The happy life of a prodigal

The son nodded emphatically, and said, "Mr. said today that I was born to read!"

"My son is a Wenqu star descending from the sky, so of course he is the material for studying! Good reading! If he takes the imperial examination in the future, he might be able to become a magistrate. By then, your father and I will be the magistrate's father!"

Jiang San joked.

The two laughed happily together.

Seeing this scene at the side, Mrs. Wu was slightly taken aback... It doesn't look like she's unhappy, does she?

Could it be...

She already had some guesses in her heart, and asked, "Did your husband find a job outside today?"

Jiang San looked at her, and nodded, "I found it. The construction of the new city needs workers. It costs two taels of silver per month, including food and housing. I have already registered, and it will start tomorrow..."

When Mrs. Wu heard this, she was startled at first, then hesitated, and said, "Twenty taels of silver a month is a lot in my hometown, but in the capital... the rent is six taels of silver."

If it were in the past, it would be too late for Wu to be happy when he heard that he could get two taels of silver a month, so how could he be picky.

However, it is different now.

Among other things, the rent of this mansion is six taels of silver, if you can't earn six taels of silver, it's still nothing.

Jiang San waved his hand and said: "I have inquired about it. There are some empty houses in the villages on the outskirts of Kyoto Prefecture, which are enough for our family to live in. It is only three taels of silver a year. It is not too far from the prefectural city. Walking is the most It takes only one or two sticks of incense to reach Fucheng.

And if a new city is built, the place where I work will be closer to the village.

When our son goes to study, there will be a carriage to pick him up every day, and a penny is not too much. "

When Wu Shi heard this, she was slightly taken aback, and asked, "Really?"

Jiang Sandao: "What are you doing to lie to you?"

Wu's face showed excitement, and said: "If this is the case, that would be great! Our son has books to study, and we don't need to go back to our hometown. We can save some money every year, and maybe we can buy a book in the capital in the future." In the mansion!"

Wu's heart has already begun to calculate the money needed to buy the mansion.

The son next to him was also ecstatic.

"Father! So, I can still study with the gentlemen in the future?"

Jiang San nodded: "Yes!"

"Great! Thank you dad! You can study again! You don't need to go back to your hometown!"

Jiang San's son jumped up on the spot.

Although he never complained from the beginning to the end, in fact, he still hopes to stay in Kyoto Prefecture to study in his heart.

Wu Shi was also very excited.

After a while, I restrained my inner joy, looked at the delicious dishes on the table, and said with some regret: "If I knew I could stay in Kyoto, I wouldn't cook so many delicious dishes. What a waste..."

When Jiang San heard this, he glanced at the table.

That's right, there are five dishes in total, which are indeed extremely rich.

He waved his hand and said, "What's the money for the food? When we settle down in the capital, we'll have five courses every meal!"

Hearing this, Mrs. Wu put on a straight face: "How did the three of you eat so much food? It's not easy for you to find this job now. We still have to save money, or we will run out of jobs again at some point."

Jiang San shook his head: "Don't worry, Duke An is going to build a new city next to the capital, that is to say, in a few years, there will be no shortage of work..."

Wu Shi didn't quite understand, and asked curiously, "Why?"

Chapter 180 What can a group of children do?

Jiang San glanced at her, and said: "What else could it be? Do you know how much manpower, how much material, how much money, and how much time it takes to build a new city...

I estimate that it will take at least two years. In these two years, as long as I don't have any accidents, I can get two taels of silver a month. "

Wu Shi thought for a while, then nodded, with a thoughtful expression on her face.

Seeing this scene, Jiang San immediately understood what his wife was thinking, and said, "Are you thinking, two years from now?"

When Wu Shi heard this, her face turned a little red, and she nodded.

Jiang Sandao: "Two years later, of course there is a solution two years later, at that time, maybe the dividends in the exchange will rise again?

Even if the dividends in the exchange can't be paid, the construction of this new city is equivalent to emptying so many shops. If it's really not possible, let's rent a shop and sell some groceries. "

Upon hearing this, Wu asked, "Can it be done?"

Jiang San nodded and said: "Don't worry, don't think so much, go to sleep quickly, you still have to go to the South Gate."

"Okay." Wu Shi nodded.

The two chatted for a while, and then, they were speechless all night.

The next morning, it was still dark.

Jiang San has already set off.

At this time, there was no carriage with a penny.

But the rickshaw driver is already up nearby.

No way, I have to earn money!

The rent of this rickshaw is getting higher and higher day by day. If you want to earn money, you cannot rest.

Where is it like before, one day off and one day at work, and I can still live well.

But, now.

There are fewer people who can afford rickshaws.

The money given will naturally be less.

Of course, this is not the biggest problem, the biggest problem is rent.

The shopkeeper of the rickshaw shop saw that the supply of rickshaws was in short supply, so he naturally thought of ways to increase the rent.

Anyway, even if the rent is higher than before, you still have to rent what you deserve.

If you rent it, you may earn less money than before, but if you don’t rent it, you won’t earn any money.

