After Dressing Up As a Princess, Engaged In Infrastructure Construction

Just after the Lantern Festival, the cities in Xuzhou have been back to work for a long time.

They also take a few days off throughout the year. Although they have holidays every month, they are willing to work overtime.

There is money to work overtime.

This makes overtime work a sought-after job, and some people want to work overtime, but they also want to please the manager. In a poor family in a coastal city, the woman went to urge the man to invite the steward of the tea processing factory for a meal.

"Last year's drought, we didn't save any money, and the dolls' repairs are also paid in installments." The woman said while pounding sweet potatoes: "I went to ask this year, if this policy is still in place, then the dolls can continue to go. go to school."

If they were forced to take out so many bundles of cultivation, they would definitely not be able to get out.

"Five dolls, no one can go there. Mr. said when he visited the house. The five dolls in our family have bright brains, and they may become officials in the future."

The man just sat at the door and didn't speak.

In fact, he didn't really want to send five dolls to school together, it was too much money for the family. The next door is ready to build a house, and their house is still a broken thatched hut.

When it was dry last year, it was fine, but this year it rained, and it leaked here and there. Take the basin to catch the rainwater, take the bowl to catch the rainwater, the potholes and dirt houses are all filled with basins and bowls.

But he can't tell.

Everyone knows that reading is good. The dolls who come out of reading will have great abilities in the future, otherwise they will only be like them in the future, facing the loess and turning their backs to the sky.

The man's heart was heavy and he was in a panic.

The woman has already pounded the sweet potatoes. She is a skilled hand. Even if she can only eat sweet potatoes all year round, she also has her own way to make the children enjoy it.

Today, I'm going to steam a mashed sweet potato and shape it into various shapes to satisfy the cravings of the children.

The man watched her busy beside her, and he couldn't say the words "Don't let the big baby and the second baby read".

If the eldest child and the second child stop studying, they can come back to help. The child is a kid. When the time comes, he will tell the manager that if the two children can be helpers, they can also get some money, and the family will send three children to study. , can also be lighter.

But this sentence, in his throat, could not be said at all.

The woman did not rush him, knowing that he was in trouble.

But it is difficult, and it will be difficult for a couple of years. When the big baby and the second baby come out, you can do easier work.

No high school, no college, but elementary school too, right?

She got into the steamer and added firewood, and then she had time to sit down and sighed, "Don't think too much, it's hard for this year or two, and life will definitely be better."

The man did not speak.

The child is smart, and even the husband from the school comes to the house to say that he is a good candidate for admission to the university in Kyoto. However, this one has to go to university, five, how to send it?

It is very difficult.

The two just sat like this, and after sitting for a long time, the sweet potatoes were also steamed.

Then the man said in a low voice, "Then you have to invite the steward to dinner, do you still have any money at home?"

The woman nodded.

"Yes, I went back to my mother's house during lunch today and took some from my mother."

It's just enough to go to Shaxian Snack for a meal of wonton noodles and a basket of fragrant dumplings with willow leaves.

If the person in charge wants to add an egg, they can't afford it.

It's that hard.

The woman took out a few copper coins from her pocket and handed it to the man, "Take it."

These few copper coins seem to be few, but the man knows that when a woman goes back to her parents' house, she will definitely look down.

It's normal to be scorned, even the best brothers, sisters-in-law, parents and sisters, if they borrow more money, there will always be quarrels.

The man took the copper plate in his arms and said, "There are still some sweet potatoes at home. You can make some noodles and send them to your parents, brothers and sisters."

The woman shook her head, "That's our ration, it can't be moved at all."

She said again: "Don't worry, if you dislike me from left and right, it is also my father and mother. When we have the money, we will return it. The two years have been difficult, and they know it. Did you give it to us? Just hope that you can repay them in the future."

The man said nothing. The reason why the family is so poor is that there is a seriously ill father. He is the only son again, and alone, he has to bear the burden of the medical expenses. Even if the medicines at Wanmin Medical Center are cheap enough, they are still unaffordable.

When you buy medicine, you need to be frugal.

This year, I heard that some representatives have raised this issue. It is said that a farmer with a serious illness at home can reduce or exempt medical expenses according to the situation.

But that sounds a little unrealistic. The court has already suppressed the price of medicine for you, so how can you reduce it?

But there is anticipation in my heart.

If the money for medicine can be reduced and exempted, then the money on hand will be able to live a little more, and there is no need to live so tightly.

