little fool's child bride

"I didn't build the road for fame and fortune, but for the battle of Xiangcheng, and for Jiang Muyu. There are many mountains between Ancheng and Xiangcheng. The fastest riding is ten days, and the fastest walking is one month. But Xiangcheng can only last a month at most. That is to say, once Jiang Muyu and the others arrive, they must start a war with the grassland army, otherwise Xiangcheng will collapse without attack. However, how many people are Jiang Muyu and the others? 2 people! I can't watch him die..."

"There are still [-] to [-] guarding soldiers in Xiangcheng, and Jiang Muyu and the others will never be sent to die." Hong Zhifu was stunned for a moment, thinking that Xiao Xiao had gone crazy because of worrying about Jiang Muyu.

Xiao Xiao ignored it. If possible, he hoped that Jiang Muyu would have won before reaching Baiyu.He continued calmly: "I found a formula. If we use it to pave the road, the paving time can be shortened by half. In other words, if we can pave the road from Ancheng to Xiangcheng within half a month Then we can deliver food and grass at the same time when Jiang Muyu is fighting, so that they don't have to worry about it."

"And I also made a weapon that can shoot arrows continuously and requires very little operator. If it can be delivered to the soldiers of Xiangcheng before the battle begins, do you think we will have a better chance of winning? Woolen cloth?"

Prefect Hong suddenly stood up from the chair, and he stared at Xiao Xiao: "You have to see that kind of weapon before you know it!"

Xiao Xiao smiled faintly, and made a gesture of invitation to Hong Zhifu, asking him to go to the yard.In the yard, the pillar had already been asked to carry a target and put it in the middle. Seeing Xiao Xiao coming, he handed over the Liannu in his hand to Xiao Xiao.

"What I have in my hand is the continuous crossbow, which can shoot ten arrows at a time." Xiao Xiao started aiming the continuous crossbow at the target as she spoke, and after hearing the sound of breaking through the air, ten more arrows appeared on the target.Hong Zhifu walked up to the target in a few steps, and was surprised to see that a few arrows even passed half of the target because of their strength.

"It's so powerful!" Hong Zhifu took the Liannu handed over by Xiao Xiao, marveling that this weapon, which is less than half of the normal bow and arrow, can have such great power.

"Prefect Hong should also know that I am just a scholar with no strength to restrain a chicken, so even a person like me can hit ten arrows on the target, prefect Hong should know what this means?" Xiao Xiao looked at The pillar pulled out ten arrows and handed them to the magistrate, "I also have a suggestion about road construction..."

Hong Zhifu finally agreed to Xiao Xiao. Although he did not report to the court, he provided Xiao Xiao with a lot of help in building the road.Xiao Xiao's original plan was to divide the road from Ancheng to Xiangcheng into multiple sections and start construction at the same time, but the cement would become a problem in this way. Even if Xiao Xiao announced the cement formula, they could not guarantee that they would have enough materials to configure it, because There is a material in cement called iron ore powder, which is not something that ordinary people like them can easily get.However, Hong Zhifu issued an order to each county, asking them to start preparing the raw materials needed to make cement, so that roads can be built when the time comes.

Therefore, the originally complicated road construction has become much simpler. Xiao Xiao only needs to write down various standards and hand them over to the prefect, and then the prefect will send them to the various counties passing through from Ancheng to Xiangcheng.Xiao Xiao also told the magistrate an idea, that is the benevolence list in the mouth of the scholars.

Now that Xiangcheng is under siege, Ancheng, as the closest city to Xiangcheng, is in danger. Anyone with a little money will start to store grain and build cellars, fearing that there will be nowhere to hide when the war burns here.If these people were forced to spend money to build roads, they would definitely not agree, so Xiao Xiao came up with such a method, hoping to let these people pay some money, so that Zhao Ming would not suffer too much.

Most of the money in the early stage of road construction was paid by Zhao Ming.He was deeply moved by Xiao Xiao, and he didn't have much ambition for money, so when he heard that Xiao Xiao wanted to build a road, he spent most of his money to support Xiao Xiao.Xiao Xiao didn't treat him politely either. She promoted, hired workers, and managed relationships. She quickly spent all the money Zhao Ming gave him, and had to pay for the shortfall from her own pocket.But before Xiao Xiao had filled in a few strokes, Jiang Zuxun came to the door with 20 taels of silver notes.

Ever since Jiang Zuxun knew that Jiang Muyu was going to serve in the army instead of him, he had trouble sleeping and eating, and his face towards Hong Shizhen was even worse. Even Hong Shibao avoided as much as he could, and did not talk too much.He even wanted to reconcile with Hong Shizhen, but he never expected that Hong Shizhen told him that he had his flesh and blood.

child!

The long-awaited child came so unexpectedly that Jiang Zuxun never tasted the joy of being a father. Every time he thinks of Jiang Muyu, he feels guilty and afraid that one day he will hear the sad news of Mu Yu's death in battle.

"Please accept the money."

Jiang Zuxun looked at the haggard Xiao Xiao clenched the bank note in his hand, and compared to his current wife and children, he felt a little sad.

