Seven things to do before opening the door: firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea.
Salt, crystal clear, white and flawless.
Ordinary people have no idea how hard it is to make salt, but now Wang Chun, who was once aloof, has truly experienced it.
After Commander Lin captured him, he did not execute him on the spot. Instead, he was sent to work as a salt worker.
May and October every year are the peak seasons for salt mining in the salt fields, and this is also the busiest time for the salt workers.
Here, the salt production process is mainly the "beach drying method", from receiving tides, making brine, managing beach repairs to salt formation and mining.
Although the production is not very difficult, every salt worker must handle every step carefully, otherwise the output and quality of the final raw salt will be affected.
If the early stage of raw salt production is a meticulous job, then the salt mining stage is truly a manual job.
When salt is produced, the raw salt in each salt pool is generally about 100,000 kilograms.
The raw salt has to be collected by the salt workers with huge rakes, and the salt farmers push the raw salt to the salt lumps with carts.
At the end of the day, no matter who it was, there would be several big blisters on the hands. Wang Chun was even worse. His hands, feet, and face were all blistered and covered in blood.
During the salt mining period, everyone is most afraid of rain. Since salt is collected on the beach, once the brine in the salt pond is diluted by rain, it will seriously affect the output and quality of the entire salt field, and half a year of hard work will be in vain.
Therefore, the working hours of the salt workers during the salt mining period are all twelve hours. Once it rains, the management of the salt field will wake up the salt workers and take measures even late at night to prevent rainwater from entering the crystallization pond.
As soon as the sun comes out, the salt workers rush to remove the salt.
"The wind is strong, the water is salty, and the mud is on your feet. You can only see the deserted beach but no feet!" Wang Chun almost vomited blood and cursed.
The salt mining period is often a period of abundant sunshine and large evaporation. At this time, the weather is hot and dry, so you can imagine the feeling of salt workers peeling salt in the salt pond.
During a break in work, a bald salt worker came up from the salt pond to rest. He was sweating profusely, but he quickly put on thick clothes.
Wang Chun was surprised: "Brother, why are you doing this?"
The bald salt worker glanced at him and asked curiously: "New here?"
Wang Chun nodded.
“It’s very windy here, and if we, who are sweating profusely, let the wind blow, we will easily get rheumatism and arthritis.
Brother, believe me, you will never want to try the feeling of a rheumatism attack, it will hurt your bones." The bald salt worker sighed.
Wang Chun silently put on the tattered clothes he was given when he entered the salt field. He didn't know what they were made of, but they were quite thick.
"Brother, these salt workers work so hard, your wages must be very high, right?" Wang Chun asked with concern.
When he came, the official told him that now the system was jointly restructured by Jinwuwei and Yanyun Deputy Envoy, and if he worked hard every month, he would get his contribution points.
Contribution points can be exchanged for silver, and ten contribution points are worth one tael of silver.
As for criminals who come to serve, their contribution points can be used to atone for their sins, and only fifty contribution points can be exchanged for a repentance ticket.
You can also use ten repentance coupons to synthesize some sentence commutation coupon later. The chance of synthesis is 99%, which means it will definitely be synthesized.
Ten commutation coupons have a 99% chance of being combined into a good person fragment, and ten good person fragments can be combined into an acquittal plus a hundred taels of silver subsidy.
As soon as he heard the name "Acquittal", he knew what it meant, so Wang Chun persisted.
"Wages?" Brother Yangong sneered: "Ever since that bitch Wang Chun came to our Yangzhou, wages have not been paid in full. Floods, droughts, military expenses, and the Emperor's birthday are all deducted from our wages.
That bitch is quite happy and enjoys spicy food. Have you ever thought about us?"
Wang Chun:
You are not poor or miserable, so how can he be fat?
Now the question is, if you don’t get paid in full and you still have the chance to leave, isn’t this a place where people should stay?
The salt worker rested for a while, drank a sip of cool boiled water, and continued to complain: "Now the new dog official Lin Ruhai, what kind of contribution system does he have, and he also said that the contribution system can be exchanged for money.
Fuck grandma!
When the time comes to change, you either have to queue up to make an appointment, you don’t have enough money, or you have to wait for someone else to change first.
Anyway, just drag it on until I die.
What a bunch of idiots!"
The salt worker cursed and showed no fear.
Anyway, there is no one here. He just refuses to admit his fault after scolding him. Is there anyone else coming to compete with him to do his job?
Wang Chun thought for a moment, and based on his understanding of the officials, it was really possible. He was immediately filled with indignation and chimed in, "Madeh, you dog official!"
When the salt worker heard this, he laughed and patted Wang Chun on the shoulder: "You kid, get on the road and keep working. Damn it, if you do well, you won't get paid. If you don't do well, you'll be fined!"
Wang Chun stretched out his hands and saw blood all over his body.
I instantly felt that I was really not a human being before. How could I still be human even if I was paid a few hundred pennies for these miserable things?
I hope Lin Ruhai is different from him and has a conscience!
Suddenly, a salt worker rushed over from a distance.
