Xiahetun Village, Changli County, Yongping Prefecture.
Liu Jin looked carefully inside his new house. When he went to the capital, he just wanted to visit the capital and see the city of this era.
Unexpectedly, it took more than 2 months to go to Beijing, and the Chinese New Year is about to come. At that time, the house was still under construction, but now it has been built.
"Zhao Heishan's work is really reassuring. Not only has the Xueyian business not been abandoned, but the house is also very beautifully built, with almost no difference from the one I originally designed."
After carefully visiting the inside and outside of his new house, Liu Jin was very satisfied.
The new house is built on the mountain, facing the sea, and occupies a very large area. It is made of high-quality bricks and tiles, and is built as a standard large house with three entrances and three exits. At the same time, there is also the snow that Liu Jin originally designed and planned next to it.
Salt water workshop.
There is no problem in the construction of this house just because one of the people is not around. People in this era are still very simple. As long as they get the money, this thing will be done beautifully.
Liu Jin paid for people from the village to come and do work. This winter, he not only paid high wages, but also provided food. Such a good thing was a rare occurrence.
Therefore, people in the village work very seriously. Even if Liu Jin is not at home, under the supervision of the village chief, Uncle Zhou and Zhao Heishan, the house is still built very well.
"Originally I was thinking of making a lot of money with this snow salt, but now I am busy here in Xishan, and after the Chinese New Year, I have to go to Tianjin to work on the fleet. It seems that the business of this snow salt can be handed over to Zhao Heishan
Come and do it.”
Liu Jin looked at the assembly line workshop he had designed, and sighed slightly that the plan was not as good as changes. So many things happened just after a trip to the capital.
The snow salt business is very profitable, and Liu Jin cannot just let it go. What's more, the purpose of the newly built assembly line workshop is to expand the production and scale of snow salt, so there is no reason to abandon it.
"Master, the old lady invites you~"
Just when Liu Jin was thinking about Xue Yan, someone wearing Xishan costume came over and said.
This time Liu Jin brought back eight carriages of things, and also brought back more than ten people from Xishan to act as bodyguards for him, and to do other things by the way.
Each of these more than ten people is tall and strong. The man in front of him named Zhang Hu used to be a martial artist and had good kung fu skills. However, his family was also poor, and he did not want to use martial arts to do illegal things.
, so he also lived in the capital and was recruited into Xishan, and now he has become Liu Jin's personal bodyguard.
"Okay~"
Liu Jin nodded, and then said to Zhang Hu: "Brother Hu, the weather is cold. Let the brothers rest inside the house. Don't freeze."
"Young Master treats us as brothers. This delicious food makes our hearts warm, not cold at all."
Zhang Hu is also a person who is not very good at words, and his smile makes people feel stiff.
"I'm already home. There's no danger. Everyone should treat it as their own home. Don't be too strict with your requirements. Let the brothers go and rest."
Liu Jin smiled. In fact, he brought Zhang Hu and the others back just in case. If Tang Hu came to trouble him, he would be in vain.
"Okay~"
Zhang Hu nodded and said.
Soon, Liu Jin came to his mother Wang's room. Now Wang has experienced hardships and happiness. Mother is more valuable than son. Not only does she no longer have to work in the fields, do housework and other things, Liu Jin also writes letters when he is in the capital.
When he came back, he asked Zhao Heishan to buy some maids, and the servants came back to serve the Wang family.
So now the Wang family is also wearing brocade silk, no longer has to worry about life matters, and her thoughts are entirely focused on her son Liu Jin every day.
"Mom~ are you looking for me?"
Liu Jin came to Wang's room and looked at Wang today. Although she still looked a little vicissitudes of life, her complexion was much better than before.
"Jin'er, how old are you this year?"
Mrs. Wang looked at her son. Although her face was still childish, she knew clearly through letters that Liu Jin was doing important things in the capital. She was very pleased to know that her son was capable.
After struggling for so many years, I can now be considered as having survived and can enjoy peace and happiness.
However, Liu Jin has not gotten married yet, and has not made a marriage arrangement yet, which makes her very anxious. You must know that Liu Jin is already seventeen years old now and will be eighteen after the Chinese New Year.
Of course, this age is still a child in later generations, but in this era, marriage is generally very early, and many people are already married and have children and become fathers at the age of thirteen or fourteen.
Liu Jin is still single at the age of seventeen. In this era, he is considered an older unmarried young man.
It wasn't like that before. The Liu family was poor, and now no one in Hetun was willing to marry. Even though Liu Jin had a reputation as a scholar, he couldn't marry any good girls.
But things are different now. Liu Jin is already famous in the capital, and this reputation has already spread to Changli County. Everyone knows that Changli County produced a great Mr. Liu, who is now a celebrity in the capital.
In other words, Liu Jin is now a famous person, and he is also a scholar. If he goes to Qiuwei High School next year, and if he passes the National Examination and the Imperial Examination the year after that, it will be great, and his career will be just around the corner.
What's more, the Liu family is also prosperous now. Not only has it built a luxury house in Xiahetun, Liu Jin has even started a briquette business with others in the capital, which is very profitable. Liu Jin also bought it in the capital.
House, this can be considered a city person.
With such conditions, the matchmaker from Xiahetun used to come to Liu Jin's house every now and then to talk to Liu Jin's mother. Now many people are interested in Liu Jin.
Among them, there are many big families in Changli County, gentry and official families, who more or less expressed this intention, waiting for Liu Jin to come back, meet and chat, and then the matter can be settled.
Mrs. Wang was naturally very happy and concerned about this. It was indeed time for her son to get married.
"Mom, I am seventeen years old this year. Have you forgotten this?"
Liu Jin obviously did not think about this aspect. Liu Jin's thoughts and ideas from later generations have not changed. He is still a child at the age of seventeen, so naturally he will not think about getting married.
"In a blink of an eye, you are seventeen years old, and you will be eighteen after the Chinese New Year. You are not young anymore. Shouldn't you get engaged so that I can have a grandson soon?"
Wang looked at Liu Jin, shook her head slightly and said.