Transmigrated as a male wife of a disabled prince

by Usui Takumii

not mine, asia novel. Beware edited mtl and bl.

3. 21 to 30

Since Luo Zining went out last time, he has been busy at home growing vegetables, brewing wine, and making tofu, so he didn't take time to go out.

Boss Cheng, a local, led him out today. He brought a pen and paper and prepared to take the opportunity to draw a rough map of the city.

He took Chen Er and Zhao Xiaoyu with him when he went out, and found that Chen Bo was looking at him quietly from behind, wanting to follow but afraid that he would be slapped by him if he opened his mouth, he waved to Chen Bo: "You also follow."

Uncle Chen walked quickly to Luo Zining's side, obviously wanting to go, but said: "Is the princess really going to take the old slave? Don't you think the old slave is in the way?"

"Of course it's okay." Luo Zining took him there as if he brought a wallet. Uncle Chen gave him the account book before, but he didn't give him the money. He was afraid that Uncle Chen would run away again if he was forced to give him the to the prince's side and cry, anyway, just ask Uncle Chen to pay for what he wants to buy, it doesn't matter if you come or not.

Everyone got into the carriage together. Boss Cheng said that he had selected several locations and looked at them from far to near.

Luo Zining lifted the curtain of the car and looked outside. Originally, he wanted to say that it would be better to set up the venue in the suburbs, but when he got out of the busiest street, all he saw were thatched houses, wooden houses and the like.A few people wore clothes made of animal skins and warmed themselves by the fire in the yard.

He rubbed his eyes, did he come to primitive society?

"We can't do anything here. There are very few farmers, craftsmen, or businessmen. Those who are capable have gone outside to find a living." Boss Cheng pointed to the people wearing animal skins outside: "TheirTo make a living is to go hunting in the mountains, then sell them to me, and I will transport them outside."

Luo Zining was a little puzzled: "How could it be like this?"

"We were pretty good more than ten years ago." Zhao Xiaoyu said angrily, "I remember when I was three or four years old, this place was quite prosperous. Since the magistrate came, we can't do it anymore."

Boss Cheng also felt deeply: "He is too greedy, not only greedy for money, but also lustful. If he can't give money, he will take away other people's daughters to be concubines, or go to his house to be a maid, and ruin many brother-in-law Lin Heihu is even more over the top, collecting protection fees everywhere, beating and robbing people at every turn, making the number of people here less and less, poorer and poorer."

Zhao Xiaoyu sighed: "It is estimated that in a few years, this place will become a dead city. There is no one person, and there are ghost shadows floating everywhere."

After listening to their conversation, Chen Er retorted in disbelief: "We met the magistrate last time, he was very poor, he was dressed in tatters, and invited us to eat at his house, and the food at his house was even worse.."

"It should have been arranged in advance." Luo Zining read the original text.

Uncle Chen was more knowledgeable than Chen Er, and he figured out the way: "Master Chen, we thought he was a good guy, but it turned out that he made this place so smoky."

"We're here." Boss Cheng parked the car in front of a piece of wasteland: "A lot of people lived in this piece of land before, but then it was crushed by a snow disaster, and many people died, and the rest also fled out of the are no owners of these places anymore, we just need to say hello to the magistrate, and use them as we please."

"It takes a lot of money to greet him, so he can let you use it?" Luo Zining thought for a while and turned to look at Uncle Chen: "Can the prince use the fiefdoms that no one uses?"

"The whole fief belongs to the prince, so he can use it as he wants." Chen Bo was still immersed in the anger of being deceived by the magistrate, "He still wants to take our money, he is really daring."

Luo Zining looked around, there was a river over there, and the water for brewing was easy to drain, and there was a large open space around, not only could the venue be opened up, but also a family area could be built, and later it would be builtBuild a school so that workers can put their children in school when they go to work, so they don't have to worry about the children being left unattended.

Moreover, these children can continue to go to the factory to take over from their parents after they grow up, and the winery will grow bigger and bigger.

"If the prefect is not informed, will he find out about our secret?" Boss Cheng secretly asked Luo Zining.

Luo Zining: "We meet frequently, I really thought he would not be able to guess, so we have to mislead his thinking."

"Crooked?" Boss Cheng didn't quite understand.

"Let him think that you came to meet me because you wanted to bribe me with land and get this land instead of opening a winery together." Luo Zining said.

"Oh, so that's the case." Boss Cheng thought it was quite reliable, but he was afraid that the magistrate would make things difficult for him.

"If the magistrate seeks you, you can be rude to him and say that the palace has backed you, so that he doesn't know what is good or bad. If there is any problem, let him come to me." Luo Zining wanted to meet the magistrate in person.

"By the way, I heard that there was a brick factory here before. Where is it?" Luo Zining asked Boss Cheng to take him there.

"Although that brick factory has been closed for a long time, there are still people there." Boss Cheng briefly explained the situation to him. The brick factory used to be very profitable here, but after the magistrate came, he kept asking forThe money dragged them down, and the family all went out to do hard work to earn a living, leaving the old parents here. They would come back every Chinese New Year, and they should come back after the calculation of time.

"If I want to buy the brick factory and hire them back to help, will they be willing?" Luo Zining asked him.

"This..." Boss Cheng thought for a while. They really need bricks to open a winery. It would be more convenient if the brick factory became their own. "Why don't I talk to them, I'm familiar with the people here."

"Yes, but I plan to buy this brick factory, not only to open a winery, but also to repair the palace next year." Luo Zining expressed his attitude, and only opened the winery with him, and he wanted to open the brick factory himself.

And the brick factory existed before, not as ostentatious as the winery. Even if the prefect knew about it, the prefect would think that he opened it with bricks for the purpose of repairing the palace, and would not tell the emperor.

"I know that it is a great kindness to me that Wang Hao pulls me into business. Even if the brick factory does not allow me to participate, I will help you negotiate the matter and the price will be kept to the lowest." Boss Cheng said.

"Try to give them a satisfactory price, so that they will stay willingly." Luo Zining breathed out a puff of white smoke, "It's too cold today, since we've already looked at the place, let's go back."

Luo Zining separated from Boss Cheng and got into the carriage with Uncle Chen and the others.

On the way back, Luo Zining made the carriage go slower, and while going back, he drew a map with a notebook.

Although the city is huge, there are very few inhabited areas, and the rest of the land is almost wasteland. This is the case in the cities, and the situation in those small counties and villages will only get worse.

Luo Zining asked Zhao Xiaoyu: "Do you know how many people there are in your city?"

"Probably less than 10,000 people." Zhao Xiaoyu also guessed. There are indeed very few people in this city, and there are almost no how many workers.

Just as he was thinking, he caught a glimpse of a man outside leading a group of children walking in the snow. The man was wearing a fur hat and wearing thick cotton-padded clothes, but the children were all in tatters, and their feet were wearing tattered straw sandals, the toes were purple from the cold.

Moreover, these children were tied with their hands, one by one, and were driven like livestock.

"What's the situation?" Luo Zining, as a modern person, had never seen such a situation, and habitually wanted to touch his pockets to call the police, but this is ancient times, and no one cares about these things.

Zhao Xiaoyu explained to him: "Those are human teeth. He should have bought those children from some poor families. When there were many people in the past, not only children but also adults sold themselves."

Luo Zining stopped the carriage and called out to the man in the fur hat, "Where are you taking them?"

That Ren Yazi saw the style of Luo Zining's carriage and knew it was a nobleman, so he stopped and bowed respectfully: "It was originally intended to be taken out for sale, if the nobleman has something in his fancy, he can pick one, they are all dexterous."

Luo Zining heard that he was going to take it out to sell, and thought that there were no people here, and if so many children were sold, there would be fewer and fewer people in the city in the future, but staying in this city reallyIt's better to go out and be a house slave, at least you can still have a good meal.

"How much?" Luo Zining looked at the children whose eyes were numb from the cold. They wore so little that they would probably freeze to death before they left the city. However, he didn't show any pity, fearing that Renyazi would increase the price because of this: "The price is cheap."Just pack it all up."

When Ren Yazi heard this, the corners of his mouth were almost grinning. His family was in a hurry to spend money recently, otherwise he wouldn't have run outside after the Chinese New Year. These children are not in good health, and half of them may die if they are taken out. Now it's , he didn't need to work hard, he sold it not long after he left the house.

He kept saying auspicious words to Luo Zining, and finally set a price, saying that the ten children would be sold to him for ten taels of silver.

Luo Zining felt that he must have raised the price. He looked at Zhao Xiaoyu, thinking that she must know the local prices, but before he asked, he heard Uncle Chen say as if he had found a bargain: "It's really cheap.."

Luo Zining: "..."

Zhao Xiaoyu: "..."

