"Ice cube face! You can take me with you!" Zi Tong sat on the wheelchair she ordered to make, and moved her injured right leg: "Look, my leg is almost healed.
Nothing will go wrong!"
"I just went to the river to check on the progress. There's nothing interesting. Just stay at the house and wait for me to come back!" Zisai coaxed softly, not wanting anything to happen to her before she recovered from her injuries.
"Please! Take me there!" Zi Tong coquettishly hugged Zi Sai's arm: "I've been bored at home for nearly three months, so why don't you just take me out for a walk, just to relax?"
"Really want to go?" Unable to resist Zi Tong's insistence, Zisai's tone was a little soft.
"Yeah!" Zi Tong nodded hurriedly after looking at the game.
"Okay! I'll take you there!" Zisai smiled fondly: "But then, you must not walk around by yourself!"
Zi Tong hurriedly raised his hand and promised: "I will be obedient and will never cause you any trouble!"
"Yes!" Zi Sai rubbed Zi Tong's soft hair with satisfaction, and turned his eyes to Xiao Bing: "You will come too, and you will help take care of the princess!"
"Yes!" Xiao Zhao stroked his body gently, with a touch of joy on his face.
Women like them who were sold into the mansion as maids were never allowed to step out of the mansion unless approved by their masters.
Zi Sai picked up Zi Tong and got into the carriage not far away, while Xiao Bing hurriedly pushed his wheelchair to follow.
The river course has been dug into the county town; in less than half an hour, the carriage arrived at its destination.
"Are we here?" Zi Tong was a little surprised that the journey was so short.
"Yes!" Zisai lifted Zitong out of the carriage and put him on the wheelchair Xiaobing had prepared in advance.
Not far away, Mr. Yuan saw the figures of Zisai and Zitong. He walked three steps at a time and said, "I'm going to say hello to Mr. Zisai and the princess!"
"Master Yuan, there is no need to be polite!" Zisai raised his chin slightly to signal.
Master Yuan stood up and looked at Zi Tong with concern: "The princess is not well, why are you here?"
Hearing this, Zi Tong moved his right leg in dissatisfaction: "Look, it's so agile!"
"Uh~~" Mr. Yuan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and decisively chose to remain silent.
"You!" Zisai slapped Zitong on the forehead as punishment.
Zi Tong playfully stuck out the tip of his tongue, and said to Master Yuan with a smile: "I'm really bored in the house, so I just wanted to come here and have a look, maybe I can come up with some ideas!" Zi Tong didn't blush.
My heart stopped beating, and I found a grand reason for myself.
Xiao Bing felt ashamed for her.
"Thank you for your hard work, princess!" Mr. Yuan knew full well that she was just looking for a pretense to go out for a walk; but she was well aware of current affairs and pretended not to know.
Zi Sai burst out laughing, feeling helpless at her quirky personality.
"How is the progress? How many days will it take to complete?" Zisai turned his eyes to the sweaty common people and asked aloud.
"No more than five days!" Gazing at the smoothly progressing project under his supervision, Mr. Yuan felt truly accomplished: "Including the construction of the waterwheel and the diversion of river water, it should be completed in fifteen days!"
"Very good!" Zisai was quite satisfied with the progress, which was faster than expected: "The common people's daily diet must be ensured, and their bodies must not be destroyed!"
"Don't worry, Mr. Zisai! For the people working here, the food distributed by the official will definitely be enough for them to eat!" Mr. Yuan knew clearly in his heart that if they could not meet their minimum food and clothing, who else would be willing to work hard?
Work.
"Hmm!" Zisai glanced at a relatively narrow spot not far away: "Is there a water tanker there?"
"Yes!" Mr. Yuan responded: "On this river, Xiaguan has set up more than twenty places for waterwheels. I hope this can ensure the normal circulation of the river water!"
Zi Sai understood: "How many days will it take to complete the arrival of the water tanker?"
"It was said to be about two months at the time. Calculating the time, it will arrive in the next few days!" Mr. Yuan replied truthfully.
"Just in case, I'll send a government official to check on the progress later!" Zisai ordered with some worry.
"yes!"
"Let's go and see where the waterwheel is set up!" As he spoke, Zi Sai took the lead.
Master Yuan saw this and hurriedly followed up.
After walking a few steps away, Zisai looked back as if he had something in mind: "Zitong! Do you want to go together?"
Zi Tong shook his head: "You go and investigate! I'll ask Xiao Bing to accompany me for a walk around the area!"
"Be careful! Don't go too far!" Zisai warned.
"Yeah!" Zi Tong smiled and waved to Zi Sai: "Go!"
Zi Sai's lips curled up slightly and he left with Mr. Yuan.
"Xiao Bing! Push me around and walk around!" Zi Tong looked back and ordered Xiao Bing who was looking around.
Xiaobing quickly looked away and started to push the wheelchair gently.
"It's desolate here, what's there to see? Why do I feel that your eyes are so hot?" Zi Tong propped up his chin and looked at Xiao Bing back and forth, faintly aware that there must be something unknown in this.
"I was discovered by you!" Xiaobing smiled shyly.
"Tell me about it!" Zi Tong's face was full of curiosity, and he looked like he was listening attentively.
"This is the first time I have left the mansion since I sold myself to the government office..." At this point, a trace of bitterness flashed across Xiaobing's eyes: "...calculating, it has been nearly three years!"
"Three years without leaving the house?!" Zi Tong couldn't believe it; imagine that if he was detained in one place for three years, he would definitely go crazy.
Xiaobing nodded: "This is the sadness of being a slave!"
Zi Tong suddenly thought of something and frowned: "I remember, there are many maids from high-ranking families who can enter and leave the mansion freely!"
"What the princess said should refer to the maids who purchase or the maids beside the lady!" Xiao Bing said with a forced smile: "Only these two kinds of maids can enter and exit the mansion freely; like Xiao Bing, they are responsible for cleaning on weekdays.
The maids who are in the courtyard or cleaning the wing have no such opportunity!"
"So there are so many kinds of maids..." Zi Tong muttered; although she came to this time and space, the time was not short, but she had never paid much attention to these things, so naturally she was not very clear about it.
"..." Xiaobing remained silent, hoping to take advantage of this rare opportunity to take a good look at the long-lost scenery.
Gazing at her with an expression that made him want to take in all the scenery and bring him back to his home; Zi Tong couldn't help but say: "Don't worry, we have plenty of time today!"
Xiaobing smiled slightly, with indescribable bitterness and helplessness: "A day outside may be a long time for you, but for a slave, a day is too short!"
When Zi Tong heard this, he felt sad; yes! For a person who has not left home for nearly three years, one day is indeed too short!