There is a soap-making workshop in the eastern suburbs of Anyang Prefecture, where people come and go on weekdays, transporting raw materials, shipping goods, and buying the workers in the workshop to eat and chew wraps, which is very lively. Although this workshop has only been around for less than two years, there are no people in the surrounding area who do not know what to do, and even some villagers in the surrounding area will bring their own vegetables and steamed cakes to sell. The workers in the workshop were well paid and willing to spend money, and the things they brought with them were always sold for a good price. Gradually, in the open space on the side of the workshop, a small market was formed every morning and evening, selling vegetables, food, and all kinds of needles and threads haberdashery, which can be regarded as a complete variety.

But just three days ago, the workshop was suddenly surrounded by the officers and soldiers of the brigade, and they were not allowed to go out or enter outside. How can you be surrounded by officers and soldiers in a good manner?

There was a person who shook his head and guessed, "What do you do in that workshop?" The things made in that workshop were poisonous, and it is said that after a few touches, people will be weakened and slowly die...... No, if someone dies, the officers and soldiers will naturally seal this place. ”

Another small merchant who often came and went in the workshop shook his head again and again: "Nonsense, people make soap!" Soap, do you know the truth? Wash your hands and face and take a shower, especially clean, and there is a good smell after washing......"

Another person nodded and agreed: "Well, I also heard that when there was a plague in Qinghe and Pixian last year, this kind of soap was used for those who had the plague, washing their hands, washing their faces, bathing and washing their clothes...... Alas, you said that you are also divine, so many Lang Zhong can't cure the plague of Lu, so I washed it a few times with this soap, and the disease was cured...... I said, this soap is not only not poisonous, but also cures! When we sell this year's wheat, we also buy a piece to keep at home, wash it when we are sick, and we don't need to invite Lang Zhong or pick medicine! ”

"Huh, just you? Also sold wheat to buy soap? Do you know how much a piece of soap is? I heard that a piece of soap in Anyang City was sold for one or two silver! Someone next to him immediately retorted disdainfully.

The man who was despised was very ashamed, his face flushed, his eyes were glaring and panting, and he snorted for a long time before he stomped his feet and said, "Isn't it just a tael of silver?" We planted a lot of wheat this year, how can we buy a piece of land at most...... Besides, with this, you won't be afraid of getting sick, isn't it cheaper than asking Lang Zhong to grab medicine at that time? You don't have to eat this, it's not bitter, it's just washed and washed, it's fragrant...... How nice! ”

After the discussion, the speculation, and the gritted teeth and hatred, these people went their separate ways with their own things. No matter what happened to the soap workshop, the vegetables they had grown with great difficulty, and the cakes they had worked so hard to steam, could not be put on hold, so they hurried a few steps to the dock to find business and strive for nothing left...... Alas, I don't expect to make much money at this time, just don't leave too much, don't lose too much.

After the soap-making workshop in the east of the city even lost the traces of these traders and people, it was completely quiet. From a distance, the houses that were still brand new were neatly arranged, and there was not even a single shadow in sight, except for the occasional sound of a dog barking or a rooster crowing, which could be regarded as revealing a little bit of anger.

The siege of the officers and men was ten days.

From the initial discussion, to the later after no one cared about it and completely fell silent, some people found that every day in the middle of noon, there would be three or four horse-drawn vehicles carrying heavy things into the workshop Zhuangzi, and in a moment the empty cars turned back, everything was silent, even those officers and soldiers were smoothly released, and did not stop it, so some people speculated that the things in the workshop were far less serious than they had guessed before.

Four or five days passed in a hurry, and the officers and soldiers surrounded the workshop Zhuangzi for half a month. As we entered May, the weather was getting hotter and hotter day by day, and the wheat in the field was getting yellower day by day.

The soldiers who were standing at the intersection like a benchmark couldn't help it, and they all avoided the shade of the trees on the side of the road, or stood or sit, and some even opened their clothes to fan the wind in order to cool down.

Yun Jichen went to Zhengding and never returned, and only sent two letters back during the period. The general meaning is that he has made many inquiries, hoping to persuade the King of Qi to stop, even if it is to give the King of Qi some shares...... But the king of Qi said that he is the third prince of the Ming Dynasty, and the prince who was entitled will lose that little money? People are not rare in money, what they want is the entire soap-making workshop, and even the national soap sales market.

It is not uncommon for princes and magnates to take advantage of it, but they always pay attention to a degree, even if you eat meat with a large portion, you always have to leave some soup for others. But obviously, King Qi's attention is to the end of the broth.

