Villager of Daming

Chapter 723 People’s livelihood is expected to replace the car with a new one

"Go and see where the factory is built and have dinner there in the afternoon."

After Liu Bowen finished breakfast, he took the eldest son out of the house. The second son needed to continue studying and learn the books given by Xiaqiu Village.

Liu Lian was wearing a military coat with cotton lining inside.

Liu Bowen wears a long duck down coat. There are no pieces of bread visible on the outside. An extra layer on the inside solves the problem of unsightly appearance.

This duck down jacket is provided by Xiaqiu Village. There are many ducks in the village and it also has coating technology, which can be seen from the hot air balloon.

On her feet were a pair of high-waisted suede bamboo rat leather boots, on her hands were deerskin gloves with split fingers, and on her head was a dog-skin hat, but it was well designed.

Especially the top has a bulge. People have long hair loss and need to tie it up. In order to be able to wear the hat, the bulge has to be made inside the hat first.

Liu Bowen is fully equipped, while his eldest son wears pigskin hard leather shoes, a rope around his neck, two hand muffs below, no hat, and earmuffs on his ears.

Liu Lian took off his thumb gloves, put his hands into his sleeves, bent slightly and walked away. That image...

Of course, Liu Lian didn't do that. Even a military coat is a good thing. Ordinary people can't wear it because it uses too much material.

The reason why he is not given cotton-padded shoes is because the cotton-padded shoes will get wet quickly after snow melts.

The two of them went out and first went to the nearest convenience store to take a look.

The outside of the convenience store was clean and tidy, but there was no one waiting for work.

There were stalls selling fried chestnuts, wontons and fried buns with sugar. The people running the stalls were guarding the stalls, tapping their feet lightly, putting their hands in their pockets or retracting their sleeves to chat with the people next to them.

"There are few people working in the cold weather?" Liu Bowen raised his arm and looked at his watch.

"Dad, it's cold outside. They went inside and waited. There was a lot of work. There is no frozen soil in Yingtian Mansion in winter, so a lot of people who did hard work came to help build the house.

Originally, the craftsmen were allowed to build their own houses and then build factories so that they could have a place to stay.

As a result, the craftsmen built the factory first, and the families arranged it everywhere, especially in the second migrant worker residential area. Some children simply left it in the library.

In order for them to have a house to live in, the palace arranged for people to find other people with poor skills to help build houses, and the craftsmen set aside manpower to direct them.

In addition, the Yangtze River does not freeze in winter, and steam engines and ships are available to help with transportation. Merchants often hire ships to carry goods, which makes the price of labor in Yingtianfu never drop.

Many women work in factories, and the income of ordinary people's families gradually increases. This can be seen from the daily sales on Xiaqiu Village Street and Snack Street.

I think this year's greenhouse vegetables will sell well and people will be willing to buy them, as long as they don't pay too high a price. "

Liu Lian explained various aspects to his father, and he followed He Lin all the way and learned a lot.

Liu Bowen smiled: "Let's walk slowly first. After we cross the bridge, we'll hire a car. There's still some distance to go before we get to the factory."

The father and son left the convenience area and headed south. This place belonged to the library. It was such a big place that they bought all the space behind the street in front.

It connects to Prince Kaiping's Mansion in the west and a street in Xiaqiu Village to the south. It takes half an hour to walk around from above and come back.

The two of them came to the main entrance of the library, next to Xuanjin Bridge. Liu Bowen looked up and looked at the big characters in the library: "Where is this?"

"A place where people's hearts and minds gather. If there is a library, there will be people's hearts and minds. All the money invested will be rewarded."

Liu Lian replied that he knew that his father would not ask what the words read. Xiaqiu Village invested a lot of money in the library, which could manage thousands of children at a time.

Parents of children are reassured that their children will eventually grow up.

"You wait here." Liu Bowen nodded lightly, turned around and crossed Xuanjin Bridge and entered Xihua Gate. The gatekeeper knew him and did not stop him. He had no real power but had a title. There were a lot of them!The highest sincerity.

