Don't panic, the family boss is busy farming

Chapter 177

The moment he looked back at the black gate, Yan Shikuan suddenly understood why Xu Yue's small mouth was so powerful, it was inherited from her mother!

Yan Shikuan, who originally came here with an inquiring mind, suddenly became infinitely curious about this Zhuangzi.

He wanted to see if there were any surprises in the Xu family that he didn't know about.

After passing the gate, the ox cart slowly drove into the mountain depression.

There is nothing to be concerned about the smooth roads, after all, there are many places outside, especially in a bustling big city, the roads are not only smooth, but also paved with bluestone slabs.

Yan Shikuan had lived in the old capital Luoyang for a long time and had seen the prosperity of Daqing, so ordinary things could no longer attract his attention.

When everyone walked out of the mountain depression, they saw a large area of ​​neatly manicured fields.

It's not yet the busy season of spring plowing. Usually at this time, farmers are busy repairing farm tools at home, or lying down to reduce food consumption.

To put it bluntly, there is nothing to do.

But Xujiazhuang is quite different. Once the three-day annual leave is over, the big guys can't wait to actively start production.

Now there are bean workshops, arsenal factories, textile factories, and charcoal factories in the village, all of which require a lot of manpower, and these people on the village alone are not enough.

Mrs. Wang has already made preparations. When the weather gets warmer, she will lead her subordinates out for a trip. While rushing to dispose of the last batch of smokeless charcoal produced before spring comes, gather the scattered refugees along the road. come over.

The movement of Xu Yue and his group's return attracted the attention of busy workers everywhere, but everyone was busy with their own work, and didn't have much energy to pay attention to them at all. They only took a quick glance and then turned to start production.

Yan Shikuan looked at these busy villagers in surprise, followed their busy figures, and found the industrial area in the southeast corner.

The first thing that catches the eye is the iron smelting blast furnace, and the large windmill driven by water outside the textile factory.

Seeing these things, Yan Shikuan behaved fairly calmly, after all, he had seen them before.

But when they caught a glimpse of the neat clothes and vigorous spirits of the villagers passing by, the three masters and apprentices, who had seen too many numb expressions, were all startled.

He couldn't remember whether he had seen such a mental outlook before.

Perhaps, when this dynasty was at its strongest, it was rare to meet such an expression.

Especially Yan Shikuan, who has seen countless dark sides of this dynasty, when he caught a glimpse of the hope for the future bursting out of those eyes, his heart surged, and he felt a kind of astonishment from a world away.

If he hadn't just come from the deserted village, he almost thought he had returned to the prosperous past.

"What are they doing?" Cui Yuan asked curiously.

Xu Yue replied: "Work, there are many factories built in the village. Everyone can work in the factories and earn food with their own hands. Each person can exchange an average of 8 work points per day. They can buy clothes, food, and Other daily necessities."

Guang Luhai asked curiously: "Dare to ask how much food can be exchanged for these 8 work points?"

Just as a group of villagers came down from the mountain carrying charcoal, Xu Yue grabbed the leading stone and asked him to answer Guang Luhai's question.

Ever since the night school was opened, Shitou has not missed a class. He has already mastered the basic mathematics taught in the elementary class, so he immediately said:
"Five work points can be exchanged for one catty of grain, eight work points are 1.6 catties of grain, and one catty is 16 taels, accounting for [-] is [-] cents, so the total is [-] cents per catty of grain."

After finishing speaking, he asked Xu Yue confidently: "Miss San, am I right?"

Xu Yue nodded, complimented him, and waved him to continue working.

After Shi Shi and others left, Xu Yue turned her head and said to Guang Luhai whose jaw was about to drop from shock:

"1.6 catties, let go of the tail and count as a catty and a half, but everyone is smart now, and that little catty has to be counted."

Guang Luhai was stunned for a while, and after he realized it, he looked at Xu Yue who was not as tall as his waist in surprise, "You still plan?"

This Miss Xu's family is only a little older, and her calculations are almost as good as his.

No, I'm afraid it's even better than the one who has studied for several years.

Xu Yue nodded, and said modestly: "It's so-so, far worse than my parents, but it's more than enough to teach the villagers how to use it daily."

"Zhuangmin?" Cui Yuan's eyes became a little more confused, "Aren't these people slaves of Miss Xu's family?"

"What are they wearing?" Cui Yuan noticed that Shitou and the others looked messy, but they should be wearing warm clothes.

Xu Yue replied, "It's a sweater."

Immediately afterwards, he continued to answer his previous question, explaining: "They were originally free citizens, but they were exiled here because of the war and plague. The previous owner of Zhuangzi secretly bought them and enslaved them."

"My aunt said that people should be equal, only the level of responsibility is different, so we don't have slaves here."

Cui Yuan frowned when he said that slaves were placed on the same level as himself and others.

However, Yan Shikuan nodded slightly, and Guang Luhai directly clapped his hands and said, "Yes! It should be like this!"

"Miss Xu, after hearing what you said, I can't wait to meet Mrs. Xu." Guang Luhai said excitedly.

He is a man of temperament, and he doesn't have so many scruples when speaking, but he doesn't realize how outrageous his words are in this era of strict etiquette.

Yan Shikuan coughed twice immediately, and Guang Luhai realized it now, and quickly handed over his hands and confessed to Xu Da.

Xu Da waved his hand, knowing that the young guy was just curious and had no other intentions, motioning him not to explain.

But if you want to see Mrs. Wang, you have to wait until the evening when everyone gets off work.

Xu Yue explained that everyone in the family has their own things to do. My mother-in-law, brother, and sister are all busy in their respective jobs. They won’t come back until the end of get off work, and they won’t see each other until evening. arrive.

After get off work, this is another new word, Guang Luhai counted, from the time he entered the black iron door to now, he has learned no less than ten new words that he has never heard before.

But do as the Romans do, the host says we can only meet in the evening, so see you in the evening.

Everyone stopped riding in the ox cart, and walked towards the Xu family mansion while watching.

When I walked under the big tree in front of the house, it was at noon when the school was over for lunch, and a tempting aroma of vegetables wafted over, attracting everyone's attention.

Xu Yue is afraid that they are not interested, since they are curious, then take them to see the food in their cafeteria.

Although it is not a delicacy, the dishes fried in an iron pan are much better than those steamed in a clay pot by Chef Yan's family.

Xu Da warmly invited: "It's the lunch time in the school, why don't you come to the cafeteria with me and have lunch with the children? Let them meet the famous Yan Daru as well."

(End of this chapter)