Gu Qinniang rejected the groom Cuiyunlou. She stood at the end of Yanzhi Lane with the Guqin that looked like life, looking at the darkness of another world, silent, and from time to time, she heard the faint songs and laughter of orioles. She stood alone with the Guqin in her arms for a long time...

Cai Yan opened his eyes and looked at the spider on the mosquito net for a long time. It was not until the door sounded lightly that he quickly lifted the bedding and wore clothes that he was still not very accustomed to.

Clothing is similar to the clothes I remember. The pants are not elastic and are wide and long, which is enough to mention a chest that is not as good as a few taels of flesh. According to Lu Tao, this is to protect the stomach from cold and sick, but he thinks it is to facilitate the binding of silk trousers and belts.

The pants are wide and the socks are the same. Although they are a little wider, they are very comfortable.

The pants were wide and the top was also wide. It had a cross-collar and right-side lapel. It was not very troublesome to wear clothes. The key was that he was not tied well. He had been knotted by himself many times or was not neatly made, which was very ugly. He always needed Lu Tao to tie it up. He was so angry that he secretly made a few holes in his clothes. The little maid was so angry that he complained to Su and wanted to sew it again for him...

The hole was not repaired and closed in the end, so he dressed smoothly. He stuffed ribbon bumps into the corresponding cracks, which replaced the buttons. He no longer had to worry about the ribbon being made into a knot, nor did he have to pee his pants.

He was afraid that he would get angry. In addition to black clothes and white pants, he also had to wear white and pink laces all over. Green Tao looked very satisfied, but he felt a little out of character, especially the small hat on his head made him dissatisfied, which was not as good as a bald man.

No matter what, they felt that this was the case, so they could only pinch their noses and accept it.

Lu Tao held a basin of hot water, and it seemed that she wanted to wash his face personally to save him from getting wet. This was also something that made him very dissatisfied.

The clothes were too wide and it was difficult to roll them up. The silk clothes were relatively smooth and they were dispersed after they were swung slightly. When she asked Green Peach whether there were any simple cloth clothes, her reaction was a little unclear. However, Su knew it, but told him that the white cloth was more expensive than silk, and it was transported by the Great Food Kingdom from a long distance to a large ship.

Su's words made him puzzled. In theory, cloth should be simpler than silk. The Song Dynasty should have this technology, but he didn't know that the real cloth only appeared two hundred years later. At this time, the Song Dynasty only had silk and linen. Some people planted white stacks to watch, but there was really no cotton cloth!

The Great Song Dynasty had developed its shipping, and the emperor supported various countries to do business in the Great Song Dynasty. But what was strange was that the ships of the Great Song Dynasty never crossed the west of the South China Ocean. The only one who really had a long ocean was the Great Cannibal. The Great Cannibal monopolized the entire shipping. After Su told him, he understood why the Song Dynasty did not have cotton cloth and why it was not made of white folds for textiles.

After knowing the cause and effect, I don’t have to bother Aunt Su. I directly found Chunhua’s maid and asked her to help find some white folds, so I no longer pay too much attention to these things.

Washing his face can only be done with the help of Lu Tao. He wiped the wet towel hard on his face. After several times, his little face turned red, and the little maid let him go.

Every day, I had to run around the backyard for two laps, and then I ate a little, so I locked myself in the study and read the books I needed.

After walking down the ground, his life was basically unchanging, and it was like this for half a month.

As the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, the streets are getting more and more lively. Lu Tao, who was originally very quiet, is also a little restless and frequently moves in front of him. When she sees her lying on the table again, staring at him with her chin in her hands, without blinking her eyes.

"well……"

Cai Yan threw down the brush that he was not used to, and looked at the funny double-ringed girl in front of her with helpless look.

"What's wrong?"

"Young Master, there are ten days left to be the Mid-Autumn Festival Moonlight!"

“So what?”

"Mid-Autumn Moonlight is so fun, there are juggling, lanterns, and fireworks are so beautiful!"

"Um."

Cai Yan was unquestionable, and the little girl seemed to have been hit and became listless. Seeing her like this, she felt funny, as if her memory son could not go out to play wildly. After thinking about it, she nodded seriously.

"My mother said she would carefully repair the school building. It's been half a month since she was the head of the school. As the head of the school, it's time to go and take a look..."

"Uh-huh!!"

Seeing her little head getting messy and she instantly recovered her spirits, Cai Yan felt even more amused and stood up.

"Don't forget to bring some money, maybe I'm hungry on the way."

"Don't worry, Master, Lu Tao is rich!"

Seeing her slapping the small purse hanging around her waist, Cai Yan was speechless, carrying her hands on her back, and she seemed to leave the study.

The Cai Mansion occupies a very good location, is very close to West Lake, and is in the middle of a bustling street. Logically speaking, such a location should not be in line with the taste of Taishi Cai. After all, it is too noisy to be close to the street market. However, the Cai Mansion covers an area of ​​nearly 100 acres, so there is another saying.

The school is outside the courtyard wall of the Cai Mansion. It was originally an elegant garden that scholars liked to go to. For some reason, it became an empty courtyard in the Cai Mansion. In order to facilitate the visit of the school, Su specially cleaned the courtyard on the east side and became his own courtyard.