"Brothers, your contribution points can be exchanged for silver. You don't have to pay taxes, handling fees, or queuing fees. You can exchange them directly and get the silver on the spot!" The salt worker almost jumped up and shouted with joy.
Immediately, all the salt workers in the salt pond crawled out one by one. They were in ragged clothes and had gray heads and dirty faces, and they rushed out to surround him.
Looking from a distance, it seems to have a different kind of thrilling feeling.
Then I started asking questions here and there.
Wang Chun also squeezed inside, hoping to hear more good news.
"Brothers, didn't you hear a few days ago that the entire Lianghuai salt official system took away half of the people? When I went there today, I thought the wages were the same as before.
Who would have thought that although they still raise their eyes, the contribution value of their work can be exchanged for money very quickly, and there is no need to pay any extra money!"
"Moreover, the dog officer also said that according to Master Lin Ruhai's regulations, the salt pond I am responsible for produces a lot of salt and is of good quality, so I can get an extra two hundred coins this month!"
"My dear, with two hundred coins, I can buy a hundred candied haws for my baby!" A salt worker sighed.
"Brothers, why are you hesitating? Go get to work. This new Mr. Lin is the real Mr. Qingtian. We must not let him down. Don't let him be replaced by the same dog officer as Wang Chun before!"
The bald salt worker said loudly.
"Yes, yes, two hundred silver. I heard that if you dry the salt well in the back, you can get two more taels of silver every month, and the ladies at home will have meat to eat!" Wang Chun said loudly.
"Go, go, go!"
Three months later, Wang Chun lost a full 20 pounds, his hair was bald, and his whole body was dark and aging. But the ten regret coupons were finally enough!
After all, he is a scholar, and he is much smarter than ordinary people. The main reason why he can gather enough contribution value so quickly is to make some improvements to the existing salt production method.
In the past, the salt produced from the salt farm where he worked usually had a bitter taste. Of course, these were only for the common people to eat. It didn't matter. Although it was bitter and slightly poisonous, it was also cheap.
However, the salt provided to dignitaries requires additional special processing: through several steps of frying the salt, drenching it with brine, and drenching it again, a small amount of "snowflake crystal salt" with higher purity is produced.
He then proposed to Shangguan that a new step should be added to the beginning of salt drying: "salt from drying ash", that is, burning plant ash is spread in the pavilion, and seawater soaks it and absorbs the salt.
The brine obtained in this way is purer, and the sun-dried salt is also purer, and has almost no bitter taste.
Then according to Lin Ruhai's new rules, after trying it, he was rewarded with a full 500 contribution points.
Entering the official office, the clerk was leisurely putting his legs on the chair, reading a copy of the Imperial Palace newspaper, and drinking tea.
Lie down, this is life.
Wang Chun glanced enviously, nodded and bowed: "Sir, I'm here to redeem the commutation coupon."
"Oh?" Su Fuchen was shocked.
Since the promulgation of this rule, this was the first time he had seen someone obtain so much contribution value in such a short period of time.
You must know that this contribution value cannot be traded and cannot be exchanged for money.
"Wait a minute, what's your name? I'll check it for you."
Wang Chun looked around and made sure no one was around before whispering: "Wang Chun!"
"Wang Chun?" Su Fuchen said loudly, extremely surprised.
Now everyone in the official office looked here together. When they saw the person in front of him, they looked at it and stopped caring.
It seems that he is another poor relative of Wang Chun. I thought he was still a big boss in the salt industry.
Su Fuchen looked up and down, and then he was frightened by Master Lin Ruhai's methods.
Killing someone is not as good as killing someone's heart. A year ago, who would have guessed that Wang Chun would be like this now.
It's really great!
"Where's the identity plate?" Su Fuchen suddenly felt arrogant and said in a deep voice.
Sufficient evidence was needed to convict Wang Chun that day. He was rich but poor, so he was the first to stand up. Not only was the Su family released and their property returned, he even got a job as a supervisor.
Earn blood!
Wang Chun quickly took off the stone plaque hanging around his neck and handed it over.
Although this stone tablet is just an ordinary stone, it has become a symbol of the identity of all salt people since Lin Ruhai took office. If it were lost and it would require thirty contributions to replace it, it would be a sinkhole.
That Lin Ruhai really got into money's eyes.
Moreover, all contribution issuance, redemption, and verification are based on this stone token, and nothing else is considered.
Su Fuchen took the stone tablet and pointed it at the sun. Under the sunlight, some strange shadows of symbols appeared under the stone tablet.
It turns out that someone actually carved tiny strange symbols on the small and thin stone on the stone tablet. Moreover, the stone has been soaked in a special liquid and will not break easily.
In this way, the cost of the stone plaque has been raised from the cost of ordinary stone to an appalling cost.
Su Fuchen quickly wrote down the symbol on the stone plate: 914396, and then took out a ledger. According to the rules of this symbol, the ninth salt field, the fourteenth salt pond, number: 396, found the corresponding person, and it was indeed Wang Chun.
