Villager of Daming

Chapter 775: Tangled Problems and Storytelling

"The red lanterns look festive." When Zhu Biao heard that there were so many services, he understood that making money is not about bathing.

A penny for a bath, with free soap and toothpaste, is more cost-effective than boiling water and wiping yourself at home.

He looked at the lanterns in the snack street. They were the same as those in the palace. The light bulbs were placed in them and the outside was made of red silk.

There is also a revolving lantern inside, with a small motor and various characters spinning around inside.

A real revolving lantern relies on the heat of the candle to rotate the lights inside, no other external force is needed.

"Your Highness, it can only be used in a small area. Without so many generators and wires, the light bulb is easy to say."

The director felt that it would be better to light the red lantern directly because it would not be as bright as the red lantern.

On the contrary, the people had smiles on their faces, happily selling food and eating happily.

Zhu Yuanzhang took two sips of warm rice wine and said, "We finally figured it out. This bath is for vendors. It costs only a penny to take a bath, but they eat a lot."

Empress Ma held a bunch of fried stuffed buns in her hand: "It's just because everyone has become rich. How could anyone be willing to spend more than ten yuan on a snack before?"

"Mother is right." Zhu Ping did not call his mother: "Except for those in special circumstances, all the people in Yingtian Mansion have made money this year.

If there are bedridden patients at home, the nursing home will provide money and Huimin Pharmacy will provide medicine, but there is a shortage of manpower to go out and do the work.

I can only do some handicrafts at home. The most terrifying thing is that my husband is bedridden, and the pressure on my parents-in-law is not too great. "

"This..." When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, the first thing he considered was whether a man could have children with his wife if he was in bed.

"If it doesn't work, let them reconcile, and then the man will be taken care of by the nursing home with his family, and the woman will remarry?" Zhu Yuanzhang came up with this idea.

"It depends on what the man's family and the woman think. Sometimes, the moral pressure is overwhelming, especially the one who takes care of the other person."

The head of the village knows how strong this restriction is, just like the village guard of Xiaqiu Village.

"What if the husband stays in bed for decades and the daughter-in-law stays with her for the rest of her life? It's not like we don't want to provide for her. Let's use the people from the almshouse instead."

Zhu Yuanzhang was worried and felt pitiful when he thought about it. The key woman would not be able to have children, and Ming Dynasty needed population now.

His idea was simple. A woman would remarry, and her husband's family would be taken care of by a nursing home. If he was bedridden, he would be looked after by male caregivers on a daily basis.

In this way, women can give birth to five or six children, which will solve the problem of the small population of the Ming Dynasty!

In fact, women are regarded as tools for giving birth to children, including the current Ming Dynasty policy that encourages widows to remarry, all because men die more in wars.

The chief showed a troubled look: "Your Majesty, the common people don't know what to do. Alas!"

"Yes! After the New Year, let's ask the ministers." Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to ask some people who knew etiquette how to operate to avoid mistakes.

Zhu Wentian was helping to fry the skewers, but it was really embarrassing. This kind of problem was too difficult.

He does know that there is a situation where the husband is paralyzed in bed, the woman divorces, and then takes the husband to marry a new man.

A husband who is so paralyzed can live, and a woman does not have to take care of her husband while working to earn money and starve to death.

Another man has a daughter-in-law and needs to take on the responsibility of raising this paralyzed man.

"What are you blowing up? It smells so good! Can you sell it?" A few dozen steps down the street, a pair of little dolls stood there, each holding a big marshmallow. The male doll shouted loudly, and his voice was clear and could be heard from afar. .

"Hey! Or are you a twin? This is better. Come on, baby, come here."

The previous topic was too heavy, and a child happened to speak out, so Zhu Yuanzhang waved.

The guard stepped aside, and the two four- and five-year-old children looked at each other and then turned to look at their parents.

"Xiao Dan Xiaocai, go ahead. Remember to speak politely and don't curse." The mother spoke first.The man was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, come over quickly, don't be afraid, I will call you when I take a shower later."

The little girl walked over, held a child in each hand, and asked the woman: "Hello, are there no showers in the factory?"

"Come on. If you don't bring Xiaocai with you, she can't enter the men's pool. She happens to be visiting the night market here."

The woman bowed slightly. She was wearing clothes issued by the factory, a nice-looking pink down jacket, because the factory where she worked made this.

But it is not good duck down. Chicken feathers are processed and put into clothes.

"Okay! Don't worry, I can get two separate rooms for you guys."

The little girl didn't know how long Zhu Yuanzhang would have to interact with the child, so she could only talk about the special arrangements first.

The two children were not afraid of danger. They were pulled over by the little girl, and the guards stopped the couple.

They didn't show any worried look, the people from Xiaqiu Village were here.

The children will put it in the library when they are fine, and they have learned a lot of words!

"What do you want to eat? Come here and try it. They look really alike? It's called..." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and talked to the two dolls.

"Chen Xiaodan, Chen Xiaocai." Zhu Ping named the two people and explained: "They were born when the sun first came out. There is such a twin in the library. It is difficult to remember them."

"That's it, hahahaha..." Zhu Yuanzhang laughed even louder, and the two dolls also smiled and nodded, indicating that this was true.

The children who came out of the library were sensible and started to pick up marshmallows. In the end, they didn't even eat them, but they had other marshmallows.

"Once upon a time, there was a crow. It was thirsty. What should it do? Eh? It found half a bottle of water. After the clever crow tried several methods, it knew what to do. It flew to the creek. , found a pebble that was smaller than the mouth of the bottle, picked it up and threw it into the bottle. The water gradually became higher and the crow drank the water. It is so smart!"

Xiao Cai vividly told everyone the story of a crow drinking water, which is included in the picture literacy.

Zhu Yuanzhang and others: "..."

Xiao Dan nodded while eating next to him, indicating that his sister was right.

"Yichang, was this story printed by the printing house in our village?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked the village chief.

The chief shook his head vigorously: "Impossible, it won't pass the review. Xiaocai, why do crows go to the creek to pick up stones?"

"The stones by the stream are round! They won't get stuck." Xiao Cai gestured with her little hand.

"Very good, but remember, next time we talk about picking up pebbles by a dry stream."

The head of the village agreed with this statement and slightly changed it.

"What are you doing?" Xiaocai frowned lightly, and wrote "dry" like this. The chief dipped his chopsticks in some seasoning and wrote the word "dry" on the table: "It's a creek without water."

"Why is there no water in the creek?" Xiaocai bit her lip.

"It's hot! If there was water in the creek, wouldn't the crows just drink it?" the chief said the answer.

"Ah~~" Xiao Cai showed a look of surprise, and so did Xiao Dan.

"It should be something to do, what's going on?"

"Dry."

"Yes, the dry river is dry. It's written like this. Brother, help me remember it." Xiao Cai learned a word.

"I'm your brother." Xiao Dan corrected.

(End of this chapter)