During this period, Qiu Chen also saw Liao Wenqing, compared to the loneliness and thinness when Liao Wenqing insisted on becoming a monk, Liao Wenqing's complexion is better at this time, and he is not so thin and scary, but his expression is much deeper, and the original free and easy is gone.

Today, Qiu Chen, Liao Wenqing and Lin Xu will come to inspect the situation in the workshop, focusing on the mood of the workers.

Because Qiu Chen was wearing an indigo Songjiang cloth long straight embellished men's dress again, she didn't put the curtain down, rolled up the curtain high, and she sat at the door of the carriage, drinking tea while looking at the situation around Zhuangzi.

There is a river canal in the workshop, and wells have been dug on the workshop and the village, so the workers and their families have no problem drinking water. With the food stored before and the ingredients sent over later, there is no need for food and clothing, and people's hearts will not be too sluggish.

"Originally, I thought that I could break the fortune and avoid disasters, but I didn't expect that King Qi to be so ruthless that he wanted to swallow it all...... No, let's send the workshop directly to the second prince King Yong, I heard that King Yong has done several major events one after another recently, and the holy family is long...... It seems that the one who has been low-key for all these years is finally going to make a move. Let's simply throw it over, it can be regarded as helping King Yong, when the time comes, King Yong can really ascend to the treasure, and we won't have to worry about having a good life. Lin Xu waved his fist hatefully, but the childishness on his face made the weight of these words discounted.

Qiu Chen turned his head amusedly, raised his hand and knocked on Lin Xu's forehead, ignoring his first shock, then screaming in pain, turning his head to look at the approaching workshop Zhuangzi and said, "These words can't be said in the future." ”

Lin Xu rubbed his forehead and agreed.

I heard Qiu Chen in front of me say again: "You don't need to think twice about talking and doing things, but if you think about it and make it, you can just do it, there is no need to babble, everyone knows what is noisy." ”

As soon as these words came out, Lin Xu was still a little dazed, but Liao Wenqing's pupils shrank slightly, but unfortunately, Qiu Chen resumed his silence after saying a word, and he couldn't be sure for a while if this woman had done something when he didn't know what he was doing.

Thinking about the beginning when he knew her, the Lin family at that time was just receiving medicine and medicine, and the military's order for healing medicine had just been obtained, so this woman was able to give up the temptation of such a big profit as steaming wine, and offered it without hesitation...... What did she say at the time? She said that their foundation is too shallow, even if they get the recipe for steaming wine, they can make some money, but it will not last long, and it will cause others to covet it. Even, because they are just ordinary merchants, they can't continue to make steamed wine if they can't buy a lot of grain......

Then, the Lin family got a royal gift plaque written by the royal pen.

Later, floods and plagues, when everyone fled from Anyang, this woman was alone, only brought a mother-in-law and two guards into the epidemic area, and went for nearly three months, but she curbed the ravages of the plague and saved countless lives at the same time, she also earned the gift of a three-grade lady back.

This time, it seems to be extremely dangerous, once the third prince Qi Wang Yang Jing loses patience and is really ruthless, not only will the workshop not exist, but it may even endanger the lives of the family......

But this woman has always been indifferent, although she also runs day by day, but there is not much haggard and anxious color......

Thinking about what was going on, Liao Wenqing was almost sure that this woman must have done something, and he was sure that he would be able to keep the workshop. Although she was awarded the edict of the Sanpin Lady, after all, she has little connection in the officialdom and court, and the Marquis of Jingbei, who is more intimate, has also returned to Beijing, but the news that came back was that she was bedridden and recuperated, and she did not appear in front of people at all, not to mention that the military power had already been handed over, and even the previous dynasty was dismissed by the emperor...... Such a person can't help her do anything!

Liao Wenqing thought about it, and the car had already moved in front of the garrison soldiers.

The carriage stopped, Qiu Chen was the first to get out of the car with a leisurely expression, and said to the several officers and soldiers who came out of the shade of the trees: "It is really hard for the military masters to be on duty here, and they brought a few watermelons to the military masters, and they also quenched the heat and quenched their thirst." ”

Not to mention that watermelons are far from being popular at this time, even in this season, watermelons in the fields are not on the market. Qiu Chen's watermelons were still seedlings she had raised in the glass greenhouse, and they were transplanted to the field so that they could have watermelons to eat in early May, and the watermelons in the field had to be late May and early June.

The people who came to serve in the army were all children of poor families, and they had only heard that there was a kind of watermelon as big as a ball, green skin and red flesh, sweet, juicy and delicious to quench their thirst, but such a rare thing was not seen in ordinary large households, where could they see it, let alone eat a piece.

