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Chapter 208 I'm in love with it, it's mine.

The end of Shen.

After Qin Yongtai's mother-in-law Yan Shi fainted and woke up, she seemed to be a different person.On the face that had been frowning all year round, there was an unstoppable smile at this moment.

Today, Chen Chu and his entourage came to the craftsman's camp to find relatives, which was a rare event in the camp in recent years.

At this time, most of the men in the camp gathered outside Qin Yongtai's house to watch the excitement.

The women in the camp mostly gathered at Chang Gui's house next door to Qin's house. When Mrs. Yan was embarrassed to 'borrow vegetables' from Mrs. Chang Gui, the latter hesitated for a moment and generously took out a handful of fern buds from the stove. Handed it over to Yan Shi.

Seeing this, other housewives took rotten leeks, Chinese toon sprouts, and even a boiled pork stick bone from their own homes.
The fern sprouts and Chinese toon sprouts were picked, the rotten leeks were picked up from the vegetable market, and the pig stick bone was discarded after boiling the broth in the restaurant outside the camp, and then picked up by the boys in the camp.

None of these ingredients can be put on the table, but they are also the best thing for them right now.

Yan Shi, who had already cried a lot, couldn't help but red eyes again, and said: "Thank you, sisters."

"Hey, Yongtai's family, why are you crying! The younger sister of the two of you is rich, and your nephew must have come to pick you up to enjoy the blessings. Your family can be regarded as having survived."

Immediately a woman tried to persuade her, but Chang Gui's mother-in-law hesitated for a moment, but she hesitated and said: "Sister-in-law, can you ask if your son-in-law is still short of work? My Chang Gui's cobbler skills are still there."

Madam Chang Gui's voice became softer as she spoke, but out of the corner of her eye she saw the bony six-year-old boy sitting obediently on the threshold, and she choked up, "It's really impossible, my family is just serving as slaves and maidservants for your sister's son-in-law It’s always better than dying in this living prison.”

The lively atmosphere suddenly cooled down, and all the women in rags looked eagerly at Yan Shi.

They have the same thoughts as Mrs. Chang Gui.

The Yan family didn't dare to agree indiscriminately. After all, Chen Dutong is only the son-in-law of her husband's sister. Although she used to be a good aunt to Maoer, she is still "uncle, uncle, and uncle's daughter-in-law". list.

Now that niece is married to a nobleman and has become an An'er, it is rare for her family not to forget, how can the nephew make random demands on the first day he enters the house.

"I'll go back and mention it to the head of the family." Yan looked at the women embarrassedly and said vaguely.

Qin Yongtai's house next door.

The sun has set behind the city wall, and the light inside the house is even more dim.

Qin Yongtai simply took Chen Chu to sit outside the wooden house.

Compared with Yan's restraint towards the son-in-law from heaven, Qin Yongtai is much more confident.

I'm the little cat's uncle!If she is wronged, I still need to support her!

From now on, I will be on the spot to witness and preside over the division of property by the descendants of your Chen family!
Qin Yongtai, who was used to bowing his back, was sitting upright at this moment, just as Chen Chu looked over, the two looked at each other for a moment, and Chen Chu and Qin Yongtai spoke at the same time.

"uncle."

"master"

Qin Yongtai didn't know when his waist collapsed again. After he opened his mouth, he realized that he had shouted wrongly, and coughed twice, "Ahem, that first time."

He wanted to call Chu Geer, but the other party's attitude made him unable to yell, and finally changed his words: "Nephew, sit down for a while. Today you come home for the first time to check the door, and you have to eat before leaving. Your aunt has already passed away. Go get ready."

"Uh"

Just now when Mrs. Yan came in, Chen Chu had already seen a few handfuls of rotten vegetable leaves borrowed by his aunt, a boiled stick bone with no trace of flesh.

Let's not talk about whether eating these things will turn into a jet fighter, the key is not enough to eat.

There are four people in the wife and uncle's family, and there are about ten people on my side.
Such little things are not enough for the eldest son to stuff his teeth.

After thinking about it, Chen Chuzhao's eldest son stepped forward, gave some instructions in a low voice, and then looked at the children not far away who were watching them like monkeys, and added, "Why don't you just buy more."

