Not to mention the men who were excited, the old people watching the excitement also looked envious. Especially in this era of scarcity, even if there was a pair of better boots at home, they were only for strong laborers.
Although the style of old Beijing cloth shoes is a little simpler, the old people are not blind and know that they are good items. Rich people can only wear them during the holidays. Even when they were young, they could only watch them from a distance. share.
As for cloth shoes, even in the Three Kingdoms era, they have a history of nearly a thousand years. It is said that there were embroidered shoes in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
In 660 BC, Duke Xian of Jin became the king and expanded the territory as much as possible. He annexed ten small princes and small countries in one fell swoop and began to dominate the country.
In order to let the people of the country always remember his civil and martial arts, he ordered all the women in the palace to have ten kinds of flower and fruit patterns embroidered on their shoes, including pomegranates, peach blossoms, bergamots, and grapes.
At the same time, it was also ordered that civilian women across the country must wear these embroidered "Ten Fruit Shoes" as wedding shoes when they get married, so that future generations will not forget the illustrious achievements of Duke Xiang of Jin. At that time, embroidered women's shoes with this pattern were called "Jin shoes".
Therefore, everyone is familiar with cloth shoes, but in their opinion, the old Beijing cloth shoes are just not embroidered with patterns, and there is not much difference in other aspects.
As for the so-called black shoe uppers, don’t forget that black in the Qin and Han Dynasties was a color of wealth.
Wei Cheng was quite surprised to hear the discussion among the first-class people.
You must know that just now, what they were thinking about was the stab-proof clothing they purchased. Now they have rebelled against the revolution for a pair of shoes. This shows how attractive it is to them to own a pair of shoes.
Wei Teng sighed funnyly and looked at Hao Zhao and the others.
Hao Zhao and other teenagers laughed when they saw the look in Wei Cheng's eyes, and then ran into the yard and hid behind the fence, rustling without knowing what they were doing.
Seeing this, Cai Yan knew her husband's intentions, so she skipped the first few people to be announced next.
"The next group will reward Hao Zhao and other fourteen brave young men who successfully intercepted the enemy's sneak attack in the rear. The rewards are as follows: each person has an eight-sided Han sword, a set of stab-proof clothing, a pair of thousand-layer cloth shoes, and an iron hat. A total of five bags of top and polished rice are distributed by yourself.”
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of neat footsteps behind the door.
I saw the young men headed by Hao Zhao, wearing black iron hats, stab-proof clothing, and new cloth shoes. Hanging from their waists was an exquisite Han sword. The sword was inlaid with gems on both sides and the scabbard. It is also embellished with copper ornaments, which is extraordinary at first sight.
The fourteen teenagers acted in a uniform manner and wore uniform clothes. They stood in a row behind Wei Cheng with their heads high and their chests held high. The scene was as exciting as it was, and the more out-of-the-way Hu Tou blushed with excitement. So thick, I feel like my teeth are blooming a few times.
The parents, grandparents and grandparents of the children couldn't sit still. When Hao Dadao saw his son Hao Zhao's heroic appearance, he almost thought he had recognized the wrong person. When did his stupid son become so handsome? Still my son?
Gouzi's mother was so excited that she burst into tears. Her family was orphaned and widowed. After her husband died, she pointed to Gouzi to live. Seeing that Gouzi was not young anymore, he could marry a wife at the age of fourteen or fifteen. Give birth to children and carry on the family line.
But she knew that the conditions at home meant that Gouzi would not be able to marry a good wife. Even if he could barely find one who was willing to marry Gouzi, he would probably be either blind or lame, but that would be better than nothing.
Seeing how much my precious son has changed now, I really don’t dare to recognize my son’s mother. With my son’s appearance and heroic stance, he only needs to stop at the gate of the county town to see girls from all over the country. Why don't you step on the doorstep of your own house?
She was not the only one who thought this, but also the family members, brothers and sisters of several other teenagers. The few remaining pretty girls in the village even set their sights on Hao Zhao and Gou Zi from time to time. There was no way around it, who made the two of them the prettiest? .
Of course, more handsome people are ahead of them, but the villagers are still very self-aware about Wei Cheng, and they are content to be a maid like Hao Niang and Xiao'e.
"Dear me, this is too, too..." A man behind Zheng Tou couldn't sit still.
The other men also swallowed their saliva, and they were all salivating, even Da Niu and his group who came to join in the fun.
I wonder what man wouldn’t like wearing such a set of equipment?