At this time, someone actually sent watermelons to quench their thirst and quench the heat, and they naturally became excited and happy. There are those who thank each other, and there are those who sigh, and there is a mess one after another.

Just for a moment, someone in the carriage behind carried a basket of round green watermelons down, and the eyes of these soldiers were immediately attracted by this rarity, fortunately, the bearded general flag finally did not completely forget his duty, but also politely hugged his fists and thanked him: "Thank you, Mr. Qiu, for thinking about the brothers." Mr. Qiu, please come in! ”

Qiu Chen nodded, got back into the carriage, followed several carriages in front and behind, crossed the empty checkpoint, and went straight into the workshop Zhuangzi.

There are a few bodyguards in the workshop to watch the courtyard, and there are large and small stewards to take care of it, the kitchen is full of rice, noodles, meat and vegetables, and the mood of the workers and family members is quite calm. Qiu Chen turned around, talked to the workers, and gathered the stewards and nurses for a small meeting, and Qiu Chen and the three of them left the workshop Zhuangzi.

When he returned to Anyang City, it was almost noon, Qiu Chen took Lin Xu back to the Lin family, and Liao Wenqing sat in the empty carriage and slowly returned to the Liao family in Nanhu.

He really wanted to talk and laugh with this uncle and sister-in-law like before, and get along very happily. However, his mother's death was like a boulder weighing down on his heart, leaving him breathless heavily.

At the beginning of May, as the weather became hotter and hotter, and with the implementation of the most popular 'cowpox' in Beijing these days, the wind of pox in the capital was finally contained. There have been no new cases for 10 days, and the children who had the previous illness ...... Whether they were cured or died young, they all had a result.

On this day, the court meeting was over, and it was almost the end of the time when the hundred officials withdrew from the Taihe Palace.

Emperor Jingshun had just returned to the Qianqing Palace from the Taihe Palace, washed and changed into regular clothes, and was serving a bowl of tea and drinking, when the eunuch on duty outside the palace hurriedly came in and returned: "His Royal Highness King Yong, please see you." ”

Emperor Jingshun's thin face showed a faint sense of surprise, and he raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "The Great Dynasty Meeting just dispersed, what's the matter with the second child?" ”

Having said that, Emperor Invecis's face was very gentle. Han Xi, the great eunuch who got the signal, hurriedly greeted him, and after a while, he led King Yong, who was dressed in a bamboo green long straight summer robe, into the Xinuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace.

"The sons respectfully ask their fathers to bow to the emperor!" King Yong held a long and narrow box in one hand, and first handed the box in his hand to Han Xi, and then knelt down and bowed in front of Emperor Jingshun with the corner of his robe.

"Alright, alright, there's no need to make such a big gift now!" Emperor Jingshun raised his hand, and Yang Jingyong got up and thanked him.

Emperor Jingshun took a sip of tea, then slowly glanced at the box in Han Xi's hand, and asked, "What did you change again?" ”

Hearing Emperor Jingshun ask, Yang Jingyong hurriedly took the box in Han Xi's hand, then opened the mechanism, and held the box in front of Emperor Jingshun: "Father, please see!" ”

Inside the box was a long cylinder made of brass. Emperor Jingshun was slightly stunned when he saw this thing, and then his eyes lit up, he reached out and picked up the things in the box, fiddled with it slightly, and put it in his eyes to look at it, and then Huo Di got up, strode out of the Qianqing Palace without saying a word, and stood on the Danxi of the Qianqing Palace, holding the long tube-like thing to observe in all directions.

After a while, Emperor Jingshun took the long tube away from his eyes, turned his head to look at Yang Jingyong and said, "This is the clairvoyance of the great grandfather!" ”

Yang Jingyong smiled and said, "Yes, this thing is made by imitating the clairvoyance of the great grandfather." ”

"Imitation?" Emperor Jingshun was slightly stunned, and the emperor's face, who was indistinguishable from joy and anger, burst into even greater surprise, and asked repeatedly: "You mean, this clairvoyant was made by my craftsmen?" ”

Yang Jingyong nodded hurriedly: "Back to my father, exactly." This thing was made by craftsmen of this dynasty. In the future, with it, our army will be able to gallop across the battlefield, and win thousands of miles away! What light cavalry and heavy cavalry, before the action is already known to us, where is their rampant share! ”

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The eldest aunt visited on time, Su Sheng is better than dead, that's all for today...... Let's try to add it tomorrow!