Chapter 139 Chapter 139 Learn to Save Money
Murong Bobo has had a bizarre experience over the years, from a nobleman to a horse farm in Li County. Later, he started drawing with charcoal in his spare time. Because of his good drawing skills, he was summoned to Anjing.
In Xihe Road, Hu people were very common, and there were even children born from marriages between Hu people and Han people.
But it’s different in Anjing.
The appearance of a Hu person in Anjing was a very rare thing, and some people were late in getting the news and thought that the Hu people did not survive the severe cold.
Murong Bobo was not surprised by those strange looks. Today he was going to the prince's house to teach him how to paint.
Murong Bobo initially came to Anjing because people in Li County discovered that Murong Bobo's paintings were very lifelike, so they reported the matter to the higher authorities.
Finally, he took it into Lin Si’s hand and took a look.
The painting technique is really good, a bit like sketching.
Lin Si got a complete sketching and painting book from the system and gave it to Murong Bobo, asking him to study it carefully.
Murong Bobo spent the whole day in Anjing practicing his painting skills.
Lin Si arranged for Murong Bobo to come to Anjing to draw human body structure diagrams in preparation for training for the medical school.
Of course, during this period Murong Bobo also painted other things, such as flowers and birds, street scenes, etc.
Occasionally, I also set up a stall on the street to paint portraits.
The price is not high, the main purpose is to improve my painting skills, and I only paint a few people a day.
Now, by teaching the prince how to paint, I can discover my own shortcomings in the process of teaching others.
Lin Jiang is now completely immersed in his own artistic world. He cherishes the opportunity to see things clearly, so he particularly loves to paint landscapes.
Especially the trees in his house.
When Lin Jiang couldn't see clearly, he mostly stayed in his room, and the window of his room faced this tree.
He had been watching the tree grow vaguely.
Lin Jiang drew the tree from every angle, from top to bottom, left to right, front to side.
Murong Bobo asked carefully, "Sir, this tree has already been drawn from every angle. Why not try something different?"
Lin Jiang held onto the charcoal pencil, unwilling to let go. "Since we've already tried every angle, why not change our thinking and paint the leaves, branches, and roots?"
"All right."
During the break from painting, Lin Jiang asked Murong Bobo how long he would stay in Anjing.
Murong Bobo rubbed his head and said, "I don't know about that. His Majesty only told me to hone my painting skills and teach you how to paint. He hasn't said anything else yet."
Lin Jiang's tone instantly became excited. "That's great! After I finish painting this tree, Mr. Murong will teach me how to paint the flowers in the garden. There are so many flowers, I want to paint them one by one."
Murong Bobo:.........
Of course, at this moment, Lin Jiang did not know that he would be regarded as the best abstract painter in the future, and that the plants in his paintings would become museum relics.
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Ever since glass was made, Lin Si has been thinking about the Maritime Silk Road.
How much was sold to Nanzhao and Xiping? If the Maritime Silk Road could be opened up, people from other countries would come here to purchase goods, and it would be a sure-win business.
Therefore, in addition to shipbuilding, port construction was also put on the agenda.
There is a great demand for cement, and the workers in the cement factory are working hard. They are very happy to receive their wages every month.
There was a lot of limestone on Xiguang Road, so several cement factories were opened there.
September is the hot season.
Ajiu was holding the wages he received yesterday and was skillfully gesturing at the food stall.
The people at the food stalls were no longer surprised to see the dark-skinned mountain people speaking Chinese with a strange accent or even using gestures.
There is a huge demand for cement and many processes. Whether it is transporting stones, knocking stones or doing the subsequent work, people are needed, and it is best to have people with strong strength.
These mountain people living in the mountains naturally became the labor force for Yan Xuanqing and Ding Shui.
As they couldn't communicate with each other and these mountain people only cared about exchanging food, it took them a long time to gain their trust.
It then took even longer to get these mountain people willing to come down the mountain to work.
Working in a cement factory is all physical labor, and requires little brainpower. These mountain people quickly got the hang of it after working for a few days.
The mountain people didn't recognize copper coins. At first, they kept shaking their heads when they were given money and just wanted to eat.
