Lin Zhaoxia looked at the gold ingot in her hand with bright eyes, "Is this given to you by your grandparents?"
She nodded in agreement, "Grandpa said that it is not easy to raise my mother, and she has to work hard. Last year, she gave a lot of supplements to the family, so she gave me gold, saying it was for my family."
He has grown up to know that his mother likes gold, and he likes it too. These ten taels of gold can be exchanged for a lot of money here. Mom can exchange it for a lot of money and buy a lot of things!
Then I buy something that everyone likes and bring it back to Daqi, happy!
Zhao Guangyuan was stunned when he saw Chang Zhi taking out the gold ingot, "Why did you accept your grandfather's gold?" He looked at Chang Zhi with disapproval.
Changzhi blinked and glanced at his father, then turned around and hugged his mother's waist, "My grandfather insisted on giving it to me. Changzhi didn't want it in the first place."
Lin Zhaoxia glanced at the father and son, touched his son's head, and said comfortingly: "Just accept it. If you don't accept it, your grandparents may not feel at ease."
I'll just find a way to return it later.
It's so long that it nods its little head. No matter how he stuffed it back, it would not work. His grandparents insisted on giving it to him, not what he wanted when he grew up.
Lin Zhaoxia looked at the gold ingot in her hand, feeling warm in her heart. She rubbed it in her palm, "This must be ten taels. The salary you paid my father at the end of the year was only sixty-two taels, I remember. Last year at home, Have you saved such a large sum of money?"
Zhao Guangyuan took it over and looked at it, "This should be one of the two ingots Changshan paid to your father last year."
Talk to Lin Zhaoxia about last year when Changshan compensated the Lin family 20 gold. "The Lin family's savings this year should be less than a hundred taels."
Lin Qiushan and Lin Jingping received their salaries in the mausoleum area, each with one tael of silver per month. Lin Jingning's salary in Fengxian Army was less than one tael of silver plus rice. The women of the Lin family usually helped in the mausoleum area, and they also had some copper coins, but not much. many.
Not counting the work he arranged for the Lin family, the Lin family could save more than ten taels a year.
"My father usually makes jewelry for others." I can also save some money. Otherwise, I wouldn't have saved up such a dowry for her.
"Yes, your father is very good at his craftsmanship."
Zhao Guangyuan smiled and scratched her face, "Although the Linghu households are usually not free and their range of activities is restricted, they are much better than those farmers outside who depend on the weather for food."
Lin Zhaoxia opened her mouth, wanted to say something, and finally closed it again.
According to her thoughts, of course she would rather be free.
Not controlled by others, you can go wherever you want. The world is vast and you can walk freely. But in Daqi, compared to the farmers who have been working hard for a year and still can't make ends meet, Linghu's harvest is indeed guaranteed by drought and floods.
The most important thing is that there is no need to perform military service or hard labor. This is better than ordinary farmers.
As long as the Zhao family of Da Qi does not fall, the Ministry of Household Affairs will not dare to withhold the salaries of the mausoleum households even if they deduct the army.
The environment is different, and people's moods and choices are also different. Like Chang Shan's brother-in-law, there are many households who are eyeing the Linghu household, wanting to be the Linghu household, and trying to squeeze out the quota for the Linghu household.
Lin Zhaoxia put the matter aside and packed up the things Chang Zhi brought.
There was a lot of food, and I don’t know where Father Lin and Mrs. Lin collected it. There were a lot of them. I also made two sets of household clothes for her, and also bought her several pairs of cotton shoes.
"Mom, grandma said if you can't wear these outside, just leave them at home. She also made two outfits for me and dad, so we can wear the same ones at home." Parent-child outfits, hehe.
"Okay. Then we will wear the same clothes at home."
Lin Zhaoxia caressed the cotton clothes, skirts and shoes in her hands, feeling happy. Every stitch and every thread is carefully sewn with fine stitches, showing her family's love for her.
On a small island far away in Vietnam, Sun Lu and Fang Da were also packing the things sent by Zhao Guangyuan.
"Your Highness has sent so many things," rice, flour, grains, oil, various dried meats, dried fruits, cloth and other items.
Sun Lu happily ordered the followers around him, "Let the kitchen be cooked later so that the brothers can have a lively New Year!"
"Yes. Your Highness is merciful!" The entourage responded and left, and soon there were cheers on the island.
Sun Lu and Fang Da opened a secret letter...
After reading it, he took it into his arms and said, "His Royal Highness is coming to Yuedi next year. I wonder if the substitute he has arranged can do the job." Sun Lu was a little worried. Those people in the capital are not fuel-efficient lamps. If they find out that His Highness is not in the palace, they may cause trouble.
Fang Da actually agreed with His Highness's decision, "The one above gave His Highness an empty prince. The palace has no facilities. He just made it for the people of the world to see, blocking the world's mouth." It seemed like he was very magnanimous.
Fang Da's expression was disdainful, and the man above him was both arrogant and upright, which was off-putting.
Since I have been guarding His Highness for so many years, His Highness should no longer have expectations and make arrangements early so as to act earlier. It’s been seven years. How many seven years are there in life? If His Highness hadn't survived the catastrophe, the grass on the grave would have grown as tall as a human being.
"We just need to cooperate with His Highness. Your Highness has attached the shipbuilding drawings in his letter, and we have to send people to the coastal cities to find shipbuilders. And this glass workshop is really a good idea. It was made on the island. We sell it to the coast, and merchants sell it inland. When people ask about the source, they just assume it comes from the sea, which saves a lot of trouble."
Sun Lu nodded in agreement.
He is now in charge of the military affairs of more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, which consumes a huge amount of money every month. If he does not have a few industries to support him with money, he is afraid that the subsequent supply will not be enough, and the popular feeling in the army will be unstable, and he may not be able to suppress it.
"Then tomorrow I will order someone to build the glass workshop first, and then wait for His Highness to send craftsmen."
Sun Lu nodded, "This time His Highness has also attached more detailed instructions for cultivating pearls. You can hand it over to the pearl cultivators and let them study it carefully. If the survival rate can be improved this year, Your Highness will be rewarded heavily."
Fang Da nodded and went to find someone to research with detailed information.
Sun Lu called Lin Jingning over again and gave him the package sent by his family. He also gave him a few bags of grain seeds, saying that they were high-yielding grain seeds given by His Highness. He asked him to take them with him to study them carefully, and he must be in the army next year. Self-sufficient, with a surplus of food left over.
Lin Jingning responded and took people down to study the grain seeds.
There was a lot of research going on around the island. Lin Zhaoxia and Zhang Lianqiu were studying strategies for Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand on the computer, and several people were also having lively discussions.
The two of them were responsible for checking the strategy. They would sit aside and watch the excitement, and make some small suggestions from time to time. However, the two men behind them, Zhao Guangyuan and Lu Shanchang, didn't understand this. The two women would do whatever they said.
The two of them were full of expectations for flying to a foreign country to gain experience.
I heard that there are people from various countries there, with black skin, white limbs, yellow skin, human waists, red hair, white hair, blond hair, all kinds of people, speaking with various accents, wearing three-point poses on the beach to show off their bellies.
The faces of the two men who came together were shy and vaguely expectant.
"Let's go here first, and then stay here. For transportation, we can rent a car locally and drive ourselves..."
"Okay, you guys will look at the arrangements." Lu Shanchang and Zhao Guangyuan had no objections. Lin Zhaoxia and Zhang Lianqiu said whatever they said would be accepted.
Niang Le, they are going abroad to gain experience in other people’s territory.
(End of chapter)
