Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

"Xiao Dao has also left."

"Thank you, Your Majesty! I will take my leave."

Wu Chunfu bowed again and left. As he left, he pulled at Guo Yunhou, who was still bowing his head.

"Master Guo, Master Guo is gone."

Guo Yunhou finally came to his senses and bowed his head.

"Old minister, please retire."

After saying that, he turned around and ran away as if escaping.

Wu Chunfu and the other two followed behind him. They walked out of Chengyun Hall, looked at each other, and then burst into laughter.

Looking at the backs of the people leaving, Zhu Youxiao shaved his beard and smiled.

Two million taels of silver?

To me, it's just a drizzle.

How could I bother you two important ministers just for such a small sum of money?

I just hope that you can realize the importance of intellectual property and innovation, and that the Ministry of Industry can inspire more inventions and creations in the future.

I hope you two can remember today’s “two million taels” clearly!

Chapter 385 Don’t cry, Mom! We have delicious food at home

In Chengyun Hall, Zhu Youxiao was selling cement patents.

In Changchun Palace, Liu Yue was listening to a doctor's report.

"My lady, I followed your order this morning and went to deliver some enlightenment books and introductory medical books to Xiaoluer. I also taught her how to read for an hour."

"Well, you did a good job."

"Your Majesty, I discovered during my teaching that Xiaoluer is very smart and has a photographic memory."

Liu Yue's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Oh! Is this true?"

"That's true. When I first taught her, I was sure she had never learned to read. But after an hour, she had memorized the Three Character Classic completely!"

"Very good! You should continue to teach her to read and write every morning."

"The slaves obey the order."

"By the way, please send her some pastries later."

"Yes, the slaves retire."

"Go down and claim your reward."

"Thank you, empress!"

After the doctor left, Liu Yue came to the window and looked up at the sky. Suddenly she saw the northern geese flying south. She suddenly thought of her mother and younger siblings at home.

From the time she was selected to enter the palace to the time she left the palace to study medicine, and now she has become Concubine Yue, six or seven years have passed in a flash.

The youngest sister in the family should be as big as Lu'er.

She felt very close to the deer when she saw it yesterday.

The little girl is so sensible that it makes people feel distressed.

Because she couldn't go to school like other children.

Liu Yue was moved with compassion and asked someone to send her some basic books and try to teach her to recognize more words.

How much she can learn before leaving Datong depends on her own luck.

Unexpectedly, I got a pleasant surprise. This girl turned out to be very intelligent and had a photographic memory. It seemed that she was a talented person with great potential.

Liu Yue looked at the flock of geese flying farther and farther away in the sky, and a smile appeared on her face.

The sun sets in the west and the sky is filled with colorful clouds.

It is reflected in the Imperial River in the northern part of Datong City, like a brocade spread over thousands of miles, gorgeous and beautiful, with a unique and interesting scene.

However, the laborers working on the nearby dredging site did not have the leisure to appreciate such a beautiful scenery.

"Dong-dong-dong-dong!"

With several drum beats, the signal to go home for the day was sounded.

The supervisor sent by the Ministry of Works shouted at the top of his voice: "It's time to call it a day!"

Hearing the drums and shouts, the laborers stopped their work and began to climb up the half-dug ditch in twos and threes.

Looking down from the sky, it looks like a group of ants leaving their nest, densely packed together.

"It's time to call it a day! Let's go, let's get to the ditch!"

"The sun is a bit strong today. I've sweated 5-6 catties. I'll have to drink two more bowls of porridge to make up for it. Hahaha."

The laborers climbed out of the ditch one after another.

Although it was a tiring day, they would soon have food to eat and provisions to take, and everyone had a settled smile on their face.

The construction site is several miles away from the north gate of Datong.

After leaving the ditch, led by several supervisors, the laborers carried their tools and walked towards the north gate.

There are many dredging sites like this distributed in different sections of Yuhe River, Shilihe River and Hehe River around Datong.

At this time, among the group of civilians who rushed back to the north gate, there was the only woman, Lu Zhou, who had her hair tied up in a bun with a thick thread, and her clothes were full of patches and covered with dirt.

He walked among the crowd, carrying a hoe on his tanned arms, and looked no different from other laborers.

The cool breeze makes people feel extremely comfortable.

She stopped, wiped the sweat and mud from her face, and looked towards the north gate with hope in her eyes.

