Chapter 920: Life is better
Although Li Hanlu is very beautiful, she is a rough person, she can't understand poetry and poetry at all, let alone the swinger next to her, has written himself into the poems, otherwise, she will definitely hurt people in a fit of anger, and Li Yaer will not be able to, she has been doing farm work since she was a child, and later learned some kung fu, but she didn't learn poetry and songs, Li Hanlu can't teach her.
As for Li Anhui's poems, they are also memorized, and he basically can't write poems, so he can only improve his level by plagiarizing other people's poems, and it is almost impossible to teach others.
Although she couldn't understand what these wandering literati were saying, Li Hanlu didn't like the occasional glances of these people, and was even a little annoyed, and somehow, when Li An usually looked at her with such eyes, she would be very happy, and once she changed to another man, she would be very annoyed.
Perhaps this is the so-called surrender! Li Hanlu's body and heart are tightly closed, and outsiders are not allowed to break in casually, but Li An has broken through her defense, so she surrenders physically and mentally, becomes Li An's beautiful concubine, loyal and loving Li An, and once she has a master in her heart, then her body and mind will be completely closed, and outsiders will never be able to enter again.
It's like having a pet dog, treating its owner with all kinds of friendliness, but when you see a living person, you will show your fangs, and you may even hurt strangers in a misjudged situation.
Li An is a beautiful man who pities the fragrance and cherishes the jade, naturally he will not raise Li Hanlu as a dog, he respects every one of his beautiful wives and concubines very much, even the slaves and maids in the family, he gives them enough respect.
Of course, Ang Lee's respect and love were not in vain, and everyone was as loyal to Ang Lee as a pet dog is to its owner.
"Bud, let's go up and have a look."
Li Hanlu responded to the occasional literati with cold eyes, and then led a group of people to walk farther to the bridge, because the more you go up, the fewer people there are, and it is quieter.
Seeing the cold beauty leaving, these sons naturally didn't dare to make a mistake, none of them dared to follow, looking at the guards around Li Hanlu, they knew that such a noble lady could not be provoked by themselves, so they could only sigh and write their feelings of being ridiculed by the beauty into their immature bullshit poems to express the feelings in their hearts.
The higher you go, the more spectacular the scenery becomes, and it's quieter, with no noisy talk or uncomfortable eyes.
"Sister, why have we run so far! When the time comes, we'll have to run back. ”
Li Ya'er looked at the train far away from her and said.
Li Hanlu opened his mouth and said: "I don't like places where there are too many people, you know this, and those people who chanted poetry just now made me very uncomfortable, and I don't want to see them." ”
After speaking, he looked at the river flowing under the bridge, and the transport ships passing under the bridge.
Generally, in places with more water sources, the water vapor is relatively large, giving people a foggy feeling, and the water sources on the Yangtze River are undoubtedly very much, so in many cases, the Yangtze River is near the foggy weather, giving people a very hazy feeling.
Li Hanlu likes these hazy feelings very much, just like she likes the ice and snow in the north, and Li Yaer also likes this feeling.
The misty feeling of water vapor is more gentle, much softer than the foggy snow in the north, but it is also relatively similar on the whole, so they will like this feeling even more, and there is a feeling of nostalgia in it.
Li Hanlu walked on the opposite road, but for the sidewalk, there is nothing against the road, and the pedestrians are relatively sparse, and there is no possibility of collision.
After all, the number of Yangtze River bridges is very small, and the people who want to cross the river nearby will naturally choose to take the bridge, and people who are too far away can only choose to take a boat, after all, if you go around a big circle, there is no willingness.
And for people who go long distances, they generally choose to take the train, which is really inconvenient, and they will also take the horse-drawn carriage, short-distance merchants, when transporting goods, the most preferred choice is also the horse-drawn carriage, after all, only the long-distance train is the most cost-effective.
Because of this, the sidewalks are relatively sparsely populated, while the main road in the middle is full of traffic, and if you encounter a large caravan, it will be even more lively.