Bai Zhi from the county took the money and personally took them to the food stalls to buy food. After several times, this group of unintelligent mountain people finally understood how to use money.
Due to the special nature of the mountain people, monthly wages are not suitable for them, and their wages are paid daily.
After all, as soon as they get their wages, these mountain people will go out to eat and eat, and they must spend all the money to eat their fill.
Ajiu paid the money and stared at the three bowls of soup noodles that were served.
Mountain people generally have a big appetite, and it is common for one person to eat two or three bowls.
Ajiu really likes the days at the foot of the mountain. The food there is so delicious. Once you get used to it, no one wants to eat the tasteless food from before.
Ajiu had just finished a bowl of food when he saw two other mountain people paying in front of the stall.
He knew these two people.
It’s Ami and Awen.
Ami is a girl. Female mountain people are responsible for selecting stones, while male mountain people are responsible for transporting and knocking stones.
Ami is the oldest of the three. At first, like Ajiu, she would go out to eat after receiving her wages, and then use the leftovers to buy some food to bring back to the mountains.
There is an elderly grandmother in her family who is too old to come down the mountain to work, so she needs her to buy food and bring it back.
Now everyone who can move on the mountain has come down to work. It was only after coming down the mountain that Ami discovered how wonderful the world below the mountain was. Their carefully crafted bows and arrows and various hunting tools were no different from playing house here.
Ami said to Ajiu in mountain dialect: "Ajiu, don't spend all your wages every day, save some."
Ajiu ate without even looking up: "Sister Ami, I don't have grandma and grandpa at home, so I don't need to buy food to take back. Why should I save money? Of course I want to eat it all and be full."
Ami didn't know how to explain to Ajiu the importance of saving money. She learned this from a girl from the mountain.
Ami treated her as a friend and would talk to her to practice speaking Chinese. Although Ami's Chinese is still not standard and she doesn't know most of the words, she is already the best among the mountain people.
Awen agreed with what Ami said. Some time ago, his grandfather suddenly sprained his ankle. If it were before, he would pick up some herbs from the roadside and apply them to the affected area.
But Ajiu knew that those herbs were useless.
He called a colleague from the cement factory and talked to him for a long time before the colleague took him to the clinic and told him about his symptoms.
The doctor said that the injury could be cured by buying a bottle of ointment.
But then Awen embarrassingly discovered that he had no money.
Fortunately, my colleague paid for the medicine.
For the first time, Awen experienced what shame was. His dark cheeks flushed with embarrassment, his head lowered, and he kept gesturing to the other party that he would return it tomorrow.
My colleague smiled and said it was okay.
After paying back the money, Awen became a staunch saver like Ami.
In order to save money, Ami and Awen ate the simplest soup noodles and only ordered one bowl.
The three of them sat together, eating and chatting.
"It's great that there is everything at the foot of the mountain." Ajiu sighed.
Ami blew on the hot soup noodles and said, "I thought so too. It would be great if we could live at the foot of the mountain. It would be very convenient for everything here."
Ajiu had never thought about this question before, and subconsciously said, "Sister Ami, you are crazy! How can we live down the mountain?"
Ami asked back, "Why not? The living conditions in the mountains are so bad. We can't even get enough to eat with the little food we have, and there's no doctor to see if we're sick."
Ah Wen listened silently without saying a word. The longer he stayed at the foot of the mountain, the less he got used to the living environment there. Now that it was summer, mosquito bites were common at night, making him feel uncomfortable all over.
Ajiu didn't know how to answer for a moment, and finally said, "But we don't speak Chinese."
Ah Wen said: "You can learn Chinese."
Ajiu held it in for a long time before he finally said, "Houses at the foot of the mountain are very expensive. We can't possibly afford to buy one."
“That’s why we have to save our daily wages. If we don’t save money, it will be spent every day, and of course we will never be able to buy a house,” said Ami.
"How can that be possible? It's impossible not to eat every day!" Ajiu was in tears.
Ami pointed to her own bowl and said, "If you eat one less bowl every day and don't eat anything with eggs or meat, you can save money."
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