Many times, men actually think that if Dad is so seriously ill, he will just die.

He doesn't have to suffer, he doesn't have to suffer, and his wife and children don't have to be dragged down.

But every time I finished thinking about it, I wanted to slap myself, feeling that I was too unfilial.

He put away the copper plate, and the next day, it was bright, and he boiled medicine for the old father, went out with his wife, told the eldest child and the second child to feed the grandfather and drink the medicine, and then hurriedly went to their respective factories.

Women are from textile factories, while men are from tea-processing factories.

There was a severe drought last year, and the farming and mulberry fields were missed. The textile factories and tea processing factories had much less work. If it wasn't for the pressure of the imperial court, many workers would have been cut off. Even if this year is good, but a new round of Nongsang has not yet come out, there is not much work to do.

I used to be able to work overtime, but now I need to apply for overtime. In the women's textile factory, the rotation system is adopted. As long as the application for overtime is written, it will be taken in turn. You come these few days, I will come in a few days, no need to fight or grab, but it's very good.

But the man's tea processing factory is not ordinary. Their overtime schedule is held in the manager's hand. If they want to work overtime, they must have a good relationship with the manager.

The man had no money before, and he was honest. Today, I have to go up to deal rashly, and I am not only nervous, but also a little sad.

From childhood to adulthood, I have been in pain, but this time, the pain in my heart can be expressed.

He couldn't breathe because the copper plates were pressing on him.

He gritted his teeth, bent over, walked carefully to the steward, and said, "Steward, I think, I think—"

The manager glanced at him, "Do you want to work overtime?"

The man nodded, "Hey, if I want to work overtime, if I want to hire someone in charge, be accommodating."

The steward just sat there with the latest folder in his hand, looking at him without speaking.

The man knew what this meant and said, "I want to invite you, invite you to have a meal."

The person in charge said: "Okay, we have a good relationship between the two brothers, and we should have a meal. Just today, you can go wherever you say - where are you going?"

The man lowered his head involuntarily, "Shaxian, Shaxian snacks."

After the steward was startled, he sneered and stood up and said, "Forget it, our brothers are in a good relationship, and we eat the same every day, but I have something to do today, another day, another day."

The man watched him go away and followed another person.

He stood there in a daze, a little sad, and there were some grievances that only happened when he was young.

Finally, he murmured: "The borrowed copper plate can't be spent."

So when it was time for lunch, his daughter-in-law ran out of the textile factory and asked him, "Did you tell me?"

The man shook his head, "Say it in the afternoon, say it in the afternoon."

The woman was a little angry, "don't keep dragging, hurry up."

Then I ran back and ran for a while, but I felt that something was wrong. The more I thought about it, the more I understood, I knew that this was the man who was rejected by the manager.

He hurried back and saw that the man was still standing at the door without moving, with mixed feelings in his heart, he walked over, wiped the sweat with his sleeve, and said nothing else, only said: "Forget it, don't talk about it, let's think about other things. way."

So a little money is really not enough.

On their way home at night, they were very silent. Men didn’t want to talk, and women didn’t want to talk. They didn’t light the lights at night. They ate dinner in the factory and brought the rest of the rations to the children and the elderly, saying: " After eating, read a book."

Speaking of books, books are also bought.

Dawa is extraordinarily silent today. Instead of taking the sweet potatoes from his parents as usual, he lowered his head and said, "Father, Mother, I want to do business."

The woman was stunned.

The big baby said, "I'm already twelve years old, and I'm just studying late. If I don't study, it stands to reason that I should go to work."

He paused and said, "I don't like reading either. I think my mind is very flexible. Now I can read and write, and I can do arithmetic. I go to Uncle Qin's house, a businessman in town, to learn how to be a businessman. I think it's pretty good. ."

Erwazi looked at his eldest brother and felt that he and his eldest brother had thought of it together. It's just that he was hungry and hadn't eaten for a day. The rations he saved were going to secretly go to town to eat tomorrow, so even if he wanted to tell his parents not to study, he had to wait until he had eaten sweet potatoes.

Big brother said this first, and he also has to express his position.

"I don't like reading either. I like cooking. Auntie, I want to go to the town to see if I can make a vegetable chopper for the cook, so I can be the one in charge in the future."

The man did not speak. In his heart, he actually felt that such an arrangement would be best for the children to say.

It's a woman, last year was so difficult, not a single tear was dropped, and she survived like this. Now, after hearing the children's words to give up reading, she suddenly burst into tears, squatted on the ground crying, and covered her head with her hands. .

