Chapter 214: Serfs (1)
Bauhinia looked at Li Kang with some restlessness, and then at Wu Yongshi, but he didn't dare to make eye contact with Zhou Yu and the others who were sitting opposite.
Fortunately, this topic did not last, Li Kang said so, and then took the initiative to chat with him about gossip, from local customs, military politics, to beauties from various countries, neighborhood anecdotes, folklore... They chatted about their hometowns, the whole world, the north and the south, and they talked about wherever they wanted, plus the people who sat with them interspersed two sentences from time to time, and the atmosphere of this meeting returned to harmony and friendliness.
Talking and laughing, it can also be said that bragging and farting, it lasted for two hours before it ended, and when I left the homecoming room, Bauhinia still had a feeling of unfinished.
"I didn't expect the Generalissimo of China to be so well-read, and so witty and approachable. After returning to the residence, Bauhinia couldn't help but sigh to Wu Yongshi.
"......" Wu Yongshi rolled his eyes wildly in his heart, he was completely dead and assisted Bauhinia vine to revive the heart of the river and mountain, and responded with a dry "yes", and then said: "Your Highness, we still have to live in Huaxia for a while, and it is inconvenient to stay in the guest house, it is better to move out as soon as possible, and thank you for your independence." ”
"What Master Wu said is extremely true!" Bauhinia nodded approvingly, he also felt a little uncomfortable living in the guest house, not to mention the small room, the most important thing was to be tied, and he always felt that there was an invisible shackle on his body.
"Then let Xiao Qi go and find a place, his family has been a builder for generations, and it will not be difficult for him to choose a land to build a house... After finding a suitable place, I asked Lord Duanmu to help find someone to start the construction and strive for an early housewarming. Wu Yongshi suggested.
"Just do what Master Wu says!" Bauhinia Vine had no opinion.
"By the way, how is Your Highness going to do in the future?"
"Huh?" Bauhinia Teng was stunned, how could he answer? Directly saying that he wanted to eat and wait for death, would he be looked down upon? But he really didn't have the confidence to be able to kill him back! As for learning from Li Kang and starting anew, it was even more impossible.
Wu Yongshi knew that Bauhinia Vine had a misunderstanding, and hurriedly explained: "What does it mean that after you settle down in Huaxia, you have to find something to do, have you been idle at home?"
“... Going to school?" Bauhinia vine was a little moved, he didn't want to stay at home like this all the time as a rice worm, it was too boring, but let him go out to work as a prince, it was absolutely impossible, it was too embarrassing!
"Can I go to school?"
"Of course you can!" Wu Yongshi smiled confidently and said, "After inquiring below, Huaxia Xin'an University allows non-Chinese people to study, and now there are foreign students in their school... Finding someone to operate it is still very operational. ”
"I agree to go to school!" Bauhinia Teng said without hesitation, "Master Wu must use dim sum in this matter, and it doesn't matter if you spend more money, but you can do it." ”
"Yes, Your Highness, don't worry!" Wu Yongshi nodded, "Also, Your Highness, except for two people to take care of you, I will send everyone else to find work, and we don't know how long we will live, and we can't sit and eat." ”
Bauhinia Vine was difficult to choose for a while, he knew that what Wu Yongshi said was the truth, but his last bit of pitiful royal self-esteem made him unable to pull his face and send out all his entourage to earn money, didn't this nakedly explain to the world that he was a dignified prince and that he couldn't even afford to support more than 20 servants?
"Master Wu, it's not that far yet, is it?" Bauhinia frowned, a little reluctant.
“... Be prepared... Then wait a little longer!" Wu Yongshi said halfway through his words, but he still changed his words and made a compromise.
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The sky is high and the clouds are light, and the geese flying in the south are broken. It is the golden autumn of August, it is the time of busy farming, and there is a busy scene of harvest everywhere, which is pleasing to the eye.
The first farm, as one of the largest farms in China, can be described as very busy during this time.
The east was slightly white, and the serfs were called at the sound of the whistle, and one by one they opened their sleepy eyes, slowly got up from the floor, and reluctantly left the stuffy house, pushing and complaining to each other.
The mountain tiger was naked, with a white towel on his shoulder, standing by the water tank, scooping water with a gourd, and constantly pouring it on his head, face, and body, washing away the summer heat.
There are also two other water tanks in this courtyard, which are now surrounded by people dressed in the same clothes as the mountain tigers, which is their daily cleaning work.
On this basis, among all countries, the treatment of slaves in China is the highest, and it is praised by people from all walks of life, of course, it is another thing to privately scold the high-level Chinese leaders for being "stupid" and "benevolent women".
However, the shogunate's starting point was not based on humanitarianism, but purely for fear that the slaves would not pay attention to hygiene, lice and fleas would crawl all over their bodies, and they would be a high-density group, which would easily breed and spread diseases.
When the time comes, because of the savings of water money and water tank money, but it causes an epidemic among the slave class, then the entire shogunate will not cry to death.
How good it is now, not only has a reputation, but also saves a hidden danger, why not!
"Hey, Gao Shan, hurry up, we're still waiting!" the man standing behind the mountain tiger began to wait, and urged at the top of his voice.
"Hey, I don't get enough sleep every day, but those watchdogs are loyal to their masters. One of the slaves yawned, glanced out of the courtyard, and muttered in a low voice.
"The most hateful thing is those traitors, the Huaxia people threw a bone down, and one by one lay on the ground and wagged their tails to beg for mercy, that flattering look is really disgusting! For us, the former companions are ruthless, and they are more ruthless than the Huaxia people, and they are even more hateful than the Huaxia people!" Next to him, another person said angrily, but the envy that flashed from time to time in his eyes deeply betrayed his true thoughts, but he was just a fox who couldn't eat grapes and said that grapes were sour.
Except for a few people who echoed two sentences against their will, the others didn't like him at all, if the Huaxia people threw a bone at him, he would guarantee that he would be no different from the predecessors he had just looked down on, maybe it would be more flattering and shameless.
"Stay up, it's been four years, and you'll be free after another six years!"
"We're lucky enough, if we're assigned to the mine, it's the day of no time. ”
"It's just..."
The mountain tiger listened to the daily conversation, neatly stepped aside, wiped the water stains on his body with a towel, and then went out of the yard, got his own sickle from the overseer, and stood aside and waited quietly, acting more obedient than anyone else.