Especially those men who have worn stab-proof clothing and know how powerful stab-proof clothing is. If Wei Cheng hadn't been there, they would have rushed over, stripped off their brother's stab-proof clothing and put it on themselves.
Among the crowd, the most envied people were the younger brothers Ban Jin and Ba Liang. These two brothers were a little led astray by Hao Laoliu.
In the village, they were usually the kind of people who cheated and cheated, but now that they saw their friends of the same age wearing such good clothes and shoes, how could they not be envious and disgusted, but there was nothing they could do about it. , can only look at each other with a look of loneliness.
Wei Cheng saw this scene in his eyes and said with a smile: "They deserve this. If you work hard, you will get something. In the future, as long as you also make contributions, there will be no shortage of similar rewards."
Hearing what he said, everyone in the village was ready to take action.
As if to support Wei Cheng's words, Cai Yan said: "This reward is not only for those who have made contributions to the enemy last night. I will make an announcement next. You should listen carefully to avoid missing your name by mistake."
When the first-class man heard this, he thought it was his turn and quickly shut up the chattering women.
However, Cai Yan smiled slightly and said in a rather naughty tone: "The following rewards are the five activists who performed best in building brick kilns." Of course, Wei Yan came up with the word activist.
When the first-class people heard that it was not them, they were startled at first, and then they all started to cry in disappointment.
But they didn't dare to make trouble. Cai Yan was Wei Cheng's wife, which was equivalent to their mistress. The reward was given by others, and they could give it to whoever they wanted first. They couldn't say anything, so they could only be worried and anxious. I'm looking forward to it.
The villagers were confused when they heard that there was another activist.
Cai Yannian said: "The five activists, namely Muramasa Hao Dadao, Hao Sanzhu, Hao... each will be rewarded with three feet of brocade, a pair of thousand-layer cloth shoes, and a bag of polished rice to distribute among themselves."
Hao Sanzhu, standing next to Aunt Manhua, was stunned, "Me too?"
Aunt Manhua said with surprise and joy: "Young master and madam can't be wrong. You went to carry water and soil before dawn. Everyone in the village saw it. I said you old boy, why did you suddenly So positive, it turns out that I had expected such a good thing like today."
Hao Sanzhu scratched his head in embarrassment. The reason why he was so active in those days was just to eat a hot big steamed bun, because only those who went to work could eat steamed buns. To say that he could think of today is really an overestimation. He did.
Seeing that even Hao Sanzhu had been rewarded, the villagers believed even more what Wei Cheng said just now. As long as they made some contributions or were more active in their daily work, they would definitely be rewarded later.
It's just that I feel pity for the guys like them. They have been waiting for a long time before it was finally their turn.
But at this moment, Wei Cheng suddenly stood up and said: "Okay, that's it for today's discussion of merit and rewards. Everyone, if you should go into the mountains to hunt, go hunting, and if you should gather wild vegetables, go gather wild vegetables. Continue at the brick kiln. Get busy, whether you guys can live in a big brick house this winter depends on you."
"ah?"
"Gone?"
The first-class person looked disappointed.
Wei Cheng smiled slightly, looked at them, and said calmly: "Zheng Tou and Daniu will stay here while the others go to work first."
Weng Tou and Dan Niu looked at each other and nodded obediently.
Although the other men were very disappointed, they still went about their business obediently. Wei Cheng left Zhengtou alone, presumably to discuss the rewards for them. He only hoped to give them a pair of thousand-layer cloth shoes, which looked real. Rare.
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There was naturally a reason why Wei Cheng left these two people alone.
Because the rewards to be given to them were too lethal, the people in Haojia Village were fine, but among the crowd there were several people from other villages brought by Daniel. It was inevitable that there would be complications, so Wei Cheng had no choice but to push them away first.
Entering the courtyard, Cai Yan and Hao Niang went for a walk in the village.
Wei Cheng sat cross-legged on the futon and looked at the two men in front of him.
The weighing was alright, but Daniel seemed a bit reserved. Even though he had a ferocious appearance and a tall body, he still didn't dare to breathe heavily when facing a young man from an aristocratic family like Wei Cheng.
Wei Cheng tidied up his clothes, raised his eyes to look at Zhengtou, and said, "I have prepared the rewards for you. Don't look so sad. People who don't know may think you have been greatly wronged. Woolen cloth."
Zhengtou nodded instinctively, then reacted and grinned with joy, "I knew the young master would never forget us."
