Yan Shiyue and Wei Xin were planting flowers with a group of fishermen's wives.
On the shore, along the hillside, they built a curved corridor with concrete purlins, the kind commonly seen in modern parks, except that the benches were only on one side.
Then we used ropes to make a net on top and planted many ivy and honeysuckle. Since the sun is not too strong today, we moved the large branches over here. After planting, we slowly pulled the branches up. It is still very sparse now, but when they grow thicker in the future, it will become a shady place.
This place is not flooded by high tides. The place where the flowers are planted is inlaid with hard large conchs to form a circle of lace, which is quite beautiful.
Yan Shiyue played while working, and even grabbed some sand and stuffed it into the conch to prevent it from being too light and easily carried away. While choosing the colors, she vividly explained to them how to make smoked fish, which made several people salivate. A lady named Zhao even said, "I have fresh fish at home. When I finish working here, I will go home and cook it. Lady Fu, come to my house this afternoon to eat!"
Yan Shiyue nodded with a smile: "Okay! Do more!"
Someone said, "Hey!"
Yan Shiyue looked up subconsciously and saw Xiao Tangzhi squatting above her, looking at her with a smile.
Relying on his martial arts skills, he went up to help them stroke the flower branches. A group of young ladies who were stroking the branches came here every day, their little faces red.
Actually, Xiao Tangzhi is not as good-looking as Meng Er, but after all, she is good at martial arts, has a young face, and is more fairy-like.
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But she didn't want to be fooled! Yan Shiyue only glanced at it and then lowered her head to pick the conch again.
Xiao Tangzhi's eyes darkened.
She was obviously not interested in his face at all.
He was too embarrassed to use any tricks to deceive her.
Actually, I don’t really dare.
Although she has never tried it, she seems to know that if he really dares to use the tricks of the Wuyou Sect against her... she will definitely not take the bait. By then, they will not even be able to be master and servant, and she will never be able to touch a steam engine again.
Xiao Tangzhi sighed silently and continued to stroke the flower branches resignedly.
The men who were building the boat over there would swarm over here when they had a break. Someone said, "Mrs. Fu, this is really pretty."
Yan Shiyue smiled, and another person also wanted to strike up a conversation, but he was tongue-tied and blurted out, "But it's no use!"
Everyone around him glared at him, and he quickly changed his words: "It's useful, it's useful."
Yan Shiyue asked him: "What's the use of that?"
The man was speechless at the time. How could he know what it was for? After a long while, he said, "For cooling off?"
"It's true that it's used for cooling off, but not entirely." Yan Shiyue smiled and said, "I told you about the Chi Dao before, do you remember?"
Others said, "Remember! It's very fast! Faster than a thousand-mile horse!"
"It can carry a lot of cargo and it's stable!"
"Yes," Yan Shiyue said, "Once the highway is built, it will be easy for people from far away to come here. Yuan County is only half an hour away from here. Many people from far away have never seen the sea. When they come here, they will definitely want to see what the sea looks like."
She paused. "Before they see it, they will definitely imagine what the sea looks like. Just like you have never been to Chang'an City, you will also imagine what Chang'an City looks like. So think about it, like when we first came, the road was full of muddy ponds and the smell was terrible. Would they be disappointed? Will they still come?"
She spoke slowly and calmly.
Xiao Tangzhi glanced at those people, and they looked at her without blinking, their eyes full of admiration and wholehearted trust.
Yan Shiyue continued, "So, why do I ask you to keep the cement road clean? Why do I ask you to clean the outside of the house? Why do I ask you to string shells to decorate the windows and roof? Why do I build a place that you think is useless?"
"People who have never seen the sea come here and want to see a different scenery from where they live. So, first of all, we need to make this place clean and beautiful. Secondly, we need to make this place a little 'special', with something unique to the seaside. This way, they will find it fresh and good, and spread the word. Then more and more people will come... If more people come, the restaurants here will have customers, and you will have a place to sell the fish and shrimp you catch, and you will be able to earn money to buy food, rice, and clothes. This is all a series of things."
She had tried to speak as clearly as possible, but there were still some words that people did not quite understand. However, that did not prevent them from understanding what she meant.
Their eyes sparkled in the foreground she sketched.
Yan Shiyue continued slowly: "So, every day when you have nothing to do, you should think more. You see, I can think of guests coming when I build the Chidao, and then take you to do these things... What about you? You should also think about what kind of changes will it bring to you if the Chidao is built?"
She leaned forward slightly and said, "You know, in fact, many rich people were just like you. It's just that at some point, they suddenly saw something, thought of it earlier than others, and did it earlier than others, so they became rich businessmen. You can do the same."
Xiao Tangzhi watched as flames burned in these people's eyes.
She really does mean it.
Especially since she already had a noble status, there were countless legends about her, and...she looked like this, it would not be an exaggeration to say that these people treated her like believers treating a god.
It was as if a tree of hope was planted in their hearts. Until the craftsman shouted, the group of fishermen got up again and went back to work. There was still light in each of their eyes.
He truly believed that she could completely transform this place.
In fact, Yan Shiyue didn’t know what she could do, but she just tried her best. It is always better for a person to have a positive attitude than to just get by.
At noon, Yan Shiyue really followed Mrs. Zhao home for a meal.
Smoking fish takes a lot of time. It was Ms. Zhao’s first time making it, and she surprisingly made it taste really good.
Although seafood is delicious, eating it every day can get a bit boring. It’s better to eat it in different ways.
After eating, several people strolled back. Wei Xin asked her: "Master, when are we going back?"
Yan Shiyue thought for a moment, "Once the boat is built and the canning and breeding farms are running smoothly, we will go to the front to look for our fourth brother. We will stay for two days and then return to Chang'an if there is nothing wrong."
As they were chatting, they saw Zhou Jianwei and a child coming over from not far away, chatting about something.
The two sides walked towards each other, and the child bowed. Zhou Jian smiled and said, "My Lord, I taught Wang Rong a new way of keeping accounts. He learned it right away. He is really smart."
Wang Anshi’s son Wang Pang?
The talented scholar who became famous at a young age was said to have a sensitive temperament. He eventually became insane and died young...
Yan Shiyue didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly laughed and said, "Really? At such a young age, it's really rare."
She smiled and said to him, "We can't stay here for too long. You learn quickly. When you have learned it, you can teach it to those people in the cannery."
Wang Rong bowed quickly and said, "As you command, young man."
Although he is young, he is calm and well-mannered, and there is no trace of the legendary madness in him.
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