Chapter 29: Routine inspection stews a bowl of worldly fireworks.

"It's late at night, waiter, please help them settle down."

Guizhier was really tired today and was in no mood to watch either side antics, so she decided to be a peacemaker and keep things quiet.

The waiter rolled his eyes and glanced at the servant in the camel-colored cotton robe behind Gui Zhier.

Seeing that he had no intention of objecting, he immediately changed his expression and nodded to greet the guest.

"Since you are a friend of the distinguished guest, please give us a room upstairs."

"Hmph, you look down on people." The strong man spat and was stopped by Liu Qianjin.

"Thank you, young lady." Liu Qianjin bowed.

Guizhier slept very uneasily and woke up several times.

In the dream, Sha Jingtian was covered in blood and cried out that he was wronged. Zhang Dashan and his wife were dressed in wedding clothes, smiling and bowing to her in a strange and quiet manner.

Even when she was hiking in the desert of Longsha Town, her throat was sore.

After finally entering a small shop, the owner said he had corn water, and Guizhi was overjoyed.

She wondered whether it was a thick corn juice or a light soup, but the owner brought her a bowl of corn silk on the tip of the cob.

"The corn water you want is corn cobs."

People from the North have such thick accents.

Guizhier was so angry that she laughed. When she woke up, she was in tears and yawning.

The next day, Gui Zhier returned with a carriage full of goods, and Liu Qianjin returned with a large sum of banknotes.

The return journey was very fast, and Guizhier was eager to go home.

She was worried about her braised food shop, which used to be open every fifth and tenth day of the lunar calendar. But after she left, it had been closed for two rounds.

Before reaching the south gate of the central city, a cave shaped like a steamed bun rose from the ground in the wilderness outside the city.

"Why is this kiln burning day and night?" Liu Qianjin saw a large amount of smoke and dust and covered her nose with a silk handkerchief.

Officials from the south are just weird.

Originally there was a magistrate named Ma who could eat, drink and collect taxes.

The newly appointed prefect Liu did not stay still for a few days and started firing ceramics.

I heard that what they like most is gray-white glaze. Not only does it require burning clay in a fierce fire, but they also collect gray-white stones from everyone.

"Whoa." Guizhier stopped the carriage and got out to take a look.

The kiln in front of me, the fire chamber and the kiln chamber seem to be one.

The flame first rushes to the top of the kiln, and is sucked to the bottom by the chimney at the rear, and then slowly discharged, greatly increasing the internal temperature.

Guizhier saw through it at a glance. The ceramics were just a decoy and were most likely used to make cement.

"The prefect is secretly collecting stones called gray-white jade rocks." Seeing Gui Zhier's attention, Liu Qianjin shared this with her.

Brothels are crowded with people and are well-informed.

"Did anyone hand it in?" Guizhier felt a little guilty.

Grayish-white jade rock is a name she made up, it is actually limestone.

The principle of making cement is very simple. Grind limestone and clay, calcine them into clinker, and preferably add some slag left over from iron smelting.

As for how to improve and apply it to make it strong and crack-free, we need to slowly explore it in practice.

There are many true and false words in Guizhier's secret recipe.

The greater the cost of trial and error, the less valuable the secret recipe becomes, and the prefect may be too lazy to bother with a commoner like her.

"There are many people joining in the fun." Liu Qianjin covered her face and smiled, "Some brave hunters went straight to the Black Dragon Spring in Meishan to explore."

There will always be brave men when there is a big reward.

Wow, Meishan has a complex terrain and there is indeed a large amount of limestone.

Guizhier pressed the Taiyangxue.

When the carriage arrived at the south gate, the soldiers guarding the city were overjoyed.

"Miss Gui is back, there are delicious treats!"

"Oh, my mouth has lost its flavor these days. I'm so greedy. I'm saving my allowance and waiting for Miss Gui to return to the city."

The simple voices of the people made Guizhier couldn't help but smile.

