Xie Lingmo looked at Xu Yue and saw that he was focused on reading.
She had an idea and kissed Da Lang: "Daddy has read through most of it and will return it to you soon."
Dalang didn't speak, his eyes were fixed on Xu Yue, and his two small fists were clenched together.
About a cup of tea time passed, and Xu Yue finally finished reading.
Seeing the tears on Dalang's face, Xu Yue hurriedly stepped forward to wipe him and return the book to him.
Dalang finally took the book, and then his tears turned into laughter.
He wiped his tears and asked curiously: "Dad, this is a little book for young people. Why do you adults like to read it too?"
"This book is so good. Dad didn't read it when he was a child, and now he wants to make up for it." Faced with Dalang's questioning, Xu Yue had an idea.
Dalang suddenly looked at it, looked at Xu Yue and said, "Dad is so pitiful. He didn't even have a little book when he was young."
Hearing Dalang's words, Xu Yue couldn't laugh or cry.
But Dalang is indeed right, he has indeed not read these villain books.
At this time, Xie Lingmo suddenly said: "My lord, I seem to have read a certain kind of book."
"What book has the official never heard of?" Xu Yue felt curious, thought for a while, and shook his head.
Xie Lingmo took out a book from a bookcase and handed it to Xu Yue: "Official, look at it, aren't there illustrations?"
"The Legend of the Martyr Woman is all the same. There are very few illustrations and there is no comparison at all." Xu Yue took it and took a look, flipped through a few pages, and suddenly lost interest.
Xie Lingmo was shocked when he heard what Xu Yue said.
She thought that an ordinary villain book was not worth making a fuss about.
Unexpectedly, the two sons regarded this little book as a treasure, and even Xu Yue returned it to his son after reading it.
She put down her body, kissed Dalang again, and said kindly to Dalang: "Dalang, my mother hasn't read this little book yet. After I read it, I will return it to you immediately, okay?"
"Okay, mother, you must return it to me after reading it. Erlang has it, I can't live without it." Dalang hesitated for a few times, but after saying this, he still handed the little book in his hand to Xie Lingmo.
Xie Lingmo opened the Little Sage and took a look at it, and immediately compared the two books: "Strange, the little book in his hand is completely different from "The Legend of the Martyr Woman"?"
"That's right. If "The Legend of the Martyred Girl" has text as the main part and pictures as the supplement, then "The Little Man's Book" has pictures as the main part and the text as the supplement. The two are exactly the opposite." Xu Yue nodded and confirmed that Xie Lingmo conjecture.
"Is there such a book in the world?" Xie Lingmo suddenly fell into deep thought and felt confused, "So books can still do this?"
"I have to say that my son-in-law's ideas are different from those of ordinary people. "The Legend of the Martyr Woman" set a precedent for illustrations, while the Little People's Book became a comic book." Although Xu Yue was jealous of Zhao Ping, once he recognized his son-in-law's identity, his tone suddenly changed. .
Xie Lingmo agreed with Xu Yue's view, but at the same time he felt a little sour in his heart: "No wonder my two sons like this little book so much that they are reluctant to let their parents read it."
"This person is really amazing. Although Dalang Erlang doesn't know the words, he can guess some of the contents just by looking at the pictures in it." Xu Yue nodded and said the advantages of this book.
Xie Lingmo felt a little strange and couldn't understand it for a moment: "Official, it's normal for my son to like this book. Why does the official like it too?"
"I, the official, are completely different from my two sons. Not only can I know part of the content based on the pictures, but I can also understand the entire content of the Little Man's Book through the text." Xu Yue explained why he couldn't put it down, "The key is that the content is so exciting. , one link after another, making people have to read it in one sitting."
"The slave family understands. With such vivid pictures and texts, it's no wonder that not only my son likes it, but adults like officials also like it." Xie Lingmo finally fully understood the reason.
Dalang heard his parents talking non-stop and was unwilling to be lonely. He came out and pointed at the little book and asked: "Mother, why does this person look like a monkey?"
Hearing this, Xu Yue felt uncomfortable in his heart. Dalang was obviously confident that he would not ask his father about this matter, but he would ask his mother.
"Monkey, it looks like a human and a monkey. Official, what is this?" Xie Lingmo had some guesses, but was not sure.
Xu Yue had already read it from beginning to end and nodded: "Since it looks like a human and a monkey, it is the Sun Wukong from "Journey to the West"."
