kingnovel Chapter 662 Fortune Telling
Chapter 662 Fortune Telling
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, groups of people came to the county government office to pay New Year's greetings.
In addition to Ba Lezhan, Fang Wenxiu and his son, Diwu Tanwei, Mo Qingwan and others, the village heads who had received New Year gifts from La also joined in the fun. However, they did not stay long for fear of interrupting Shen Zheng's work, and only delivered the New Year gifts, chatted for a while, and then got up and left.
After the first day of the new year, Shen Zheng's time seemed to be accelerated.
The emperor and the empress were on their way to visit the emperor, and it was estimated that they would arrive in Tongan County soon. The empress dowager's birthday was still about three months away, and minus another half month on the way, she and Liang Fu would only have a little more than two months left.
A little more than two months.
Thinking of this, Shen Zheng couldn't sleep well and couldn't eat. On the second day of the first lunar month, she dragged Liang Fu to the printing house and started working directly.
In the past few days, they have sorted all the raw materials, ground and classified them. This step is not difficult, and can even be said to be exceptionally smooth, but they are not happy.
They both knew that the difficult part was yet to come.
Yu Shizhang and a few others followed them several times.
The two men were covered in charcoal dust, and there was not a single clean spot on their hands and faces. Yu Shizhang saw it all, and every time he wanted to say something, he saw their shining eyes and had to hold back his words.
Yu Nanshu followed beside him and no longer had the heart to play with firecrackers. She just frowned and said, "Sister Shen and Grandpa Liang are so tired. They are still sealed now. They can only rest for a few days in a year..."
Yu Shizhang sighed slightly, and comforted her instead: "When your sister Shen really makes the thing, then our Great Zhou will stand up straighter."
Yu Nanshu felt that what he said was wrong and pouted: "Does the backbone of the Great Zhou have to be supported by Sister Shen? She is just a county magistrate, not an emperor...mmmm--"
"You, girl, really went wild in Tong'an County. You dare to say such things!" Yu Shizhang released his hand that was covering her mouth, tapped her head and said, "The backbone of the Great Zhou depends on you, your grandfather, your sister Shen, your grandfather Liang, and the millions of people living in the Great Zhou. Do you understand?"
Yu Nanshu actually knew it.
She understood this truth the moment she came to Tongan County, but she really didn't want to see Shen Zheng so tired.
So every day that followed, Yu Nanshu and the others would carry lunch boxes to deliver meals to Shen Zheng and the others. After eating several meals, Shen Zheng could guess where they bought their meals today based on the taste of the food.
It was not until that day that Shen Zheng smelled a familiar fragrance and looked outside the printing house.
She sighed slightly: "The seventh day of the New Year has passed..."
......
After the seventh day of the first lunar month, the cloth workshop and the printing workshop resumed work. The main structures of the two workshops have been completed. What the workers have to do in the next few days is to lay the roof and repair the details in the workshops.
Wu Quan said that the project could be completed within three days.
That day, Xu Zhubu found Shen Zheng and said that after Wu Quan's work was completed, the second workshop would officially begin operations, that is, the workers would start work.
The two workshops chose to start construction on the same day - the twelfth day of the first lunar month.
Shen Zheng poured the white sand back into the basin, and walked with Xu Zhubu to an area with a wide view. Looking at the cloth workshop that was beginning to take shape, she sighed slightly.
There is a workshop under construction behind the county school. It is not a secret in Tongan County, but most people do not know what this workshop is used for. Shen Zheng and Li Hongmao only announced to the public that this workshop is used for "book rubbing".
The students and teachers of the county school were trustworthy and kept their mouths shut. Even to their families, they never mentioned the matters of the cloth workshop on their own initiative - this was an order from Li Hongmao.
Everyone only knows that printing houses are used for "book rubbings", and "book rubbings" can be divided into many ways, the most common of which is hand-copying.
so......
"The cloth workshop can be opened in a grand ceremony, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and outside visitors allowed, but the printing workshop cannot," said Shen Zheng.
The printing house could only quietly open its business, quietly print books, and quietly ship the books out. Only when the Tong'an Bookstore opened could the printing house wave its hands and tear off its veil, straighten its back and say to the outside world: "I just print books and sell them, and I sell them cheaply. What's wrong with that?"
With the support of thousands of people and students below and the backing of the emperor above, if others wanted to take action against the printing house again, they would have to consider whether they were qualified.
I just wonder if the students will feel disappointed after seeing such a comparison.
Xu Zhubu guessed what she meant, and his eyes passed through the two walls and looked towards the county school not far away.
"They might think that this is a very meaningful thing." He looked at Shen Zheng and began to think about this matter from the students' perspective. "A hero in front of people is a hero, and a hero behind people is also a hero. When Tongan Bookstore becomes famous outside, they can step out from behind the scenes and say casually..."
——"'These books were printed by Master Shen of Tong'an County and Earl Yongning. They're pretty good, aren't they?' In this case, who among the scholars of the world would not praise them as 'role models of our generation'?"
In the first half of the sentence, Xu Zhubu even used the students' tone.
Shen Zheng's depression was swept away, and she chuckled: "So... it seems not bad?"
Isn't this exactly the case - if you want to pretend, pretend in a big way?
Xu Zhubu smiled back at her, "Don't worry, my lord. The children in our county are smarter and more sensible than we think. If you can talk to them on the first day of work, even if you let them keep it secret for a few more years, they will be willing to do so."
Shen Zheng might not know, but Xu Zhubu saw it clearly.
The county school opened yesterday. As soon as the students heard that she was tinkering with something in the printing house, they all gathered around as soon as the school started.
They didn't dare to get close, didn't dare to speak, didn't dare to disturb him, they could only watch from a distance, wondering what kind of novel thing this Lord Shen, whom they admired, would make.
"Oh, right." Shen Zheng suddenly thought of something. "Didn't Wu Quan say that the project could be completed on the 10th? Why did we have to wait until the 12th to start? But what hasn't been prepared yet?"
"That's one of them." Xu Zhubu said with a smile, "I want to further subdivide the responsibilities and personnel of each department, and let them go to the cloth workshop two days in advance to familiarize themselves with their posts."
Shen Zheng nodded.
When a new workshop starts operation, there will not be senior employees to lead the operation like in the old workshop. Xu Zhubu can only arrange all matters but cannot give instructions step by step. It is indeed necessary to familiarize himself with the job in advance.
"What about the second one?"
"The second one is..." Xu Zhubu's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, "On the day we went to Quanyang Temple, I happened to meet Master Jue'an and asked him to calculate the date for us. He said that twelve was a good date."
"Hmm?" Shen Zheng was stunned for a moment, "Which master gave you the instructions?"
The abbot of Quanyang Temple, whose Buddhist name is "Jue'an", is well-known in Liuyang Prefecture. He is good at giving guidance. Some people once said that his eyes can see the "fate" of ordinary people.