Seeing Zhu Changan frowning, a slightly shy girl stood up.
"Brother Ren Xia, why don't you let me try? Although I am young, I started studying with my husband when I was seven years old. I now know more than a thousand words and can also write articles."
Zhu Renxia looked closely and saw that it was Qin Xianglian's daughter Qi Lingwei who was speaking.
"Well... this little girl was born in a general family. She has been studying since she was a child. She is very smart. Maybe she can do it."
Zhu Renxia asked kindly: "Okay, Lingwei, how old are you this year?"
"fifteen."
Qi Lingwei said sheepishly, "But, in two months, I will be sixteen years old after the Chinese New Year."
Fearing that the mayor would reject her, Qi Lingwei added: "I don't need a monthly salary, just give me half a work point every day. I just don't want to have an idle life in the town."
Zhu Renxia touched Qi Lingwei's head and said with a smile: "As long as you are qualified, your monthly salary and work points will not be reduced. Give it a try!"
In this way, Chang'an College has three teachers.
They are Chen Zhili and Xu Youliang, who were not admitted as scholars, and Qi Lingwei, the daughter of a general.
There were more and more children, and one courtyard could no longer accommodate them, so Zhu Changan ordered Jiang Erhu and a dozen strong men to open up the courtyard next door and merge the two courtyards into one, thus creating a larger courtyard. School.
The school affairs have been settled, the people have gained organizational discipline, and all residents earn work points in accordance with town regulations and no longer eat from the same big pot as before.
In the vast school grounds, more than 400 civilians practiced martial arts under the supervision of Jiang Guanjun and Jin Zhu. Some were practicing guns, wielding knives, and others practicing bows and arrows. It seemed to be in full swing and full of people.
Village women who were willing to earn work points organized the warehouse under the leadership of Jiang Axiu. Coal, polished rice, liquor, and refined salt were placed separately and in order.
The craftsmen were sweating profusely in their respective places, the carpenters were busy making tables and chairs, and the clay sculptors climbed up the city walls to repair various decorations.
More than 130 children sat happily reading and writing in the courtyard with the "Chang'an Academy" hanging on it. The sound of books soared into the sky.
Entering early winter, Chang'an Town looks orderly and full of vitality.
A dozen people who didn't like to practice made requests for business, and Zhu Renxia naturally agreed.
He also took the initiative to provide each person with a start-up capital of ten taels of silver, allowing them to drive mule carts to nearby towns and counties to purchase goods, but the price was that there would be no work points for doing business.
However, these people are quick-thinking, and they think it is a good deal even without work points. After all, they still have wives working in the warehouse, and the work points they earn are enough to ensure that they receive daily living necessities.
In just two days, there were more than a dozen shops in Chang'an Town Commercial Street.
There are tailor shops selling all kinds of cloth, grocery stores selling pots and pans, vegetable shops selling tofu, bean sprouts, and green vegetables, beauty shops selling makeup and powder, and stationery shops selling pens, inks, papers, and inkstones.
At the front of the store is the "Chang'an Medical Clinic", where Jin Shanren, a former imperial physician, provides free medical treatment to the residents of the town.
Qin Xianglian had nothing to do, so she took the initiative to help Jin Shanren. In addition, there were two young people who were interested in studying medicine, so there were four professional doctors in Chang'an Town.
Zhu Renxia put his hands behind his back and walked in the town where the streets were neat and the courtyards were orderly.
Listening to the children reading loudly, listening to the women singing while working in the warehouse, listening to the warm and majestic shouts of death on the school field outside the city...
Zhu Renxia was filled with emotions and couldn't help but have tears in his eyes: "Chang'an Town is now living a happy and healthy life. When will the Ming Dynasty be able to live in peace and harmony like this?"
"Ms. sir."
Jiang Axiu, who was wearing a short skirt, stood in front of the warehouse door, calling with a bright smile, "Stop shopping like crazy, you are almost like a streetwalker."
Zhu Renxia walked quickly towards his wife and said with a smile: "I am happy to see that our Chang'an Town is so prosperous."
Axiu said with a smile: "The day after tomorrow is our wedding day. Do you have to prepare a banquet to thank the folks?"
"Look at my brain."
Zhu Renxia laughed, "Then I will go to Yinma Town with my second uncle to purchase some supplies, and you will follow me to buy a wedding dress later."
Jiang Axiu nodded: "We in Chang'an Town still have to work hard. We will wait until people from Yinma Town come to us to buy supplies in the future. That will be perfect."
"Don't worry, this day will come sooner or later!"
