Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 318

They continued to stay here for a while, and after talking about some details, they set off again, bypassing the campus of the National University under construction, and came to the north of Hongshan Mountain, where they stopped briefly again to check the site selection of Jinling Military University.

Chang Yuchun is very concerned about this, this is where he will fight for 'Wu Sha' in the next year.

Life is at stake.

Therefore, I made an agreement with Lao Zhu on the spot that after the new year's festival in these few days, Lao Chang planned to personally supervise the start of construction, and was ambitious to build the campus within three months.

Lao Zhu was equally attentive, promising that not only the artisans of the capital could call them at will, but also all the troops in the capital camp could call for help after their drills.

Then move on to a more critical destination today.

A craftsman community in the eastern part of Shogunate Mountain is similar to the layout of the resettlement community in Mingzhou. In addition to the large and neat houses that were quickly planned and built years ago, there are also some commercial streets.

Lao Zhu went to the community first, looked at the brand-new houses around him, and the people living and working in peace and contentment, and thought again of Du Fu's poem quoted by his treasured 23rd generation grandson: There are tens of thousands of mansions in peace, and a big shelter for the poor in the world Happy face, unmoved by wind and rain, as safe as a mountain.

If the whole world can do this, this Great Ming will definitely not move like a mountain!

Then enter a commercial street.

Compared with the street in front of the University of Medicine, this side is more crowded and lively, with various merchants and hawkers, and pedestrians coming and going in an endless stream.

Several people entered on foot.

They have changed their clothes in advance, maybe it looks more decent. During the new year's festival, everyone will wear their best clothes to go out, and a few people will not be obtrusive among them.Of course, if you are interested, you can also find that around this group of people, there seem to be more robust servants who follow from far or near.

Entering the street, Lao Zhu also quickly discovered that some of the shops on the street had Spring Festival couplets posted, and some did not.

My baby's 23rd generation grandson is also careful.

Looking around, he stopped for a short while, and stopped in front of a cloth stall with great interest, and asked about the prices of several kinds of cloth in detail, but he didn't buy it. Commercial street?"

Zhu Yuan nodded: "Yes, ancestor, but, as I said just now, the market positioning is different."

The street in front of the University of Medicine, even if the part facing the artisan households on the northwest side of the plan, to put it bluntly, it is also facing the relatively wealthy upper-class artisan households.As for ordinary people, of course, it is not impossible to go there, but for them, just being in the commercial market in their own community is enough to meet most of their daily consumption.

Compared with the gathering area with more than 10 people, it is impossible for a medium-sized city in this era to have only one commercial street.

Zhu Yuan didn't say much, and Lao Zhu pondered on his own before the union, but he felt that he understood a lot.

As he spoke, he continued walking for a while, and a butcher shop stall appeared in front of him.

Lao Zhu smiled and glanced at the young man beside him with a questioning expression.

Zhu Yuan nodded, but said in a low voice with a smile: "It also depends on whether he has good fortune, the ancestors go up to talk, if he thinks he is good, he will keep his calligraphy, otherwise... we will change to another family, and there are other things. "

Hearing what his precious 23rd grandson said, Lao Zhu immediately felt much more comfortable in his heart.

After all, I am the emperor, even if I want to create a small story that can be passed down in the annals of history, I can't just write like that without any choice.If Lianzi is given to a person with bad character, and he will use it to do evil in the future, the good talk that was originally thought will become a scandal.

Walked forward slowly.

This is a mutton shop.

Lao Zhu took a closer look and found that the seller was a father and son. The adults were about forty. He is only a few years old, but he is much stronger than Zhu Yuan, and he is skillfully breaking down a fat sheep that has just been slaughtered in the shop.

Looking at this small shop again, the tables and tables are quite clean, and the various kinds of mutton are placed or hung neatly.

Feeling good.

Just as Lao Zhu was about to speak, the shopkeeper who was still serving the old lady had already looked over, with a simple and honest smile: "Does the guest want mutton?"

Old Zhu said smoothly: "Look."

The owner of the shop noticed Lao Zhu's attire, and Zhu Yuan and the others around him, and felt that he didn't look like someone who came to buy mutton in person, but he still patiently said: "The guest officer chooses at will, and they are all the best fat sheep that are killed today. "

Old Zhu looked at it casually with restraint, and Zhu Yuan took the initiative to speak: "Look at the store's methods, is it an old business?"

"That's right," the shopkeeper helped the old woman wrap the mutton, collected the money and sent it away, turned to this side with a boning knife in hand, and said, "It's been three generations since I've been here."

The shop owner didn't pay attention to what he was saying, because the bone-evisculating knife in his hand not only made some casual guards around tense up, but also Chang Yuchun, who was standing beside Lao Zhu, tensed up, looking like he might strike at any time.

Old Zhu and Xiao Zhu were indifferent.

Zhu Yuan asked again: "Three generations, are you just killing sheep, have you thought about other livelihoods?"