She cried twice, hugged the two children again, and said, "No, you all have to read, good boy, A-Niang knows what you mean, but you both like reading the most, in such a cold day, at the door of Mr. Zhang's house When the lanterns are lit at night, you will sit there and read books, working in the fields on such a hot day, with books tied behind your back, and endorsing while working."

"You only get a compliment from your husband when you study like this. Good boy, you can't stop studying because your family is poor. A-niang will find a way, and A-niang will find a way—"

The man's tears fell as he was told.

With a little money, he can also send the children to school. But they didn't.

Last year's severe drought didn't kill them, but it made their family have to sacrifice two children and not be able to read.

Dawa Erwa was about to comfort the woman when she saw footsteps outside and someone shouted, "Da Zhuangzi, Da Zhuangzi, Erniang, Erniang, are you at home?"

It was the names of the two who were shouted.

The woman and man hurriedly went out and said, "Yes, what's wrong?"

It was still dusk at this time, they opened the door, and the light of dusk enveloped everyone, but they could not see the reality.

I can only hear the human voice: "Quick, there is work to be done, there is work to be done - there is a big ship coming from the dock, my God, I have never seen such a big ship, the people on the ship are from our country of Yu, I heard that He went overseas to do business, and he brought back some strangely-shaped people - oh, I'm talking too much, come with me quickly, the gentlemen on the ship are generous with money and are recruiting people to help unload the cargo."

The man hurriedly put on his clothes and went out, and followed with an uneasy expression.

…

dusk.

The ship after a year of sailing has returned.

On the Xuzhou Wharf, even though it was getting late, there were always workers helping to unload the cargo.

Cang Miao was talking to the people from the Xuzhou shepherd's family who came over. Discussing how to sell these things.

What they bring will open up the trade of Xuzhou, no, the entire seven countries.

Mu Chu, the youngest son of the chief general's family of Xuzhou, looked at the boxes of things carried down, his eyes widened. He felt that he had learned enough, but the boxes of spices shocked him, and he immediately reacted to the Western Regions. People are pitiful.

The degree of commodity is highly overlapping, and the spices of the Westerners are no longer unique.

However, after talking with Cang Miao, I learned that HNA is too dangerous and has high requirements for ships, and there are no big ships on the overseas continent they go to.

The time cost and safety cost of the voyage are too high. If there is a stable foreign trade, we still have to continue to polish the Silk Road with the Western Regions.

This time, Cang Miao and his party didn't load much cargo at all. There were only eight boats -- eighteen boats went out, and only eight came back. Some boats rotted, some overturned, but luckily most of the sailors came back, but only thirteen people died on the voyage.

The bones of seven people have been found and buried nearby on the island, and the rest of the people have no bones.

Fortunately, their sacrifices are always meaningful.

"The road was opened up last year, and we can send more ships to do business in the future. They also have a lot of good things. As long as we connect this road, the business of the seven countries will be easy to do in the future."

Mu Chu had just been shocked by the variety of people, people, items and spices overseas, but Cang Miao didn't care too much. But now that he has recovered, he has to correct: "There are only six kingdoms now, so don't mention seven more sons. If you come back a year later, it is impossible to say that you will become five kingdoms."

Cang Miao listened with joy, "Why, Lu Guo was defeated?"

Mu Chu waved his hand and said, "Come on, let's go back first, and then talk to you slowly - wait, these eyes are messy, do you want to introduce them?"

Cang Miao spoke slowly to seven or eight people who followed her in the overseas mainland language she had learned.

In fact, their communication is not very smooth, because the contact time is short after all, from scratch to now, only daily communication.

There is a boat, and the people who can follow are noble nobles who are brave enough to take risks. It was the first time they saw people from another continent. .

At this time, Mu Chu said: "Hey, have you found the most important thing in your trip?"

Cang Miao nodded.

"That kind of food called potatoes is very common in the mainland over there. Like sweet potatoes, people will not starve to death in disaster years."

"I also brought back a lot of seeds, and I will ask you to send them back quickly."

…

Hobson was a wealthy businessman on his own continent.

He likes adventure.

At that time, when he found a big ship facing the wind and waves in his own territory, he knew that his adventure journey should begin.

Hobson did not slaughter the dark-eyed, dark-haired, and yellow-skinned people on board, but began to greet them cordially.