She likes her current life very much. As long as she is willing to work hard, she will reap good rewards.

After dinner, I can take another three kilograms of rice home to store for my three treasures.

When the emperor asked her about it, she insisted on doing the job because of the three kilograms of rice she would receive every day.

For her, who had been fleeing famine for several months with her three treasures, this was truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Although the government has now provided additional subsidies to families like hers, she still does not want to miss this opportunity.

She had been away from work for the entire day and really wasn't worried about the safety of Lu'er and her two younger siblings.

Because, she may never have another opportunity like this one in her life, where she has the Jinyiwei to help look after the house.

There are now many Jinyiwei guarding the resettlement area to maintain order and security.

She can go out to work without worry.

Although they did not do the dredging work, the family was able to have enough to eat with the porridge provided by the government and their own handicrafts.

But she knew this situation couldn't last forever.

She wanted to take this opportunity to do the job that could earn the most food so that she could have more food for her family.

She really didn't want Lu'er Sanbao to suffer from hunger like before.

Before she knew it, she had followed the main group back to the North Gate resettlement area.

After putting the tools in a unified place, everyone started lining up to enter the porridge stall to eat.

For dinner today, I have all you can eat of porridge, two steamed buns, and a dish of pickles.

She hurriedly drank two bowls of porridge, ate two steamed buns with pickles, and left the porridge stall.

He went to the registration office and received three pounds of rice as today's ration, then hurried back to his tent.

Although the Jinyiwei were there, I wasn't too worried about Sanbao's safety, but after not seeing him for a day, I still missed him very much.

Who says that babies are the apple of their mother’s eye?

The closer I got to my tent, the more my emotions fluctuated.

But when she saw her own tent, her steps paused.

"Why is there a Jinyiwei in front of my tent door?"

"It seems that the Royal Guards have never been so close to the tents of the disaster victims!"

"Unless something happens..."

This bad thought suddenly came to my mind, and my heart suddenly tightened, as if someone had grabbed it hard.

I couldn't help but scream.

"Do not!!!"

Don't get into any trouble!

She staggered towards her tent, not caring about the rice bags and steamed buns that fell to the ground, tears already falling.

She shouted as she ran.

"Lu'er! Tao'er! Lan'er!"

"Deer!"

When the Jinyiwei saw someone rushing towards them, they were about to go up to stop him.

The deer has already poked its little head out of the tent.

When he saw that it was Lu Zhou, he immediately smiled.

"Mom, you're back!"

The Jinyiwei immediately understood what was going on and stepped back a few steps to give the mother and daughter some space.

"Lu'er, are you okay?"

Lu Zhou knelt down directly, and stroked Lu'er's face and body with her rough hands to check if she was still healthy.

"Mom, why are you crying?"

Seeing this, Lu'er felt a lump in his throat and his mouth twitched. He reached out to wipe away his mother's tears.

At this time, my younger brother and sister also came out of the tent, babbling and calling for their mother.

When Lu Zhou saw that her three children were safe and sound, her tense heart relaxed. She hugged them in her arms and started crying with excitement.

At this moment, she deeply understood that no matter who was guarding them, as long as they were not by her side and not under her nose, as a mother, she would never be able to be completely at ease.

"Don't cry, Mom! Don't cry, Mom! We have delicious food at home, lots of delicious food, Mom, come and eat."

Lu'er wiped away her mother's tears as she spoke.

When Lu Zhou heard about food, she remembered the steamed buns and rice she had just dropped.

"Lu'er, wait for me for a moment."

She stood up, wiped her tears, ran back quickly and picked up the things.

Fortunately, the rice bag was tied tightly and the rice did not leak out.

But the pickles stuffed in the steamed bun were already covered in dust and inedible.

She brushed off the dust on the steamed buns, peeled off the skin that couldn't be brushed clean and ate it herself.

Then, hand it to the deer.

"You guys haven't eaten enough tonight, right? Here, take these two steamed buns and share them with your brothers and sisters."

Lu'er shook his head and didn't take it, but pulled his mother into the tent.

"Lu'er, Taotao and Lanlan are all full. Come and eat too. It's delicious."

Lu Zhou's eyes were full of confusion.

She knows her three treasures best, and whenever it is time to distribute porridge, there will basically be nothing left.

Could it be that they are following my example today and left the food behind because they were not full?

This is not good, they are still growing.

We must talk to them properly and stop doing this.