"No wonder Da Lang and Er Lang like it so much. "Journey to the West" originally had a good story, but now it is a comic book, so of course they are even more reluctant to part with it." Xie Lingmo kept nodding.
Xu Yue had an idea and suddenly thought of a question: "Not only children like this little book, but adults also like it. I wonder if a book has been published?"
"Of course the book has been published, otherwise how could Dalangerlang have it?" Xie Lingmo asked, "Why do officials think of this?"
"Such a thing is bound to sell well. I wonder if Auntie has a share?" Xu Yue was a little embarrassed and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Auntie must be late."
After all, this is asking for favors from Zhaojiazhuang on behalf of my aunt, so I feel a little embarrassed.
However, Xu Yue believes that he is also more confident, which is a reflection of his daughter's status in Zhaojiazhuang.
Still, although Xu Yue didn't say anything, Yu Jihan's four-wheeled carriage made him jealous.
"The slave family knows that officials would think so. The mistress of Zhaojiazhuang has already considered it, and the aunt also has half of the shares." Xie Lingmo chuckled and tapped Xu Yue's forehead with his finger.
Xu Yue breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that the aunt still has a status in Zhaojiazhuang. I am relieved to be such an official."
One month later, the long-awaited Chidao in the Song Dynasty, which was funded by millions of people, was finally built successfully.
Chidao was originally expected to take a year to build, but with the intervention of Zhaojiazhuang, it was completed in less than half a year.
This is a long road leading to Chengdu, about fifty miles long in Lingquan County.
The Su family happened to be in the middle of Chidao. The patriarch Su Buqi was so happy that his eyes filled with tears.
He led his clan members to respectfully burn incense in the ancestral hall to comfort their ancestors.
It used to take them two hours to travel to Chengdu and Lingquan County, but now it only takes half an hour.
This is secondary. The most important thing is that the stone tablets, county annals and even Chengdu prefectural annals also have the name of their Su family.
Not only are the fourth and fifth bedrooms jealous of Su Bude, the third bedroom, but Su Buqi and Su Buqing, the eldest and second bedroom, are also wary.
Su Bude usually seemed to be harmless to humans and animals, but he didn't take the second bedroom in his eyes at all.
But Sanfang unexpectedly rose up this time, because in the stone tablets, county annals, and government annals, the Su family's road builders were ranked first by Sanfang's people, and third by Sanfang's people.
Fortunately, Dafang managed to save some face in the end, because the second-ranked person was Dafang.
This time the second room knocked his teeth out and swallowed it. He stood aside and watched the joke. As a result, no one from the second room was on the list this time.
What makes everyone in the Su family jealous is that the first name on the Su family's list is the concubine Su Xiaomang.
Seeing that the rise of Sanfang could not be stopped, Dafang had to make a decision to make Sanfang Su Bude the deputy patriarch.
Chidao is a new thing, and it is an unprecedented event for the people of Lingquan County.
What does Chidao look like and what is Chidao? In fact, ordinary people have no idea what Chidao is.
Liu Qi came to Wang Liu's house and said to Wang Liu, "Liu Lang, what are you doing at home?"
"Qilang, I really don't have money to go to the teahouse. If you want to drink tea, there is tea at home." Wang Liu said a little embarrassed, "It's just group tea, it can't compare to your family's drunken spring breeze."
"I came to your house not to drink tea, but to invite you out." Watching Wang Liu take out the group tea, tea bowl, and teapot, Liu Qi hurriedly refused.
Hearing Liu Qi's refusal, Wang Liu's expression changed drastically: "Qi Lang, my family is not as well off as yours, aren't you used to drinking Tuancha?"
"Liu Lang misunderstood. Today is the day when Chidao is officially opened to traffic. Let's go out and have a look." Liu Qi hurriedly explained while saluting.
The two of them are classmates, and it's not good to be misunderstood by classmates.
Hearing that this was the reason, Wang Liu's face brightened slightly. He returned the courtesy and shook his head: "Qilang, the family is very tight now. You should read more and play less."
"Liu Lang, have you forgotten? We also donated money to this Chidao, and we also contributed to Jishanjide Road. If you don't go and see Chidao, how can you be willing?" Liu Qi thought that Wang Liu was still focused on studying. Urgent reminder.
Wang Liu took a look at the room next door. The bedroom next door was his mother's.
His mother seldom went out and was concentrating on spinning.
He thought for a while, shook his head, and lectured Liu Qi instead: "An inch of time is worth an inch of gold, but an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time. If a young man does not work hard, the old man will be miserable. Don't waste your time studying."