Liu Bowen went in and came out after a while: "Sure enough, it's 2 minutes late. Let's go!"

Liu Lian: "..."

Father goes in to check the watch?If we are not marching and fighting, how much impact will 2 minutes have?Until tomorrow at most 5 minutes.

The two continued southbound and passed Tongji Bridge. Liu Lian looked at the people and cars waiting here. "Master Liu uses a car?" Someone was smart and knew Liu Lian and came over to ask.

"How much does it cost to go to the factory site?" Liu Lian said the location and asked the price.

"I happen to be going to the construction site too. It's free of charge. It's just a ride." The other person said as if I wasn't lying.

"Let's go! Dad, let me help you." Liu Lian paused briefly, agreed, and turned to help his father.

"Sincere uncle? Wait a minute, we have a new mat." The driver took out a mat made of rags from another bag, not knowing what was stuffed inside.

Liu Bowen nodded: "Thank you very much!"

He got on the carriage, Liu Lian supported him, and the carriage pulled goods and people.

As the coachman swung his whip in the air, the horse started to trot. The temperature at this time was comfortable for the horse. It is the most difficult in summer because it is difficult to dissipate heat.

"Have you done well these days?" Liu Bowen felt the slight bumps of the car and chatted with the driver.

"In reply to Uncle Chengyi, it's okay! I just finished a run and am resting. If you want to pull goods, I really can't bear to let the horse run again.

The last time I went to deliver rice to the workers' place in the palace, I came back and picked up twenty people, but my horse was exhausted!

oops!Sincerity, we should go another way!This is to the west of the Qinhuai River, and the factory is to the east of the Qinhuai River. "

As the coachman replied, he suddenly realized that the road was wrong and he would need to cross the bridge again soon.

His car was parked here to wait for people to go to the migrant workers' colony. There were people coming and going every day. There were too many people.

"Don't be afraid. Take a look at the road here. There are a lot of transportation things over there and the road is well built. I don't know how about this one?"

Liu Bowen moved to the other side of the car and sat down in front. Liu Lian quickly ran behind his father and quietly grabbed his father's clothes.

"It's fine! If the wheel hadn't been bad, there wouldn't have been such a small bump. The wheel is not round. Let's go back and fix it."

The driver said that the road was good, but then complained that his wheel was not working.

Liu Bowen bent down and turned his head to look back at the wheel, and Liu Lian held it tighter.

"It's still a wooden shaft! The wheels are heavy and the horse is tired from running. It's cold and the oil will condense easily, and the outside will peel."

"Yes! My father used it at that time, and I repaired it again and again, but the horses were replaced one after another.

It will be fine next year. If we save enough money, we can replace it with a set of wheels, like the ones from the Xiaqiu Village Factory.

We did some calculations and found out that if the wheel is good, the horse will have less energy and can run more, and the money spent on buying the wheel will be returned. "

The coachman was talking about things to come in the coming year, and the person looked very happy, full of expectations and plans.

"Okay, it's better to replace the wheels and repair the car. Why not build a new one." Liu Lian suggested.

"You cannot replace the shaft and the harness. They are both ground and worn. The harness is comfortable for the horse. If you replace it with a new one, you have to grind it again." The coachman looked at the parts on the horse and made sure they were all in good use.

The journey of thirty miles took less than an hour due to good road conditions.

Liu Lian jumped out of the car first, helped his father down, and said to Wang Yiqian who came over: "Master Wang, can you help me change a set of things? I want a good handlebar, a good wheel, and a body."

Wang Yiqian took a look, turned around and shouted: "Xu Sangeda, you're doing a stupid job."

"What's mine? Hey! Manager Liu, Uncle Chengyi?" Someone came over.

"Look at the car, what can I exchange for it?" Wang Yiqian pointed at the carriage.

Xu Sangeda walked around the car and said, "Except for the shaft and the horse hook, everything else has been replaced."

(End of this chapter)