Chapter 69: It's lively again
Lianjiatun is not big, there are only about 200 households, and Li Qing visited it in less than half an hour, but in this short time, he has clearly seen the life of the people at the bottom.
Bitter, but also happy.
Contentment and happiness are the people's attitude towards life.
So simple that it should not be let down...... Li Qing sighed and went to the city.
It is only ten miles away, but it is a scene, on the street, the shops are next to each other, ready-to-wear shops, antique shops, herb halls, jewelry, green buildings...... More than half of them serve the upper class and have little to do with the people.
It is also the grain and oil shops, cloth mills and other shops that are necessary and affordable for life, and the people start to consume.
The rich are domineering, the poor are submissive, the two people are mixed together, and the sense of separation is very strong, but it is not against the harmony.
I've been like this for thousands of years, and I'm used to it.
The same street, but their lives are very different, and the distance is like the end of the world, which cannot be crossed.
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Small courtyard.
"Hi Yo Hi Yo ......"
Two flat poles, four men, carried a super-large stone mill, hammered the ground at once, and tamped the foundation.
In the middle of the afternoon, the temperature gradually rose, and they sweated profusely, and every time they rose and fell, sweat was sprinkled.
In this era, there were no machinery, and they relied on pure manpower, which was much harder than the construction workers of later generations.
Zhu Gaoxu and his grandfather watched it with relish, and when they saw him coming back, Zhu Qijin politely said hello, but Zhu Gaoxu didn't raise his head, and was ready to move;
Looking at that posture, it seems that I want to go up and experience it too!
Li Qing stepped forward and said, "Don't just sit, get up and take two steps if you have nothing to do." ”
"You have a crush on my Maza, right?" Zhu Gaoxu's innocent eyes, flashing with wisdom, hummed: "You still want to trick me, think I can't see it?" ”
Li Qing: "......"
Damn, it's really accurate to look at people!
Zhu Qijin got up and said, "Sir, please take a seat, it's not long before the meal, what do you want to eat at noon?" ”
"Do you think people are sensible?" Li Qing glared at Han Han, sat down slowly, and then said, "No need, I bought the food, and someone sent it at noon." ”
"Let the gentleman break the bank." Zhu Qijin nodded, stood aside, and lost his little Maza.
Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Li Qing and said angrily: "You are also an elder, how can you bully juniors like this?" ”
"Bullied?" Li Qing said with a smile, "Xiaojin, come and sit." ”
If you don't get up, where will I sit...... Zhu Qijin said politely: "The juniors have been sitting for a long time and want to move." ”
"Well," Li Qing said with a smile, "You see how sensible people are!" ”
Zhu Gaoxu: "......"
There are several chairs and stone benches at home, but several of them are fond of Xiao Maza, like... I have eaten a lot of fine grains, and I want to taste the taste of mixed noodles.
But...... There is still a difference between eating mixed noodles occasionally and eating mixed noodles at once, just like there are many people who can only eat mixed noodles.
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Midday.
The restaurant brought two large barrels of rice, half a bucket of braised pork, and chopsticks, and the rich aroma immediately attracted everyone's attention.
So many meals were obviously not something that Li Qing and the three of them could eat, but these craftsmen couldn't believe that their customers would be so generous.
After all...... It seems that Li Qing does not look like he is very rich.
Li Qing held the spoon and looked like a canteen uncle, "Open the meal, come and get the meal." ”
Hearing this, these masons believed that the customers were indeed trying to treat them, so they immediately stopped hesitating and rushed forward to consciously queue up.
If you want to do their business, the main family will take care of a decent meal, but they will only take care of a meal when the beam is on or when the ceiling is capped, but at the moment, the foundation has not yet been laid, and it is so rich, which is really surprising to them.
The fragrant rice, scooped with a large spoonful of meat, and then poured with broth, made people swallow their saliva wildly, and they didn't dare to think how delicious it would be.
"Thank you, Master." The man took the rice bowl, walked to the side and squatted on the ground, feasting so much that he felt his tongue melt.
Occasionally, they will improve their lives and eat a meal of meat, but most of them are mixed with a lot of vegetables to make dumplings, which is a luxurious way to eat large white rice and pure meat, which ordinary families cannot afford.
"Thank you, Master."
"Thank you, Master."
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After a while, everyone ate the fragrant rice bowl.
Fragrant, so fragrant.
The food cooked in the restaurant was much better than the salt they cooked themselves, and it was the first time in their lives that these craftsmen had eaten such a delicious meal.
A simple bowl of rice bowl with topping actually made me look happy.
"Eat slowly, there's a lot more here, as long as it doesn't go to waste." Li Qing knew that these people were all big stomachs, so he deliberately bought more.
With this kind of intense work, there must be oil and water in the stomach, otherwise the loss of the body will be too great.
In fact, the life expectancy of the ancients was generally shorter, more because the nutrition could not keep up, but they had to work non-stop, to put it bluntly, most of them were tired.
And the rich and powerful groups of the gentry are still quite able to live, and it is not uncommon to be seventy or eighty years old, such as Sanyang, Hu Hu, and Wang Zhi, all of whom are more and more sophisticated;
Shen Xin is almost sixty years old, and he has also accepted a little twenty-one, and his body can be described as leveraged.
The life expectancy of the people at the bottom is generally relatively short, and more than half of them are due to severe physical overdraft, and then there are people who can't afford to hire Langzhong, rather than physical reasons.
To put it bluntly, it is poor!