"Oh, what else do you want to buy?" The eldest son is good at execution, but he has to explain everything in detail.
Chen Chu could only helplessly say: "You can buy anything, as long as it is food."

It's a moment in the unitary hour.

The eldest son, Mao Dan, White Hair Mouse and others walked out of the craftsman's camp and entered Xinqiao Street.

Although the southwest of Tokyo is not considered a shanty town, it is also the worst and relatively poor area in the city.

There are naturally no overly luxurious restaurants on Xinqiao Street.

The eldest son randomly found a store called Meishanlou, but when the shopkeeper heard that the eldest son wanted to order four tables of noodles and drinks to be sent to the craftsman's camp, he couldn't help but look suspicious.

If it wasn't for the eldest son and the others dressed fairly well, the shopkeeper might scold him on the spot.
The eldest son settled the account first, and the shopkeeper went to the back kitchen to explain to himself, and said to himself: "It's so strange, those poor ghosts in the craftsman's camp, even want to grab the swill poured out of my back kitchen, and there are people Invite them to a table"

Later, the eldest son and others bought a lot of ready-made snacks along the street.

What sheep hooves and brains, sheep cream sausage, double hemp fire, cooking cakes, steamed stuffed buns.
It wasn't until several people couldn't take it that they returned to the craftsman's camp.

Youshizhong.

The noodles from Meishanlou were sent to Qin Yongtai's home.

Perhaps it was the call of the scent, many people surrounded the wooden house, but a group of people appeared out of nowhere, turning the Qin family into a bustling market.

Chen Jinyu, a girl who has never been out of the court, has never seen a scene where so many people are watching.

He couldn't help feeling nervous and shy, and dared to follow Chen Chu step by step.

According to Qin Yongtai just now, there are still more than [-] households and [-] people in the Carpenter House Camp, and I'm afraid they all gather here now.

There are only four tables, and whoever is qualified to sit on the table will be handed over to the old man Qiu and Qin Yongtai to arrange.

The remaining snacks are distributed by the eldest son and others to the children and women who are watching.

The scene was a little chaotic for a while, and there was even a fight.

Chen Jinyu, who was sitting next to Chen Chu, glanced at the noisy crowd, then looked away, and said softly, "The sage said: The purpose of propriety is harmony. .If you can’t do something, if you know how to be harmonious, it’s not feasible if you don’t use etiquette.”

On the way here, Chen Jinyu had already had a discussion with Chen Chu about "etiquette". At that time, Chen Jinyu held back her words and did not argue with Chen Chu.

At this moment, seeing the chaos of scrambling, Chen Jinyu couldn't help it.

The meaning of this passage probably means that the purpose of promoting "li" is for the harmony of the country and the people.

Combined with the current context, it can be understood that the people in the craftsmen's camp fought and quarreled precisely because they did not understand 'rituals'.

According to her idea, these people should first thank Chen Chu who provided the food, and then the old and the weak, women and children should be the first, so that they can be harmonious and smooth, not as it is now.

Chen Chu smiled, but said: "Sage Confucius also said that one knows etiquette after being honest, and one knows etiquette after having enough food and clothing."

When people are struggling on the line of food, clothing, life and death, it is impossible for them to be gentle and gentle gentlemen.

Chen Jinyu tightened her mouth when she heard the words, as if she wanted to laugh and held back, but the pair of dimples could no longer be hidden, and quietly floated on her cheeks.

Afterwards, he leaned back, raised his head and whispered in Chen Chu's ear, "Uncle, 'Cang Yu Shi Zhi Ri etiquette' comes from Tai Shi Gong's "Huo Zhi Biography Preface" chapter "Guanzi. Herdsmen" and it was not said by Confucius .”

"Uh, anyway, this sentence is correct." Chen Chu didn't show any embarrassment on his face.

"Tai Shigong may not be completely infallible. It is better to have no books than to believe in books. It should be noted that Shang You Boyi and Shu Qi Shangchen did not eat Zhou millet, and starved to death in Shouyang Mountain. In Han Dynasty, Zhou Yafu died of a hunger strike in prison. Come on, hunger does not necessarily destroy integrity and courtiers' etiquette, the ancient sages, who is not a person who has read poems and books, the awe-inspiring spirit in the books will make people understand etiquette."

