Chapter 51 Chapter 51 Choose a new name
The scene was extremely chaotic. Not only did the refugees rise up in resistance out of desperation, but the troops from Li County were also furious and their morale was high when they heard that they were coming to rob the county lord.
Zhu Shixi took Tang Xing to pick up the corpses. Fifty or sixty corpses were lying on the ground in a mess.
Zhu Shixi picked and chose, and when he found two that were still intact, his eyes lit up.
She has never dissected a human corpse before, but this is a human being!
The soldiers helped lift the body onto a cart and pulled it back.
Things like dissecting corpses naturally cannot be done in the County Lord's Mansion. After all, that is where Lin Si sleeps and eats, so it always feels weird.
Therefore, a house was specially built for Zhu Shixi next to the county lord's mansion.
The people exaggerated what happened that night, and the story spread from one person to another.
"That group of people must be at least one or two hundred strong. They've made every possible preparation and are here to rob the county lady!"
Yin Sheng was passing by while buying groceries and silently corrected himself in his heart: There are at most forty or fifty people.
"And those people were carrying weapons!"
Yin Sheng: They are just some broken farm tools.
"That's really dangerous. I heard that the Hu man from the Xu family was injured?"
"Xu Chuo has grown very fast since arriving in Li County. He must be very strong from mining, but he's injured. It looks like it was a tough battle!"
Yin Sheng: He was so happy that he stepped into a trap.
Finally, Yin Sheng couldn't bear to listen any longer, so he walked away quickly with his vegetable basket. If he continued to listen, he felt like he was going to become a one-on-one hundred god.
Yin Sheng received a bonus, a sum of money he had never dared to imagine before. He searched through every floor and finally saw Mo Jinglian again.
Yin Sheng held the money in his hand and looked at Tang Xingsheng's rosy lips and white teeth next to Mo Jinglian. A strong sense of inferiority surged in his heart.
"I'm here to pay you back, thank you for saving my life that day."
Mo Jinglian didn't know Yin Sheng had been selected for the troupe, nor did he know he was the captain who had fought against the refugees that night. He was just curious, "Where did you get the money? Your family just arrived in Li County and everything is going through the roof. You should keep it for yourself."
Yin Sheng whispered back, "I was the captain when we repelled the refugees that day, and the county lady gave me a bonus."
As soon as the words fell, before Mo Jinglian could react, Tang Xing became excited. He took a step forward and said, "I don't know what to call this young man. Thank you so much for providing so many corpses."
Mo Jing quickly stopped him, "Ah Xing, don't scare this young Master Yin."
Mo Jinglian then explained, "This is my younger brother, Tang Xing. He's studying medicine with the County Master. Those corpses are very useful to medical students, so he's so excited."
Yin Sheng breathed a sigh of relief for some reason. It turned out to be his younger brother.
Tang Xing said with some regret, "It's a pity that those bodies are in such bad shape. There are only two that can be used. If there is a next time, remember to keep the bodies intact as much as possible."
Mo Jinglian was helpless. Ever since Tang Xing went to study medicine, his personality seemed to have changed completely.
Yin Sheng was determined to return the money, and Mo Jinglian finally gave in and accepted it.
After paying off the money, Yin Sheng felt relieved and felt very relaxed. He didn't like owing others, especially that Madam Mo.
After paying back the money, the Yin family figured out how to use the remaining money.
Yin Xiao was a little embarrassed and said, "I see that the people in Li County are all wearing cotton clothes. Why don't we buy some cotton cloth to make clothes too?"
Yin Sheng agreed. He also knew that cotton cloth was very comfortable to wear, and he was thinking of saving money to buy a piece of it.
"I heard from others that cotton will be sold in autumn. You can buy it and fill it into your cotton-padded clothes, so you won't feel cold in winter." Yin's mother looked envious.
Yin Sheng finally saved a small portion of the money, and used the rest to buy cotton cloth, cut meat, and find stones and soil to teach him how to build a fire bed.
Although it is still early in the winter, it is always better to be on the safe side.
Although a wave of refugees was repelled, patrols did not stop until the summer when too many merchants were robbed on the official road of Xihe Road, so Xihe Road finally stepped in to suppress the bandits.
The refugees caused by the tax increase seemed to disappear suddenly, as if they had never existed.
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In the summer, the female workers in the workshop get up at dawn. Now the working hours are flexible, so they get up early in the summer to finish their work early. It is very hot in the afternoon, and they are afraid of heatstroke when working.
There are now many more breakfast stalls in Li County. Everyone has some money, especially the female workers. It is troublesome to make breakfast at home, and eating out only costs one or two cents, which is very cost-effective.
Gradually, people other than female workers would choose to go out for breakfast.
It’s so tiring to get up early in the morning to cook. If you have that time, you might as well sleep a little longer.
Some people also lamented that in just two years, they had to live a luxurious life of eating breakfast outside.
Nowadays, there are many familiar people running the breakfast stalls, most of whom are female workers. Shi Jingang sat down and greeted seven or eight people.
After breakfast, Shi Jin walked to the textile workshop to work.
