Zhao Di took out a small red book from his arms and gave it to the nurse. The nurse carefully inspected Zhao Di and returned it to Zhao Di before letting them in.
Xi Xing and his family went in and took a look. It turned out that there was another cave inside. There was also a square courtyard. There were eight rooms on three sides of the courtyard. Only the opposite door was a reception hall.
There is also a large open space in the middle of the courtyard, as well as yellow orchids, green bamboos, willows, and sweet-scented osmanthus trees that have just been removed or planted.
Many of these houses have house numbers on them, and there are various institutions outside. However, they add a department to the title, such as Land Department, Real Estate Department, Finance Department, Property Department, Bank, Security Team, etc. Archives, etc.
After Xi Xing looked at it intently, he felt dazzled.
So he bowed to Zhao Di and asked: "My dear friend, land, real estate, agriculture, and security teams are easy to understand. Others, such as finance, auditing, planning, construction, education, investigation of objects, etc., forgive me for my limited knowledge and inability to understand." "
Zhao Di looked around happily. This young gentleman was always unexpected. Even the yamen did not have a management organization or office hall to make these plans, which made the people and merchants of Zhaojiazhuang highly praised.
So Zhao Di returned the gift and pointed to the house numbers and explained: "The Finance Department is responsible for managing money-related income and expenditure;... The Civil Affairs Department is responsible for civil relief, household registration, and insurance. It is the responsibility of an administrator. From birth to death; health and hygiene means that after management, Zhaojiazhuang plans to establish medical clinics and pharmaceutical shops to treat diseases and save people. The bank is not letting the donkeys roll around. Not only does it earn money on deposits, but the money on payments is also extremely low, only 10%, less than One-tenth of the money banks and pawnshops on the market."
Xi Xing nodded, then suddenly frowned and asked, "What's going on with the insurance?"
Zhao Di thought for a while and then replied: "Insurance is the protection provided for people in case of accidents. For example, buying a house, illness, injury, fire, theft, etc., as well as retirement. You pay a little for this insurance yourself, and the workshop pays a little. One thing about Zhaojiazhuang is that when you have an accident, the insurance will give you appropriate monetary compensation... As long as you work hard, you will be guaranteed food, clothing, and housing in Zhaojiazhuang. However, Zhaojiazhuang does not support lazy people either. .”
The content of this insurance was so rich that Xi Xing suddenly fell into deep thought.
Suddenly Xi Xing bowed his hands and asked: "Zhaojiazhuang's behavior is daring to be the first in the world, which makes me admire him. I also agree with Zhaojiazhuang's approach of providing food and clothing for parents, and also supports the measures of not raising lazy people. But I remembered one thing, that is How do you deal with those lonely old people? These people may have been lazy as young people. What will happen to them when they get old?"
Zhao Di shook his head at this time and said: "Brother Yu is mainly in the county. I don't know much about this. You can ask Xiao Langjun later."
They walked through the path composed of green bamboos, yellow oak trees, etc. and came to the reception hall.
Zhao Ping, housekeeper Zhao Jie and others were already standing at the entrance of the hall. When they saw Xi Xing's family arriving, they immediately saluted Xi Yang and his wife as juniors, saluted Xi Xing as juniors and warmly greeted Xi Xing to enter the room and sit down.
Xi Xing finally saw this legendary junior brother and couldn't help but look at him carefully.
Xi Xing saw that this junior disciple was slightly taller than his youngest brother, and his facial features could only be described as delicate. What impressed him most was that his skin was as white as jade, his lips were red and his teeth were white.
On the contrary, the two maids beside him were particularly beautiful and charming, but Xi Xing did not dare to look at them more.
Zhao Ping also looked at Xi Xing's family.
Xiyang has a loyal and honest appearance and has a good profile. Xixing himself has delicate features and a very elegant temperament. His two sisters are also pretty and pleasant. His mother's facial features are also okay, but her skin is sallow and her face is sick. The brother looked innocent.
Xi Xing and his family went in to take a look, and saw that this was also a room that had just been painted.
Since the room has not yet dried out, there are no paintings or other works of art hanging on the walls. There are only a lot of desks and chairs, and the entire hall looks simple and elegant.
Cuizhu and Lan'er served the latest Zui Chunfeng tea to the guests.
After chatting for a while, Xixing couldn't help but ask: "Junior Brother, Brother Yu was deeply inspired and admired when he saw the many departments in Zhaojiazhuang. I wonder why Junior Brother did this?"
Zhao Ping bowed his hands to the sky, and then said: "Mencius once said that if you are poor, you can work alone, and if you are talented, you can help the world. I am barely able to do it at the moment, and I hope it can be implemented in Zhaojiazhuang. Specifically, I hope to do it in Zhaojiazhuang At this point, life will be well-supported, children will be educated, children will be educated, diseases will be cured, old people will be supported, men will have something to do, and women will have jobs."
After Zhao Ping said these seven sentences, Xi Xing immediately stood up from his seat, gave a deep salute to Zhao Ping, and said: "Brother Xian is far-sighted and his goal is to be well-off and harmonious. Although brother Fool is a few years older, he still has It’s not as good as much!”
Zhao Ping hurriedly stood up, returned a salute, looked at his two sisters Xiyang and Xixing, and said: "Brother, there is no need to be humble. If you are not a talented person, how can you pass the exam? For younger brothers, senior brother deserves a reward. Dare you? Ask my uncle and his two sisters what they like to do?"
Xi Xing knew that Zhao Ping was arranging plans for his family, so he was very grateful and said: "My father can endure any hardship. You two sisters and junior brothers can take care of the arrangements."
