Chapter 304: Someone Can Really Return to Chang'an
Some villagers followed the cement transport team to Qingshi Mountain, and the team members did not drive them away and let them follow.
When they entered the territory of Huanggou Village for the first time, the villagers looked at everything here curiously and saw the mortar road that was different from that in Jinfengzhai.
The thirsty villagers drank water from the water pipes. Looking at the clean and easy-to-walk road, they were all jealous. They didn't know that there was such a wealthy village next to them.
"Oh my God! Is this burning cement? That's so scary!" Before even reaching the lime kiln, he was frightened by the dust and smoke.
Lu Zhaoshi looked at the surrounding trees covered with a thick layer of dust, which looked as white as snow, and frowned.
From a distance, I could see the lime kiln, where everyone was busy with their faces covered: some were working the bellows, some were grinding limestone, some were grinding iron slag, some were chiseling limestone, some were loading cement...
When the wind blew, dust flew all over the sky, and everyone was covered in dust, like gray men.
"Ouch, my eyes!" Someone was accidentally blinded by the dust.
"Ouch, why does my mouth smell like dust? Pah pah pah!" Some people feel uncomfortable in their mouths, as if they have eaten a mouthful of cement.
"Do you think it's so easy to build the cement roads in our Huanggou Village and Jinfeng Village?" Wang Sanlang laughed as he sat by the roadside to take a break.
When he saw Lu Zhao, he hurriedly stood up and saluted, "Sir!"
"Thank you for your hard work!" Lu Zhaoshi looked at the familiar face and recognized him as a villager from Huanggou Village.
"It's not hard. You can build your own road!" Wang Sanlang smiled.
"Lord Hu is here too?" Lu Zhaoshi saw a man in a green official robe among a group of masked men, talking to another masked man.
"Exactly. I arrived a little earlier than you!" Wang Sanlang nodded and shouted towards the lime kiln, "Master Hu, Su Erlang, the governor is here!"
The two men turned around and waved to Lu Zhaoshi, brushing off the dust on their bodies as they walked, and the dust fell off.
"Sir! You are here!" County Magistrate Hu and Su Lao Er saluted.
"I heard that the cement has been made, so I came here to take a look. I also brought the rice seedlings here to see how the rice here is doing." Lu Zhaoshi looked at Su Erlang affectionately.
Su Lao Er was confused by the look in his eyes, which were burning, as if they were two lovers who finally got married!
"Making cement makes such a big noise? The air is full of dust!" After just a few words, Lu Zhaoshi felt his mouth dry and full of dust.
"This is an open-air venue, and the dust will fly all over the sky when the wind blows! When we are not busy, we will build a tent to block the dust." Su Laoer took off the dust cover.
The dust mask was all cement gray, and the mask inside was also gray. After taking off the mask, there was a mask mark on the face.
"The dust is so strong? Even two layers can't block it?" Lu Zhaoshi was surprised.
"Well, this is the mask I changed the day before yesterday! Aying said that if you inhale too much dust, your lungs will become as hard as stone." Su Laoer looked at the gray area with great worry.
It is even bigger than an iron mine. Limestone and iron slag are crushed, and the cement produced is extremely fine dust that will fly around with the slightest wind.
Not only do you have to build the roof, you also have to consider how to remove the dust. Otherwise, within two years, many young and strong people will become disabled.
"Well, Lord Hu, how are the arrangements for the construction of the official road being made?" Lu Zhaoshi asked.
"Your Excellency! The road to Jinfengzhai will not be completed for more than 20 days, and then there will be the busy farming season. It will take us a month and a half to start construction." County Magistrate Hu replied.
"Yes! Will cement be transported from here then?" Lu Zhaoshi nodded.
Everything is based on farming, and the rest can only be done when there is time during the slack season.
"Yes!" Magistrate Hu said, "I was originally thinking of building another one, but seeing all this dust, I decided not to do that."
"Where is Aying?" Lu Zhaoshi did not comment.
"I teach in the village, but there is no teacher in the village school." said Su Laoer.
"Let's go and take a look!" Lu Zhaoshi turned around and walked back.
Su Laoer was struggling over whether to follow or not, as the governor's words sounded a bit vague.
"Let's go, Erlangjun! We are going to build an official road in Wu County and Tong County. Let's discuss how to operate it together!" Lu Zhaoshi saw that Su Laoer was not moving.
"Yes!" Su Laoer said a few words to Wang Sanlang, brushed off the dust on his body, and followed the governor and the county magistrate out.
It was only after walking a long way out of Qingshi Mountain that Su Laoer realized the sky was blue. After staying there for a long time, the blue color of the sky disappeared without him noticing.
When we arrived at Huanggou Village, everyone was gathering around the rice seedlings to see the wonder.
"Wow, it's so big!" Pei Silang turned around.
This thing is not much lighter than a foot-operated thresher and requires at least two people to carry it.
"Well, this is an improvement. We can plant two nests of rice at a time!" Su Ying came with the children.
The original method of planting rice seedlings was to plant one row at a time and then turn around and plant the second row. Su Ying improved it and planted two rows at a time, which was faster.
"Sir!" The villagers greeted Lu Zhao warmly when they saw him.
"Oh, this Huanggou Village is changing every day!" Looking at the increasingly prosperous Huanggou Village, Lu Zhaoshi felt a sense of pride.
"How is it? What new things have been released recently?" asked Lu Zhaoshi.
"Your Excellency, we are now pressing soybean oil and making soy sauce!" Su Ying said.
"Oh, you also do soybean oil extraction?" Lu Zhaoshi was surprised.
"Yes, we are the only one in Wu County at present. We make soy sauce from bean cakes, so this will not impact or affect Tong County." Su Ying knew what Lu Zhaoshi meant.
"Look, nothing can stump you!" Lu Zhaoshi laughed. "Look at your soybean oil!"
When we arrived at the oil press, Pei Sanlang and a few other men were packing the finished soybean oil into jars.
"Soybean oil is so clear?" Lu Zhaoshi exclaimed as he looked at the clear and transparent soybean oil.
"Yes, the oil content is not high, and the processing technology is more complicated than pressing tea oil and sesame oil." Su Ying's eyes wandered among the crowd while speaking, but she didn't see the person she wanted to see.
"Sir, where is my father?" Su Ying asked, "Where did he go? Did he receive my letter?"
"Yes, he has returned to Chang'an!" Lu Zhaoshi pulled out Su Bucheng's letter from his sleeve pocket. "Time is urgent, so he asked me to bring the letter."
"Back to Chang'an?" Su Ying's voice rose an octave. "Why did your Excellency send him to Chang'an?"
The village elders present were also stunned, including Su Laoer who was looking at it in surprise.
I didn't see my brother in Qingshishan, and I thought he stayed in the provincial capital to handle official business, but didn't want to return to Chang'an. Can the fugitive run around freely?
"Ahem!" Seeing everyone looking at him, Lu Zhaoshi cleared his throat.
He shouted, "The emperor urgently summoned Wen Da back to the capital. He has absolved the Su family of their crimes and restored their official status!"
Everyone was stunned for a while before they reacted, "Congratulations, Aying! Congratulations, Aying!"
What did he hear? Not only was he pardoned, but his official status was also restored and he was urgently summoned back to the capital!
This was the first time I had heard such good news after twenty years of exile! It turned out that someone could actually return to Chang'an!
Not to mention the villagers, even Su Ying couldn't react. According to the historical course she knew, the only chance should be when Empress Zhangsun became seriously ill a few years later.
But the Queen refused to grant amnesty to the whole country. Logically, there was no chance at all. So, this good news came out of nowhere. What was going on? I was completely confused.
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