Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 330 Xiao Zhi Goes to Fengtian

Old Han had mentioned before that the Mohe gold mine had a gold-mining machine that was a replica of the one used by the Russians, called the wooden donkey.

What Old Han meant was that Qu Shaoyang should think of a way to get one as well, which would save a lot of manpower.

But after thinking about it, Qu Shaoyang felt that this was not appropriate.

Firstly, the power of the wooden donkey comes from horses pulling the axle, and it needs more than ten horses to move it back and forth.

One horse needs one person, and there is also fodder and other things, which is troublesome.

Another thing is that the Mohe gold mine is now managed by the imperial court.

If Qu Shaoyang rashly went to buy the machine, wouldn't people follow the clues and find the Sandaogou gold mine?

At present, this gold mine has not been made public, and Qu Shaoyang has only given some benefits to Lord Chen.

If it were to be exposed, wouldn't even Lord Chen be implicated?
So, Qu Shaoyang thought, it would be better to buy a better gold mining machine from the foreign company.

It would be best if you could buy gold mining equipment that is powered by a steam engine. This is more advanced and will not be eliminated in the short term.

Qu Shaoyang estimated that one set of equipment would only increase the gold mine's production for one or two months at most, but the benefits it would bring would be several times greater.

After all, Chen Yunzhe was a cultured and knowledgeable man. As soon as he heard what Qu Shaoyang said, he understood.

"Okay, I'll find out for you later.

But I guess I won’t be able to make it this year. It will take at least half a year to ship the stuff here.”

The Chen brothers rarely come back, so they must stay at home for a while to accompany their parents.

It happened that the family was busy repairing the fence and building a watchtower. The two brothers had experience in this area and had to help out.

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of July and Xiaogen was one month old.

On July 28th, the Qu family set up more than a dozen banquet tables and invited the heads of the Inspection Office, the General Office, the Patrol Team, as well as the people in charge of warehouses, flour mills, wine mills, gold mines, mountain mines and other businesses to come and have fun together.

Qu Jiang, who had not been home for a long time, took the opportunity to come back to see his parents and pregnant wife.

Yang Qionghua has been pregnant for seven months. Since Qu Jiang came to manage the gold mine, Yang Qionghua, after obtaining Chen Xiuyun's consent, called her sister to accompany her.

The Qu family had no shortage of food and supplies, and her younger sister took good care of her, so Yang Qionghua's baby was well taken care of and looked very good.

Qu Jiang was relieved to see that his daughter-in-law was fine, and secretly asked his mother to ask Chen to visit Yang Qionghua more often.

Chen had no objection to this. If the fourth daughter-in-law could take care of the child during confinement, why couldn't the third daughter-in-law?

Isn't it the mother-in-law's job to take care of her pregnant daughter-in-law?
Chen gave birth to five sons in her life. Three of them are now in her hometown, and there are only two here. She still hopes that the two sons will take care of her in her old age and see her to the end of her life.

While she is still able to move, she should help her son and daughter-in-law more. When she is old and unable to move, won’t she still have to rely on her son and daughter-in-law to take care of her?

In addition to these people, Meng Lanxin, who was recuperating at Chen's house, also came to join in the fun.

Meng Lanxin has been in Maoer Mountain for more than a month. Under the careful care of Doctor Chen and Mrs. Li, her injuries have recovered quickly.

Now, she can go out for a walk, but she was seriously injured and lost too much blood. Now her body is still weak and she cannot do strenuous exercise.

Meng Lanxin used to shave her head to make it easier for her to dress as a man.

Now she has returned to wearing women's clothes, but her front hair has just grown out a little, and it looks quite ugly.

So Meng Lanxin found a cloth towel and tied it on her head to cover her hair.

She was tall, with handsome features, and was wearing a lake blue dress. Unlike the gentle and weak appearance of ordinary women, she had a wild beauty.

Many people were curious about what the girl Qu Shaoyang brought back from outside looked like. This time, they finally saw it. Many people discussed it privately, and some said that Qu Shaoyang was not satisfied. He had such a gentle and virtuous wife, but he brought back a tomboy from outside.

Some people also say that Meng Lanxin's wild beauty is very attractive, and sometimes men like this feeling.

Chen Xiuyun and Meng Lanxin had no idea what others were saying about them. Anyway, they got along well with each other.

It was the first time Meng Lanxin saw such a small baby. She loved it so much that she came close to the child and looked at him in all kinds of ways.

“Girl, if you like, you can hug him.

It's okay, I just fed him and took care of his diaper, just hold him."

When Chen Xiuyun saw Meng Lanxin's expression, she knew that she really liked children, so she pushed her son towards Meng Lanxin and asked Meng Lanxin to hug the child.

"No, no, no, I dare not. He is too small. I am afraid that I will use too much force and hurt him."

Unexpectedly, Meng Lanxin was so scared that she waved her hands repeatedly.

She had been pretending to be a man for seventeen years and had long been accustomed to rough movements. The baby was so small and soft that she didn't dare to hold him.

When Chen Xiuyun saw Meng Lanxin like this, she couldn't help but laugh, and Shen Lizhen also came over to join in the fun.

The three women were talking and laughing, and they looked quite harmonious.

After the full moon banquet, the Chen brothers led their people to leave Maoer Mountain. Tianzhi, Li Changliang's stepson and others also left with them.

Liu Dongshan had mentioned to Qu Shaoyang before that Tianzhi was a good student, and the teacher suggested that if conditions allowed, Tianzhi should be sent abroad to study.

Qu Shaoyang wrote a letter to tell Chen Yunzhe about it, and Chen Yunzhe really took it seriously. He contacted Fengtian Academy and had already arranged everything.

So this time, Chen Yunzhe wanted to take Tianzhi with him and send him to Fengtian Academy to study.

Tianzhi is only thirteen years old this year. It is definitely not possible for him to go to Fengtian, which is so far away, to study by himself.

So Liu Dongshan arranged for two long-term workers in his family to go to Fengtian with Tianzhi.

In addition, Liu Dongshan also discussed with Li Changliang and selected a child of similar age to Xiaozhi from the children brought by Li Changliang's wife to be Xiaozhi's book boy and accompany him to study in Fengtian.

"We have a business in Fengtian. When you go there, you can temporarily live in the backyard of the warehouse.

Wait for a while until you are familiar with the place, then think about renting or buying a yard.

When you get there, study hard, don't be naughty or playful, and don't get involved with bad people.

Remember, you are going there to study, not to make friends. "Before leaving, Qu Shaoyang had to give Xiaozhi some advice.

"You study hard in the academy, and when you have made enough knowledge in a few years, you can take part in the imperial examination.

If you could pass the exam and become a scholar or a juren, it would bring honor to your family. Your grandparents would be pleased even in their graves.

If you don't want to take the imperial examination in the future, that's fine. I'll think of a way to send you abroad to study and see the outside world. Do you understand?"

Qu Shaoyang originally wanted to pat Xiaozhi on the head, but after raising his hand he realized that the boy was no longer short.

Qu Shaoyang could only pat Xiaozhi on the shoulder and repeatedly warned him.

"I know, big brother, don't worry, I will study hard and fight for my parents and big brother."

Xiaozhi nodded heavily and promised very solemnly.

(End of this chapter)