After Chen Bo said so, he also lost the opportunity to bargain, so Luo Zining signaled Chen Bo to pay.

Ren Yazi happily accepted the money, Luo Zining wanted to tell Ren Yazi that there are still people who could be sent to the palace first, but he was afraid that if he really told Ren Yazi, Ren Yazi would abduct and sell children for money.

The carriage couldn't hold so many people, so Chen Er got out of the carriage and led them, leading them to follow the carriage towards the Wangfu.

When Uncle Chen saw those children, "Although they are young, they will be more loyal if they become slaves in the mansion. If they were placed in the capital, they would cost ten taels of silver each, and these ten would be one hundred taels."

Luo Zining: "... I hope you get used to the prices here as soon as possible."

Only then did Uncle Chen realize that he had done something wrong, and he hung his head and dared not speak.

Zhao Xiaoyu felt the awkward atmosphere in the carriage, and wanted to ease the atmosphere: "There are more and more things in the house, and there are so many servants, so we can be more relaxed."

"These are not servants, I'm going to buy them back for the prince to relieve his boredom." Luo Zining said.

Uncle Chen was startled, and quickly explained, "Our prince is not the kind of beast who likes little boys."

"That's not what I meant," Luo Zining deliberately teased him, "Bought these children back to be your prince's sons, lest some people say that I can't have children."

As soon as Uncle Chen heard this, he thought of the last time he said bad things about Luo Zining behind his back, and said awkwardly: "I'll go down and watch those children with Chen Er, so that Chen Er won't be able to watch them alone, and let themescape."

When passing by the market, Luo Zining asked Zhao Xiaoyu to buy some children's clothes. There are very few ready-made clothes here. Luo Zining said that if you can't find suitable clothes, you can buy bigger clothes, and then buy some fabric and cotton, Xiaocui and Xiaohong can make clothes, and the children grow up fast, so they need to make more sets of clothes for preparation.

Luo Zining looked at these children. They were dressed dirty. In such a cold weather, there shouldn't be any lice or fleas on their bodies. It's almost enough to wash and change clothes, and it won't be too much trouble.

After arriving home, Luo Zining explained to Uncle Chen: "Before, the old craftsman's family made a lot of spare stoves. You asked someone to help tidy up a big house and install the stoves for them to use."

Chen Erte said positively: "I'll go to the old craftsman to talk about it. I happened to see how he installed the stove in the house before, and I can also help."

"You're quite enthusiastic, go ahead." Luo Zining asked him to get things done before dark, otherwise these children would have to squeeze into Uncle Chen's room to sleep tonight, and they were all in their teens and a and small, I'm afraid I won't be able to squeeze in.

Zhao Xiaoyu, who was standing behind Luo Zining, said strangely: "Recently, I always see Chen Er running to the old craftsman's house, helping with some work and delivering some things there. I have never seen him treat others like that before."Take care, I don't know what happened to him recently."

Hearing her words, Luo Zining thought for a while, and thought of a possibility, he called Uncle Chen and said, "The old craftsman has a daughter, please tell Chen Er to be a little bit more modest, don't do anything out of line."

Uncle Chen also became nervous when he heard that, "Well, when he comes back, I'll ask him what's going on."

Luo Zining: "Don't be too strict. If both of them are interested in each other and their parents agree, it's okay to let them get married. If the old craftsman's family doesn't mean it, don't mention it, so as not to make the other party feel uncomfortable."

Uncle Chen didn't expect that the princess was still thinking about his child's marriage, which made him feel warm, but after thinking about it carefully, the princess must be joking with him, knowing that they are prostituted servants with different identities, old craftsmenThe family will definitely not agree to marry their daughter to a servant, and the princess deliberately uses this to run on their family, which is really bad.

When Chen Er comes back later, he has to talk to Chen Er carefully, so that he doesn't get distracted. In the future, marrying the maid at home will be a high priority, don't think about those useless things.

As a modern person, although Luo Zining has traveled for a while, the thoughts of free love are deeply ingrained in his mind. If others don't remind him, he won't be able to think of so much for a while.

He arranged everything and hurried back to the house to enjoy the fire.

Huo Lingzhi was reading a book. When he saw him come in, he put the book on the table and almost knocked Luo Zining's chili down. Luo Zining ran to protect his chili., you go over there to read in the future."

Huo Lingzhi had never heard anyone speak to him in such a tone before, and he frowned in displeasure, "Why is there so much noise outside, what did you do this time?"

"This time I went out to see the location of the winery, and I plan to buy a brick factory. We need bricks to repair the palace. Oh, yes, I plan to deceive the magistrate, making him think that I took money from Boss Cheng, and let him use the land to start a business., let me tell you in advance, when the magistrate comes to ask you, don't miss it."

"What happened to those kids outside?" Huo Lingzhi asked him.

Luo Zining: "Those children were bought back as nursing homes."

Huo Lingzhi saw those children through the window, they were skinny, let them protect the palace?It's better to say that the palace protected them.

Luo Zining noticed that Huo Lingzhi had "Are you serious?" written all over his face, and he quickly explained: "Don't think they are weak now, it's because they are cold and hungry, lack of nutrition, and they are half-grownThe child, just take care of it for two years, and there are no people in this city, so it is too difficult to buy a nursing home that suits you."

Luo Zining leaned over to him and said, "You've been reading military books all day long. Do you remember the time when you led troops to fight? Now I'll find ten men for you to practice as you please. You're a great general. What?Putting such soldiers in your hands, they have to be reborn."

I don't know if Huo Lingzhi listened to his words. He looked at Huo Lingzhi expectantly, hoping that Huo Lingzhi would seriously consider his nursing home is safer.

Huo Lingzhi saw him frowning and looking sad, "Forget it, the mansion is really short of manpower, you bought them all back, I will give them a try."

As soon as Huo Lingzhi finished speaking, Uncle Chen knocked on the door and said that those children have finished grooming, do you want to bring them in now?

"Bring it in." Luo Zining told them to open the door and come in quickly, so as not to let the cold wind blow in and blow his bean sprouts and peppers.

Uncle Chen was dissatisfied when he heard that the princess cared about the food, but the prince didn't mention a word, but he didn't dare to say anything about his dissatisfaction, otherwise the princess would definitely try her best to run him down.

Luo Zining stood behind Huo Lingzhi, pushed Huo Lingzhi's wheelchair in a different direction, and showed him the children.

The children came in one after another, changed into new clothes and shoes, and washed them clean, but they were timid, they kept their heads down and kept shrinking back.

Huo Lingzhi was dissatisfied when he saw their condition. These children are not in good shape and are timid. It takes more effort to train them, "Forget it, there is nothing good about this kind of place.."

Luo Zining asked the children to report their names and ages.

The oldest is fourteen and the youngest is eight.

The names of these children are either Goudan or Ergou. Luo Zining has a headache hearing it, the names are too popular, and there are several of them with the same name, so they don't sound good. If something happens in the future and you need to find a nursing home, don't you thinkDo you want to yell Ergoudan to come over?He was afraid that he would not be able to yell, so he would definitely have to start again.

He looked at the children, the warm room made them sleepy, and some children yawned several times.

He said to those children: "You line up one by one according to age, and I will name you."

Those children were afraid of being beaten and scolded. They queued up quickly when they heard the order, and the efficiency was very fast.

Luo Zining: "Since I bought it back, you will all have the surname Huo from now on."

He saw a few children nodding: "From the oldest to the youngest, Huo Dalang, Huo Erlang, Huo Sanlang, Huo Shilang, they are named according to age.

This way of naming is convenient and easy to remember, and it sounds neat. After naming the name, he clapped his hands. In order to ease their nervous anger, he said in a joking tone: "The first batch of Huo Family Army in the fief has been established. Applause."

A few children didn't know what it meant, so they clapped their hands.

Huo Lingzhi rubbed his sore forehead: "With their appearance, they are not worthy of the title of Huo Family Army. They will hone and hone in the future, so that they can be a qualified yard does menial work."

The few children were quite frightened by his stern look, and they shrank their necks and backed away.

"Okay, let's all go eat. After eating, take your own quilt and go to sleep. Tomorrow morning, we will gather in the courtyard and train with the prince." Luo Zining arranged them, and asked Uncle Chen to take them out..

After everyone had left, the room was finally clean. He turned his head and looked at the peppers on the table. He had planted a total of ten peppers before, but many died later, and only six were left. They were replaced with larger the pot, the growth is uneven, but one has already bloomed.

Luo Zining just saw it, and ran over to see it in surprise, "It's blooming, can we produce peppers in the Chinese New Year?"

Huo Lingzhi heard him say the word chili several times, so he turned the wheelchair and went to watch with him, "When you bought seeds, they told you it was called chili pepper?"

