The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1173

[1173. Chapter 1119 Welcome the Saint]

Zhao Shiqian looked pained.

This made Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but pat his shoulder, but was speechless.

Outside, there was suddenly a burst of wailing.

Emperor Hongzhi’s face remained expressionless.

Zhao Shiqian was angry.

“Xiao Fang, did you hit Lao Xiao again?”

He rushed out of the accounting room.

But sure enough, Xiao Jing limped out of the work shed and shouted: “I’m beating someone, I’m beating someone to death… Huang… Mr. Zhu, come and see, we’re going to beat someone to death.” “

Fang Jifan chased him out fiercely. Wang Shouren ran faster than him, but did not make a move. He only ensured that his mentor would not be hit back.

Fang Jifan was furious: “You are justified in scolding me. You really thought I was a vegetarian. I can’t beat this bitch to death. If I don’t tear your bitch’s mouth apart today, my name will be written in reverse.” He

chased after Xiao Jing and grabbed Xiao Jing’s hand .

Back placket.

Xiao Jing… cried.

At this time, the eye sockets were completely black and blue, and he had never been so embarrassed.

He knelt down and wailed: “We were wrong, we were wrong.” There

are times when the dragon crossing the river bows his head and gives in, not to mention… Xiao Jing is just a eunuch.

He hugged Fang Jifan’s thigh: “That’s wrong, don’t hit him.”

Emperor Hongzhi had a severe headache and walked out with a straight face: “What are you kidding about?” When

Xiao Jing met Emperor Hongzhi, he felt as if he had received an amnesty. He rushed forward on his knees: “Mr. Zhu…Mr. Zhu…he beat us.”

Fang Jifan said: “Mr. Zhu, he scolded me.”

The corners of Emperor Hongzhi’s mouth twitched slightly.

Looking at Xiao Jing with new scars on his face.

I couldn’t help but sigh in my heart.

Then he said: “Old Xiao, what did you scold Xiao Fang for?”

Xiao Jing burst into tears and was about to speak.

Fang Jifan said: “He called me mentally retarded, Your Majesty… Mr. Zhu, I am not in good health, and he still scolded me. Originally, I have to take good care of my illness and not get excited or angry…”

Emperor Hongzhi looked up at the dim The roof beam of the work shed: “…”

Fang Jifan said aggrievedly: “You are sick and insulted by him, Mr. Zhu, you make the decision.”

Xiao Jing shouted: “We…we just said that he is lazy, we During the day, we have to do the work of two people in one day. If he hadn’t been mentally retarded, we wouldn’t have bothered to argue with him. He hit us in the face with his fist…”

Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand: “They are not good things, Hugh. You have to go to bed early, Lao Xiao. You have to go to work early tomorrow morning. The orders are tight now and Xiao Fang is sick… Go to sleep.”

Xiao Jing: “…”

He didn’t say anything .

After saying that, he covered his black eye sockets and said oh, thinking in his heart, fortunately it was a private visit. If other people saw it, how would the dignified Dongchang factory owner behave?

Xiao Jing left in despair.

Emperor Hongzhi then looked at Fang Jifan with a straight face: “Don’t mess around. If you are sick, just take care of him.”

“Oh.” Fang Jifan nodded as the chicken pecked at the rice.

Zhao Shiqian looked at all this and began to murmur in his heart again.

In fact… the government has posted a notice describing the characteristics of the emperor.

These characteristics, especially when Mr. Zhu and others appeared in his workshop at that exact time, made him suspicious.

Could it be…that they are the emperor and the Duke of Qi?

But soon, he gave up this idea.

Who is the emperor? How can he be an accountant? Moreover, his accounts are so good.

Who is the Duke of Qi? He is a great person. He is a teacher for all generations. He has disciples and former officials all over the world. He has a dog in his family who is extremely knowledgeable. Such a person should be dignified and generous, be polite and polite, and be able to talk and laugh. , all peoples will receive his blessings, he must be an unsmiling person, mature and prudent, with a fairy-like spirit, and like Zhuge Kongming, a Confucian scholar with a silk scarf, full of wisdom and righteousness.

Look at Xiao Fang, this bitch, he loves to eat and is lazy, hits people at every turn, pretends to be sick all the time, and is most active when eating. Compared with Qi Guogong, such a person is really different.

Zhao Shiqian sighed inwardly, they both had the same surname Fang, so why were they so different?

Early the next morning.

Life goes on.

Although the emperor is gone, Zhao Shiqian is still oppressed by the weight of life. He has ideals, a lame unmarried daughter, and dozens of mouths to feed in the workshop. As usual, he gets up early, Originally he was supposed to start work at 3:00 a.m., but at 10:00 a.m., he started banging the wooden hammers in the workshop.

“Dang, dong, dong, dong…”

“It’s time to work, it’s time to work, don’t be lazy.”

Wang Shouren got up early: “Fang Fangfang has a headache. He’s asking for leave.”

What a black sheep! Zhao Shiqian bared his teeth. If it wasn’t for Mr. Zhu’s sake, he would have fired this guy long ago. Such a person also deserves to eat. If he can’t be killed by eating, wait and see. By the time of the meal, he will definitely recover. good.

Zhao Shiqian had a long face: “Oh, I understand.”

Wang Shouren’s face turned slightly red. He was not in the habit of lying.

