Chapter 44: Paving the Way
As soon as the steward saw Qiao Xi coming, he immediately greeted her and greeted her respectfully, "Miss Qiao, are you here?" ”
"Well, I'll bring someone over to get something, you can bring them over." Qiao Xi pointed to the ten people behind him.
"Okay, come with me."
"Go and carry your things to the wagon." It's too slow to pull with a board car, so it's better to use a horse-drawn carriage, the carriage is broken, and it's a big deal to change it.
"Yes, host."
The steward led the person to the place where the other party's cement slabs were, "These cement slabs are very heavy, you had better carry them in groups of two, and be careful not to smash yourself when you operate, if you press down such a piece, your feet can be smashed and wasted." "The steward's words are not intimidating, but factual.
Before they had someone who didn't pay attention, there was a cement slab that fell, fortunately it didn't hit people, but it hit other things, when everyone moved the cement slab away, they found that the smashed things had been crushed, and everyone had palpitations at that time, since then, they have been more cautious in doing other things, think about what the scene will be when they hit their feet? Everyone shuddered, if this was smashed on the foot, the foot would be absolutely useless.
Everyone is the pillar of the family, and if something happens, the whole family will be scattered, so we should be more strict in doing things to avoid other happenings.
"Yes, we'll pay attention, thank you steward for the reminder." Ten people saw the pile of white things everywhere, it turned out to be called cement slabs, and they had seen this thing for the first time.
"You guys move slowly, and you can report the quantity to me when the time comes." The steward is very busy, as soon as the cement of the master is launched, several places in the palace have been replaced with cement slabs, not to mention, with this, I am not afraid of mud on my shoes when it rains, and I will get dirty.
"Okay, you can go about it."
Ten people, two by two.
One person lifted aside, at first they thought it would not be too heavy, only to know when they moved, this stone has a comparison, so heavy, no wonder the steward just now said to let them be careful when moving, don't smash your feet, so heavy, if you hit your feet, your feet will be smashed flat, this foot will not be wasted, this is really a little scary.
So ten people, full of speed, little by little began to do the work of transporting, and when they filled the carriage to the meal, the kiln factory itself has a place for food, when the time came, the workers went to the canteen to eat, and ten of them were also arranged to eat in the canteen here, when the ten people came to the canteen, it was refreshing, there were a lot of tables and chairs neatly placed in the canteen, and there were people there who were specifically responsible for cooking, and the workers lined up and stepped forward to eat in turn, and everyone ate the same, three dishes and one soup, There are meat and vegetarian, balanced nutrition.
Ten people followed the example of those people, after washing their hands, they lined up at the back of the line and waited, and when it was their turn, they were shocked again when they saw the food, and they didn't expect that the food here was so rich and the food was so good, they were a little afraid to swallow.
took his share of food to the table and sat down, looking at the food in his hand, and then thinking of the people at home, they were a little reluctant to eat.
"Don't look at it, eat it. Only when you are full can you have the strength to work. Chen Dazhu knew what they were thinking, in fact, he also thought so, it was impossible to take it back, if it made the owner unhappy, not only would such good food be gone, but it was estimated that even such a job would be gone.
After this time, I don't know what I can get a job next time, if Miss Qiao asks for a long-term job here, he is very willing to work in her, it doesn't matter if the salary is less, at least the life of the family is guaranteed.
"Brother Dazhu, I want to eat it too, but I don't feel good in my heart." They just didn't eat so much during the New Year, and it's really ashamed to think about it.
"Don't think about it so much, do this work well. Don't let the owner down. ”
"Yes, Erniu, don't think about it, you won't be able to take it back if you don't eat it, it's better to eat in peace, and when you get your salary, you can buy some food for your younger siblings and children, they will be very happy." Even if they buy a few meat buns and go back, they will definitely eat with relish, and they can usually eat vegetarian buns once in a while and be happy for several days, and if they change to meat buns, they may be happy for half a year.
"You too, don't think about it, eat well, eat well, rest for a while, and then have the strength to do things." They still have half an hour to rest, change to someone else's house, it's good to let you catch your breath after eating, rest, there is no door.
Ten people, plus Qiao Xi and Furong, a total of twelve people, two carriages, set off towards the Qiao branch outside the city.
Qiao's branch has been rebuilt more than halfway, and it will be completely renovated in less than a month, and the construction period over there is in full swing, and there is no hurry, and every project has begun to be implemented according to the plan.
Qiao Xi was not so generous, and she funded all the roads leading from the city gate to Qiao's branch into cement pavement.
She just made all the roads from the entrance of the branch to the main road into cement slabs, and the rest was the affairs of the imperial court, and she didn't love it so much.
It has been an hour since the cement slab was transported to the gate of the branch, and the cement board was unloaded, and today's day's work was to move, transport, and unload, so Qiao Xi picked four people from it and asked them to take a shovel to dig a pit about the same height as the cement slab on the road surface, this pit must be leveled, there can be no unevenness, and the cement slab can not shake after being put down, this digging pit is a very tiring job, and things must be done carefully and seriously.
