Chapter 75 Chapter 75 A trick
Liang Nian hadn't seen Zuo You for two months.
Both mother and daughter understood that they were now in their own right and did not bother each other.
Instead, it was Lin Si who disturbed her more.
Specifically, she asked the maid to deliver a cotton skirt with a small note attached.
I have the same one too.
Then she asked her maid to deliver some inexpensive but very ingenious jewelry with a small note attached.
I have the same one.
The note was written with charcoal, and it was obviously Lin Si's handwriting. There was also a cute little expression drawn at the end.
Lin Si called this facial expression.
At this point, Liang Nian no longer speculated or explored where Lin Si came from, her never-ending ideas, blueprints, potatoes and sweet potatoes, and the cube that she had recently heard could transmit sound over a thousand miles away, all came from.
There is no point in doubting these things. Liang Nian understands that everything Lin Si does is for the benefit of the people, and that is enough.
As for these dresses and jewelry...let her think about it again.
Liang Nian lived for twenty-six years and never wore women's clothes. The closest clothes he wore to women's clothes were probably the short shirts that children wore when they were young, without distinguishing between young ladies and young men.
In order to survive in the cannibalistic Liang family, she and her mother worked extremely hard every day.
Liang Nian still remembers the time when she had her first menstrual period.
In order to be able to be at the same time as her mother, she drank many bowls of medicine that was extremely bitter.
In fact, Liang Nian could never stand the bitter taste of medicine. Every time she drank it, she would feel so uncomfortable that she wanted to vomit.
But she couldn't vomit. Not only could she not vomit, she had to continue reading with an expressionless face after drinking.
Only by studying and passing the imperial examinations can she protect herself and her mother.
Only by studying can we have the opportunity to promote the establishment of female households in the future.
Only then can we protect what our father left behind.
Those books that would be thrown away by uncles like garbage, the books written by her father, the wood carvings that her father carved for her from the age of one to sixteen.
For Liang Nian, it is the most precious thing.
Now she has protected everything she wanted to protect, and no one will do anything to her even if she puts on women's clothes again.
Liang Nian looked at the skirt that Lin Si gave him, but his heart was missing the unique emotions of his youth.
She thought that when she knew she would never be able to wear a skirt, she buried the part of herself that longed to wear a skirt.
Now, she needs to think carefully.
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Lin Si believes that she and Liang Nian are not just in a superior-subordinate relationship, she regards Liang Nian as a friend.
Not only does she want Liang Nian to be second only to the emperor in the future, she also wants Liang Nian to restore her status as a girl and sit in that position.
Lin Si propped up his head with his hands. "What was her expression when she delivered something to Liang Zhizhou?"
The maid thought for a moment and then honestly replied, "She didn't show any expression. She just had the things put away."
Lin Si stretched lazily and said, "Prepare the ox cart and go see Governor Liang."
Liang Nian was originally listening to Mo Jinglian's report on the construction of the workshop and the listed recruitment standards.
When Mo Jinglian heard that Lin Si was coming, he immediately said politely that he would come back to report next time during the remaining recruitment period.
Liang Nian quickly found several documents that required Lin Si's signature and waited for them.
Lin Si also brought something this time, still the same style.
Lin Si handed the hairband to Liang Nian without saying a word, just looking at her quietly.
Liang Nian's eyes flashed, "Don't look at me like that, County Master."
Lin Si: "Zhizhou Liang doesn't even use the same one as me."
Liang Nian: "...County Lady, you know it very well."
Lin Si put away his joking expression and spoke with a hint of seriousness, "It's because I know this that I want to tell you. You are mine now. Dachen's laws have no power over you. You don't have to worry about anything."
Liang Nian turned his head slightly, "I know... I just think it's no longer necessary now."
"How can it be unnecessary? Do you think I don't know that you spend a full quarter of an hour wrapping your chest every morning, another quarter of an hour drawing your eyebrows and beard, and even deliberately lowering your voice when speaking? This seriously affects the progress of your work."
Liang Nian: .......
Lin Si continued, "I know you will feel uncomfortable and awkward. You have been a husband for twenty-six years, but now I am creating a new era. I need you to change back to your original appearance. I need you to stand at the pinnacle of power as a woman. You can take it slowly, starting from not covering your chest tomorrow and not drawing your eyebrows the day after tomorrow." Lin Si softened his tone at the end.
Liang Nian turned around, as if he was picking up something.
Lin Si couldn't see her expression, and was still pondering in his heart whether he had hurt her by saying something too harsh. After all, this was her childhood trauma, and he wondered if he was being too hasty.
Liang Nian turned around and placed seven or eight documents of various sizes in front of Lin Si.
Lin Si:?
Liang Nian smiled and said, "Please sign, County Lady."