The officials in charge of the bridge naturally preferred the merchants and travelers who rode the train, because this was the only group they could collect tolls, and the pedestrians on both sides and the trains below were free.
"Sister, cars, there are also cars here in Ezhou."
Li Ya'er said as if she wanted.
Although these are all new things that Li Ang made a few years ago, the popularity is still not high, there are indeed more in Chang'an City, and there are many in Luoyang City, but in a remote area like Ezhou, there can be traces of cars, which is indeed very rare.
Li Hanlu nodded, and suddenly saw a small official riding a bicycle, patrolling back and forth on the bridge, it can be seen that this bicycle belongs to the imperial court, not to himself, and the imperial court can give the little officials guarding the bridge a bicycle, which shows the importance of this bridge.
"Grandson, go slowly, go slowly."
An old lady came from the opposite side, staggering over, and in front of this old lady was a three or four-year-old child, although he was very young, but he ran faster than the old lady, and he was about to run in front of Li Hanlu's eyes, but he accidentally fell and lay directly at Li Hanlu's feet.
"Oops, let you slow down, let's fall!"
The old lady panted and reprimanded, ran to the front but stopped, and tried to bend down to salute Li Hanlu and the others, she could see that the other party's identity was relatively noble, and she was just an ordinary old woman.
The child was a little dirty, but he was very strong, and he didn't cry after falling, but got up very quickly, as if he had never fallen.
"Little doll, did it hurt if you fell?"
Seeing the child who got up, she looked at herself in a daze, Li Ya'er greeted with a smile, Li Hanlu also smiled slightly, she never had the slightest disgust for the child's eyes, after all, the child's eyes were innocent and comfortable.
The little doll is a child who has never seen the world, although it is more naughty, but when it meets the living, it seems very timid, so scared that it doesn't dare to say a word, or looks at the living person in front of it in a daze.
But the old lady had the courage to step forward and said respectfully: "The little baby is not sensible, and he bumped into the lady, please don't be surprised." ”
Li Hanlu showed a rare smile and said, "It's okay, the little baby is very cute, how old is she this year?" ”
"Mrs. Hui, just four years old."
The old lady replied.
Li Hanlu nodded and said: "It's the age of naughty, but the child has to be pulled up, if he falls off this bridge, it will be terrible." ”
"What Madame said is that as soon as the old body let go, this dog baby ran forward with no life, and had to fall, otherwise, the old body really couldn't catch up."
The old lady said.
"I can't catch up when I'm only four years old, and in the future, I will suffer from it."
Li Yaer said with a smile.
"What the little lady said is that this dog baby is getting more and more difficult to manage, and she must be disciplined well in the future to prevent him from being so skinny."
The old lady said.
"Are you grandchildren at home? What about the others? ”
Li Hanlu asked curiously.
The old lady smiled and said, "Are they all busy?" When the farm is busy, you have to work in the field, when you are not busy, you will go to the workshop in Jiangbei to work, earn more money to supplement the family, my home is in the south, not far from the bridge, to the workshop is more than ten miles away, the child wants to see his father, I will send it over, by the way to bring them some cooked vegetables and dry food, so that they can also save a lot of money. ”
"Isn't our Datang workshop all covered by food and accommodation, why do you have to bring your own dry food?"
Li Yaer asked.
"What the little lady said is that the workshop is opened by the imperial court, and it does include food and accommodation, but if you don't eat the food there, you can get some more money, that is, the food money, and the place where you live is very crowded and dirty, but we are all croppers, it doesn't matter, the children are tired, and they don't want to come back every night after work, if I can come back every day, I don't have to send them dry food and cooked vegetables every other day."
The old lady spoke very kindly, at first glance, she was kind and kind, and what she said, of course, was all the truth, and the imperial court had built a lot of state-run workshops, which included food and accommodation, which was a hard rule of the imperial court.
