My husband Zhuge Kongming

Chapter 7 7. Workshop Expansion

On the construction site by the Mianshui River, hundreds of workers were recruited, many of them were tenants in Huangjiazhuangzi. After all, it was slack now, and the tenants wanted to earn more food, but the owner would not say anything.Besides, the sooner this workshop is built, the new paper can be produced sooner, and the money invested by the Huang clan can be paid back as soon as possible.

Next to the construction site, a temporary stove and a thatched hut were first set up as a place for cooking. There was a large amount of mallow in a wooden basin, and the tofu that Mrs. Li had just made today was in a large basin. In the earthenware pot of the kitchen is black watercress, and in the other three large wooden barrels above the stove, there are washed corns that are steaming and steaming white.

In another large pot, pork was being stewed, and the meat smelled very strong.

According to the pre-determined rules, the meals on the construction site must have meat once every ten days, that is, ten days. In addition, the corn and rice in each meal are dry rather than thin. As for vegetables, they are either mallow or radish. Add some Boil salt or watercress in water.

Today is the first day of work, so Mrs. Li specially made a plate of tofu.

Seeing Huang Yueying, Mrs. Li hurriedly saluted, and then said, "Little lady, today I steamed three barrels of corn. I think there are pork meat and mallow, which should be enough. If not, there is also tofu."

Huang Yueying nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, Aunt Li. Does Aunt Li count the money for the tofu as part of the purchase cost?"

"Little lady was joking, you taught me how to make tofu, how can I count the money for tofu!" Mrs. Li stared, feeling a little unhappy, "This workshop belongs to you, little lady. My lord, I do things for my lord, that's my duty."

Huang Yueying felt a little helpless when she heard this tone, she said so, but she didn't order tofu!But in the final analysis, in this era, slaves are the property of the master's family... Zhou Yang and Li's are like this.

Even if she wanted to change it, she couldn't.

Then she looked at Huang Cong, "Xiao Shisan, from tomorrow onwards, you will put a few more fish cages every night, and send some fish over the next morning for Aunt Li to buy from you."

Huang Cong thought for a while, "Sister, I don't need money... You were the one who taught me how to use the fish cage..."

Huang Yueying stared, "Are you going to accept it?"

Huang Cong shrank his head and nodded, but he didn't dare to say no.

On the side, Aunt Li smiled and nodded when she saw this, she was not from the same family, so she had to figure out the money, "Tofu fish soup is also good, I'm afraid that Mr. Xiao Lang won't be able to catch so many fish."

"Then put more fish cages." Huang Cong said that he was serious about getting out of the cages.Now he has learned a lot of skills from his elder sister, and he also thinks about where fish like to live. He can catch four or five big fish every day, and several uncles in the clan want to exchange fish with him.

"That's about the same. Anyway, whether you set a trap or anything else, as long as the workshop is open for one day, you can catch fish and hunt and sell them to Aunt Li, do you understand?"

"Oh, I see."

Huang Yueying breathed a sigh of relief. When talking to people of this era, sometimes you have to be reasonable, and sometimes... you really can't be reasonable.

"When the workshop is expanded and the business of bamboo paper spreads, there will be more workers and more food will be needed. Xiao Shisan, this is a long-term business."

"I understand, sister, but when the manpower is limited, I have only one person after all."

"So you can unite with other brothers, but you must pay attention to safety."

"But we are heirs of farming and education..." Huang Cong was a little worried, he was afraid that others would say that he was a businessman.

"How about farming, studying and passing on the family? Don't some uncles and brothers also have to farm? Isn't farming also labor? Or is it not labor when you catch fish and fall into the trap?"

Huang Cong shook his head.

"It's not shameful to exchange labor for rewards. Even if you sell these things, as long as you get what you deserve, you will be open and honest."

Huang Cong nodded thoughtfully.

Huang Yueying smiled and touched Huang Cong's head. After all, she was only eight years old. She always heard the adults say that Huang's family is a heir to farming and education. Sometimes they would regard this kind of words as the golden rule. That's too old-fashioned. So, education , have to start from the doll.

"This girl is very right." At this moment, a voice came from the side.

Several people looked over, and saw a young man, more than seven feet tall (a foot in Han Dynasty was about 23 centimeters), wearing a blue straight train garment, with a sword on his waist, he did not come from a poor family.

"Who is under your feet?" Huang Cong asked again. Today Zhuangzi came to the village with many new faces, and there were many chariots and horses.

"My surname is Chen, my name is Yue. I have studied so far. I heard that there is a talented woman in Jingxiang. She is only 12 years old. She makes new paper. I am here to visit." Chen Yue briefly introduced to several people, and also said his own Purpose.

"Have you met Chu Zhi?" Huang Yueying didn't understand, could someone come here just now?

