Exquisite ingenuity

Chapter 44

The person talking to Mr. Chen was Mr. Shi who had always been on good terms with him.

Shi Lao was seven or eight years older than Chen Lao, and he was an old courtier of two generations of emperors.

When he mentioned Xiao Li, Mr. Chen was still in a daze and couldn't react.

But after being in a trance, Mr. Chen stared at the young craftsman with boundless strength for a while, and licked his lips: "Mr. Shi's eyes are quite vicious."

Shi Lao stroked his gray beard and smiled: "Speaking of which, he was a colleague of Xiao Li for more than ten years, and his appearance after all these years is unforgettable."

unforgettable?Back then, Mr. Shi wrote a letter with others to expose Xiao Li's corruption and bribery.

All these years, he should have been thinking about Xiao Li day and night.

Old Chen didn't expose him, but said: "A few years ago, the Holy Majesty made great achievements for the Empress Dowager. Presumably the Xiao family is also on the list of pardons, so they can come back to Kyoto from the Northern Cold."

Shi Lao still smiled: "The descendants of this corrupt official don't seem to be doing well."

Shi Lao's words today are much harsher than usual.

Old Chen smiled and didn't agree.

Although Xiao Li was guilty, his grandson might not have been born back then.This crime is not as good as future generations, and besides, the young man is now living by selling his labor, so there is nothing to criticize.

The conversation between the two was not low, and every word fell into Zhao Chengde's ears.

The corrupt official Xiaoli?

Zhao Chengde remembered that when Xiao Li was beheaded, he was just barely qualified for the Jinshi examination and had not yet become an official.Now it is unexpected that Xiao Li's grandson actually became a craftsman and built a gate for their Kangle Square.

It has to be said that Song Jingxing did have some skills, but in the blink of an eye, some of the craftsmen were already cleaning up the foundation, while another part of the craftsmen followed behind to reinforce it.

Although the Fangmen collapsed, most of the foundations are still good.

The craftsmen did not seem to use other redundant materials, and the foundation was restored.

In a blink of an eye, it was already lunch time, and the families in Kanglefang were all petty officials, so they naturally wanted to have lunch, and the craftsmen also wanted to rest and eat. The gate of the workshop could not be repaired in a short while, so they decided to go home first. Go to have a full meal, take a nap and come over to supervise the work.

Before Mr. Chen left, he saw Mr. Shi staring at Xiao Li's descendants sullenly, but he didn't speak, he just greeted Zhao Chengde and left.

At this time, Zhao Chengde's affection for Song Jingxing has risen to another level.

Although he doesn't know the art of construction, he can clearly see the craftsmanship of the craftsmen.Their craftsmanship is much better than that of the mob who built the workshop before.

Zhao Chengde pondered for a while, and attracted Chang Le to listen to him.

After Chang Le listened, he hurried towards Song Jingxing.

Chang Le soon came back again: "Second Master, Song Langzhong said, there is no need."

Well, Doctor Song has his own arrangements.

Zhao Chengde originally wanted to arrange for Changle to buy steamed buns for Song Jingxing to eat with the artisans.That day when Song Jingxing said that he wanted to find out the truth, he could clearly see that the expression on Zhu Zhiping's face was disapproval.He wondered whether Song Jingxing's coming to repair the gate of the workshop today had the permission of his superiors, but according to the urgency of the Ministry of Industry, Song Jingxing paid out of his own pocket today, and invited those craftsmen to come.

Back then, when he first became an official, he also had such a passion.

The current Song Jingxing is really similar to him.

He originally thought that Song Jingxing was born as a craftsman, and his family must not be rich. It would be a bit difficult for him to pay the craftsmen's wages and to bear the food for the craftsmen.

But since Song Jingxing refused, he couldn't force it anymore.

All the spectators left, and the craftsmen worked for more than an hour, and the gate of the workshop had begun to take shape.At this time, two and a half boys came over with two baskets on their backs, and when they saw Song Jingxing, they shouted, "Brother Song!"

These two and a half boys, one with a thick head and a thick head, are strong and strong.The other was smaller and thinner.

Song Jingxing smiled and said, "Big tiger and little cat, are you ready for lunch?"

The two half-year-olds responded: "How can you not be ready for what Brother Song ordered?" As he spoke, he put the basket on the ground neatly, and shouted: "Let's eat noodles!"

They are all unrefined people. The craftsmen patted the ashes on their bodies and squeezed over: "What's the topping today?"

The tiger-headed one is called Dahu, holding a spoon in his hand, and said with a smile: "It's mutton today! Brother Song is a treat, can you not let you eat delicious food?"

Another one named Xiaomao shared the bowls and chopsticks with everyone: "The soup noodles are all made of fine noodles, and my mother has been rolling them for half an hour! They are so delicious!"

Duhu lifted the lid of the earthen jar containing the toppings in the back basket, and sure enough, a tempting scent hit his nostrils.

A craftsman said with a smile: "I just love working with Jing Xing. Not to mention the good salary, I can get a meal that even the chef of Baiweiju can't cook."

Everyone else laughed: "It sounds like you have been to Baiweiju before."

The craftsman was not afraid of them, he just yelled: "Do you dare to say that the craftsman of the little cat girl is not good?"

The crowd burst into laughter.

Song Jingxing handed Xiao Yang a bowl of noodles: "I saw my aunt today, and I think she looks pretty good."

Xiao Yang nodded: "Yesterday, there was a seller of peach blossoms on the street. I bought one and put it in a vase. She felt much happier after seeing it."

His mother, You Shi, besides the pain all over her body, also has depression in her heart.After all, when she married into Xiao's family, Xiao Li was the hottest figure in front of the late emperor.Although she married Xiao Li's second son, she was also enviable.But it was only two happy years, she had just given birth to Xiao Yang, and the joy of having Lin'er for the first time was only a moment before the Xiao family was surrounded by the Imperial Forest Army.Immediately afterwards, father-in-law Xiao Li was beheaded, and Xiao's family was copied. It was supposed to be the day of Xiao Yang's baptism, but the whole family was exiled to the north cold land to do coolies.

This matter was a sensation in Kyoto at that time, and his mother Tao Liuniang was also spared.

Tao Liuniang just sighed: "I just gave birth to a child... the first emperor... is too ruthless!"

Speaking of which, Tao Liuniang had a relationship with Youshi once.

Youda, the eldest daughter of Prince Shaofu, was beautiful and talented.Everyone is thinking that if Miss Youda is the crown princess, she will get it.Unexpectedly, Miss You was more interested in the second son of the Xiao family, and disdained the position of the crown princess, but she married into the Xiao family when she was young.

Tao Liuniang met in Baoxiang Temple the year after Miss Youda married into Xiao's family.

Tao Liuniang was pregnant with Song Jingxing at that time, and she wanted to go to Baoxiang Temple to fulfill her wish.As for You Shi, she prayed to the Buddha to bless her to conceive children as soon as possible, so as to extend the incense to the Xiao family.

Of course, there were countless maids and maids around Youshi at that time, surrounding Youshi, and Tao Liuniang was just an ordinary woman accompanied by her husband.

The Xiao family was too crowded, and Tao Liuniang only saw You Shi's beautiful face when she avoided it.

At that time, she also sighed: "This lady is very beautiful."

It's a pity that the beauty's fate is ill-fated. A few days ago, Tao Liuniang went to visit Youshi. The beautiful beauty was actually ten years older than her.

Zhao Chengde didn't go out again, but asked Changle to report the situation at any time.

He only took a nap, and Chang Le ran in panting: "Second Master, it's not good!"

(End of this chapter)