Chapter 88: Zheng Yue's Day

Wancheng Shipyard.

Although the weather was still cloudless, Zheng Yue still felt particularly irritable for some reason.

The old mother's condition is getting worse again, but the money for selling medicine is not enough.

The children in the family all have private school money and can't get it out now. They can only let the child stay at home now and send him there when he has a little more money in the future.

In addition, the wife of the family also complained a lot. As a master-level shipbuilder, he only got half a salary every month, which is really a bit embarrassing.

When his wife married him, Zheng Yue also vowed to let her live a good life, but now this promise is obviously unfulfilled.

There are still countless things to do in today's shipyards, but there are a certain number of working hours. If the working hours are not enough, even the half-gold monthly money will be gone.

In desperation, he could only do odd jobs after get off work to make up for the family's expenses.

It was not that there were no other shipyards who took a fancy to him at the time. It could even be said that someone in the county town invited him and gave him two gold wages per month, but he also refused because of the illness of his old mother.

"Foreman Zheng, here is a letter from the county magistrate."

Just when Zheng Yue was in a daze, a man dressed as a servant came over and handed him a letter.

"Okay, I see." Zheng Yue nodded and said with a smile after receiving the letter.

He still has some friendship with the county magistrate.

, When my mother was just sick, she needed hardware to pay for the medicine, but she really didn't have that much savings at home.

Then it was the county magistrate who came forward and took out one month's money from his monthly money, and this matter was resolved.

The county magistrate himself is very popular in the whole city of Anhui, firstly because he is a local, and secondly because of his cool personality. In comparison, the county magistrate is simply a good person.

More than ten days ago, he also invited himself to the house to drink two glasses of small wine. He still remembers the name of the wine [Qianjun Zui]. That one cup is one gold, but the taste is also like the nectar of jade dew. .

Zheng Yue also opened the letter and slowly began to study it. He still knew the basic characters, and he was considered a literate person. Otherwise, he would not be able to become a shipbuilder at the level of a master.

The more he read, the happier he became, and his heart was completely shaken.

There is no need for the county magistrate to deceive him as a craftsman who has nothing, so this matter should be true.

Having ten gold a month in money and being close to home is something that you can't even dream of in your dreams.

At the end of the letter, the county magistrate also jokingly said that after arriving at the Shuobai Village, there is enough wine and water.

This drink is what he had drunk before, the kind of [Thousand Army Drunk] in a jar of ten jins. With such a good thing, how could he not be willing.

As for the current position, it is worth noting, otherwise my good craftsmanship will be completely wasted, and I will be subject to that

The cowardice of the small officials in the county government.

However, the letter also said that he could bring the other shipbuilders of the shipyard with him, but he could not go all at once. In that case, the magistrate would definitely find out.

After making up his mind, Zheng Yue immediately took his tools and went home.

At first, his wife complained about why he had come back so early, but later he didn't believe what Zheng Yue said.

How can you be a scumbag who has been dealing with wood all your life, how could you be paid ten gold a month? Not even those officials.

This sentence was the last sentence his wife said before he left home, but on the other hand, his old mother was very supportive and hoped that he would go out and have a look, and it was not too far from home.

It was still noon now, and Zheng Yue also followed the directions on the letter to find the Shuobai Village, but he had never heard of this village before, and he began to have some doubts in his heart.

That day, the foot of Zhushan Mountain was not an uncultivated barren land, and there were still many bandits entrenched. How could there be such a good place?

These are the most true words in Zheng Yue's heart. The more he goes inside, the more doubts he has in his heart. He can't see any villages at all.

But knowing that he stopped in front of a valley, looking at the valley with dozens of soldiers garrisoned in front of him, his footsteps were a little trembling.

These soldiers don't look like they are to be messed with. They are all straight up and down.

The temperament of a real soldier is very different from the soldiers in the county town who can stand crooked.

It was hard to summon up the courage and walked towards the soldiers. Those soldiers also looked at Zheng Yue with a serious look and were very vigilant.

It wasn't until Zheng Yue took out the letter that the soldiers' faces became really good, and they began to chat with Zheng Yue in an approachable manner.

Slowly, Zheng Yue also relaxed a lot, and when he learned that many of these soldiers were from Wancheng County, he finally felt relieved.

The more I chatted with those soldiers, the better their attitude towards Zheng Yue was.

When Zheng Yue said that he was a master-level shipbuilder, the eyes of those soldiers looking at Zheng Yue became envious.

Under their introduction, Zheng Yue realized that the status of craftsmen in this village is also very high, even similar to those of scholars

A lot, and the wages are terrifyingly high.

Not only that, but the various benefits in this village also make Zheng Yue feel like he has come to heaven. The children don't need money to go to a private school, and they even give money to their parents? Or is there a special care for craftsmen? Can the elderly and orphans be properly cared for?

One after another, one by one, he felt that he had come to another world, which was completely unheard and unseen.

When the soldier who went in to communicate came out, Zheng Yue was able to enter.

As soon as I entered the valley, I saw the neat street, with

The house in the order, the villagers with smiles on their faces, Zheng Yue also eliminated all the doubts before.

Even if he didn't give him the monthly money, he still wanted to come here!

The village chief of Shuobai Village also came to receive him in person, and his attitude towards him was also very good, not arrogant at all, which made him a small craftsman very useful.

Even after knowing that what Qin Shuo wanted to build was a warship, he still did not refuse, but happily agreed.

Now the magistrate of Wancheng County can be said to be very unpopular. Basically, everyone is very enthusiastic about this kind of thing that is close to rebellion.

When Qin Shuo learned about the situation in his home, he also paid him two months' monthly payment in advance, with a full 20 gold.

...

"How is it? I said that was a liar, right?" The wife looked at Zheng Yue, who was returning, with a mocking tone, and said.

"Yes, it's a liar." Zheng Yue glanced at her casually and said indifferently.

"According to what I said, you should stay in that shipyard for the rest of your life in peace. This is our life." Seeing Zheng Yue's appearance, his wife thought that he was hurt by his own words, so he comforted him.

bang.

Zheng Yue threw the bag he brought back to the ground. After a loud noise, the bag spread out, revealing all Huang Chengcheng's coins.

"This." The wife looked at Zheng Yue with an unbelievable expression on her face.

(End of this chapter)