Chapter 157
My Empire Chapter 157
2020-11-03
Chapter 157 Day 157In a small village south of Higgs, a woman is carrying a sleeping baby, guarding the In front of the stove, waiting for a large pot of potatoes to be steamed.
Beside her, two boys were snatching a Mauser 98K rifle made of a wooden stick. There are shops specializing in this kind of toys in the market, and they are all toys made of wood and other materials.
Girls like the kind of dolls made of wood that can be twisted, with handsome or beautiful hair attached. The faces of these dolls are very delicately drawn, and they can also change clothes.
The doll clothes of all kinds of fabrics are made to fit very well, and some even use expensive tulle that only former noble ladies dared to wear.
Now these materials are very cheap, so cheap that this woman who is carrying her child is also wearing a long skirt with tulle and colorful floral cloth.
Life seems to be getting better, at least this woman feels that her life is getting better - she used to worry about what to eat everyday all, but now she is worried about what to do. worry.
It sounds the same, but she used to have nothing to eat, so she didn't know what to eat, but now she eats too much, and she often has a headache in choosing what to eat for dinner.
"Give me! That's my gun! Charlie! I'm going to beat the Magic Empire with Her Highness the Princess!" A little boy watched his younger brother wield that Hezhen 98K rifle almost The identical wooden rifle shouted loudly.
"No! The pistol that you chose to revolve at the time!" Younger brother not to be outdone shouted back at his big brother: "You broke it!"
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"I don't!" the big brother fly into a rage out of humiliation shouted loudly.
"You have it!" The younger brother's voice seemed louder and sharper.
"I don't have it!"
"You have it!"
Listening to your child behind you chirp chirp twitter twitter, woman's face With a happy smile. She has nothing to be dissatisfied with, after all, except that her husband is not by her side, such a life is worthy of her liking.
Children can buy their favorite toys, and on Monday they can walk the three-kilometer flat road to the primary school in the town to study.
She can also go to see those beautiful clothes occasionally when she saves a lot of spare money. If she wants, she can buy clothes from most brands.
Because compared to before, every household had to weave, and the quality was poor and unsightly ragged fabrics, the finished clothes produced in those factories were simply cheap and cost-free.
Earlier, everyone thought that the textile factories and garment factories in Alanhill were losing money and making a profit, but wait and wait, when the cheaper clothes began to be discounted or even sold at half price, all the Everyone was dumbfounded.
It used to cost at least dozens of Copper Coins for men's clothes. At that time, everyone's annual income might not be enough for a single piece of clothing.
Nowadays men's clothes can be bought with only seven Copper Coins, which is simply earning transportation expenses...
You know, the current income is much higher than before There are too many, not only the price of clothes is decreasing, but the income is still increasing, which makes everyone feel that clothes are cheaper overnight.
So, everyone is now starting to recognize the so-called brand: the big families in the town are starting to pay attention to the clothes of "Seris I" and "aristocrat". I heard that it is breathable and comfortable to wear, warm in winter and cool in summer, clearing heat and detoxifying, relieving summer heat, neither water nor fire can approach...
Anyway, I heard those women wearing these expensive clothes describe that these are from Mayne or Expensive clothing from the North County area may increase your height after wearing it - pathetic vanity...
What's there to complain about in a day like this? Except that my husband is not by my side.
The children now know more than she does, they can calculate numbers quickly, and can recite some bizarre texts, and the teachers are really knowledgeable enough to make the steam run with the train .
In fact, she has seen the train too. When she sent her husband away last year, she saw it at the train station in the town. That guy made of iron is really big, as big as a dragon, and when driving, it will spew out white steam and make strange screams of wu wu.
Last month, her two children also took the train. The school in the town organized the children to experience life. They went to Higsnar for a day and came back. He began to describe the city that was said to be huge and shocking.
I heard that there are huge chimneys towering into the sky, and tall factories filled with roaring machinery.
I heard that there are hundreds of thousands of workers there. Everyday all go to get off work on time, and when they walk on the street, they are in groups.
I heard that there are loudspeakers for broadcasting on the streets there. The speeches of Emperor Your Majesty are played on time every day, and you can also hear beautiful music.
I heard that there...
