Sanjin is a child after all. When she saw Chen Zhengtai looking at the roof, she also raised her head to look.

Finally... the child's attention was turned to the other side.

Chen Zhengtai secretly felt relieved and felt that he was under great pressure.

However, Li Shimin looked around and looked at the place where the house was barely walled. Although the owner here had cleaned up the house, there was still an unconcealed odor. The ground was very wet. Perhaps because of the canal, the house built by this thatch obviously could only barely shelter from the wind and rain.

Li Shimin sighed in his heart, quite touched.

After a while, the woman took the tea.

Of course... it is actually white water. Because the guests came, they added star salt to it, which gave the tea a little taste.

But... there are not many pottery bowls in his house, only six, and they disappeared when they arrived at Zhang Qian.

The woman looked very embarrassed and repeatedly apologized.

Li Shimin said: "No need to be polite, he won't drink it."

So, he picked up the seemingly worn pottery bowl and sipped a sip of "tea". The tea was difficult to put in, which made Li Shimin frown.

The woman also saw it and hurriedly said, "The benefactors are all nobles, so naturally they can't get used to drinking the young woman's tea. This place is really simple. There must be many inappropriate receptions. Don't mind the benefactor."

Li Shimin shook his head and tried his best to look kinder. The woman was happy and then said, "The little woman had asked her neighbor to send a message to the man at home, asking him to come back early when he got off work. There was a distinguished guest at home. I think it won't take long before the man would have to get off work..."

Li Shimin nodded repeatedly and asked: "How many families are there near this river embankment?"

"This..." said the woman: "I don't know about this little woman. The young woman settled here with her husband and her husband for more than ten years ago. At that time, Sanjin was not born yet. At that time, my hometown suffered a drought and wanted to go to Chang'an to make a living, but the gate of Chang'an was closed and we were not allowed to go in. So many people settled here, and my family followed. When we came, there were already many families here."

Li Shimin was both surprised and moved. It turned out that there were many years ago here. As for the drought, there have been many records of floods and droughts since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. I don’t know which one it happened.

He couldn't help but think that at least they could come here to settle down, but as the drought and flood came, countless people could not survive it.

Li Shimin's mood suddenly became low, so he continued to drink tea, as if the unsweet tea was punishing himself.

Fang Xuanling and others could not sit still anymore. They wanted to say goodbye quickly. They miss the tea in Erpigou now very much!

Chen Zhengtai, a dog, has such good tea, why didn’t he ask how many pounds he gave him?

Since drinking Chen Zhengtai’s tea, they have been remembering all day long, especially when they drink this tea and think about the rich and mellow Erpigou tea, which makes them feel listless.

It won't take long before the sky gets darker.

But at this moment, a man walked in from outside with great strides.

The man was carrying a pot of wine in his left hand and a chicken in his right hand. This was a very ordinary man, wearing a short dress covered with patches and almost barefoot under his feet. However, he looked at him without feeling cold at all, and thought he had become accustomed to it.

His hair was messy. After coming in, he laughed when he saw Li Shimin and others, and said in a strong local accent: "My wife sent someone to send me a message saying that some benefactors are here, come... Woman, I bought rice wine, and this chicken. You killed the chicken, and this rice wine. Take Wen Yiwen. The benefactors are all nobles, so don't neglect them."

The woman quickly got up and went to take the rice wine and chicken.

Li Shimin and others watched, speechless for a moment.

By the way...their children were still begging for food in the market a few days ago. How could they afford chicken and rice wine now?

I'm afraid this chicken and rice wine is expensive, so I don't know how many steamed cakes I can buy.

This man is the woman's husband, and his name is Liu Laosan.

He came to Li Shimin and others, and looked at the noble guests without any fright. He knelt down and said with a cheerful smile: "The humble house is so simple, I am really ashamed. Oh, my family is poor. A few days ago, I was shocked when I went home and saw so many steamed cakes. Later I found out that it was sent by my benefactors. My child was pitiful. When I saw someone, I asked for food and took his sister with me. Oh... It's okay for a man to beg for food. How can this daughter's family beg for this brother like this? I beat him that day, and today I learned that my benefactor and others are sending food. Oh... Hey... I'm so ashamed."

The man in Guanzhong, even if he is small, naturally has some kind of heroism.

Li Shimin looked at Liu Laosan and said, "I heard from you that you moved here more than ten years ago. What kind of livelihood did you do in the past?"