Naturally, greetings don't work either, because they don't speak the language. So they began to communicate and learn their own languages. Fortunately, everyone has a heart that is eager to know the origin of the other party, and they learn very hard and quickly.

Moreover, when they started sailing, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess gave them an English book, saying that it would probably be so language-heavy. Although it was different from many things written in the book at the end, there was probably still a little bit of it. Like, the basics are a little bit, so it's not that easy to learn.

Hobson liked Cang Miao's intelligence very much, because of his intelligence, Hobson soon knew that there was another continent overseas.

There is gold, silver, and boats like Cang Miao and the others on that continent.

Hobson himself followed.

He accompanied him to find a lot of things that Cang Miao needed, and then handed over the territory to his younger brother to take care of, and came to this magical continent by himself.

God is above, he Hobson dared to swear, risking his life to come here is simply the best decision he has made in his life.

Eat first and then go to Miao to eat. Along the way, the first thing to feel the magic is the ground under your feet.

The ground here is very flat. It wasn't dirty at all—it was street sweeping, every day.

Then came the carriage. They also have carriages, but there is absolutely no such luxury. The outside is carved with good looking wood, and the inside is covered with a lot of silk.

God! !

Hobson and his companions almost felt distressed.

"Is it silk? How could they be used to pave a carriage?"

Well, it is explained as shockproof, for sitting comfortably, in short, for enjoyment.

As an earl, Hobson had never done such extravagant things. His **** had only been used as a bench, and he had never sat on such gorgeous silk, so he sat on it and sighed comfortably.

"so good-"

The **** is so comfortable.

And the carriage was really shockproof. I don't know if it was because the road was too flat or the silk was too comfortable, Hobson actually wanted to sleep.

He yawned and said to Cang Miao, "This is really... a good medicine for sleeping."

Cang Miao took out a bottle of balsamic oil she just got from Mu Chu, wiped a little on Hobson's forehead and nose, and said, "Wake up, it will be here soon."

This wind oil essence is carried by Mu Chu - because he has too much work, he hasn't slept enough for several days, and he is sleepy during the day, so he takes the wind oil essence with him.

After Mu Chu saw it, he asked for a bottle, and Hobson cried out again, as if he didn't know anything, just like the scene where Grandma Liu entered the Grand View Garden in "A Dream of Red Mansions" he read on the boat.

"Really give it to me? Miao, you are so kind."

Cang Miao smiled and said, "This is an ordinary item. If you want it, just buy a few more bottles."

Yu introduced the effect, and finally made a cake for him: "When we go back, you can buy more and take it back to sell."

Hobson: "Buy buy buy, sell sell sell."

Then got off the carriage, the sun had set, and it was dark. They got out of the carriage and stood at the door waiting for the others.

Hobson's status was the highest, so he sat with Cang Miao, walked in front, and the others were behind, so they waited together, and when they were all together, the servant led them in.

As soon as he entered the door, Hobson saw that although it was dark outside, the inside was brightly lit because of the countless lanterns illuminating it. And it's a bit too elaborate here.

Everyone is clean, and all places are clean. He dares to say that his Earl's Palace is the cleanest place in the territory, and it is not as clean as here.

He stepped on the wooden floor, and there were two maids in front with lanterns leading the way. It was a little cold outside, and Hobson wrapped his clothes. Cang Miao saw it and said, "There is floor heating in the house, so you don't need to wear it later. Too many clothes."

Hobson didn't pay much attention to it at first, thinking it was a burning fireplace, but as soon as he walked in, he felt the difference.

It's so warm here!

God.

What's the point of this?

He couldn't help crouching down to touch the floor, and his companions couldn't help crouching down and rubbing it.

So, Mu Chu and Cang Miao had to wait for them to finish touching the floor before letting anyone serve.

There has been plenty of rain this year, and there have been several heavy rains in succession. The water level in the well has returned, so the water consumption is not too economical. Before eating, I still have to clean my hands as usual.

The water after cleaning the hands cannot be poured. It must be used to irrigate the ground, so it must be brought back intact.

In this process, even Cang Miao was a little uncomfortable, he said to Mu Chu, "I haven't been back for a long time, how can it be so good outside."

Food is also good. Mu Chu kindly didn't let anyone give fish meat, but served all other large dishes and vegetables.

Roast lamb, roast suckling pig, cabbage, eggplant, beans, these are all available.

Cang Miao's mouth was full of fragrant food, and she said with emotion, "Sir Shen Li from the Ministry of Agriculture is really amazing."

