However, despite the enthusiastic young man Chang Yu opposite him, no one among the six or seven melon-eaters paid any attention to him.
I'm afraid that the air will suddenly become quiet...
Chang Yu could neither stand nor walk, and for a moment he felt awkward and didn't know what he was doing.
"What do you do?" Fortunately, the embarrassment was quickly broken by a thin man, squatting on the ground and his age could not be seen.
"Open a kiln and bake bricks." Chang Yu smiled.
"Why are there so many people?" someone asked.
"Oh, the house in the courtyard is also broken down, and the kiln collapsed, so I hired some people to repair it. In order to rush for time, I hired more people," Chang Yu laughed, and then changed the subject: "Our Panjiayao Aren’t they all kiln-burners? Why don’t you see anyone lighting a fire?”
"At this time, if anyone is building a house, who will burn it and sell it to someone? It's not enough money to open the kiln." The thin man curled his lips: "We have to wait until spring to open it!"
Oh, Chang Yu nodded: "My master's family is a big family in the city. They are planning to build a big house in the southern suburbs of the city recently. They need a lot of bricks..."
Cengceng, some people who were originally squatting on the ground stood up in panic, and their faces became angry.
"But in order to save costs and control the quality of the bricks, the owner decided to burn the kiln himself, so he bought a kiln here and burned it himself." Chang Yu continued, and the people in front of him sighed and squatted down again: "Then why are you running like this? Instead of burning far away, build a kiln nearby in the south of the city."
"That's different. The soil here at Panjiayao is famous for its good quality, and the bricks produced are strong." Chang Yu said with a smile, and several people nodded slightly: "That's true, but it also depends on who will bake it... "
"What this old man said is that kiln burning is a technical job. We are all laymen. We will have to invite some masters to come over when the time comes." As soon as Chang Yu finished speaking, several people who were squatting stood up again: "I can do this. Ah, my family has been firing kilns for three generations, here..."
They all boasted and boasted. Chang Yu smiled and waved his hand to interrupt them: "Sure, when everything is cleaned up in a few days, I'll ask the masters to go to work. The wages will naturally be indispensable."
Several people were immediately overjoyed. This was like pie in the sky for them. After all, it was the off-season in their industry and they spent their days hanging out at home.
Farmers are already enthusiastic, and after hearing that they would be hired in the future, they immediately went to Chang Yu's house to help, but Chang Yu refused. There were already too many people there, and there was no technical work, so they went to add trouble, etc. I will be visiting you in a few days to invite you.
The power of many people is great, and with the division of labor and cooperation, the earth is dug and the earth is transported. All tasks are exchanged in turn and in an orderly manner. At noon, when Li Tiezhu came back with his people to purchase food, Chang Yu was very satisfied with the work in the courtyard. A deep pit ten meters long, five meters wide, and five meters deep had been completed and formed into a plane n shape, with east and west sides separated. Two holes with a height of two meters and a width of three meters were dug under the houses and cave dwellings in the south direction, and the depths of each had been dug to nearly five meters.
In fact, at this time, many people have realized that their great eunuch, Eunuch Chang, is not just for the simple purpose of burning kilns. Although some people explain from time to time that this can only take more soil, some agree, some doubt, and some think that it can take more soil. It can also create a secret passage and achieve two goals with one stone.
But no matter what they thought, it did not affect the progress of the project. After a quick lunch and a short break, the construction continued until dusk. High mounds of soil had been piled up in the courtyard, and the secret room project two meters underground was also considered Finished hastily.
Chang Yu walked into the tunnel holding a torch. The passage that was two meters high and three meters wide seemed extremely spacious. It was transparent at both ends and the air flowed smoothly without any sense of suffocation. The space underground of the house and under the brick kiln was relatively spacious, with thirty to fifty meters of space. Roughly adding up the square meters of space, the total space is nearly 300 square meters. Even the royal treasures should be able to be hidden!
Seeing that it was getting dark, Chang Yu asked the eunuchs to return to the palace as quickly as possible, and did not forget to give him a shot of panic medicine: "If you can't return to the palace in time, you can sleep on the street tonight." This made the eunuchs who had worked hard all day tired again. They were anxious, so they all ran to the capital. At this time, sleeping outside was just waiting to die.
"Brother Chang, you can't be so cruel." Hu Ling, thousands of people in the Fan family looked bitter.
Seeing their appearance, Chang Yu kicked each of them: "I'm teasing you, get out of here. I already greeted the prince when I came out. I will leave a door for him at Dong'an Gate, but it won't last long." , you hurry up."