Zhu Renxia gently stroked his wife's hair, "You wait here while I prepare the carriage."
Knowing that Zhu Renxia was going to Yinma Town to buy supplies, Jin Zhu brought thirty guards with him. The group rode horses and cars and rushed to Yinma Town, which was twenty miles away.
Zhu Renxia wanted to marry a wife, so Zhu Changan naturally had to express his intention.
So he opened Maozi Feitian Liquor worth tens of thousands and gave another bottle of cap to Chang'an Town.
He also gave me a piece of cooked donkey meat, cooked beef, and even went to the most upscale restaurant and ordered Australian wagyu... but I only gave him a piece from Chang'an Town.
Red wine, Coke, Sprite, and various fruit drinks were delivered in capfuls, and even Zhu Changan felt generous.
Zhu Renxia came back soon after purchasing wedding supplies. The fifth one led a group of women to decorate with lanterns and put up bright red happy characters and couplets everywhere. The whole Chang'an town looked festive.
The mayor's wedding was imminent, and the fifth issued the "Chang'an Town Committee Announcement No. 1", announcing that the whole town would have a two-day holiday to celebrate the mayor's happy event.
The days flew by so fast, and the wedding day came in the blink of an eye.
The fifth person in festive clothes served as the wedding host. He shouted at the top of his lungs: "The auspicious time has arrived, and the bride and groom are ready to worship heaven and earth."
Jiang Axiu, wearing a phoenix crown and a red hijab, entered the wedding hall with the support of Xiang'er and Chunmei.
Zhu Renxia was wearing a red wedding dress with a smile on her face. She had been waiting for a long time.
Today there are many distinguished guests, the huge courtyard is packed with people, and there is a lot of laughter and laughter.
"Worship heaven and earth."
The fifth one shouted at the top of his lungs.
Zhu Renxia and Jiang Axiu worshiped heaven and earth together according to etiquette.
"Two bows to Gaotang."
Zhu Renxia had no elders, and Jiang Axiu had no parents, so he had to be replaced by his two cousins, Jiang Erhu and Jiang Guanjun.
"Haha... No, no, no, brother Dali and his sister-in-law know each other, I don't know how happy they are!"
The honest Jiang Erhu smiled on his face, but in his heart he missed his deceased wife even more. Unfortunately, he was only in his early thirties and became a widower, raising a pair of children alone.
"Husband and wife bow to each other."
The fifth person shook his folding fan and shouted seriously, "Send him to the bridal chamber."
Zhu Renxia held Axiu's cattails in his arms, and accompanied by Xiang'er and Chunmei, they entered the newly decorated bridal chamber together.
"Lady."
Zhu Renxia helped his wife sit down on the bed, "I'll go and greet the villagers for a drink first. You can sit back and relax. I'll be back as soon as I go."
"Well... Husband, just go and do your work. Don't be tired."
A Xiu, who was dressed in a phoenix crown and a robe, sat on the bed and gave a gentle warning.
Chunmei next to her smiled and joked: "You have spent such a long honeymoon together, come here as soon as you go, otherwise you two have finished your wedding first and then go out to have wine with the folks."
Hearing this, Jiang Axiu couldn't help but pull off her hijab: "Chunmei, if you make fun of me again, I will ask my husband to take you as my concubine."
Chunmei quickly agreed: "Okay, okay, that's what I asked for. How about we do the ceremony together today? The three of us will have a bridal chamber tonight, and I'll serve your husband together with you?"
Xiang'er laughed so hard: "Chunmei, you are such a slut!"
"Oh...what's the use of me being so lazy?"
Chunmei said half-jokingly, half-seriously, "Doesn't Mr. Zhu still look down on me? I already know who is the concubine of our big mayor?"
"Who?" Xiang'er couldn't help but ask.
Chunmei pursed her lips and said, "Of course it's Miss Jinzhu. She has a coquettish parentage, good martial arts skills, and a pretty face. Compared with us, she can only be regarded as an ugly duckling."
Zhu Renxia coughed and said seriously: "Chunmei, stop talking nonsense. Miss Jin is not the master of being a concubine. Besides, I only have Axiu as my wife in this life."
After a pause, he continued: "There are so many men coming to our Chang'an Town now, and there are many of them who are both talented and handsome. For example, Zhao Yun, Zhu Junjian and others are all good. If you like, I can be your matchmaker."
Chunmei quickly pushed Zhu Renxia out of the bridal chamber: "My Lord Mayor, go and have a wedding banquet with the villagers. You won't have to worry about my affairs!"
