Chapter 218 The value of innovation

He didn't even say a few polite words when he came, and searched around the yard, unable to figure out what kind of person this man was. He glanced at the second lady, who understood, stepped forward and asked: "You..."

The man didn't wait for the second lady to finish asking, and interrupted: "A stone slab or an iron plate will do; a wooden hammer or an iron hammer will do just fine." He turned around and smiled strangely at me, "Please prepare twenty guan for me, if you're in a hurry,

It’s money, otherwise I wouldn’t bother to come over.”

Well, he looks like a capable person. The difference between scholars and scientists is this. Scholars rely on words to make ends meet, and once their skills are messed up in their mouths, they become as big as weights. Scientists rely on hard work and do not speak easily. Others

His ability is to turn his hands when his sleeves are down, and he uses his hands more than his words. Although the man in front of him looks a bit wicked, he has a charming temperament. He told the second lady: "Give me what you want. Let's see what tricks he comes up with."

The bluestone as smooth as a mirror, and the big wooden hammer used to smash wedding cakes during weddings and weddings, were all ready. The man said with one arm, "Hey!", took the wooden hammer and made a flower in his hand, and he was very excited.

After looking around twice, I nodded with satisfaction. I subconsciously touched my head and leaned closer to Er Niang to stay away from danger.

A handful of lint was torn open and spread out on the bluestone board. After picking the right position, he let out a loud shout, and the wooden hammer rounded and hit the cotton with a bang. Then he waved his arms and the wooden hammer flew, "Listen to the bang."

' He continued for a hundred or so without taking a break, then suddenly stopped, breathed for a while, and said loudly: "Okay!"

Several people in the courtyard looked at each other in surprise, but no one said a word. I raised my breath and asked carefully: "I want to remove cotton seeds..."

"Take it off!" The man looked at me with contempt and put the stuff that was beaten into a tissue into my hand. "Knead it until it becomes soft and shake it. The seeds will be smashed into powder and fall off as soon as you shake it. Get the money!"

"What's your last name? What's your occupation?"

"Your surname is Wang. Blacksmith, nickname: Hammer King!" He curled his lips disdainfully, "Hurry up and get the money. We can use it at home!"

"Here comes someone!" Sure enough, he is my master, and he is very capable. I greeted the second wife, "Get out of here, this blacksmith master, and get to know him clearly. If you dare to show up within fifty miles of Wangjiazhuangzi in the future, you will be killed by me."

Say hello!" What the hell, a good blacksmith won't do it and will do scientific research like others. In anger, he said: "Anyone who comes to sell technology today will be kicked out! Especially Wang Di!"

What bad luck! I didn’t even eat breakfast so I watched the wooden hammer hitting the stone slabs, especially Ying and Lanling who were peeking from the side. They were laughing so hard that they couldn’t stand upright. The second half of the way was like crawling.

Just listening to the two of them chatting outside, they didn't stop laughing. One of them walked away with a "giggle", and the other came in with a "hehe", which was very embarrassing.

"Laugh, laugh." He was angry. He didn't feel hungry when he was lying on the chair. He was full of gas.

"Haha..." Lan Ling staggered around. He almost fell to the ground, and finally managed to sit correctly. "I can't do it anymore. Ask me to laugh again. You hit you, and I laughed at mine, haha..."

It’s been three days, and there have been no less than ten people who have come to offer their skills in the whole three days. There are some who kill pigs, some who drive cars, and some who wait on the hall, but no one is serious. It’s good today. Just come and knock on the sap, and that’s it. “Isn’t that right?

The reward money is too little? How about adding ten more strings... Hey! Have you laughed enough? If you have enough, then talk seriously and contortly, where are the noodles below?"

"No, don't rush me. I can't move when I smile. I'll take my time." Lan Ling's face turned into a cry from laughter, and he twisted his body in pain. "I'm going to die at your house today. Haha... If you don't smile, you're thirsty."

"I'm just thirsty!" He picked up the teapot angrily. He stuffed it into his mouth and poured it into his mouth. "That's enough? Have you ever eaten water-infused meat? It's ready-made by killing it."

"Damn it," Lan Ling rolled up his sleeves and wiped it on his chin, "I'm so hungry. Your wife is waiting in front for breakfast. You must not eat. I have to go and make a cushion." After saying this, he helped Qian Le.

Hehehe went out again.

"What are you doing? You don't want to eat." There was a sound of footsteps on the door, and I thought Lan Ling was coming back to call me again, "Go away!"

"yes."

It wasn’t Lan Ling’s voice. Looking up, Dalai bowed his head and turned around to go out, “Come back!”

