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Miao Xiaojun replied: "I'm going to be a guide for the old man now! This clothes is also prepared by the old man."

Mrs. Zha glanced at Yin Lian's attire, and asked with some anxiety: "This is...Master Zhang?"

Yin Lian replied: "Hello, Mrs. Zha. I'm Zhang Chen."

Sister-in-law Zha didn't expect that the elder Miao Xiaojun was talking about was so young and handsome, and would greet her with a serious face, she was a little panicked, and said repeatedly: "Hello, hello!" She even stood up and bowed in a hurry , bowed a few times and said to Miao Xiaojun with some unease: "Why did you bring Mr. Zhang here!? Is this the place where you should bring Mr. Zhang?"

Miao Xiaojun was not as frightened as she was, and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law Zha, don't be nervous, Master Zhang asked me to bring him here. He said he was planning to make a movie and needed material. I think what you told him here is pretty good." Like it, I brought it here."

"Dian Yin? Vegetarian dishes?" Mrs. Zha was a little puzzled.

In fact, Miao Xiaojun has just learned these two words not long ago. When people learn something new, they have the desire to spread and show off, so he described it to Mrs. Zha with great interest.

Seeing how excited he was, Yin Lian probably didn't stop him, and took the initiative to observe the surroundings.

She looked around and found that the courtyard was very large, but it was very messy, with a lot of things piled up at the door of every house.Among these sundries, every family has firewood, and other things have their own characteristics.From these sundries, one can even faintly guess the identity and occupation of the owner of each house.

The junk actually smells good, but it's still too messy.Yin Lian thought for a moment that such scenes and props should be arranged in this way in the film set - there are many references in it, but it must be redesigned, and it will lack aesthetic feeling if it is completely copied.

Yin Lian understands what is meant by "art comes from life and is higher than life", isn't that the case?What needs to be left is the hidden feelings, and what needs to be skimmed is the rough edges of life.

In addition, there is a well and a big tree in the courtyard.The well is the well where Mrs. Zha is currently washing clothes. There are wooden sheds and bamboo baskets piled up next to it. It doesn't look like a family's clothes. Obviously, this is not a housework, but a job.The shapes of the wooden tubs and wooden frames are different, but wooden sticks are inserted on them, and the numbers are marked on them, presumably to mark the attribution-it is also understandable that the numbers are marked instead of names.

According to Yin Lian's understanding of Xia Guo's social background at this time, the literacy rate of Xia Guo's civilians was very high at this time.According to future social research, at the end of the dynasty, the literacy rate of school-age adult men reached almost 70%. The minimum standard for this 70% is that they can write their own names, know more than [-] commonly used characters, and be able to read simple sentences. Factory or government notices and advertisements.

It is said that the literacy rate of adult women is also about 27%. This is the statistical result obtained by the prince in the first year after he ascended the throne.

Of course, the source of this data is limited.

Nanyi Province has a large population and a very high literacy rate. Even a [-]-year-old woman can read a newspaper. This is due to the prosperity of its own literary style and the reason why the prince vigorously promoted literacy in the local area.

In addition, almost all provinces and cities with relatively prosperous industries or entertainment industries or in coastal areas have extremely high literacy rates.Because of the natural capitalization and the absence of colonization or foreign slaves—perhaps because of its own social and cultural atmosphere, the capitalization style here is actually closer to the end of the Song Dynasty. Compared with factory owners, traditional tyrants are even more feared by the common people.

In order to obtain higher-quality and efficient workers, factories not only teach workers simple reading and writing, but even run schools on their own.

At present, the capitalist class and the proletariat have not had a particularly fierce conflict in this land—one is because the status of the merchants has not yet been fully raised, and out of fear of the government, some workshop owners and factory owners will compare Control, not to oppress workers too hard.Although there is squeezing, it follows the traditional style, that is, apprentice-style squeezing. Once the limit is exceeded, the villagers will condemn it.Secondly, it is because there is a class at the top, that is, the government and the warlords.

This does not mean that when capital dominates, their ambitions are not inflated, trying to squeeze the most out of surplus labor.But in fact, the history of Xia Kingdom proves that if the government has grasped the reins of capital from the very beginning, preventing capital from having the power to hold back disputes, the relationship between the two parties will not get out of control.

After the prince ascended the throne, after restricting the "rights" of the family, it took many years to develop a system that balances capital and people.After years of improvement, this system has penetrated into law, education, politics and other fields, and finally formed the society 500 years later-in essence, this system takes education as the core and changes social concepts from the ideological aspect.

This also made Yin Lian realize one thing.

The core of social system change lies in the progress of ideas, and the core of ideological progress should be education as the mainstay and law as a supplement.

If the law is the antibiotic that cures the symptoms, then education is the diet of Peiben.

The former is fast and effective, while the latter is slow and permanent.

Compared with provinces and cities with developed industries and commerce, Heavy Forest Province is a relatively traditional and conservative agricultural province.Its educational development is relatively backward, so the literacy rate of the common people is not high.Contrary to what many people think, some women from well-off families with better economic conditions are the main body of illiterates, while many poor women who come out to work can at least know numbers, and even simply know some common words—— It's not enough to make a living, but it can indeed help them complete some tasks.

