"Actually, it's very simple," Xia Xiaodong said and wrote, "it's to add sand to Rin." After adding it, it can be harder, not easy to break, and more durable. In our Suzhou area, there are many mountains, but there is very little sand. Mrs. Hui asked Jun Wei to think of something, and then he 'discovered' this usage, so it was much more reasonable. ”

Sand doesn't fall from the sky, it's just river sand or sea sand. Suzhou is mountainous and does not rely on the sea, so the discovery of this usage needs a little 'coincidence', and how to coincide with it, let Mrs. Zhuang think about it herself.

"Nowadays, the production of Suzhou stone is still low, and with the use of sand seed, won't it be doubled immediately? And it's cheaper. Xia Xiaodong quickly finished writing, and gently pursed his mouth to dry the ink: "It's best to take it out before and after the autumn flood, this thing is best used to build embankments." ”

Mrs. Zhuang looked at the rice paper with few words, her breathing was a little heavy, she reached out and took it, wanted to fold it, but felt that it was inappropriate, and finally took two more pieces of pure xuan, one before and one behind, and sandwiched the paper in the middle, and then carefully rolled it up.

"I'll discuss it with your father when I go back," Mrs. Zhuang said solemnly, "If this thing is used well, not only will there be money coming in, but it may also be a great achievement!" ”

Build an embankment! Flood control! No matter what the emperor is, he is scratching his head and worrying!

Of course, it is a great achievement to be able to find a good way. Of course, it is impossible to hide such a major event from Xia Bashan, and maybe he can be promoted because of this.

These Xia Xiaodong don't worry about it.

Since she is the daughter of the Xia family, she must also contribute to the Xia family. What's more, Xia Bashan and Mrs. Zhuang, together with a few younger brothers and sisters, are not bad.

People respect me a foot, and I respect people.

Xia Xiaodong was very relieved to go to prepare for the draft.

Groping by yourself is far less convenient than finding an expert. Of course, Xia Xiaodong knew the importance of talents, and quickly thought of the right person.

When it comes to the draft, Mama Ji is very good at it.

"It's nothing more than being careful with food, clothing, housing and transportation." Mama Ji did not hide her secrets, and explained them one by one.

Although he knew a lot of tricks in the palace fight, Xia Xiaodong still humbly and carefully wrote them down one by one, ready to implement them.

When the time comes, you can't bring maids to serve, and you have to rely on yourself for everything. What are you kidding, you are here to be a show girl, but you are not here to be the master. If you become a palace maid in the future, you have to serve the nobles, even if you are lucky enough to be selected as a concubine, you have to serve the emperor, right?

What the? Do you need someone to serve yourself? Please, where to go cool.

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In the end, the primary selection place for the quasi-show girl was set as a garden in the west of Suzhou City, called Qinyuan, which was a courtyard for a gentleman.

The so-called poor show is rich and lifts people, show talents or there are down-and-out, but they are not poor. If you win, you can be exempted from taxes and servitude, and the sacrifice alone is enough to survive. And you can also be an official, but you can't be a high-ranking official.

The owner of Qinyuan is a magistrate in Suzhou, surnamed Li. Li Tuiguan is really diligent, the garden is well organized, the flowers and trees are sparse and the winding paths are quiet, this late summer and early autumn, walking in it is very refreshing.

Considering that the prospective show girls come from all over the place, it is inevitable to arrive before and after, and although the Qinyuan is large, it cannot accommodate hundreds of people, so the selection of the prospective show girls is carried out in batches.

The first batch is the ladies who are nearby and live in Suzhou City.

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You can't be a concubine, the sick prince favors the concubine.

The treatment of a quasi-show girl is very ordinary, six people in a room. Each room is equipped with a maid as standard, and a rough mother-in-law - this is still Li Tuiguan's sympathetic to everyone and sent his own subordinates, otherwise there is no yet.

On the second day of check-in, Cai Zhongguan from Beijing arrived.

Early in the morning, the standard maid brought six sets of dresses, which were exactly the same.

Blue thin Luo short shirt, moon white six long skirts.

Xia Xiaodong got dressed and looked at the few people in the same room. This dress is actually very good-looking, and the color scheme is also good, but how it looks like a room of shallots .......

Thinking of the gift specially given by Mrs. Zhuang, Xia Xiaodong picked up the sewing box, went to the clean room, selected a few places, and sewed the upper clothes and the lower skirt together.

It's okay to say that it's a small place, at least don't walk and your skirt falls off. Xia Xiaodong thought so inexplicably, but at this time, he didn't expect that it would be fulfilled in others.

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The would-be ladies gathered around a water pavilion. This is probably a place to set up a stage to feast on a good day, and it is very spacious and flat.

Everyone lined up in the order of their father's and brother's official positions, and stood in four rows in turn, with a distance of two feet between each other, so that it was convenient for the palace grandmothers who followed Cai Zhongguan down to check around.

After waiting for more than an hour, seeing that the sun was gradually moving to the middle, the prospective show girls were almost unable to eat, and only then did they see a group of people coming from a distance.

was let to be at the front, wearing a purple robe, it should be the great eunuch Cai Zhong. When I got closer, I could see more and more clearly, with a white face and no knots on the neck, which was indeed the appearance of a standard eunuch.

It's just that this eunuch Cai has a very stern expression, not like he is here to be a draft girl, but to do something important about the country.

Also, the draft is actually a strict thing.

Xia Xiaodong stood upright, quietly looking at the visitors, silently changing his concept.

Governor Zhang walked to the right of Cai Zhong, half a position behind as a sign of respect. At a glance, I saw that my daughter Zhang Wenjuan was the first in the first row, and the second in line was naturally Xia Xiaodong, Xia Bashan's daughter.

It's really better than people to die, and goods have to be thrown away, and when I look at my own children on weekdays, I just feel that there is no shortage of dignified and generous virtuous and virtuous people, and now I am standing with the girl of the Xia family, but I can't be sorry no matter what, and I insist that other people's families are not good.

And not to mention anything else, that face alone can make people depressed to death. Seeing that Zhang Wenjuan's cheeks were flushed, it was obvious that she couldn't stand the heat, and the sweat on her forehead flowed down and passed through her eyebrows, leaving a pale gray eyebrow pencil mark - this girl has it all on her face, God knows how long it will take!

Although the girl of the Xia family is also hot and sweaty, there is no makeup on her face that has been washed away, which shows that it is pure natural! What made Governor Zhang feel the most was the faint smile on Xia Xiaodong's face that was slightly curious, and he didn't mean to be reluctant at all.

It's like, after spending half a day of thought and effort, blocking all other people's paths, leaving only a designated road, thinking that they are at the mercy of others, only to find that people are going to take this road, but they have become a jumping beam and a villain in vain.

What's more, this girl is still her son's baby, and she is also a daughter-in-law who is optimistic about herself! Don't mention the awkwardness in Governor Zhang's heart.

Cai Zhong stood steadily in front of everyone, his eyes swept over the women in the front row one by one, and it took a long time before he spoke: "You have been waiting for a long time. ”

There was no condolence in the tone.

"But," followed by the admonition, "it's nothing!" ”