Chapter 78: The Trip to Qinzhuang
On the second day, Shen Lixing had not yet come, but Qin Er came, and brought Li Ling's guard Meng Qi, who was entrusted by Li Ling to return the dagger he had taken from Gao Shiman in the palace last time. Gao Shiman didn't think too much about it when he took the knife, and smiled at Qin Er: "You don't know that I'm going to Zhuangzi and want to have a good time, right?" ”
Qin Er said inexplicably: "What are you doing in Zhuangzi?" ”
When Gao Shiman heard him say this, he understood that Qin Er must not know that she was going to Zhuangzi, so he asked him: "I'll go to Zhuangzi to have a look, and I'm going to get a few greenhouses to plant vegetables and fruit trees; Why did you come to me early in the morning? ”
"Greenhouse greenhouse? What is it? Qin Er looked at her.
Gao Shiman looked at the best partner in front of him and said with a smile: "It's just planting vegetables, raising fish and grapes in the greenhouse, you must have never heard of it, how about it, do you want to mix it too?" ”
Qin Er smiled when he heard this: "You first tell me why you want to do this?" It's the first time I've heard of it. ”
"If you grow vegetables in a greenhouse, you don't have to be affected by the change of seasons, you can grow whatever you want throughout the year, and fish and vegetables are symbiotic and mutually beneficial, how about it, are you interested?" Gao Shiman grinned.
"You're not kidding, are you?" Qin Er was skeptical.
"Humph!" Gao Shiman deliberately glanced at him dissatisfiedly, turned his head, and amused Qin Er.
Gao Shiman glared at him again and asked, "What are you doing here?" ”
"I'm here to bring you silver!" Qin Er said with a smile: "The accounts of the restaurant and Mai Xiangju in the past few months have been sorted out, and they have made it up for you, a total of five hundred taels of dividends, and I have sent it to you." ”
Gao Shiman glared at him and said, "So much? ”
"Hey, I haven't seen anyone who thinks a lot of money!" Qin Er smiled, "It's all in the box, you let people put it away." ”
Gao Shiman was really surprised in her heart, in this era when a few taels of silver could live for the whole family, in just two months, she was disgusted with five hundred taels. She said to Qin Er sincerely: "Mengde, thank you and Your Highness!" ”
"Tsk, what's polite to us!" Qin Er smiled, "Shall I go to Zhuangzi with you to have a look?" ”
"Welcome, it's crowded." Gao Shiman doesn't dislike a lot of people, it just so happens that Qin Er is still with Li Ling's guards, the more the merrier.
Gao Shiman asked Ping'er to receive the silver to the treasury, and Shen Lixing also brought people to come, and everyone went to Zhuangzi together, this Gaojiazhuang is on the outskirts of Beijing, and it won't take long to arrive. Gao Shiman sat in the carriage, Shen Lixing rode on a horse and followed her car, on the way she lifted the curtain to look at the roadside scenery, Shen Lixing saw her looking out curiously, staring at her for a while, Gao Shiman found that Shen Lixing was beside him, and retracted into the car with a grimace at him, Shen Lixing straddled the horse and pursed his lips and smiled.
He only felt that time passed too slowly, looking at the vast earth, looking at the carriage carrying his beloved woman beside him, he only hoped that time would fly by, he was standing with this little woman on both sides of the Chu River and Han Realm, and I don't know when she could cross the boundary, come to him, and embrace the beautiful life of the two of them with him.
The team soon entered Shibantou Village, Gaojiazhuang was in the middle of the village, and after the entrance of the village, they saw the gate of Zhuangzi standing impressively in the village, and the three words "Gaojiazhuang" were hung in front of the door, which was very eye-catching. Everyone got off the horse, got off the car, Qian Daoyi took the lead to go forward to greet Yang Zhuangtou, and when Gao Shiman walked over, Yang Zhuangtou hurriedly smiled and said: "Miss is here!" A clean woman beside him, introduced as Aunt Yang, and the account room and purchasing in the Zhuangzi were all in front of the door.
After greeting them one by one, Gao Shiman followed everyone into Zhuangzi. Zhuangzi is very large, surrounded by a wall, looking at this scene, Gao Shiman can't help but think about how happy it would be if there was such a big yard in his previous life!
Everyone sat down to drink tea in the front hall, Gao Shiman walked around, she found that the atmosphere in the Zhuangzi seemed to be a little wrong, the people who came and went were solemn and solemn, not smiling, so they asked Aunt Yang and Aunt Zhou who followed her: "What happened in the Zhuang'er, why do I feel a little strange?" ”
Aunt Yang paused and said, "Don't hide it, Miss, last night, the old man Xu who was keeping vigil went, hey, it's really pitiful......
"What?" Gao Shiman was taken aback, "What's the matter?" Dead people? ”
Aunt Yang nodded, Aunt Zhou was silent, Gao Shiman frowned and said, "It's such a big deal, why don't you say anything?" What's going on, how did you die? ”
"I went last night, Old Man Xu was on duty at night, and I don't know what was going on, this morning I found that I fell on the edge of the wall, we called the doctor over, and the doctor said that it may be a heart attack during the night patrol, so I ......"
It turned out that this was the case, if in the previous life, this was called death in the line of duty, and died at work, it was to be compensated, she looked up and asked, "Has the doctor been here?" Didn't you say it was a homicide or a suicide? ”
"Hey, Miss don't dare to say that, Old Man Xu has no enmity or grievance with others, he just added a grandson, and his son treats him very filially, how can he be?" Aunt Yang shook her head again and again, and Aunt Zhou also echoed.