"En." Luo Zining rubbed his nose guiltily. Last time he told Huo Lingzhi that he didn't know what it could grow, so he had to pretend to be ignorant: "I suddenly remembered that they told me thisIt's called chili, and it's edible, but I don't know if it's as delicious as they say."

He said that he saw a half-roll of plastic sheeting on the table, which was left over when the window was sealed earlier, "Let them buy some sheep tomorrow, roll some mutton rolls, and when the pepper grows, it can be used as a hot pot seasoning."

Looking at the little white flower, Luo Zining had infinite hope in his heart. He could grow chili peppers for him. He planned to plant some tomatoes next year. When it was warmer next year, he would turn over the soil in the back garden of the palace and plantWith potatoes and sweet potatoes, he will be able to eat vermicelli and wide noodles when he eats hot pot next year.

The group of children were taken by Uncle Chen to the room with the Datong shop. The room was relatively large and had two stoves installed. Uncle Chen took them in and gave them cleaning 's take care of the sanitation on the ground, and deal with the sanitation problems in the future."

The older children nodded and said they got it. The younger ones hid behind him, terrified. Although Luo Zining had arranged what they would do in the future, they were still worried about their future fate.

Before they were sold by their family, they were so poor that they could not afford to eat. After they were sold, not only could they not have enough to eat, but they were beaten and scolded every day, with injuries all over their bodies, and they lived in cold thatched huts.

They don't even dare to think about what it's like to have a full meal.

After Uncle Chen left, he closed the door, and they took the cleaning tools and began to sweep the floor and make the bed. The burning stove kept the room warm, making them all suspect that they were dead.

Huo Wulang rubbed his nose and said, "Did I freeze to death? Otherwise, how could I live in such a warm room? The old man said just now that he would give us dinner, is it true?"

The other children have just arrived in the new environment, and they are still afraid to speak, thinking in their hearts, can we really feed them?Wouldn't it be to coax them?

A few children numbly cleaned the house spotlessly clean and made the bed. Although they were sleepy and tired, they dared not touch such a soft quilt, for fear of being beaten and scolded by the host if it was damaged.

When Zhao Xiaoyu came in with a bowl of pancakes, he saw a few children standing in a row, not even daring to sit on a stool. He couldn't help being amused, "My lord is starting to train you now? Come on quickly."Sit down and eat."

A few children smelled the food and swallowed desperately. Zhao Xiaoyu called them several times to test and ran over to sit down. They didn't dare to touch the stool and sat on a small side.

Zhao Xiaoyu put a big basin on the table, lifted the cloth covering it, revealing twenty pancakes inside, a big bowl of stewed vegetables, and a big plate of pickles, "I didn't expect so many pancakes at home today.I'm not ready, let's eat together, tomorrow you can go to the kitchen to serve your meal yourself."

The little ones looked at the others, and then at Zhao Xiaoyu, not daring to eat.

Zhao Xiaoyu sighed helplessly, "Are you hungry? Are you all idiots who can't even eat? If they are all idiots, I can tell the prince to drive you all out."

When the children heard this, they each grabbed a pancake and ate it. The pancake was mixed noodles, and the stew was warm cabbage and radish. There was even a lot of meat in it.

At first they were timid and didn't dare to eat, but they were afraid that others would eat more than themselves, so they finally started to rush to eat.

Zhao Xiaoyu watched from the side and smiled: "Like a little pig scrambling for food, eat slowly, there is still in the pot, after eating, wash your face and hands before going to bed, wash the quilt by yourself if it is dirty, do you hear me?"?"

Several children nodded quickly, and many of them cried with red eye circles. They ate while crying. They really lived a good life with enough food!

"Cry ass, you will have a good life after entering the palace, you have to listen to the princess and the prince, you know?" Zhao Xiaoyu pretended to be fierce and said: "Your life is given by the princess, if you dare to do itI was the first to chop him up and feed him to the dogs when he betrayed his master."

The children hiccupped in fright, and quickly shook their heads and said no.

Zhao Xiaoyu put on a gentle smile again: "It's fine if you don't, as long as you are loyal, you will be able to eat every meal."

Early the next morning, the children each ate a large bowl of thick multigrain porridge, as well as a pancake and an egg.

Luo Zining explained to Zhao Xiaoyu that these children should be supplemented with nutrition, and they will be required to take care of the home in the future so that they can grow stronger. Zhao Xiaoyu cooked eggs for them in the morning, and saw that the egg basket was empty, and applied to Luo Zining to buy some chickens to raise, otherwise there would always be not enough eggs at home.

Luo Zining asked Chen Er to go out with her to buy a cow, or a sheep that can produce milk. From now on, the whole family will drink a bowl of milk in the morning.

After breakfast, Luo Zining pushed Huo Lingzhi to the yard. The children were already waiting in line. They didn't know what they were going to face, but no matter what they were facing, they were better than before.

Huo Lingzhi looked at the group of skinny children and re-lined them up, asking them to learn to stand up straight and aligned.

Luo Zining felt that he had seen his military training in elementary school. It was terrible. He was about to turn around and leave when he heard Uncle Chen coming to talk to Boss Cheng about the brick factory.

Luo Zining thought that Uncle Chen had to pay for the brick factory, so he asked Uncle Chen to follow him to have a look.

Boss Cheng said that the boss of the brick factory needs to talk to Luo Zining in person, otherwise he won't be at ease, but he has already negotiated the hundred texts.

Uncle Chen: "It's so cheap."

Boss Cheng: "It's more expensive..."

The two said it almost in unison, and then they looked at each other, showing expressions of not understanding each other.

Luo Zining: "..."

Luo Zining stood between the two of them, letting Boss Cheng continue.

Boss Cheng said: "They work as coolies outside, and each earns ten Wen per day, so if you want them to stay, you have to pay them three hundred Wen a can only earn ten pennies by doing coolies. Now it's not worthwhile to let them work in your own home and give them ten pennies. If you want me to say that you can lower their wages with them, three or five pennies a day is enough. If they don't want to,Just tell them that you don't need them, just buy a brick factory, and there are plenty of people doing the work that pays Sanwen a day in this city."

"You are really a born capitalist." Luo Zining shook his head: "It's only ten pennies, they have crafts, and what the city lacks most is will hold their breath, not do a good job, or quit and leave."

Luo Zining looked at the dilapidated streets outside the car. This city is too poor and needs people too much to develop. At this time, he must not force people away just to save a few pennies.

After about half an hour, they arrived at the brick factory.

Although the brick factory is small, it is much better than he imagined. Although it has not been in operation for many years, the owner of the brick factory still lives here and will clean it frequently.

When Luo Zining got out of the car, he saw more than thirty young men and an old man waiting for him at the door.

Luo Zining originally thought there were only five or six people, but he didn't expect that there were more than thirty people. He was overjoyed, "It's cold outside, let's go in and talk."

Before Luo Zining came, the family was still beating their hearts. They heard that a prince had come to the city, but no one had seen it. Now they heard that the prince wanted to buy a brick factory and negotiated the price with them. They were afraid in their hearts.

The old man was afraid that the prince didn't want to spend money to buy it, but that he couldn't think of money to occupy their ancestral property and let their family members do white labor.

In the past, the magistrate used bricks to take them directly, never gave money, and always asked their family members to help with white labor.

The people in their family couldn't survive in the city, so they went out to do coolies.

Now that a prince is here, don't know if he will do more than the magistrate, so when Boss Cheng came to talk about this matter, the old man wanted the children to run away overnight.

But those young people heard Boss Cheng say that Wang Hao is a very nice person, unlike the magistrate, he would definitely give money if he wanted to, and he also said that he would help them negotiate the price with Wang Hao.

They earn 300 Wen a month outside, and that's not counting food and drink. If they can earn this money at home, who would want to leave their hometown.

Luo Zining followed them into the house. The house was a bit small, but it had a heated kang and a fluted wall. When Luo Zining saw the heated kang, he was moved and asked them: "Do you know how to make a fluted wall and a heated kang? Can you build a house?"?"

"Yes." The old man nodded.

The whole family was very cautious, and after the old man finished speaking, he felt a little regretful, thinking of the days when the magistrate asked them to do white jobs, he should say no.

Luo Zining was even more satisfied, "Uncle Chen paid them, the former contract."

Uncle Chen took out the money from his pocket and put it on the table. Seeing the white money on the table, the old man's family didn't expect him to be able to withdraw the money so quickly.

Luo Zining saw that they didn't take the money for a long time: "What's wrong? Could it be regret?"

"No, I have no regrets." The old man happily went to take the money, his hands were shaking, but he put down the money after getting half of it, "I'm afraid that the prefect will snatch the money before it's warmed up..."

