Datang Fenghua Road

The grandmother Niu Qi in the crowd wiped her eyes and wiped her tears, and said with joy: "It's amazing, I have lived in a thatched cottage for decades, and I will live in a new house when I die."

The men who carried the sledgehammer laughed, and someone said, "Seven grandma, don't cry, when we are bare-ass, you look after us. In the past, the family was poor and couldn't take care of you. Now the imperial court gives money to build a house, naturally. Let you live first."

The men who can have tools are all the people in the village. With these men taking the lead, hundreds of strong men rushed to Grandma Niu Qi's house in an instant.

A few more women went into the room to tidy up briefly, and took out some of the clothes and tattered bedding of Grandma Niu Qi. At the same time, he shouted, "One, two, three, pull yo..."

There was a bang, and the dust flew.

The thatched huts in the countryside are all made of earth, which can withstand the force of many men, and half of the wall was collapsed in one blow, and the rotten thatch on the roof rustled to the ground.

"Tear it down, tear it down, Grandma Seven is going to live in a new house!" a group of bare-faced little brats yelled, and some of the eight- and nine-year-olds barely wore open-crotch pants, and the teenage chickens under their crotch flicked and flicked. Excited to run back and forth.

"Melon, dare to be naughty and beat you to death!" A man laughed and scolded, "All come over to move the dirt and clean up the thatch, who dares to be lazy and not eat at night."

The little brats made faces at him. Although they were still naughty, they all came to work. The children in the countryside matured early, and they knew how to help their parents share the housework at a young age.These little brats have long heard that they can make money by working.

The first house was started, and several houses followed. Niujia Village was dusty for a while, and turned into a big construction site in an instant.

A few old men in the distance turned into a flower with their faces smiling, and the veterans such as Niu Laosan and other veterans stood obediently behind them, and suddenly the grandfather exclaimed, coughed and panted, "Oops, old man, I forgot one thing, this big man exclaimed. Can't live!"

Everyone was dumbfounded, and Niu Laosan said cautiously, "Grandpa, why can't you do it?"

Chapter 399 Female Apprentice

The eldest grandfather beat his chest and paused, and said anxiously, "It's a disaster. I just wanted to let the village live in a new house, but I forgot that it's the season of June and July. What can I do, what can I do?"

With a face full of self-blame, his breathing became more and more serious, and suddenly he hunched over and coughed loudly, his face turned blue from holding back.

Niu Laosan was in a daze, he and his comrades looked at each other, stepped forward to support the grandfather and said: "Don't worry, sir, now only three or four houses have been demolished, if you really can't do it, you can stop immediately. Grandpa, please tell us why you can't do it?"

"It's not that I can't do it, but the season is wrong!" The grandfather sighed and smiled bitterly: "It's June and July. As the saying goes, the face of a child in June will change if it changes. Let's rural areas. Building houses are all earth houses. First, you need to dig clay and mud, and then mix them with wheat husks and husks. Let the men step on them with bare feet. Finally, they use these clays mixed with wheat husks and husks to make adobe bricks and put them in the sun. Building a house after exposure to the sun..."

The old man was right. In the past, thatched huts were built like this in the countryside. The common people lived in mud houses, even the big gentry. Few people could build houses with bricks and tiles.

Grandpa sighed: "Adobe bricks need to be exposed to the sun for at least five days before they can be used, but what season is it now? God in June, it rains when it rains, where can we make adobe bricks in large quantities? If we build a hut with two huts alone That’s all, we’re going to overturn the whole village, and even build it up, this, this, this…”

Niu Laosan and the others looked at each other, and their faces changed a little.

In June and July, the midsummer festival, this kind of weather says it rains when it rains.

This season is really not suitable for large-scale construction. The adobe bricks must be exposed to the sun for five or six days before they can be used, otherwise they will rot into mud in case of heavy rain.If the whole village was demolished and started to be built, and in the end it couldn't be built because of the adobe, the villagers would have to drink from the wind and rain.

"How can this be good!" Niu Laosan frowned, and he punched the stone roller heavily, his face full of unwillingness and helplessness.

The eldest grandpa let out a long sigh, and then said, "Also, the farming will be busy soon. The wheat in the fields is waiting for no one. If the farming is missed, the whole village will starve..."

Niu Laosan frowned even more, and his face became more and more depressed.

A Pao Ze next to him whispered: "If you want to upgrade Zhuangzi into a town, at least [-] houses must be built, in addition to the town government's yamen and the tax office and public security office. This project will take at least three months. If the people are busy Building a house will inevitably delay farming!"

He lightly patted Niu Laosan on the shoulder and said solemnly: "Mayor, farming is a big thing, we can't afford this responsibility, we should stop before the town is built. If the harvest is wrong and the people starve to death, we will take the first place. , the prince will also chop our heads. You know, the prince protects the people the most, and even dares to kill the family for the sake of the people..."

Niu Laosan murmured: "I understand, I understand, farming can't be delayed, and building a house has to wait for the season, I understand all these, but I'm not reconciled..."

The faces of Zhong Paoze were a little unsightly. They rejoiced and went home. They were about to throw off their arms and have a hard time, but they were hit by a stick.

Just when everyone was frowning, they suddenly heard footsteps in the distance, followed by someone weakly asking for directions, whispering: "Is this Niujia Village?"

Niu Laosan squatted on the ground, and the veterans were also sighing, but the fourth grandfather had the warmest heart and said warmly: "This is Niujia Village, how can you go out alone when you are so old."