"Yes." Dalai did not dare to walk in. He was half outside the door and half inside the door. He peeked at me secretly and then lowered his head.

"What are you doing to me?" This girl usually has no time to hide from me, but today she dared to show her to the door. She made some progress. She pointed to the large square pier where I usually stand to hold books, "Come in, sit down and talk."

"There's something..." Dalai's little buttocks were resting on the square pier and he didn't dare to sit down, "It's about the cotton seeds."

"Oh? Tell me quickly." He stood up and poured a cup of tea into her hand, "What happened to the cotton seeds?"

"Twenty Guan..." Dalai bit his lip, composed himself, and made up his mind: "Is it...really?"

"Of course it's true! Are you questioning the credibility of the Wang family?" Who am I, what is the status of the Wang family, and the weight of what I say is forced. What I hate most is that others doubt me. I said with a stern face: "If you don't believe me, you don't have to say this.

,go out!"

Dalai stood up reflexively and put down the tea cup carefully, as if he wanted to leave. "You... the young marquis misunderstood, I... the maid asked, if you can find a way to exchange for twenty strings,

Can twenty guan redeem myself?"

"Oh?" This question overwhelms me. Although I have changed my identity to a Guanzhong person, I still have a contract with the Wang family. Having an identity does not mean having freedom. Seeing Dalai make up his mind makes people sympathize. I

It’s not that you can’t be the master, but the key is that you don’t want to be the master, so once the person who plans to use it has freedom, it will be difficult to restrain him. “The contract is in the hands of madam, I can’t take over this matter. But don’t worry, as long as there is a way, I can

I’ll definitely get the bounty. But if it’s more than three days, the extra two strings will be gone.”

"Can I be the same as the ordinary handymen who do odd jobs?" Dalai did not give up. He looked at me with miserable eyes and begged: "Just like them, you can work for as long as you want and get paid as much as you want, wash clothes and carry fodder, and do all the work.

Are you willing to do it?"

"Okay?" He grinned and scratched his head. These words made me feel a little sad. People's hearts are made of flesh. I haven't become hard-hearted because of the change in status, especially when I am alone in front of a little girl.

I can't bear to give up. "Isn't this bad now? The cost of food and clothing is not much different from that of the master, and there are people who call and drink everywhere. If you leave this body

If you don't have enough money to enter the back house, the general servants can only do odd jobs in the front yard. They don't get that much monthly salary. You should think about it again." The maids who have access to the back house are all sold by death deeds, so they can just enter the house.

The Wang family has no worries about using it. Once Da Lai is released, let alone entering the back house, even the steward Mian Mian will not trust her, at least there is no precedent for this in the family.

"It doesn't matter if you can do odd jobs, you can do this." Dalai did not give up and said with hope: "Now I will show you how to remove cotton seeds. Although it is not as good as it is, it is faster than picking them one by one."

Lai came here in a hurry because he was afraid that someone else would get the reward first.

I won’t take a penny from you, so I’ll ask you to redeem the contract.” He bent his legs, with the intention of kneeling, and forcefully took it back, “You don’t need Dalai as a maid, and you don’t like it either. That’s right.

For you, removing cotton seeds is much more important than being a maid. Isn't it?"

"I see that you really like to take the lead. It's not a small thing to direct the cotton harvest at Fenghe Village. In the future, there will be more and more cotton. When it becomes a big income for the Wang family, won't you be more prosperous than doing chores outside? You have to figure it out.

What's wrong with the contract? Besides, the Wang family

There is no reason to pressure people with contracts. It is a marriage. As long as you have a good relationship, I can marry you in a glorious way. The dowry will not be richer than hers. Didn't you just marry someone last year? What are you afraid of?

?It’s not like I have to keep you working hard for the rest of your life.”

Dalai remained silent.

I really don’t even want good treatment for freedom. It makes me feel uncomfortable. “The family does not abuse the servants. When the maids in the back house reach the age of seventeen, they will first ask if they have any plans to get married. It seems

It's like I'm abusing you all day long." She's just a maid, there's no need to be embarrassed and force her to stay, if

If the method is really good, give her 20 guan and let her go. "Forget it, since I have this intention, I can't keep you. If the method is good, just take 20 guan and leave, but if it's not good, just pack up and leave. Go out and get an official position.

Sign up and I will naturally assign you a family to marry into. The girl in Guanzhong is still hungry. Just wait, I will get your contract."

Just as I was raising my legs to go out, Lan Ling and Ying came in one after another. Lan Ling sat down directly at the desk, took a pen and pretended to write something. Ying squeezed a smile at me and said, "Waiting for breakfast. It's ready."

