he planned to find a larger shop, selling wine in the front and brewing wine in the backyard. But he never found a suitable one.
Yun Xi said to him, "Why waste all that energy? We can brew wine on our own farm and then transport it to the city to sell. Isn't that the same thing?"