People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 390 Human World
As the sun rises, the streets of Peking begin to show their vitality early. Small vendors and morning market tea shops have already started a new day's livelihood. This is the time when the city workers go out to work in the factories.

There were more and more horse-drawn carriages and trucks on the road, and the number of pedestrians on both sides of the road was also increasing.

People who are in a hurry to get on the road will grit their teeth and hail a rickshaw on the side to get on. If they are not in a hurry, they will leisurely find a menu and order food to enjoy it happily. At the very least, they can stop a vendor and take out one or two small coins to buy a pancake or a bun.

With the improvement of stone mill technology and the influence of the prime minister's preference for pasta, people generally began to accept food made from wheat.

The flour made from wheat after more fine grinding does not taste disgusting whether it is made into noodles or buns or cakes. Instead, it is loved by most people.

Today, pasta has gradually become one of the mainstream foods in Youzhou, and this change in eating habits is still spreading outside.

I don’t know if it’s because people love the prime minister so much that they love his dog, but the trends set by the prime minister are always welcomed by the people of Xuanxia.

Items such as soap, which had never been seen before, gradually became popular from the prime minister's place and has now become a must-have item in the furniture of the people of Beijing.

The same is true for tea drinks and noodles. People followed suit very quickly and quickly integrated them into their lifestyle habits.

The people themselves did not realize that these new living habits were accepted without any hesitation. Although they were new things, they seemed to be so appropriate as if they had stood the test of time.

For example, Liu Xie and Fu Shou, who ate steamed buns for the first time, quickly felt the deliciousness of them. Even though they enjoyed all kinds of wealth and glory, they still loved it when they ate it for the first time. Of course, it may also be that the long-term reform life was too hard, which lowered their threshold of pleasure.

Compared to the monotonous and crude food eaten during labor reform, these steaming buns are already a great delicacy.

Liu Xie and Fu Shou, who had just been released after their reform, were still not satisfied after eating the buns. Then Liu Xie took out some money from his pocket and came back with a few more buns.

After finding a secluded place, the two of them were very dignified when they ate again. They finished everything slowly, bit by bit, and only then were they satisfied.

The couple looked at each other, their eyes were a little red, but they soon smiled.

The life of reform was not easy. Not only did they have to accept Xuan Xia's ideological transformation, but they also had to undergo the inevitable labor reform. This was not an easy task for people like them who lived a life of luxury. Fortunately, after several months, they finally got through this difficult time.

And now, their new life begins.

What made Liu Xie happy was that the Xuanxia court kept its word and truly gave him freedom after the reform, which was exactly what Liu Xie had dreamed of before. Now he could finally live according to his own wishes and no longer have to suffer torture in the dark palace.

"Husband, where should we go from now on?" Fu Shou held Liu Xie's hand tightly, her tone very confused.

In fact, Liu Xie was also very confused, but he was more relaxed. After all, all he wanted was to live an ordinary life. He patted Fu Shou's hand and smiled slightly: "Madam, don't worry. Even if I don't have the fate of an emperor, I am not a waste. I will take it one step at a time. There will always be a way out."

Fu Shou glanced at Liu Xie, smiled sweetly, and then nodded slightly.

She keenly felt that Liu Xie had become more optimistic and cheerful after coming to Xuanxia. He was no longer the bitter and vengeful person he used to be. This change made her happy.

If I can spend this life happily with my husband, it doesn't seem to matter whether I become the queen or not.
As the two talked, they walked towards the downtown area. They had been in Xuanxia for several months and had not really gotten to know this capital city, so naturally they had to take a good tour of it at this time.

But while Liu Xie was laughing and talking, there was a hint of worry in the depths of his eyes.

In fact, he was not as relaxed as he appeared to be, but he just didn't want to express these worries in front of Fu Shou.

Although he became the emperor at a young age, he actually did not have any great abilities. After all, the emperor had always been just a puppet, and he had no experience in surviving among the people.

He was still confused about how to live a good life. He couldn't really take Fu Shou with him to eat coarse vegetables. Even if it was Fu Shou's fault, he would still feel bad.

After completing the transformation, the court left him some money to settle down.

According to the rules set by Xuan Xia, if the members of the gentry voluntarily surrender and pay their property, they can still retain a small portion of the money as start-up capital. This allows them to maintain their lives or engage in business when there is no hope for a career in officialdom.

Although Liu Xie surrendered without any property, his surrender itself could be considered a merit, not to mention that he also brought more than 10,000 soldiers. The Xuanxia court did not treat him badly, and gave him some money to settle down and live.
As for whether he can live a good life in the future, it depends on his own ability.