They ate too fragrantly, and Li Qing was affected by it, and he also had a great appetite and drank two large bowls; Even Hanhan ate more.
The little guy in the restaurant also mixed a meal, looking satisfied.
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After lunch, the craftsmen rested for half an hour and continued to dig the foundation and ram it; More strength.
Li Qing watched it for a while, and then went to take a nap......
In a daze, it felt as if someone was standing next to the bed, Li Qing slowly opened his eyes, and when he saw the person clearly, he was in a state of mind.
"Little girl, why are you here? Who asked you to come? ”
"I brought her." Zhang sloppy walked in.
"Master......" Li Qing was stunned, and then smiled bitterly: "What are you bringing her for?" ”
Zhang said sloppily: "Don't make a fuss, and no one knows her, what are you afraid of?" ”
"That's just as well." Li Qing nodded lightly, and turned to look at the little girl, her eyes were dangerous, "What, you changed your mind again?" ”
"No, no, no, Uncle Li, don't get me wrong, my father asked me to come." Zhu Wanqing was really afraid of Li Qing, and hurriedly explained, "Daddy said, let me come to the capital to experience it, so that I don't have ...... anymore Regretful. ”
Zhang Sloppy agreed: "I also agree with this, otherwise she will be a little unwilling." ”
"Okay." Li Qing was helpless.
It's all here, and he can't rush back, and a little girl can't go back unless he delivers it himself, but he's not so idle.
"Is Li Hong here?"
"That has to be dripping." Li Hong walked in with a smile, "Godfather." ”
Li Qing shook his head amusedly and muttered, "This is really hilarious." ”
Usually, the courtyard was very deserted, and he felt lonely and bored, but with so many people coming here at once, he was not used to it.
There are only two wings in total, how to live? Li Qing had a headache.
Looking at the little girl's film, Li Qing said helplessly: "East kitchen, warehouse, you choose one." ”
"If you can, your niece wants to ......" Zhu Wanqing said stiffly, "Uncle Li, is there any other option?" ”
"Yes!" Li Qing smiled, "The donkey shed is still empty." ”
"......," Zhu Wanqing said, "My nephew chooses the treasury." ”
Li Qing nodded: "Hong'er, you are more familiar with Jingshi, take her out for a walk, and buy some daily necessities by the way." ”
"Okay."
The two juniors left, and Li Qing got up and said, "Master, there are no vegetables in the market now, I'll go to the market tomorrow, and go to the restaurant to pack some meals in the evening and come back?" ”
"It's okay, it's not bad for the teacher," Zhang sloppily waved his hand and said, "It's better not to let that girl live in the warehouse." ”
"Master, you just spoil children too much, so it's not good for her." Li Qing said, "The more sins she suffers here, she likes Jinling more." ”
Zhang sloppily shook his head: "You misunderstood the teacher, the treasury is now storing fakes, where she lives, how can we act at night?" Let's let her live in the East Kitchen! ”
"Uh... It's still the master who thinks thoughtfully. Li Qing agreed, "I'll ask her to change it when I go back." ”
After a pause, "By the way, Master, how much did you bring back this time?" ”
"Six hundred books, there are still eight hundred at home, and then it's gone." Zhang said sloppily, "I will change it all for him this year, so I can save myself from running around in the future." ”
Li Qing said ashamedly: "It's hard work, Master." ”
"Hey, it's not hard, it's all piggybacking." Zhang sloppy smiled casually and said, "If you should be busy, you can be busy, there are so many people in the family, and I am not unaccompanied." ”
"I'm really not busy now, so Shen Xin needs to worry about it, but I don't need to go out personally." Li Qingdao said, "This is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, Baoding Mansion is not far away, there are many people available to the emperor, I can make an idea." ”
Li Qing helped Master sit down and said seriously: "This time, I won't go anywhere, just make food for Master at home." ”
"That's a good dare." Zhang sloppy smiled and nodded, "Qingzi, you should also rest, even if you don't think about the old man, you have to think about yourself, just do your best, don't have such a strong sense of mission, you don't owe anyone!" ”
"Well, the disciple understands."
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In the evening, Li Hong and the little girl came back together, empty-handed.
Li Qing asked strangely: "Didn't you buy anything?" ”
"I have too much to buy, and I can't bring it back, so I just have to let Ming'er deliver it to my doorstep." Li Hong said with a smile, "This is all learned from my godfather." ”
"Good learner, don't learn next time." Li Qing snorted, "Little girl, you will sleep in the east kitchen in the future." ”
"Huh? Didn't you say that it was better to sleep in the storeroom? Zhu Wanqing said in a daze, just as she wanted to be coquettish, she was interrupted to cast a spell.
"If you want to stay, don't stop rolling!"
Zhu Wanqing: "...... Got to know Uncle Li. ”
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Next.
Zhu Qiyu got off the early dynasty and rushed to Lianjiatun'er with the No. 100 brocade guard, in order not to disturb the people, he deliberately changed into a dark color regular clothes.
Before he arrived at the door, he heard 'Hi Yo Hi Yo' constantly, accompanied by the sound of ground vibration, Zhu Qiyu said in surprise:
"What's going on inside?"
Hundred households in brocade clothes arched their hands and said: "Return to the emperor... Huang Ye, Yongqing Hou has been building a house in the past two days. ”
"Build a house?" Zhu Qiyu was stunned, and shook his head funny: "Don't give it to him, what can you build on such a big land?"
Let's go, go inside and have a look. ”