Lin Si laughed angrily, "Liang Nian, what do you mean? I'm not here to talk to you about work today!"
Liang Nian thought about it seriously a few days ago. She really no longer has the feeling that she had when she was young that she could go against the whole world. Even though she is not used to it now, she should show herself as a girl for Lin Si.
Tell the world that in Lin Si's place, you don't need to pretend to be a gentleman to be valued.
Lin Si said angrily, "I didn't bring the seal."
Liang Nian handed over the brush, "I have a brush here."
Lin Si glared at her and said, "Okay, okay, you're waiting for me here, right?"
Liang Nian collected the documents signed by Lin Si and said, "If not, how could you sign these documents so quickly?"
After putting the document down, he said, "County Lady, you didn't notice that I didn't draw a stubble today."
Lin Si took a closer look and found that not only did she not have any stubble today, she also simply drew her eyebrows, and did not deliberately draw them into sword-like eyebrows like in the past.
This person had figured it out a long time ago! He was waiting for her right here. Those documents were even written today.
I was tricked!
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Nie Congyan was glad that he had survived the bitterly cold winter and the weather had finally warmed up a bit.
The county lord built roads and workshops in Lingzhou, and there were many things that needed to be done by the people. Greenhouses were set up in the suburban fields, and the people who had land planted potatoes and sweet potatoes. Everything was developing in a good direction.
The people accepted the fact that they were now subjects of Anping County very smoothly, and some even cursed the former Lingzhou prefect behind his back.
They asked why he didn't go and kill the county lord earlier, causing them to suffer for so long!
My brother Nie Congran also stayed in the troops.
When the neighbors found out, they were very envious.
They had heard that the county lord's soldiers could eat three meals a day, and their daily patrols always gave people a very majestic feeling. The soldiers who stayed in the troops could also get extra potatoes and sweet potatoes to take home every day.
I also know that there are many soldiers who want to stay in the army, but in the end only a few succeed.
Nie Congyan's younger sister Nie Congxu took on the task of cooking at home. She cut potatoes and sweet potatoes into pieces and added wheat when there was wheat.
Nie Congyan was also assigned the task of road construction. She had been working in the fields since she was a child and considered herself to be quite strong.
Nie Congyan has been a little curious recently. There are more people wearing white clothes in the city. Several times, he saw them wearing white masks. It’s not entirely true to say they are masks, after all, they don’t cover their eyes, only their mouths and noses.
At night, Nie Congyan asked Nie Congran, "Brother, who are those people in white clothes?"
Nie Congran was scolded every day until he couldn't lift his legs. When he returned home, he would ask Nie Congxu to massage his feet and shoulders.
He didn't expect the training to be so strenuous. He had never heard of things like push-ups and planks.
As for the obstacle race, it is even more terrifying because it is timed.
The two southern coaches were also very strict.
After going through a lot of hardships to stay, Nie Congran didn't want to fall behind, so he practiced hard every day.
Nie Congran picked up a bowl of sweet potato porridge and said, "I don't know about that, but the county lady ordered all the doctors in Xihe Road to come to Lingzhou. I wonder if this has something to do with it."
Doctor, are these people doctors?
Nie Congyan suddenly realized, "Now that you mention it, I think I saw Doctor Zhang. But he was wearing a mask, so I couldn't tell at first glance."
Nie Congxu asked naively, "Why do doctors wear white clothes?"
The three siblings had not read much and could not figure out the reason, so they simply gave up.
Nie Congran heard from the people in the troops that they would recruit workers after the workshop was built. They said it would be good to work there as a worker, as they would receive a monthly salary and some workshops would even provide lunch.
Then he said to Nie Congyan.
Nie Congyan was excited at first, but then his tone became depressed, "Brother, how can we get such a good thing?"
Nie Congran rubbed his head and said, "But I heard from the people in the group that it's all public notices, and they'll tell everyone when the time comes."
If it was physical labor, Nie Congyan thought she had no problem with it, but what did the workers in the workshop do? It was probably delicate work, and she was afraid that she would not be selected.
However, Nie Congyan was very interested in the many things about Li County that Nie Congran had heard in the troops, and kept pestering Nie Congran to tell her more.
"Today's training was heavy, so I only asked Captain Yin for a while. He said there's something called a newspaper in Li County. On it, you can see the current events of Dachen and the conditions of the people outside. But we are illiterate, so we wouldn't be able to understand it even if it was right in front of us. Li County also grows cotton. They say the cloth is about the same price as linen, but it's soft and comfortable to wear, and is said to be just as good as rag."
Nie Congyan's eyes sparkled, "Cotton cloth...Brother, let's save money to buy cotton cloth so we can all wear new clothes."
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