In a small village south of Higgs, a woman with a sleeping baby on her back stands guard in front of a stove, waiting for a large pot of potatoes to be steamed.

Next to her, two boys were snatching a Mauser 98K rifle made from a wooden stick. There are shops in the bazaar that specialize in these toys, and they are full of toys made of wood and other materials.

Girls like the kind of wooden dolls that can be twisted, with handsome or beautiful hair, these dolls have very delicate faces, and they can change clothes.

The dolls were dressed in a variety of fabrics that fit perfectly, and some even used expensive tulle that only aristocratic ladies had dared to wear.

Now these materials are so cheap that the woman with the child on her back is also wearing a long dress covered with tulle and colorful floral cloth.

Life seemed to be getting better, at least the woman felt that her life had gotten better—she used to worry about what to eat every day, but now she was worried about what to do.

It sounds the same, but once there was nothing to eat, so she didn't know what to eat, but now she has too much to eat, and she often has a headache with food choices for dinner.

"Give it to me! That's my gun! Charlie! I'm going to defeat the Magic Empire with Her Highness the Princess! A little boy watched as his brother brandished the wooden rifle that was almost identical to the real 98K rifle, shouting loudly.

"Don't give! The pistol you chose at the time that can be revolted! Not to be outdone, the younger brother shouted back at his brother: "You broke it!" ”

"I didn't!" The elder brother yelled loudly in annoyance.

"You have it!" The younger brother's voice seemed to be louder and sharper.

"I didn't!"

"You have it!"

Listening to her child chirping behind her, the woman had a happy smile on her face. She has nothing to be dissatisfied with, after all, except that her husband is not by her side, such a life is worth her liking.

Children can buy their favorite toys and walk the three-kilometre flat road to the town's primary school on Mondays.

She herself can save a lot of money and occasionally go to see those beautiful clothes, and if she wants, she can grit her teeth and buy most brands of clothes.

Because compared to the tattered fabrics that every household had to weave before, and the quality was poor and not good-looking, the finished clothes produced in those factories were simply cheap and didn't cost money.

Earlier, everyone thought that this was the textile factory and the ready-to-wear factory on Iran Hill that were losing money and making money, but everyone was dumbfounded when they waited and waited for cheaper clothes to start selling at discount or even half price.

Men's clothes used to cost at least dozens of copper coins, and at that time, everyone's annual income may not be enough to change a piece of clothing.

Now a man's clothes can be bought for only seven copper coins, which is simply earning transportation expenses......

You know, the current income is much higher than before, not only the price of clothes is decreasing, but the income is still increasing, which makes everyone feel that clothes are cheaper overnight.

Therefore, everyone is now beginning to recognize the so-called brand: the big families in the town have begun to pay attention to the clothes of "Seris I" and "noble". I heard that it is breathable and comfortable to wear, warm in winter and cool in summer, clearing heat and detoxifying, eliminating summer and relieving heat, and water and fire do not invade......

Anyway, listening to the women who wore these expensive garments, these expensive garments from Mayne or the North-County production area could all be heightened when they wore them—pathetic vanity......

What is there to complain about on such days? Except that her husband is not by her side.

The children now know a lot better than she does, they can quickly calculate numbers, they can memorize some strange texts, and the teachers are so knowledgeable that they can make steam carry the train running.

In fact, she had seen trains before, and when she saw her husband off last year, she had seen them at the train station in town. The iron creature was huge, as big as a dragon, and it spewed white steam and whined when it drove it.

Last month, two of her children had also taken the train, and the town's school had organized the children to experience life by going to Higgsner for a day and returning with a frenzied description of the city that was shocking in size.

I heard that there were huge chimneys that towered into the sky, and tall factories filled with roaring machinery.

I heard that there are hundreds of thousands of workers there, who go to and from work on time every day, and when they walk on the streets, they are in groups.

I heard that there are loudspeakers for broadcasting on the streets there, and every day the Emperor's speech is played on time, and you can also hear beautiful music.

I heard there......

In short, it was a rather beautiful place, so beautiful that even the air was filled with a choking smell, a smell that represented the strength of the advanced and the brave and the hard.

