Chapter 502: Rolling up the household
He Yanxiu rubbed his nose.
"The weather is cold, Your Excellency the Minister, you must take care of yourself." An official nearby saw He Yanxiu sneeze several times in a short period of time and couldn't help but remind him.
"It's nothing." He Yanxiu waved his hand. "I don't feel unwell, but my nose suddenly feels itchy."
Plus my back feels a little cold.
But the charcoal fire behind me was burning the most vigorously, and the whole room was heated by the floor heating to make it as warm as spring, so I shouldn't feel cold at all.
Never mind, these are just small things.
The most important thing now is to finish the work at hand quickly, go home early, eat well, take medicine well, and sleep well...
Get through these seven days quickly!
In addition, while the Anmin Marquis and his wife are still in the capital, they must quickly complete the invitation ceremony so that they can marry Su Yujin as soon as possible.
He wouldn't have to suffer from lovesickness all day long.
He Yanxiu thought so, but his hands were not idle. He picked up the volumes to be processed and read them attentively.
When the people who worked with He Yanxiu saw He Yanxiu like this, they all looked at him with admiration.
Minister He is indeed Minister He.
He worked skillfully and quickly, forgetting to eat and sleep, and even when he was not feeling well, he did not say much and just threw himself into his work.
Being able to become the Shangshu, apart from the necessary talents and the emperor's favor, seems to be inseparable from his diligence.
In this case, they should work harder to make up for their lack of talent.
If others work for half an hour longer, then they will work for an hour longer! Roll it up! After everyone looked at each other, they understood each other and nodded at the same time.
So, when other ministries such as the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites were dark at night, the Ministry of Revenue was still brightly lit, as if the decisive battle would last until dawn.
So much so that the newly appointed Minister of Personnel Ge could not help but stop He Yanxiu, who was on his way to the Ministry of Revenue, after leaving the court that day, and said, "Minister He, please stay."
"What advice do you have for me, Minister He?" He Yanxiu bowed and returned the greeting.
"I can understand that the Ministry of Revenue has a lot of things to do recently, but there is still some time before the Chinese New Year. If the Ministry of Revenue handles these matters according to its normal schedule, there will be enough time."
He Yanxiu raised his eyebrows slightly, "Minister Ge, if you have anything to say, just say it directly."
"I feel ashamed to talk about this." Minister Ge was a little embarrassed, "But if I don't tell you, I will feel uncomfortable after all, so I'd better talk to Minister He about it."
"The Ministry of Revenue working all night makes the other five departments seem a bit lazy. If we also work all night like your Ministry of Revenue, there is really nothing to do, it is just a waste of time. But if we still do it as usual, I am a little worried that in the eyes of the emperor, we will seem a bit unenterprising."
"Minister Ge is a young talent, full of passion, and is only thinking about serving the court. We can understand that, but no matter how passionate he is, he still needs to take care of his rest. He can't lead his subordinates to work so hard all day long..."
If I say I am the first person to leave every day, would you believe me? Besides, he didn't want to get involved, but the people below...
He Yanxiu swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth with great effort. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "I understand what Minister Ge said. Please rest assured, Minister Ge."
"Thank you, Minister He." Minister Ge breathed a sigh of relief and bowed again, "I won't bother you for now, Minister He. Goodbye."
"See you later."
After watching Minister Ge walk away, He Yanxiu returned to the Ministry of Revenue, thinking all the way.
The first thing he did when he arrived at the Ministry of Revenue was to set a new rule for the entire ministry - everyone must be on duty on time. Except for the emperor or his additional requirements, no one was allowed to come to the Ministry of Revenue to work outside of duty hours.
Faced with the rules set by He Yanxiu, the subordinates were all scratching their heads.
"Why did the Minister suddenly set such a rule? Isn't it good for us to work diligently?"
"It is definitely good to work diligently, and the Minister has always been diligent and loyal. He definitely would not be unwilling to work seriously."
"That……"
"I guess the Shangshu-sama feels sorry for us for working so hard and wants us to have a good rest."
"I agree with that. When the Shangshu was the Minister, he was generous and kind to everyone, including you and me."
"Yes, yes, the Shangshu has good intentions this time. You and I must work hard."
“That’s right…”
After some discussion, the entire Ministry of Revenue reached a consensus.
That is, since the duty time is limited, we must make full use of this time and do our job well!
No small talk! No tea or snacks!
Lunch...
Everyone doesn’t need to go home for meals. If possible, eat in the canteen of the Ministry of Revenue, or simply bring some food and heat it up on the charcoal stove.
If you squeeze in more time, you will become rich in no time!
Seeing that the entire Ministry of Revenue had changed from working all night long to being as well-trained as an army, He Yanxiu could only remove the black lines on his head one by one.
At once……
As long as they are happy.
As long as you don't involve others, just compete internally. At least it won't cause dissatisfaction among outsiders.
…
A few days passed in a flash, and finally it was the seventh day.
As it was time to end his shift in the evening, He Yanxiu rushed out of the Ministry of Revenue like an arrow shot from a bow, and only wanted to jump into the carriage at lightning speed and rush to the Su family residence.
As soon as he arrived at the door, he saw Su Yujin's carriage.
When Su Yujin saw him through the curtain, she waved at him excitedly, "Second Master."
Sure enough, she missed him too, so she couldn't wait to pick him up.
He Yanxiu responded happily, and after getting on the carriage, he grabbed Su Yujin's hand and asked, "Why are you here?"
"Come to pick you up." Su Yujin smiled with her eyes curved.
He Yanxiu asked knowingly, feeling as sweet as drinking iced honey water on a hot summer day. He rubbed Su Yujin's hand for a long time, "You've been waiting for a long time, your hands are a little cold."
As he spoke, He Yanxiu took off his cloak and put it on Su Yujin. He then touched the hand warmer next to him and found it was still warm, so he picked it up and put it in Su Yujin's arms.
The movements were smooth and skillful.
"Why did you think of picking me up today?" He Yanxiu asked again, knowing the answer.
"Because..." Su Yujin paused.
Tell me you miss me.
He Yanxiu straightened his back.
"Because I have something to tell you, and it's a very good thing, so I can't wait to share it with you." Su Yujin smiled with her eyes curved.
He Yanxiu, "..."
It turns out that I don't miss him anymore.
However, the fact that she wanted to share the good news with him was enough to show how important he was to her.
Thinking this way, He Yanxiu felt much more comforted. "Tell me what is this wonderful thing?"
In ancient times, officials went to work as "shang yamen" or "shang zhi". (End of this chapter)
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