He looked up and then compared it with the description of Wang Chun recorded in the account book: gentle and elegant, with a handsome beard, Su Fuchen was silent.
This is not different at all.
"Wang Chun, right?" Su Fuchen said with a smile.
"Yes, yes, sir!" Wang Chun tried his best to smile.
"Your current image is different from the records of our department, and you cannot use the contributions in Wang Chun's name!" Su Fuchen said lightly.
"Ah?" Wang Chun was anxious. I'm here all by myself, and you said it can't be used?
However, having served as an official before, he fully understood how difficult this little official was, and he immediately smiled flatteringly.
"Sir, look, in addition to the commutation coupons, I also have some extra contributions that can be exchanged for money. You work so hard in such a hot weather, why don't I buy you some tea?"
Su Fuchen chuckled and remained silent.
Are you going to use this to test me, the supervisor?
Wang Chun became anxious for a moment, and then he started to say all kinds of nice things and flattery, and slapped Su Fuchen one after another.
Although he didn't know the prosecutor, he knew that these people liked to see him in such a miserable state.
This is human nature.
After a long time, Su Fuchen finally felt comfortable, squinted his eyes and said, "Master Wang, it's useless no matter what you say.
You have to go back to your salt pond, find your salt pond supervisor, and at least four salt work security guards, stamp it with a seal, wait for Mr. Lin of Yangzhou to use the seal, and issue a new account book once a month to update your appearance and identity information."
"Oh, let me remind you, each salt worker can only guarantee once in a year!"
Wang Chun was dumbfounded.
It's just a matter of exchanging a contribution value. In a word, it's a record. Why does it have to be so complicated?
He suspected that either Lin Ruhai was teasing him, or this little brat in front of him was teasing him!
…
Yangzhou, Lin Mansion.
Early in the morning, the chief eunuch Chen Fei led a group of Jinwu guards to the gate of Lin Mansion.
Lin Ruhai received the greeting invitation and quickly led his wife and children out to greet him: "Mr. Chen, you are here to welcome me from afar!"
Manager Chen smiled and said: "Hey, Mr. Lin, we are familiar with each other, so there is no need to use these polite words.
Is your family rich enough?"
With that said, Manager Chen pointed at the people he brought and said with a smile: "We are afraid that Mr. Lin's family will be short of manpower, so we specially brought many brothers to help Qianjin move some things."
Lin Ruhai was moved in her heart. Manager Chen was the most popular person in front of the Holy Emperor.
Outsiders say that he has an unstable personality and is moody, and ordinary people are trembling with fear even when they meet him.
Now that they have been together for a long time, he has discovered that, among other things, Manager Chen is just one word: reliable!
"Then it's better to obey orders than to be respectful. Ruhai, thank Mr. Chen." Lin Ruhai said, cupping her fists.
"Hahaha, we work in the same dynasty and we are all one family." Manager Chen was very happy.
He is the most popular person in front of the Holy One, and he is only a popular person who can serve others. He will like whoever the Holy One likes, and he will try his best to have a good relationship with anyone.
If the Holy One hates anyone, it is his enemy!
…
Inside the house, Jia Min is helping her daughter pack clothes for various weather conditions, as well as some gadgets, dolls, small clothes, and menstrual cloths that will be used in the near future.
"Xiao Yu'er, it's already this time, and Manager Chen is waiting outside, why haven't you seen Lele yet?" Jia Min said anxiously.
Even if her mother, eldest brother and Manager Chen agreed to take care of a cannibalistic place like Shangjing, she still didn't feel at ease at all.
If Lele didn't follow, she wouldn't let her daughter go alone.
Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "Mother, look at me!" Then she turned to Xue Yan and said, "Yan'er, bring me a basin of warm water. I want to wash my feet."
When Xueyan heard this, he also smiled and hurriedly prepared.
Jia Min looked confused. When did you have to wash your feet?
After a while, Xueyan came over to fetch water. Lin Daiyu sat beside the bed, took off the white pantyhose under her skirt, and gently put her feet in the basin.
The instep is white and smooth, the sole is pink and rosy, the toes are small and exquisite, and the whole foot is soft and can be held, making it look particularly cute.
Jia Min couldn't help but wanted to touch it.
"Meow~" A yellow figure appeared in the window, and then.
"Bang~" it hit the basin directly.
"Hehe, Lele, don't lick it, it's not washed yet!" Lin Daiyu said softly.
Jia Min:.
Good guy, besides eating, drinking and having fun, she seems to have discovered another strange hobby of Lelexian.
Why did she suddenly feel that this little god was a little unreliable? If he is allowed to accompany her daughter in Beijing in the future, it won't make her daughter look weird, right?
But when she thought about her daughter's current nickname, Jia Min felt relieved.
How much worse could it be?
"Meow!" the little yellow cat was very dissatisfied.
Nonsense, he obviously came back to catch mice!
This mouse is so impudent that he dares to offend my poop shoveler in public. Look at my trick: suck him away!
"Ah~" There was another burst of playfulness, coquettishness, and exclaims in the room.
Obviously, the little yellow cat has encountered a big enemy in life this time.
