pappabearbooks Chapter 375 Just do whatever you want to do
Chapter 375 Just do whatever you want to do
Luo Shi felt relieved when he learned that the matter of the name of the wine had been settled, otherwise he would have been hung up on this matter all this time.
Old Man Wen was also frightened for a while. This damn girl was so courageous that she dared to take the emperor's idea. If she didn't do this well, Old Wen's family would have no descendants.
Qiu Zhi laughed when he heard what he said: "Uncle, it's not that, it's not that, your majesty is kind and caring to the people, and he will never punish the Wen family because of this matter. Since the prince said it is done, I think your majesty also likes this wine. Yes, Uncle Ruo is worried that Your Majesty will anger Yaoyao, so just let Yaoyao have plenty of wine to send to the palace in the future."
The emperor wouldn't care about such a small thing, let alone such things as giving names. Besides, what Wen Xiuyi did now was the emperor's top priority. It was too late for him to reward the writer at this time, and How to deal with the Wen family.
The matter was calmed down by Qiu Zhi with a few words, and the old man turned his head and forgot about it.
On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, work in the workshops and fields had to stop. Luo Shi had prepared scraps of silver early in the morning, ready to pay wages to the people in his workshop, and then take a good look at the accounts during this period, and give My sister shares the dividends.
Li and Cai also got up early. They also dragged Luo back to exchange some scraps of silver for them. They would pay wages to the people in the duck shed later. This year was considered to be over.
At first, there was only Iron Cowgirl in the duck shed to help them. Later, there were more and more ducks in the duck shed, and there were often things at home that both sisters had to work on, so they simply hired four more people, besides them. Besides, there are now five people in the duck shed.
In addition to paying wages and New Year's red envelopes, Luo Shi also gave the workers in the workshop three days of leave. They would come back to work on the third day of the Lunar New Year, but that was not the case here for Li Shi. If there was no one around for a day, the ducks would starve. , so the sisters-in-law can only give everyone more wages to compensate.
Everyone who works in the Wen family has received a lot of wages this year, and they all go home with smiles on their faces.
Not only is there more food this year, but the money is also more than in previous years. The entire Gutong Village has a festive atmosphere from inside to outside.
The brave ones took the red paper and ran to Wen's house early, hoping to ask Wen Xiucai to write a couplet.
This year Wen Xiuyi became more stupid and pointed at his sons and nephews: "My hand has been holding a hoe for a long time, and the handwriting is not good. Well, among the boys in my family, who is not praised by the husband now?" Ah, look for them, look for them.”
After saying that, he moved a bench and sat on the side to watch the show.
As expected, the villagers approached the children of the Wen family and coaxed them to move tables out to write couplets.
Several tables were placed at the entrance of Wen's house, and you could see them coming and going. Datou, Wen Jin, Wen Fa, Jin Xiuyi, and Xie Anyi stood side by side behind the table. In front of the table were the villagers queuing up.
Several people were immersed in writing, and Wen Xiuyi was sitting next to them in a rocking chair and enjoying themselves.
"You are free."
Qiu Zhi sat down next to him, holding a purple clay teapot in his hand. It was a New Year's gift from Wen Yao. It was exquisite and small, just the right size to hold in his hand. It was easy to carry with him wherever he went. It was no better than Lao Jin's pair of cups. Difference.
Wen Xiuyi shook his head happily: "This is called learning to be successful and making the best use of everything."
Qiu Zhi laughed. Is this how these two words are used?
After a while, Qiu Zhicai said quietly: "After the New Year, spring will begin, are you sure?"
Wen Xiuyi turned to look at him. He knew what Qiu Zhi was talking about.
"About [-]%." Wen Xiuyi originally wanted to say that it was no problem, but times have changed, so he couldn't be too confident.
Sure enough, Qiu Zhi looked happy, and he was [-]% sure.
"If you can really improve the yield of rice, Your Majesty will definitely reward you generously." In the future, the wealth will surely come like a flood.
Wen Xiuyi rocked the rocking chair and said: "It doesn't matter if you give me a big reward or not. I actually just want to do something, but if you say it's impossible without fame and fortune, you have to be realistic. I want to do it." Yes, just to make a note in front of His Majesty, so that even if someone wants to cause trouble in the future, they have to weigh it carefully."
Qiu Zhi unconsciously thought of Meng De.
"This person will definitely be punished. Many people in the DPRK are dissatisfied with your model of reforming the production team, including him. In addition, if you want to increase rice production, most officials will come out to obstruct it, saying that you..." Qiu Zhi stopped talking.
Wen Xiuyi smiled: "What are you talking about me? That I used to be addicted to gambling, that I don't distinguish between grains, that I'm just a scholar with bad writing skills, who dared to talk so brazenly about increasing rice production, and that I was just fooling around. I'm deceiving His Majesty because I want to defraud His Majesty and enrich my own pockets, right?"
Qiu Zhi: "..." I have a very clear self-understanding.
Wen Xiuyi didn't even have to think about who could have spread these words. After all, he only had a few acquaintances in the capital. It was impossible for Li Fu to say bad things about him. They were buddies, and only Meng De and Liu Shi knew him well. Aren't these two the only ones who passed by?
Therefore, not letting these two rotten fish and shrimps take away the big head was the most correct thing he did in his life.
Wen Xiuyi continued: "I know there is a reason why we wrote a few times asking for money but didn't get it. I can guess it even if Lao Chen doesn't tell me. Don't care about them, I just want peace of mind and food and clothing for the people. Well, justice is in the heart of the people, and to deal with this kind of person, all you need to do is take out the result, stuff it in his mouth, and choke him to death."
Qiu Zhi would never have thought like this in the past, but after staying in the Wen family for a long time and being influenced by the free and easy nature of the Wen family, he felt that there was nothing wrong with Wen Xiuyi's words. Instead, he thought about what he would do if he did this. It's quite cool.
"Just do whatever you want to do. Although I am no longer in the court, I still have some contacts from the past, and they are all your backing." Qiu Zhidao.
Wen Xiuyi glanced at him, good brothers, worthy of sharing a son.
The two of them just sat and watched a few boys writing Spring Festival couplets for the villagers. It was not until they noticed that they were cold that they ran back to the house and continued drinking tea and playing chess. It was a very comfortable life.
Because there were so many people writing, they were basically finished in one morning. Every household got the Spring Festival couplets they wanted. In the past, I could barely write a couplet with a meaning and put it on the door. Now every household has it on every door. The village chief I don't know where I dug out a lot of red lanterns that had changed color. They were hung up at intervals in the village. Even the ancient paulownia tree at the entrance of the village was hung with red silk.
In the afternoon, the children in the village swarmed to Wen's house to find Datou and the others, saying that Li Erhu's family had started killing pigs, and called them to watch.
As the only butcher in Gutong Village, Li San has now reformed his evil ways, and Li Erhu is no longer as arrogant and domineering as before. Although they still hid when they saw Da Tou, they never bullied other children in the village.