After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

Chapter 240 The noisy women
Feng'er said with a smile: "My eldest sister, these are the goods ordered by the guests. As soon as the samples of our cotton clothes came out, the people in Xingyuan Mansion went crazy! Now just the owners of the ready-made clothing shops in Xingyuan Mansion We have ordered more than 100,000 sets, and our city lord has reserved 100,000 sets. It will take you two months of work, but it’s not even enough! If you want to buy it this year, you won’t be able to buy much cotton! , everyone has seen how good this cotton coat is. Anyway, if you want to buy it, you will probably have to pay a high price this year!”

"God!"

Someone was startled.

"Then if I cut clothes, I have to cut cocoons!"

"Then if I stuff it with cotton, it won't cause fire!"

"Alas, our Jinzhou Prefecture is very rich now, and we can't afford to buy cotton-padded clothes anywhere!"

"That's right, we also work to earn money. If you ask me, why not buy yourself a set to wear first-"

The women burst into laughter, and the atmosphere became lively, dispersing the lingering nostalgia.

Miss Qi Er frowned slightly as she looked at the smiling women in front of her. She had never seen anyone under the boss speak and behave so unruly.

She remembered that Xu Zhenying was very good at training her subordinates. The people under her were all very powerful. Where did she get so many eldest sisters, and why did she insist on using the eldest sisters from Jinzhou Prefecture? —

Qi Erbai was puzzled.

What puzzled her even more was that they had always called Feng'er Minister Xu, but Feng'er had explained before that Xu Zhenying had done a lot of business in Qianzhou and had long since got rid of his status as an exile. Many departments were also established, hence the title minister.

But who is the city lord they mentioned repeatedly?

I only heard that there was a very powerful Shan Dawang in Xingyuan Prefecture. He said that he had occupied Jinzhou Prefecture and Qianzhou Prefecture and beat the soldiers of the imperial court to pieces. Therefore, Xingyuan Prefecture issued several government decrees, saying People are prohibited from going to Jinzhou Prefecture.

There were some bold businessmen with good skills who came over, but they didn't hear any other rumors.

Alas, the world is so messed up.

I don’t know when the gang of bandits from Jinzhou Prefecture will attack Xingyuan Prefecture.

However, there was no trace of impatience on Feng'er's face. Instead, she said with a smile: "So, as long as you are diligent, you can't make money. Dear sisters and aunts, all the female workers in Xingyuan Mansion are in place. Let's If you don’t hurry up, the progress will fall behind——”

When it comes to making money, women are serious about it.

The table in the yard had been set up in advance, and even wooden rulers, scissors, fabrics, etc. were ready. Then more than two hundred people from Wuyangyang took their positions under the leadership of Feng'er and started assembly line production.

It actually caused some consternation among the local female workers in Xingyuan Prefecture.

Mrs. Lian also walked in, reaching out to touch the luxurious fabrics. She counted the money in her hands. She had a salary of more than one hundred taels this year, so it shouldn't be a problem to buy a few sets of cotton-padded clothes.

Think about last winter, they slept in the snow, gnawed on snow chunks, braved the wind and snow, and almost died in the mountains.

Things have gotten better this year. Xu Deyuan is dead and no one is hindering her and Yinxi's future. It's time to buy something to reward herself.

Lian touched the fabric reluctantly, and Feng'er came over and said with a smile, "Does Mrs. Xu also want to have two clothes?"

Lian was a little embarrassed: "With such good materials and such warm cotton clothes, if you have many, you can buy a few."

"Is it for Yinxi?"

Lian Shi paused and thought that if he wanted to buy something, he would have to buy five bodies, three daughters, Xu Zhenying and her.

Feng'er looked left and right: "We still have quite a lot of inventory, so we should be able to get one or two sets. What style does Mrs. Xu Er want?"

Lian hesitated for a moment, thought about it, gritted his teeth and said, "Just buy one set first, the most expensive one."

Feng'er smiled slightly, "Yinxi is truly lucky to have a mother like you."

Lian only smiled but did not refute.