"Master Jiang wants to build roads?" Xiao Xiao glanced at him, then lowered his head and wrote his name on the benevolence list, "20 taels. Tsk, Master Jiang is really kind. I thank Master Jiang for Mu Yu and the others." .”

Jiang Zuxun wanted to explain to Xiao Xiao that he was not able to join the army because of Hong Shizhen's design, but he looked at Xiao Xiao's indifferent face several times and wanted to speak but couldn't say anything.He saw that Xiao Xiao was about to write his name on the benevolence list, and finally said, "Sorry."

Xiao Xiao didn't raise her head: "I still have something to do here. If Master Jiang has something to say to me, you can wait until I get off work."

"I didn't let Jiang Muyu go..."

"It's a done deal. Is it necessary to pursue who is responsible now?" Xiao Xiao finally raised her head and looked at him helplessly. "Or is it that Master Jiang is going to send the culprit here so that I can punish him? If Master Jiang doesn't If you think this way, you don't need to say so many unnecessary words, I'm very busy, and I don't want to hear it. Moreover, I'm even more afraid that Master Jiang doesn't want to listen to what I say in a while. "

Xiao Xiao already knew from Dezi that Jiang Zuxun's legs were broken by Hong Shizhen, and she also knew that she bribed the government to change Jiang Muyu's age so that he could join the army smoothly.But so what?Not to mention that Hong Shizhen is pregnant with a child now, but the fact that Jiang Muyu actually joined the army voluntarily made Xiao Xiao hate Jiang Zuxun and his wife.Life is always involuntary, Hong Shizhen doesn't want the unborn child to have no father, Jiang Zuxun originally planned to give up his family business in order to join the army, but he obviously wanted to be with Jiang Muyu right away, but because he was a waste, he had to be knocked out and thrown away Do logistics in Ancheng.

What right did he have to hate them both?

What he hates most is himself.

Looking at Jiang Zuxun's staggering back, Xiao Xiao was stunned for a while, and then received the next "great benevolent person" who came to donate money to be on the list.

He missed Jiang Muyu.

According to Xiao Xiao's plan, the road construction went smoothly.The government used the money raised from the donations to buy raw materials, while Xiao Xiao went to Hongyuan every day to train the road construction instructors, but the pre-work for road construction was completed within three days.Building roads is not a simple task. Before paving cement, the road surface must be tidied up, and after cement paving, it must be pressed to level it.Moreover, due to the characteristics of cement as a material, the cement should not be too wide or too long, otherwise a gap must be left in the middle, because it will expand with heat and contract with cold.In ancient times, productivity was low, and it would take an engineering team three months to repair such complicated standards and operations from Ancheng to Xiangcheng, and they would still be working day and night.But if it is carried out in stages, Xiao Xiao calculated that it can be done in half a month a little faster.

To proceed in stages, wealthy merchants voluntarily funded the purchase of materials, sent workers from the villages along the road from Ancheng to Xiangcheng, and then asked the technicians trained by Xiao Xiao to guide them in building the road.The daily wages of the workers are more than that of going to the wharf to move goods. Even if they don't know the benefits of building roads, they will not refuse.Instead, they will work hard, fearing that such a good job will be squeezed out——

Five days later, a section of road on the outskirts of Ancheng was the first to be repaired. It was flat and clean, causing quite a stir in Ancheng.Everyone ran out and walked up and down the cement road, looking at this unique road with novelty.Prefect Hong had previously mentioned that the roads in the city should be refurbished first, which was considered an advertisement.However, because Ancheng is a city that can accommodate tens of thousands of people after all, without a good urban plan, just paving concrete roads in the city may be destroyed in a few years, so in the end Xiao Xiao persuaded Hong Zhifu to be the first A concrete road was built on the outskirts of Ancheng.

"It's so pretty."

Xiao Xiao put the brush aside and stared at the peach tree outside the window in a daze.It was only five days since Jiang Muyu left, and the peach blossoms suddenly withered, fluttering to the ground.The red tiles and white walls cut off a blue sky, and Xiao Xiao couldn't help but think of Jiang Muyu when she looked at it.Think about where he has gone now, whether he eats well and dresses warmly, whether he has any regrets and longings.

"Master, Hong Zhifu sent someone to invite you over." Dianmo led a middle-aged man in, holding a soup cup in his hand, "This is the soup that Qiuniang just made, and it is said to be nourishing. very."

Qiu Niang is Xiao Xiao's newly hired cook, she is tall and big, she doesn't look like a person from Bai Yu Country at all.According to Qiuniang herself, her mother is from the small western country, so she looks thicker than the people of Baiyu country.However, Xiao Xiao is quite satisfied with her. Although Qiuniang's craftsmanship is not as good as Hongmei's before, he is looking for a cook, not a wife. Someone like Qiuniang feels more responsible.Qiuniang was just as Xiao Xiao thought, she stayed in the kitchen almost every day, but went out every three days to buy vegetables.

"Drink it when I come back." Xiao Xiao pushed the soup cup back, and then boarded the carriage to Hongyuan.Now the road construction has been carried out smoothly according to the plan, Hong Zhifu is regarded as the patron saint of Ancheng, and Xiao Xiao has become a gentleman respected by everyone.

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