Chapter 349 Workers
Liu Laosan shook his head and nodded, "If Miss Shen agrees, it's okay for me to be a favor. If Miss Shen doesn't agree, there's nothing I can do about it, but His Highness is wise, powerful, and has a noble status. He must not be able to use his power to suppress others, right?" ! ”
"Liu Laosan, I think you are really not afraid of death!" Murong Xu held the tea cup tightly, the anger in his eyes almost turned into substance.
Seeing that Liu Laosan was as smelly and hard as a stone in a latrine, there was really nothing he could do with him, so he had to let Liusu pass the message.
Liusu didn't dare to neglect and told Shen Tian the situation immediately.
"Miss, Mr. Murong is deeply in love with you. He sincerely wants to marry you. It would be a pity to miss such a good man." Liusu kept saying good things for Murong Xu.
After Shen Tian drank the medicine, she looked at her leisurely, and then slowly said for a moment: "My eldest brother came over today and just mentioned the matter of returning home, Master Murong came to my door and asked to marry me. It was so fast. ! ”
Liusu understood the implication, but didn't think she was wrong. Shen Tian was just an ordinary peasant girl. If Murong Xu hadn't taken a liking to her, she wouldn't have come to serve her.
"Girl, what I'm saying is all for the girl's good!" Liusu continued.
Shen Tian looked out the window and raised the corners of her mouth slightly, "Lisu, I come from a humble background and have no destiny to be served. Let's go!"
Liusu looked up in shock, "Girl!"
"Thank you for your kindness, Master, but I, Shen Tian, am self-aware. I would rather marry a commoner as my wife than join a high family as a concubine." Shen Tian said word by word.
Liusu looked at her with a complicated look, "If the girl had seen the life of a high-class woman, she wouldn't say such things!"
Shen Tian burst into laughter, "The life of a high-class woman? Is it to dress up every day and set rules three times a day, or is it occasionally free to go shopping and do whatever you want? Neither of these! The rules of a high-class woman are complicated, what? What kind of clothes should you wear and what kind of food should you eat? What kind of rules do you have for your meals? Even when you are sick, you can't go beyond the rules and see a doctor. You are trapped in that small space every day, just looking forward to the arrival of your husband, and you are jealous of a group of women, fighting to the death. Do you think this is the case? Is your life interesting? ”
Liusu looked at Shen Tian in astonishment, wondering how a peasant girl could know so much about the situation in the inner courtyard of the deep house, and was speechless.
After a while, he said dryly: "At least they have endless silks and satins, endless delicacies, and wealth."
"Then what? These are things that you will take with you in life and death. Although I am a peasant girl, my family is not that bad. I can eat whatever I want and dress comfortably if I want to. When I return to my hometown , I can do whatever I want, wouldn’t it be better to marry a commoner and be the master of my own family?”
Shen Tian bluntly stated her pursuit.
Liusu's face turned a little pale and he subconsciously turned his gaze, "No one can ever refuse Mr. Murong."
Shen Tian showed a wry smile, "So he's not a good person, is he?"
"Young Master is naturally a good person!" Liusu retorted without thinking.
Shen Tian smiled, "Since he is a good person, what will happen if I reject him? Will he retaliate against me?"
Liusu was speechless and retreated in embarrassment.
When they left the yard, they found Murong Xu standing in the pavilion, his face ashen, probably because he heard the conversation between her and Shen Tian.
Liusu stepped forward and knelt down, "Your Highness, I have already advised Miss Shen, but Miss Shen only wants to return home and has no other plans!"
Murong Xu kept thinking about what Shen Tian said and took a deep breath, "I know, please step back."
Liu Laosan watched with cold eyes for two days. Seeing that there was no movement from Murong Xu's side, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
As a result, Murong Xu came on the third day and stopped mentioning Shen Tian's matter, as if nothing had happened. When he saw Shen Tian occasionally, he was polite and well-behaved, without any overstep. After Shen Dagou, Su Zhan and the others sold the goods together, they went to the Yong'an Marquis Mansion before leaving.
In addition to reminding Shen Tian to take good care of her health and return home as soon as possible, she also asked Liu Laosan to tell Shen Yi about building the bridge.
Liu Laosan couldn't provide financial support, but he could find a few professional masters for Shen Yi. There happened to be a few idle workers in the court, so it shouldn't be a problem for them to make a trip.
But this matter needs to be discussed with Murong Xu.
When Murong Xu heard that Shen Yi was going to build a bridge in Lizhou, he was very concerned about it and personally assigned two workers to Liu Laosan.
Shen Dagou and the others quickly returned home with their workers.
It's already summer when we return to Shenjiazhuang.
It’s the time when strawberries are in season, and the villagers are so busy that they can’t even touch the ground. There is also a wool processing workshop, because making skin bags will produce a lot of wool. The workshops are also running day and night. Most of the people who work are hired from other villages. .
The two workers were amazed by the prosperous Shenjiazhuang and couldn't help but compose a poem as soon as they got off the carriage.
Suchuan and others led the workers into Su Tai's house.
The two workers didn't expect that a village as remote as Lizhou, under the capital, would have such nice houses. They looked like they had never seen the world.
Su Tai led them into the house, served freshly baked snack buns, and cooked a pot of milk tea.
After the two workers finished eating, they were completely convinced and couldn't help but continue to recite poems and compose poems.
Shen Dagou, one with two heads, spoke first, "Sister Xiao Tai, this is Master You Kangyou, and this is Master Tian Zi Yantian. They are both workers hired by the Marquis for Brother Shen. They are good at water conservancy, especially in water conservancy. Build a bridge.”
"The little lady pays homage to the two adults." Su Tai stood up immediately and saluted.
The two of them didn't dare to accept it, so they all avoided it, "Mrs. Shen, the Marquis has told us about the situation here. Can you take us to the river to have a look?"
Su Tai took the twins to the river together.
Seeing such a wide riverside, the two workers looked a little solemn.
"Are you planning to build an arch bridge?"
If that were the case, it would be such a big project that the prefect would have to report it to the court.
Su Tai shook her head, wiped the twins' mouths, and said in a leisurely manner: "We build a pontoon bridge using cow and sheep skin bags as materials to make a live bottom. We inspect them once every six months to replace damaged skin bags. This kind of bridge can last for a hundred years."< br>
"Floating bridge? What kind of bridge is that? How is the skin made?" The worker was very interested.
Su Tai took them to the temporary shed warehouse built by the river when she had nothing to do.
The warehouse covers an area of more than ten acres and is filled with various processed materials, including leather bags, thick iron chains, soaked and dried wood, as well as wire protection nets and other scattered items that Su Tai sends here from time to time. Material.
Under her detailed explanation, the two workers seemed to have opened up a new world and asked eagerly: "Mrs. Shen, do you know when the construction of this pontoon can start? We would like to learn more."