Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 1356 Wang Siniang

The sun shone brightly through the newly pasted paper windows.

The house is newly built, it has just been pasted, and it is very bright.A big bed, a combing table, very clean, and a vase with a few wild flowers on the table.

Wang Siniang was finishing her makeup at the hairdressing table.Although she is a country woman, the surrounding area of ​​Hangzhou has always been a land of fish and rice, and it also has the benefits of tea and silk. Compared with other places, it is much richer.As long as the age is a little better, even peasant women are very particular about their grooming.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that there are beautiful women in Suzhou and Hangzhou. First, the water and soil here are warm and nourishing, and second, this place is rich. Even women from poor families have the ability to groom themselves, so there are many beautiful women.

She combed her hair carefully, put a pearl on it, put some fat on her lips, made her hair smooth, changed into clean clothes, and then opened the door to come out.

The main room was empty, except for a table and four benches, there was no decent furniture, and a few wooden boards were fixed on the wall as shelves to store some sundries.But to Wang Siniang, she was already very satisfied—at least the family now had a decent home again.This home is much better than before. Although my own home has three houses and one courtyard, it still has a thatched roof, which is nothing compared to this house with tiled roofs and skylights.Both bright and tidy.

In the middle of the main room, there are a few embroidery frames. The door of the room is open, and the peach blossoms outside the door are in full bloom. Bees are scurrying around in the sunlight, and from time to time they will break into the main room for a walk.It makes people happy to watch.

My own "hornet luck" is finally over!It turned out that her family was living well: there were seven or eight acres of mulberry gardens, and she raised silkworms and reeled silk herself. Although the family was not well-to-do, it could barely be considered well-to-do.Ever since the man wanted to make a small fortune the year before last and borrowed money from "Siaoye" to expand his sericulture, he didn't expect a silkworm disease to destroy all his income, and he was so defeated that he was forced to sell his land and house to repay the profit. The debt of Hades.There was nothing left to survive, so I had to ask Cai Shi to introduce him, and cast him as a slave under the family of the old man who came from Guangdong.

Being a slave to someone is a desperate choice—otherwise the family can only live on the streets, but once they sell their bodies, they can’t control their wealth. Between day and night.Fortunately, Cai Shi is an old acquaintance, and said that although this master is a stranger from Guangli, he has a kind heart and treats his servants very well.He also took in many refugees to work and care for the orphans and the elderly. He is really a great kind person.

Even so, Wang Siniang was still skeptical.However, there is no way out right now, so I have to take a risk.

I didn't expect this step to be the right one.Since arriving under Zhao's family, his family's luck has improved step by step.

The old man took good care of him and placed the whole family in the villa on Phoenix Mountain.Wang Siniang's husband, Shen Jun, is a good mulberry planter. After he came to Zhao's family, he became the "leader" and led people to plant mulberry trees on the hillside. Mulberry garden.

Wang Siniang thought that they would arrange for them to raise silkworms, and once mentioned to Cai Shi that if they wanted to raise silkworms, they had to prepare the silkworm breeders first, and they had to "spot the leaves" in advance—it would take several years for the mulberry seedlings to grow. to pick leaves.It is impossible to rely on buying mulberry leaves when you need them-it is difficult to buy them even if you spend a lot of money when silkworm breeding is the most stressful.

But for the whole of last year, there was no silkworm rearing at all, not only no silkworms.The work assigned to Wang Siniang by the superiors was to lead the female workers to plant tea and pick tea in the tea garden. Wang Siniang's natal family was a tea farmer, and she could not only grow and pick tea, but also fry green tea.It can also be regarded as a "female leader" in Phoenix Villa.

Both of them are "leaders", and the monthly money they get is more.Not long after, the master built a group of houses in the villa for the servants to live in, and their husband and wife also got one.One is bright and the other is dark, the place is not big, but it is comfortable and convenient to live in.The master also showed kindness to the three daughters, and they all took them to study in the "Yishu" in the villa.This is something that Wang Siniang never imagined in her dreams—all the children who enter this private school are the children of the servants in the villa, and all those under the age of 13 are admitted to study.

Girls at the age of six or seven can be sent to work as servants, and boys at the age of seven or eight can be sent out to cut grass and herd sheep, or even do some odd jobs if they are not good enough.There is absolutely no host who provides free food and education.Did Mr. Zhao really come all the way to Hangzhou to do good deeds?
Doubts are doubts, the daughter has read books, and her knowledge is different from before. Not only can she talk about many things that her parents don’t know, but even things like planting mulberry and silkworms, the eldest daughter can also tell a lot now—— It turned out that this "Yishu" not only taught thousands of characters, hundred surnames and so on, but also many practical things.