"This brick factory will belong to the Wangfu in the future, and you are also a worker of our Wangfu. With the support of the Wangfu, why are you afraid of the magistrate? A magistrate dares to fight against the Wangfu?" Luo Zining asked him to take the money with peace of mind.

Luo Zining went to the brick factory again. The brick factory is too small. After the new year, not only the palace needs to be repaired, but also bricks are needed to build the winery, as well as staff dormitories.

What they need is not only bricks, but also a construction team. This family has a large population. The old man just now was the original factory owner and gave birth to six sons. The more than 30 people he saw just now are all his children and grandchildren..

They all have house-building skills, but they have to build houses and burn bricks. There is simply not enough manpower, so some people must be recruited.

Moreover, this factory is already owned by the palace, so it cannot continue to be managed by the old factory owner. He has his own people.

He not only wants to find a trustworthy person to be the factory manager, but also to be loyal, and to learn how to manage accounts.

But now there are too few people who can use it at home, and each has its own use.

He looked at Uncle Chen and Er Chen who were following him. Uncle Chen wanted a housekeeper, and Da Chen was honest and honest. It was okay to ask him to do physical work, but not to let him manage people.

Zhao Xiaoyu and Chen Er are the smartest ones, but Zhao Xiaoyu has too many things to take care of. She has to cook the meals at home, and she has to deal with affairs big and small. Xiaocui and Xiaohong don'tIn my opinion, cooking is also unpalatable, it's okay to hand it over to Zhao Xiaoyu's subordinates to help with chores, but it's not good to do other things.

Now the only one who can use it is Chen Er, he turned to ask Chen Er: "Can you write?"

Chen Er scratched his head: "I can write some, but not much."

"Do you know how to settle accounts? Can you keep accounts?" Luo Zining asked him again.

"No." Chen Er shook his head. All he had done since he was a child was to do some chores behind his father. It was not easy to learn to write a few words, let alone settle accounts.

"Starting tomorrow, you come to me after lunch every day, and I will teach you how to keep accounts." Luo Zining told Chen Er.

Chen Er asked puzzledly: "Why did the princess teach me this, do you want me to take over my father's position?"

Uncle Chen was in a hurry: "This kid doesn't even have full hair, how can he provoke the leader of the palace."

Luo Zining felt that Chen Er was only one or two years younger than himself. Uncle Chen not only wanted to talk about Chen Er, but also said that he wanted to control the power of the palace at a young age, and he was inexperienced and blindly directed.

He waved his hand to calm Uncle Chen: "I want Chen Er to be the director of the brick factory. Do you have any objections? I can give you a salary increase if you have any objections."

"Yes, of course I am willing. Being the factory manager and managing so many people is very prestigious." Chen Er looked at Luo Zining with a half-faced look on his face: "Princess, it's fine if you don't raise your wages."

"Then don't be lazy, learn bookkeeping from me." Luo Zining threatened him: "If you don't study hard, I will hand over the position of factory manager to someone else."

"The little one will definitely not disappoint the kindness of the princess." Chen Er doggedly walked around behind Luo Zining and squeezed his shoulders: "The princess is tired too, let's go back and rest, and leave this place to me in the future."

"Princess, have you also learned how to keep accounts?" Uncle Chen didn't look down on Luo Zining, he just thought that a scholar like Luo Zining would definitely look down on this kind of businessman's behavior. Why is Luo Zining so interested in business?Can you even write the ledger?

"I'm quick-witted, can't I learn a lot?" Luo Zining turned his head to tell Chen Er to stop, and led them outside. When they reached the gate, the old factory manager and his family came out to see Luo Zining off.

Their family is very grateful to Luo Zining. Although the brick factory is their ancestral property, they have long wanted to sell the brick factory. The problem is that they can't sell it at 's gone.

They originally planned to stay here for another year, regardless of whether they sold it or not, they had to move away from here and go outside to ask for a living. Who knew that the princess would not only buy a factory to pay them wages, but also protect them from being let go by the , the way they look at Luo Zining now is like looking at a living Bodhisattva.

Luo Zining said to the old factory manager: "You are familiar with the city, recruit people as soon as possible, otherwise you will definitely be too busy in the next year. If you recruit some manual labor, the wages will be calculated at five cents a day."

"That's great," said the eldest son of the old factory manager: "People with some strength in the city either go out to do coolies or go hunting in the mountains. Although five cents is not much, they don't have to go out and run around. Hunting makes a lot of money, but it's dangerous., and it is not every day that you are lucky to have a prey, or work steadily."

"Five cents is only temporary. When the income is better in the future, the wages will only increase." Luo Zining remembered another thing, and he asked everyone: "Are you all married yet?"

Although everyone was confused, they still nodded.

"Do you have sisters of the same age?" Luo Zining asked again.

When they heard this, they became vigilant, because the magistrate is a pervert, and the most beautiful people in the city have become his concubines, and those who are a little bit beautiful go to his house to be maids, or are raped by his was ruined, and his brother-in-law went too far, and after the ruin was over, he was sent to work as a prostitute in the kiln he opened.

Fortunately, the people in their family have rough looks, and the prefect's brother-in-law despises being ugly, and always tells their girls not to go out to scare them to escape.

But when they heard Luo Zining's words, they were still panicked, fearing that Luo Zining had some special hobbies and liked ugly ones.

Luo Zining could see the tension on their bodies, he raised his finger and pointed to the open space over there: "I'm going to build a canteen over there, and let your wives or sisters cook in the canteen, whether it's you or the workers who will be recruited in the future, you can go to the cafeteria to eat three meals a day."

"Three meals?" They usually eat two meals in this era, but many people in the city can't even eat two meals, and the princess wants to take care of three meals. She really is a living Bodhisattva.

"Working in the cafeteria also pays wages, so it is calculated as six cents per person." Luo Zining asked if they had any comments.

How could they have an opinion, they were all happy and silly, "Willing."

"By the way, let's order a signboard that says this is the brick factory of the Wangfu. Anyone who dares to disturb the Wangfu will have trouble with the Wangfu and send him to prison. Please sort out the language and make it easier to understand." Luo Zining told the factory .

The purpose of setting up this sign is not only to scare off those who want to make trouble, but also to give reassurance to the people in the brick factory so that they don't have to worry.

The old factory owner and his children and grandchildren were really happier when they heard this. They never thought of being rich and powerful, but only wanted to live a peaceful life with enough food and clothing. Whoever let them live such a life, they wouldTo whom to die.

After Luo Zining finished speaking, he returned to the palace in a carriage.

As soon as he got home, he saw those children in the yard zipping around, all blushing and thick-necked, and the prince stared at them with a serious expression. His expression really looked like the dean of a high was handsome, but the aura was too frightening, and he didn't dare to go over.

He pulled Zhao Xiaoyu aside and asked in a low voice: "They didn't stand in the yard for a whole day, did they? These children are malnourished at first sight, so he won't torture them to death."

"No." Zhao Xiaoyu also lowered his voice and said, "I've been standing in the morning, and I took a rest during lunch, and then I walked in the afternoon."

"Zamabu is so tiring, let's make some good mending for them tonight." Luo Zining didn't dare to go over and call for a stop, so he walked close to the door of the room and wanted to sneak in, but he didn't push Lingzhi called out the door.

Huo Lingzhi turned his head and asked him, "Did you do something wrong to hide from me?"

"No way, you are too scary." Luo Zining was afraid that he would let him go over and take a step, so he pretended to be angry and said unreasonably: "You husband should be gentler to me, how can you always keep a cold face, I am busyIt's not because of this family that you've been busy before and after, and you'll talk about me as soon as you come back, you make me sad, so I'll ignore you."

Without waiting for Huo Lingzhi's reaction, he quickly got into the room and slammed the door hard. After closing the door, he held his breath and listened to the movement outside. He was relieved when he didn't hear the sound. Huo LingzhiIt's scary when it's straight-faced.

In order to pretend to be very angry, Luo Zining closed the door quite loudly, which startled everyone in the yard.

Especially those children in the zama step. They were trained by Huo Lingzhi for a day today. Huo Lingzhi gave them both physical and psychological torture. They think that Huo Lingzhi is the most terrifying big devil in the world.

They didn't expect that no matter how terrifying the Great Demon King is, he is also afraid of his wife!I just don't know why the prince's wife is a man. Is it because the prince is too scary, no woman dares to marry him, so he can only marry a man?

People as scary as the prince are afraid of the princess, does it mean that the princess is an even scarier person?

They thought that the princess was beautiful and kind-hearted before, but they didn't expect to hide it deeply.

Huo Lingzhi saw their small thoughts and sternly told them to stand up straight.

All the children quickly stood up straight, and some of them were timid and even held their breath.

