Looking back at the moment of the black gate, Yan Shikuan suddenly understood why Xu Yue's mouth was so powerful, it was inherited from her mother!

Yan Shikuan, who had already come with an inquisitive mind, suddenly became infinitely curious about this Zhuangzi in his heart.

He wanted to see what other surprises the Xu family had that he didn't know.

After passing the gate, the ox cart slowly drove into the col.

There is nothing worth paying attention to the smooth roads, after all, it is not without them outside, especially in the bustling big cities, the roads are not only smooth, but also paved with bluestone slabs.

Yan Shikuan had lived in the old capital of Luoyang for a long time, and had seen the prosperity of Daqing, and ordinary things could no longer attract his attention.

When the people walked out of the col, they saw a large field of well-groomed fields.

It is not yet the busy season for spring farming, and farmers are usually busy at home at this time to repair their farm tools or lie down to reduce food consumption.

To put it bluntly, it's idleness.

But Xujiazhuang is very different, as soon as the three-day annual leave passes, the big guy can't wait to actively put into the production work.

Now there are bean mills, arsenals, textile factories, and charcoal factories in the village, and a lot of manpower is needed everywhere.

Wang was ready, and when the weather was warmer, he led his subordinates out on a trip, and while rushing to dispose of the last batch of smokeless charcoal produced before the arrival of spring, he collected the scattered homeless people along the way.

The movement of Xu Yue and his party coming back attracted the attention of busy workers everywhere, but everyone was busy with their own work, and they didn't have much energy to pay attention to them at all.

Yan Shikuan looked at these busy villagers in surprise, and followed their busy figures to discover the industrial area in the southeast corner.

The first thing that catches your eye is the iron-smelting blast furnace and the large windmill driven by the water outside the textile factory.

Seeing these things, Yan Shikuan behaved quite calmly, after all, it was not that he had never seen it.

But when they caught a glimpse of the neat clothes and vigorous spirit of the villagers, the three masters and apprentices, who had already seen too many numb expressions, were stunned.

With such a mental outlook, he couldn't remember whether he had seen it before.

Perhaps, when this dynasty was at its strongest, it was difficult to encounter such a look.

Especially Yan Shikuan, who had seen the countless dark sides of this dynasty, when he caught a glimpse of the expectation for the future that burst out of his eyes, his heart surged, and he was suddenly surprised.

If he hadn't just come from the deserted village, he would have almost thought he was back in that heyday of the past.

"What are they doing?" Cui Yuan asked curiously.

Xu Yue replied: "Work, there are many factories built in the village, everyone can enter the factory to work, earn money with their own hands, each person can change an average of 8 points per day, and you can buy clothes, food, and other daily necessities in the village commissary." ”

Guang Luhai asked curiously: "Dare to ask these 8 ...... How much food can be exchanged for work? ”

Just as a group of Zhuang people walked down from the mountain carrying the burned charcoal, Xu Yue grabbed the leading stone and asked him to answer Guangluhai's question.

Since the opening of the evening school, Stone has not left a single class, and the basic mathematics taught in the beginner class has been learned very well, and even the oral arithmetic is said:

"Five points can be exchanged for a pound of grain, eight points is 1.6 pounds of grain, and one pound is 16 taels, accounting for 0.6 is 926 points, so a total of 1 catty of 926 points of grain."

After speaking, he asked Xu Yue confidently: "Third Miss, am I right?" ”

Xu Yue nodded, praised him, and waved his hand to let him continue to work.

After the stone and the others left, Xu Yue turned her head and said to Guang Luhai, whose jaw was about to drop:

"1.6 catties, a pound and a half by giving up the tail, but everyone is now shrewd, and that little catty is also counted."

Guanglu Haileng was stunned for a long time, and after reacting, he looked at Xu Yue, who was less than his waist height, in surprise, "You still calculate?" ”

How old is this Miss Xu, this count is almost better than him.

No, I'm afraid it's even better than him, who has been studying for several years.

Xu Yue nodded and said modestly: "General, far worse than my father and aunt, but it is more than enough to teach the villagers to use it daily." ”

"Zhuangmin?" Cui Yuan's eyes were a little more confused, "Aren't these people all slaves of Miss Xu's family?" ”

"What ...... are they wearing?" Cui Yuan noticed the seemingly messy but warm clothes on the stones and the others.

Xu Yue replied: "It's a woolen sweater." ”

He then continued to answer his previous question, explaining: "They were originally free people, but because of war and plague, the previous master of Zhuangzi secretly bought them and made them slaves. ”

"My aunt said that people should be equal to each other, only different levels of responsibility, so we don't have slaves here."

This rhetoric put the slave on an equal footing with himself and others made Cui Yuan frown.

However, Yan Shikuan nodded his head slightly, and Guang Luhai directly clapped his hands and said, "Yes! That's how it should be! ”

"Miss Xu, hearing you say this, I can't wait to meet Mrs. Xu." Guang Luhai said excitedly.

He is a person with a temperament, and he doesn't have so many scruples when he speaks, but he doesn't realize how out of line his words are in this era of strict etiquette.

Yan Shikuan immediately coughed twice, and Guang Luhai reacted at this time, and hurriedly surrendered his hand to Xu Da.

Xu Da waved his hand, knowing that this young man was just curious, and had no other meaning, signaling that he didn't need to explain.

But if you want to see Wang, you have to wait until the evening when everyone gets off work.

Xu Yue explained that everyone in the family has their own things to do, and their aunts, brothers, and sisters are all busy in their respective posts, and they will not come back until they get off work, and they will not be able to see each other until the evening.

Off work, this is another new word, Guang Luhai counted, from the time he entered the black iron door to now, he has learned no less than ten new words that he has never heard before.

But follow the customs, the host said that you can only see you in the evening, so see you in the evening.

Everyone stopped taking the ox cart and walked towards the Xu family's mansion while watching.

When I walked under the big tree in front of the house, it was the time for the school to finish class at noon, and a tempting aroma of vegetables wafted over, attracting everyone's attention.

Xu Yue was afraid that they were not interested, so since they were curious, let's take them to see the food in their canteen.

Although it is not a delicacy, the dishes fried in oil in an iron pot are much better than those steamed in a clay pot by the Yan family chef.

Xu Da warmly invited: "It's the time for lunch in the school at noon, why don't you go to the cafeteria with me and have lunch with the children?" also let them meet the famous Yan Daru. ”