"Donggo! Don't bully your brother! While lifting the lid of the cauldron, the woman reminded her child loudly without replying: "Charlie! Shut up for me, don't provoke your brother again! ”

Both children quieted down because they could already smell the aroma of potatoes. These peeled, soft steamed potatoes have a very good taste and have always been a favorite ration for people in the neighborhood.

The woman picked up the boiled canned fish on the stove and sprinkled the soup on top of the steaming potatoes in the pot, and the smell of fresh and fragrant fish permeated the room.

The food practices of this world are actually very common, and can even be described as scarce. After all, before Iran Hill ruled this land, everyone couldn't even guarantee basic food and clothing, who still had the heart to study how to make food delicious?

For a long time, only a few very wealthy aristocrats delved into what they ate, and their practices were limited to specific regions, where the ingredients were different and the things they made were naturally strange.

However, with the expansion of Iran Hill, the seafood was canned for easy preservation, and the inland finally had the conditions to taste sea fish. Canned food, which has been processed in factories and added with various spices, has now become a popular delicacy among commoners and nobles.

Everyone has ensured food and clothing, and naturally there is a higher pursuit, and cheap canned fish and canned meat have become the best choice for many civilians to improve their lives.

As long as you go to the shop to buy a few boxes of such canned food, you can save some ingredients, adults and children like to eat not to say, but also save time and effort - modern industrial production of things, is unconsciously changing people's lives.

"Father! Father! Time to eat! The woman divided the food, filled the largest bowl with a bowl full of potatoes in fish sauce, and brought it into the room, and placed it on a delicate wooden table.

She bought the table at the bazaar and walked home alone on her back. After all, it costs 1 silver coin to be delivered to the door, and she is not very reluctant. At that time, she still had a big belly, and when she was tired, she put the table on the side of the road, sat on the table and rested watching the endless flow of carriages and cars.

Compared to cheap clothing, the price of furniture seems to be plummeting. In the past, the farmer only had simple wooden utensils made by himself and a fairly flat table, which was already an eye-catching family.

But now, for a few silver coins, you can buy beautiful furniture, flat tops as smooth as mirrors, painted, and even the legs carved into rounded, streamlined shapes.

The matching chairs and even the carved lines complement the table, which even the nobles did not dare to ask for in the past. Nowadays, every household is using this kind of woodware, which looks very beautiful, because it is cheap, and it makes people want to cry.

"Linna! Thank you! The old man put down the carving knife in his hand, looked at his daughter gently, and asked with some pity, "Did that bastard boy send a letter?" Is it dead outside? ”

He was helping his grandson repair the broken wooden pistol, although the price was not expensive, but the old man who had been poor all his life was still reluctant to throw it away, so he was using tools to repair the broken shaft.

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To put it mildly, it looks like a cheap and simple structure, but because of the processing accuracy, it can't be repaired at all. The old man pondered for a long time, but he didn't find a good way.

"Father! Huck has a letter, it was delivered yesterday by the postman! I didn't expect to receive a letter from Huck in a week in our shabby place. Carrying the sleeping child on her back, the girl named Lina replied with a smile.

The road at the entrance of the village has become sturdy and durable since it was repaired by a group of engineers, and I heard that they use something called asphalt, which is harder than stone when it dries, and the vehicles that pass by use soft wheels, so the road is still as smooth as new.

Since the road was introduced, the village is no longer closed. You can walk along the main road to the town, which is very comfortable, much more comfortable than going over the mountains. It is precisely because of this road that letters are delivered faster, food is transported faster, and life seems to have reached a new level.

"See the notice posted at the entrance of the village? It's going to be conscripted again. The old man shook his head and said, "I heard that this time our Higgs are going to send 200,000 recruits, and it seems that there will be a lot of young people in the village. ”

"Yes, I saw it, I heard that more than 30 people in our village have signed up, after all, the salary is high, and there is a ration subsidy......" Lina said as she walked outside, if she didn't go out to have a look, it was estimated that the two greedy little monkeys outside would burn their paws.

I hope my husband can come back safely, if he can come back safely, this kind of life really can't be better.