Chapter 615 Be more cautious

Xiao Yueyao is actually very calm now.

But this time, what she saw was lime, the lime she had been looking for, so she was naturally very excited.

She knows best what road construction means to the people here.

Now the emperor has bestowed upon her the title of princess and is very respectful and caring towards her parents. Naturally, she and Su Xueyi cannot disappoint the emperor's expectations and must govern Hezhou well.

The meaning of road construction is very different.

Cement can also be used to reinforce city walls.

We can open up roads to connect many remote villages, making it more convenient for everyone to travel.

Ma Shuangshuang and her mother actually didn’t quite understand.

I don't know what lime is used for.

Just know that this should be something important.

Ma Shuangshuang and her mother didn't understand anything, so naturally they didn't dare to speak carelessly.

Xiao Yueyao said to Lusong, who was driving the carriage, "Lusong, go back and tell Xueyi that I've found some lime. Tell him to send some people to guard this area. Starting tomorrow, we'll have to dig up the lime so we can make cement."

"No, it's better to hire someone nearby to work in the cement workshop."

There is a flat land at the foot of the mountain not far away, where a workshop can be built.

It is indeed possible to fence off this side.

In fact, we also mobilized people from outside to make cement.

However, Xiao Yueyao tried to hire people from nearby villagers to work, which would also drive the economic development of the surrounding area.

The villagers around here should have something to do, earn some wages, and have enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear. They wouldn't be so thin, wearing clothes that are mostly patched and their trouser legs look very worn out.

If it weren't for the strict requirements for women in that era, the torn trouser legs probably wouldn't have been patched.

The weather is still very cold now. The soles of the shoes worn by Ma Shuangshuang's mother are made of straw sandals and the uppers are made of linen, and there are also some tears in them.

Lu Song said, "Princess, so we just want you to arrange for people to garrison here and keep this area under control?"

Xiao Yueyao nodded and said, "Yes, that's it."

Lusong was originally recruited by her from Beiliu Town, and Manager Fan brought him to the capital.

Xiao Yueyao thought he was very good at his job so she brought him here.

But it is true, Lusong is now in charge.

He also helps Xiao Yueyao deal with some things on weekdays.

This time, the matter of finding lime was more important, so Xiao Yueyao asked Lusong to drive the car.

"Yes, I'll drive the carriage back right away."

As if thinking of something, Lu Song said: "Actually, the princess can go back first, and I can watch over here."

Ma Shuangshuang's mother also hurriedly said: "Princess, if these things are important, I can help guard them here."

Ma Shuangshuang heard her mother say this and came back to her senses from her shock. "Princess, I can also help guard it. Our village is right behind. I can also ask my father and others to come and help."

Xiao Yueyao thought about it and agreed. It would be closer to Ma Shuangshuang’s village from here.

Xiao Yueyao asked Lusong to drive the carriage to take Ma Shuangshuang and her mother back to the village first, and then see if she could arrange some people from the village to come and guard the lime.

She went back first and sent someone from the yamen over early the next morning.

In fact, she also wanted to try out how the people in the nearby villagers did things.

If things go well, we can build a cement workshop here and hire local villagers to work.

And she wouldn't let everyone work for free. Even if it was just for one night, everyone would be paid.

Lu Song nodded.

At this moment, Xiao Yueyao seemed to have thought of something and said to Xiao Shuang: "Xiao Shuang, follow the rules."

Xiaoshuang got on the carriage and took out a box containing twenty taels of silver.

According to the notice issued by the government office, anyone who provides clues will be rewarded with 20 taels of silver.

The reason why not too much silver was mentioned in the notice was because it was feared to attract the attention of some forces.

Although the entire Great Yan Dynasty is now under the control of Yan Hanxi, there is no guarantee that some forces may want to create chaos or do something.

Therefore, Xiao Yueyao and Su Xueyi will be more cautious when doing things here.

The reason why we have people guarding here is because we are afraid that someone may do something.

Because lime was important, she had to be cautious.

"We won't go back tonight. Let's find a place to set up tent near this mountain. We'll send someone to the government office to let them know tomorrow morning."

The main reason was that it was getting dark soon and it was inconvenient to drive the carriage.

When Xiaoshuang took out the twenty taels of silver and gave them to Ma Shuangshuang and her mother, they were both flattered.

Twenty taels of silver was a sum they could not even imagine.

Ma Shuangshuang's mother kept refusing, "Princess, we didn't do anything."

"Yes, Princess. If you hadn't discovered it, we wouldn't have known anything at all."

