A fire was burning in the greenhouse, and the temperature was rising.
"Your Highness, may you be happy and peaceful at the beginning of the new year!"
"Joy and rejoice together!"
Li Zhao stood at the door and greeted him with a smile.
It stands to reason that he is the master and these people are the people. Li Zhao does not need to come out to receive them in person. He only needs the old housekeeper Li Zhong.
But Li Zhao didn't want to follow that class's path.
The New Year is a day of celebration. When others come to pay New Year greetings, they are also coming to Li Zhao. What would Li Zhao look like if he doesn't receive them?
The villagers headed by Long Jia'an saluted Li Zhao one after another.
They are already very familiar with Li Zhao, but their family and children are not yet familiar with Li Zhao. Perhaps everyone is grateful to Li Zhao in their hearts and remembers Li Zhao's kindness, but Li Zhao is vague in these people's hearts. It wasn't until he saw Li Zhao that he gradually became concrete.
"Your Highness, may you have a happy new year!"
Li Zhao smiled and returned the gift. He found that these dolls were better behaved.
Although it was a little strange to salute and bow, it was this innocence that made Li Zhao feel happy.
"Sit inside, there's a fire inside!"
Before they arrived, Li Zhao had already ordered someone to light the fire, and the temperature inside rose a lot.
Otherwise, it would be a bit dry and cold for so many people to sit together and chat about everyday things.
Wu Diao Si had already carried out the big table without Li Zhao's signal, and brought out all the festive New Year items such as melons and fruits for everyone to enjoy.
The children celebrated and chased, but they did not dare to act recklessly. Li Zhao did not object.
It is a new home, and a new home needs popularity and excitement.
Li Zhao also bought a lot of new year's goods. Some of these new year's goods were provided by aristocratic families, and some were provided by ordinary people.
Purchase is also a kind of currency circulation, which is conducive to the development of the local economy.
When the group of people from Longmen Village came to pay New Year's greetings, Zhaojiatun and the others came one after another. In fact, everyone was not too far away. They came in groups, which saved Li Zhao several times of entertainment.
The place at home is large enough, and Li Zhao tries his best to entertain everyone.
Fortunately, there were many servants in the palace, so Li Zhao only needed to receive them, and they were responsible for the rest. People from other villages also came one after another.
Li Zhong had prepared "lucky money" early, and Li Zhao only learned later that there is no such thing as lucky money in this era.
Because there were so many people coming to pay New Year's greetings, even though Li Zhao was wealthy and wealthy, he did not dare to be arrogant.
Originally, Li Zhao planned to give 20 cents to each child, but Li Zhong and others stopped him forcefully.
In the end, after some haggling, Li Zhao won the right to say "ten coins".
When everyone in the palace called the children to come over and get the money, the villagers were frightened.
"Your Highness, this is absolutely impossible!"
"Yes, Your Highness, don't spend it!"
They weren't being hypocritical, but they really didn't dare to let Li Zhao squeeze money.
They had a great time during the Chinese New Year this year, and this year was also the most satisfying one for them.
His Highness has already given everyone so much money and items. If you still want to squeeze money out of them now, how can you make it happen?
Li Zhao stopped Long Jia'an and others and said: "New Year and new atmosphere. Since you all recognize me as the master and come here early to pay New Year greetings, is there any reason why you should not give me money?"
"That is to say, my wallet is not rich enough recently. Otherwise, I will definitely give each of you a red envelope!"
Everyone knew that Li Zhao was not joking, although they did not understand what Li Zhao meant by the red envelope.
The prince often speaks words he doesn't understand, and everyone is used to it.
Li Qingwei arranged for the kitchen to start cooking, and Li Zhao had arranged for King You to bring the children over one by one and give them money.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
"My lord, do I have one too?"
"Yes, you have one too!" Li Zhao smiled and asked for money.
Each child received ten cents. It was not until he actually gave the money that Li Zhao realized that he had been careless.
There were so many children. He was very relaxed at the beginning, but his hands were weak by the end.
Li Zhao forgot that this was not the era he lived in. Two children were already the top of the world. Here, having two children in a family was the bottom line.
No wonder Uncle Zhong didn't give up so much.
Li Zhao doesn't feel bad about money. Anyway, money will come back sooner or later.
He just tired himself out.
The smiles on the faces of the children who got the money became even brighter. Their excited little faces were full of gratitude and love for Li Zhao. Children don't know so much. They only know who is good to them. Then This person is who they like.
Although the children of poor people become heads of family early, this headship only means that they wake up early and do not have the opportunity to enjoy the good things and take the initiative to assume the responsibilities of the family.
"Dad, dad, look, the prince gave us a lot of money."
“Mother, mother, I’ll give you this money!”
"Mom, I will also work for the prince in the future, okay?"
It was not the first time for many children to see Li Zhao, but there were also many children who saw Li Zhao for the first time.
They liked this prince who had a beautiful smile and thought he was very kind.
Li Zhao smiled and joked: "If you want to help me work, you will be paid."
"Really?"
Children are innocent and romantic. Although they can also have fun, they mostly want to help the family bear the pressure.
"Of course." Li Zhao said with certainty: "As long as you are not afraid of hard work, you can make money."
There is no such thing as child labor here in Li Zhao, because children in this era are self-reliant early and help their families support their families.
The conditions are difficult, and no one will have enough time to cause trouble.
What's more, Li Zhao is committed to changing the current situation, and children are naturally a labor force.
Li Zhao did not intend to let them do heavy work, but he had to cultivate their hard-working spirit from an early age.
If they can make money to support their families, this is also a blessing.
When Li Zhao said this, all the children's eyes lit up.
"Your Majesty, we are not afraid of hard work." Their eyes were clear and firm, expressing their determination to Li Zhao.
"Okay!" Li Zhao smiled and nodded: "After the official start of work on the eighth day of the lunar month, if you are willing to come to work, you can come to me."
The first Spring Festival is naturally busy.
Their parents were surprised when they learned that children could also work and earn money.
But they were more afraid of the convenience that the prince would give them in order to make their family live a better life, so they would rather suffer a little more hardship than have the prince spread out their money.
Therefore, Long Jiaan and Li Dongqiang both came to Li Zhao to make sure.
Li Zhao has helped them enough and given enough. We can't be greedy.
"You are overthinking." Li Zhao shook his head with a smile and called the village chiefs together: "Do you know why I want to recruit them?"