Calling you. Just in time for someone to rebel."

He turned to Dalai and said: "You are from a girl's family. Our Wang family rescued you. You have been wronged by eating, drinking, clothing and housing from front to back? You can really take advantage of it. When my husband is soft-hearted, why don't you tell me? I don't think it's a slap in the face."

Beat you to death!"

Ying said angrily and raised her hand, but I grabbed her wrist and pulled her back. "Give her the contract first, and we will tell you the method later. Forget it," Chao Ying and Lan Ling smiled, "How dare you use the method of smashing stones to deceive others?"

, I will whip her myself. Go, bring your trick and let us all see it."

As soon as they said this, Ying and Lanling couldn't help but become happy again, and the atmosphere in the room relaxed a lot. Dalai looked at me gratefully, turned around and ran away.

"White-eyed wolf." Ying cursed at Dalai's back, turned around and went back to get the contract.

"Haha," Lan Ling didn't even raise his head, kept writing in his hand, and whispered to himself, "My heart is quite soft, I never noticed it before."

"We are all pitiful, so you should stop saying a few words." In Lanling's eyes, there is no distinction between good and bad people, only loyalty and disloyalty. In her opinion, Dalai falls into the disloyal category, but she is unwilling to understand these things.

People with low status are suffering. "I can understand why Dalai cares about this. From a pampered official lady to suddenly falling to this situation, maybe

She was all hopeless. But there was a turning point in the process. First, Ying changed her identity so that she could raise her head and be a good person without having to carry the reputation of a Korean girl. Then she was made a maid specializing in managing cotton affairs, and her heart became alive again. Today

I finally took advantage of the opportunity I offered a reward for, and anyone else would have to give it a try. Once you succeed, it will be like living your life all over again."

"She's considerate, and even understands what others are thinking." Lan Ling gave me a look, "She didn't understand her identity, and even you are confused? With the contract, she is an object of your Wang family, and even the person belongs to you.

Naturally, the solution you think of will be on your head. The first one and

What you said is money is wrong. Besides, the money comes from the Ministry of Industry. If you want a reward, it should still be given to you. Is there any reason to give her twenty pieces of money for no reason and then ask her to redeem herself from you? She is a monkey who keeps accounts all day long.

I have been scheming all day long, but when it comes to this I get confused for no reason."

Whether this makes sense depends on what age you meet. Lan Ling can’t figure it out. I can’t blame her. After all, the education and living environment she received are different. There is no need to impose your ideas on others. Just live up to your own conscience. According to Lan Ling’s explanation

Look, this Dalai is not a stupid person. At least he knows that telling me that this matter has a higher chance of success. If he goes to find Ying, there will definitely be no chance, and he will probably get slapped twice; if he goes to the second girl, it will be suicide.

"Not here yet?" Ying took Dalai's contract and handed it to me. "It's an advantage for her. In the first two years of being a concubine, I had a bad temper and threw her into the release pond and drowned her. She was treated as a release."

I smiled, knowing how Ying was feeling now. It was just an angry comment. "Here he comes."

It was packed in a linen bag, and Dalai struggled to carry it. "Take the contract first and read it clearly." Before she could open the bag, fulfill my promise first.

Dalai opened the contract excitedly and read it over, "Thank you, Mr. Marquis, thank you, Madam, thank you, Your Highness the Princess..." After a round of salutes, he suddenly sat down on the ground and burst into tears. At first, he tried hard to hold back his sobs. I guess.

As I cried, I remembered the tragic experience of my family, and couldn't help but burst into tears. I couldn't bear it, so I peeked at Lan Ling, and continued to write and draw calmly, unaffected by the atmosphere.

"They're killing pigs. Hurry up and get to work!" Ying was infected by Dalai's sadness. Her eyes turned red inexplicably. She realized that she had lost her composure, wiped the corners of her eyes and stepped forward to kick her. "It's not over yet!"

"Yes." Dalai was suddenly startled. He collected his emotions. Without even wiping his tears and nose, he got up and dumped the contents of the bag on the ground. Ying and Lanling also came over curiously to take a look.

There were several wooden stands and a few small round sticks. Judging from the stubble on the wedge, they had just been dug out. Dalai chose a wooden stand and pressed the round sticks up to form a rolling layer like a dough press. Maybe

It was due to the hasty preparation. It took a long time to install the remaining parts, so I had to explain the use to me. I understand the principle. The principle of the dough press is similar, only there are two more wooden rafts.
To be continued...