As for why you want to teach these things to the children in the villa, I think this master Zhao is going to do a great job here, and these children will be "leaders" and "managers" in the future?That would not require so many people.

In her opinion, the master is a very mysterious person.When the construction of the villa was first started, several strange people came here—it is said that they were all "friends" of Mr. Zhao, they said they were friends, but they all gesticulated in the villa, as if they were the owners here.Sometimes there, sometimes not.The master and them are also very friendly, and they can often be seen walking around the Phoenix Mountain together, holding a large roll of paper in their hands, and pointing from time to time.

Then, one by one, these people disappeared.But occasionally I see some new faces coming here—it is said that they are also "friends" of Mr. Zhao.

Every time a "friend" comes, there will always be some new constructions in the villa.For example, building a house, or repairing aqueducts.There is also that strange house with a chimney newly built on the mountain. Since I have that house, when the cistern on the mountain is almost dry, there will be a puff of black smoke, and the cistern will be filled with water again.

In short, the master is a very mysterious person.However, Wang Siniang never dared to ask her master's whereabouts.And for the whole last year, she seldom even saw the figure of Mr. Zhao.According to Butler Cai: Master is very busy, what are you busy with?Wang Siniang didn't dare to ask, she is not a domestic slave of the inner house, and she is not allowed to enter the inner house department of the villa without being called.The master's whereabouts are not within the scope of her inquiries.

But what the master is doing, you only need to look at it with your eyes to understand: the master has really invested in this Phoenix Villa!After two years, the hillsides that were originally covered with tall weeds and miscellaneous trees have now been opened up into mulberry orchards, orchards and tea gardens.Several workshops were built.At the foot of the mountain along the river, a large charity hall was built. Last year, the local area was hit by a major flood. The lord came forward and co-founded this charity hall with the local gentry to accommodate the victims. Even taking care of the clothes, all of them are white and fat, with red faces.Some people stayed in the villa as slaves and were assigned to work and farm in various places.For others, after a certain period, boats would go to the wharf by the river to pick up the refugees—it was said that they were sent to master Zhao's village to open up wasteland. As for where they went to open up wasteland, Wang Siniang neither knew nor dared to ask.At any rate, her family can still stay in their hometown, which is thankful.

She doesn't ask for anything else, she just wants to live a peaceful life here, and the daughters are growing up gradually. If there is one who can fall into the master's eyes and serve as a "previous person" by the master's side, then the future of this family will also be good. There is more hope.

Wang Siniang's thoughts were not random.When she kowtowed to Master Zhao, she noticed the strong male desire in Master Zhao's eyes when he looked at their mother and daughter.The master is young, and their mother and daughter are pretty, it's not surprising.If the master is lucky enough to see his own daughter, it would be a good way out.

But since then, this Mr. Zhao has nothing to say to them.The dead ghost man in his family breathed a sigh of relief, but Wang Siniang felt a little bit disappointed—couldn't my old lady be as good-looking as that ugly Feng Hua?
Speaking of Mr. Zhao, he has no wife or concubine by his side.The only maidservant who often accompanies him is Feng Hua, who is dark and thin.If you want to say that he is very masculine, the master's personal servant Jiying is not really handsome, but more like a murderer who does rough work.In the whole villa, there are not a few maids and servants who are particularly favored.He Ning, who was rescued by the master from the bridge, although he looked like a beauty at first glance, until now the master still ignores him, not even a close maidservant.

This master is really a weirdo.Wang Siniang thought about taking off the blue cloth from the shelf to "make a skirt" around her body, picked up the scarf to wrap her face and head, and put on a bamboo hat—today she was going to pick tea at the tea plantation in the villa. Go on all day.The spring sun is already hot.

The servants' group room is quiet, and most of them have already gone to work.There are dozens of group houses built along the mountain, like a small village, with public wells and toilets in addition to the houses.The houses are neatly built, and there are roads paved with bluestone slabs at the entrances of every house—all cleaned up.There is a contract for sanitation here, there are shifts, and there are special inspections.Whoever does not do well will deduct the monthly payment.Not only public places need to be checked, but even the home is no exception.This mandatory sanitation inspection is the most effective way to ensure public health safety.

Wang Siniang walked all the way up the hillside.Pass through the public well in the village -- below is the reservoir, and the water is transported here from the reservoir on the mountain through the culvert.Surrounded by the public well were several maids who were doing laundry, and when they saw Wang Siniang coming, they all greeted her.She is also a "leader" in the villa, and her status is much higher than that of ordinary women.

(End of this chapter)