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Chapter 322 Fireworks Workshop
The surprise that Xiao Yan wanted to give Shishi that day was that he used fireworks to make a unique shape - after the fireworks bloomed in the night sky, the word "Fourteen" appeared.

All the servants in the family called out miracles, Mr. Xiao Lang is simply a god!

Could it be some fairy boy reincarnated?

Listening to these exclamations, Shisi looked at the two figures, one big and one small standing beside her—well, there were already two gods in her family.

The fireworks were not only seen by members of the Fourteen's family, but also by many people in the nearby Dawei Village and Xiaowei Village.Compared with the boys who watched Xiao Yan light the fireworks with their own eyes, the impact on those who didn't see how the fireworks rose into the sky but only saw the result was greater.

Especially those who know a few words, immediately recognized the word "fourteen".

fourteen?Now when everyone hears the word 14, the first thought is Xiao Shishiniang.

Ever since, Fourteen's body was also given a layer of mystery.The news that she is a blessed person protected by the heavens spread quietly from two villages, Dawei Village and Xiaowei Village.

Although it won't be long before things like fireworks become familiar, the rumors that it started today are not met with the slightest doubt.

This rumor also paved the way for many more legendary deeds in the future.The legend of Xiao Shishiniang in Huangliang County, Songzhou, Henan Province, was not only eulogized by the people of the Dali Dynasty, but also spread throughout the surrounding states, and was recorded by historians in pen and ink in history books.

But these are all things for later.

……

Xiao Yan's workshop for making fireworks is located next to the chili drying base, in an open space near the river.

As for the manpower of the workshop, it can only be said that it was a coincidence that someone was available just now—the six subordinates of Changsun Yan.

Fourteen connected with Changsun Xing and found out their identities one by one.They are not the servants of the Changsun family, but the manpower that Changsun Yan came to Huangliang County. They are all Huangliang locals.However, they all signed a contract of sale with Changsun Yan, and they were regarded as his private servants.

Two of them served as bodyguards of Changshun Escort Bureau at the same time, and they were first-class bodyguards.The remaining four are Changsun Yan's personal guards, all of whom are skilled in fist and kick.

Fourteen asked Changsun Xing for their deeds, went to the government to change the deed, and signed it under his own name.From now on, these people are her servants.

Tattoos on their faces, one is to add an insurance, and the other is to give them a killing stick for deterrence.

Then, Fourteen picked five more people who had family members, and secretly gave each of them [-] yuan.As for the one who is an orphan and has no family members, the [-] yuan will be given to him as private money in one lump sum.

And Fourteen promised that as long as they were loyal, she would treat them equally, and they would be treated the same as everyone else.

After this meal of kindness and power, the six burly men shed tears in front of Yinzhu, and immediately swore to die for the lady for the rest of their lives!
People in this era attach great importance to oaths, because they fear the gods and believe that breaking the oath will be punished by the gods.

And what made Yinzhu more convinced that they would never rebel in the future was that Shisi was an extremely rare master who would treat his servants sincerely.It's just started now, and as they spend more and more time working with the lady, the loyalty of these people will only grow day by day.

The original people were in their respective positions, and the six newly joined people were distributed to Xiao Yan as craftsmen in his workshop.They started to learn from Xiao Yan, two of them learned to make firecrackers, and four of them learned to make fireworks, each responsible for different steps.

So they learned quickly, and with Xiao Yan's custom-made balance and weights to assist them, the six of them were able to produce finished products that met the specifications after ten days of practice.

So when November entered, Xiao Yan's workshop started to operate.The decoration of the Odd Goods House in Shendu has been completed, and the first batch of fireworks and firecrackers will be transported into Shendu to start selling in the middle and late twelfth lunar month.

The decoration of Qihuoju in Huangliang County has come to an end, and it is opened next to Xiangmai's Maige. Xiao Yan plans to open it at the same time as Shendu's house, and the date is set on the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month.