"That's all for today, and we will continue to gather here tomorrow morning." Huo Lingzhi said.

As soon as they heard that they were here today, they instantly collapsed to the ground. They didn't expect that standing like this would be more tiring than walking more than ten miles.

"Whatever you look like, stand up." Huo Lingzhi trained for a day, and he looked down on them even more, "Those who can't bear it leave as soon as possible, I will not force you."

Those children quickly stood up. Although the prince is strict, they can eat meaty stew every day, and they can eat eggs in the morning. The room is also warm, and they are still wearing cotton clothes and cotton are inseparable from the old days, and they don't want to go back to the old days.

Moreover, the concubine bought them back for work, not to be young masters comfortably, so they hurriedly said: "We can bear it, we can bear it."

"The voice is too low, didn't they let you eat enough?" Huo Lingzhi asked them with a cold face.

They hurriedly shouted at the top of their voices: "We can bear it!"

After they shouted, they secretly looked at Huo Lingzhi, feeling uneasy, fearing that Huo Lingzhi would punish them not to eat at night, or punish them to kneel here all night.

In the past, they heard that someone was sold to the master's house in the city to be a maid. If he made a mistake, he would kneel outside all night. His kneeling legs were disabled, which was miserable.

They touched their knees in fear, as if they were touching their knees for the last time.

Huo Lingzhi: "Let's go, let's go eat."

When they heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief and cheered in their hearts, but they didn't dare to move anymore, for fear of making the prince angry again.

Fortunately, the prince turned around in the wheelchair and left. They breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ran to the kitchen to get their dinner.

Huo Lingzhi turned the wheelchair to the door of the room. Thinking of Luo Zining's angry look just now, he touched his face. He always had this expression. He had never heard anyone say that his expression was scary in front of Zining was the first.

Huo Lingzhi heard that there was no sound inside, thinking of Luo Zining's sad look just now, could it be that he was secretly crying inside?

He raised his hand to push the door open, and unexpectedly bumped into Luo Zining who was changing clothes.

Luo Zining took off his trousers and coat, and only wore a loose undershirt. The belt drew out a seductive arc to his thin waistline. The length of the jacket just covered his buttocks. His fair legsExposed to the outside, his skin is as delicate as a piece of white jade. Although he has never touched it, it reminds people of the touch of fingers.

Luo Zining just walked in the snow for a while, and when he came back, his shoes, socks and trouser legs were all wet. He boiled water on the stove, and took out the footbath from under the bed, ready to change his pants and soak his feet.

It was too cold outside, so for convenience, he put many daily necessities in the house, which he could take anytime he wanted.

Just after taking off his pants and coat, Huo Lingzhi opened the door and came in.

He turned his head to look at Huo Lingzhi, froze for a moment, then ran over quickly, the hem of his clothes touched Huo Lingzhi's side face, and the outside of his thigh touched the back of Huo Lingzhi's hand on the armrest of the touch is warmer and more delicate than the best jade pendant that Huo Lingzhi has ever touched.

When Luo Zining approached him, he held his breath subconsciously, his body stiffened, and he forgot to dodge, and when he lost his mind, the stove in his hand fell to the ground, and he didn't think of picking it up immediately.

Luo Zining quickly closed the door behind him, "Close the door casually, there are still vegetables in the room."

"The wind is too cold, I can't stand it, and the vegetables can't stand it." He just blew the cold wind, and a layer of goose bumps appeared on his body. He rubbed his arms shivering, and turned to leave, but stepped onThe heater on the floor leaned over and sat on Huo Lingzhi's lap.

Luo Zining fell directly into Huo Lingzhi's arms. He wanted to stand up, but his center of gravity was unstable. Not only could he not stand up, but he sat on Huo Lingzhi's lap again.

Huo Ling subconsciously held his waist to stabilize him.

After Luo Zining sat down firmly, he stepped on the ground with both feet, and turned his head to apologize to Huo Lingzhi. He knew that Huo Lingzhi's leg was not good, and he pressed his leg.

But before he could speak, he felt something hard against him, and his eyes widened suddenly.

Isn't Huo Lingzhi dying?How could he be so lively?!Hard as a rock.

And how could Huo Lingzhi treat him like this?Not sure, look again.

Huo Lingzhi looked at Luo Zining's frightened animal-like eyes and was a little puzzled. Is he really that scary?Let Luo Zining be so scared?

Immediately afterwards, he saw Luo Zining reached out and grabbed the jade pendant from his waist, pulling it out.

Luo Zining looked at the plump and white Yuchan in his hand: "!"

Huo Lingzhi: "What's wrong with this jade pendant?"

Luo Zining hurriedly stood up in embarrassment, and put his jade pendant back to its original position: "What are you doing with such a big jade pendant?"

"Is it big?" Huo Lingzhi picked up the jade pendant and looked at it, but it was a little longer than his index finger.

"Why not big." Luo Zining had never seen anyone else's, he had seen his own, and it was only a little bit bigger than that jade pendant...

He comforted himself with long words. He was nine centimeters long, and the size of a normal person was only seven centimeters. He had surpassed most people, but seeing Huo Lingzhi's reaction now, he felt hurt.

Huo Lingzhi picked up the piece of jade and looked at it. He seemed to think of something, laughed softly, but didn't say anything.

Seeing this, Luo Zining became even more embarrassed, "What are you laughing at? Who's okay with wearing such a big jade pendant? Look, I only wear such a small jade pendant around my waist, which is less than one-third of your size."

Luo Zining lowered his head and picked up the jade pendant around his waist, it was just a small circle. Isn't the original owner's family quite rich? Did the emperor confiscate the house before coming here?

Just as he was thinking, he heard Huo Lingzhi turning the wheelchair to him and holding his hand.

Luo Zining's heart was shocked, and his voice trembled, "You, what are you going to do?"

It's not because of his bad tone and attitude, he wants to beat himself!Huo Lingzhi is a prince, not a real dean, why is he always so strict!

Just as he was beating his heart, he saw Huo Lingzhi put the jade pendant just now into his palm: "This king doesn't like wearing these troublesome things at all, so you can take them if you like."

Luo Zining thought about what he took this jade pendant for just now, and felt like he had picked up a hot potato, but then he thought that this jade pendant must be very valuable, who would dislike money that is hot, he happily took the jade pendant and put it on his waist.

"It's just a jade pendant, are you so happy?" Huo Lingzhi's jade pendant was given to him by his father in the past. His father has rewarded him with such small things, but he came out in a hurry and couldn't bring out many was only this jade pendant left at his waist.

However, he has always disliked these burdensome things. Since Luo Zining has become his wife, he has never allowed him to live a good life, so he can only use these things as much as possible to make up for it.

He used to treat his subordinates really strictly, but he also had clear rewards and punishments. He could see that Luo Zining worked hard for the family, so naturally he couldn't let Luo Zining feel cold.

Luo Zining touched the jade pendant from time to time, thinking that if he was short of money in the future, he would sell it, and it would definitely fetch a lot of money.

But how could he tell Huo Lingzhi clearly, he made up a reason: "After all, this is the first gift from my husband, so I am naturally very happy."

Luo Zining was afraid that the jade pendant would be damaged if he bumped it, so he ran to hide him in the box, "The first gift the prince gave me, I have to treasure it carefully, and it must not be damaged."

Huo Lingzhi: "..." He loves me so much.

Through what happened tonight, Luo Zining confirmed one more thing.

Although Luo Zining's current body is only eighteen years old, Luo Zining was almost twenty-five years old before crossing. In terms of age, Huo Lingzhi was a younger brother to him. Luo Zining remembered that he was in HuoAt Ling Zhi's age, even being rubbed by his pants would make him hard.

Just now he sat on Huo Lingzhi and rubbed back and forth, but Huo Lingzhi didn't respond at all, Huo Lingzhi definitely couldn't do it, even if he could, he wasn't interested in men, he wasn't interested in him, he could rest assured.

...

There are still ten days to celebrate the New Year, so it's okay to keep everyone busy. During the New Year, you will definitely have to rest until the seventh day of the new year, so Luo Zining asked everyone to do more work during the ten days, so that you don't have to do it during the New Year.

The maids went to buy food for the New Year, and Huo Lingzhi continued to train his "soldiers".

Luo Zining found out that Huo Lingzhi always disliked those children, but he was very positive.

He guessed that Huo Lingzhi's military power had been taken away since his legs were disabled. Not only did he have no soldiers to train, but he couldn't take care of himself. He must be very depressed because he needed help for everything.

With so many children accompanying him now, he should be in a better mood.

Luo Zining didn't bother them, but took Chen Da and Chen Er to make tofu.