Hobson couldn't understand what he said, but it didn't prevent him from eating a mouthful of oil, especially the braised pig's trotters, how could it be so delicious!

Cang Miao told him: "We have a special pig farm, and every city has one, so we can eat all the time on our way back to Kyoto."

Pork is not very expensive anymore.

Hobson envied the people here.

After eating and going back to sleep, Cang Miao asked him whether he was sleeping on the bed or on the kang.

Hobson knew about beds—they had beds there too, so he chose a kang. It is said that the kang will be warmer. Hobson chose the kang.

The kang looked unremarkable, but when he lay down, he jumped up instantly, touched here, touched there, and pulled Cangmiao to make sure he understood.

He can't wait any longer for tomorrow.

"Their reason is actually very simple, which is to use the temperature of smoke to heat."

Cang Miao yawned and asked Hobson to sleep.

"These are the most basic things. I heard that a big guy has come out recently. If you can pump water, that's the real artifact."

Hobson lay down slowly and said with emotion: "The person who can come up with these things is really the creator."

Cang Miao laughed, "A lot of it was conceived by Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess."

They all respect her.

…

At this time, the princess they respected, Her Royal Highness, was persuading and persuading the little radish Ding Afu.

"A'Fu, reading should be done step by step, you can't study without sleep."

Luo Yusong stood aside with shame and shame, feeling that he was sorry for Her Royal Highness.

She gave Ah Fu to him to raise him, but he did not raise him well. I am obsessed with compiling textbooks these days, and I have abandoned cooking in the morning and at noon. I have entrusted my children to the Zhang Mansion next door, or ordered takeout. .

It doesn't matter if he doesn't come out, as soon as he comes out, he finds Ah Fu fainted on the ground.

He was so frightened that he hurried to call Imperial Doctor Yu. Who knew that Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess was going to visit Imperial Doctor Yu, so she was alarmed, and the two rushed over. Fortunately, it was finally found out that Ah Fu had no major problem, just low blood sugar.

This is the root cause of the disease that I brought up since I was a child. I haven't taken care of it yet. I studied mathematics all day and night, and finally fainted.

Zhe Qing felt that in the Luofu mansion, one person needed to take care of the food and daily life of the two people.

Luo Yusong also felt that this was necessary. Zhe Qing discussed with him, "You can't change your old habits because of multiple people. If you don't want to, I will set up a separate house for Ah Fu."

Luo Yusong shook his head and said: "His Royal Highness, it's good to have someone with me. A'Fu is different from a servant. I don't feel uncomfortable living with me. And his temperament is quiet, so it won't affect me. What am I."

In this Ping'an Alley, there are two people in every household. He is the only one who is alone. After a long time, in fact, he wants to be together for a long time.

It's just that he doesn't have any apprentices, and he hasn't found a place for his own development before, so he didn't bring it up.

Now that Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess gave him A Fu, that was just right, so she didn't want A Fu to leave.

Alfred didn't want to leave either. He's been alone for too long and likes to be with people. Besides, Brother Yusong is a good person, so he said to Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess generously: "It's okay, don't let people come in to cook for us, it's not because you can't eat that I fainted. I promise you, I will sleep at night and never stay up late to read again."

Zhe Qing smiled and said: "Call someone in to help you, not just to cook, but also to remind you to sleep, so let's take someone from the hidden guards. They have high kung fu, and they won't make it out when they walk. The voice is soft and the hands are light, even when cooking, as long as you pay more attention, the movement should be smaller."

Hidden Guard is really all-powerful.

Her Royal Highness has said so, Luo Yusong can't say anything else, and that is a hidden guard, it is specially to protect Her Royal Highness, they can have one, it is incredible.

So that afternoon, a man entered Luo Mansion with a small burden on his back.

He is quite sturdy, a strong man with a mustache on his mouth, loves to laugh, can talk, and can do things. Called the ancient three.

But after he came, instead of making two meals, he took the initiative to make four meals, and sent them to the next door sect respectfully every day.

Ah Fu is a smart child, and he thinks there must be something weird in it, but he doesn't know the identities of Zong Tong and Dan Qing next door, so he can't understand the reason.

So he asked directly, "Why are you so afraid of them?"

Gu San bowed to the yard next door, and then said, "I'm afraid of death."

is the truth.

Who would dare not to serve the two murderers without blinking the eyes of King Yama?

When you come to this Ping'an Lane, you have to find your own position and quickly worship the mountain.