Hu Ling and others finally took a breath, said goodbye to Chang Yu and left in a hurry.
The reason why Chang Yu frightened those eunuchs was to bring out their potential. If something unexpected happened in the future, emergency marches would not be the norm yet. Now he was just letting them experience it in advance.
It was already dark and the buildings were empty. Chang Yu stood alone in the courtyard of the huge abandoned house, looking left and right. He heard nothing except the howling north wind and the occasional barking of a barking dog in the village. With his voice, the whole village fell into silence.
Did you go to the kang in the dark to create a human being so early? Chang Yu opened the courtyard door and took a look around. The whole village was pitch dark without any lights. Then he turned around and glanced at the courtyard behind him which was also dark and dim. Mmp, why was he feeling a little scared?
He walked to the carriage, rummaged around inside for a while, took out a lantern and lit it, then hung it at the courtyard door, led the carriage into the courtyard, closed the courtyard door, Chang Yu got on the carriage, lit a candle, and then fell into a daze.
Don’t be surprised. There were naturally candles at this time in the Ming Dynasty. In fact, there were records of candles as early as the Qin and Han Dynasties. By the Tang and Song Dynasties, they had become popular in the upper class society. In the Tang Dynasty, Li Shangyin had the saying "Why should we cut the Western Window Candle together", which was just a candle wick at that time. It is made of twisted cotton thread. It cannot be burned and becomes carbonized, so it must be cut off constantly. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, candles had become popular, but of course poor people still relied on oil lamps for lighting.
Leaning in the carriage, which was not very cold, Chang Yu was in a daze, thinking about something, but he felt sleepy without realizing it. He tilted his head and fell asleep.
Bang bang bang, not long after, there was a knock on the door outside the courtyard, and the dogs in the village began to bark. Chang Yu woke up with a start and got out of the car. He woke up immediately when the cold wind blew and hurriedly opened the courtyard door.
There were three carriages and about twenty people outside the courtyard.
"Why did you come so late? You thought you couldn't get out of the city after it was too late?" Chang Yu blamed him a little.
Chunxiang scratched his head: "We were waiting outside the city gate before dark. When we saw our family entering the city, we hurried over. But we were not familiar with the dark roads and took a sidetrack..."
"Let's talk when you come in." Chang Yu interrupted him. Chunxiang, Jiang Quan and others led the carriage into the house, and the courtyard door was closed again.
After "Brother Chang" entered the yard, Luo Tang and other servants greeted Chang Yu one by one, looking around from time to time, full of curiosity.
There was training in the morning, and in the afternoon, under the supervision of Chunxiang and Jiang Quan, twenty-six servants headed by Luo Tang completely repaired the house in the city, had some simple food, and then took out twenty people and left the city in a hurry.
"This is a kiln factory owned by our master. It has been abandoned for a long time. We plan to reopen the kiln. You will work here from now on, but you must repair and rest first." Chang Yu picked up a lantern and took everyone to have a garden tour.
Luo Tang and the others were okay. They were used to living a hard life. As long as they had food, it would be the same wherever they lived. But Chunxiang and Jiang Quan were different. After all, they were from a wealthy family. They felt gloomy in this abandoned house. The swish is very scary, and the working environment is also terrible. Not to mention that the roof has collapsed and the floor is covered with debris and dust. There is no place to stand. How can I sleep?
But soon they opened their eyes. Chang Yu carried a lantern and led them down the pit, and then entered the tunnel: "Breathable, sheltered from the wind, and kept warm, how about it?"
Lighting the oil lamp, Chang Yu asked Luo Tang and others to collect some firewood and light a fire in the secret tunnel to dry and heat the tunnel. Then they put the bedding on. Everyone huddled together, eating some melon seeds, warming themselves by the fire and chatting. It felt like It's as cozy as a college dormitory.
Farmers have a habit of going to bed early and getting up early. The reason for going to bed early is because it’s dark and there are no entertainment activities. Lighting lamps consumes oil, so it’s better to go to the kang and make people to pass the time.
It’s hard to understand when I wake up early. There is actually nothing to do on a cold day. You can just stay in bed, but you just have to get up. Even if you sit in a daze, you don’t want to lie down even if you go for a walk outside to enjoy the cold breeze. .
Chang Yu had the urge to stay in bed for the first time since he traveled through time. He didn't expect that sleeping in the secret passage would be so comfortable, quiet and warm. Some people might think that if you light a fire in the secret passage, you won't choke on the smoke. No! The smoke will flow out along the roof of the tunnel.