It took about half an hour, and they finally dug a large area, six meters wide and two meters long, Qiao Xi commanded on the side, and they adjusted according to her requirements, and slowly the pit became more and more flat.
"That's it, you two take some cement and make it up with the fool, and you two carry three cement slabs and spread them into the pit." The four of them worked together, and the cement and the cement, the cement board moved, and the cement board moved into the pit, Qiao Xi jumped up, trampled back and forth on it, especially in a few corners, did not let go at all, and did not feel the shaking, and did a good job.
"You will all do what I have just done, so that the paved road will not be uneven. If there are these gaps, they can be filled with cement and ground to be as flat as a cement slab. ”
"Yes, host." They had read it carefully just now, and they had probably memorized it in their minds, and they didn't know how to ask when the time came.
"Fleur, do you understand?" Qiao Xi turned her head and looked at Furong.
"Got it. I know how to do it. ”
"Well, in the future, this matter will be supervised by you, and it will be hard for you during this time."
"Don't worry, girl, I promise to complete the task."
"That's all for today, everyone is tired for a day, let's go back."
"Girl, you're back, are you tired?" Lu Zhen was sitting in the hospital and jumped up when she saw Qiao Xi coming in from outside.
"Alright, it's your turn again? A lot of people today? Qiao Xi was a little puzzled when she saw Lu Zhen.
"It's mostly a small problem. But today I did encounter two very funny things. Lu Zhen said with a mysterious face.
"Boss, I'll take my brother back first." Chen Erniu came in with Qiao Xi, and when he saw them chatting, he immediately interjected.
"Your brother is back, you can go back too." Lu Zhen saw Chen Erniu beside Qiao Xi and said something to him.
"Huh? How did my brother get back? ”
"After you left, your brother didn't want to stay here, saying that it was too troublesome for us, and I really couldn't do it, so I sent him back." People insisted on going back, he couldn't hold on to it, right, so he simply sent people back.
"I'm sorry, I'm really bothering you."
"You can go back too, just remember to bring your brother the day after tomorrow."
"Hey, then I'll go first, farewell." Chen Erniu turned around and left.
"Shut the door, no one should come to the door." It's so dark, how can anyone come, Qiao Xi directly ordered the door to be closed.
"Okay." As soon as she heard that the door was closed, Lu Zhen's movements were fast, and in the blink of an eye, the door was closed.
"The girl is back, and it's time to eat." The people in the courtyard saw Qiao Xi's figure and yelled in the direction of the kitchen.
They are all hungry, so they wait for the girl to come back, and if the girl does not come back, the family will not eat!
"Sun Min, you starve to death and reincarnate." Chunhua held a spatula, stood at the door and glared at Sun Min fiercely, after seeing Qiao Xi standing in the yard, her face was embarrassed, how could she let the girl see her like a shrew. "Girl, you're back." After speaking, he flashed directly into the kitchen.
Qiao Xi looked confused, what is the situation, when did their Chunhua sister become so irritable, this is the first time she has seen the fierce side of Chunhua. Worry-free Chinese network
turned his attention to Sun Min's body, why did others scare him if they didn't scare him, shouldn't there be anything greasy between these two people?
Sun Min was uncomfortable by Qiao Xi, she wanted to hide but there was nowhere to hide, what happened to the girl? Why do you look at him like that? What didn't he do? "Aunt~~~Girl~~~, what's the matter?" Sun Min was really uncomfortable, so he could only ask.
"No~~~ nothing? Curious about how Chunhua got so angry? Did you mess with her? ”
"No, I don't know why it's like this all of a sudden?" Didn't he just shout that the girl was back and it was time to eat, he was also very puzzled, and wanted to know the reason, who could tell him?
"Really?" Qiao Xi fell on the others, some lowered their heads, some didn't look at Qiao Xi's eyes, in a word, no one spoke for Sun Min. "Look, do they act like they're fine? The teacher explained that he was bullying Chunhua? ”
"Girl, how dare I, I really didn't do anything?" One by one, it is not easy to trap him on purpose, how can he have a gang of brothers, and all the bad ones are going to die.
"Heh~~~" Qiao Xi glanced at Sun Min coldly, and couldn't leave.
As soon as Qiao Xi left, Sun Min directly burst out, "You deliberately framed me, it's too bad." ”
"You dare to say you don't have anything else on your mind?" Don't think they don't see it, this guy is different from Chunhua, he asks for warmth, I'm afraid that people have some thoughts about Chunhua.
Sun Min was told that he was in his mind, and his expression froze, "Hu~~ What nonsense are you talking about." Shut up. ”
"If it's really interesting to others, just say it, don't hang on people, if the girl knows, be careful about your skin." The girl once said first, she didn't object, but she resolutely didn't allow private teaching, that's why they did that, who knows, this guy didn't take the initiative to admit it.
"I know, I know, but Chunhua didn't agree." He also wanted to talk to the girl, but Chunhua didn't have an answer yet, and he wanted to wait for a while.
"Stupid, she didn't agree, you can also tell the girl first, it's not better for the girl to come forward. The shyness of the girl's family, how can she really admit it. "Other girls are thin-skinned, others are the words of their parents, they are either orphans, or they were sold by their families, and the major event of marriage is naturally the master of the family, and if they can match a good one, they should be grateful.