But for the sake of his mentor…

he kept his head down and worked hard to paint, trying to earn back his mentor’s livelihood.

The workshop seemed to be coming to life, with the sound of saws, unloading and loading, and the creaking of milling machines.

White smoke began to come out of the kitchen. I still had steamed cakes and gruel this morning, but that was enough.

Chang Cheng has become accustomed to the life in the workshop. From a sad face, he became happy.

A house in the county, a house with dozens of households in one building, can be bought for only fifty taels of silver.

After a year or two, I can save a dozen taels for a down payment. When the time comes, I can take my mother and wife over to enjoy a happy life.

He suddenly felt at home here.

I used to be confused, but now I am full of energy.

Now I am an apprentice. In the future, if I have developed a skill, especially if I have learned how to operate a milling machine, then I will be considered as a apprentice, and my salary can be doubled. I heard that there are places for night classes nearby. If you can read and write, Especially if you can draw drawings, even if you can understand the style drawings of different furniture, your salary can be even higher.

If he became a foreman…

wouldn’t that be how Dong Zhao’s family came along step by step?

I can too.

…

Not long after, Emperor Hongzhi also came out of the accounting room. He was a person who loved cleanliness. He must wash up first, then cleanse his face, and then wash his hands. When the water came out of the basin where he had washed his hands and noodles, the water It also smells like soap, which is nice.

Other rough people are not so particular. From this, we can see some clues about people’s respect for Mr. Zhu.

But today, he only washed up, and then went to the sawing room. Xiao Jing was sweating like rain, sawing wood with a few men. He had a sad face. Seeing his bruised face, the other men couldn’t help but sympathize: “Xiao Fang beats you again.” What?”

Xiao Jing remained silent.

When he saw Emperor Hongzhi coming in, he subconsciously wanted to salute.

Emperor Hongzhi glared at him, and Xiao Jing realized his identity at this time and was still sawing wood.

Emperor Hongzhi straightened up his wide sleeves and also raised a saw: “How to saw like this?”

“No, no, no.” Xiao Jing was frightened: “Mr. Zhu, you must not, this is rough work. , you…you…”

The other craftsmen also shook their heads when they saw it.

Emperor Hongzhi said: “Xiao Fang is sick, and the orders are urgent. Let me do it. Don’t let people think that we are all freeloaders.”

Xiao Jing: “…”

Emperor Hongzhi imitated them and moved hard. He set up a piece of wood, then put one foot on the wood, holding the saw, next to the log: “Is this like this?”

He started to try, trying hard to pull with the saw, and suddenly felt that his arm was sore and numb. Under the saw, pull out the sawdust.

Xiao Jing glanced at Emperor Hongzhi silently, but saw that Emperor Hongzhi’s expression remained normal.

He could only say: “This, this… when you put it down, release the force, and when you pull it out, you must hold the wood firmly. The feet must be stable and the waist must collapse, and then…”

Xiao Jing pulled out the wood with a familiarity. , and a trace was dug out.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded and began to follow suit. After several thrusts, his arms felt sore and numb.

Especially the tiger’s mouth…it hurts every time.

There were beads of sweat on his forehead. The craftsman on the side saw that his face was red and couldn’t help but said: “Mr. Zhu, we are here, you…”

“It doesn’t matter.”

Emperor Hongzhi pretended to be understated and continued to smoke. Pull, the saw has penetrated nearly half of the log.

Although my arm was sore and numb, it felt like it no longer belonged to me.

But… Emperor Hongzhi began to slowly find the trick. He said calmly: “I understand, you have to use skill, and you can’t just do it recklessly… The effects of force are separated. This is written by Zhu Shou Thesis…it’s really like that.”

I saw a piece of wood and saw that the cut was not straight at all, but Emperor Hongzhi felt a sense of relief.

Cheer up…and continue…

Rongcheng

County Government.

The horse has arrived, and the county magistrate Liang Min has received the official letter from the superior. After reading it, he was shocked.

No matter how hard you try, you won’t be able to find anything, yet you can find it without any effort.

Your Majesty, this is really a hassle. There are already many things in the county, and I am already too busy to keep my feet off the ground. If I neglect any work or have a backlog of official duties, I don’t know how many endless troubles there will be in the future.

But who has ever mentioned that after His Majesty played such a trick, he and the sixth house in the county had to put down what they were doing and look for traces of His Majesty everywhere.

This…

He shook his head.

Anyway, now… I finally found it?

In the carpentry shop.

Liang Min was a little confused and waved to the manager of the workshop to come.

He pointed at the wooden shop.

The manager of the workshop was a capable man, young and capable. He blurted out: “It’s a carpentry shop run by a Tongzhou native. It’s called Zhao Shiqian. It’s a small workshop with only thirty or forty people… It’s located on the 10th floor in the west of the city. Three miles away.”

Liang Min put down the official letter: “Instruct people to assemble and prepare to welcome the Holy Emperor.”

“The county magistrate still needs to prepare? At this time… we should go quickly.”

Liang Min shook his head: “We have to wait for Mr. Ouyang Mansion, I We are today thanks to the favor of Ouyang Mansion. He is our reborn parent, and welcoming the saint can be considered a credit. We went there easily, but we are suspected of taking credit. The official letter said that His Majesty is fine there, so that’s it. There’s nothing to worry about.”

(End of Chapter)