The fatigue of the past few days was swept away. Investigating cases and fighting were not her job. She just honestly worked as a braised food shop owner.

Stew a bowl of worldly fireworks.

"Stop, routine inspection."

A familiar voice came, and Guizhier raised her eyebrows in surprise.

Looking up, I saw that the man was tall and strong with a dark complexion.

He was holding a spear, with a stern face and a cold expression. He waved his hand mercilessly, and the soldiers surrounded the carriage.

"Greetings, Commander Cai." Guizhi'er was a little confused.

The truth was, the soldiers surrounding her were not coming for her.

"Aren't you supposed to be on duty at the North Gate? Why are you blocking me at the South Gate?" Liu Qianjin lifted the heavy windshield, her tone filled with impatience.

She wore cotton hand warmers made of sable fur and silk satin, and she was too lazy to take her hands out of them because they were very warm.

Her pair of peach blossom eyes are bright and lively, and her lips are adorned with vermilion lipstick, making her look jeweled, elegant and luxurious.

"Routine inspection." Cai Miao still used these four cold and hard words, like a gourd with a sawed mouth.

He went to Yaoyue Tower recently, but still couldn't see Miss Liu.

The madam may have been dissatisfied with the small amount of money he gave as a tip, so she just tried to smooth things over. Unexpectedly, Miss Liu ran away with him on her back.

"Where are you coming from? Do you have a guide?"

The more Cai Miao thought about it, the more anxious he became, and his face became even gloomier.

In Liu Qianjin's eyes, he looked like a bully taking advantage of his power.

Instead, she was no longer angry. She put on some makeup and smiled like a flower.

"Sir, I'm coming back from Linghe County with a short-distance travel permit from the household registration office of the government office."

Since ancient times, people have not fought with officials.

Liu Qianjin turned her head and whispered a few words to a burly thug behind her.

Then he stroked the ends of his hair, smiled sweetly and asked Cai Miao, "I wonder if the Master has any other instructions?"

Cai Miao was not sure what Liu Qianjin was thinking.

He still refused to let her go, and moved closer step by step. Looking at Liu Qianjin's cold eyes, which were pretending to be flattering, he felt like a bucket of cold water was poured over his head.

It seems that I am pushing too hard and making people annoyed.

Cai Miao felt helpless.

He joined the army in his early years. With a swing of his huge axe, he could split a spear in two. His master said he was extremely talented.

"You are a dumb and quiet kid, so you will always suffer in official circles."

The master once comforted him cheerfully: "With your real ability, you can become a lieutenant general, marry a wife and have a big fat boy, and live a peaceful life."

He insists on making progress.

At the age of thirty, he became a military commander and was only waiting to be transferred to Linghe to command the front-line garrison.

If he has outstanding military achievements, it is not impossible for him to be given the nominal title of General of Strategy in the future.

But a top scholar in the martial arts exam suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

He was a major general at such a young age.

"Sir, could you please let my people go back to Yaoyue Tower to report first, so that my mother won't worry." Liu Qianjin asked tentatively.

Cai Miao was still stuck in his emotions and couldn't extricate himself.

He saw that the new boy was full of energy, as if he wanted to do something big and make great achievements in this remote place.

How stupid! The Danu people must be suppressed, but not all of them. If they are suppressed, will the court allocate money and food to the northern border again?

"Sir? Sir!" Liu Qianjin couldn't help but raise her voice.

Cai Miao finally came back to reality from his trance. He took one look at the gorgeously dressed Liu Qianjin, and felt a mixture of love and hate in his heart.

He waved his hand and said to his men, "Let him go if there's no problem."

Then he looked directly into Liu Qianjin's eyes and said, "It's a rare opportunity to meet. Let's talk alone."

Liu Qianjin felt ridiculous and embarrassed.

The man is unmarried and the woman is unmarried, with neither the permission of her parents nor the words of a matchmaker.

Why do you keep pestering me no matter what?