It was about ten days before Zhou Yang left the house. At this time, it was enough to make a round trip from Mianyang to Xiangyang. After all, this is the Three Kingdoms. Even though Chuzhi already has a name in Xiangyang, she estimated that it would take at least two or three days before anyone came. Come from there.

This person's surname is Chen, and it is likely that the Chen family followed her uncle and his team to get a share of the pie.

"Never, but my father has seen it." Chen Yue then smiled and said, "This new paper is as white as snow, and it is smooth and delicate. He has read Cheng Yangong's letter. For writing, there are many papers better than Caihou. Cheng Yangong also said that Chu paper should be used in the world, so I want to see what this new paper looks like, and also want to know what kind of strange woman can improve Caihou. The art of papermaking!"

"Then you are asking the right person!" Huang Cong then said complacently, "This new paper was made by my sister!"

As far as Huang Cong is concerned, his sister is one of the most powerful people in the world, it is better for others to praise her sister than praise him.

Huang Yueying was helpless, this man's father was able to read the letter from his old father to his uncle, he thought he was an official from Jingzhou, and his status was not too low, but now most of the officials in Jingzhou are descendants of aristocratic families, seeing such a paper, It's strange not to be moved.

At present, Huangjiazhuangzi is a place that looks like a workshop, and a place that looks like civil engineering work is going on, so this person's goal is too obvious.

"Excuse me, I never thought that the little lady of the Huang family would be in front of me." Chen Yue quickly apologized and bowed.

Huang Yueying nodded first as a greeting, and then said, "If you want to get involved in your family, hurry up and find my father, and show your identity to visit me. It's useless to come to my place."

Chen Yue was a little embarrassed, but he didn't expect it to be seen, "Please give me some advice, thank you."

Then he almost hid his face and fled. He could guess that the people here were related to Huang Chengyan, but most of them were servants or house servants, but he never thought... It would be really embarrassing if the real master was in front of him.

However, this girl is intelligent, and her words and deeds are quite majestic, not inferior to men, she really deserves to be a talented woman who can make new paper.

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The old father has already allocated the matter of the members, Huang Yueying will not take care of it, and will not have any objections.

To her, how to make the workers in front of her live better is more meaningful. This world belongs to the people of the world after all, and the group of people in front of her is a part of the people in the world and the representative of the majority of the people in the world. .

No matter how big the aristocratic family is, its proportion is still a small part in terms of the number of people.

Over the past dynasties, during the Little Ice Age, crop production decreased, and then the land was merged, and wealth was concentrated to a few people.

Then he could only turn the table to rebel.

This principle is also the same in later generations. However, because of the increase in crop yields, few people will starve to death, but most people still can only be busy with survival, daily necessities, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, plus a house, so they live in peace and stability. Lived this life.

Not long after, it was time for dinner. Today, the workers looked at Li's stewed pork meat. The smell of the meat wafted far away. They also knew that today was the first day of work, and they were willing to work hard. , The foundation was also dug very quickly.

Originally in winter, the land is relatively hard, which is not suitable for starting construction.

But, the master is willing to give food!

They also saw it today. It was pulling carts of grain into it. Can they eat less?

Sure enough, when it was time for dinner, they lined up to eat, and they ate dry corn rice, mallow with watercress, and some kind of tofu, and then gave everyone a piece of fat and big pork meat, poured some soup, That's a glutton.This food is much better than what they eat at home!Some people even thought about saving some meat to take home for their families to taste.

"Today is the first day of the expansion of the workshop, so that you know that the daily dinner is made of dry corn rice! My lady said that building a house in winter is hard work, so the food must be guaranteed , so, every ten days, there will be pork to eat." While cooking for others, Li opened his mouth to explain to this group of people.

"Miss Zhou, are you serious?" Some people don't believe it. It's already kind of the master's heart to eat meat on the first day of work. If he wants to eat meat once every ten days in the future, then the master's... is too good. .

"It's true, my lady came here to check the meals today, I'm afraid I'll treat you badly!"

"Hahaha, thank you, Master!"

"It's the kindness of the master!"

In this era, there are not many, really not many, who are willing to treat their mud-legged people kindly, even if their request is very simple, they just want to eat enough to live.

At this time, Song Bo stood up. Now he is a skilled worker in the papermaking workshop, but he is also a tenant of Huang Chengyan's family. He has also studied, so he has to come and watch the expansion of the new workshop, "It's our master's house." She has a kind heart, but my daughter-in-law is kind-hearted, but I am not a kind-hearted person, so I have to do my job well, otherwise, go home."

"Don't worry, Manager Song!"

"We're not the kind of people who just eat and don't work. The master treats us well, so naturally we can spare no effort!"

"Not bad!"

The few workers who are close to Song Bo are the small foremen of each group. If they spread the word, the people below will not be messed up.

Besides, the glistening meat is right in front of your eyes, if you really don't know what to do, you can only rush home.

　As the title, Chapter 1.

　　The new year is approaching, friends, please ask for all kinds.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)