After recuperating in the Wuda tribe for a year, Zhao San fully recovered his health and was in his prime at nearly forty years old.
His marriage to Yun Niangzi was also facilitated by Shi Tou.
Having witnessed too much life and death while serving as a slave on the Xuyang Grassland, he was no longer young and naive, but still believed that the dead were gone and the living were more important.
His biological father has been dead for six years. As long as his mother has a stable life, he can work hard and wait for the opportunity to avenge his father.
Since Yunniangzi and the other two had already made their decision, Song Liyun naturally didn't say anything. She gave the two of them some silk and silver as a congratulatory gift.
Faced with Song Liyun's blessing, Zhao San knelt down and said, "Young Madam, you saved Yunniang, and you also saved me and Shitou. You are the savior of our family of three. Yunniang and I have already discussed it, and from now on you will be our master."
As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it over: "I asked Miss Wan to help me write a contract of indenture, which has my fingerprint and signature on it."
Song Liyun looked at Yun Niangzi and Shi Tou, who were clearly unaware of the matter and were somewhat surprised.
Although Yunniang and Shitou had an unusual relationship with Song Liyun, they were not servants. Now that Zhao San had married Yunniang, he was willing to offer her a contract of indenture.
Song Liyun had accepted this before Yunniangzi's marriage, but now she was in a dilemma, as she couldn't very well let Yunniangzi's husband be her servant.
Slightly surprised, Yun Niangzi knelt down, tears welling in her eyes: "Young Madam, Zhao San and I are both homeless. With you, we have a pillar of support!"
Zhao San had previously asked her if she was a servant of the young mistress.
She said that the girl did not want the indenture of her and her son, and then recounted some events that had occurred in Suijin Town.
Upon hearing that Yun Niangzi had informed Baolin Residence on a snowy night and subsequently been taken in and given important positions by the young mistress, Zhao San fell into deep thought.
If he wants to gain a certain status in Song Liyun's heart in the future, and not rely on the kindness of Yun Niangzi, he has to find another way.
Selling oneself into slavery was the most common practice in the Wu Dynasty.
So Zhao San wrote a contract of indenture.
Stone did not kneel, but said in a low voice, "Young Madam, your godfather is willing to follow you, so please accept him!"
He and Zhao San had a prior bond that allowed them to survive together, and now they were both working for Song Liyun. It would be a good thing if Zhao San were to be valued.
Seeing that the three were sincere, Song Liyun accepted the indenture that had not been officially stamped by the government.
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Accompanying Abu Wanyouyou were the Shi family of three, as well as the craftsmen and the maids and servants who served Wanyouyou.
Xu Mama originally wanted to come along, but Lady Wuya said: "This batch of carpets is to be presented to the Empress Dowager, so Xu Mama will have to take extra care of it and leave it behind."
Karashan now has two wind-powered spinning machines, which not only enable the tribe to spin all its wool into carpets, but also meet the wool demand of other surrounding tribes.
With summer approaching and sheep shearing season upon us, the tribe is about to get busy. Granny Xu, who is in charge of carpets, can't leave even if she wants to.
The arrival of the master craftsmen sparked another wave of labor shortages in Mida City, with all the caravan guards who remained in the city taking on second jobs.
The timber had been prepared long ago.
A month ago, Song Liyun had people transport trees and stones from the distant mountains to build a platform by the river.
The craftsmen now have extensive experience in setting up windmills, and the second windmill has been modified to better suit the wind conditions on the grassland.
Song Liyun originally thought that the Mida River would freeze in winter and the waterwheel would not be usable, but Wan Youyou and the craftsmen devised a plan to build the windmill on the river in just a few days.
In this way, instead of relying on water power, the constant wind throughout the four seasons is used as the driving force.
The rotating shaft drives the waterwheel and tipper to lift the river water onto the bank, and then it flows into the city through the deep underground ditches.
It not only irrigates hundreds of acres of land, but also enables the city to have free access to water, which made Song Liyun extremely happy, and she rewarded the craftsmen handsomely.
Wan Youyou, who made the greatest contribution, did not want gold or silver, and had only one request.
That means becoming Song Liyun's student.
During the six months she spent in Karashan, aside from teaching the tribal children about culture, she spent the rest of her time studying the book "100,000 Whys" and tinkering with mechanics every day, turning herself into a veritable old scholar.
After finishing with the windmill, she saw Song Liyun teaching the children simplified Chinese characters, Arabic numerals, and arithmetic, and was immediately amazed.
She insisted on learning alongside Yiming and the others, and even asked Song Liyun to be her tutor, teaching her physics and chemistry concepts she couldn't understand.
Wan Youyou never expected that she, who had read all kinds of rare books in the literary capital, would encounter something she couldn't understand in this wild and desolate place.
With a group of children in the city lord's mansion, plus Wan Youyou's maids and servants, the once empty and eerily quiet mansion suddenly came alive.
Every time Zhao Tingduo returned to the manor, she could see maids and servants coming and going, as if she were in Wu Chao City.
Especially in the main courtyard, you could always see Song Liyun with a little girl who was only a few years old.
Upon seeing the male master enter the room, Xiao Ye'er, who was sitting at the kang table drawing patterns for Yun Niangzi, quickly put down her brush and timidly bowed.
These children all need to learn a skill. The older brother, Yiming, is good at math, while Xiaoye'er has a talent for painting. After only a few days of learning from Wan Youyou, she took on the task of making embroidery patterns for Yunniang.
Song Liyun asked Xiao Ye'er to take a pen and paper to Wan Youyou in the side courtyard, while she went forward to pour Zhao Tingduo a cup of tea.
Zhao Tingduo raised her hand to stop her: "Ayun, Old Master Yu and the others are back. They're in the front yard. Why don't you go see them?"
Seeing his excitement and even coming to the main courtyard to find her in person, Song Liyun knew that Elder Yu and the others must have found something.
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