Tong Anlu followed behind Daddy Lian, and together with the soldiers of his own team, entered the courtyard of the first family. Gan Tonghai, the calligrapher of Pontus, and his team were walking in the front, and when they entered the courtyard gate, they first pointed to a shed on the east side and said: "There is a place for cooking, and there is a stove, a stove, and a water tank. All the utensils you can have are ready, and the rest that you are accustomed to use will go to the market and buy them. ”

After speaking, he led a few people into the main hall. The furnishings are very simple, only one table and two stools, all made of bamboo and wood, very simple. When I arrived at the bedroom next to it, I saw that there was no bed inside, only two trays of clay kang.

Looking at this furnishing, the soldier smiled and said, "There is no bed in the sleeping place, it's not nonsense!" ”

Gan Tonghai patted the kang and said: "It's cold in winter, you can burn a fire with this kang, I don't know how warm it is." There's a stove outside, and when it's cold, you can buy your own charcoal and burn it to keep warm. ”

Seeing this pattern, several soldiers made a noise: "We Han people, come to sleep in beds, where have we slept with such things!" Only the Hu people of the Northland have this custom! This house is good for everything, except for the place to sleep! ”

Gan Tonghai said: "You don't want to sleep, dismantle the kang in a few days, and go buy a bed by yourself." I tell you, the iron prison is not allowed to cut wood and burn charcoal nearby, and you do not sleep on this kind of earthen kang for heating, and you will be difficult to suffer in winter! ”

After speaking, he turned around and walked out of the door, and said: "I still have to check on the other teams, you assign your own houses, and the team is there to record each family clearly, and finally report to me." There are some basic living furniture, and you can buy the rest yourself. ”

After saying that, he hurried away by himself. He is in charge of many teams in the capital, and he can't delay much in one place.

Gan Tonghai left, and several soldiers walked around the room and courtyard, talking about the things inside.

Team Zhengdao: "The layout of the houses here is average, and there is nothing to pick and choose. Let's discuss who wants to be next to whom, and divide the house. Divide the house, have family members to bring them over, and then slowly clean up. ”

Tong Anlu said to Lian Daddy: "Daddy, I'll live next door to you." I was alone, and I didn't have anyone to clean up the house, live together, and have some kind of care. If Daddy has any work at home, I can also help. ”

Even Daddy nodded again and again, just saying yes. The two discussed with the rest of the people, and when they arrived at the other end of the alley, they chose two rooms next to each other as their own residences. Lian Daddy lives in the first room, and Tong Anlu lives next door.

When I got to the room and took a look, even Daddy went to look for his family, leaving Tong Anlu alone in his courtyard.

When he was twenty years old, Tong Anlu had his own place to live for the first time, and everything looked novel. In the past, when he was pulling fiber, he lived in someone else's room, and the furniture was almost nothing other than a bedding.

When I got to the cooking place, I saw a large stove with a large cauldron on it, apparently freshly cast, and iron filings in it. Tong Anlu stood in front of the stove, stretched out his hand and fiddled with it for a while, imagining what it would be like to cook his own rice. Unfortunately, after standing for a while, I couldn't remember how the food was cooked, so I could only shake my head in the end. What's the use of this thing? I don't know how to cook myself. What can I do in the future? Why don't you eat at Daddy Lian's house?

There was also a small stove next to it, and a small wok was also placed on it, which was also freshly cast. Tong Anlu didn't know how to use this thing, so he picked it up and looked at it carefully for a while, shook his head and put it down. Next to it is a large water tank, which is already filled with water, and there is a water scoop made of gourds hanging next to it. Tong Anlu picked up the water scoop, scooped a scoop of water, and took a sip.

After leaving the kitchen, seeing that there was nothing in the small courtyard, Tong Anlu carried his futon into the bedroom. There is only a plate of clay kang in it, but fortunately, a mat is spread on it, and people will be able to sit. Putting the futon on the kang, Tong Anlu sat down, looked at the small window on the north wall, and sat in a daze. In the past, when he dreamed, he didn't dare to imagine that he would have such a home. Today, all this suddenly fell on me, and I couldn't help but feel a little dazed. What kind of life will it be like in the future? Tong Anlu couldn't imagine it, he didn't know what a man with a family was like.

In the hall near the yamen, Du Zhongxiao, Su Song and others walked in with the officers above the head of the Xiang army.

Inside there is a large table full of vegetables, chicken, duck, fish, and meat. There were also a few bottles of wine, a few flasks, on the table.

Let everyone sit down, Du Zhongxiao said: "You have worked hard from afar, and the iron supervisor has prepared a wine feast to wash the dust for you." In the future, you will no longer have to be as restrained as you are in the army. Get drunk today, and do things according to the instructions in the yamen tomorrow. ”

When everyone saw that the wine feast was sumptuous, they agreed together.

In this era, except for one or two friends in the restaurant to drink, most of the wine feasts are divided into meals. No matter how hearty it is, there are not a few dishes, and a large number of pasta dishes are filled, mainly soup cakes and fruits. The actual stir-fry has not yet become popular, and it is not as dish.

