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After comforting Xie Ningzi, Chu Tianshu took her to buy a watermelon to eat, and then took her to the Chiyang Iron and Steel Plant.

The workers had a day off today because it was the Yuanwang Festival, but most of the workers did not leave the factory.

On the contrary, because the factory provides three meals a day for free, most of the workers spend their rest here.

On weekdays, everyone has no time and space to rest.

Seeing them today, Xie Ningzi didn't dislike them too much, but was just curious: "Are these people workers in your factory?"

"Yes." Chu Tianshu nodded: "They helped me before."

"Even skateboards and roller skates, they also helped me a lot."

"Then... why don't you invite them to eat a watermelon together?" Xie Ningzi thought for a while: "Anyway, I don't think watermelons are very expensive."

"There are a total of 660 workers in the factory. If you want to invite them to eat watermelon, at least you need to buy 220 or three watermelons." Chu Tianshu half-jokingly said, "But the watermelon we bought just now cost three cents and nine cents. "

"According to four cents, more than 200 watermelons are only more than eight yuan." Xie Ningzi nodded: "What do you think?"

"I think it's very good." Chu Tianshu nodded, very happy: "How about this, since we are going to invite everyone to eat watermelon, why not buy something else along the way, let's talk and celebrate?"

"What to buy?" Xie Ningzi asked.

"Buy some beer." Chu Tianshu smiled and explained: "Because the workers have to work and work, the work intensity is relatively high, and they are usually physically tired."

"Because of this, everyone usually likes to drink some wine to relieve fatigue."

"As for beer, because it tastes really good, and because it's cheap, poor workers like it more."

"This thing is us, and it is also one of their few entertainment consumables."

"Is that so?" Xie Ningzi looked at Chu Tianshu timidly, "Are you as tired as them?"

"I'm also a worker. I used to be a slave in Prince Chen's mansion. There's not much difference compared to them."

"Then..." Xie Ningzi's eyes turned tactfully: "Because you have suffered, you want to help them and give them a better life?"

"There must be this factor." Chu Tianshu didn't deny it, he didn't admit it.

"Then go buy it." Xie Ningzi smiled: "Just as long as you like it."

"Of course it's the best if you agree." Chu Tianshu smiled and pinched her face lightly.

Chu Tianshu ordered a few workers to go with him, first went to the tavern they often went to, and ordered more than 200 catties of beer.

Distributing such an idea of ​​beer to more than 600 people is obviously not enough.

But it doesn't matter, what Chu Tianshu needs is to keep coming in and out.

He asked the workers to take the beer back, and said loudly in the tavern: "The people in our factory are happy together today, you take the beer back first, and I will go to see the watermelon. Today, I must call everyone Everyone eat watermelon!"

"Chu Gong is generous!"

The workers were happy and carried the beer barrels back.

From this, the guys in the tavern also remembered Chu Tianshu as a person.

Although, this is not enough.

Yuanwang Festival is a night-type festival.

Lanterns, lantern riddles, and couples drilling into the grove are all done after night falls.

And in the Yuanwang Festival, the most lively place is the Xun Gu Street area.

There are not many dignitaries here, but there are many wealthy households. While there are not so many rules, there are many women and children.

When there are more women, there will be more men. There have always been some human traffickers, so there will be a lot of security at night, and the local men will spontaneously form patrols.

At this time, it is safe, but also has a different kind of taste.

All this was told by Xie Ningzi to Chu Tianshu in order to play with Chu Tianshu at night.

Chu Tianshu has no objection to playing.

But before heading out to play, there are a few more things to do.

He went to the vicinity of Prince Song's Mansion that he saw when he was shopping with Xie Ningzi before, and found a few fruit shops from there, and repeatedly compared the prices of the watermelons sold there.

Walk all the way, ask all the way, and ask Chen Wangfu.

The distance between the two palaces is not close.

In the middle is the avenue, no matter how you go, you can probably go through it.

In the end, Chu Tianshu made repeated comparisons, said that he wanted a lot of watermelons, and repeatedly negotiated the price. Then he finally chose a fruit shop and bought watermelons.

When he returned to the factory, Xie Ningzi had already chatted with the workers.

It's all about Chu Tianshu.

She seemed to want to know about Chu Tianshu.

However, the workers were not very familiar with Chu Tianshu.

It's just that everyone knows that Chu Tianshu is good to everyone, so they mostly defend Chu Tianshu, saying that he is kind-hearted and capable.

In short, he picked good things to say.

Xie Ningzi listened to their bragging, although she knew in her heart that many of the contents were watery, she still couldn't help but feel happy.

As soon as she was happy, the workers had drinks.

Everyone drank, and some of them were light drinkers. They felt giddy after drinking some beer, so they started singing.

That is when many people started singing, Chu Tianshu bought watermelons and came back.

"Try to drink some beer?" Chu Tianshu poured a glass of beer, took a sip by himself, and still felt almost meaningless.

What's the difference?

It's about freezing.

Seeing Chu Tianshu handing over the beer she had drunk, Xie Ningzi felt angry and ashamed, so she took a sip, "It tastes weird."

"Strange?" Chu Tianshu smiled: "The taste of beer should be considered relatively good among all kinds of alcohol."

He said, and took another sip himself: "Sure enough, the beer should still be a little cold, so it's comfortable to drink."

Compared with the memories of previous lives, eating barbecue and drinking cold beer at food stalls on the street, and discussing theory and practice with like-minded friends, today's beer is indeed almost meaningless.

But if he couldn't go back, Chu Tianshu wouldn't be too nostalgic.

After a few drinks, when the workers started to share the watermelon, the beer was gone.

Chu Tianshu took the initiative to kiss Xie Ningzi, and went out to buy beer.

Under the beer, Xie Ningzi seemed to be in a daze. She was kissed by Chu Tianshu, but she didn't respond, but her face was as red, and she sat there in a daze, her body swaying slightly, and her head was like pecking rice. Like a little chicken, it seems that it will fall down the next moment.

When Chu Tianshu went to buy beer and came back, the time had passed to 05:30 in the afternoon.

The sun sets at seven o'clock on a summer day with big clouds.

After Chu Tianshu bought beer, he invited the workers to drink again.

The workers were very happy, singing and dancing.

After all, they are rarely able to drink openly like they do today.

The more they drank, the happier everyone became, and they were no longer restrained.

So the lights were turned on in advance, and everyone started singing and dancing under the lights.

Among the more than 70 small workers, there are more than a dozen girls who know a little bit about dancing, and they come out one by one to be a backup dancer for everyone accompanied by singing.

For a while.