Zhao Ping thought for a while, then raised his hands to Xiyang and asked, "I want to ask my uncle, are you familiar with house construction?"
Xiyang returned the courtesy and said, "I've done it before, so I know a little bit about it."
Zhao Ping nodded, thought for a while and said, "Is your uncle studying? How many words can he know?"
Xiyang thought for a while and said sheepishly: "I studied for a few years when I was young, but later I failed the test and my family's financial situation was not good, so I stopped studying. I can understand about two thousand words."
Zhao Ping smiled, pointed at the current building and said: "It's already very good. When my uncle came to Zhaojiazhuang, he saw the Immortal Concrete Avenue and the current Immortal Concrete houses. These were all built by Zhaojiazhuang Construction Workshop. Let's do this. My uncle will go to the construction workshop to assist Wang Qishi in running the construction workshop. Wang Qishi also manages the Xian Cement Workshop. It's a bit busy running back and forth. In the next few days, my nephew will give you some books on construction. I wonder if your uncle is reading it. Let’s see if that’s okay? As for the two senior sisters, you might as well go to Huaxianzifang to help the two sisters of the Wang family, is that okay?”
Xiyang and Xixing hurriedly handed over their hands. Zhao Ping completely trained Xiyang as the shopkeeper, and also took good care of Xixing's two younger sisters. They both said in unison: "Thank you, nephew (brother), do you dare to disobey me?" "
Zhao Ping then looked at Xi Xing's mother, bowed her hands and said hello, and then asked Xi Xing: "Brother, may I ask if your parents were weak due to blood loss during childbirth?"
Xi Xing couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this. He raised his hands in thanks and said, "Exactly. I wonder if junior brother has any good ideas?"
Zhao Ping nodded, took out a jar and said: "I have twenty kilograms of donkey-hide gelatin here, which is specially used to treat aunt's postpartum metrorrhagia. I hope it can help my aunt's condition."
Xiyang and his son immediately stood up from their seats and bowed together. Xiyang's father couldn't help but choked and said, "This gift is too expensive. Uncle Fool can't bear it."
This donkey-hide gelatin is extremely difficult to obtain. It is a specialty of Shandong in the north. It is still in the hands of the barbarians. Xiyang asks for help every year, and can only get half a catty at most. The price is still ten taels of silver, which is already most of the family's expenses. .
Zhao Ping also made use of his own unique product and went through many twists and turns to get this Dong'e donkey-hide gelatin. Of course, the price he paid was extremely high.
Zhao Ping put the jar into Xi Xing's hand, and then said: "God has the virtue of good life, not to mention ordinary people like my little brother. Now that we have come to Zhaojiazhuang, we are from Zhaojiazhuang. For a great aunt like Zhaojiazhuang who gave birth to five children, Mother, wouldn’t it be unethical not to ask?”
As soon as these words came out, everyone in Xi Xing's family, except for the two youngest brothers, couldn't help but burst into tears. Xiyang father and son and Weng Weng's mother-in-law couldn't help turning their heads and secretly wiping their tears.
The second wife of the Xi family suddenly snatched the jar from Zhao Ping's hand, held it tightly, then stared at Zhao Ping with her big dark eyes, tilted her head, and then slowly chanted: "The land of Tianfu, an important town in the southwest, has the name of a state. Chang. It connects to Chengdu at the top and Chongqing at the bottom. It is infinitely glorious. Cut off the beauty of Bashan Mountain, cut off the aura of Shu land, and write an article about Changzhou. Take its essence, condense Changyuan, and look emperor. Begonias are blooming slowly, and Bashu is uniquely fragrant; The orchids are in full bloom, leaving the trees fragrant for a long time. Beside the crying river, the beach becomes a beach to look at your mother; the evil dragon goes to the sea and slowly enters the Sichuan River. Fish swim in the shallow bottom, herons fly across the sky, and the farmers are busy; green bamboos are clumps, and smoke is curling up, it is paradise on earth. . Some men are handsome, some are girls, some are well-educated, and some are old and healthy. The future is as bright as the sea, and the days ahead are long."
After finishing reciting, Xi Erniang stared at Zhao Ping and asked: "Xiao Langjun, did you write this poem?"
Zhao Ping couldn't help but feel happy when he saw a beautiful young lady of similar age to himself who could recite works with great pride, so he nodded and said, "Of course I wrote it. Does the young lady think the article is not well written?"
Xi Erniang shook her head, looked at her brother, then at Zhao Ping, and then said: "The writing is very spiritual. After seeing this poem, I was thinking whether the author is as old as my brother. Just as handsome, so I came to Zhaojiazhuang out of curiosity, wanting to see the true face of Mount Lu."
Zhao Ping suddenly felt that this little lady was so funny, so he smiled and said, "Very disappointed, right?"
Xi Erniang nodded, stared at Zhao Ping seriously and said, "I'm really disappointed. This author is too young, about the same age as one of my younger brothers. I really want to open his head and see what he thinks. , can you write such a spiritual poem?"
After saying that, he looked at his somewhat embarrassed brother, then looked at the house in front of him, and said: "Seeing everything in Zhaojiazhuang makes me want to see how the little man's head looks like. Not to mention these are We can't think of it, even the officials want to come up with it. But."
Here, she suddenly changed her tone, looked at the doors marked with various departments outside the courtyard, and then asked softly: "Xiao Langjun, I want to ask a question. There seems to be no one at those doors outside. I wonder, Xiao Langjun?" Can you tell the little girl?"