Gao Shiman had a rough idea in her heart, she asked some things in Zhuangzi, personnel arrangements, and finally learned that this Aunt Zhou was actually a concubine with Aunt Zhou next to Zheng Jilan, Aunt Zhou next to Zheng Jilan married the boss of the Zhou family, and this Aunt Zhou who was in charge of the kitchen was married to the second child, Gao Shiman smiled: "Then I should call you Aunt Tuesday?" ”
Aunt Zhou saw that Gao Shiman was so approachable, and the conversation box gradually opened, and she was not so restrained, and it didn't take long for Gao Shiman to feel the situation on Zhuangzi.
Gao Shiman went back to find Yang Zhuangtou and said to him: "Uncle Yang, Uncle Xu passed away last night, how did you care for him?" Have you resettled your dependents? ”
Yang Zhuangtou was puzzled: "The subordinates in Zhuangzi have all signed a deed of sale, and they can only pay for a good burial when they die, there has never been a precedent for bereavement benefits, and besides, the old man Xu has been sick, this is ......."
Gao Shiman frowned slightly: "Uncle Yang, no matter how you say it, he passed away during the vigil for Zhuangzi, and Zhuangli took out fifty taels of silver to compensate his family, he only has one son, right?" Let him do a good job in Zhuangzi. ”
Yang Zhuangtou's eyes widened when he heard this, Gao Shiman looked at him, and then he blinked his old eyes that were a little moist and said: "Yes, Old Man Xu has a son, and he will do work on Zhuangzi, and the old slave will do it later." ”
"Uncle Yang, don't be an old slave or an old slave, I can't get used to it; The monthly money of the people in Zhuangzi is too low, how can they live with 500 to 800 yuan? Starting from this month, the price will rise twice per person, and after the New Year, let's re-plan, more capable and less lazy. ”
Yang Zhuangtou's eyes widened in surprise again when he heard this, looking at Gao Shiman's determined eyes, he snorted: "In the past, Aunt Lu said that everyone eats, drinks and lives in Zhuangzi, and there is no need to give too high a monthly ......."
Gao Shiman's new official took office with three fires, how can he allow others to put his beak, and he said in his heart that Aunt Lu is really lacking in morality, she keeps everyone's monthly money low, and uses the best food and clothing for herself, this is not her industry, if it is hers, she will not eat everyone alive?
Hearing Yang Zhuangtou say this, Gao Shiman sneered and said: "What is she, in the future, this Zhuangzi will be ruled by your Uncle Yang, you don't care what she says, by the way, this Zhuangzi can't be called Gaojiazhuang anymore, Ming'er asked someone to make a new plaque, just call it ...... Diligent and diligent. ”
Gao Shiman thought about Su Qin, and happened to mean "diligence", so he thought of changing the name of Zhuangzi to "Qinzhuang", Yang Zhuangtou smiled and nodded excitedly: "This name is good!" That's a good name! ”
Having said this, Gao Shiman asked Yang Zhuangtou to take her and Qin Er to see the land together, behind the village is a large piece of land, there is a mountain at the end of the land, called Yuner Mountain, there is a river flowing from the edge of the village under the mountain, the village smells chickens and dogs, because it has not yet finished the New Year, the village is also very lively, a large group of children follow Gao Shiman behind them to see the strange, Gao Shiman regrets not buying some sugar cubes to share with the children.
Most of the tenants in the village are from Zhuangzi, and the land is quite fertile, except for some land near the mountain side that is somewhat unsatisfactory, Gao Shiman is still relatively satisfied.
After returning to Zhuangzi, Gao Shiman asked Yang Zhuangtou to call all the people who can manage things in Zhuangzi, and took out the drawings of the greenhouse that had already been drawn, which indicated the required materials, sizes, and some precautions according to the modern greenhouse, and explained it to everyone in detail.
She really had no choice, so she asked someone to find a basin of water and a hollow vegetable vine, put the water on a high place, use the vegetable vine to absorb water, and then let people see the scene of the water flowing out automatically, everyone was surprised, even Qin Er and Shen Lixing thought it was very interesting, and even asked Gao Shiman what was going on.
Gao Shiman only knows the siphon principle, and if she wants to say what the pressure pressure is, she can't say why, she can only laugh and say: "Anyway, you remember, this is the siphon principle, as for the reason, I don't know." ”
Qin Er shouted, "Are you afraid that we will learn?" It's still a secret. ”
Gao Shiman glared at him: "If I want to keep it secret, I won't tell it to everyone, really." ”
Everyone laughed. Gao Shiman said to Yang Zhuangtou: "Uncle Yang, you will definitely not be able to do this alone, gather all the people in Zhuangzi and divide them into several teams, each team has a captain, everyone does it separately, and you will arrange the dispatch in a unified manner, and the good team will have a bonus, and all the members of the team who are lagging behind will only be paid a basic monthly money." ”
Yang Zhuangtou nodded again and again after hearing this, and was about to ask how to issue the bonus, Gao Shiman said: "Let's just say this about the bonus, and let's discuss a rule in the afternoon." If there are not enough people in the Zhuangzi, you can ask each team to go to the village to find someone to help and pay the salary; If you want to find some reliable villagers to do it, you must pay attention to secrecy, and you can't let them learn. ”
Everyone wanted to laugh, but it can be seen that Gao Shiman is serious, so they all smiled and listened to her arrangement.
Yang Zhuangtou said: "If you let the people in the village come to help, then it will inevitably be seen by people, or will the people in our Zhuangzi do it themselves?" ”
There are less than thirty people in Zhuangzi in total, one has just died, and there are some old people and women, they definitely can't do it themselves, if they find someone from the village to do it, it is difficult to ensure that they don't leak secrets, Gao Shiman was also a little hesitant for a while.