It turned out that the person who asked for directions was a young man, Dingtian was only fourteen or fifteen years old, and there was still the shyness and embarrassment unique to young people on his face.

Although he was nervous, he held out his chest to answer the fourth grandfather's question, and said loudly: "I am a technician sent by Tiancefu, and I am mainly responsible for the technical work of the construction of Niujia Town. The construction of villages and towns is a major event. Although he is small, he does not dare not to come. The dean once taught us that young people not only need to read thousands of books, but also travel thousands of miles, so that they can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the country and read all kinds of folk customs. The dean’s words are always right. of……"

The Fourth Grandpa was at a loss and couldn't understand, but Niu Laosan who was squatting on the ground let out a "Hey", and the fourteen veterans around him also looked happy.

"Technician of Tiance Mansion? You still call him the dean?" Niu Laosan suddenly stood up from the ground, staring at the young man with bright eyes, as if he was going to swallow him.

The young man was a little cautious, and quietly stepped back a few steps. The baby was really young, only 14 years old by visual inspection, no different from those cowherd babies in the village.

However, Niu Laosan didn't dare to treat him as a cowboy. He looked at the boy and whispered: "This little gentleman, I heard you say the dean just now. Could it be that you are a student of the Gewu Research Institute?"

In the face of a young man, Niu Laosan uses your honorific title. Several village elders are a little curious, and the young man is very embarrassed.He glanced at Niu Lao San, and said in a low voice, "I'm the Principal's introductory disciple!"

Although these words are stingy, but there is a sense of pride and glory in their bones...

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Niu Laosan and the others looked at each other, suddenly everyone was ecstatic, and the fifteen veterans held their chests at the same time, and solemnly said to the young man: "It turns out that you are the prince's disciple, you can come to my Niujia Town, this is really for me Our face is sullen. Our lord is still kind-hearted. We only served him as a personal soldier for a few days, and as a result, we sent a young gentleman to help, this, this..."

The veteran was stupid and didn't know how to express it for a while.

The young man hurriedly avoided them and saluted, and said a little embarrassedly: "You misunderstood, the dean not only sent me, but three thousand children came out of Chang'an this time, all of them are the first batch of students in the academy."

Niu Laosan's eyes were straight, and he said: "Three thousand disciples, I am an old lady, the prince sent so many disciples at one time, this is going to turn the world upside down!"

The young man blushed, and said in a low voice: "Datang wants to build a town of 3000, and our [-] people can only afford [-] towns, so don't think too much of us, Mayor Niu. Graduated apprentices..."

He glanced at Niu Lao San, and then said: "If apprentices want to graduate, they must be responsible for the technical work of a town. After the town is built, they cannot leave. They must stay and serve as economic instructors and educational institutes in the town. Chief, we want to lead the people to live a good life, and we also teach the little children to read. Only when this goal is achieved can we truly graduate. The dean said that what we learn in the academy is only knowledge. Can we turn knowledge into skills? That's the standard for graduation!"

He stopped abruptly when he said this, first sticking out his tongue mischievously, and then said: "Mayor Niu, before I came, I turned over your military book, I know that you cut off the head of a Turkic general, and we will work together in the future. , don't scare people, help them to graduate early..."

Niu Laosan's face was strange for a while. He turned around the boy twice, and suddenly seemed to have found something, and said in a daze: "You... you are actually a girl?"

The young man blushed, and suddenly took out a bronze official seal, which was engraved with thick cloud patterns, and under the cloud patterns were engraved pictures such as fishing and woodworking, she solemnly said: "My name is Tian Xiu'er, although I am a girl, but I have an official body. , you see, this is the seal of the fishing and woodcutter of Tiancefu. This seal is a symbol of the ninth grade. Mayor Niu, we are on the same level, and we are also on the same level as the county government officials. In the future, the county government will discuss matters. Let's join forces to fight against the family!"

Say a joint, that is Pao Ze.

Holding one official seal, that is a comrade-in-arms.

Niu Laosan looked solemn and said solemnly: "Sister Tian is polite, I just said something that I despised the girl, and I apologize to you. You are a disciple of the prince, even the girl has great talents, and one person can be a hundred. Ten thousand soldiers."

Tian Xiu'er giggled, put away the official seal and said, "It's not surprising if you don't know, in fact, five or six hundred of the three thousand children who came out of Chang'an this time are girls? Before leaving, the dean said, let us go to the official position. Who in the world dares to look down on us, he will bring the artifact Gatlin to talk to people in person, Mayor Niu, luckily you didn't look down on me..."

Niu Laosan shuddered, and the fourteen veterans around were also pale, and they all said in unison, "Your Highness wants to talk to people with a divine weapon, who in the world dares to look down on his female disciple? Anyone who looks down on them, I guess I can build them directly. The clothes are buried, and the Gatling artifact is sprayed, and even the corpse can't be found."

He suddenly approached Tian Xiu'er and asked with a sullen face, "Sister Tian, ​​when you left Chang'an, did our prince have any special explanation? Did the old man specifically mention our personal soldiers?"

In fact, Han Yue is only 19 years old this year, and he can't be called an old man even if he is beaten to death, but Niu Lao San spoke very smoothly, and it is clear that he thinks so in his heart.

Tian Xiu'er couldn't help laughing and giggled, "The dean really mentioned a few of you, especially you!"

"Really?" Niu Lao San was overjoyed and said quickly, "Good girl, what did the dean say?"

Tian Xiuer coughed, her face suddenly became serious, and the voice of Han Yue was imitated in her mouth. She said loudly: "Brother Niu, Li Dashi, listen to me you bad boys!"