He has done it a few times before, and he also found out how to make tofu with marinated water. Maybe the proportion is wrong, and he failed a few times. It is almost the Chinese New Year, and he must succeed this time.

Chen Da went to chop firewood to boil water, while Chen Er learned from Luo Zining to recite the ninety-nine multiplication table while pulling the mill.

Luo Zining told him that there is a shortage of manpower now. He not only wants to be the factory manager, but also manages the accounts, so he must be able to count and write more. After finding the right manpower, he will find an accountant to help him.

Chen Er knew that Luo Zining valued him, so he taught him so many things. He brought several people from the palace, like his elder brother who had been doing some physical work, like Xiaohong and Xiaocui who were all in the mansion when they first arrived in the Xiaoyu is now the big maid, and now she is assigned to do chores, but Zhao Xiaoyu has started to take care of the big and small things in the house, and she can also take care of Xiaohong and Xiaocui.

He also felt that the princess will reuse whoever is capable, fair and just, he has to perform well, and can't live up to the expectations of the princess, so he memorized it very hard.

Uncle Chen peeked out the window, what is the princess doing? For so many days, he has been telling his two sons to pull the mill like donkeys. With this time, he might as well make more wine, he wants to see if the princess can come up with is coming.

Luo Zining put the ground soybean milk into the pot to cook. He had a hunch that it would be done today.

Chen Da and Chen Er also watched around the pot, "Princess, this time seems to be better than the previous ones, did you make the tofu you mentioned?"

"Not yet, I have to put it in the wooden box I asked you to make last time, and press it for a while." Luo Zining drew a blueprint for them before, and the tofu can be pressed upright, so it's good to watch.

"You don't need to go out and do it, I've already done it." Chen Da said and took out what Luo Zining wanted.

Luo Zining looked at him in surprise: "Can you still do carpentry?"

Chen Da smiled embarrassedly and said: "I know a little bit of fur. I learned a little from an old carpenter in the Wangfu when I was in the General's Mansion."

"My elder brother likes to watch people do carpentry work since he was a child. He can also make tables, chairs and some interesting gadgets. I used to think it was useless. I just went out and bought what I wanted. I didn't expect it to come in handy at critical ." Chen Er deliberately praised his elder brother in front of Luo Zining, hoping that the princess would reuse Chen Da.

Luo Zining originally wanted to find a carpenter to come back, but Chen Da would. Sure enough, everyone has their own shining points. The important thing is that he needs a pair of eyes to spot other people's shining points.

He used to think that Chen Da is simple and simple, with great strength, he can do physical work, but he didn't expect that he also has handicrafts. What about Xiaohong and Xiaocui?Although the two of them looked dull and timid and couldn't learn how to cook, maybe they also had other shining points.

Just as he was thinking, he heard the cry of sheep. He asked Chen Da and Chen Er to take care of him. He opened the door and went out to have a look. It turned out that Zhao Xiaoyu bought some sheep and came back.

Zhao Xiaoyu: "Princess, I didn't buy a cow, but I bought two ewes that can produce milk. I also bought the two lambs they gave birth to, so they can be raised and eaten. Except for the ewes and lambs,I also bought a ram and killed it for meat during Chinese New Year."

Luo Zining went over and touched the sheep. It was the first time he had seen a live sheep. It was quite cute. He touched the wool and thought of a sweater. He was still cold in the cotton a scarf on top will definitely keep you warm. "Shear the wool before killing the sheep, and keep it for me."

"Princess, do you want this wool to make a jacket? My family used to make a jacket out of sheepskin, and the sheepskin was peeled off together with the wool to make clothes that are windproof and warm." Zhao Xiaoyu thought that Luo Zining would make sheepskinjacket.

"Sheepskin can also be kept, but I need to separate the wool from the sheepskin." Luo Zining wondered if the sheepskin could be made into boots or gloves, but he had to find a cobbler.

He asked Zhao Xiaoyu if there was a cobbler here and asked him to help make a pair of sheepskin boots.

Zhao Xiaoyu said that they had no shortage of cobblers. Many people went to the mountains to hunt. Some sold the whole animal directly, some skinned it to buy fur, and some sold the processed hide, which would make more money.

Luo Zining asked Zhao Xiaoyu to look for it. It would be best to make two pairs of leather shoes and two pairs of gloves before the New Year.

Zhao Xiaoyu said that he can add more money, and he will definitely be able to do it well before the Chinese New Year, but what kind of product and what size should he make.

Luo Zining planned to have a pair for himself, give a pair to Huo Lingzhi, and give Huo Lingzhi some New Year's gifts when the Chinese New Year came.

But thinking of Huo Lingzhi, do other people in the mansion also have to give some New Year gifts?

If Wangfu is regarded as a company, Huo Lingzhi is the boss, and he is the proprietress's wife. During the Chinese New Year, everyone must be given year-end bonuses or gifts.

But now time is limited, and he doesn't know what to give, so let's wait until the Chinese New Year to give everyone some year-end bonuses.

Huo Lingzhi is his big boss, so he needs to give some gifts to please him. During this period of time, he can do whatever he wants so smoothly, thanks to Huo Lingzhi's help.

Although Huo Lingzhi didn't say anything, but with Uncle Chen's character, Uncle Chen would stop him if he wanted to buy anything or do .

He had to let Huo Lingzhi know that he was a grateful person, so that Huo Lingzhi would continue to stand by his side in the future.

Luo Zining happened to see Uncle Chen passing by, so he stopped Uncle Chen, "Tell Zhao Xiaoyu the size of the prince's shoes, and I'm going to ask Zhao Xiaoyu to make a pair of shoes and sheepskin boots for the prince as a New Year gift."

"Send boots to the prince? Concubine, you know that the prince's legs are not good, but you deliberately give him boots to make him feel uncomfortable?" Chen Boxin said that the princess's heart is really bad, and giving shoes to the cripple is just a you sprinkle salt on the wound, my lord?

"Although the prince's legs can't walk anymore, it doesn't mean he's not afraid of the cold. He has to train those boys in the yard every day. If it freezes, you will be responsible?" Luo Zining thought about the warmer weather after the new , when the snow melts, it will release cold air, and when the time comes, the cold air will penetrate into Huo Lingzhi's bones and make Huo Lingzhi's injury worse?

After listening to Luo Zining's explanation, Uncle Chen felt that it made sense, because Luo Zining gave him a bad first impression, so he would think of the bad first when Luo Zining said anything.

Now that he knew that he had misunderstood Luo Zining, he was so ashamed that he didn't know what to say, so he quickly told Zhao Xiaoyu the size of the prince's shoes, and after he finished speaking, he wanted to run away with oil on his feet.

Luo Zining called him to stop: "I want to keep the prince's secret from the one who gave the prince's shoes."

"Why?" Uncle Chen asked puzzled.

"Because it's a surprise, you told me in advance, what's the surprise?" Luo Zining said to let him go first, he sat down to draw the blueprint of the shoes, he must draw a pair of handsome shoes suitable for the prince.

...

The brick factory has already made a sign and hung it outside, and also released news that it will recruit workers in the coming year.

Although it was said that workers were recruited after a year, many people came to ask about the situation, what conditions are required, how many people should be recruited, and many people gave gifts to the old factory manager for this position, but the people here are poor, and the gifts are all things.

The old factory manager told everyone who came to inquire that the brick factory was now sold to the Wangfu, and each person was paid five yuan a day, and the wages were paid once a month, and three meals a day were taken care of.

Moreover, working in the brick factory is not only about burning bricks and transporting bricks, but also building houses. In the coming year, Boss Cheng will build a winery, and he will use bricks from their brick factory to build houses.

So they want to recruit a lot of people. The princess said that as long as they are not old, weak, sick or disabled, anyone can come to work with them, as much as they want.

After the Chinese New Year is over, the palace will send someone to manage the job recruitment, everything will be discussed after the Chinese New Year.

When everyone heard the old factory manager's words, many people's hearts were moved, and many people who went out to work and went home for the New Year also planned to stay in the coming year and come to work in the brick factory.

Even if you don't pay, it's fine to take care of three meals a day.

But there are still many people who are timid, afraid that the palace will let them do white labor without paying them, just like the magistrate is as shameless.

The old factory owner told them that the princess bought their brick factory and paid the wages.

The old factory owner said that the princess had paid them wages since the day she bought the brick factory. The princess said that there was no work to do in the past two months, but they were already workers in the palace, so they had to be paid.

Those who were timid heard the old factory owner say that the princess is a Bodhisattva-like person, and a Bodhisattva face appeared in their minds, and they were relieved a lot. They also envied the old factory owner's family and wanted to come and try it next year.

Moreover, the old factory owner also told them that this factory will belong to the Wangfu in the future, and they work in the Wangfu's factory, so they are from the Wangfu.

