Dressed as a widow, raising cubs, farming and building infrastructure in Ming Dynasty

Chapter 42 Jiangxue Zhai is completed

Early the next morning, the beggar boy and his two children knocked on the door of Yanzi Building.

Qin Liu asked Old Man Lou to take a few people to the cabin prepared for them, and then went out.

She had to buy some cloth and cotton to make clothes and shoes for these people.

When he came back, Old Man Lou had already taken the beggar boy and the others to have dinner in the hall of Yanzi Building. Old Man Li, Dalang Erlang, Ma Yue and others were also having breakfast here, but Mrs. Qu was not there.

After the meal, Old Man Lou taught the beggar boys to put away the dishes and chopsticks in the kitchen and wash them clean, and asked Ma Yue to wait for a while and take them to the dumpling shop to help.

Qin Liu smiled when she saw this and took her two children back to the house - she had to be busy with sewing work.

She also arranged something for Old Man Li and Little Mute who had nothing to do recently - to collect shoe soles.

The soles are made by sewing animal skins, rags, etc. together with twine.The soles of the shoes must be thick and hard enough. If you don't have enough strength, you won't be able to do this job.

Qin Liu looked at the little mute sitting next to him who was holding the soles of his shoes, feeling slightly guilty.

A murderous little devil, a prairie prince of noble birth, was suddenly raised by her to be a good boy who wears the soles of women's shoes and takes care of their babies. If this scene was seen by his father, who is the Khan, he would be shocked. Will he cut himself?
After Dalang finished drawing red and reading, he went to Erlang and whispered in Erlang's ear.

Erlang threw himself into Qin Liu's arms and said coquettishly: "Lanfa is noisy, Lanfa is noisy!"

Qin Liu was so upset that he pricked his hand with needles, so he could only say: "You and your brother have fun, and my mother will sing the orchid grass to you."

Qin Liu quickly made several sets of clothes while humming a little tune.In the afternoon, she sewed shoe straps on the packed soles and made three pairs of shoes in one go.

At dusk, she went to the dumpling shop and called the beggar boys back to Li's house. She told them how to use the shower head and put their clothes on the stool at the door.

After a day of intense work and dealing with a large number of customers, the beggar boy's guard was completely down.

There were half-grown children such as Shuan Zhu, Xiaosan and Xiaosi working in the dumpling shop. The shopkeeper also had two children at home, so they didn't look like they were being filmed.

After they came out from the bath, Qin Liu gave the beggar boy a bottle of medicine to treat frostbite and asked him to take the two children to rest and get up to work again tomorrow.

Qin Liu himself asked Old Man Lou to learn about the basic situation of these three children.

"The older one is called Zhao San'er, who is from Wen'an County, Bazhou. He was kidnapped and trafficked when he was a child, and he escaped secretly. However, he has no household registration and doesn't know the way back. He has been wandering to make a living until now.

He picked up the two younger ones. He said it was like seeing himself when he was a child. He didn't want them to have no one to rely on, so he took care of those two. "

Qin Liu nodded and said: "When they recover in two days, let Zhao San find some people who are in a similar situation to them and come over to work for me. It's time to start work on the land across the street."

For this construction project, she plans to use a combination of odd jobs and military servicemen from Zheng Baihu to complete the project, creating more job opportunities so that beggars like Zhao Saner can have a way to make a living.

When Ma'ang was in Xuanfu, he also asked people to deliver several letters, asking Zheng Baihu to help Qin Liu build a house.

Ma Ang has obviously gained the respect of the senior officials of the Xuanfu, and the upward trend will be obvious in the future. Is there any reason why Zheng Baihu should not respond?
Moreover, the little widow of the Li family is kind-hearted and feeds the soldiers who come to work much better than the big pot rice in the military camp. White rice, big steamed buns, or fragrant noodles, and meat for every meal, so everyone is willing to work for them. .

In this way, some food in the army can be saved, so that the soldiers can take it home and keep their families full.

These soldiers plow the fields when they are busy, build city walls and fortifications when they are free, and spend the rest of their time training and defending the city against enemies.

He is weak in battle, but he is a good hand at work and has rich experience.March passed in an extremely busy time.

Qin Liu wanted to be the commander-in-chief, and he didn't have a capable helper like Ma Ang when he was building the house last year. He was so busy that he didn't even have time to ask the little mute several times when he hesitated to talk to her.

On the second day of April, the new restaurant opened. There were still two large pots cooking fragrant brown rice porridge at the door, but diners could sit in the spacious interior to dine.

On the eighth day of April, on a sunny morning with a spring breeze, the inn was finally completed and a plaque was hung.

The plaque reads "Jiangxuezhai" in three characters, and the flag hanging vertically on the right side of the door reads: "Stay in the hotel, drink horses and eat meals".

When the plaque was hung, Qin Liu and Sister Ma Feng stood at the entrance of Yanzi Tower and directed Ma Yue, Zheng Baihu and other people standing on the ladder at the entrance of Jiangxuezhai to lift the plaque a little to the left, and then lift it up as much as possible. The land is beautiful and upright.

A carriage suddenly stopped in the middle of the road, blocking the sight of Qin Liu and Sister Ma Feng.

Sister Ma Feng complained: "Who is this person! Really! Is it great to be rich?"

Qin Liu patted Sister Ma Feng's hand comfortingly and said with a smile: "Maybe the person sitting here is the first customer of our new inn! Let's take a look first."

Sister Ma Feng stopped obediently, hugged Qin Liu's arm affectionately, tilted her head on Qin Liu's shoulder, and waited for the carriage to leave on its own.

Those who can afford to sit in a carriage are those with status and status. At least Qin Liu and Sister Ma Feng cannot afford to sit on it now.

However, with such a big inn, Sister Ma Feng believes that it will be easy for the Ma family to become rich in the future.Sister-in-law Li has already said that she will give them [-]% of the Ma family's shares and let her second brother Ma Yue run the new inn.Everyone shares the responsibility of making money and losing money.

Sister Ma Feng finally knew that what Sister-in-law Li said was true. Even if she did not become her sister-in-law, she and the Ma family were really as close as one family.The most exciting thing is the kind of energy that comes from one place and everyone working together to move forward.

Sister-in-law Li has this ability and knows what to do and what not to do.She has a stupid mind but is diligent with her hands and feet. She will definitely not suffer from following Sister-in-law Li.

A young man in a green gown got out of the carriage. He was tall and tall, with his hands behind his back. He looked up at the inn's plaque for a long time.

Her dark hair is tied up with a blue hairband on the top of her head. The two hanging hairbands sway slightly in the wind, making people feel how lucky this hairband is to be accompanied by such an elegant gentleman.

Sister Ma Feng opened her mouth slightly and slowly stood up straight.

She didn't notice when the offending carriage left.

The figure in the blue shirt is really outstanding.

Xiaoxiao is solemn and refreshing.

The towering green pines are sparse and bright.

The figure from the back looks elegant, refreshing and clean, but it seems to have amazed time and years.

A modest gentleman, gentle as jade.

The so-called brilliance is dazzling and the radiance is enlightening. This is it.

Sister Ma Feng looked at the people hanging plaques around and left talking and laughing. People were sparsely coming and going on the street. As time passed, only the figure in the green shirt stood still.

(End of this chapter)