Ma Shuangshuang and her mother both understood that they actually did nothing.

It was the lime discovered by the princess.

And they don't even know what lime is.

Xiao Yueyao said, "Take it. That's what the notice said. We can't go back on our word."

"Strictly speaking, the person who provided the clue was Ma Shuangshuang, so this money should also be given to Ma Shuangshuang."

"You can decide how to use the money yourself."

Ma Shuangshuang handed the silver to her mother and said, "Mom, this is for you."

Ma Shuangshuang's mother hurriedly said, "This is the money given to you by the princess. It is also the silver you earned. Dad and Mom will not touch it. I will keep it for you."

Ma Shuangshuang said gratefully, "If my parents hadn't been willing to send me to the academy to study, I wouldn't have received this money. My parents are so kind."

"I thought that with this money, my family could have more land, my parents, my grandmother, and my younger brother could have enough food to eat, and they could have more clothes to wear in winter so they wouldn't be cold..."

Ma Shuangshuang said something seriously.

Xiao Yueyao watched from the side and nodded secretly.

Everyone can see that Ma Shuangshuang is really nice and knows how to be considerate and caring towards her parents.

He also knows how to take care of his younger brother and thinks about his grandmother.

Ma Shuangshuang's parents are willing to send her to study, which shows that they are good people.

This family is indeed nice, so Xiao Yueyao was happy to take the money.

Afterwards, Xiao Yueyao asked Lusong to take them back to the village first.

…

Lusong drove the carriage to take them back to the village.

Ma Shuangshuang's father was standing at the entrance of the village waiting.

Seeing a carriage coming to their village, he was surprised for a moment, but he didn't look at it for long. He just stretched his head and kept looking into the distance.

Seems like he's waiting for someone.

Ma Shuangshuang looked outside through the carriage curtain. When she saw the man at the village entrance, she excitedly said, "Dad!"

Ma Shuangshuang's father couldn't believe it when he heard the voice.

He turned and looked towards the carriage.

Then I saw my daughter and daughter-in-law coming out of the carriage.

Ma Shuangshuang's father was shocked.

"Wife, Shuangshuang, what are you doing?"

Ma Shuangshuang's father even started to stutter.

Ma Shuangshuang's mother said, "It's like this. The princess found some lime and needs someone to help guard it overnight. Can you ask her uncle to arrange for some people to go over and help?"

Their village is called Majia Village. There are dozens of households in the village. Although the number of people is not large, most of them have the same surname.

In this era, villagers with the same surname pay more attention to clan concepts.

The head of Majia Village is the son of the village chief and also Ma Shuangshuang's cousin.

Ma Shuangshuang's father quickly said, "Of course I will. I'll go find my eldest brother right away."

Ma Shuangshuang's father hurriedly ran towards his eldest brother's house.

Lusong asked people to get on the carriage and drove away.

As soon as the matter was told, Ma Shuangshuang's uncle quickly gathered people.

They are all strong laborers in the village.

"The princess should arrange for help, so hurry up."

"That's right, Lord Su and the princess are good people."

"Of course not. My cousin's family is all thanks to Lord Su's arrangements. Otherwise, they would all be wandering around now."

"That's right. My cousins ​​work in the princess's workshop and receive wages every month. They bought a lot of New Year's goods for the New Year. They even came to visit during the first month of the year and brought two kilograms of meat..."

"Lord Su has reduced our taxes and allowed us to open up wasteland. Recently, we've been preparing to distribute potato and sweet potato seeds, and someone has even come to teach us how to grow them..."

Although our village is far away from the outside world, we all have relatives outside.

During the first month of the year, people visit each other and know all the news.

Naturally, I know that Lord Su and the princess are very good people.

If it weren't for them, Hezhou wouldn't have become so good.

Not to mention that people from the yamen came in person to explain many things to them.

They are very nice to ordinary people like them.

They were flattered.

Of course, they also knew that this was all arranged by Lord Su. If it weren't for Lord Su, those people in the yamen would look down on others.

How can you be so nice to them?

Everyone organized themselves without saying a word, taking hoes, axes and other farm tools as weapons and followed Lusong out.

Lusong did not take the carriage either. She drove the carriage out.

Ma Shuangshuang and her mother didn't know whether to go and help.

Lusong didn't need them to follow him, just let them go back and rest.

Ma Shuangshuang had to report to the academy to study the next day.

You can also have a good rest when you get home and pack up anything you need to prepare.

So Ma Shuangshuang and her mother went home first.