It was rare for Xu Erniang to shout at her sister so loudly, but she was not angry, but guilty.
After all, this is her favorite little sister, and she can't bear to hurt anyone.
Otherwise, my sister will cry.
However, this guilty conscience also contains a bit of arrogance and confidence, why can you bear with me?
Wang was slightly stunned when Xu Yue hugged her thigh. She was just about to go out to inspect the progress of the newly opened construction site. Before she could go out, she was hugged by Xu Yue who was riding home early in the morning.
Got a solid result.
Before Mrs. Wang had time to feel happy that her children were home for the holidays, she heard Xu Yue's small report and felt a subtle feeling in her heart.
She looked at Xu Erniang, who was about to cover Xu Yue's mouth, "Who is it?"
Xu Erniang glanced at her mother first and saw that she had no intention of getting angry. Her eyes were as calm as ever. She felt a little relieved and her expression became more and more fearless.
She straightened her body and replied: "My classmates from the academy."
"What's it called?" Wang asked again.
Xu Yue knew it and didn't rush to answer. Instead, she stood next to A Niang. Her stubborn eyes revealed that she still didn't want to believe that her sister had a boy she liked.
Xu Erniang glanced at her sister helplessly before replying, "I don't know what his name is. I only know that his surname is Zhao, and everyone calls him Mr. Zhao."
Wang continued to ask: "Then does he like you?"
This touched Xu Erniang's sore spot. She curled her lips and said in dissatisfaction: "It's not like you don't know about the man here, Aniang. He is very shy. I'm waiting for him to come over and confess to me."
Wang made a clear hum, it turned out to be unrequited love.
"We all go to the academy to take classes. Don't let your own personal emotions affect other people's studies." Wang warned seriously.
Xu Erniang was immediately happy when she saw that her mother-in-law didn't tell her what to do. She nodded hurriedly and said that she couldn't do it.
Then he gave Xu Yue a proud look. Look, Aniang is still open-minded!
Xu Yue let out a "hum", she didn't know what she was feeling depressed about, but she just didn't feel happy.
Mrs. Wang found it funny, but she had no time to comfort her. She told the three brothers and sisters to go home first, take a bath and rest, then come back when they went, and walked towards the new construction site.
Xu Yue, who hurried home and only wanted to report to her mother-in-law about the alliance, noticed that there was a newly opened space on the left side of the entrance to Zhuangzi.
In the open space, newly recruited craftsmen from around Zhuangzi are building houses. They are actually rows of red brick houses!
"The brick factory was built so quickly?" Xu Yue asked in surprise.
Next to them, Xu Dalang and Xu Erniang had just arrived home. They were also shocked and could not answer Xu Yue's question.
"Young girl!"
At this time, Jun Mei heard the news and ran over from the school holding a thick stack of booklets, waving to Xu Yue excitedly with her free hand.
The two had never been separated for so long. Feeling the warm welcome from her friends, Xu Yue's heart finally warmed up after being ignored by her sister because of men.
"Junmei~" She opened her arms and greeted her, and the two friends gave each other a big hug.
"How many days are you going to take a bath?" Not long after she was happy, Junmei began to worry about separation.
Xu Yue was also helpless, "There are only two days, and I will go back tomorrow evening."
Guju
Jun Mei immediately pouted in displeasure, but quickly adjusted her mood, patted the booklet in her arms and reported to Xu Yue the situation of the village in the past half month.
Xu Yue's previous questions were finally answered.
The brick factory had been built when the three siblings went to school, but it had not yet been put into production.
After the three brothers and sisters left, they worked day and night and finally produced a batch of red bricks.
"Auntie said you would bring your classmates with you next time you go to Xiu Mu. It happened that there were not enough houses in the village, so she hurriedly gathered people to start building new houses."
Xu Yue signaled Jun Mei to enter the house and said that the two little girls held hands and entered the mansion, followed closely by Xu Dalang, leaving only Xu Erniang standing at the door, finally vaguely feeling her sister's jealousy.
Right? Are you jealous?
Xu Erniang tilted her head and began to seriously recall whether she had neglected her little baby recently because of Mr. Zhao's appearance...
Inside the house, Xu Yue had finished washing, all the dust on her body had faded away, and she felt a little lighter when she walked.
She hadn't taken a bath for as long as she had been living in the academy. It was really difficult to take a bath these days.
However, compared with Boya and others, the three brothers and sisters have their sister's water condensation and magic, so their bodies are in much better cleanliness, at least they don't need to wear sachets to deodorize.
But washing it with water and using magic to remove dust are completely different things. It is still most comfortable to take a hot bath.
In Zhuangzi, Xu Yue also taught the villagers about hygiene. It is easy to catch a cold when bathing in cold weather, so they should wash their hands, face and feet every day before getting on the kang.
The slogans of drinking hot water, washing hands frequently and being hygienic have long been remembered by every villager.
Although there is no condition for everyone to take a bath at any time, with hygiene awareness, many diseases can be prevented.
Since last winter, except for some minor colds and injuries caused by labor, most of the villagers' health has remained at a good level.
Xu Yue continued to listen to Jun Mei's report on the situation while eating the egg soup served by Ah San.
I just talked about brick factories and new housing, now let’s talk about the role of these houses.
These houses were built not for the villagers to live in, but to prepare for Wang's upcoming "market".
After a winter of preparations, they were finally able to officially do business with outsiders.
What is the fastest way to make money these days?
Apart from what is written in the criminal law, the only thing left is the one about doing business.
In business, the best things to do are salt, iron, grain, and cloth.
Xujiazhuang has iron and cloth, while people outside have salt and grain. The two parties exchange and each gets what they need.
But according to Junmei, in terms of ironware, Wang only prepared needles and a very small amount of iron pots.
Junmei asked Xu Yue why she did this. She was younger and obviously could not fully understand many of Wang's actions.
Xu Yue can understand that from a long-term strategic perspective, iron can be used to make weapons of war. Therefore, when the opponent is watching eagerly, the iron pots, kitchen knives, iron plows and other items that flow out will become weapons for the opponent to restrain him.
This is just like modern war supplies. You would rather have a lot of it rotting in your own hands than leave it to outsiders and let outsiders use these things to threaten you.
Junmei was interested in knowing this knowledge, and Xu Yue was happy to have a studious student, so he analyzed these things for her in detail.
Jun Mei listened very carefully, and soon showed a look of enlightenment. She also wrote the words "strategic materials" in her little notebook with charcoal.
