Chronicle of Farming in Muxianfu

Chapter 168

The young man frowned, "These news are really useless. Then the Marquis of An announced that the eldest son was crowned heir, and Huawang's mansion was demoted. It's worth using the eagle to send back? Our spies over there are indeed too weak. gone."

The man poured a glass of wine by himself, and took a sip slowly. There was no trace of evil on his face, but it was replaced by deep thought and solemnity. "In a few months, if there is still no news from Xingsen and the others, I plan to visit Baihua myself."

"Visiting Baihua personally? Uncle Emperor, I'm afraid..." The young man looked a little hesitant, with panic lurking deep in his eyes.

The man glared at him angrily, and was about to reprimand him.The young man quickly changed the subject, and said with a smile, "Uncle Emperor, your room is warm, unlike my Zhengde Palace, which is as cold as an ice cellar. It's all under the ground heat built by a master, why is there such a big difference?"

"Stupid words, the master's craftsmanship is good. It's just that according to the ancestral system, the palace should not be too hot. As an emperor, he should always keep the people's sufferings in his heart and empathize with them, so that he will not be extravagant and lustful, and forget the emperor. responsibility." The man knew that the young man was changing the subject, but he followed his will and stopped reprimanding him. When he was so old, he followed his master to cause trouble everywhere, but he was already sitting on the throne. With the burden of the rise and fall of a country on his shoulders, it was inevitable that he would be a little frightened when he was suddenly allowed to face those ambitious people who were staring at him alone.

The boy tossed off his shoes, sat cross-legged on the soft couch, and said, "Uncle Emperor, if we in Heishui had such dexterous craftsmen and figured out such a good method earlier, wouldn't it be possible to save many people from freezing to death every year?" In the two counties around the city of Heibing, only a dozen people froze to death this year, which is much better than hundreds of people in previous years. From now on, we people in Heishui no longer have to worry about fathers and children dying in the cold night. It's a blessing for me, Heishui!" The boy's voice grew louder as he spoke, and the panic that he heard the emperor's uncle was about to leave just now disappeared from his face, and a faint majesty appeared on his slightly immature face. meaning.

The man lowered his head, a flash of comfort flashed in his heart, and said in a solemn voice, "Yes, that's it. You are from the generation of the Xiahou family, the emperor of this black water, and all the people in the world are your subjects. They are dedicated to you. If you are loyal, you will take on the responsibility of relieving them of their cold and thirst."

The young man had a majestic face at first, but when he heard this, he immediately looked like a discouraged ball, and said dejectedly, "Oh, there are a lot of troubles. It doesn't count if you solve the cold, but you have to continue to worry about filling the stomachs of the people. Father Why did you leave such a mess behind, little emperor, how about you sit on the throne? I will travel the world instead of you!"

The man immediately scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about, you forgot your father's last words!"

The young man also felt that he had slipped his words, so he hurriedly grabbed the jug with his own hands, poured a glass of wine for the man, and said with a smile, "Uncle Huang, Xu'er was just joking. This is in front of you, and I dare not do that in front of outsiders."

The man calmed down, and said, "Xia Houxu, you are now the emperor and the ruler of this country. You have to follow the Dongfang University scholar and practice the king's mind well. Don't trust anyone easily, and don't let people guess your heart. What you think, what you think. You can't relax at all times, don't forget, how did your father die with hatred?"

Xia Houxu immediately put away the smirk on his face, stood up and sat down, and bowed his head slightly, "Uncle Huang, Xu'er has been taught."

"Forget it," the man waved his hand, "If it wasn't for the sudden death of the emperor, you wouldn't have to go through such hardships. Baihua couldn't send any useful news back, your Aunt Wan..." Mentioning this name, the man from back then came to mind. The little sister in concubine-colored dress always secretly wrapped snacks in a handkerchief, climbed through the hole in the wall, and brought them to him. Her big eyes were full of joy and anticipation, and she always shouted, "Brother, Wan'er, give me something!" You have something delicious." The tender voice of the child was so warm, and when she grew up, she would not be able to climb through the hole in the wall, so she would stuff the clothes she had made into the hole, lie down at the hole, and look at him with a sweet smile .On the day he left the palace to learn art from his master, he had promised her that he would come back to see her, but when he came back, she was dead...

Xia Houlie severely suppressed the resentment in his heart, drank the wine in his hand in one gulp, and said, "At most, when there is no news from Baihua during the autumn harvest, I must go and see in person. I always have a feeling that There will definitely be big things happening there. Xu'er, when the time comes, you will face the opposition alone, as well as your mother and concubine's relatives and families, you... must not be careless and despise, and you must think twice before acting."

"I will definitely live up to my uncle's high expectations." Xia Houxu straightened his back and solemnly agreed...

Of course, Mu Ai is still ignorant of the coveting from Tianzhu.At this time, the weather was getting warmer, the mud and water had settled down, and the reconstruction of the medical center started smoothly. Mu Liu led Mu Qi and Mu Jiu to soak in the construction site every day.Because there was no need to move the foundation, only a dozen plasterers were hired. The rest of the hired workers were just paid a daily wage of [-] yuan, but the neighbors around them broke the door frame.

