The fortress is the first line of defense of Xihewan. After passing these two fortresses, you have officially entered the boundary of Xihewan.
One of the biggest changes is that the road surface has become a cement road.
"This road is all paved with cement?"
Princess Lu Jie pointed to the road and asked.
"Yes," Jiang Wenwen nodded.
"Isn't this too luxurious?" Princess Lu Jie couldn't help but sigh.
The first time she saw a concrete house, she was filled with envy.
Because the house made of cement is so strong that it cannot be smashed with a hammer.
But now, Xihewan actually uses cement to pave the road...
This allowed Princess Lu Jie to once again see the unevenness of the world, and also made her feel even more powerless...
The closer you get to Xihewan, the more factories there are on the roadside.
At the entrance of many factories, a large number of merchants gathered, waiting in line for a new batch of goods.
There were also villagers carrying trays, selling food and tea, or gadgets made by the women at home.
Regardless of whether they are merchants or villagers, Princess Lu Jie can feel that they exude positivity from the inside out.
Many years ago, Princess Lu Jie could also see such expressions on the faces of the grassland people.
At that time, everyone believed that as long as they grazed their cattle well, tomorrow would be better than today.
But since a few years ago, the weather has suddenly become unstable, with winters becoming extremely cold and long, and summers becoming extremely hot.
Cattle and sheep on the grassland freeze to death in winter and often get sick in summer, causing more serious deaths than in winter.
The expressions on the herdsmen's faces became more and more solemn.
It was also under this circumstance that the Eastern Barbarians launched a southern expedition against Dakang, hoping to relieve the pressure on the grasslands by plundering Dakang.
Unfortunately, both southern expeditions were thwarted by Jin Feng, and the situation in the grasslands became even worse.
The motorcade continued to move forward amidst Princess Lu Jie's emotions.
The closer you get to Xihewan, the more lively it becomes. Many formerly wastelands are now built into factories.
Princess Lu Jie felt that her eyes were not enough, so she looked to the left and then to the right.
After getting on the ring road of the village, Tie Hammer led the convoy straight into the village, while Jiang Wenwen signaled Princess Lu Jie's convoy to stop.
"Your Highness, the front is a restricted area. Outsiders are not allowed to enter. I will take you to find a place to stay."
As the Sichuan-Sichuan regime gradually improved, the number of civil servants increased.
For the sake of office convenience and safety, the original site of Xihewan has been turned into a controlled area. Except for the original villagers and textile factory workers of Xihewan, outsiders are no longer allowed to enter without approval.
However, many new inns have been built outside Xihewan to accommodate merchants who come to purchase goods. Some people will also free up a few rooms in their own houses and rent them to merchants.
There were too many people in Princess Lu Jie, so I asked several inns, but none of them had that many vacancies.
Just when Jiang Wenwen was about to take Princess Lu Jie to find the farmyard, a female escort found them on horseback.
Just like in the dock town, the female escort claimed that Guan Xiaorou arranged for her to come, and then brought Princess Lu Jie to Guanjia Village and stayed in two courtyards.
Guanjiacun and Xihewan were not far apart in the past, but now they are both connected by houses.
Guan Xiaorou was from Guanjiacun. Princess Lu Jie had no doubt about this. She kept thanking the female escort and asked her to send a message to Guan Xiaorou. She would make sure to visit Guan Xiaorou when she took the time recently to express her gratitude in person.
At this time, Guan Xiaorou was waiting for Jin Feng and the Ninth Princess at the entrance of the courtyard, and she had no idea what was going on.
"Alian, didn't you say that the head of the family and Wuyang were coming back? Why haven't they arrived yet?"
Chapter 1617 Sympathy for Three Seconds (2 / 2)
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18 days ago
Guan Xiaorou asked as she looked at the intersection.
Before Alian could answer, Guan Xiaorou saw an escort on horseback turning around the intersection.
Then, Jin Feng's motorcade appeared.
"Sister-in-law, are you in a hurry?"
Tie Hui greeted Guan Xiaorou and then motioned for the carriage to stop at the door.
"Stop talking nonsense and go back quickly. Yuhong is still waiting for you."
Guan Xiaorou rolled her eyes at Iron Hammer, and then walked towards the carriage.
Jin Feng pushed open the car door, jumped out, looked at Guan Xiaorou and asked, "Where are the big girl and the second girl?"
He went to the East China Sea for several months this time. The child was always taken by the nanny in the village and did not go to the East China Sea with Guan Xiaorou.
After not seeing each other for several months, Jin Feng also missed having children.
Guan Xiaorou waved to the back, and Runniang and nanny came over each holding a child.
Runniang was holding Guan Xiaorou's child, while the nanny was holding the ninth princess's child.
Jin Feng stepped forward and picked up one in one hand.
I don't know whether it was because the children were still young or because they were related by blood, but neither child cried, and looked at Jin Feng with big watery eyes.
Erniu also stretched out her little hand and grabbed Jin Feng's clothes.
While Jin Feng was teasing the child, the Ninth Princess also got off the carriage, then pulled Guan Xiaorou aside and murmured in a low voice.
I don't know what the two said, but Guan Xiaorou frowned slightly for a while, and nodded again and again.
Finally, he reached out and patted the Ninth Princess, and said angrily: "Wuyang, you are too bad. Even if you are plotting against Lu Jie, you are still using my name!"
"I can't help it," the Ninth Princess said helplessly: "One of us has to do the red face and the other the bad face. My sister is famous for her gentle personality. She is the most suitable to do the bad face. Doesn't she also want to see it?
Did the negotiation go smoothly?"
"Okay, I get it."
Guan Xiaorou rolled her eyes at Ninth Princess: "Just do the whole show. I'll go to Guanjiacun to see Lu Jie later."
"My sister is still reliable!" Princess Ninth smiled, holding Guan Xiaorou's arm, and followed Jin Feng into the courtyard.
That afternoon, Jin Feng first played with his children for a while. After both children fell asleep, Jin Feng went to the iron smelting workshop next door.
After the new steel plant was built, this iron smelting workshop basically no longer produced large-scale production. More often, it was a dedicated laboratory for Zuo Zhiyuan, Liu Buqun and Wan Heming.
When Jin Feng entered, Liu Buqun and Wan Heming were beating something around the iron stove, and they didn't even notice Jin Feng's arrival.
Wan Yuhong was working in the open space with a few female workers. When she saw Jin Feng coming in, she hurriedly greeted him.
"The hammer is back, you are not at home, what are you doing here?" Jin Feng asked curiously.
"It's working time now, I'll go back after get off work." Wan Yuhong replied.
"Okay," Jin Feng nodded and sympathized with Tie Hammer in his heart for three seconds.
Tie Chui has never been to a brothel since he dated Wan Yuhong.
This time I went to Donghai for several months, and Tie Zhui has been living in the small courtyard.
After sending Jin Feng home just now, he handed over the work to the deputy captain and immediately ran to find Wan Yuhong.
As a result, Wan Yuhong was working in the workshop.
Jin Feng could imagine Tie Shui's mood at this time.
However, this was a matter between Tie Zhui and Wan Yuhong. Jin Feng did not want to ask any more questions and waved his hand towards Liu Buqun and Wan Heming.