Chunxiang and others were very conscious. Although they got up later than usual, they also got up early and started morning exercises. This made Chang Yu embarrassed to stay in bed and got up listlessly.
It wasn't until he washed his face with cold water that he became energetic and did a few sets of boxing in the yard. By this time, Chunxiang had already completed a five-kilometer run with Luo Tang and other servants.
After a brief rest, we began to teach military boxing.
The military boxing must be performed in conjunction with the shouting, which naturally aroused the curiosity of some villagers, and soon someone was lying on the crack of the door to look into the courtyard.
Jiang Quan discovered that he walked to the door and shouted: "Get out of here!"
If a big family is in trouble, the villagers will become like birds and beasts.
Chang Yu was not idle either. When the servants were training, he started to light a pot and make porridge to make breakfast for them. Naturally, these cooking utensils and ingredients were all prepared yesterday.
After eating and drinking, it was already eight or nine o'clock. Chang Yu went out and walked around the village, then bought some bricks from a family.
He ordered his servants to transport the bricks back to the courtyard, and then built a wall with mud to divide the original courtyard into two, leaving only a small door in the corner. This was done to hide the big hole at the entrance to the tunnel in the courtyard.
"I'll give you one day to cap and reinforce the tunnel below with brick walls. If you don't finish the work, don't sleep tonight." Chang Yu wanted them to have a sense of urgency. Saying that twenty people are doing this wall-building work, Ready-made bricks and ready-made mud, it really is not a big project.
When leaving, Chang Yu told the two supervisors Chunxiang and Jiang Quan not to leave the hospital at will, let alone allow outsiders to enter the hospital. He would come back to check tomorrow.
Driving the carriage leisurely, he entered the city through Guangqumen. When he passed by Huang's house, he suddenly frowned and tied his horse to a tree on the roadside. He stood at the door and looked left and right. He frowned. The door of this house was a bit too shabby. …
"Hey, who are you looking for?" A voice sounded while he was deep in thought. He turned around and saw two women standing not far away looking at him curiously.
"I'm not looking for anyone." Chang Yu was a little confused.
"Oh, you must be a new member of this family." The two women said like curious babies, "What's your last name? What does your family do? There seem to be a lot of people there."
It seemed like they were gossipy neighbors. Chang Yu really wanted to roll his eyes, but he was wary of how he could disguise himself so that the house wouldn't look so strange.
"The owner's surname is Huang. I bought this house for the eldest young master. I will move here after some rest. The two eldest sisters are neighbors here..." Chang Yu said sweetly and stood at the door to chat with the two women. Fan.
He knocked gently on the door, and after a while Sui arrived and opened the door. When he saw it was Chang Yu, he smiled and called Brother Chang. He was one of the four servants who stayed behind in Huangzhai.
Chang Yu did not enter the courtyard, but stood in front of the door and told Sui Dao to find craftsmen to renovate the door of the house. It should be big, thick and elegant, and a plaque should be hung up with a letter: Huang Mansion!
After leaving Huang Zhai, Chang Yu did not go back to the palace directly, but went to Qianmen Wuming Hutong.
"Brother Guiren, you're here." The stupid man smiled even more stupidly when he saw Chang Yu.
Dear sister, Chang Yu really wanted to scold him, but looking at him like this, his sister probably wasn't that good-looking either, so he gave up and just smiled at him and found a seat to do it.
The silly guy understood, made tea and turned around to go out. After a while, he heard a cheerful greeting from outside, and Grandma Sun was here.
"How many people have you found?" Chang Yu got to the point.
"Seventeen, hey, this old woman has been working all over the capital for you these past few days, and her legs are almost broken..." Mrs. Sun asked for credit with a look on her face.
Chang Yu smiled slightly: "Earning so much money is worth it even if you break your foot."
"No, no, a little hard-earned money." Mrs. Sun said and straightened her expression: "I was just thinking about sending someone to you today, but I didn't expect you to turn down the mountain..."
"Don't go to that house from now on. My master's eldest son has moved here. He doesn't like strangers. If you annoy him for no reason, the consequences will be serious." Chang Yu looked at him coldly when he said this. He glanced at Granny Sun, and she was really frightened: "Oh, okay, okay, then I will find all the people..."
"I will come every few days from now on," Chang Yu said, taking out the money from his arms: "Panjiayao and my kiln factory have started construction. Just ask them to go directly. The one at the west end of the village is easy to find. ".
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I went to attend a friend’s wedding. I’ll update it today. Sorry, thank you book friends for collecting and recommending it.
