diskusbooks Chapter 283 She Must Make the Most of It
Chapter 283 She Must Make the Most of It
The other side of the village.
The next day, Qiao Ye asked the shoemaker to measure the sizes of Xiao Jingchen and Xiao Qi and make two new pairs of boots.
Jiang Yilin wanted his brother's big-toed high-top leather boots. If he wore them back home, he would definitely attract everyone's attention.
Qiao Ye asked the shoemaker to make two more pairs for him.
After the three of them had measured the dimensions, they returned to Qiao Ye's workshop yard, which was used by him alone, to drink tea.
Jiang Yilin asked Xiao Qi: "Aren't you going back to Beijing these two days?"
He thought this guy was rushing back to deliver the rubber soles and wait for news.
Xiao Qi smiled and said, "Why rush? I'll stay for a few days and then go back."
Now that he has got the first-hand information, he must let his brother prepare first and be one step ahead of others.
He added, "Besides, I'm still waiting for the little leaves to make medicine."
There is nothing interesting to do now when I return to Beijing.
But it's different here.
He was still waiting for Xiao Ye to help him ask someone to make a few sets of sweaters and trousers to take back for his father, mother, and others.
This thing is also good.
Jiang Yilin could see through his little thoughts.
He pulled Xiao Qi over and whispered, "After you go back, you must speak well of my sister to your cousin."
"You guys really took advantage of me this time."
You have to protect your own sister.
Xiao Qi rolled his eyes at him, "Do I need you to tell me that?"
What Qiao Ye has done recently has helped them a lot, either explicitly or indirectly.
Of course he had to talk more about Qiao Ye in front of his father.
He smiled and asked Jiang Yilin: "Will you go back with me in a few days?"
"I heard that you got a lot of concubines for your grandfather and your father, and the mansion is very lively every day."
"I want to go to your mansion to watch the fun."
I don’t know how Xiao Ye came up with such a bad idea, but Jiang Yilin is really brave enough to use it.
Jiang Yilin smiled and said, "Let's see in a few days. I think we should go back together."
He wanted to bring candles and rubber-soled leather shoes back to show off, but if he returned too late, Xiao Qi would steal the show.
Moreover, along the way, he helped his grandfather and father find several "beautiful concubines", which he could bring back to serve them.
When Xiao Jingchen saw the two people talking together, there was a hint of amusement in his eyes.
In the past, although the relationship between Jiang Yilin and his brother and the prince's brother was okay, they were not close.
Especially when the princes grew up, they began to form cliques and factions in an attempt to seize the throne.
The Jiang brothers even kept their distance from the princes.
But now it seems that this has been broken because of the appearance of Qiao Ye.
Jiang Yilin obviously began to get closer to Xiao Qi.
Xiao Qi was the same, intending to get closer to them.
The vicious woman's divorce involved not only the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion, but also the princes.
The fifth prince and his mother are deeply involved with the Shui family's mother and son. It seems that they are being targeted by the Jiang brothers because of their dislike for them.
It seems that there will be more and more good shows in the capital in the future.
Just then, Qiao Ye walked in from outside.
She said, "You three are quite free."
Jiang Yilin smiled and said, "After we measure the boots, we'll have nothing to do."
"Sister, are you going up the mountain today?"
It's boring to stay in the workshop.
Qiao Ye saw that he couldn't sit still at all, "We're not going up the mountain today. If you're bored, I can find something for you to do."
Jiang Yilin and Xiao Qi instantly perked up, "What's the matter?"
Xiao Jingchen also looked over.
Qiao Ye replied: "I want to make rubber tires, but I don't have any skilled craftsmen. I think you should have such a person under your command, right?"
Then she took out a drawing from her sleeve and said, "I want to build this kind of bicycle."
Many places in Dayin are paved with cement roads, and most roads in the county are paved with cement roads.
Now that the tires are made, how can we miss the bicycles?
After the bicycles are manufactured, we will build a cement road leading to the county town.
If you want to get rich, you must first build roads. This applies everywhere.