The money for settling down was not small, but not much either. It was definitely not enough to support him to live off his savings. At this time, Liu Xie was thinking about his future plans. The first thing he thought of was to use the money as capital to do some business, maybe he could live a little better, but doing business was risky. If he lost money, he would be finished. He was still quite skeptical about whether he had business ability.

If you don't take risks, the best outcome would be to settle down and if you're lucky you might be able to find a decent job. At the very least you'll have some knowledge and experience and can at least support yourself and Fu Shou.

But before he could figure it out, his thoughts were quickly attracted by the noise of the street.

The traffic was bustling, the crowds were dense and lively, and the atmosphere of the city was overwhelming. However, what impressed Liu Xie most was not the material life that was obviously much higher than that of the south, but the energetic spirit of the people of Xuanxia.

Whether it was the hawkers hawking their wares, the workers walking back and forth, or the young students walking in groups of three or two, Liu Xie could feel a majestic and uplifting aura.

On their faces, one does not see the numb and withered expressions of the people in the south.

Wherever Liu Xie went, all he could hear were the sounds of people talking and laughing. Even if there were occasional quarrels and disputes in the market, they mostly seemed to be full of energy.

This is the human world.
Not only Liu Xie was sighing, even Fu Shou was looking around with eyes wide open, her curiosity and joy clearly evident in her.

To them, this worldly atmosphere seems rare and precious compared to the dull, deep and unfree palace.

They walked on the busy streets. No one here knew their former identities. When they completely blended into the crowd, it seemed that at this moment they really became two ordinary people of Xuan Xia.

There are many things they have never seen before that always amaze them.

They walked like this for nearly half an hour without feeling tired at all. It was not until they reached a bookstore that they heard the hawkers inside shouting, "This month's new newspaper is out. Come and have a look, come and buy." Only then did Liu Xie stop.

Liu Xie still liked to read "Xuan Xia Monthly", so he naturally had to step in. The bookstore clerk greeted him quickly.

Liu Xie was not in a hurry. He strolled around the bookstore and soon found that the books here were very comprehensive. Not only could he see various Confucian classics, but also the theories of other schools of thought. He could also see various textbooks such as the Natural Classic and Xuanxia, ​​and there were also some vernacular books on the bookshelf.

Even Liu Xie saw a lot of technical books such as "Postpartum Care of Mother Pigs", "Barefoot Doctors", "Agricultural Overview", etc.
This left Liu Xie speechless, and he was also amazed at Xuan Xia's powerful industrial capabilities.

Papermaking is not a magical thing in the Han Dynasty. Instead, it is a relatively despised existence. However, such a thing can shine in Xuanxia.

If all the text recorded in these books were replaced with bamboo slips, Liu Xie could imagine that even ten or a hundred times the space would not be enough to store them.

Of course, he is not a fool. He can easily understand that a large part of the credit for Xuan Xia's education and literacy projects, which have a wide coverage and are very effective, can be attributed to the popularization of paper books.

The same thing appeared in such different forms in the Han Dynasty and Xuanxia, ​​which made Liu Xie reflect that there must be something wrong with the Han Dynasty's system. Today's victory or defeat was not accidental, but inevitable.

But at this time, he could only keep his sigh in his heart and then take out a newspaper.

When I was putting down the money and was about to leave, I heard the waiter next to me mumbling. He was actually mocking another female student who was flipping through a newspaper in the shop quickly. Most of the words he said were about "poor" and "reading the newspaper for free".

Liu Xie and Fu Shou both looked over subconsciously and saw that the other person was just a female student of about eleven or twelve years old.

In fact, female students are rare to them, and they are only rarely seen here in Xuan Xia, otherwise they would inevitably make a fuss.

Seeing the female student blushing and flustered by the waiter's ridicule, Liu Xie and Fu Shou looked at each other and reached a tacit understanding.

But Fu Shou picked up another newspaper, handed over the money, and then slowly walked over: "I have read this newspaper. If you want to read a newspaper, you don't have to buy it. It will save you money. Just read my newspaper."

Fu Shou's gentle words and dignified manner immediately attracted the female student. However, looking at the newspaper in Fu Shou's hand, she seemed a little hesitant.

At this time, Liu Xie also stepped forward and said with a smile: "Little girl, don't be ashamed. It's just a transfer of unused items. It's not a big deal. Just accept it. It just so happens that I have some questions that I want to understand. Maybe you can help me."

(End of this chapter)