This cotton coat must be given to Xu Zhenying. Without Xu Zhenying, where would the three of them, mother and daughter, be?
As long as Xu Zhenying is coaxed, what future is there?
Then remembering Xu Zhenying's confession before leaving, Lian pulled Feng'er to a secluded place, took out a letter from her arms and handed it over, "This is the letter that the city lord asked me to deliver to you. It is said to be very important. I must give it to you personally.”

Feng'er was overjoyed and quickly opened it to take a look.

Mrs. Lian obviously noticed that Feng'er's face gradually became serious, and then there was a trace of unexplainable meaning.

Lian wanted to ask a few questions, but she thought that since Xu Zhenying only asked her to deliver the letter, she should turn a blind eye to other things.

Unlike the local female workers in Xingyuan Prefecture, although there were fewer female workers in Jinzhou Prefecture, they started chattering as soon as they sat down.

Although, their work at hand is non-stop and their movements are quite fast, but even if Ai La is at home, they seem to be doing casual work on the kang of their own house in the countryside. They are busy working and talking.

On the other hand, most of the female workers in Xingyuan Mansion lowered their heads and shrugged their shoulders. They only stared at the fabric in their hands and kept busy. Only occasionally would the female workers in Jinzhou Mansion laugh too loudly, and they would frown and cast a dissatisfied glance.

Miss Qi Er saw that the team she had pulled up had finally become more impressive these days. Unexpectedly, the female workers from Jinzhou Prefecture completely broke all the dogmas such as not making loud noises and paying attention to speed when working.

Qi Er had no choice but to go find Lian and Feng'er. Although she and Feng'er had only met a few times, they were still close to each other because of Xu Zhenying's relationship, so they directly said: "Feng'er, is the person your young master brought here? There is a lack of discipline. It doesn’t look like I am working here. I am clearly on my own kang.”

Lian also felt that it was a bit embarrassing, but considering that Xu Zhenying seemed to have asked these women to leave Jinzhou Mansion not just for work, Xu Zhenying had always been a far-sighted and thoughtful person, so she did not dare to speculate more, and could only leave it to her. The temperament of women.

But Feng'er smiled and said: "Don't worry, Miss Qi Er, I will get them into work as soon as possible in the next few days. Jinzhou Prefecture is different from Xingyuan Prefecture. There are very few women who go out to work, so they are the first batch Women who leave Jinzhou Mansion always need some time to adapt. "

Qi Er then said: "It's best this way, she won't let you or me go easy if I delay your Mr. Xu's important event."

Although Feng'er promised, as soon as Qi Er left, he disrupted everyone's position. Now the women from Jinzhou Prefecture were inserted among the women from Xingyuan Prefecture.

Now that there was no old friend to talk to, the women of Jinzhou Prefecture were finally quiet for a while. Unexpectedly, Sister Liu saw the female worker next to her hunched over and working very fast. She had been working for an hour without even moving or going to the toilet. He was surprised and said: "Sister, I see you have been working all afternoon and haven't even taken a sip of water. Why do you need to work so hard?"

This opened up the conversation, and another eldest sister named Li nearby said, "Oh, it's not easy for Sister Ma. Her husband-in-law died early, leaving only three sons. The eldest was only thirteen years old, and he was only half a boy." They have to work as coolies at the dock. One is ten years old, the other is seven years old, and there is a blind mother-in-law at home. If the owner hadn't hired a female worker this time, she would have to pick up leftovers on the street! She is the most willing to work hard among our group for a few days. After all, a piece of clothing only costs two cents. If you work for one more day, you can earn several more days of food! "

Sister Liu was shocked, "Why are these days so sad?!"

Then she suddenly remembered, wasn't there a family in the village with the same situation last year?
It's just that this year, the villagers got money from raising pigs and working in the city. They repaired their houses and gave them sweet potatoes. Otherwise, they would have starved to death. How come this day has suddenly gotten better without even realizing it?
Sister Liu thought about it carefully, and it seemed that their life had gotten better since this year... no, it should be said that since the city lord arrived in Lan County.

