Women from all families regarded Wang Jiefu's request to carry water for irrigation as an outing. The excitement was not much different from the carnival on New Year's Eve.
The women in the East Palace were busy all night, but in the end it was really useless. What they wanted to wear was not theirs to decide.
Early in the morning, the Ministry of Etiquette sent someone. It was very simple. Even if it was to carry water for irrigation, there were still royal etiquette that could not be avoided. That is, wearing coarse cloth, when to leave the city, how to walk, and the order of carrying water must all be followed.
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Mrs. Su felt very disappointed, but she didn't dare to shame herself in front of the officials of the Ministry of Rites. As for Mrs. Taoniang and Mrs. Duan, they both knew it.
The Yellow River Embankment was very lively at this time...there must be thousands of people here, right? Anyway, Zhao Xi took a quick look and found that there must be more soldiers than the soldiers in his escort camp.
All the court officials in Bianliang, the wives and concubines with official titles, plus the servants and entourages of each family, as well as the officials who are busy allocating areas... Wang Jiefu, I really have you.
This does not include the soldiers responsible for guarding the perimeter.
They are all industrious gentlemen. Let them fetch water for irrigation, just for fun, to play with things and people.
The Yellow River embankment in Bianliang is good. After all, it is related to the lives of nearly a million people in the capital. Those responsible for doing this will not play tricks on this matter as long as they are not crazy.
It is precisely the qualification of the embankment that makes the simple task of carrying water difficult.
The country's dynasty was based on agriculture, and even the queen wanted to cultivate a piece of land in the inner garden to show that she did not forget to cultivate crops.
So I know how to carry water.
But this is a levee, and it is a relatively qualified levee.
It's a slope. The entire slope is smooth, but there are no steps for so many people to use it.
Carrying two buckets of water and walking on such a slope...does Wang Jiefu really want to play tricks on others?
Seeing these warblers, chirping, and stumbling, Zhao Xi was really worried for the ancestors of the old Wang family. From this moment on, he must have been cursed thousands of times.
Wang Anshi set an example. The bucket was not small, and Wang Anshi carried it quite steadily. It cannot be said that he could walk as fast as he could, but among these ministers, he had a solid foundation.
Zhao Xi could not remember the last time he carried water. Even in his previous life, he had done this job when he was fifteen or sixteen years old.
People seem to never forget action skills. As soon as they came into contact with them, Zhao Xi knew that he could do it and could still use his skill to carry water.
It's just that the parents and their own women are a little embarrassed. The bucket is a small bucket, and Zhao Xi looks like a toy for children of later generations. Even so, Zhao Xi has already made two trips, and they have just reached the top of the dam... going downhill is even more difficult.
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"Father, mother, let the child come!"
You shouldn't be criticized for showing your filial piety, right? Especially if you don't care about the behavior of your parents who just gave birth to a baby, you should be praised by Shilin, right?
Indeed, next to his parents was his husband, and Zhao Xi was immediately surrounded by approving eyes.
"Xi'er, parents need to do it."
It doesn’t matter whether you are tired or not, and how much you have to pick. Such a drought seems to be a warning to the emperor about the gains and losses, so Zhao Zhen needs to do it.
It's nonsense. The problem is that people in this era believe this... It may also be a wording that can spur the emperor.
"You can use a trolley!"
Let me go! Zhao Xi was instantly embarrassed. Could he have thought of it? He just didn't say it.
But Su Shi didn't care about this. She originally thought it was a fun thing.
After all, she is also the eldest lady. Her grandfather was already an official, and he also carried water.
I wanted to play, but after carrying just a small amount of water from the river to the top of the dam, my whole shoulders couldn't bear it, my feet hurt, and my calves were shaking.
I just can’t figure it out. Why doesn’t the imperial court use barrel carts? People have to suffer this!
She is from the south, and there are many trucks in her hometown.
But my aunt, Wang Jiefu, is also from the south! Isn’t he smarter than you? Do you know that?
Zhao Xi was convinced when he met such a wife.
Su's words immediately made the scene a little quiet.
"Concubine Su, what is a barrel cart?"
She is from the Fu Bi family and is the eldest daughter of the former prime minister Yan Shu. She is originally from the south, but she followed her mother to serve her grandmother and grew up in Luoyang and Bianliang. I really don’t know what a barrel cart is.
Zhao Xi looked at Fu Bi... This is something women talk about, not being able to get close to men.
Wang Jiefu can't argue with women, right?
Mrs. Su was very happy to behave on this occasion. She knew the rules. She looked at the empress first, and then at Tao Niang. After asking for permission, she started to behave.
Mr. Su is a smart man, and his meticulous painting is pretty good.
I just squatted like that, grabbed a stone, and started drawing on the ground. I was explaining it while I was drawing, as if I was afraid that people wouldn't understand.
"feasible?"
Dad asked this question, and neither the husband nor Zhao Xi was hiding it anymore.
As a result, no one said anything! Wang Jiefu was so powerful. He came to the court with 20 to 30 years of reputation and was able to evade the princes.
Zhao Xi couldn't hide. His father was originally asking him the question. Therefore, he could no longer care about Wang Anshi's already dark face.
"Go back to daddy, that's doable."
“Is it difficult to build a bobbin truck?”
"It's not difficult to return to Dad. And due to the money supervision matter, the East Palace has already placed some components of the trolley in the general prison. It only needs to be assembled."
Lao Wang, please try your best to understand. This happened by chance. It was not specially prepared for you.
I have to prepare it all over again! There’s nothing I can do!
Why do you need to carry water? His Royal Highness is the cause of the trouble, the trouble is caused by the East Palace, and everyone benefits... There is no need to carry water, just wait for the drum truck to be installed and judge the effect.
Today is a day off from office and bathing, so I can relax for a day.
Zhao Xi looked at these princes who were gloating over their misfortune, and then at Wang Anshi who seemed to have something to say to him...
This old Wang is not so fragile, is he? The woman said it, I really have no intention of messing with your matter.
To be honest, Zhao Xi is quite afraid of Wang Anshi, not just now, but deep-rooted. This guy's reputation is so great that it will remain so for thousands of years.
Zhao Xi wanted to escape just now, for example, to go to the supervisor to see the components of the trolley, and then accompany them to install it... Anyway, as long as he could avoid Wang Anshi's chatting.
But it didn't work! That old guy Wen Yanbo seemed to like watching his embarrassment, so he let Su Song go directly, and even pretended to drag him to ask about the barrel truck...
You kept asking me? Fu Bi, Zeng Gongliang, Bao Heizi, and others were waiting for Wang Anshi to arrange their business and come this way, and they immediately had no problem.
Hehe, they are both quite famous in Shilin. A prince, his reputation has been known among the people of Shilin since he was a child. A civil servant, with thirty years of fame, returned to the court. Let these two have a confrontation... This should be lively
A bit of a no-brainer.
Judging from the fact that they didn't go far and didn't come close, Zhao Xi knew that they were just watching the fun and not taking it too seriously.