After arriving at the Great Zhou Continent, Ji Yan had already adapted to the living habits here. He slept at night and woke up by himself when the chicks chirped in the morning. She opened her eyes and looked at the small mirror in his arms. The small mirror had already woken up. She did not dare to move for fear of alarming Ji Yan.
Xiao Yezi, who was beside him, had already woken up. She and a few other girls were waiting by Ji Yan's bed, preparing to help Ji Yan wash up.
After breakfast, Ji Yan walked into his secret room and began to fiddle with the heater used in winter. Ji Yan drew a sketch and prepared to hand it over to the forging slaves to forge.
The stove had a connecting pipe with a heater attached to it. Because there were no screw threads in this era, the sealing problem couldn't be solved. Ji Yan spent some effort to get those forging slaves to directly forge all of them, making these furnaces, tubes, and sheets take shape together.
Although there were a few mistakes in the process, it was still considered a complete set. His own room, his grandfather's bedroom, his father's and his mother's bedroom. This was part of the plan. If the effect was good, Ji Yan would launch a civilian version for the rich to use.
The blueprints and the models carved out of wood were all ready. They could be handed over to the slaves to be made the next day.
Ji Yan could not understand why these servants had done the work that he had instructed them to do very well. Some of them had even completed the work that he had instructed them to do. Ji Yan was puzzled no matter how much he thought about it. By chance, he discovered that whenever he gave orders to servants, these servants would order slaves to do it.
It was only by chance that he realized that in a slave society like the Great Zhou, the fate of slaves was very tragic.
If the slave owner did not do a good job in the project, the slave would be punished. The slave would be whipped, beaten, sawed, branded, or killed.
Ji Yan looked at the servant who was as docile as a kitten in front of him, but he was bossing around in front of those slaves like a fiendish man. He originally wanted to reprimand him, but after thinking about it, he decided to forget it. He would do things in the era he was in.
It would be good if he could improve the lives of these slaves later.
In the entire Luo Yi, Ji Yan treated these slaves quite well. At least, they could eat well. Every day, these slaves would eat the bean dregs that were made from tofu and porridge. These high-protein foods would be given to these slaves. The slaves of other slave owners would eat wheat bran, rice husks, and wild vegetables. When Ji Yan's slave was sick, Ji Yan would treat him immediately. Therefore, word spread throughout the slave circle that Ji Yan was a benevolent slave owner.
Ji Yan turned around and told his teacher, Taishi Shijin, to call his three trusted aides to his bedroom.
Guo Tong, Yin Hua, and Ji Gongshi stood in a row and greeted Ji Yan. Ji Yan let them sit down and said with a pleasant expression,
It was said that the rice in the south was beautiful and delicious, and the wine brewed from it was also clear and transparent. I want to open up farmland on both sides of the Luo River to plant rice, millet, and beans.
This project is relatively large. We can arrange for slaves to do it during winter when we're not busy. I'll leave this work to you. Do it well and I won't treat you badly.
The three of them stood up and replied,"Don't worry, Young Master. We will not fail our mission."
Winter was the time when people were not busy. The land had already been allocated through the mediation of the emperor. He would command these slaves to do the early stages of the reclamation work, laying the foundation for the cultivation.
Ji Yan also wanted to see if these three sons of officials were just embroidered pillows or people with real talent.
After he was done, Ji Yan arranged for the forging masters to start forging these furnaces and heating fins. He requested that the furnace fire not be too fast and must be good.
After finishing these sections, he returned to the library and gave the contents of the next chapter to these scholars respectively, completing another one.
He returned to his bedroom.
The elder sister lay on her recliner and thought about her next step. The young man promised to give him 2000 slaves, 1000 of which were rice farmers, 500 were slaves with iron casting skills, and 500 were women.
Ji Yan didn't know if this young man was a man of promises or a man of nonsense. He was uncertain and just let his imagination run wild.
However, the door in front of the bedroom opened and his sister-in-law was seen hugging a few books. Seeing Ji Yan lying there, she smiled and said,
Uncle is comfortable here. How many novels do I have here? There are some things I want to discuss with uncle.
After this sister-in-law came to his bedroom, she helped to take care of the living and daily life of this bedroom every day. After all, she was the daughter of a noble, so her words and actions were dignified without anger. Ever since he came, the living here had been in order.
This sister-in-law looked like Princess Wansheng from Journey to the West, and her temperament was like Qin Keqing from Dream of the Red Chamber.
She was truly a peerless beauty.
Upon seeing Sister-in-law, Ji Yan said,"Sister-in-law, read a book for a while. I'll discuss the contents of the book with you after I'm done."
"Alright, Uncle, I'll take a look first."
Ji Yan closed his eyes and thought about what he had prepared on Luoshui.
The woman was kneeling in front of the desk, reading a book slowly.
Under the morning sun, her eyebrows seemed to be very clear.
