Ming Zuo

Chapter 317

"Ma'am, please also put on the Fengguan Xiapei, as my husband is going to marry you."

After the fleet passed Yanzhou, there was an immediate change.All got into action and started decorating inside and out.

A wedding in Songjiang Mansion can only be called a wedding ceremony.

Now that I have returned to Dongchang Mansion, it is the big wedding.

The people here have long been looking forward to Zuo Menggeng's return.

"Originally, we wanted to make it simple according to the meaning of the attendance. However, Uncle Qin did not agree, and the other elders also did not agree. Now this wedding, among other things, is definitely the first time in the history of Dongchang Mansion. "

Zhou You and Zhang Yan, as representatives, personally ran hundreds of miles to meet him, and also talked about the situation in Linqing.

Everyone in Linqing rejoiced with Zuo Menggeng's wedding.Especially the people, prepared congratulations from the bottom of their hearts.The most active person among them is Old Qin.

As the old man of Zuozhuang, old Qintou is extremely satisfied with his current life.

Although there are more and more big shots around Zuo Menggeng, an old farmer like him can't help much anymore.

But the old Qintou knew very well that the better Zuo Menggeng was, the better off they, the farmers, would be.

Nowadays, meat can be eaten every day, and the little grandson Qin Luo has also grown up, working on that steam engine.

It is said that once successful, it is no problem to be a master craftsman.

All of these made Lao Qintou Zuo Menggeng's most fanatical supporter.

Although the old man is illiterate and has little knowledge, but he has lived his whole life, the most clear thing is that he should not let the person who has benefited from the young master be ungrateful.

Just in time for Zuo Menggeng's marriage, Lao Qintou insisted that he must make a big deal of it.

A grand wedding can show the common people's love for Zuo Menggeng, and then form a vortex effect, making more people feel attached.

Although old Qintou doesn't know what psychology is, he knows what's going on in the human heart.

Will the people of Linqing cooperate with him?
Obviously, there is no doubt about it.

In Linqing today, [-]% of the people depend on Zuo Menggeng for their lives.

Either working in various factories to earn money to support the family, or entering the new army as a soldier.

Zuozhuang seems to be a center. Every time a new invention or discovery is made here, it will bring improvements to the lives of the people in Linqing.

For example, off-season vegetables are no longer just produced in winter.

After two years of operation and improvement, the major families have discovered that the cost and yield of this intensive method of cultivating vegetables are much better than traditional land cultivation.

Even in summer, the competitiveness of greenhouse vegetables is very impressive.

The important thing is that a stable supply of goods is fundamental to seize the market.

There have been specialized vegetable shops in Linqing, all relying on vegetable companies to do business, at least providing jobs for thousands of families.

Ordinary people can eat cheap and fresh vegetables at any time, and they are also very grateful to Zuo Menggeng.

It can be said that there are no real poor people in Linqing.

Sufficient job opportunities have effectively absorbed the idle population.Anyone can find a job if they want to.

If you can make money, you will naturally not go hungry.

In this chaotic era, Linqing, where everyone can have enough to eat, is like a paradise.

As for the beggars...

Don't even think about it, if you find a beggar on the streets of Linqing, you will definitely send him to work.

Lazy people are not allowed here.

As for the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled, Qu Shiqi specially planned to build a welfare home so that the elderly, orphans, and disabled people could be supported.

When the common people knew that Zuo Menggeng did all of this, they already regarded him as a living Bodhisattva who saves suffering.

Zuo Menggeng's marriage is the biggest happy event in Linqing City.

The wedding in Songjiang Mansion respected the beliefs of Xu Ruolin and the Xu family, and adopted a Western style.

In Linqing wedding, the Chinese style is adopted.

With the help of Xu Ruoxin and others, Xu Ruolin changed into a Fengguan Xiapei, and sat quietly in the cabin, only hearing the lively blowing and beating outside.

After passing Yanzhou Mansion and entering Anshan Lake, the atmosphere of universal celebration came out.

Everywhere on both sides of the canal, the local people would run out and set up battles by the river.

Lion dance, social opera, firecrackers, and even running water feasts prepared by various villages.

In order to celebrate Zuo Menggeng's big wedding, these running water banquets are not limited to guests, and everyone who comes from south to north can sit down and eat and drink.

This year the villages have regained some vitality, and they have enough financial resources to do this.

"Whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world, and the people love him so much, we must pay attention."

Liu Zongzhou taught at the right time to let Zuo Menggeng know what to do.

The first village they passed was called Chen Dong Village.