These words quickly reached the ears of the magistrate.

Ever since Huo Lingzhi arrived in the fief, the magistrate has been observing every move of the palace.

The doctor who treated Huo Lingzhi's wounds at the beginning was his own. The doctor reported to him that the prince's male princess drove the prince to live in the servant's room.

At that time, he gloated over his misfortune, and thought that a dignified prince's life was not as good as his. He could still marry a beautiful wife and concubine, but the prince could only marry one man, and this man also abused the prince.

He also reported this matter to the emperor, but the emperor didn't say anything, and only asked him to continue to pay attention to the prince's movements.

But later he had no reason to go to the palace, but he knew that the princess had gone shopping in the street, and often sent people to buy things. It is estimated that the princess enjoyed it for herself and let the prince live a hard life.

But later he heard that Boss Cheng often went to the palace. He didn't know what the palace was going to do, but he soon knew.

He saw Wang Hao and Boss Cheng went to see the land, he asked Boss Cheng for questioning, Boss Cheng said that Wang Hao sold him a piece of land, and later Wang Hao took someone to buy a brick factory, and hung a piece of land at the doorbrand.

The magistrate was very angry, he suspected that this was not the prince's intention at all, it was the princess's own initiative, making money in the name of the prince.

The master said to the magistrate: "I heard from people in the brick factory that many people will be recruited in the coming year, and they will recruit as many people as they come. They will also build a winery for Boss Cheng. How much money will they make? The money should be ."

The magistrate gave him a cold look, "Do you need to say it? I thought I was black enough, but I didn't expect this princess to be even darker than this official. She wanted to steal my money when she came. It's almost Chinese New Year. Find meGo to the palace some time, visit the prince, and talk to the concubine by the way, let him know who has the final say here."

Early the next morning, there was an extra tofu soup on the dinner table of the whole family.

Huo Lingzhi looked at the small white cubes in the bowl, something he had never seen before.

"You made this again?" Huo Lingzhi asked him.

"Well, I've been researching this for a while." Luo Zining told him nonsense: "Actually, my family has an ancestral secret book, which contains many recipes, such as the secret recipe for wine making last time, and tofu this time."

"When I was in Beijing before, why didn't I see that your family was doing these businesses?" Huo Lingzhi asked him.

"How can an official do business?" Luo Zining asked him back.

"As far as I know, your family has three silk and satin shops, two rouge shops, and one restaurant in the capital." Before getting married, Huo Lingzhi investigated the basic situation of the original owner.

"That's different. Those are all left to the servants to take care of, and you don't have to do it yourself." Luo Zining's palms were sweating nervously, wondering what to say to deceive Huo Lingzhi, "My father is a scholar, He thinks writing articles and poems are elegant enough, and the ancestral book is full of things about production, my father doesn't bother to do it, there is no way now, our palace is short of money, so we can only study those thingssomething."

He didn't know if Huo Lingzhi believed it, anyway, Huo Lingzhi didn't speak anymore.

Huo Lingzhi said too little, and Luo Zining had been with him for so long, so he didn't understand what kind of person he was, what thoughts he had, and what kind of personality he was.

He has roughly figured out the personalities of the other people in the house, but Huo Lingzhi always speaks to the point. When he thought he was a little familiar with Huo Lingzhi, Huo Lingzhi closed himself up,Don't let him come any closer.

Luo Zining took a spoon to eat tofu. He taught Zhao Xiaoyu to make tofu soup. The breakfast was light, with only some dried dried shrimps, a little cabbage and green onion, which did not cover up the original taste of tofu. The soup was also very him who has never eaten tofu, this soup is simply delicious.

Not only him, everyone in the house fell in love with this tofu.

Not only is it beautiful in vain, but it is also tender and smooth. It is impossible to imagine that it is made of beans.

Chen Da and Chen Eryi ate several large bowls in a row, and said that their princess is a fairy descended from the earth, because they grind the soy milk, which is obviously a liquid, and the princess added something to it, and the soy milk pressed, it becomes one piece, just like casting a spell.

Uncle Chen still felt that Luo Zining was fooling around again yesterday, but now after he ate the tofu, he realized that Luo Zining was a man of great ability.

Chen Er saw that his father's face was not right, and leaned over and said: "The princess is really good to us, so don't keep hanging on to the past, people will change, the princess Hanchuang studied hard for many years before she was admittedNot only did he not become an official, but he also married into the palace under the name of Chongxi, even a man could not bear this kind of humiliation, and he should have been angry at first, it is strange that he was not angry."

Chen Da also nodded and said: "Yes, the princess should be angry at the beginning. After arriving here, she may have accepted her fate, knowing that she can't go back, and can't be separated from the prince, so she can live a good life. He regards the palace as his family, treat us like family members, father, don't always treat the princess like that, it will make you look stingy."

Uncle Chen also felt that he was wronged, but he didn't care how the princess beat and scolded him before. The point was not himself, but that he didn't see the prince being wronged. The princess had insulted the prince, and that touched his bottom line.

After dinner, everyone was still the same as before, what to do, Huo Lingzhi went to the yard to train the children, and Luo Zining took everyone to make more wine.

As soon as Luo Zining walked out of the room, he heard Uncle Chen coming to report, saying that the magistrate had handed over a post asking to see the prince.

Huo Lingzhi: "No see."

Ever since Uncle Chen knew what kind of person the magistrate was, he didn't want him to meet the prince, fearing that the prince would suffer from the magistrate, "I'm going to reject him now."

"Wait." Luo Zining stopped him, "Just tell him that the prince is ill, and I will see him in person."

Uncle Chen wanted to say how the princess could see the outsider alone, even if the prince was present, the princess shouldn't go to see the minister, but the princess is a man, and there are few outsiders seen by the princess, he couldn't stop it even if he wanted to.

It's just that the foreign men the princess met before were all for business, so why did she meet the magistrate this time?

Chen Bo was not sure to pay attention, so he secretly went to see Huo Lingzhi, wanting to ask Huo Lingzhi's opinion.

Huo Lingzhi looked up at Luo Zining, "Do you want to see him? Do you want me to accompany you?"

"No, it's best if I see him myself." Luo Zining explained to him: "He must have come to me about the winery and the brick first one will cause a sensation all over the country in a short time, so we must not let him find out that the winery is jointly opened by us and Boss Cheng, and let him think that we just collected money and sold the land."

Luo Zining blinked at Huo Lingzhi: "Don't worry, my lord, leave everything to me."

Luo Zining said, turned around and left. Uncle Chen wanted to go with him, but was stopped by Luo Zining, "You don't have to follow me, tell Zhao Xiaoyu to go with me."

Uncle Chen didn't understand again: "Why did you ask her to go with you?"

Luo Zining: "Let's tell the magistrate that the prince is sick, so what's wrong with the prince?"

Uncle Chen thought for a while: "Cheat him about wind and cold?"

Luo Zining nodded: "This is what I want to tell him on the surface, but in fact, I want to make him feel that I have abused the prince. After all, you are the most loyal servant of the prince. The prince has been abused and sick by me. YouYou must be angry and dislike me, naturally I can't keep you by my side, and Zhao Xiaoyu bought it after he came to the fiefdom, and he will be loyal to me."

Uncle Chen frowned and pondered, as if he understood something, but he couldn't figure out why the princess would do this.

Zhao Xiaoyu seemed to understand, but knew that his task was difficult, so he hurriedly followed Luo Zining to the front hall.

The magistrate was already waiting outside with his master, and he was not surprised to see Luo Zining coming over, so he saluted Luo Zining in a proper manner.

"It's too cold here. The prince has always been sick since he came here, so I can't see you." Luo Zining asked them to get up, so he didn't have to be so polite, and then looked at them, "It's almost Chinese New Year, you guysDid you come here to give the New Year's gift, what about the gift? Did it go outside? Our first year here, the first year's gift can't be too shabby, otherwise the prince will be angry."

When the magistrate heard this, his eyes darkened with anger, he dared to mention the prince, the prince was ill-treated by him, and he had never seen such a shameless person.

The master at the side was also shocked. This time they came to the palace, they specially changed into tattered clothes, almost like a beggar, and the princess saw them like this, and even asked them for an annual gift?The concubine's heart is really darker than that of their adults!

"Why, are you in trouble?" Luo Zining pretended to be aggrieved and said, "We just came here, and we don't know the place well. You are the only person the prince knows. The prince has always regarded you as a friend. You are the onlyIf all the friends don't give the prince New Year gifts, the prince will be sad to death."

Prefect: "..." How could there be such a shameless person!

Luo Zining continued to sigh: "My lord is sick, and I don't even want to eat something good. It would be great if the magistrate could send some cows, sheep, chickens, ducks, and fish."

