Lin Wanwan thinks so because she doesn't know Xiao Chong well enough.
Xiao Chong would rather lose his reputation than hope that the hurricane would actually land in Luan County. He would rather make a miscalculation. Because once the hurricane lands, the losses will be huge, and both the fields and the people will suffer.
Compared to the miserable world of ordinary people, his little fame is nothing.
If he wanted to gain fame, he would not leave Chang'an. With his birth, he would find a leisurely official position in Chang'an, write poems, paint, participate in literary societies, and make friends with the world's heroes, which would make him famous all over the world.
But he didn't do that, and instead chose the path of working hard.
A perfect person has no self, a god has no merit, and a saint has no name.
During the few days of harvesting, Lin Wanwan went to Xiaoxi Town to check the stability of her house, check the windproof and rainproof construction of her embroidery shop, and then check the daily schedule of her ready-made clothing shop and Hongyanxiao Beauty Shop.
Report.
In addition, Lin Wanwan also went to the Zhujia Gold Building, which has the best goldsmith skills, and wanted to make the 11.7-carat cat's eye alexandrite in her hand into a pendant.
Goldsmiths engaged in fine gold craftsmanship during the Sui and Tang Dynasties were considered to be the highest-status people among the lower class. Especially the group of goldsmiths who worked for the royal family and entered the royal workshops required four to five years of pre-job training.
The Tang Dynasty also implemented a hereditary service system for goldsmiths, and the filigree inlay technology originated in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods was clearly inherited.
Goldsmiths who can enter the royal workshop are naturally the best among the goldsmiths in the Tang Dynasty.
Zhu Baotian, the great goldsmith who is currently in charge of the Zhu Family Jinlou, was a craftsman who originally served in the imperial palace. After he was old and frail, he was picked up by the Zhu family as soon as he left the palace and was asked to return to the Jinlou in Luan County as a treasure.
Due to the hereditary system, his two sons are currently serving in the imperial palace of Chang'an City and are goldsmiths in the royal workshop.
Only he and his old wife returned to their roots and returned to Luan County.
The Zhu family gave all the craftsmen of Jinlou to Mr. Zhu as his disciples, hoping to make the most of them.
Zhu Baotian himself was also willing to accept apprentices in Luang County. After all, it was good to have an apprentice to take care of his son when he was older. A half-disciple was different from the cold teacher-student relationship in modern times.
Lin Wanwan got the news about Zhu Baotian from Hongyanxiao Beauty Shop.
So when Lin Wanwan went to the Zhujia Gold Store, she singled out the ones made by Zhu Baotian and Mr. Zhu himself, and didn't want anything else.
Under normal circumstances, Mr. Zhu would not make jewelry with his own hands, but would only give instructions to his disciples and disciples.
But Lin Wanwan really gave too much!
Zhu Jiajinlou couldn't refuse, and Zhu Baotian himself couldn't refuse it - Lin Wanwan paid Zhu Jiajinlou a piece of Gaochang cotton cloth, and privately gave Zhu Baotian a magnifying glass with a copper handle!
Not to mention retired old goldsmiths, even if the two sons of the Zhu family who are serving the royal family in Chang'an City are asked to do it themselves, they will find a way to do it.
But Lin Wanwan doesn't want to take risks. The 11.7-carat cat stone with changing eyes is not easily seen in the Tang Dynasty. How can Lin Wanwan feel relieved when it is shipped out of Luan County!
After the custom-made pendant was settled, Lin Wanwan asked the servants who stayed in Lin's house in Xiaoxi Town to keep an eye on the door, and then rode back to Lin's Village.
She will not come to Xiaoxi Town again until the hurricane passes.
The fourth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty was a harvest year for the Tang Dynasty in terms of historical trends.
At the beginning of the year, Li Jing destroyed the Eastern Turks and captured all the Mobei area; Dangxiang surrendered to the Tang Dynasty as tribute and became the six new states of the Tang Dynasty; the island country also sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty in August to pay homage; in September, following the historical trajectory, the lord of Yiwu City will also surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
, became Xiyi Prefecture (the cold melon seedlings and planting methods will be moved to Chang'an); Li Shimin was also honored as Tian Khan by the northwest ministries.
The famous Zhenguan rule in Chinese history has begun to take shape. Li Shimin also let himself go, galloping thousands of miles across the Tang Dynasty, traveling to mountains and soaking in hot springs, hunting in spring and autumn, hunting, hunting!
But all of the above are gains for the royal family and the court, and they are not comfortable for ordinary people.
This year in the Tang Dynasty is still a year full of disasters. Drought, locust plagues, and floods have not spared the people of the Tang Dynasty at all, and the world is not at peace.
Li Shimin could fish for fun and praise his subjects for their diligence and frugality, but the common people still tightened their belts and lived a life without frugality.
Luan County escaped the drought and defeated the locust plague, but the final storm and flood disasters could not be avoided.
On the fifth day of the harvest, the wind was already very strong. This time, people who lived by the sea knew that a hurricane was coming.
At this season of the year, hurricanes are the most feared thing for people on the beach. Sometimes they just pass by and are not serious; sometimes they bring wind and rain; sometimes they set off tsunamis, causing seawater to pour back and flash floods to occur.
horrible.
This hurricane did not pass by Luan County as the people prayed for, and the wishes that the people prayed for hundreds of times in front of the Buddha did not come true.
What’s more terrifying than last year’s hurricane is that this year’s hurricane has grown up and become stronger!
From a modern perspective, Lin Wanwan saw that the wind force must be above Level 12, a level that the Meteorological Bureau would not report in detail for fear of causing panic among the ignorant.
The people of Luang County, who had been complaining about the transfer, reinforcement, and demolition operations, collectively lost their voices after the violent storm hit Luan County like a mountain and a tsunami.
Seeing a large number of collapsed and dilapidated buildings, floods pouring in, and slippery hillsides, everyone was terrified.
Classes in the school in Linjiazhuang had been suspended long ago. Lin Wanwan held Xiao Qingyu in her arms, closed the doors and windows, and sat on the attic on the third floor of the main building with Xiao Xianghua and Xiao Yixun, eating sliced autumn pears.
While looking through the glass window, I looked at the overwhelming sea view not far away.
The wind force experienced by Linjiazhuang has actually been weakened a lot by the mountains. Most of the wind was blocked by the surrounding mountains.
Even so, it can't stop the hurricane!
Not to mention the simple thatched house built by Lin Guofu and his family, it must have been blown down by the wind.
However, the Linjiazhuang clan members like them, who still lived in thatched huts, had long been moved to the wing of the school, and actually suffered less than other clan members.
For example, the Lin Mengjin family who live in a stone and oyster shell house had their roof ripped off by the hurricane. Now there is a violent storm outside, and it is also raining moderately inside the house. It is really a mess!
Only clan leader Lin, Lin Mengbo, who likes to plan ahead and is always diligent in repairing and strengthening houses, can escape from this violent storm.
"I don't know how many families will be displaced due to this violent storm." Lin Wanwan murmured.
Xiao Xianghua sighed: "That's right! Thanks to cousin Chong who relocated many people in advance, otherwise it would be even worse."
Xiao Yixun was not interested in other people's affairs, let alone lower-class people who had nothing to do with her. Even if her relatives suffered disaster, her heart would not be shaken.
She is not like Xiao Xianghua. No matter what she thinks on the inside, she must have a reputation of kindness on the outside. She has always lived alone in a corner and has her own way of doing things.