When I opened the small door, it was a real small door, so small that I could only enter and exit by myself. When I walked out the small door, there was a small path with weeping willows planted on both sides of the door. Looking at the quiet path, Cai Yan instinctively liked it for a while, with his hands on his back, and a little maid in green clothes followed behind him...

Standing outside the school, through the mottled gate, what caught my eye was the green bamboo, and the sound of craftsmen working inside could be heard faintly. When I stepped into it, I saw Xia He directing others to repair the house carefully. When I saw him appearing in the yard, I was obviously stunned.

"Young Master."

Xia He squatted slightly, and Cai Yan looked at the embroidered light pink vine green shirt and smiled and said, "Sister Xia He, don't be too polite, I'll come and see, what should you do?"

Listening to him saying the word "I", Xia He frowned and wanted to persuade him. Finally, he lowered his head and gave up a little so that he could watch the renovation of the house.

The house itself has no big problems. It was used to entertain literati before, and all the materials were used were high-quality wood, and even the paint was not peeled. Rather than repairing it, it was better to replace the tiles to avoid water leakage due to damage to the roof bricks and tiles.

Seeing that the craftsmen on the roof were older, Cai Huang was a little puzzled and looked at Xia He and said, "Sister Xia He, are the craftsmen older? It is quite dangerous to climb up and down the roof."

Xia He looked hesitant, and wanted to explain but didn't know how to speak. He hesitated again and again and said softly: "Mid-Autumn Moonlight is approaching, and it is not easy to find people."

Cai Yan was stunned and couldn't help but wonder. It was half a month ago when Su decided to renovate it. The Mid-Autumn Festival Moonlight is also a matter of ten days later. It is nearly a month on both ends. The autumn harvest is usually after the Mid-Autumn Festival Moonlight. If you say it is busy, it is also a busy family. The closer the small family is to the festival, the more it costs a lot. I was thinking about making more money, how could I not find a craftsman?

He was puzzled. Seeing the unnatural thing on Xia He's face, Cai Huang suddenly realized something, was silent for a moment, and nodded slightly.

"At such a big age, I still have to climb up and down. If my family is not financially struggling, I think I would not want to take such risks. After they finish the work, Sister Xia He told them that if there are children at home who are willing to come to school, all costs will be exempted. Two meals are provided daily. If you live in the school, you can provide three meals a day. In addition, the school will supplement each boy's consistent money at the end of the month."

"Of course, this is the boys who are willing to come to school. Their wages, no matter how much their mother gave them, will be added to 30% on this basis, which is a reward for their craftsmanship spirit."

Xia He and Lu Tao were stunned. Before Xia He could speak, Lu Tao became impatient.

"Craftsman spirit? Master, what is craftsman spirit?"

Cai Yan looked at Xia He and smiled and said, "Doctors are kind-hearted. In the eyes of doctors who truly save people and treat diseases, there is no good or evil person. There is only patients in their eyes. Adhering to 'benevolence' to save people, this is the spirit of great love for doctors. Craftsmen are the same. Craftsmen pursue excellence and to further improve their spirit, not others."

As he said that, he looked at a few old people with gray hair on the roof and said quietly: "I believe that the wages my mother will give them must be higher than others. This is nothing. They are older and although they are not as quick as young people, they are older after all, and climbing up and down is extremely dangerous. It is also necessary to give higher wages."

"Maybe their family is short of money and have to take on school work. Maybe it's because the wages are really higher than their expectations, but I would rather believe that they exchanged tiles for the school for the sake of liking, for the hope of future generations, and for the sake of prove that they are still useful people, and prove that they are still craftsmen!"

"Based on this alone, I'm willing to give them 30% more wages!"

Cai Yan smiled and turned around, waved his hand back. His soul was not really a child. Xia He's unnatural face and words all showed the difficulties of Su and the embarrassment of Cai Jing in Hangzhou City. What causes and what results should be borne? He could not control Cai Jing and continue to mess around, and could not stop Cai Jing's fierce desire for power. All he could do was wipe his butt as much as possible in the back.

Treating a few old craftsmen well can't explain anything, but this is an attitude, at least Cai Yan thought so. Regardless of Xia He's strange expression behind her, she turned around and walked out of the school with her hands behind her back.

It took only a quarter of an hour to enter the school and leave the school.

Lu Tao is very kind and easy to deceive. Her happiness is very simple. She jumped and followed her, completely forgetting that she was three years older than him and was his personal maid and nanny. Aunt Zhao always gave her steadfastness to Java.

The path is relatively quiet. Walking a hundred meters away and turning into another street, it is like traveling through another time and space. Hawking sounds are coming one after another, merchants carrying loads and rattles, and merchants driving donkey carts to transport goods. The waiter greets the street officials from time to time, the man carrying his son on his shoulders, the woman carrying a basket, and the girl holding a flower umbrella... Everything is so out of place with the quiet path.

Just as Cai Yan was hesitating whether to step into a field he was unfamiliar with, Lu Tao was like a lamb who was having fun, holding his little hand and not allowing him to refuse to rush into the crowd.

"Young Master, Aunt Liu's osmanthus cake is so delicious, soft and sweet!"

"I don't like it, it will ruin my teeth."

"Didn't the young master like it very much before?"

"I don't like it now, bad teeth!"

"Oh~ Young Master, candied haws! candied haws..."

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