I am engaged in construction in Datang

In early November, there were two more autumn rains.

As the weather gets colder, wool becomes a hot commodity and there is always a long queue of people in front of Liuweizhai every day.

The price did not increase, but the supply was always insufficient, so Liuweizhai had to limit the purchase of wool yarn. If one wanted to buy wool yarn, one had to get a certificate from the head of one's village.

Just get as many certificates as your family needs.

The village heads would not joke about their reputations, otherwise they would be driven out of office by the villagers.

Lin Shuisheng walked to Liuweizhai with a string of copper coins. Today was the day when he got his wages, and he wanted to buy some snacks for Miss He Qizhen.

Although the other party may not accept it.

"Sir, what would you like to order?"

Lin Shuisheng glanced at the cakes in the cabinet: "Give me a pack of snowflake cakes and a pack of pineapple cakes, and a pound of milk candy."

"okay."

While the other party was packing snacks, Lin Shuisheng said again: "Young lady, I saw a notice posted at the city gate, saying that they want to recruit people who are good at swimming. What is this for?"

The common people were not well-informed, so when they encountered any big events, they liked to ask the young ladies selling goods at Liuweizhai.

They are well-informed, and sometimes the villagers will tell them specifically how to answer questions from the people.

"It's written on the notice that His Majesty wants to recruit people who are good at swimming to go out to sea and bring back some good things."

"But it will take quite a while. If you have a wife, children, or elderly mother at home, or if you have few brothers and sisters, it's best not to go. If you have the conditions to travel far, you might as well go and give it a try."

"Maybe he'll make a name for himself."

Lin Shuisheng was tempted. He had two older brothers, his mother was in good health, and he was unmarried, so he had no wife or children to worry about.

The lady He Qizhen, whom he loved, had a great reputation and a monthly allowance of nearly three strings of cash. Apart from the fact that he had saved her before, he had nothing else to offer.

Even though Miss He Qizhen was very grateful to him and regarded him as her savior, she could still be moved and her feelings were feelings.

He can't just use the favor as a leverage to force someone to marry him.

evening.

Lin Shuisheng went home carrying a bunch of things.

Miss He Qizhen only accepted a package of snowflake cakes and forced a few rolls of wool on him. In the end, he made a lot of money.

Lin Shuisheng returned home in frustration and ate noodles without saying a word.

"San'er, what's wrong with you?" The middle-aged woman couldn't help but feel surprised when she saw her son with his head down.

"Auntie."

Lin Shuisheng said: "There is a notice posted outside. The court said that they want to recruit people who are good at swimming to go overseas to look for things."

"I want to go."

"Go, go, go, go, go! Where are you going?" The woman placed a basket of dry biscuits in front of Lin Shuisheng: "You are just messing around."

“I just want to go!”

The woman slapped the man's head: "I call you Shuisheng, do you really think you are Shuisheng?"

"Your brother is called Jinshengmusheng, how come they are Jinshengmusheng?"

"They are all my children!"

"Mother, I really want to go. I'm already seventeen, and I haven't done anything special. I can only swim."

"Ah, yes, yes."

The woman picked up the broom and swept the floor twice: "Your brother can breathe fire!"

"..."

Lin Shuisheng was speechless and the scene was silent.

After a while, the woman began to cry softly.

"Auntie?"

"Mother is fine."

Lin Shuisheng felt a little guilty: "Mother, I won't go."

"How can you give up just like that? Are you a real man?" The woman started to rant again: "If you don't go, you won't even get a wife back!"

"Miss He Qizhen is very successful now, how about you? Look how shameless you are. You gave her some snacks, but you got so much yarn in return. You even made a lot of money in the end."

Lin Shuisheng's face turned red.

"Mother, can you please stop talking..."

"I'm going to say it!" The woman swung the broom and said, "There are many men who like Miss He. If you hadn't happened to save her, where would you rank?"

"Why, can you still ask someone to marry you just because you saved her?"

"How pathetic!"

“……”Lin Shuisheng became autistic.

……

Winter is approaching and the weather is getting colder.

Li Yin had said before that the village would recruit another group of students to live there when winter came, and a notice was posted in the library today.

Those who come from wealthy families will not come, and those who are too shy to do farm work will not come. In addition, there are many tasks on the farm, and accommodation in the library is not expensive, so those students who can barely make ends meet will not come.

Only students who are so poor that they can barely make ends meet will sign up.

They couldn't afford a library, and couldn't find jobs that would allow them to study.

The village asked them to teach at a primary school. They were not assigned many classes every day, just two or three classes, and the rest of the time could be used to study.

The wages are paid according to the class hours, which is just enough for their food and accommodation.

If you want to earn more, you can teach more classes, but that will leave you no time to study.

Li Yin's plan goes beyond that. Compulsory education will be piloted next year, and there must be students to teach. The entire pilot area will need 1200 to 1500 teachers.

“How many educated people are willing to be teachers there?”

Li Yin took a sip of milk tea and felt a headache.

That group of idiots would rather study until they die than give up the path to imperial examinations.

"If I teach for three years, will I get extra points in the imperial examination?"

By then, there will be more and more primary schools. If you don’t get extra points, you will fall behind, so everyone will have to rely on connections to go and teach…

Hey!

Li Yin couldn't help laughing when she thought of that scene.

"The owner of the village."

Li Xiaoxia pushed the door open and walked in: "Angong Niuhuang Pills have been prepared."

"When you have time, wrap them in beeswax, and then divide 200 pills into Li Yi, asking him to deliver them to your brother." Each bezoar pill weighs about three grams, and contains not only bezoar, but also rhinoceros horn, musk, pearls, etc.

These 200 bezoar pills do not consume much bezoar.

"You must explain the efficacy clearly. Don't give away life-saving items casually."

Just give each old man two or three to play with.

In modern times, if this small meatball is made of purely natural ingredients, it will cost thousands of yuan.

"it is good."

Li Xiaoxia nodded in response, then hesitantly said: "Master..."

"what happened?"

"I..." Li Xiaoxia hesitated: "I want to be your maidservant."

"."

"I know." Li Yin smiled and said, "Don't say anything more."

"so……"

Li Xiaoxia felt wronged: "Lu Zhen always secretly gave me things and always peeked at me!"

"He's so annoying!"

"Master, can you tell him to just work peacefully and stop thinking about all sorts of messy things?"

"He always pesters you?" Li Yin frowned. Is Lu Zhen the kind of guy who pesters you?

"Not at all."

Li Xiaoxia thought for a moment: "He always asks people to bring me things, always waits for me on my way home from work to peek at me, and he tells many people that he likes me."

Li Yin nodded, her face calm: "Anything else?"

"Those old guys from the Chemical Engineering Institute always tease me and him!" Xiao Xia was so angry that her face turned red and her eyes were filled with tears: "He is so annoying!"

"I see."

Li Yin said solemnly: "You don't have to pay attention to him, I will handle it."