Bai Juyi hesitated and said: "This kind of bellows was originally used in military and smelting, but there is no denying that it has a great impact on people's home life. Everyone knows that the imperial court now promotes the use of coal. Coal has high calorific value, is durable, and is more durable than
Firewood is cheap, but its disadvantages are also obvious, that is, it is not easy to ignite, and it will go out if you are not careful. Housewives are very resentful. This kind of bellows comes at the right time. Every house has a small bellows, which can be pulled out when cooking.
After a few strokes, the fire ignited quickly, which can be said to be the savior of housewives..."
The scholar sitting next to him gently touched Bai Juyi with his foot. Only then did Bai Juyi realize that the man sitting in front had an ugly face and stared at him fiercely.
Bai Juyi ignored him and continued: "That's why this article is placed in the people's livelihood column to vigorously promote this kind of household bellows, which is indeed a blessing to people's livelihood!"
Bai Juyi's slap in the face made Wei Min very angry. This tardy bastard dared to bad-mouth him. He had to be kicked out. But to drive Bai Juyi out, the owner needed to speak. Wei Min rolled his eyes and smiled at Shi Hongxiu.
: "Girl, I have to teach students in the afternoon. We have been talking for an hour and a half, and it's almost done. How about this is the end of today's poetry and music meeting!"
Shi Hongxiu took a deep look at Bai Juyi, nodded and said, "That's it for today! Thank you all for coming. It has given Hongxiu a lot of experience."
She stood up and bowed to everyone, "I won't see you off, let's go first."
She turned around and walked into the back room. Everyone got up, talked and laughed and went out. Wei Min patted Bai Juyi heavily on the shoulder and said with a sarcastic smile: "In the poetry and music meeting, I asked my dear brother to talk about a ventilator.
I’m really sorry for not giving you more time to perform, please come earlier next time!”
After saying that, he raised his head and laughed, and left in a swagger. He was very confident that Shi Hongxiu would definitely invite him alone next time.
Everyone had left, Bai Juyi smiled bitterly, why did he bother to make this trip?
Seeing that there was still more than half of the cup of tea left, it was a pity that he had poured it out, so he picked up the cup and drank it in one gulp, then stood up to leave.
At this time, the girl with a round face walked in, holding a pen in her hand, and smiled at Bai Juyi: "The girl said that the master did not finish the poem last time, please complete it!"
She lowered her voice and said, "It's because I didn't finish writing and the girl wanted to see the back, so I asked you to come."
Bai Juyi burst into laughter. It turned out to be the reason. He actually only wrote four sentences because the paper at that time was too small to write.
Bai Juyi spread the paper, picked up the pen and wrote with one stroke.
"Viewing the Cutting of Wheat"
The Tian family has few free months, but in May people are even busier.
At night the south wind blows, and the wheat is covered with yellow.
The women carry baskets of food, and the children carry pots of pulp.
I went with him to the salary field, and Ding Zhuang was in Nangang.
The foot is steaming and rustic, the back is burning in the sky,
I’m exhausted and don’t know how hot it is, but I’m glad the summer is long.
Again there was a poor woman with a child beside her,
The right hand holds the earrings, and the left arm hangs a basket.
Hearing his words of care makes those who hear them feel sad.
After all the taxes are paid on the family fields, this is left to satisfy the hunger.
What merit do I have now? I once did not work in farming.
The salary of an official is three hundred dan, and there is a surplus of food every year.
I feel ashamed when I think of this, and I will never forget it.
........
After writing, he put down his pen, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Thank you, little lady, Bai Juyi takes leave!"
He turned around and walked quickly.
After everyone left, Shi Hongxiu slowly walked out of the room and asked, "Xiao He, did he write it?"
"wrote!"
The round-faced girl handed the poem to Shi Hongxiu. Shi Hongxiu read it carefully, a look of shock suddenly appeared on her face, and she couldn't help but sigh softly.
She read it again and couldn't help but praise: "What a poem. It deserves to be the fourth place in Jinshi!"
"Girl, he may be wearing clothes like that because his family is not in a good situation. Others don't drink much tea, but he drinks it all. Xiao He thinks he is very frugal."
"That's because he is thirsty. It has nothing to do with frugality. Others only sip tea out of politeness. Do you understand?"
"But...he did come in a hurry. Although he was late, Xiao He felt that he should still be sincere."
Shi Hongxiu said calmly: "I believe he is very busy, but the sincerity is not necessarily true. If he has not read the newspaper, how can he answer my last question? He actually still has time to read the newspaper, I don't believe he is in a hurry to run away
He came, maybe he was just showing off."
"Girl, but he didn't even eat lunch! I heard his stomach growling with hunger, and he... he might be reading the newspaper while sitting in the bullock cart. We can't draw such a conclusion."
Shi Hongxiu tilted her head and looked at the maid and smiled: "Xiao He, I found that you like him quite a lot, so you speak for him like this."