In the future, the workshops here will become bigger and bigger, attracting more merchants from all directions to buy goods.
The road is easier to travel on, making it more convenient and efficient for people to travel back and forth, and they will be more willing to make more trips.
It would also be much faster and safer for her to get into the city on her own.
Jiang Yilin and Xiao Qi went to pick up the paper at the same time, but Xiao Jingchen was one step faster.
After he got the paper, he opened it and looked at it, then asked in surprise and confusion: "How do you drive this kind of car?"
With two wheels in front and back, how can a horse or a cow pull it?
Even if the front can be pulled, it is still not easy to sit steadily!
After hearing what he said, Jiang Yilin and the other man immediately came over to look at the drawings.
After reading it, I had the same question.
Qiao Ye asked: "Who said this is a train we need to catch?"
"It's called a bicycle, which means a bike you ride yourself."
She pointed to the seat on the paper and said, "People sit here, and then use their feet to push the two pedals on the side, and the bike will move out by itself."
"Riding a bike like this is much faster than walking."
In modern times, she would go cycling with friends during her breaks.
The ancients would certainly not have been able to resist the joy of riding a bicycle.
The main thing is that this thing is really convenient and fast.
Ride faster, it's much faster than riding a ox cart into the city.
The three of them seemed to understand, "The bike can ride on its own?"
Qiao Ye said: "Since I have drawn the blueprint, it must be possible."
"If you are not interested in tinkering, then lend me a few skilled craftsmen."
Since these three things are here, of course she has to make full use of them.
It is true that nowadays all the skilled craftsmen have been recruited by the royal family and wealthy families.
She wanted to tinker with a bicycle, but she could only draw a blueprint and talk about the general principles and parts.
If you don’t know how to make it yourself, you need someone to study and make it for you.
Jiang Yilin likes to do these interesting things that he has never seen before. "I am interested. There happen to be two people who are good at this among the people following me. I will do it."
Xiao Qi was also very interested. "Let me do it. I'll immediately send people to the county and prefectural cities to find a few craftsmen who are good at this."
Xiao Jingchen is also a person who can't sit still. "I'm interested. I have skilled craftsmen who are not inferior to those in the Ministry of Industry. What bicycle is this? I'll build it."
Jiang Yilin and Xiao Qi: "..."
They are all so annoying, trying to steal my job.
Seeing them vying to come, Qiao Ye said jokingly, "Don't fight over it. Come all together."
"After it's built, I'll give one to each of you."
With three people doing the job, she could save a lot of worry and effort.
And it can also give these three big troublemakers something to do.
There are many young wives and unmarried girls hanging around the workshop these days.
Not only did Qiao Xiaolian come to the workshop shyly, but she was also rarely given a basket of sweet wild fruits picked from the mountains.
Even Lu Zhoulan brought two bags of cakes and came to the village under the pretext of visiting the old lady.
Then he was squeezed out by Qiao Xiaolian.
These three guys all have handsome faces, and they all like to show off and wear fancy clothes, which makes them very attractive.
The girls in the village didn't dare to get close to the three men, so they came to talk to her and test her.
Even if you can't get married, you still want to take a look, or look forward to having a dream, right?
There were also various aunts and uncles who came to help with various inquiries.
She suspected that in a few days, all the young ladies in the county town would come to the workshop under the pretext of buying things and just happen to run into these three people.
So it would be nice to find them something to do and keep them in the workshop.
Otherwise, they would have too many bad romances and she would be a little overwhelmed.
Sure enough, the three of them then brought a number of craftsmen to study and tinker with bicycles.
Qiao Ye only offered suggestions from time to time, and the rest just watched.
That day, Qiao Ye was in the workshop watching the tires they had made and praised them for being very good.
Dalang walked in quickly, "Wu Lang's wife, the old woman you mentioned before is here."
Qiao Ye was stunned for a moment before reacting, "From Beijing?"
Dalang nodded, "Yes, she claims to be your mother's nanny and wants to see you."