"Can Haoran Qi prevent hunger?"

"Uncle, you're just being ridiculous!"

In terms of lifting book bags, even ten Chen Chu couldn't compare to Chen Jinyu.

Most of today's scholars have this problem. They think that reading is omnipotent, and all the troubles of the people are caused by insufficient education.

Qin Yongtai, who was sitting at the same table, could naturally see the two whispering to each other. The neighbor beside him, Chang Gui, was munching on a piece of fatty pork knuckle, but he couldn't help asking Qin Yongtai in a low voice, "Brother Tai, Who is this little girl?"

Qin Yongtai, who was quietly observing Chen Chu and Chen Jinyu, heard the words, but made an indifferent expression, "I don't know."

"Hey! Zhao Xiaoniang is not by her nephew's side, you, uncle, can't you take care of her?"

"What do you know! Nowadays, which adults don't have three wives and four concubines, and my niece is a big wife. How can I, as an uncle, let her be called jealous."

"Brother Tai! It's me who is petty! I have long said that Brother Tai is not an ordinary person. Your niece has been a beauty since she was a child."

"Hehe, my cat is beautiful and intelligent. Didn't you hear what the big black man said, she is now in charge of hundreds of thousands of people, my girl is soft-tempered, she can't help the cat, When I go to Caizhou, I will help her guard the family business."

"Yes, yes, brother Tai, can you take me with you?"

"Later, I'll ask my nephew."

adjacent table.

After Qin Shengwu, the youngest son of the Qin family, entered the table, he didn't speak for half an hour, because his mouth was occupied by the table full of vegetables and meat.

It wasn't until the end of the You period that I couldn't fill it anymore, so I reached out to take the wine bowl next to me and wanted to take a sip of Shun Shun, but the young soldier next to me snatched it back and scolded: "How old are you to drink?"

"I'm fourteen! It looks like you're not very old!" Qin Shengwu cast a glance at the neighbor and said unconvinced.

"I'm sixteen this year! You have fourteen?" Mao Dan looked at Qin Shengwu and said in disbelief.

Qin Shengwu didn't lie, he was indeed fourteen years old, but because of long-term malnutrition, he was too skinny and looked only in his teens.

"Hey, then you are older than me, Brother Bing, are you my brother-in-law's soldier?"

Qin Shengwu is really a self-acquaintance, and he has a relationship with Maodan without any stage fright.

"Well, I'm the boss's personal soldier! Do you understand the personal soldier? It means a confidant. The boss himself said that 'the future can be expected for Maodan'!"

In the last sentence, Mao Dan imitated Chen Chu's tone, with a stinking face.

"Brother confidant, since you are brother-in-law's personal soldier, you must be very familiar with brother-in-law, right?"

The sweet-mouthed Qin Shengwu immediately changed his address.

"What do you mean very ripe, it's quite ripe," Maodan corrected.

"Oh, if that's the case, who is that girl who has been pestering my brother-in-law?"

Qin Shengwu turned his eyes that were too big due to thinness, and asked suddenly.

Maodan, as a 'his confidant', naturally knows more than others, but he also knows what can be said and what can't be said, so he said vaguely: "That's the beloved daughter of our Tongzhi in Caizhou, she came to Beijing with the owner on the way."

"Tongzhi is older or my brother-in-law is older?"

"Naturally." Mao Dan couldn't figure out who was bigger, but subconsciously thought that Caizhou's land was number one, and my boss was second, so he couldn't help saying, "Of course my boss is the biggest!"

No, Qin Shengwu asked a more tricky question, "Then my sister is older, or Tongzhi?"

"." Maodan.

Although the eldest lady is An Ren, she is still no match for Chen Tongzhi.
"How can this be compared." Mao Dan, who did not want to admit it, said perfunctorily.

"Brother confidant, if you ask me this way, who is older, my sister or this young lady?"

"Naturally, the big lady is big!"

This time, Mao Dan gave an affirmative answer.

Only then did Qin Shengwu show a relieved expression.

