Chapter 345 Will Song Shu come in person?
It is called an embroidery workshop, but in fact it is the main hall of the main house.
The main hall of the house is spacious and has floor heating, making it as warm as spring. Now that many girls have moved in, it is obviously much more crowded.
But there was nothing that could be done. Most of the bricks and slates used to pave the ground of the embroidery workshop had been transported back to the village. However, the weather was still very cold, and the ground was frozen hard, making it impossible to dig the foundation.
Shen Qing took a quick look around. During the apprenticeship stage, everyone was practicing the most basic needlework, and the progress was not too big. In another three or four months, they would be proficient and the embroidery workshop would be built early, so it would not delay the progress too much.
Because Pinggu has to teach and is distracted from time to time, the one she is currently embroidering is relatively simple. She said it will be finished in about half a month.
Pinggu's embroidery has been certified by the mall, so Shen Qing is not worried. Simple embroidery takes a short time and the return on payment is fast, which is even better for her. After all, she is in urgent need of increasing both her silver and the balance in the mall!
After checking out the embroidery workshop, Shen Qing went to the brush workshop.
Among the men who went out, a group originally worked in the workshop. Now the vacancies were filled by the women who were bought back. They lived and ate in the workshop and learned during the day. They had learned how to do the work a few days ago.
Now that all the goods have been shipped out of town, the warehouse is empty. Not only are the jobs of the men away from home filled by the women, but other women are also joining in at various stages, striving to produce more before the next trip to the capital.
As for the few remaining men and boys, they continued to go out with the villagers to carry back bricks, tiles and slates, waiting for the thaw to build houses.
After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the school officially opened, still only half a day in the morning. The subjects taught were common characters and arithmetic. All the men, women, young and old in the village could go and listen. So during these few days, everyone learned to recognize characters in the school in the morning and only went out to carry bricks and tiles in the afternoon. The original two trips a day were reduced to one trip a day, and the progress was slower.
Shen Qing didn't care. Most of the things needed to build the house had been brought back, and it was still early for the thaw, so the construction period would not be delayed. Learning to read takes time, and except for the spring plowing and autumn harvest, the other periods cannot be missed.
However, the school does need to be expanded. Now a lot of people are crowded together. Some learn earlier and some learn later. There are naturally some who learn fast and some who learn slowly. As a teacher, I have to consider both those who learn to read quickly and those who learn slowly. Wouldn't that make the quality of the class poor?
Let’s wait a little longer. Once the school is built, we can teach in batches and grades.
Looking around, there were piles of bricks and stones everywhere, and the muddy road was muddy because of the wheels. There were dry weeds that had not been cleaned up in time, and bare unknown trees. The whole place was a mess.
Alas, if we want to build such a big village into a clean, tidy, lush and livable paradise, we still have a long way to go...
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At night, the iron whistle sounded.
The man on duty immediately lowered the drawbridge, and Feng Meng and Lei Xiaoman outside drove in quickly in a donkey cart and headed straight for Shen Qing.
In the main room, Jiang Yu brought two cups of warm water to the two of them and stood quietly beside Shen Qing.
"At noon, someone suddenly came and took Mrs. Lai away! Not only was Mrs. Lai taken away, but all the evil people who had been guarding her for the past few days were also arrested.
The people coming were more than 20 men wearing the same uniform color and style. They were very agile and had yamen runners leading the way. We guess they are the men of that high-ranking official in the capital!"
"We followed quietly and found that they were not entering the government office, but a large mansion with guards all around. We couldn't see what was going on inside, so we stayed outside.
Not long after Lai Pozi and the others went in, those servant-like men and yamen runners came out in a hurry and scattered everywhere. In less than an hour, they brought back dozens of men!
I saw Liu Sheng inside, along with his mother, wife, and children. I don't know what happened next, so Brother Xiangxi asked us to come back and talk about it."
They didn't expect it to be so fast!
I originally thought that it would take at least several days for people to come, or they would not come at all. Unexpectedly, not only did they come, but they were also very ruthless in arresting people.
Shen Qing and Jiang Yu looked at each other and secretly guessed that the person who came should be a powerful figure, either a capable subordinate or a manager, otherwise he would not be able to mobilize so many people and get the cooperation of the yamen runners.
"Aunt, this is the first time I've seen such an efficient county magistrate! People from the capital are just different." Feng Meng exclaimed carelessly.
"Weren't these refugees the rioters before? They weren't just refugees, most of them were ruffians and bullies. When Pinggu was robbed and beaten, the county magistrate was not even seen, and the yamen runners said they couldn't do anything about it.
It’s only been half a day, and I see everyone has been captured!” Lei Xiaoman exclaimed in amazement.
No wonder everyone wants to be an official, and want to be a high-ranking official!
The county magistrate is their father and mother official and is their heaven in Jincheng. If he says not to arrest anyone, then he won’t arrest anyone. Who dares to say no?
Now that the people sent by Huo Bing's father have arrived, not only have they all been mobilized and cooperated wholeheartedly, they are also afraid that they will be slow to act and catch the criminals too late!
Shen Qing's heart skipped a beat. Hearing the posture and the grand ceremony, why did she feel like Song Shu himself had come?
"Sister-in-law, do you think Mr. Song will come in person?" Jiang Yu asked softly.
Before Shen Qing could speak, Lei Xiaoman asked, "Aunt, how did you know it was Master Song who came?"
His mother and aunts are of the same generation as Shen Qing, and naturally they are also of the same generation as Jiang Yu. However, as he is a younger generation, he should call Jiang Yu aunt.
Jiang Yu shook his head: "I don't know, I'm just guessing. When they delivered the goods, they said it would take twelve days to get to the capital. If they were to rush, it would arrive in five or six days.
Those two servants went to the capital before the New Year, and they came with such a serious attitude. If they were sent here, they should have arrived long ago, not so late."
Only Song Shu himself, even if he was in a hurry, the master and the servants had different speeds.
But I was also glad that I went slowly, because if I had gone faster, I would have most likely bumped into Ah Bing. Fortunately, Ah Bing was not in the village now.
Shen Qing nodded approvingly. Regardless of whether it was right or not, it was a good thing to use your brain to analyze diligently.
"Mengzi and Xiaoman, you two have worked hard. Go home and have a good rest."
The two of them giggled and waved their hands proudly, saying, "It's not hard!"
They are happy and are not afraid of being selected, but they are afraid of not being selected!
"By the way, Auntie, do we need to go into the city tomorrow?"
"Brother Xiangxi might still be waiting for us."
"No, they should be in our village by noon tomorrow."
The two opened their mouths and let out an "ah" at the same time.
Will the official come to their village in person tomorrow?
Could they see the official? A living official, maybe even have a conversation!
He wanted to tell his parents and family members to get them excited too!
Feng Meng returned to his home in a daze, chuckling from time to time.
"Mengzi, you're back. Are you hungry? How about I get you something to eat?"
"No need, the money my aunt gave me is enough, and Brother Xiangxi is willing to spend it, so every meal is full and delicious!"
"Brother, what are you laughing at?"
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