There are all kinds of strange things in the woodworking workshop, including a self-turning stone mill, a small cart for pulling wood, various types of exquisitely arranged rooms, and even a fenced courtyard.
Next are some water wheels, harrows, looms, wheels, etc.
Lin Yue asked, "Did you rent the house by yourself?"
Lin Xin said happily: "Yes, it's the money you gave. Did you forget?"
"The court is at war, and the Ministry of Revenue is under pressure. We should save as much as possible. If other places need money, they will have to deduct officials' salaries to make up for it, which will be even worse."
Lin Xin said this, lowering his voice as if he was afraid that the eldest princess would hear it.
Lin Yue also knew that the finances in ancient times were not as rich as those in modern times. When encountering natural disasters or man-made disasters, large expenditures were required, and war was the most expensive.
Fortunately, the original novel did not go crazy and set up a doomsday escape for her. In order to give the hero and heroine a background of tangled love and hate, there was no problem with the setting of imperial power except the annihilation of the army and the war.
The lives of ordinary people are still manageable, but they can definitely be further improved.
Lin Yue immediately asked, "Brother, are you still short of money? Do you want me to donate another 100,000 taels to you?"
In an instant, all the adults doing carpentry work stopped and looked over.
Lin Xin was even more shocked and asked, "One hundred thousand taels?"
"No, no, no, we are not short of money anymore."
"You should save some money too. Big brother is having a good life now."
When the other adults heard this, although they felt a little jealous, they still continued to work.
Hearing this, Lin Yue thought that her elder brother was quite good, as he actually reminded her to save money.
The eldest princess said with some disappointment, "I thought I could donate ten thousand taels."
Zou Yuer whispered, "I don't have that much money, but I can donate one thousand taels."
Lin Xin's eyes suddenly lit up. It wasn't his sister's money, but he really wanted it.
The other adults all looked over immediately, and some even stood up.
The main reason was that the yard where their Ministry of Industry had its office was too dilapidated. When the weather got cold, drafts would leak everywhere, and many adults would get sick from the cold in winter.
Just as Lin Xin was hesitating, an adult passed by and suddenly sprained his ankle and knelt down in front of Lin Xin.
Everyone was startled, but they saw that he had already grabbed Lin Xin's robe and stood up, saying apologetically: "I'm sorry, I have rheumatism and my legs are weak."
Then when he stood up, he glared at Lin Xin resentfully, meaning: Take it quickly.
Just as this gentleman passed by, another gentleman came over. The eldest princess subconsciously stared at his legs. Who knew that this gentleman looked up at the sky... Suddenly, he cried out "Ah!" and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his fingers and said, "It's raining outside again, isn't it? This shabby house is like this, it always rains in our faces."
Finally, he patted Lin Xin's shoulder hard and grabbed him fiercely.
Lin Xin grimaced in pain on the spot.
The eldest princess and Zou Yu'er were both startled and leaned against each other for a moment.
The third master came over, with nothing much to say. He just rolled up his sleeves, looked up to the sky and sighed with a smile: "We are useless. We have exhausted our entire lives, but we are still clean-handed. Clean-handed..."
Lin Xin: “…”
Seeing her eldest brother's embarrassed face, Lin Yue smiled and said, "You should accept it. Don't force them to beg you!"
Lin Xin smiled awkwardly, scratched his head, and said embarrassedly: "It's mainly because the six ministries and five temples are all in a difficult situation. If we have extra money, we will help if we can. Don't worry, sister, big brother won't spend money recklessly."
Lin Yue nodded and said, "Then, together with my share and the kindness of the Grand Princess and Princess Kang, it can be regarded as our little respect for you gentlemen."
After hearing this, Lin Xin said, "Okay then."
But looking at his beaming expression, it's not just good, it's very good, very good.
The other adults also smiled with relief and gave them a small ornament each.
Lin Yue asked for a moving flower, the eldest princess asked for a walking crab, and Zou Yuer asked for a bird that could flap its wings.
Another person got a bag of money, which contained five hundred copper coins, and gave it to them to spend at the market.
It was heavy, and the eldest princess had never spent anything before. She asked nervously, "Auntie, what are we going to buy with so much money?"
Lin Yue: "..."
[That's a lot! It's more than the ten thousand taels you donated!]
Zou Yuer pursed her lips, wanting to laugh but having to hold it back. It was the first time she discovered that her elder sister-in-law was quite amusing.
Lin Yue bought a cloth bag first, and then went to buy some delicious food.
When the eldest princess bought ten peaches with five cents, she was completely stunned. She couldn't believe it was so cheap.
She couldn’t hold them all, so she followed Lin Yue’s example and bought a bag to carry them.
Then there were those wild fruits that she had never eaten before. She bought a basket of them for thirty cents. They were fragrant and sweet, which was really a bargain.
When she was tired of shopping, she sat down and spent fifteen cents to eat a bowl of mutton soup. She thought it was so expensive!
After spending the five hundred coins, the three of them looked at the bustling and colorful market, their hearts filled with satisfaction.
The eldest princess said, "I never thought that five hundred coins could buy so many things. I can't even carry them."
Zou Yuer said, "I know, I've seen it before, but that was when I was very young. When I grew up and my father got a promotion, my family never let me go out alone again."
"Besides, it's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it's hard to go from luxury to frugality. Big sister, it's still a novelty for you now, but it may not be the same when you go back. Everything you eat is prepared by others, and the ingredients are also the best."
The eldest princess disagreed, saying, "But I will learn to save money in the future. This is a good thing."
Lin Yue smiled and said, "The lives of ordinary people are still very hard. As a princess, you know how to donate money to support the Ministry of Works and know how to save money. This is indeed a good thing."
As they were talking, they saw a horse galloping towards them. The man on it had no intention of stopping. Instead, he shouted loudly: "Get out of the way, everyone!"
One of them failed to dodge in time and was whipped. He said viciously, "I told you to get out of the way, didn't you hear me?"
The eldest princess stood up angrily and ordered the plainclothes guards, "Stop him! I want to see who will be so arrogant."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that someone had stopped him.
She was a young girl, about fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed not like a young lady from the capital, but rather like the Miao people. She stopped the man with a long whip in her hand, angrily shouting, "Who are you? How dare you act so arrogantly in this busy city?"
"You whip others at will. Whose family are you?"
The man didn't expect to be stopped in the street by a little girl and beaten with a whip.
The little girl was not a pushover either. She swung the whip in her hand and hit the man hard. The two whips entangled with each other. She suddenly pulled the man to her front and kicked him viciously. With a bang, the man covered his stomach and knelt down on the spot.
Seeing this scene, Lin Yue and others stood up and couldn't help but say, "Awesome!"
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