Mu Qiaoling studied in the school in the west of the city during the day, and heard that Mu Si was coming, so he hurriedly ran over to visit after class. As soon as the grandfather and grandson met, Mu Qiaoling sweetly shouted 'grandpa'. Mu Sinian's eyebrows were crooked and beaming with joy. He was very fond of this granddaughter.

"Ling'er is doing well in Fushun?" Old man Mu had just finished his exclamation in the hospital when he was pulled down by his granddaughter. He carried a small bag with him, and after opening it, he took out about one or two pieces of broken silver from it and stuffed it into Mu Qiaoling's hand, "You are still young but you are married, and you think you will get pregnant and have a child within a year." Don't depity money, eat more meat to replenish your body. ”

Mu Sinian came to Fushun this time, and he had a big event in his heart, and most of the rest was to send some money to his granddaughter. He watched his granddaughter grow up and never leave his sight. When this child grew up and suddenly got married and followed her husband, he was worried and couldn't rest assured. Especially worried about the ghost door of women's childbirth,......。

Knowing that his grandfather felt sorry for him, tears welled up in Mu Qiaoling's eyes. She pushed the small bag wrapped in broken silver back, and Mu Sinian immediately said angrily: "Take it, take it and buy a few chickens to make up for your body." You're about to become a mother, so you must take care of your body. The tall cow kid is alone, and there is no mother-in-law to take care of you, so you must take care of yourself. ”

Speaking of Mu Sinian's big tears, fifty or sixty people, their beards and hair were white, but they couldn't help crying. Mu Qiaoling also felt sour, she is only a fourteen-year-old doll now, she is still very immature between her eyebrows, and she is very worried after leaving home. But she still pushed the money back and said, "Grandpa, you don't have to worry. Ling'er can take care of herself, I have money. ”

"What money can you have?" Mu Sinian said angrily: "Gao Da Niu is a poor soldier, and he has no money if he wants to. ”

"Grandpa, you're wrong." Mu Qiaoling sneered, she simply pulled Mu Sinian up and said, "It's noon, presumably grandpa hasn't eaten yet, let's go to the cafeteria with me." ”

"What cafeteria? Eat now? "Old man Mu still lives a day with two meals a day, and he doesn't eat at noon.

It didn't take long for Mu Qiaoling to come to Fushun, but he had already been conquered by the three-meal system here. She privately joked with Gao Daniu, "I eat three meals a day here, and I have to stay and eat my fill." ’

"Grandpa, even if you come with me, we'll have lunch here at noon. There is a special canteen for food, and the meals are good and cheap. Mu Qiaoling was like offering a treasure, pulling Mu Sinian and leaving. Mu Sinian couldn't run fast at his age, but he felt that his granddaughter was in a good mood, and he also laughed happily.

When he arrived at the cafeteria, Mu Sinian saw that everything was fresh. He'd only seen a swarm of bees, and the mere queue was unheard of. The posture of slowly marching in a queue made him sigh with emotion: "This is a military rule of law, there are rules for clothing, food, housing and transportation, and they are orderly." ”

Seeing the fragrance of the dishes in front of him, Mu Sinian whispered to his granddaughter and asked, "What is the purpose of this canteen?" But what's the point? ”

Mu Qiaoling said: "The owner hired a cook, and after confirming that he was in good health, he cooked according to the prescribed hygienic conditions and recipes. The proprietor himself often eats here, and he often runs into the back kitchen to check if it is clean. Once he finds out that there is something he is not doing well....... ”

Mu Sinian interrupted: "He's going to scold, right?" ”

Mu Qiaoling shook his head and said, "No, the owner didn't scold people at first. He would be so angry that he asked people to write the norms, and asked the cooks in the cafeteria to memorize them and do them according to the norms. Only if he does not follow the norms, he will curse and even kill. ”

"There is a model for the order, and the law is the rule. Hiss....... Mu Sinian was very surprised, and he asked suspiciously: "If someone is a traitor." For example, there is a lot of oil and water in this canteen, there are many meters and few meters, the price of vegetables is high, and there are too many places where you can use your hands and feet. ”

"It's not that easy." Mu Qiaoling shook his head and said: "There are other people in charge of procurement, and the canteen is only responsible for cooking." As for the deduction, it is inevitable, but it is also necessary to avoid the people of the Supervision Department. The owner had been away for more than a month, and when he came back, he found a lot of corruption, and he hanged many people directly. ”

"Hanged man? The government doesn't care? Mu Sinian was even more surprised.

Mu Qiaoling sneered and said, "The government? They didn't care about it a long time ago. Grandpa just came, but he didn't know that there was a big change in the city yesterday. Fushun guerrilla Li Yongfang didn't know what hysteria he had, and he even introduced the owner as a cronie.

The Chinese military officer Zhao Yihe killed the bandits, and the garrison Wang Mingyin said that he was sick at home. The affairs of the city, big and small, have fallen into the hands of our hosts. And the news spread throughout the city overnight, and no one was amazed. ”

"I see." Mu Sinian nodded slightly, "Zhou Dongjia's methods are ruthless enough, there must be something strange behind it." Those who have a heart are afraid that they are ready to move. ”

"Needless to say. Now the domineering of the owner has become a success, those who go along with it prosper, and those who go against it die. No one in the city dared to make a noise, and many of the headhunters simply quit their errands and escaped from Fushun. Even if they don't escape, they often don't go out for fear of getting into trouble. Mu Qiaoling spoke, and had already come to the window where he was cooking. She only glanced at the plate and screamed, "Grandpa, there is a roast chicken today." ”

The roast chicken is not big, but it costs a dish ticket worth one dollar and five cents of silver, and ordinary people can't afford to eat it. Mu Qiaoling was excited to buy two in a row. Mu Sinian hurriedly said that one was enough, but Mu Qiaoling said, 'Meat and vegetables are rare, buy one more and take it back to Da Niu'.