Prefect: "?"

Luo Zining suddenly remembered something, "By the way, I heard that there are ginseng, pilose antler, and ganoderma in the mountains here. The magistrate will send some to the prince. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the magistrate also wants the prince to be 's finish this year."

The magistrate was afraid that Luo Zining's words would get more outrageous, so he hurriedly said, "It's not easy for me to be an official. I really can't help it this time. I want to borrow some money from the prince..."

"What? Are you still human? The prince is too sick to take medicine, and you still want to borrow money from the prince?" Luo Zining covered his face and pretended to cry.

The magistrate was stunned, and the master at the side did not forget the purpose of his visit, and said for the magistrate: "I heard that the princess sold a piece of wasteland to the Cheng family a few days ago? How come there is no money?"

"I didn't sell it, the prince wanted to sell it. How can I have the right to sell the land, don't you think so?" Luo Zining looked panicked, as if telling them that he was lying.

Seeing this, the magistrate said to himself that it was true, that the princess sold the land behind the prince's back, and now that the prince sold the land, the prince is also useless.

But he would not sympathize with the prince, instead he gloated, thinking what about the royal relatives, what about the god of war, he was bullied by a despicable villain.

The magistrate: "I heard that the princess bought a brick factory a while ago, and she still needs to recruit workers. If she has money to open a brick factory, but doesn't have the money to see a doctor for the prince? Wouldn't the princess prefer to take the money to open a brick factory and use the money for herself?Don't give the prince a doctor."

"I saw a doctor for the prince, but the root cause was the air leak in the house where the prince lived. I don't open a brick factory. Where can I build a house with bricks for the prince to live in? I sold the land to the Cheng family for a total of two hundred taels, and bought a brick factory for one hundred taels.", One hundred taels to buy medicine for the prince, I didn't leave any money, and you still slander me, I want to write to the emperor to sue you, saying that you insulted the princess." Luo Zining became angry and pattedGet off the table.

Two hundred taels?The magistrate did not expect such a large piece of Luo Zining to be sold for two hundred taels!Big loss!

The magistrate: "I also want to go up to the emperor, saying that the princess is selling the land under the banner of the prince."

"You go, see if the emperor will ignore you because of these two hundred taels." Luo Zining stood up straight and looked at him with an expression that I didn't pretend anymore, "Maybe the emperor will feel annoyed and demote youofficial."

The magistrate is also beating his heart, the prince has the right to deal with the wasteland of the fief, the princess will bite to death and say that the prince agreed, and the emperor will not come all the way to settle the case for him, maybe he will really think that he went to sue because of two hundred taelsVery annoying.

If someone under him usually bothered him with trivial matters, he would definitely kick that person first.

The emperor really wants him to monitor the prince's every move, but what the emperor wants to see is the prince's majestic god of war is being ridden by the princess. Not only will the emperor not trouble the princess, but he may also appreciate what the princess has done and encourage her to continue.

And even if the prince sold this land, the emperor will not punish him, as long as the prince will not rebel, the emperor will not care what he wants to do in the fief.

On the contrary, he might upset the emperor, maybe he will be replaced, and someone who will do his best will come over to take his place and monitor the prince.

But he was not reconciled to being overwhelmed by Luo Zining like this, so he had to find a way to gain the upper hand again.

Before he could speak, Luo Zining spoke first.

Luo Zining: "If I were you, I would be overjoyed. I have helped you earn so much money. Not only did you not thank me, you even threatened me."

"What do you say?" The magistrate held his breath, thinking that you took advantage and acted like a good boy.

"I sold the land to Boss Cheng and asked him to open a winery. The winery can raise taxes when it makes money. You have embezzled tax money these years, haven't you?" Seeing that he was about to retort, Luo Zining said with a smile: "You don't need to explain, I know your business well, the sky is high here and the emperor is far away, the Holy Majesty naturally doesn't know how much money you have been greedy for, but now that the prince is here, all taxes here will belong to the prince, if you dare to be greedy, the prince will not let you go, but I will definitely stop you when I see you as old friends, so how about it, we will pay 28% of the tax in the future, and you will pay 28% of the tax."

The magistrate drank the wine sold by Boss Cheng's house before, and he also knew how well this business would do. If it was someone else's business, he would have snatched the secret recipe and made it himself, but the local power of the Cheng family is not easy to mess 's okay to ask for a little more money every year. If stealing the secret recipe cut off their family's livelihood and pushed people into a hurry, the Cheng family would really risk their lives to kill him.

If he's dead, what's the use of the emperor even if he sends someone to arrest and behead Cheng's family?Everyone else is dead and can't enjoy anything, so he only takes money from the Cheng family and never suppresses the Cheng family.

He was also excited when he heard the princess talk about taxation now. He sold a lot of wine and paid a lot of taxes, so he could earn a lot.

Although he was greedy in the past, he still had to pay taxes to his superiors, and he could only get half of it, but now, it's not as much as he says, and when the time comes, he will give the princess three melons and two dates at will, and it will be said to be two or eight if the princess is dissatisfied, what can she do with him?

"Yes." The magistrate readily agreed.

"Just agree, and make up for the New Year gift when you come back next time." Luo Zining looked at him from head to toe, "Everyone knows what kind of person each other is, so there's no need to pretend, don't come in ragged clothes."

"Your officer knows." The magistrate said, turned around and walked away happily. After leaving the door, he felt that something was wrong. Didn't he come to settle accounts with Luo Zining?Why in the end not only did he not explain the matter of the land sale, but he also had to share the tax money with the princess, and also gave the princess a new year gift?He was lowered by the princess just now?

After the magistrate left, Zhao Xiaoyu said beside Luo Zining indignantly: "Do you really want to give him 20%? That dead old man tortured our people to death, and even disrespected you, the princess. If you give him 20%?Compromising will only fuel his arrogance and make him go too far in the future."

"It's not 20%, he probably will take 90%, or even more." Luo Zining had just arrived here, and his foundation was not stable. He had no one, no power, no power, and it was impossible to fight against the magistrate.

All he is doing now is to make the magistrate mistakenly think that he has nothing to do with the winery, and now his goal has been achieved.

But he can't take it lightly. The existence of the prefect prevents him from doing things freely, so he has to find a way to solve this difficulty.

In the original text, it was Zhao Xiaoyu who killed the magistrate. Now Zhao Xiaoyu definitely can't kill the magistrate. don't know if his time travel will change the direction of the future over.

It would be great if he could come to be the magistrate, otherwise he wouldn't be at ease with anyone else.

The original owner was the number one scholar and was an official in the Imperial Academy. It would be great if the emperor could remove the prefect and replace him with him, but it might be more difficult than sending Zhao Xiaoyu to sneak into the prefect's house and kill him.

He scratched his head, "Forget it, don't think about it for now, the matter in front of me is settled, let's be happy for a while, and let's talk about it after the New Year."

He got up and went back, and when he turned around, he saw Huo Lingzhi who came over at some point.

Huo Lingzhi came here by himself, Chen Bo was not by his side, and he didn't know how long he had been here.

Luo Zining went over to help him push the wheelchair back, deliberately jokingly said: "If we don't see each other for a while, husband will miss me?"

"Is this the way you said?" Huo Lingzhi asked him.

"Originally, he must have taken 10% of the money, but now he can save some tax for us, isn't it good." Luo Zining pushed him back, and it was snowing outside again, and the atmosphere was like being in an idol drama, Luo Zining quickly threw this strange idea out of his mind, and continued, "And I told him that the business of the winery is good and the tax revenue will be high. He won't go to the winery to make trouble, as long as the winery can make money,Let him pay that little tax."

Although the matter was resolved, Huo Lingzhi felt that his method was a bit aggrieved. He knew that the magistrate was a corrupt official of the common people, but they couldn't do you don't let your hands and feet go, the people in the fief will never have a good life, so it's better to kill them and replace them with obedient ones."

"Kill it? No, no, lord, don't be impulsive. If you kill him, the emperor will definitely feel that you are plotting something, so you have to kill his eyeliner. We must not do anything to attract the emperor's attention." Luo ZiNing thought that the magistrate's death must be reasonable and had nothing to do with them.

"I have an idea!" Luo Zining quickly closed his mouth after speaking excitedly, and found Huo Lingzhi looking at him, he said nervously: "The method I just thought of is not good, it's a bit naive, so I don't want to talk about it."

He held back a smile and pushed Huo Lingzhi back, planning in his heart that he could write a letter to the emperor, saying that the magistrate was the prince's man, and he would kill the magistrate with the emperor's sword, but he couldn't say this to Huo Lingzhi, becauseHis identity as the emperor's eyeliner cannot be revealed yet.