Yin Lian asked: "Sister-in-law Zha, who came up with the idea of ​​the wooden signs on these baskets?"

Mrs. Zha was taken aback, thought for a while and said, "Who came up with the idea...everyone is doing this."

Yin Lian then asked: "Who wrote this number?" She knew that Mrs. Zha definitely did not write this number herself - being able to write and being able to recognize it are two different things, and the handwriting is very stable at first glance, it is definitely a regular handwriting written on it.

Mrs. Zha said: "The talented son of the owner of the grocery store at Jiekou... When you buy a bamboo basket, there will be a brand directly attached to help write the serial number. If you lose it, you can spend a penny to make it up. But this brand It’s not just their family who bought it, all the grocery stores in the city sell it, I heard that there is such a store in Fancheng.”

Yin Lian nodded.

She walked around the yard and asked a lot of questions, most of which were about the origin of an item. Some things would lead to some local customs, some would lead to some local policies in recent years, and some would only lead to The economic situation of the host family and family gossip.

But in the process of questioning, it brought Yin Lian a lot of inspiration.

With the cooperation of Mrs. Zha, Yin Lian not only visited the yard, but also visited the interior of her home.Of course, the other families in the courtyard are not allowed to visit Yin Lian, but Yin Lian can get a lot of useful information from the situation in Mrs. Zha's house.

If it is assumed that this house is a set, then there is almost no prop in this set that does not carry information.From Yin Lian's point of view, the materials and shapes of ordinary common furniture must reflect the economic situation of a family and the temperament and preferences of the owner, while some unnecessary objects can often convey more information.

For example, she knew from the old and new poles and baskets of different sizes in Mrs. Zha’s house that her husband could do some moving work, and from the only set of old and damaged carpenter’s tools, she could see that the husband had learned some rough carpentry skills. Kungfu is not enough to make a living. From the ordinary but finely crafted furniture in Mrs. Zha’s bedroom, it can be seen that her natal family’s family background should be passable, and she presumably was favored when she was in her natal home... Yin Lian secretly took notes and wrote The required props are divided into three categories - those that reflect the times, those that reflect the economic situation, and those that reflect the characteristics of family and personal work and life.

Because of this, Yin Lian is more curious about everything.She photographed some of the content that can be directly photographed to complete the modeling, but there are some things that are difficult to be convincing without real objects as examples, so she asked if she could buy them as a reference.

What she wants to buy are not precious things, most of them are some stickers, paper coupons or certificates issued by the government, or the abandoned deeds that Mrs. Zha's husband got back after working.Like posters, it's not that Yin Lian can't buy them outside, but it takes time and cost to find the right ones and make them old, but the cost is high when converted, so it's better to get a ready-made one from Mrs. Zha at a flower shop.

In order to avoid revealing his wealth, Yin Lian was very cautious when spending money in other worlds. Usually, he would deliberately understand the economic level of the corresponding class, and maintain his spending habits in a way that he could use money to clear the way without appearing too exaggerated and lacking. state of common sense.

After carefully selecting things like posters or paper coupons, she bought them for ten copper coins each.Although the price of the poster is almost ten times the price, the difference between two yuan and 20 yuan is not very big. Yin Lian even explained the reason why she is willing to spend this money, and at the same time she felt relieved. It also prevents his behavior from appearing too absurd.

Of course, she also had her eyes on something else.

For example, Mrs. Zha’s vanity box is actually not very special, but the workmanship is relatively fine, but it is well preserved. It has a sense of time and is not damaged. Yin Lian thinks it is very suitable to be used as a prototype for modeling.

Of course, she didn't force it, and even the price was only two or three times the market price. If the makeup box had any special meaning for Mrs. Zha, she had the room to refuse, but Mrs. Zha still agreed—for her financial situation In other words, the makeup box is considered a relatively valuable property, so it is kept so carefully.With Yin Lian offering this price, it is more than enough for her to exchange for two new makeup boxes, so she has no intention of refusing at all.

In the process of picking things, Yin Lian found that Mrs. Zha and Miao Xiaojun were very familiar, so she was a little curious and asked, "How do you know each other?"

Mrs. Zha then said: "One day he sneaked into the yard to take a bath while no one was around, and I found out. He begged me not to let anyone catch him, and said that he could give me money. Afterwards, he often came to take a bath, every Give me a penny for the first time, and we'll get to know each other like this."

Yin Lian seemed to inquire unintentionally: "A bath? In the yard?"

Mrs. Zha didn't notice anything, and replied: "Yes." After thinking about it, she might feel that it is not good to collect money from the child for this matter, so she said, "Don't look at him wandering around, but he can actually be particular about it. At first, he made money by himself." Just rub the water in the yard, and then soak it in the bathtub every time. Those little beggars on the street, no one is so particular about him."

Miao Xiaojun then said: "I'm a person who works for the elders, not the same as those beggars. How can I make a lot of money if I don't clean it up?"

Yin Lian glanced at him thoughtfully.