At the same time, the villagers of Dawei Village also have an extra income in winter, which is to provide the bamboo pipes needed for Xiao Yan's workshop.Xiao Yan ordered people to buy bamboo from outside, and then distributed it to the villagers, asking them to make it according to the samples.

For every three bamboo tubes made, one penny can be earned.

This work is not a precision work, it does not require skills at all, and it can basically be done with hands.You only need to use a saw to cut the whole bamboo into four-inch-long sections, and then open up the partitions to make hollow bamboo tubes.

If there are some people with basic skills in carpentry, they can make one or two hundred in one day.Even if it is a newcomer who has just started, forty or fifty is not a problem.

Some family members are prosperous, such as Xiao Shou's family, Xiao Shou and Lian's couple, plus three sons and three daughters-in-law, plus four grandsons and two granddaughters, there are fourteen people working together.On the first day, I made more than 500 pieces and made two hundred coins.

Follow-up is proficient, and the output is maintained at around [-] per day.

Throughout November, every family in Dawei Village, men, women and children, did not go out much, and all gathered at home to make money together.The output of a village in one month will supply the bamboo pipes needed by the workshop for the next six months.

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While the work in the workshop was in full swing, Fourteen received a post from the Mansion of Jiedushi in Henan Province.The end of November was Meng Changhuai's [-]th birthday, and she was invited to attend the birthday banquet.

The post was signed in Meng Changhuai's name, but Mrs. Meng sent someone to send it, and specially sent a message to Shisi, asking her to take Xiao Yan with her.

Since the first meeting, Shisi and Meng's family have not been in frequent contact, but they have been quite a lot. Every year, there are gifts exchanged during festivals and the birthdays of Meng Changhuai and his wife.If we meet, we also keep the frequency of once or twice a year, and sometimes we can meet two or three times by coincidence.

Mrs. Meng has been very fond of Xiao Yan since the first meeting. In addition to giving gifts for festivals and birthdays, she will also receive gifts carefully prepared by her at the turn of the seasons.

The year before last, their family's Erlang Meng Yucheng got married, and the eldest daughter-in-law in Shendu came to Songzhou to watch the ceremony with a pair of children.Mrs. Meng's eldest grandson was as old as Xiao Yan. Seeing how kind his grandmother was to Xiao Yan, the little guy became jealous and lost his temper.

But then it made sense, and the two played together again.When Fourteen was about to leave with Xiao Yan, that little guy was still crying not to be separated from Ah Yan.Looking back now, I can't help laughing.

This is Meng Changhuai's first big birthday after he was promoted to be the Jiedu envoy of Henan Province. There will be a lot of guests at that time, and all of them are dignitaries.Someone specially sent a post here, so it's natural that a lot of thought must be spent on this birthday gift.

On the [-]th night, he went into the space to choose in the middle of the night, and finally chose two Buddhist scriptures written in Sanskrit, and decided to take them as gifts.

Meng Changhuai believes in Buddhism, so if you give this to him, there will be no mistakes.

Xiao Yan also prepared his own gift, which was the newly developed fireworks.The one shown to Fourteen that day was custom-made, and the production was relatively complicated. At present, the batch-produced ones in the workshop are of ordinary specifications.

He chose ninety-nine and 81 tubes of fireworks, and tied them together neatly in nine horizontal and vertical rows, and pasted several layers of rice paper on the outside to form a regular square.

The cube has six sides in total, and the front, back, left, and right sides are all painted with pictures of longevity peaches, pine cranes, chrysanthemums and birds with ribbons. In short, they all mean longevity.

As for the painter, his surname is Zuoqiu and his name is Yue.

In addition to his superb piano skills, he is also good at writing and painting.Piano, chess, calligraphy and painting account for three things.

Fourteen has some insights: the difference between noble children and ordinary people can be seen at a glance in terms of literary and artistic skills.

After two days of preparation after receiving the post, Fourteen and Xiao Yan set off.In addition to Yinzhu, he also brought a servant to drive the carriage, and there were some other gifts in the carriage.The fourteenth and three people all chose to ride on horseback.

(End of this chapter)