The children can go to school, every household raises pigs, and the city lord distributed so much food last winter, otherwise many people in their village would have died——

"That's not sad. There's nothing we can do about it. Life is miserable." The man sighed, "Which woman who can come to work is not miserable? Some were kicked out by their husbands' families and had nowhere to go, and some were dragged away by their husbands after their men died. Speaking of which, there was an old and lustful prostitute who wanted to work two days ago, but she was kicked out. I was afraid that our place would be contaminated by prostitutes, so the prostitute threw herself into the river at night. Alas, there was nothing we could do. ...There is really nothing we can do, it’s just this fate...Who made our lives miserable..."

Someone nearby sighed and echoed: "Don't tell me, those who can get in as female workers have to work hard, otherwise ordinary people wouldn't be able to get in here!"

The people in Jinzhou Prefecture were a little confused, thinking that they had come here half-heartedly. Why did the locals mean that the job of making cotton-padded clothes had to be robbed?
The woman explained: "There are really few jobs that women can do here in Xingyuan Mansion. Now when we go outside, no shop is willing to hire female workers. That means we are lucky and met Qi Er. It’s not easy for a kind-hearted boss like you to say that we women are here, so we specially recruited female workers this time, otherwise we people would have no place to use all our strength!”

Several people in Jinzhou Mansion were stunned. They seemed to have lived a comfortable life for too long. Oh, no, it hadn't been too long, and they actually felt a little unaccustomed to the outside world.

Sister Liu is an honest person and can't hold back her words at this moment: "Then why don't you go to our Jinzhou Mansion? Over there in our Jinzhou Mansion, you can pick up money by bending down. Don't worry about whether men or women work less. As long as you are diligent, I will never starve you to death!"

Someone smiled bitterly: "There's a war going on over there in Jinzhou Prefecture. It's the territory of the rebels, and the court won't let them go."

"Yes, what about the territory of the rebels? Legend has it that the mountain king has three heads and six arms, likes to drink the blood of children, and also likes to rob married women and go to his cave..."

All the women in Jinzhou Mansion were quiet.

Then, an unknown person burst into cheerful laughter.

The laughter could not be suppressed no matter how hard it was, it seemed to break through the roof, making all the women in the room who were concentrating on their work look over!

"Oh my god, what a big joke is this! Everyone, come and listen. This eldest sister said that our city lord likes to drink the blood of babies, and also likes to rob married women!"

The women in Jinzhou Mansion were all happy when they heard this, and "Zhizhi" laughed, while the other women looked at them with frightened and puzzled faces.

Sister Liu finally stopped laughing and said, "Oh my God, how can our city lord steal a woman? She...she...is just a girl!"

When the women in Xingyuan Mansion heard this, they were all stunned. Even the woman who was most attentive to her work turned her head and frowned curiously.

"Baby girl?"

"That mountain king of yours is a girl? Didn't he say he was a nine-foot-tall man?"

"Yes, yes, isn't it said that he kills people like hemp and drinks human blood?"

Sister Liu immediately spoke up for Xu Zhenying in a resounding voice, "Who is talking nonsense about our city lord? Our city lord is a girl, she's very cute and polite. We just met her before we set out, and she even came to take us to Xingyuan Mansion!"

This time the women in Xingyuan Mansion were completely shocked and began to whisper.

This Sister Liu looks very simple, why did the Mountain King come to see them off in person?
"Why, you still don't believe it, do you? Our city lord has said that we women are encouraged to be self-reliant, so let us set an example. When we make money and go back in glory, other women will be bolder. Dare to go out." Sister Liu said emotionally and waved her arms, and everyone's eyes fell on her face.

But she didn't realize it and said very selflessly: "Our city lord is a great and kind person! He gives us food in the winter, teaches us how to compost and sow in the spring, and teaches us how to make ice in the summer. It's not autumn anymore, so find something for us to do. Earn some money. Our situation in Jinzhou Prefecture is getting better now. The city owner has opened a free private school for children to learn and read. If any children are left out, the village chief will be criticized! "

"Really or not?" Some people didn't believe it at all. "All the kids from Jinzhou Prefecture are here to study. How much will it cost! How can she, a bandit, get so much money?!"

"That's right. You weren't drunk by that city lord of yours, were you?"

