Chapter 217: The End of the Hardship Comes
After the business was settled, Jiang Anming got the rest of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" as he wished. He was so drunk with the book that he read non-stop on the carriage ride back.
Jiang Xian tilted his head and stared at his uncle in the carriage, watching him holding a book and reading fascinatedly.
I couldn't help but feel a little curious, so I went over and took a look. It turned out to be "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
Jiang Xian has read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and it is about the characters in the Three Kingdoms.
In Jiang Xian's opinion, the monkey in "Journey to the West" is far less attractive to her.
Seeing that his uncle was looking at him seriously, Jiang Xian breathed a little softer, for fear of disturbing his uncle.
From Nantong to Jiangjia in Jiangxi Prefecture, a section of the road is built with cement.
On this trip home, Jiang Xian felt much faster than before, and he felt much more comfortable sitting in the carriage.
The typhoon season in Nantong has suddenly arrived.
This year the wind is still not strong, but the rain has not stopped for several days.
All the students in the courtyard have left, but the White Dragon Envoys are still there.
"Master, we haven't been back for more than a year? When are we going to go back and have a look?" Zixian asked worriedly in the dormitory.
The young master returned to the capital at the beginning of the year, but he stayed here all the time, but he was bored.
"After the classes next semester, you don't have to stay here." Li Qianchen said, sorting out the paint scrolls on the table.
Zi Xian's eyes widened after hearing this, and he stood up from the table and chair.
"Then have we graduated?"
"yes."
"After graduation, won't you stop coming? Then shouldn't I cherish the remaining days?" Zi Xian said with a sad face, and the content of his worry changed instantly.
Although the day-to-day study life at Chaoyang Academy is a bit boring, these days are extremely comfortable.
Apart from attending classes every day, what Zi Xian looks forward to most is the food in the cafeteria.
"Cherish it well." Li Qianchen said.
In fact, they should have left earlier.
Gu Liangdi is a veritable painting addict. He draws from morning to night, and he has already understood the sketches required above.
A simple sketch that can quickly draw the appearance and characteristics of various characters.
They can't compare with Gu Liangdi, but their paintings are just so-so.
The little gentleman knew too much, and Gu Liangdi was so intoxicated by what he learned that he didn’t want to leave.
They took this opportunity to consolidate what they had not yet understood.
I have been here for more than a year, and I have to leave.
"Master, then we have to go to the cafeteria to eat a few more meals before we leave. I'm afraid that after we leave, we will never be able to eat the food in the academy again."
The direction of Zixian's worries soon changed.
Li Qianchen lowered his head and looked at the scroll on his desk.
He also likes the comfortable life at Chaoyang Academy, and he is afraid that he will not be able to find a better place than this in Dajin.
It's just that this comfort requires people to pay a price.
Whether it's the young gentleman or the dean, the Yun family seems to be hiding a lot of secrets.
Li Qianchen didn't want to explore the secret inside.
No matter from the perspective of the White Dragon Envoy or the students in the academy.
People like the dean should live a good life and live a long life.
Little sir, that's the way it is.
Zixian sighed and turned around, watching his young master staring at the painting on the table in trance.
I thought that in the past, the young master could not tolerate anyone in his eyes, but now he is thinking about the little gentleman all the time.
Not just because Mr. Little is Mr. Little.
After knowing the relationship between the Yun family and his young master.
Zi Xian sometimes thought to himself.
If Miss Yun was in the Yun family, Xu, who was married to her young master, would not be the eldest lady of the Yun family.
What a great young gentleman, he is much better than other women, and cannot be compared to the women raised in the back house.
It’s no wonder that playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting is not important. The young gentleman has a fiefdom at a young age, lives happily and comfortably, and can support himself, he is better than many men in the world.
But if the young master and the young gentleman are together, wouldn’t that mean they are just eating soft food?
Zixian suddenly thought of this, thought about it for a while, and felt that there seemed to be some problem.
That's all, if the young master really likes the young gentleman, then everyone will be happy.
Yuntao people are not in Li'an, but the people of Li'an all refer to Yuntao as the county owner.
Outside Li'an County, in the paper factory.
The bundles of white paper were packed by workers and then wrapped with a layer of special rubber shipped from Nantong.
This rubber comes in white, yellow, and black, with different colors. I wonder where the county owner got this kind of thing.
It's impermeable to water, it's magical.
The only thing I'm afraid of is knives and fire.
The rainy season is here, and people at the paper mill are worried that the white paper they just made will get wet and moldy due to the heavy rain, so they wrap it up with rubber. If a strong wind blows away any tiles at night, the loss will be great.
As for the papyrus, it is plentiful and cheap, so it is not so rare among people.
Cover it directly with oiled paper.
Paper is most afraid of water. Even if there is water on the edge, it will slowly penetrate all the paper.
"It's getting dark, it's time to get off work!" the steward of the paper mill shouted.
"Manager Li, don't be in a hurry. Wait until I finish these things, right away."
"I'll just wrap these up."
Everyone continued busy with the work at hand.
The manager was helpless and went back to report to his immediate superior.
Wanyu wore a grass-blue gown with narrow sleeves, and her hair was simply pulled up by a wooden hairpin. She lowered her head and looked through the account books, and then looked at the stack of papers solemnly, with a more capable look on her brows.
"Wanyu is in charge. I urged them, but they were unwilling to leave." Li Ping stepped forward and said respectfully, with a look of helplessness on his face.
"Then let them work for a while. When the sun sets, we really have to let them go. It's so dark that we can't see the way home. Many of the workers in this factory are female workers, who are prone to danger.
"Wanyu continued busy with the work at hand.
"By the way, are tomorrow's papers packed?"
"It's packed. The Jiang family will bring a carriage over tomorrow."
After hearing this, Wanyu nodded, "Okay, get ready earlier. Don't wait for people to come."
"Don't worry, manager, I will definitely handle it for you," Li Ping said.
Li Ping is one of the stewards of the paper mill and signed up for the county boss's job recruitment a few months ago.
He was literate and willing to endure hardships, and was soon recommended to work as a steward in a paper mill.
He is responsible for part of the work in the factory, such as daily attendance checks and work dismissal, and he has to check on them.
He could only leave after making sure that no one was left in the factory.
Every day when I go to work, he is the first to come.
Work means leaving early and coming back late. The advantage is that you are relaxed and comfortable, and you don't have to make people look bad.
The county master is not in Li'an, so everything is taken care of by the stewards sent by the county master.
Li Ping used to work as a slave in a wealthy family. He was born into a family, and his parents were both slaves.
Unsurprisingly, he spent his entire life as a slave to his master in the palace, married a maid, and lived a life of neither salt nor indifference.
But when the barbarians entered the pass, the master and his family fled, and all the slaves were sent away.
Li Ping's parents are gone long ago. He doesn't know what to do alone. He heard that he has a relative in the south of his family.
So he went through all kinds of hardships to the south and arrived at Li'an.
Chapter completed!