"Sheep are easy to raise, just eat grass, so there will be more." Seeing that there were no other customers for a while, the owner put down the boning knife in his hand, and continued to chat patiently: "Occasionally, I also kill a few pigs. There are miles... the folks in the village, if there is a piglet in the family, they will call me to go over there, and you two are respectable people, I am afraid I don’t know, this pig needs to be slaughtered, so the meat will not be smelly. "

Zhu Yuan smiled and nodded.

Done.

It's not necessary to bring up the topic by yourself.

It just so happened that the owner's son brought the two chopped lamb legs to the table in front of him, and Lao Zhu also started to talk: "Is this your son?"

The shopkeeper said: "Big baby."

Lao Zhu asked again: "But have you read the book?"

"Our family... used to be able to do it there," the shopkeeper said, "A few years ago, there was a community primary school here, and there was an imperial decree. I asked the two young ones to learn some words. If they can read, I have to sacrifice anyway."

While talking, the shop owner's son brought over another lamb chop, and Lao Zhu stopped him: "Your father asked your two brothers to study, but not you, do you have any ideas?"

The young man was shy, stopped his movements, and showed the same simple and honest smile as his father: "I'm going to call it a daughter-in-law, where I can still study. But the two younger brothers, I and my father will support them together. If they can read, They won't ignore my elder brother."

"Oh, that's the reason," Lao Zhu smiled, very satisfied: "Father is kind, son is filial, brother and friend are respectful, yes, your family style must be good."

The shop owner patted his son and told him to continue to work, while smiling, "Guest officer... You are a scholar, these words... I deserve this evaluation, but I can't."

Satisfied in his heart, Lao Zhu didn't go around anymore, and signaled the surroundings: "Other families have Spring Festival couplets, but you don't have any here. Since you said that I am a scholar, it is also fate, so I can help you write one, how about it?"

"That's a good relationship." The shop owner felt a little weird, but thinking that he was also kind, he nodded in agreement, but still said: "It's just... guest officer, we don't have pens and papers here."

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Yuan who was beside him.

Zhu Yuan smiled and said: "It's easy to handle, just borrow from the surrounding area."

So soon I 'borrowed' a pen and paper.

Amidst the bustle of passers-by who had already begun to watch, Lao Zhu swiped his brush and quickly completed a Spring Festival couplet that had been brewing in his heart for a long time.

Split the road of life and death with both hands, and cut off the roots of right and wrong with one knife.

After finishing the writing, there was no need for Zhu Yuan to cheer, but some people cheered.

Not only applauded, but also asked Lao Zhu to write a copy for himself, which made Lao Zhu feel at a loss for a while.

The people are so enthusiastic, should they write it themselves, or should they not write it?

No more preparations.

It was Zhu Yuan who helped his ancestors out of the siege, and Chang Yuchun on the other side also helped protect them, and escaped from the crowd.

There will naturally be other arrangements in the follow-up.

The couplet was written, looking at the time, it was also approaching noon, Zhu Yuan proposed again: "My ancestor, there is a mutton soup restaurant in front, do you want to try it, it is opened by the family of the girl next to me, and the butcher just now The girl next to me mentioned that the family bought mutton from him. They are indeed a good family, um...the surname is Zheng, I have someone check it carefully, anyway, it will not disappoint the couplets of the ancestors."

Old Zhu was very happy, so he nodded, but subconsciously said: "Your girl... family... can't rely on you to mess around."

As soon as I wrote the couplet, I went to the mutton soup restaurant. Lao Zhu thought that his children were doing the same routine.

Actually it doesn't matter.

However, what should be said still has to be said.

"Where is it? It's just a small shop. I don't want to make a name for myself. It's meaningless." Zhu Yuan saw what Lao Zhu was thinking, explained with a smile, and motioned to the surroundings: "Look at the ancestors, we can also do it here. It’s not a big business, but the mutton cooked over there is really delicious, so I wanted to bring my ancestors to taste it, and I made arrangements in advance.”

After hearing what Zhu Yuan said, Lao Zhu nodded, "Then let's go."

When they came to the mutton soup restaurant opened by the sisters-in-law of the Wu family, the group did not stop in the front shop, but went directly to the back yard, where tables and chairs had already been set up.

Do prepare ahead of time.

Moreover, the craftsmanship is really good, Lao Zhu, Zhu Yuan, Lao Li and Lao Chang had a hearty meal here before starting the afternoon schedule.

When the group left the community, Jin Yiwei, who had been arranged in advance, approached Butcher Zheng, and told them this and that. Then, in the bustling market, many people saw Butcher Zheng at the stall of the butcher shop. He dragged his son to the street without thinking, and kowtowed several times in the direction of the palace in the city.

Then, the news spread, and the whole street was boiling.

His Majesty the current emperor visited in private, because of his recognition of the Zheng family father and son, he specially left a couplet, and also a comment to the Zheng family, father is kind, son is filial, brother and brother are respectful.

God!

This is the blessing accumulated over several lifetimes!

As for the Zheng family's success, that's another story.

(End of this chapter)