During the Great Zhou era, women married very early. The sister-in-law that Ji Yan kept talking about was actually not very old, only in her teens.
The woman felt that someone was looking at her. She looked up and saw that it was Ji Yan who was looking at her calmly.
。The woman smiled slightly and said,"Uncle, is this little girl trying to be beautiful?"
Ji Yan smiled and said,
"Sister-in-law, I think you look like a person."
"Who?"
Qin Keqing!
The woman clapped her hands and laughed,"Could it be that Qin Keqing from 'Dream of the Red Chamber'?"
The woman thought for a moment and said,"Lady Zhao has a few questions for uncle."
Ji Yan said,"Please go ahead, sister-in-law."
This little girl always felt that there were many questions about Qin Keqing's death, and the specifications of the burial place after her death exceeded her own status. Her father-in-law was so good to her, it was admirable.“”
"It's just that this is good, but it's beyond that level. Uncle, can you explain?"
Ji Yan said,"Sister-in-law is like this. Qin Keqing's behavior in the Jia residence is generous, dignified and elegant. She is deeply liked by the elders, respected by her peers, and respected by the servants."
"Such a granddaughter-in-law is naturally worthy of respect from her father-in-law."
The woman seemed to be thinking about something. So that was how it was. She had learned something.
The woman took out another book and flipped to a paragraph on a page.
" Uncle is not an adult yet. Why is this description so subtle, elegant, and detailed?"
"It seems that uncle is a sentimental person."
"Uncle, can you give me some pointers on what a tall woman with stockings is?"
Ji Yan thought to himself,"This woman looks elegant and dignified, but she's actually asking some difficult questions." This, this, this…"
Ji Yan felt a wave of heat in his heart.
Ji Yan didn't know how to answer, but he smelled a faint fragrance on this woman's body. He asked curiously,"Sister-in-law, why do you have such a fragrance on your body?"
The woman smiled and said,"Every day, after I have the maid wash my clothes, I will order the maid to hide flower petals in the clothes. Under the influence of these flower petals, the clothes will naturally have a faint floral fragrance."
Ji Yan thought to himself, When spring comes next year, I'll reclaim a piece of land, plant all kinds of flowers, and finally extract the essence. It's a good deal. It was easy to earn money from a woman's mouth.
The woman asked again,"What do you think of Pan Jinlian, who has a water margin face?"
Ji Yan pondered and thought,"Pan Jinlian is also a woman with a hard life. In an era where women were strictly controlled, she met a good person at the wrong time and some tragedies happened. However, in our Great Zhou, such things would never happen."
"This little girl has learned a lesson.""This little girl doesn't quite recognize the words 'uncle'. Could uncle please explain it to this little girl?"
Ji Yan scratched his head and said,
The woman immediately stood up and walked to Ji Yan's side in small steps. She sat down next to Ji Yan and said,"It's these words."
At this moment, the two of them were quite close to each other. Fortunately, Ji Yan was only in his teens at this time. There was no taboo for him to be with an adult woman.
The uncle and sister-in-law were discussing the contents of the novel, and they were having a great time.
Taishi Shijin wanted to remind them a few times, but when he saw the two of them stop talking, he closed his mouth. He only saw that the two of them were chatting happily.
Grand Scribe Shi Jin was thinking,"How should I write this down? How should I record it down?"
Ji Yan was chatting with his sister-in-law. Looking at her delicate face and charming expression, he thought to himself,"How nice would it be to live like this every day?"
However, when he thought about how he would be the future of the Great Zhou and the future emperor, he would have to take on many things and there would be more women accompanying him. At the thought of this, Ji Yan corrected his attitude and only treated this woman as his sister-in-law. He did not dare to have any ambiguous feelings in his heart.
At this moment, clang! He heard the door of the front hall open. Before he arrived, a voice rang out,"Where is Yan 'er?" BenGong came over to take a look. Yan 'er, this is the white fungus red date porridge that BenGong brought for you. Come and try it.
Ji Yan looked toward the door with a stunned expression.
His sister-in-law looked toward the door, a little nervous.
Wang Fei looked at the two of them and sat close to each other. At first, she was puzzled, then she was puzzled. Then, her face turned red and she said with some anger,"I think Yan 'er is busy here. I didn't expect him to have a private meeting with this woman."
Wang Fei ordered the maid to put the white fungus red date porridge on the table and turned to leave.
Ji Yan hurriedly ran two steps forward and tugged at the princess consort's sleeve, saying,"I didn't know that mother had come, so I came late to welcome you. Please forgive me."
Wang Fei smiled and said,"Yan 'er doesn't need to be nervous. You have a beautiful woman by your side. Just cherish it." Wang Fei walked away.
In the room, Taishi Shijin sighed and said,"This young master is in big trouble."
Ji Yan came back and chatted with his sister-in-law for a while, but his state of mind was not affected at all.