At Chen Chu's table, Qin Yongtai ate a few more bowls of wine while being overjoyed, he relaxed a lot, and finally got a bit of an elder, and began to ask about Chen Chu and Mao'er.

"Nephew, when did you and my cat get married?"

"The beginning of the seventh year of Fuchang."

"Uh..." Qin Yongtai made a calculation in his mind. When the two got married, his niece was not yet old enough. My sister was really anxious!
But in a blink of an eye, he looked at the handsome, young and promising nephew in front of him, and immediately thought: Hehe, hurry up!Hurry up! My girl is indecisive, but this time she is decisive!If this little brother doesn't start earlier, how can it be our turn!
"Hey, when you get married and have children, your uncle is not here. I think it's a pity." Qin Yongtai sighed, and immediately said: "By the way, how many children do you have? Boys and girls?"

Chen Chu was a little embarrassed, "My wife and I have nothing to do so far."

Qin Yongtai was a little dissatisfied, but he didn't dare to speak out, so he could only ask obliquely, "How many children are there in the family now?"

While speaking, Qin Yongtai couldn't help but glance at Chen Jinyu.

Chen Jinyu had a clear mind, and immediately guessed what Qin Yongtai was thinking, and blushed instantly, wanting to explain but didn't know how to speak.

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Chen Chu was confused for a while, and then realized that his wife and uncle thought he had neglected his wife, so he couldn't help crying and laughing, "Uncle misunderstood, and now my family has no children."

"Oh?" Qin Yongtai's eyes became even weirder, he looked Chen Chu up and down.

There were whispers of discussion at the table and at the neighboring tables, and Chen Chu even heard someone mutter, "She looks quite strong, why can't she have a baby?"

Nowadays, there is no such thing as late childbearing at all. Once you get married, you have to have children.

Especially for a young man like Chen Chu who is full of vigor and has an aunt at home, two years is enough to start a basketball team.

If there is no child for more than two years, it must be someone who can't do it.

As for the Chen family's situation, it seems that the men are not good enough!

Daoist Taixu at the next table felt that the opportunity had come, but with the lessons learned in the morning, before flattering Xianbao, he still asked the senior brother next to him, "Senior brother, the master passed on the Xionggang Bawang Dabu pill to us, did you not?" Dedicated to Lord Chen?"

"Don't talk about it! Last year, I approached Chen Dutong privately, and told me that I have a powerful Chinese medicine, but I was scolded by the adults."

"Hey, I think this adult is young and loves face. It's not advisable to avoid diseases and avoid medical treatment!"

Seeing that the surrounding atmosphere was not right, Chen Xiaolang couldn't explain it with the iron halberd and silver spear, so he hurriedly changed the subject, "Chief Qiu Jia, the craftsmen are in dire straits, and the Ministry of Industry will work as a supervisor and they won't allow us to go out to make a living. Maybe it's because we're hungry kill us?"

Tonight, the old man Qiu who was blushing happily because of Qin Yongtai's matter heard the words and sighed, "Last year, the old man also asked to see Mr. Xu, the general supervisor. But Master Xu said: You were born as members of the Ministry of Industry, even if you die of starvation, you will be the ghost of the Ministry of Industry. If you want to leave Beijing to make a living by yourself, every household must have a penny of money for expulsion.
Hey, three people died of freezing and starvation in the camp this winter, two of them were still immature babies.If things go on like this, it won’t take a few years for our artisan camp to die.”

With those words, the atmosphere outside the wooden house suddenly dropped to freezing point.

Even Qin Yongtai, who was about to escape and ascend to heaven, felt much less joy.

It's not that they can't endure hardships, it's just that when there is no hope at all right now, how long will it take to survive.

Chen Chu's mood also had some ups and downs, mainly because of the words of the officials of the Ministry of Industry, "If you are born as a member of the Ministry of Industry, even if you starve to death, you are also a ghost of the Ministry of Industry!" '

This doesn’t treat craftsmen as human beings at all, it’s not even as good as livestock, at most it’s a tool that you don’t need temporarily.
Tools, of course, can't be lost for nothing, either resold to others, or continue to be shelved.