Xiao He Qiqi Ai Ai said: "Girl, I think he is a good person and he is a perfect match for me. It would be a pity to give up on him!"
Shi Hongxiu's pretty face turned red and she spat, "What are you talking about, damn girl!"
Xiaohe almost burst into tears, "Girl, I believe I saw the right person. He is really easy-going and kind. He is a good person. The young man named Wei said to me, 'I will reward you with money next time!' Girl, I will give you a million dollars."
Ignore people like this."
"You girl, I really don't know what to say to you. Stop worrying about what to do. I know what to do. I'll pack up the piano and let's go back."
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Shi Hongxiu took the poem and turned around to go back to his residence. Xiao He followed behind with Qin in his arms, mumbling all the way.
...........
Xishoujiang City is the northernmost city among the three surrendered cities in Yinshan. It was officially renamed Hengsai County three years ago. It was originally a military city, but because of the practical needs of the grassland tribes for supplies from the Central Plains, everyone formed a tacit understanding, and no one
It is this tacit agreement not to plunder this city that has kept the business in Xihoujiang City very developed. For more than 20 years, it has been the most developed commercial center in the Hetao area.
Hengsai County is affiliated to Fengzhou. Five hundred Jin soldiers are stationed here, but the army mainly guards the city gates and maintains order.
Five years ago, the imperial court established Fengsheng Dudufu, which governed Fengzhou and Shengzhou. It covered a vast area, extending from Yinshan Mountain and Daqingshan Mountain in the north to the desert in the south. It was 1,500 miles wide from east to west and 500 miles wide from north to south.
At present, Li Ji, the governor of Fengsheng, is the leader of the 300 soldiers who followed Guo Song on his mission to the Western Regions. There are 20,000 troops stationed there. The number of Han people who have moved in from various places has reached 200,000. There are Jiuyuan, Feng
Seven counties including An, Yongfeng, Fengxi, Hengsai, Yulin and Hebin are rich in grain, sugar beet and grapes.
That morning, a caravan passed through the Yin Mountains and arrived at Hengsai County. The caravan came from the grasslands in the north and passed through the deserted grasslands along the way. As soon as they entered the city, the noisy and lively atmosphere hit them.
There are many inns, restaurants, and brothels in Hengsai County, and the food supply is sufficient. There is also a Hengsai River formed from the melted snow water of Yinshan Mountain that passes through the city. Both sides of the river are covered with poplar and elm trees. The population living here year-round is close to
Thirty thousand people make Hengsai County a veritable pearl in the Yin Mountains.
This caravan consisted of more than a hundred camels. When he went to the grassland, he was loaded with tea cakes. This is the most popular commodity in the grassland, surpassing silk and porcelain. Selling it in Hengsai County is five times the profit. If you go deep into the grassland
If you sell it, you can get ten times the profit.
Now that they have returned from the grassland, their goods have been replaced by high-quality sheepskins.
But now it is late October, and the business in Hengsai County is about to enter the off-season. Heavy snow has blocked roads and all commercial activities have to stop. It is impossible to go north now, but there are still more than ten days left to go south.
Chances are, once we enter early November, it will snow heavily throughout Fengzhou and the grasslands.
Han merchants in many shops in the county are packing their luggage and preparing to go south. They don't go south with full boxes of silver or copper coins as they did in the past, which is heavy and unsafe. Now they all bring silver notes or money notes from the three major counters and go directly to
Although they have to pay a 3% handling fee for Chang'an exchange, they are still willing.
The owner of this caravan is called Li Yulin, a middle-aged man in his forties. He is Li An's nephew. Li An has retired, but the business he invested in is very large and requires his two sons to take care of it.
Then the caravan going north was handed over to his nephew Li Yulin. Li Yulin was no novice. He had followed his uncle Li An back and forth between the grasslands and the Central Plains for almost 20 years. His connections in various tribes in Mobei even surpassed his uncle's.
This time, there are more than a dozen special members in Li Yulin's team. They are the internal security investigation team sent by Zhou Min to find clues about the old man named Kang. Zhou Min discovered the real name of the old man named Kang from the mansion in Xinfeng County.
Kang Hongxin lived in the Uighur tribe for twenty years.
"Let's stay here first!"
Li Yulin said to Feng Jian, the leader of the accompanying internal guards: "Stay here first and then explore the news about Musuo."
This time they went to the grassland with basically no results. They only got one clue. Twenty years ago, a group of Sogdian merchants from Kang State did come back to Hehe. There were about 20 or 30 people. They came together with the Uighur merchant Musuo.
Currently, this Mu Suo and his son are opening a sheepskin shop in Hengsai County. If you want to find out about the Sogdians twenty years ago, this Mu Suo knows best. If even he doesn't know, then no one will know.
With a glimmer of hope, everyone returned to Hengsai County. Feng Jian nodded and said a little gloomily: "Let's stay here first!