Ji Yan chatted with his sister-in-law and said,"Sister-in-law, how hot are you this time? I've given you money many times, but you didn't want it. I want you to stay here and be Young Master Ben's female official. I'll see if you're willing. The salary is negotiable."
The woman smiled and said,"Whatever Uncle tells me to do, I will do it."
The woman took out a pouch and handed it to Ji Yan, saying,"Uncle, this is the pouch I made for you. It's very convenient for you to bring some scattered gold when you go out."
Ji Yan held it in his hand and looked at it carefully. There was a pair of mandarin ducks embroidered on the pouch. Ji Yan blushed and smiled. He remembered his sister-in-law's kind intentions. He casually put the pouch on his body.
Ji Yan ordered a maid to bring a golden stick and gave it to the woman. The woman smiled and said,"It would be impolite for me to refuse such an expensive gift."
Ji Yan smiled and said,"It's just a golden praise. It's not worth mentioning. Sister-in-law can just take it."
The woman hesitated and said,"Please insert it for me."
After dinner, Ji Yan sent his sister-in-law off. He sat under the lamp and played with the bronze sword that the young man from Chu State had given him.
Ji Yan played with it for a while. This sword was very sharp and could cut through paper. However, it was made of bronze after all. It was very hard but very brittle.
Ji Yan had given the young man from Chu an all-steel heavy sword. It was made of fifty-five pieces of iron. After thousands of times of tempering, it had been hammered into a ten-jin broadsword. Although Ji Yan felt a little heartache, he still gave it to the young man.
At this moment, in Chu, this young man was lying on the bed with this sword in his arms.
This young man loved this sword so much that he couldn't put it down! Every time he brought a sword out, he felt especially proud.
Ever since this young man returned to Chu, he would often take out this sword and play with it. When his brothers saw it, they would ask him," Such a good sword, why don't you try it out to see if it's sharp?"
His younger brother took out a bronze sword from the guard's hand. The two brothers swung their swords and slashed. With a loud bang, the Azure Light Sword in his younger brother's hand broke.
He took out another bronze sword and broke it again.
For several days in a row, there was an endless stream of people who came to fight with swords.
The all-steel sword that Ji Yan had given to the young man had cut down 100 famous swords in Chu.
It was still incomparably sharp and unstoppable.
The next morning, the young man was playing with his sword.
His father called him over and asked,"Did my son get a famous sword from Luoyi?" I heard that this sword cut through 100 famous swords of Chu. Is that true?
The young man said,"Father, there is indeed such a thing. This sword is really a peerless sword. I hug it when I sleep at night."
Lord Chu smiled and said,"Bring it over and let me take a look."
The young man did not dare to be negligent. He handed the sword to the attendant on duty with both hands, and the attendant handed it to Lord Chu.
Lord Chu fiddled with the sword in his hand and flicked it with his two fingers. There were several buzzing sounds, and the sound of the sword resounded throughout the hall.
Good sword! Good sword! Lord Chu said to the young man. This treasured sword is mine!
When the young man heard this, he hurriedly said. This child hasn't had enough fun with such a precious sword.
King Chu smiled and said," Not a problem. I heard from a secret report that you are going to give a batch of slaves to the medical officer of Luo Yi. It just so happens that you are going there personally this time and ask him for a few famous swords. When you come back, I will reward you handsomely."
"I heard that he also knows medicine. If you can invite him, this king will confer him the title of doctor of the Imperial Physician Hall."
The young man watched his father take the sword and thought,"Forget it, I'll go to Luoyi later and ask for a few more."
When the woman returned to her bedroom that night, she saw her Langjun, Ji Dong, looking at her coldly. The woman asked in confusion,"Why is Langjun looking at me like that?"
Ji Dong laughed coldly,"Look at what you've done. You're so close to Uncle, yet you don't keep to your womanly principles. You've become a joke to others."
The woman was furious and scolded,"Uncle and I were just discussing the plot of the novel."
"Besides, look at Uncle's frail body. Even so, what can he do?"
As a Langjun, you don't have the ability to earn money. What's the reason for humiliating your wife like this? I was really blind to marry a piece of trash like you.
Ji Dong was rendered speechless by the rebuttal. He could only shrink back and lower his head to sulk.
At night, the woman looked at the moon in the sky and thought to herself.
The Wu Dalang in Uncle's novel died. It was really not unjust. "The man himself is not capable, yet he still chose such a good-looking woman. He can't even keep an eye on his own woman."
The woman turned to look at her husband and thought,"Look at my Langjun and then look at my uncle. The difference between the two is obvious. My uncle is a dragon among men, and my Langjun is just a good-for-nothing."
If she was a few years younger, how good would it be to marry her uncle? Even if she was a concubine, she would be happy. At the thought of this, the lady was unwilling to give up. She took out the golden compliment given by Ji Yan, played with it in her hand, and fell asleep sweetly.
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