In Qiao's family, their lives are not bad with those sons and young ladies who have a little money at home, without too many constraints!
"Really? Then I'll go to the girl later. "He liked spring flowers for a long time, soft like a little daughter-in-law, but he was very cute when he got angry, and then he would pay attention to her little by little.
"The girl is so smart, she must have some doubts, so it's better to do it as soon as possible." They are all together, and when they see that he can find happiness, they are naturally happy for him.
"Uh-huh." Sun Min said this to them, it was like an empowerment, and his brain suddenly cleared up a lot.
"I'm back, I'm tired." Although Qiao Song is on an errand now, he does things more leisurely, and when he orders Mao, he basically sits idly, drinks tea, and chats.
He had just taken office, and he was not familiar with it, so he did not dare to drink tea and chat like them, but read there contentedly.
"Fortunately, is the eldest brother used to it in the Hanlin Academy?" The position of the eldest brother is equivalent to the position of the secretary of the Celestial Empire, and he is in charge of revising the history and records of the country, recording the words and deeds of the emperor, or drafting some ceremonial manuscripts, which is a very idle position. Its role and rights are determined by the emperor's trust in him, like her eldest brother, if she wants to get the emperor's attention, it is impossible now, there are still many people on him, but there are exceptions, but after all, there are a few.
"That's it, I don't usually do anything, I just read a book to pass the time, and I'll leave when it's time." He is a newcomer, how can others take him seriously, it's not bad if he doesn't wear small shoes.
"There's nothing wrong with being bland, take your time." It's gold that can shine anywhere, and there is no need to do some fearless struggles, she is quite satisfied with this official position, and she must not offend anyone.
"Sister, when can I go to the school?" Qiao Bai felt that as soon as the eldest brother and sister left, he was the only one left in the house, which was too boring.
"This sister hasn't taken a good look at you yet." At that time, the eldest brother didn't have much ability to find a good master, but now that they have the ability, and in a place like the capital, of course, they have to find a better and more knowledgeable master. It's just that she found it, and the judgment was relatively plain, but there was a person who won her heart, and I heard that the person's temper was very strange, and he retired from the court very early, and he didn't linger in power at all, as if he was not in the city today, and he didn't know where he went.
She wanted to wait for this person to come back and take her younger brother to visit once, whether it could be achieved was whether the younger brother was attractive enough, and whether she could let people keep the younger brother.
"Not yet, so when can I?" He's getting moldy at home.
"Wait a minute, my sister is waiting for someone, if that person is willing to accept you, then it's best, if you don't accept me, how about sending you to the academy?"
"Okay." Qiao Bai said a little dying.
"Okay, is it okay to give my sister another half a month, my sister promises, if the person hasn't come back for half a month, my sister will send you to the school." Looking at the collapsed little face, Qiao Xi could only give a time limit, if the time was up, the person had not appeared, it could only be said that they had no fate of master and apprentice.
"That's what you said, you can't regret it, it's the puppy who regrets it." Qiao Bai stretched out his little finger and prepared to make an appointment to hang himself with a hook.
Seeing this, Qiao Xi also stretched out his little finger and hooked it with his younger brother, pulled it back and forth a few times, and said: "The hook is not allowed to change for a hundred years, whoever changes is a puppy." ”
"Sister, we have agreed, we can't go back, otherwise we will become a puppy."
"Okay, it's the puppy who regrets it." It would be nice if he could really become a puppy, but it was just a deception to a child.
"Let's eat." Qiao Song looked at them for a while and then spoke.
After dinner, everyone sat in the hall and chatted.
"Girl, there's a joke today, it's funny." Lu Zhen is mysterious.
"What joke?" Qiao Xi sat on a chair and looked at Lu Zhen.
"I'm on the clinic today, do you know what I'm going to see?"
"How can we possibly know?"
"That's it, don't sell it, hurry up."
"I went to Zuo Shilang's house today, hey, that son of his family is miserable?" When he saw that scene, he didn't want to deal with it. What part is not injured, it has to be injured on it, how to cure it.
"What's the wrong way?"
"Inhumane."
"Lu Zhen." As soon as the four words "inhumane" came out, Qiao Song's face became extremely ugly, and he scolded.
"The eldest prince...... "The mouth owes, the mouth owes, it's not good to say this, the girl is a woman, this ...... Secretly glanced at Qiao Xi's face, fortunately, no anger, no anger.
"Say something else." Qiao Song glared at Lu Zhen fiercely.
"Yes." What to say, he has nothing to say, so he looked at Sun Min, this guy has something to say to the girl, so he can only let him come to the rescue.
"Don't, go on!" There must be a reason why it is inhumane.
"......" Lu Zhen became in a dilemma now, the son said to change the topic, but the girl let him continue, who else did he listen to? Sun Min, if you don't hurry up and save the emergency, he doesn't want to offend either side!
Sun Min, hurry up, brother, I can't hold it! The heart is silently screaming!
"Girl, I have something to look for you, can you go to the study to talk?" At this moment, Sun Min's voice was like a timely rain, which completely saved Lu Zhen.