If one day it is broken, it will not be too late to throw it away.

In fact, this mentality is very common among the scholar-official class.

Chen Chu couldn't help but think of an incident he heard from his history teacher when he was a student.
In the Song Dynasty, Su Shi once said in the "Shang Shenzong Emperor Book":
"Since ancient times, servants have always been employed by rural households. For food, they must use grains, for clothing, they must use silk and hemp, for aiding rivers, they must use boats, and for traveling on land, they must use cattle and horses... Scholar-bureaucrats donate their relatives and abandon their graves to serve as officials in the four directions. Also want to have fun, this person's sincerity. '

Su Shi!
This is a rare literati who shines through the ages in Chinese history and has deep humanistic feelings, but he still compares the low-level people to cattle and horses, thinking that they are suitable for providing labor services for the enjoyment of scholar-bureaucrats.

At that time, Chen Chu's filter of celebrities was shattered.

It wasn't until Su Shi was relegated to Huangzhou Tuanlian and reclaimed land and wasteland in Dongpo that there was a change.

This is the limitation of the perspective determined by the class. Only after going deep into the people and participating in the labor can we truly understand what is meant by the suffering of the people.

The knowledge that only hides in the study is definitely not down-to-earth, and most of the fallacies of some experts in later generations come from this.

The consequence of not being down-to-earth is that the literati think that they have their own family and country in their hearts.

And Chen Jinyu has a little bit of this problem.

Just remembering the discussion between the two just now, Chen Chu couldn't help but sighed, and whispered to Chen Jinyu: "Master Xu, who will be the prisoner, should be a well-educated person, but he regards the lives of craftsmen as worthless. It can be seen that , Hunger may not destroy people's integrity, but scholars may not have the arrogance you said. Some people read books into the dog's belly."

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If she opened up her posture to argue, Chen Jinyu could fight Chen Chu all night with quotations and quotes, but the example of the hungry and poor craftsman in front of her made her lose such thoughts.

After being silent for a long time, Chen Jinyu murmured: "Uncle, not all scholars are like that. My father and uncle are all people with integrity."

integrity?Could it have anything to do with Chen Jingyan who had been lying flat and pretending to be dead?

Hey, forget it, it's better not to expose the stalwart father image in the little girl's mind.

"Well, you're right!"

Chen Chu nodded seriously, and then looked at the craftsmen who were full of pits and valleys all around.

In his eyes, the artisans who are tasteless and discarded by the Ministry of Industry are treasures.

Locksmiths like Qin Yongtai study exquisite machines, involving smelting, grinding, mechanisms, and arithmetic.
With a little guidance, these compound engineering talents may come up with something interesting.

If he remembers correctly, the earliest clocks and watches in Europe were made by locksmiths.

In addition, there are cobblers like Chang Gui who will serve as supervisors, and their craftsmanship should not be bad.

If we gather them all to Caizhou, we can also produce donkey brand luxury handbags in the future. At that time, we will spend some money to open up the joints and let our donkey bags become tributes for the empresses and princesses in the harem.

With the signboard of supplying the royal family, are you afraid of lack of fat and leeks?
Since Chen Xiaolang met this group of artisans, they belong to him.
But to gather so many craftsmen at once, he is still a bit conspicuous as a military leader from other places, so he needs to think of a way.

"Nephew, nephew."

Chen Chu, who was indulging in his fortune-making plan, came to his senses when he heard Qin Yongtai calling, "Uncle, what's the matter?"

Qin Yongtai, who was drunk all night, finally couldn't help asking, "Nephew, my sister, your mother-in-law, how are you doing now? I've been dreaming about her for the past two years."

At this moment, Mrs. Yan passed by and couldn't help laughing and said, "Your uncle is a worthless person. He and your mother-in-law have been dependent on each other since childhood. When I dreamed of my mother-in-law, I would secretly drop two drops of horse urine after waking up. Hey, Look, I don't know how much you cry even if you cry again, now Xiuniang is enjoying a lot of blessings."

Qin Yongtai looked at Chen Chu and grinned, and wiped the corners of his eyes embarrassingly.

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In the colorful night, Chen Chu didn't know how to answer.

(End of this chapter)