In short, it is a quite beautiful place, so beautiful that even the air is filled with a choking smell, a kind of symbol that represents the strong, advanced, brave and hard. smell.
"Dong Ge! Don't bully younger brother!" While lifting the lid of the cauldron, the woman reminded her child loudly without turning her head: "Charlie! Challenging your big brother!"
Both children were quiet because they could already smell the aroma of potatoes. These soft, peeled, steamed potatoes are delicious and have always been a favorite of the neighborhood.
The woman picked up the open canned fish on the stove, and sprinkled the soup on top of the steaming potatoes in the pot, and the fragrant fishy smell filled the room. Come on.
The food practices in this world are actually very common, and can even be described as scarcity. After all, before Alanhill ruled this land, everyone could not even guarantee basic food and clothing. Who would have the mind to study how to make the food delicious?
For a long time, only a few very wealthy aristocrats will delve into what they eat, and their practices are limited to specific regions. Everyone's ingredients are different, and the things they make are natural. Also all kinds of strange things.
However, with the expansion of Alanhill, seafood has been canned for easy preservation, and the inland finally has the conditions to taste sea fish. The canned food that has been processed in factories and added with various seasonings has now become a delicacy welcomed by both commoners and nobles.
Everyone has guaranteed food and clothing, and naturally they have higher pursuits. High-quality and cheap canned fish and canned meat have become the only choice for many civilians to improve their lives.
As long as you go to the store and buy a few boxes of such cans, you can save some ingredients. Adults and children like to eat it, and it also saves time and effort - things produced by modern industry are changing people unconsciously. life.
"father! father! It's time to eat!" The woman divided the food, filled a bowl of potatoes with fish sauce in the largest bowl, brought it to the house, and placed it on a delicate wooden table. on the table.
She bought this table at the market and walked back home alone. After all, she was not willing to add 1 Silver Coin for home delivery. At that time, she still had a big belly, and when she was tired, she put the table on the side of the road and sat on the table to rest while watching the continuous flow of carriage.
Furniture prices seem to be plummeting compared to cheap clothing. In the previous farmhouse, there were only simple wooden utensils made by themselves, and a fairly flat table, which was already envied by everyone.
But now, for just a few Silver Coins, you can get beautiful furniture, with flat tabletops as smooth as a mirror, painted, and even the legs of the table are sculpted into rounded, overly flowing shapes. line shape.
The matching chairs and even the carved patterns complement the table, which in the past even the nobles dared not ask for. Now every household is using this kind of woodware that looks very beautiful, because the cheap ones make people want to cry.
"Lina! Thank you for your hard work!" The old man put down the knife in his hand, looked at his daughter gently, and asked with some pity, "Did that little bastard send a letter? Is it outside?"
He was helping his grandson to repair the broken wooden pistol. Although the price was not expensive, the old man who had been poor all his life was still reluctant to throw it away, so he was using tools to repair the pistol. Broken shaft.
It is irritating to say that it looks very cheap and simple structure, but because of the machining accuracy, it cannot be repaired at all. The old man pondered for a long time, but could not find a good solution.
"father! Huck's letter came from the postman yesterday! I didn't expect to receive a letter from Huck in a week in our shabby place." The sleeping child, the girl named Lina replied with a smile.
The road at the entrance of the village has become sturdy and durable since it was repaired by a group of engineers. I heard that they use a kind of asphalt, which is harder than stone after drying. They all use soft wheels, so the road is as smooth as new until now.
Since this road has been created, the village is no longer blocked. You can walk along the road to the town and walk very comfortably, which is much more comfortable than walking over mountains and mountains. It is precisely because of this road that letters are delivered faster, food is delivered faster, and life seems to be on a higher level.
"Have you seen the notice posted at the entrance of the village? We are going to recruit again." The old man looked at the head and said, "I heard that at this time our Higgs will send 200,000 new recruits, it seems that There are a lot of youngsters in the village."
"Yeah, I saw it. I heard that more than 30 people in our village signed up. After all, the salary is high, and there are ration subsidies..." Linna side Said and walked out, if she didn't go out to take a look, it is estimated that the two gluttonous Little Monkeys outside would have their claws scalded.
I hope my husband can come back safely. If he can come back safely, this kind of life really can't be better.
(end of this chapter)