The same thing happened in the Plum Village.
In the afternoon, after Li Zexuan finished his meal, he went to the Plum Village to inform the village chief, Liu Qingfeng. Liu Qingfeng also gathered the villagers at the village entrance. Unsurprisingly, the villagers of the Plum Village were the same as the villagers of the Han Village. They were not willing to accept any compensation.
"Heh, Young Master is too kind. Previously, he reduced our rent by so much. Now, we have eggs to sell. Whoever goes to Young Master to ask for compensation is really too heartless ~!"
"That's right. We can't accept this compensation. Otherwise, my wife will beat me to death!"
"We have to live up to our conscience. We can't let Young Master's heart down!"
Compared to the Han Village, the villagers of the Plum Village did not enjoy the profits from selling the mountain fruits. However, their loyalty to Li Zexuan and their sense of belonging to the Li Family was no less than the villagers of the Han Village. This was because before the Plum Village became Li Zexuan's fiefdom, they were bullied by the father and son of the Liu Family. It was Li Zexuan's arrival that saved them from their misery and allowed them to live a happy life. They cherished everything they had now.
"Not only can we not ask Young Master for money, I think we should help Young Master fix the road! After all, didn't Young Master fix this road for us? Now that the crops have been harvested, each family can probably contribute one laborer. This way, the road can be fixed faster! Don't you think so, Second Master? "
Mei Jun, who was in the crowd, suddenly shouted. Liu Qingfeng, who was in front of the crowd, frowned. Second Master Liu, who was in the crowd, pinched his chin and said,
"Haha! Mei Jun, you brat, you're right. Young Master is building this road for us! Although we don't need to fork out any money, we can contribute! Don't you think so, everyone? "
Second Master Liu's influence in the Plum Village was not to be underestimated. Once he said that, the villagers all echoed his words.
"Second Master Liu is right. Since we can't fork out any money, we have to contribute! Otherwise, we won't be able to live up to our conscience! "
"That's right. Young Master fix this road for us. How can we not help?"
"We have to help. I'll help Young Master tomorrow!"
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At Yanhuang College, when Li Zexuan received the news from Han Tianhu and Liu Qingfeng, he had a strange expression on his face. He felt both helpless and touched ~! Compared to the modern society where everyone was profit-driven and deceitful, the people of the Tang Dynasty were much more simple and honest.
Kindness to others will eventually be rewarded with kindness. The villagers could see the little bit of good deeds that Li Zexuan usually did, and when it was within their power, they would not hesitate to contribute their own good deeds.
Maybe this is what they mean by 'good will be rewarded with good' ~!
Li Zexuan murmured to himself, "Fine, fine. Since they have good intentions, I'll accept it. I just don't know how long it will take to fix this cement road! After it was repaired, it would be faster and more comfortable to take a horse carriage from the Academy back to Chang 'an. This is what I call enjoyment ~! "
Therefore, on this afternoon, Yan Shaoning led a construction team of more than 3,000 people and quietly began the construction of the world's first cement road.
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The next day, a big event was about to happen in Chang 'an City. Toilet paper was going to be sold.
Last weekend, Yanhuang College's students were on holiday. The people outside heard from the students that Yanhuang College had a very soft type of toilet paper that was especially suitable for wiping people's butts. At that time, it attracted a lot of people who wanted to buy it. Unfortunately, Qiqu Pavilion did not sell toilet paper.
(Of course, the 'week' mentioned here referred to a unit of time that Yanhuang College proposed to make it easier to calculate the students' holidays. Every seven days was a week. This was clearly explained in the Yanhuang College calendar. Currently, the concept of 'week' had started to become popular in a small circle, but it was not fully popularized yet.)
Yesterday, these people heard from Tang Dynasty Daily that Qiqu Pavilion was going to start selling toilet paper today. One by one, they came to line up early in the morning, ready to buy some to try. Although some of them had children studying in the Academy, no one would let their children secretly take toilet paper from the Academy. Firstly, it would be embarrassing if they were found out. Secondly, it was not worth the risk for toilet paper at all! What if they were expelled? What would they do then?
"Hey, I can finally buy some toilet paper to try at home today. I don't know if this thing is as magical as the legends say ~!"
"Of course it is. Anything from Qiqu Pavilion must be the best ~!"
"That's right, but I don't know how much the Qiqu Pavilion prepared today. Don't sell it out before it's my turn!"
"I don't think so. I heard that Qiqu Pavilion's workshop expanded in Plum Village. The number of craftsmen there is several times more than before. Didn't you see that there's no need to rush to buy the new carriages, glass cups, and glass lamps? This means that we don't have to worry about the Qiqu Pavilion's current production capacity. "
"Hehe, that's good, that's good! Hey, hey, the door is open, the door is open! Shopkeeper Sun and the others are coming out ~! "
At this moment, the door of Qiqu Pavilion opened. Sun Huaiyuan walked out with a smile on his face, his face flushed.
"Dear customers, don't worry, don't worry, everyone has a share today ~! The workshop has prepared three days' worth of toilet paper to ensure that everyone can buy it. Don't push, don't cut in line, take your time ~! One roll of toilet paper is only 100 copper coins ~! "
Before anyone could say anything, Sun Huaiyuan had already spoken first.
The crowd immediately became restless. 100 copper coins for a roll of toilet paper was still a little expensive. If they bought it, they would have to use money to wipe their butts when they pooped ~!
Of course, only a small number of people hesitated. Most people were not dissatisfied with the price. After all, in this era where paper was very expensive, strictly speaking, 100 copper coins for a roll of toilet paper was actually not expensive ~!
After Sun Huaiyuan finished speaking, he cupped his hands to the crowd and turned to enter Qiqu Pavilion.
Most of the people who came to buy toilet paper were not shocked by the price of 100 copper coins per roll. However, as Sun Huaiyuan said that everyone could buy toilet paper, many people, especially those who were at the back of the line, were very excited and secretly sighed.
"The Qiqu Pavilion finally doesn't have to miss out every time. This is great ~!"
At first glance, it was obvious that these people had been cheated by the Qiqu Pavilion's hunger marketing. Otherwise, they wouldn't have complained like this.
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