However, the people who are specifically responsible for this matter, in order to get some benefits, naturally provide the worst meals, so many people who work are reluctant to do so, and offer to buy their own food before the meal, not the meals provided by the workshop.
This is also more common in many construction sites in later generations, for example, the plasterer is paid 200 yuan for a day's work, but they are responsible for eating and drinking, if they eat the food provided by the foreman, the daily remuneration becomes 190 yuan, so that there is less than 10 yuan, so the people who work will choose to bring some dry food and pickles by themselves, instead of eating the food provided by the foreman.
This is the real life portrayal of the poor people at the bottom, whether it is in the Tang Dynasty or in the civilized society of later generations.
"The old people are so old, why don't they rush to the car to deliver dry food? This will also save some leg effort. ”
Li Ya'er saw that the bridge was so long and said.
The old lady replied with a smile: "There is a donkey at home, but we have to take the middle road to catch the car, and we have to pay the money, and the money we have to pay for a round trip is enough for our family to eat for two days. ”
After saying that, he had a distressed expression, as if he had really been charged, and the favorite thing for the poor to do was to save money, as long as they could save it, they would definitely save it, unless they really couldn't save it, they would choose to spend money.
Since the sidewalks on both sides are free, there is no need for them to spend money to walk in the middle.
"Old man, this bridge has been open for some time, how much has your life changed because of this bridge?"
Li Hanlu asked.
The old lady said excitedly: "This change is great, before, we went to Jiangbei for a trip, but also need to take a boat to go over, every time it costs money, but now it is different, just walk over directly, when the bridge is not passed, several sons of the family in addition to the busy farm has work to do, usually in the village blind wandering, there is no shape, now after the bridge is passed, a workshop has been built on the opposite side, several children are working in the workshop, the annual income is several times higher than before, and now every festival can eat meat, The days are getting better. ”
As she spoke, the old lady was so excited that she forgot her identity, and started a family affair with Li Hanlu.
"By the way, our life can become so good, thanks to the official who built the bridge, if he hadn't led people to repair the bridge, where would we have a good life, he would be the great benefactor of our village."
The old lady said excitedly.
"The officer who built the bridge, do you know who it is?"
Li Yaer asked excitedly.
The old lady smiled embarrassedly: "The children all know, I don't know too well, I only know that he is a big official who has the same surname as the current royal family, but he is a powerful character, and the people of our whole village are grateful to him and remember him well." ”
After saying it, he looked at the adoration and gratitude.
Li Ya'er and Li Hanlu glanced at each other, their expressions were very proud, after all, the old lady was talking about their husband, and they were naturally very happy.
"I didn't expect my husband to have such a good reputation among the people, and even an old man of such an age said it was good."
Li Ya'er couldn't hold it back and said with a smile.
"Oh, the two ladies are the family members of the great benefactor, the old man really has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, dog baby, kowtow to the two ladies quickly."
The old lady was really frightened and hurriedly asked her grandson to kowtow.
This four-year-old baby, after a period of adaptation, is no longer afraid of Li Hanlu in front of him, and he knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times obediently.
"Come on, come on, these candies are for you."
Li Yaer has always had the habit of eating candy, and there will be a certain amount of candy and other fruits in her pocket all year round, and at this moment, it just came in handy, all of them were stuffed into the little boy's pocket, and if she couldn't put it down, she put it directly in the little boy's hands.
The little boy looked a little stupid, so naturally he wouldn't refuse, but he didn't thank him, just stood still and looked at Li Hanlu and the others with a kind face.
"Two ladies, how can this be done, the old body didn't bring any decent souvenirs, if Mrs. doesn't dislike it, go to our village to see, our village has a lot of souvenirs, it's good to bring more back."
Very warm invitation from the old lady.
"Woo woo woo ......"
At this moment, a loud roar of the train was heard from the north bank, which was a reminder to the guests who had left the train to hurry back to the train, and the train was about to start.