Wei Cheng rolled his eyes at him angrily, saying that he was honest and honest, but he didn't suffer at all.
Wei Cheng looked at Daniel again, frowned and said, "I heard Uncle Dadao say that you intend to let your wife return to live in the village, and do you want to work with me?"
Daniel bent down and stumblingly recounted what happened, and then said: "Xiaohua is a capable person. Not only can she cook good food, but she can't beat a few other men. What A Niang meant was to let her Follow the madam and be a servant girl."
Wei Teng nodded slightly and said, "Since Aunt Manhua said it, I naturally welcome her. However, Xiaohua is here, and you can't live in a different place as husband and wife, right?"
"What do you mean, young master?" Daniel raised his head cautiously, not daring to look directly into Wei Cheng's eyes.
Wei Teng smiled lightly, picked up a letter like a letter of greeting from the low table beside him, and said: "This is the letter that Madam promised you. If you take it to the Xie family, someone will naturally do justice for Xiaohua. "
Daniel took it respectfully, but he didn't expect that his wife would still remember what she promised him. This young lady from the same aristocratic family, why is the Wei family so good, and the Xie family are all playboys, hey...
He was quite looking forward to Wei Cheng letting him and Xiaohua come to Haojia Village to live together. Watching Haojia Village getting better and better these days, he felt envious in his heart, especially when he saw Wei Cheng's generosity just now. It’s even more moving.
But Wei Cheng suddenly stopped talking mid-sentence, which made him feel anxious.
In fact, Wei Cheng really wanted to recruit him, but Wei Cheng definitely couldn't bring it up on his own initiative. He had to come to this matter himself, so that he would cherish it and not be arrogant. After all, Wei Cheng had done it before For those in the studio, every step of the way will make you wiser.
Wei Cheng felt that this kind of thing should be stopped as soon as possible. As long as Da Niu has the intention, he will come over to do it with him sooner or later. If he doesn't have the intention, he can't force it, so as not to cause more trouble in the future.
"Weigh the head." Wei Cheng said again: "You also go to the Wei family and tell my father the truth about Hujiapu. If he asks me what my plans are, just say that dog bites dog in mid-August, and the interests of Salt Lake are great. , can be achieved.”
Just these few words, Chengtou nodded to show that he had remembered them.
Wei Cheng said with satisfaction and said: "When you come back, I will give you a lot of rewards, and there will be surprises."
"Thank you, sir." Chengdu bowed excitedly, clasping his fists and waiting for Wei Cheng's words.
Wei Cheng waved his hand, "Go ahead."
After Weng Tou and Daniu left, Wei Cheng hesitated whether to go back first or at least call Uncle Fang to say sorry.
But before he could make any excuses, Aning and a group of friends poked their heads at the entrance of the courtyard, as if they didn't dare to come in if they wanted to. Several children pushed each other to let their companions go forward, but no one dared to be the first to come in.
When Wei Cheng saw this, he shouted in a funny voice: "Aning, what trouble did you get into again?"
Little Aning was highly recommended by his friends. He could only walk up to Wei Cheng and said hesitantly: "Brother Wei, why don't you find something for us to do well? If you want to contribute to the village, you can do it well." Shoes as a reward."
Wei Cheng was startled when he heard this. He looked at the children's dirty feet and felt a little distressed for a moment. He just thought that the children were used to running around barefoot in the summer because he was like this when he was a child.
But he never thought that the reason why the children were barefoot was probably because they had no shoes to wear. Looking at the expectant eyes of the children, how could Wei Cheng be so cruel as to reject them.
After thinking about it, he said with a smile: "Okay, I will also give you a task. If anyone can complete it, I will reward him with a new pair of shoes, and they are patterned shoes. Do you have the confidence to complete the task?"
"Yes!" the children cheered.
Wei Qing chuckled and said, "Okay, I'll give you a simple task. You will learn to write with your sister every day. You will recognize five of them a day. Whoever can write a hundred different Chinese characters within a month will be rewarded by me." He has a new pair of shoes.”
"Write?"
"What is writing?"
The children all looked confused. Only one person present looked at Wei Cheng sadly and angrily, and that was Aning, who had already begun to read.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Brother Wei, could you please change your task? Learning to write is so difficult, and Aning doesn't want to learn to write."
Wei Cheng would not spoil her, so he pretended to be serious and said, "There's nothing you can do about it. If you don't learn well, others will put on new shoes earlier than you. Then you will only be envious."