Liu Laosan said, "My deceased father once served Wang Shichong's camp and was a archer. Later, when Wang Shichong was defeated, he returned to his hometown to rent land for others. However, after suffering from drought, he came here. Speaking of which, in the past, the chaos was not the life that people lived. In just a few days, our people had only had a few days of peace." He grinned: "This is all because of the wise and wise emperors today."

Chen Zhengtai glanced at him and immediately said, "Yes, yes, the emperor today is extremely wise. Without him, I don't know what the world looks like."

Changsun Wuji was very depressed: "..." This guy took the lead again.

When Li Shimin heard the word "Saint Ming", he looked ashamed. He even suspected that this was a satirical sarcasm.

Li Shimin immediately said, "We're here to sit here, why are we still buying chicken and wine? It's too much."

"Are you here, why are you so attentive to entertain me?" Liu Laosan said proudly: "If you don't treat the guests like this, it will be my Liu Laosan's sin. Benefactor... If you came a few days ago, to be honest, it would be impossible for me to have chicken and wine to entertain you here."

"Oh?" Li Shimin stared at Liu Laosan. He found that Liu Laosan was very generous in his speech. For a moment, he forgot that he was in the thatched hut. While drinking tea, he said, "What's the reason?"

Liu Laosan said happily: "In the past, I worked as a coolie at the wharf. You know that there are many idle people here. How much money can coolie be worth? The merchants at this wharf will give you a rice ball and a bowl of porridge and water at noon. From morning to night, they can only earn five or six scattered money at the end of the day. This little money... the family and the young are not enough to live a life. If it weren't for the thrifty woman in my family and would have sewed some clothes for others, how could they live? Look at my two children... hey... they have made them really miserable."

He touched Xiao Sanjin's head who was kneeling beside him and continued, "Last year, life was really hard to survive. Someone even came from the tooth shop. He wanted to teach us to sell the girl with three kilograms. I refused. I said that three kilograms can be sold, even if it was sold as a cow and a horse, it would be fine, but his girl could not sell it. If it was sold, would I still be a human?"

Speaking of this, Liu Laosan's voice became low, with tears faintly in his eyes, but he soon burst into tears and laughed: "Why should I say this? I shouldn't say this in front of my benefactor. The man from the Yass Store refused to ask for three kilograms, so he left. Although the family had no rice for several days, he survived..."

"But..." Liu Laosan suddenly became excited: "But it's different now. My benefactor doesn't know. These days, craftsmen have been recruiting everywhere, and the Chen family's porcelain, steel, coal mines, and iron ore are recruiting people. Not only that, there are Liu Ji's oil mills and Wang Ji's wooden mills, all of which are crazy, and there are fewer manpower everywhere. Eight out of ten people living here have been recruited. Even if you stay here, just say me. A few days ago, I worked as a coolie at this wharf, and it only cost five or six cents a day, but now guess how much do they give?"

Li Shimin's body shook slightly, and he couldn't help but look at Chen Zhengtai. At this time... he seemed to realize something.

What Chen Zhengtai calls living money and dead money...is this what he is talking about... this?

Li Shimin stared at Liu Laosan: "How many?"

"Eleventh article!" Liu Laosan's eyes also became extremely obvious in this matter, and he said happily: "And he also paid two meals. Even the boss said that after a few days, he would raise his wages so that we could work here with peace of mind."

The wages have increased by two or three times...

Li Shimin was shocked by the storm. He could already understand the Liu family, and he knew what the increase in wages meant to the Liu family, which meant that they could finally go from being full and hungry to being able to truly support their families.

Liu Laosan became proud of it: "Actually, I'm not stupid, how could I not know? My boss raised my salary, but I was afraid that we would all run away. Then there were no one working on the dock, which was a loss for his business. But now there are workshops everywhere to raise workers, and these workshops are rich and powerful. I heard that they can raise thousands or tens of thousands of pounds of money at any time. Not only this... A few days ago, a textile workshop came and said that my wife had good needlework. If she could go to the workshop, she would not only give her food, but also give her a salary of more than ten cents, and promised to give her some more money at the end of the year."

"My wife is afraid she will really go in a few days. In this way, you say that this life will not be difficult. To be honest, the chicken and wine are a little more expensive. They are from credit from the shop, but it doesn't matter. When the wages are paid, they will be settled. The benefactors are willing to condescend to visit. I, Liu Laosan, can't lose the courtesy again."

He said happily: "Speaking of this...this is really thanks to Your Majesty and His Royal Highness. If it weren't for them...who wouldn't we have such a good life..."

Your Majesty... and the Prince...
Chapter completed!