The shopkeepers of the rickshaw dealers just took advantage of the mentality of the rickshaw drivers and kept raising the rent.

Today, it has almost doubled compared to before.

It is also impossible for these rickshaw drivers to earn money when they are idle like before.

"Do you want to go to the South City Gate?"

Jiang San casually stopped a rickshaw driver and asked.

The rickshaw driver looked Jiang San up and down, and said: "It's too far away, it's early in the morning, and I don't have so much strength."

Jiang Sandao: "I'll give you ten Wen."

The rickshaw driver said: "Then it will cost one hundred Wen."

Jiang San was a little surprised: "It was only [-] Wen when I arrived in the south of the city a few days ago, how come it costs [-] Wen now?"

"The market is different." The rickshaw driver waved his hand: "Whether you sit or not, if you don't sit, don't delay my business. It's not easy for anyone in the early morning, and no one is more uncomfortable than others."

Hearing this, Jiang San frowned and looked around.

It seems that there are not many rickshaw pullers anymore.

That's all, if I go by myself, I'm afraid I won't have much strength when I get to the south gate. When I don't have the strength to work, I won't just lose a hundred coins.

Thinking of this, Jiang San took out one hundred Wen from his pocket, handed it to the rickshaw driver, and said, "Okay, one hundred Wen is only one hundred Wen, please go faster, I have urgent matters here."

The rickshaw driver put one hundred Wen coins into his pocket and said with a smile, "Don't worry, there is no one around here who is stronger than me. I promise to send you there in half an hour at most!"

It is precisely because the asphalt road is paved with the entire Kyoto Prefecture, the road is much easier than before, and the speed is much happier.

It used to be such a long road, if we walked it, it would take nearly an hour at least.

Now, it takes only half an hour to get there.

And it's still a case of pulling a person.

Jiang San got on the rickshaw, looking at the surrounding scenery, feeling inexplicably moved.

The whole fate thing is really hard to say.

If he didn't choose to walk back yesterday, but chose a penny carriage, it would be impossible to know about the construction of the new city anyway, and naturally it would be impossible to stay.

However, inexplicably, he just chose a penny carriage... Perhaps, he was born to stay in Kyoto.

Jiang San was thinking wildly, and arrived at the South City Gate in a blink of an eye.

Although it was early morning and the sky was still a little dark, there were already a lot of people coming and going at the city gate.

the reason is simple.

In today's Kyoto Prefecture, many people can't afford to live in a mansion at all, so they can only go outside the prefectural city and find a mansion in a nearby village to rent.

Then I rushed to Kyoto Prefecture every morning to work.

At night, go back again.

Although it is a waste of time to go back and forth like this, compared to the money earned, this time is really insignificant.

Don't talk about them, Jiang San's future plans are the same.

He has even found out which village is closest to Kyoto Prefecture and the location of the new town.

In this case, it is convenient for him to go to work, and it is also convenient for the children to go to Chengnan Arts and Science Academy.

Came to the south of the city.

A bunch of people have already gathered here.

These people all registered that day and then came.

Some are masons, some are carpenters, some are coolies.

In addition, there is a group of young people with immature faces who look like half-grown children, wearing the same clothes, standing aside.

Jiang San glanced at them, and instantly recognized them...these are all students from the Engineering Academy.

Someone next to him muttered in a low voice: "Did you see that group of children, they are responsible for building the new city this time... I don't know what the adults think, sending a group of children to do these things, Hey...is there no one in the Ministry of Industry?"

The person who spoke was obviously already involved in the construction of houses and the like.

It is known that the Ministry of Industry is responsible for this matter.

Jiang San glanced at him, but said: "Don't underestimate the group of children, the truth is sound, and they have real skills, you just do what they say, you can't make mistakes."

Hearing this, the man glanced at Jiang San and said, "What do you do? I still don't believe it, how powerful can a group of kids be?"

Jiang San smiled and said: "I used to build roads with Duke Anguo's mansion, but I stopped doing it because of some things. It was these kids at the time, and we are just like you. We look down on these kids and think what a group of kids can do." Really good...

Don't tell me, these kids really have real skills. "

"Oh? If you want to say that, I really have to ask, what are the real skills of these children?" The man raised his brows and asked with a provocative tone.

The first thousand and 180 five chapters are you not angry?

Jiang San glanced at him, and said lightly: "After a few days, you will know."

"Heh..." The man sneered and didn't speak.

Jiang San didn't bother to pay attention to him, but just looked away.

You know, this is day one.

He didn't want to lose his hard-earned job because of arguing about some inexplicable things with some irrelevant people.

Arguable, but not necessary.

Jiang San set his sights on the steward standing at the front.

The others were chatting casually, but it wasn't too chaotic.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and it was almost time for people to arrive.

The steward standing at the front picked up a cylinder with a large opening on one side and a small opening on the other, passed through the cylinder, and coughed twice: "Ahem, ahem..."

In an instant, the sound resounded throughout the open space.