"You are right." Liu Qi admitted that Wang Liu was right. The next sentence immediately made a U-turn, "It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. Liulang, if you don't even know what Chi Dao looks like, how can you It’s not a big joke.”
"Qilang is right, but my mother is afraid of wasting her time." Wang Liu was still a little hesitant.
Liu Qi walked toward the bedroom and bowed respectfully to the wooden door: "Auntie, Chidao is officially open to traffic today. My nephew wants to take Liu Lang out to gain more experience. Is that okay?"
"Since it's to increase your knowledge, of course you can, but you can't delay it for too long." A kind and gentle voice came from inside.
Wang Liu was actually itching in his heart, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this: "Thank you, mother, Liu Lang will definitely report back what he saw and heard."
The two of them came out of their homes and found that the once bustling county town was almost deserted.
The streets of the entire county were deserted, and almost all of them went to Chidao to see the strange thing. There were huge crowds of people on both sides of Chidao and it was very lively.
Some vendors were holding candied haws, some were carrying buckets, and they were selling loudly.
The scene was filled with gongs and drums, lions and dragon lanterns flying, and smoke from firecrackers filling the air.
Amidst the bursts of black gunpowder smoke and the sea of people in front of us, we couldn't see clearly for a while.
Wang Liu waved his hand to drive away the acrid smoke, and finally saw the face of Mount Lu.
He looked over and over again and couldn't help being overjoyed when he saw it: "Sure enough, it is as flat as water, with stone railings dividing it on both sides, and there are wooden railings outside the Chidao. It turns out that Chidao looks like this."
"It looks good, but I wonder how it works?" Liu Qi was not as optimistic as him, staring at Chi Dao with doubt in his mouth.
Wang Liu thought for a while and expressed his thoughts: "I heard that the speed of the roads in Jintang County has increased by about four times. The speed of the roads in Lingquan County should not be a big problem."
"It's hard to tell. The Chidao in Jintang County was built by Zhaojiazhuang from beginning to end. The Chidao in Lingquan County is divided into five or six construction sections, so it's difficult to guarantee the quality." Liu Qi shook his head, still looking suspicious.
Wang Liu looked at Liu Qi and found a reason to refute: "Although each of the six construction sections was built separately at first, but later on Zhaojiazhuang participated, so it won't be a big problem."
"If there is any problem, you will know after trying it." Liu Qi still insisted on his opinion.
The two argued so hard that they couldn't convince each other.
"Coming, coming." The gongs and drums were silent for a while, and then they sounded again.
Wang Liu didn't understand and looked ahead, but there were many people in front of him, blocking his view.
He had no choice but to salute the tall man next to him: "Excuse me, Mr. Lang, what's going on?"
The tall man raised his body and used his hands to build a shade, and finally he could see clearly.
"Mr. Lang, it's Master Yu who's here." The tall man replied politely while returning his hand.
Wang Liu still didn't understand, and he bowed his hands again and asked: "Master Yu is still in Lingquan County, why is he back?"
"I heard that Master Yu's four-wheeled carriage went to test the passing time of the Chi Road and set off from Lingquan County just after Chen Shi arrived." The tall man also bowed his hands and replied.
Liu Qi suddenly interrupted at this time and shook his head: "Master Yu is a four-wheeled carriage, and of course it is faster. The key is the two-wheeled carriage. After all, there is only one four-wheeled carriage in the entire Lingquan County."
"I heard that in addition to Master Yu, the carriages of Xu Zhixian and Chengxian Cheng also went to Chengdu. They were two-wheeled carriages." The tall man knew what Liu Qi was thinking and told Liu Qi what he knew.
Liu Qi was still unconvinced: "Why is it that only the four-wheeled carriage from Master Yu came back, but not the carriages from Xu Zhixian and Cheng County Cheng? Are they not as fast as the four-wheeled carriage?"
"Oh, let me take a look. It turns out that their carriage was blocked by Master Yu's four-wheeled carriage, and they are behind it." The tall man raised his body again and announced the latest news to the others.
Wang Liu looked at Liu Qi, thought for a moment and said, "I don't know whether Master Yu's four-wheeled carriage can run faster, but as a magistrate, he can't leave behind the two carriages of the magistrate and the county magistrate. This is the most basic etiquette.”
"No, no." The tall man raised his body again and made a surprised sound.
Wang Liu and Liu Qi looked at each other and asked in unison: "What's wrong?"