When the city lord was mentioned, the women of Jinzhou Mansion were obviously anxious.

You can’t say anything bad about the city lord!

"What kind of ecstasy soup am I pouring? If you don't believe it, you can go to Jinzhou Mansion and see for yourself! We now have not only female doctors and teachers, but also female soldiers and female officials! Humph, that...that who...that Luo Sister, tell me, is your girl now admitted to be the county magistrate of Hengshan County?"

Sister Luo, who was pushed out by her companions, was a little shy, but she couldn't hold back the enthusiasm of everyone, so she had to say: "Yes, that girl of mine went to the city lord's literacy class and then taught herself the intermediate class course. I got eighth place in the sub-office examination, alas, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning!"

Although Sister Luo said it was not worth mentioning, she could not stop smiling from the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, and she obviously looked proud.

Seeing the women in Jinzhou Prefecture speaking with assurance, the women in Xingyuan Prefecture were a little doubtful.

"This...this...how can a woman be an official? The world is so chaotic now. What if a woman is kidnapped when she leaves the house?!"

"That's right, look at us here. Although women do the work, they are divided into men and women. There is a nursing home outside. Otherwise, if something happens, we will really be unable to defend ourselves!"

Someone immediately retorted: "Why can't women be officials! The lord of our city is a woman, and she is the biggest official in Jinzhou Prefecture! And our Jinzhou Prefecture is safe. There are people patrolling every street. What happened? Soldiers came immediately, and the city lord punished those troublemaking men very severely! If we are walking on the road, if those men look at it more, he will be sent to do coolies! The number of women going out is much older, and even unmarried ladies from wealthy families dare to go out alone! "

"That's right! Our city lord said that women don't dare to go out. That's because the court didn't handle the job well. It's the court's problem, not our women's problem! We women not only have to go out, we also have to go out of the county and government towns -"

"No, go to Jinzhou Mansion and take a look. Many of the vendors now are women! Who said women can't go out? What the court should care about is not whether women can go out, but rather don't let those bad men take to the streets! We Why can’t women go out on the streets? Women are human beings and have the right to go out!”

This remark aroused the approval of the women!
The women in Jinzhou Mansion talked a lot, and sometimes even spat when they talked about unfairness.

They have completely forgotten that they themselves were firmly opposed to women serving as soldiers and serving as officials.

The women in Xingyuan Mansion even forgot about the work they were doing, and all came together to listen to the excitement. From time to time bursts of exclamations broke out from the crowd, making people's hearts rise and fall.

"Seriously? Women in Jinzhou Prefecture can really go out at will? Can they do it themselves? Can widows...can widows do that?" The woman's voice was a little anxious, and there were tears in her eyes. "Can widows also go out to work? "

The woman on one side looked at the man with some sympathy, and quietly explained to Sister Liu: "Her husband died of illness last year, and he still had two babies waiting to be fed. She lives in the alleyway, where there are many people. , everyone knew that she was a widow, and she was constantly gossiping about her, especially the bad men in the alley, who swarmed her like flies when they saw her, and even called her a slut. If she dares to go out, she can only do some odd jobs at home, but the scraps of copper she earns are not enough to support three people. She is so poor that there is not even a piece of paper to cover the windows in the house, except this time. The girl has good intentions, but she is afraid that she will starve to death at home. Amitabha, what a sin..."

Sister Liu immediately said angrily: "Humph, if this kind of man were in our Jinzhou Prefecture, he would have been captured by the patrol team and worked as a coolie!"

"But there are so many people, how can we catch them all? Today it's Zhang San, tomorrow it's Li Si, we can't just arrest all the men in this area, right? They are all from the neighborhood. If you do something too ruthless, it will always bring trouble!" "

"Sister, what you said is wrong!" Sister Liu said with a dry mouth, completely forgetting that she had complained about the same thing last year when she heard that the men were sent to do hard labor.

They are all neighbors. If you look at them and touch them, there will be no missing pieces of meat. Why do you have to ignore them?

You have to send them to do hard labor, and then you won’t be able to see them when you look up, how embarrassing it is!