At the beginning, Mu Liu drove a carriage to visit her home on the vernal equinox and winter solstice. Knowing that her family lived near here, and her father was a long-term part-time worker, she went to the door and invited him to come forward. Yes, 30 people were left and assigned by him to do the work.Then they recruited a few women with good craftsmanship and clean clothes, and the second sister-in-law Wu was in charge of taking care of Zhang Luo's daily meals.

On the first day of construction, the men who got up early and came to work with empty stomachs, saw loads of fine noodles, pieces of bone fat, boards of tofu, and barrels of vegetable oil being unloaded from the car and brought into the kitchen, and they all began to swallow. Drooling.

Later, I heard that these were all prepared for their stomachs at noon.Everyone was going crazy with joy. You must know that these people who have no land and rely on part-time jobs to support their families all day long, their life is as difficult as it is. It's fishy, ​​today not only the high wages, but also the meat to eat, this kind of work is simply a good thing that is hard to find in the world.

Chun Equinox's father doesn't talk much on weekdays, but he is really simple and honest, and he has a good reputation in the neighborhood. Everyone calls him Uncle Sun.At this time, I squatted in the sunny place by the door and smiled silly, and there was the one who had a good relationship on weekdays, and ran over to him and asked him, "Uncle Sun, who is this master who actually feeds meat to us hired workers? Haven't had it for a year."

Others also echoed, "That's right, that's right, Uncle Sun, wouldn't the sixth shopkeeper just say that your eldest girl is in this master's house?"

Father Chun Equinox rubbed his hands, feeling a little embarrassed, his daughter had told him not to talk too much about the Lord’s family outside, but the folks asked, but they couldn’t stop talking, so after thinking about it, he said vaguely, “Well, Mr. Ya said the master has a kind heart and has a shop in the city."

"Oh, then this master's family must be a big family?"

Mu Qi listened behind the door for a long while, then came out with a smile and said, "Everyone is here?"

Father Chun Equinox got up quickly and saluted, "Seven stewards, everyone is here, and you can start working right away."

Mu Qi returned the gift, and said with a smile, "Uncle Sun, I don't dare to be your gift. I entered the mansion later than the Spring Equinox girl, and I am often taken care of by her on weekdays. Just call me Xiaoqi."

Father Chun Equinox nodded and didn't say much.But someone next to him asked again, "Seventh manager, we don't know where the master's house is? If you're not busy, just tell us."

Mu Qi just waited for their words, and didn't refuse immediately, and said with a smile, "I'm sorry for everyone, I was so busy preparing food that I forgot to explain to everyone. Our host lives in Kao The Muxian Mansion at the foot of the Shenshan Mountain in the north of the city may not be familiar to everyone, so everyone must have heard of the name of the shop I mentioned. The dim sum in the city is the sky, and it was opened by our mansion."

"What, food is the sky! It's the food that is so expensive that the snacks are so expensive!" A young man in Tsing Yi screamed.

"Ah, I also remembered, that Shi Weitian that Lord Governor went to give congratulatory gifts when it opened?" A middle-aged man next to him also shouted.

Now the people below are talking about it, and the name of Shiweitian is known to all women and children in Kao City. Every morning when the dim sum is baked, the fragrance that floats half the street attracts so many children to sniff their noses and work hard. Take a couple of sniffs.What's more, the rumors about the owner of Shiweitian have never stopped. Some say that he belongs to the righteous sister of Xiao's boss in Xiankelou, some say that he belongs to a widowed woman, and some say that he is a vegetable grower. Two sentences.

Mu Qi coughed twice, and waited for everyone to shut up before saying, "Yes, it was our Muxian Mansion who opened the food for the sky. Our mistress is kind-hearted, and anyone who has worked hard for our mansion No matter whether it is a servant or a hired worker, they have never treated them badly. The noodles that were pulled in just now were ordered by the madam personally, saying that everyone is rebuilding the yard for our house, so we must not let everyone go hungry, we must eat well. Yes, and it’s not just one meal, it’s three meals! During working hours, everyone goes to their respective houses to sleep, and eats three meals a day here.”

"Three meals? Those meat and noodles are for us, and three meals?" Uncle Sun took the lead to ask everyone's doubts. Although he knew that the eldest girl's master was benevolent, he didn't expect it to be like this Be generous.

"Yes, Uncle Sun, it's three meals a day. My wife said that as long as everyone works hard, our Muxian Mansion will not let everyone go hungry. And everyone has done their work well, and it will be good for everyone in the future." Good thing. Our wife is planning to open a medical clinic in this yard. Everyone will have a headache. You don’t need to pay for the consultation fee, and you only need a small amount of money to get the medicine. If you don’t have money, you can use eggs, firewood, etc. Do you think this is not a good thing for everyone?"

An old man standing outside the door watching the fun squeezed in when he heard what Mu Qi said, and asked anxiously, "Medical clinic? Is what the steward said just now true?"

　Thank you for your support, the cold is still going on, I hope everyone is healthy! !
　　
　
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