I bought two roast chickens, and the grandfather and grandson asked for two large bowls of meat sauce noodles. Flour is expensive, and ordinary people can't afford to eat it. But the noodles are glutenous, the meat sauce is fragrant, and Mu Sinian's appetite is full of sweat. Coupled with a roast chicken, it was even more rare for him to feel that he could eat enough, and he sighed again and again: "It's too luxurious, it's too luxurious, and it's rare to eat like this during the New Year." It is difficult to start a business, so you should be thrifty. ”

Looking around the cafeteria, although few people eat meat as much as Mu Qiaoling, everyone's bowls are full. Even if you eat the cheapest sweet potato multigrain rice, it's absolutely okay to be full. After eating, there is also a noodle soup that does not cost money, and after Mu Sinian drank it, he found that it was thick and thick, and a lot of vegetable oil and water were added, which was really rare.

Mu Sinian was quite emotional, and he didn't know if it was a good life in Fushun City, or a good life here for Zhou Qingfeng. He saw that there were still a few shredded meat sticks hanging on the chicken bones that Mu Qiaoling spit out, so he picked them up again and ate them. Mu Qiaoling immediately blushed, and Nuo Nuo said: "Grandpa, I also have a job here in the owner's house, and I have a salary of two taels of silver every month. ”

"Two taels a month?" Mu Sinian was very surprised, "What kind of work do you do for the owner?" ”

"My granddaughter studied in the academy during the day, and at night she went to teach the boss's men to read and write. In addition, the owner said that I was a military dependent, and there were extra meal and meal tickets every month. So....... Mu Qiaoling is thin-skinned, and he has always been in awe of Mu Sinian. She looked at the chicken bones that were gnawed by her grandfather, and didn't dare to say any more.

Mu Sinian looked at the chicken bones, and then looked at the people who were eating together, and sighed lightly: "Well...... you can actually be a female gentleman, and you are also a person who wants to be faced." Grandpa can't disgrace you. However, thrift is a virtue that cannot be forgotten even if you live a good life. He paused to let go of the topic, and then asked, "You said you went to the academy during the day?" ”

Mu Qiaoling's face was flushed by Mu Sinian's words, and after listening to the change of topic, he quickly nodded and said, "The school run by the owner." ”

"Do you want to learn the Four Books of Women?"

"It's not."

"Four Books and Five Classics?"

"Not really."

"What's that?"

"The textbooks compiled by the owner himself are the easiest in Chinese and more difficult in mathematics, so they are naturally the most interesting."

"Oh..... it's all the ladies in the city who go to school together, right?"

"Not really, both men and women."

"Ah......? Men and women your age? ”

"Yes, both."

"What kind of system is this? I heard the scholars in the city say that 'men and women are in the same house', and I thought it was just a rumor made out of nothing, but it turned out to be true? ”

Mu Sinian suddenly slapped the table and became angry, and everyone eating in the cafeteria looked over one after another. Mu Qiaoling was embarrassed to death, but she still tried to argue: "The owner said that men and women are equal, and they should be frank and generous. ”

"But you're all married." Mu Sinian lowered his voice, sad and angry. "When you get married, you should guard the women's way, being a female gentleman is already easy to cause gossip, and male and female classmates will be poked in the back. Your man will be upset. ”

"Not really." Hearing the last sentence, Mu Qiaoling raised his head instead, "Da Niu, he listens to the owner for everything, and he feels that what the owner said makes sense." As for what gossips and pokes the backbone, the people here don't have the guts. I am a military dependent, and whoever dares to gossip about me is impatient. ”

Mu Qiaoling's last voice was quite loud and proud. Many people in the cafeteria heard the sound and looked at it, and their eyes were natural. No one whispered and whispered.

Mu Sinian felt weird. It is easy to get into trouble elsewhere when a woman shows her face, and there is always a tongue that likes to slander behind her back. The ruffians and hooligans always bully the helpless women's families, and the long-tongued women in the streets and alleys always love to curse and laugh. Old man Mu was still worried and said: "Gossip is the most hurtful, so it's better to be careful." ”

Mu Qiaoling really didn't care, and said with a smile: "Grandpa found a man for his granddaughter who dared to fight and kill, and with him to protect him, no one could hurt me." I feel that life here is relaxed and free. Compared to what is not allowed at home, what is not allowed, here is very happy. ”

When Mu Si came to Fushun, he was worried that his granddaughter would not have a good life, but when he came, he found that she was lively like a bird out of the cage, chirping and flying around, and refused to return to the cage. He couldn't help but feel a little depressed, feeling that it was useless for him to come, but a burden.

"I saw that your young owner was a man who did big things, but he still did more things than Grandpa thought day and night. When Grandpa came, he thought that he could give advice to your host, assist one or two, and maybe he could achieve something great. But now it seems that everything your host has done is subtle and practical. But everything I think about seems old and pedantic. ”

Mu Qiaoling's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked in a low voice, "Grandpa is willing to work under the owner?" ”

"What can I do? I'm just a rotten country scholar. Mu Sinian had to admit that he couldn't keep up with Zhou Qingfeng's ideas at all, and he couldn't touch the other party's routine.

But Mu Qiaoling said with a smile: "Grandpa has a great pen and can write and draw, so he just went to apply for the head of the Propaganda Section of the Administration Department and be the mouthpiece of our host." ”

"Mouthpiece?" Mu Sinian was really surprised.