A large round table like this, full of dishes, has never been experienced by everyone. From Dai Dujian downward, all the generals didn't know how to eat this banquet, and looked at Du Zhongxiao together.

Du Zhongxiao instructed the young soldiers standing on the side to fill everyone with wine, and said: "The iron supervisor has created a lot of things, and it is not easy, today there are only some chickens, ducks, fish, fresh vegetables and vegetables, and nothing valuable. In the future, the same will be true for eating in the iron prison, focusing on affordability, and don't get those flashy delicacies from the mountains and seas. Let's have a drink! ”

After speaking, he took the lead and drank the full wine.

Dai Dujian and the generals drank wine with Du Zhongxiao, put the cup down, didn't know what to do, and looked at Du Zhongxiao again.

Du Zhongxiao picked up chopsticks, sandwiched a piece of meat in the fish in front of him, and said to everyone: "You're welcome, you can eat whatever you want." ”

When the generals heard this, they still didn't know what to do, and they looked at Dai Dujian together. Dai Dujian has never been to such a feast, so how do you know where to start? Seeing that Du Zhongxiao ate the fish by himself, he had to look at Su Song on the other side.

In the past two months, several officials such as Su Song and Du Zhongxiao have often eaten like this. For a while, he didn't realize that the generals present were not used to it, so he just picked up the chopsticks, sandwiched a plate of meat slices in front of him, fried lilies, and ate them.

When Dai Du saw it, he understood it, and saw that there was a plate of duck in front of him, cut it into large pieces, so he took a piece and put it in his mouth. This duck is roasted, has a special aroma, and the skin is crispy, which is extremely delicious.

When the generals saw it, they speculated that such a banquet might be eaten by each person with the dishes in front of them, and they ate it one after another. Some people don't have the food in front of them to taste, and they inevitably complain in their hearts, so why don't they ask what they like to eat before entering the table. I don't know if after a while, I will change the dishes in front of everyone and try other dishes. But in that case, it will become a cold scorching meal of eating other people's scraps, and I can't help but feel awkward.

After eating two bites of food and drinking another glass of wine, Du Zhongxiao stretched out his hand and turned the table, and the dishes in front of everyone changed. Everyone was dumbfounded, they didn't expect this table to be so magical, it turned out to be able to turn.

Du Zhongxiao didn't pay attention to everyone's expressions, sandwiched a piece of newly turned roast duck, and said: "The rain in this area is abundant, there are many rivers and swamps, and there are many wild ducks in it. The iron supervisor wants to open up the land and build a field, and he really hunted a lot of things. If the duck meat is fried and cooked, it will inevitably smell earthy. Later, I thought of this method, made a stove, hung it up and baked, but it was crispy and delicious. This thing can't be cold and delicious, so you can each clip a piece. ”

As he spoke, he slowly turned the table again, and the roast duck came to Su Song. Su Song also clamped a piece, and naturally turned it down again.

The generals looked at it blankly, not expecting this dish to be eaten like this. Du Zhongxiao said that he wanted to eat roast duck, but when he didn't come to the front, he obediently held chopsticks and didn't dare to eat other dishes. When it comes to whomever it is, he will clip a piece and quickly turn it down.

It wasn't until a few glasses of wine went down and the wine became strong that some generals slowly ignored this unseen rule and just picked their favorite dishes to eat.

Such a feast is not necessarily better than the original form, and the reason why Du Zhongxiao did it was only to distinguish it from other places. If all goes well, this Tiejian will be the first industrial zone in the true sense of the word. Industry is very different from agriculture, and workers and peasants should also have different styles and living habits. From food, clothing, housing and transportation, it is best to be different from the common practices in society. When it is developed, the people who work here will have a different life and a different style, and use industrial civilization to guide social change. In such a special place, it is much easier to carry out any reforms. And the affluence and civilization will naturally be imitated by other groups of people in society.

Naturally, when Du Zhongxiao planned the iron prison, from production and management, to living and living, he consciously or unconsciously followed the appearance of later generations. Without a template, how can he create a set of living habits out of thin air.

So it is with the feast of wine, and so with the dwelling place of the soldiers. Each home has a living room, a bedroom, and a yard, but it doesn't have some of the amenities that are common at this time. For example, there is no toilet at home, and there is a public toilet outside, which is conducive to the centralized treatment of domestic waste. Livestock and poultry are not allowed in the residential area, there are special personnel to collect garbage, there are no small potholes and puddles in the whole residential area, and the best efforts are made to build roads so that they do not become muddy.

The winter in this area is not cold, there is no need to build an earthen kang, and no one is used to sleeping on an earthen kang. However, the biggest problem is that it is possible to be poisoned, and open flames cannot be used indoors, so I thought of that solution. If he has the ability to build a heating system, Du Zhongxiao still thinks about building a heating system, then he can use a bed.

In the future, the Iron Prison will be a small society, very different from the outside society, and slowly begin to cultivate the habits of industrial society. As for what kind of industrial society the Central Plains itself developed, it is not something that Du Zhongxiao can predict.