After the rattan armor was woven, the textile workshop had effectively resumed normal production. Summer was the official cotton harvest season. The day before yesterday, the Hu women in charge of looking after the cotton brought over the picked cotton.
Nowadays, in addition to the local demand in Li County, cotton cloth is mainly sold to various states in Xihe Road, but the sales volume is average and not very popular.
This was within Lin Si's expectations. First of all, ordinary people might not buy a piece of cloth for two or three years, and when rich people saw cotton cloth for the first time, at most they would take it home to make underwear because it felt comfortable, or make one or two pieces of clothing for the sake of novelty. Cotton cloth could not bring them the emotional value of high-end cloth.
Lin Si is not in a hurry to promote cotton cloth, and this matter will be put off until later.
Even with the current sales volume, it is enough for Lin Si to make a small profit.
As Shi Jin walked along the road, his mind was filled with Yao Niang's casual words from yesterday, "It's very likely that the county lady will open a school next year."
School, this word is too far away from Li County.
As far as she could remember, there had never been a school or a teacher in Li County.
Shi Jin has learned to read and simplify numbers, and he also deeply understands the importance of reading and writing. If a school were opened, Shitou could go to school.
If Shi Tou's parents were not there, she would have wanted to send Shi Tou to the manor, because those little girls and boys learned the real good things.
Shi Jin was thinking about the school, and couldn't help but curl his lips, and walked quickly into the gate of the textile factory.
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Every child in the manor grows very fast, and they often compare their heights.
Qian Sui is a dedicated class teacher and the children are well raised.
But these 24 people will definitely not be enough in the future. Lin Si plans to add another group of orphans next year or the year after.
By then, these first batch of children will also be able to be called senior sisters and brothers and be treated with dignity.
Qian Sui gave his routine report on the situation of the manor today, and Lin Si ate ice and snow Yuanzi while listening.
As she listened, Lin Si suddenly said, "Grandma Qian, do you think the name 'Manor' is too casual?"
Qian Sui was suspicious, then thought: "Does the county lady mean that the name of the manor is too simple and she wants to give it a new name?"
In fact, strictly speaking, the manor cannot be considered a name. It was just a way of referring to Liang Nian and the people of Li County at that time. Over time, Lin Si was too lazy to correct it, and everyone talked about the manor all the time.
Long before, Lin Si wanted to rename the manor, but the sudden tax increase and the invasion of refugees delayed the matter.
Lin Si felt that now was a good time, "Yes, I want to change the name of the manor."
After all, he is someone who works directly under her, so he has to choose a good name.
Lin Si decided to mobilize everyone's strength and pool their wisdom.
As a result, Liang Nian, Zuo You and Mo Jinglian all received invitations to name the manor, and they were required to write down their naming ideas, not only for themselves, but also for the children in the manor.
Lin Si originally wanted Zhu Shixi to write as well, but then he thought better of it. He didn't know what she could write, and as for Feng Ling, this silly and cute Husky, forget about it.
Everyone has to come up with a name, and the one whose name is finally adopted will receive a bonus.
After Liang Nian finished her work at the county government office, she picked up her pen and pondered for a long time. She wrote a letter about a kindergarten, which she was quite satisfied with. As for the idea of naming it, she was still confused.
The reason was simple. In her opinion, all the children in the manor were children. Since they were all children, it would be better to call it a kindergarten. It was simple and clear. She was very confident about this and felt that her name would definitely be adopted.
Zuo You was not much better in comparison. She searched through ancient books and finally pieced together a meaningless "Wordless Book Club".
As for the idea of naming: I think the combination of the two words "Wu Zi" and "Shu Hui" is very cool, and it has a mysterious feeling, which is the kind of feeling that gives people a sense of mystery.
After a brief thought, Mo Jinglian picked up his pen and wrote the four words "Jiuzhang Caravan".
He then wrote down his idea for the name: Using the caravan to hide is perfect and will make everything very convenient.
Lin Si looked helpless, especially when he saw Liang Nian’s kindergarten. What is this? A kindergarten, right? It’s strange that he chose it that way.
The Wordless Book Club is really mysterious, not to mention the caravan.
Lin Si moved the papers of the three people away and began to look at the names of the children. Zuo You had been teaching them ancient books and history classes recently. He wondered if the names they wrote would be better.
Children's names are very diverse and full of various styles.
Some realists suggested calling it a manor, while others called it an orphanage.
Abstract school: the county lord’s minions, the county factory, the Pavilion of Dawn, and the county family army.
The rest are all flashy and pretentious.
Lin Si flipped through several pages and had already lost hope. She thought she should think of one carefully tonight, until she saw the last piece of paper without any expectations.
There were three words written in very neat and beautiful handwriting.
Fifth watch.
The idea behind the name: The county lord wants him to die at three o'clock in the morning, and who dares to keep him until five o'clock?
Signed by Zhong Diyan.
Lin Si's eyes lit up.
Although it's a bit childish, she thinks it's pretty good.
From today on, the manor will be officially renamed Wugengtian!
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