Chapter 349 Workers
Liu Laosan nodded, "If Miss Shen agrees, I will do her a favor. If Miss Shen disagrees, I can do nothing about it. But Your Highness is wise and powerful, and has a noble status. I believe you will not use your power to oppress others, right!"
"Liu Laosan, I think you are really not afraid of death!" Murong Xu held the teacup tightly, the anger in his eyes almost turning into reality.
Seeing that Liu Laosan was as smelly and hard as a stone in a pit, they really had no idea what to do with him, so they had to let Liusu pass on the message.
Liusu did not dare to neglect and told Chen Tian the situation immediately.
"Miss, Mr. Murong is deeply in love with you and he sincerely wants to marry you. It would be a pity if you missed such a good man." Liusu kept speaking well of Murong Xu.
After drinking the medicine, Chen Tian looked at her slowly, and after a moment, he slowly said: "My eldest brother came here today and just mentioned the matter of returning home, and Mr. Murong came to ask to marry me, it was really fast!"
Liusu understood the implication, but she didn't think she was wrong. Chen Tian was just an ordinary peasant girl. If Murong Xu hadn't taken a fancy to her, she wouldn't have come to serve her.
"Girl, what I said is all for your own good!" Liusu continued.
Chen Tian looked out the window, and raised the corners of her mouth slightly, "Liu Su, I was born in a humble family, and I am not destined to be served by others, so go away!"
Liusu looked up in shock, "Girl!"
"Thank you for your master's kindness, but I, Chen Tian, know myself well. I would rather marry an ordinary person as my principal wife than marry a rich man as a concubine." Chen Tian said word by word.
Liusu looked at her with a complicated expression, "If you had seen the life of a rich lady, you wouldn't have said such things!"
Chen Tian chuckled, "The life of a woman from a wealthy family? Is it dressing up every day, setting rules three times a day, or is it that she gets freedom occasionally to go out on the street and do whatever she wants? None of them! Women from wealthy families have complicated rules. They wear different clothes based on their status, eat different meals, and set different rules. Even when they are sick, they cannot go beyond the rules and see a doctor. They are trapped in that small place every day, just to look forward to their husband's visit, and compete with a group of women for favor, fighting to the death. Do you think this kind of life is interesting?"
Liusu looked at Chen Tian in astonishment, unable to understand how a peasant girl could know so much about the inner courtyard of the mansion, and was speechless.
After a while, he said dryly, "At least they have endless silks and satins to wear, endless delicacies to enjoy, and wealth."
"Then what? These are things you can't bring with you when you are born, and you can't take with you when you die. Although I am a peasant girl, my family is not bad. I can eat whatever I want and wear whatever I want. When I return to my hometown, I can do whatever I want. Isn't it better to marry an ordinary person and be the master of my own house?"
Shen Tian speaks out her pursuits bluntly.
Liusu's face turned pale, and she turned her eyes away subconsciously, "No one has ever been able to refuse Master Murong."
Shen Tian gave a bitter smile, "So he's not a good person, right?"
"The young master is naturally a good person!" Liusu retorted without hesitation.
Shen Tian smiled, "Since he is a good man, what will happen if I reject him? Will he retaliate against me?"
Liusu was speechless and retreated in embarrassment.
When she left the yard, she found Murong Xu standing in the pavilion with a sullen face. She was afraid that he had heard the conversation between her and Shen Tian.
Liusu stepped forward and knelt down, "Your Highness, I have already persuaded Miss Shen, but Miss Shen only wants to return home and has no other plans!"
Murong Xu kept thinking about what Shen Tian said, took a deep breath, "I understand, you can leave now."
Liu Laosan watched coldly for two days, and when he saw that there was no movement from Murong Xu, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
As a result, Murong Xu came on the third day and no longer mentioned the matter of taking in Chen Tian, as if nothing had happened. When he occasionally saw Chen Tian, he was polite and well-behaved, without any transgression.
After Shen Dagou and Su Zhan sold the goods, they went to Yong'an Marquis Mansion before leaving.
In addition to reminding Chen Tian to take good care of her health and return home as soon as possible, he also went to Liu Laosan to talk about Shen Yi's bridge repair.
Liu Laosan couldn't provide financial support, but he could find a few professional masters for Shen Yi. It just so happened that there were a few idle officials in the court, so it shouldn't be a problem to ask them to make the trip.
But this matter needs to be communicated to Murong Xu.
When Murong Xu heard that Chen Yi was going to build a bridge in Lizhou, he was very concerned and personally assigned two workers to Liu Laosan.
Shen Dagou and his men quickly returned home with the workers.
It was already summer when we returned to Shenjiazhuang.
It was the season when strawberries were in season, and the villagers were very busy. There was also a wool processing workshop, and because making leather bags would produce a large amount of wool, the workshop operated day and night, and most of the workers were hired from other villages.
The two workers were amazed by the prosperity of Shenjiazhuang and could not help but compose a poem as soon as they got off the carriage.
Su Chuan and his companions led the workers into Su Tai's house.
The two workers didn't expect that there would be such a nice house in such a remote village under the capital of Lizhou. They looked like they had never seen the world.
Su Tai led them into the house, served them freshly baked buns and boiled a pot of milk tea.
After the two workers finished eating, they were completely satisfied and could not help but continue reciting poems and composing essays.
Shen Dagou was overwhelmed and spoke first, "Sister Xiaotai, this is Lord You Kangyou, and this is Lord Tian Ziyan. They are both workers hired by the Marquis for Brother Shen. They are good at water conservancy, especially bridge construction."
"My humble servant greets you two gentlemen." Su Tai immediately stood up and saluted.
The two of them didn't dare to accept it, and they all avoided it, "Madam Shen, the Marquis has already told us about the situation here, can you take us to the river to have a look?"
Su Tai took the twins to the river.
Seeing such a wide river, the two workers looked a little solemn.
"Are you going to build an arch bridge?"
If that were the case, it would be a huge project. I'm afraid the prefect would have to report it to the court.
Su Tai shook her head, wiped the twins' mouths, and said slowly, "We built a floating bridge using cow and sheep hides as materials and made it into a movable bottom. We inspected it every six months and replaced the damaged hides. Such a bridge can last for a hundred years."
"Floating bridge? What kind of bridge is that? How is the leather bag made?" The worker was very interested.
Su Tai had nothing to do, so she took them to a makeshift warehouse built by the river.
The warehouse covers an area of more than ten acres and is filled with various processed materials, including leather bags, thick iron chains, soaked and dried wood, as well as wire mesh and other miscellaneous materials that Su Tai sends here from time to time.
After her detailed explanation, the two workers seemed to have opened up a new world and asked eagerly, "Mrs. Shen, when can the construction of this floating bridge start? We can also learn a lot."
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