This village is located at the confluence of the canal and the Zhaowang River, just at the southernmost point of the new army.

Most people in the village rely on the canal to do coolies for a living, and a small number of people farm.Those who are often hungry and full, many poor families can't even feed their children.

After the new army came, the breeding company recruited workers, and many people from this village went there.

Later, miners were recruited, and there were no idle people in this village.

After the new army took over the land from the landlords in the village, they hired the remaining people to grow cotton and wheat, which was another stable source of income.

Life has improved, and the villagers' love for Zuo Menggeng can be imagined.

Knowing about Zuo Menggeng's wedding, Chen Dongcun was the first to hold a banquet.

Seeing Zuo Menggeng's fleet approaching from afar, the villagers flocked to the river, asking for nothing else, if they could kowtow to Zuo Menggeng, they would get their wish.

But what they didn't expect was that the fleet stopped.

After a while, Zuo Menggeng, who was dressed in a groom's robe, stepped onto the shore and entered the village.

All the people in Chendong Village went crazy.

If it weren't for the soldiers from the new army who blocked and maintained it, the scene might not have been exactly what it would have been.

Seeing the people kneeling on the ground, Zuo Menggeng hurriedly greeted him: "Folks, don't dare to kneel. From now on, we are not allowed to kneel anymore. They are all upright people, kneeling, licking, kneeling, kneeling, kneeling to their parents , Kneeling me as a junior, how decent is it?"

The old man in the village refused, and shouted: "Without the general, our peasant family would have starved to death long ago. You are the heaven of our people. We are happy to kneel to you."

Zuo Menggeng stepped forward and helped the old man up.

"Look, I'm alone, no different from the big guy. I can't save the big guy alone. If you want to live a good life, you have to work hard together with the big guys. Think together, work hard Only by working together can we not go hungry, cold, or bullied. Everyone said, is this the reason?"

The villagers nodded their heads and admired him more and more.

In the past, let alone a general like him, even the landlords in the village would have to kowtow to pay their respects during festivals.

No matter how dull and ignorant the common people are, don't they like to kneel down and bow their heads?

No one in this world wants to do that.

The reason why I did it was just to survive.

When the big guys don't have to kneel, the kind of joy from the heart can light up the whole world.

The village elder took a cup of sake and handed it to Zuo Menggeng tremblingly.

"Today, the general has a big wedding, and the whole world celebrates it. We farmers have nothing to be filial to. This is the sorghum we harvested this year, and the local wine we brewed by ourselves. The general is kind, so that we can all have enough food this year. This A glass of water and wine is for the whole village to respect the general."

Zuo Menggeng took the wine glass, full of a sense of accomplishment.

He knew very well that this was not just a glass of water and wine.

As Liu Zongzhou said, this is the will of the people.

In his joy, he joked: "The old man is too stingy, why is it just such a mere one? Told me that I can't drink enough?"

The old man grinned.

"Don't dare to get the general drunk. All the villages ahead are waiting. If you let the general get drunk here, the big guy will complain."

Zuo Menggeng was stunned and looked back.

The joy on Fu Yusun's face was no worse than his.

"The big guys heard that the attendants came to Chendong Village to drink, and they all yelled for the attendants to taste their wedding wine. So, you don't have to worry about not having enough wine, from here to Linqing, one hundred and thirty all the way How many villages and towns?"

Zuo Menggeng looked up and saw that the wilderness was full of greenery, the vibrant wheat was bearing ears, the young shoots in the cotton fields had broken through the soil, the villagers’ complexion was simple but plump, and one or two out of ten could afford to wear them New clothes.

The land was getting better, and the sorghum wine in his hand seemed to gather all the vitality, and the aroma of the wine made him intoxicated.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zuo Menggeng drank it all in one gulp.

The spicy wine rushed straight into the lungs, but it seemed to open up all the limbs, making him feel that every part of his body was full of strength.

"Please rest assured, our policy remains unchanged and will continue. In our area, we will not allow corrupt officials, tyrannical and evil gentry to oppress and exploit. At the same time, I implore you to work hard so that everyone can have enough to eat , Every family can live in a new house, and the children can go to school. Then we have to save the poor all over the world, so that people all over the world can live a good life..."

After that, he bowed to the ground.

"please!"

The villagers watched him board the boat and head north, and finally stopped kneeling.

"Congratulations to the general on the new year, please drink to the general in the coming year!"

And in front, all the villages were already on the alert, gathering on the bank of the canal, eagerly looking forward to Zuo Menggeng's arrival.

(End of this chapter)