Five kilometers south of Chang 'an, a group of people were digging the ground with tools.
Five kilometers south of the city, there were many houses on the road leading to the city gate.
Just like in the early days of Li Yi's time, there were many bungalows in the capital when there were not so many roads.
The people living in these places did not have fields. For them, they were not even comparable to the people in the surrounding villages.
There were no buildings in Chang 'an. There were no tiles on the square, and the sewage was flowing everywhere.
The prosperity of Chang 'an seemed to have nothing to do with the people living here. In fact, they would go to the city to work during the day.
Five kilometers was a little far. It seemed that it was not very convenient to get to Chang 'an.
However, a cement road was also being built, from the place ten miles away to the roads that connected to the southern city wall.
It included the location of the five kilometers.
The people working were the captives of the southwest barbarians. The Left Guard of the Sixteen Guards was in charge of guarding them today.
Such a big movement soon spread all over Chang 'an.
The people did not know the situation, so they asked about it.
Today was October 11th. Some of the officials of the imperial court asked for leave yesterday, and some of them asked for leave today.
Liu Tan was a registrar of the Agriculture Temple. Normally, there were two registrars in the Agriculture Temple.
Because a large number of people were needed to participate in the cultivation of hybrid crops, the number of registrars was increased to four.
Liu Tan's hometown was in a village in Zhengzhou. He was selected to be an official in Chang 'an. He was a seventh-grade official.
For many people, this was a good official. They envied Liu Tan's parents.
Liu Tan was filial. When he came to Chang 'an two years ago, he brought his family with him.
Including his wife, a son, a daughter, and his parents.
When he came to Chang 'an, he found that life was not easy. With his salary, he could not rent a house in the city.
He had to take his family to live in a shack outside the city. Fortunately, his parents and his wife could do some work.
In addition, the Li Family Zhuangzi kept finding work for them. Their life gradually got better.
His eight-year-old son went to school. He could get a reward during the exam every ten days.
His five-year-old daughter was also learning pinyin. Before the winter came, she helped to gather coal.
The family planned to save more money to repair their shabby house.
As for living in the city, they did not dare to think about it for the time being.
As the standard of living of the people improved, the housing prices also rose.
"Husband, there's quite a commotion over there. The Li Family Zhuangzi's captives are working. I've asked around and they say that the roads here need to be repaired."
Fang Shi was helping her husband wash his hair. She said that she was on break, and she really was on break.
Men's hair is long, and if there are family members, they usually wash it for them.
Liu Tan sat on a stool. In front of him was a small stool. There was a wooden basin on the stool, and he was making soap.
Of course, he didn't buy the soap. His wife went to the Li Family Zhuangzi to ask Song De for it.
When she needed it, she would report her husband's official position, rank seven. Song De would be in charge.
There were six people in the family, and they received two bars of soap per month.
In the future, there was no need to be so detailed. She just had to say her name, take a bunch of things, including the soap, and leave her fingerprint.
At first, some people didn't want to go because they felt embarrassed.
Later on, he found out that even the Minister was there. What's more, the Winged Knights were there, and the families of other officials were there too. So why didn't his own family go?
There were some officials who thought that they wouldn't be able to get more than a few times.
The Li Family Zhuangzi became an official of the Imperial Court? They would be punished.
In the end, the entire Imperial Court didn't seem to know about this. Even the Imperial Censorate didn't say anything. It was amazing.
Liu Tan lowered his head. It was inconvenient for him to speak, so he just nodded.
Madam Fang said: "After you finish washing, I will apply some skincare cream on your face. When I went out to ask about the situation, I met the people from the Li Family Zhuangzi."
"They gave you skincare cream?" Liu Tan asked. His eyes were closed, and he felt very uncomfortable.
"How is it for me? You are an official. Of course, it's for you. All the officials of the Imperial Court who live here have it.
They happened to see me, and when they gave it to me, they thanked you for your hard work for the country and the people. "
Madam Fang had a proud look on her face. Although her family could only live in a shack outside the city, her husband was still an official of Chang 'an.
He was a rank seven official, and he would at least be a county magistrate.
"There's also a basket of vegetables. After you finish washing your hair, I will fry some cucumber and eggs. You can drink a bowl of wine."
Madam Fang said happily. Her husband was her sky.
Many officials in the southern part of the city received things from their families. According to the rank, the amount of things given was also different.
The captives from the Southwest dug up the layer of soil that was not frozen solid and thick. They filled it with crushed stones and sand.
In theory, after filling it with sand, they had to water it. At the same time, they used an iron drill to push and shake it back and forth to let the water wash the sand down, leaving no gaps.
Because it was winter, this step was skipped. They spread soil on top and used stone to press it down.
When spring came, they dug up the soil, laid a new foundation, and built a new building.
Nearly 12,000 captives went to work. On the first day, they finished digging up the soil and transported the stones and sand.
On the second day, the soil was filled and ready to be covered.
On the third day, the main board and wooden boards were put together with asbestos to be used as a wall.
Asbestos, which was also known as fire cloth, was already available. There were too many of these things in Lantian County, and it was not good for health.
Li Yi did not want to use it at first, but it was required to be used in a short period of time. It had to be kept warm and fireproof, so he had to take it out.
On the fourth day, they started to build the kang bed and heat it. This kind of kang bed was not strong enough, but it could be used for one winter.
The next day, they put it on top. It was also made of asbestos, but it was thinner, and the top was covered with linoleum paper.
On the 16th day of the tenth month, the kang mats were laid out, and they could move in.
At this time, if the kang mats were lifted up, they would find that the kang mats were smeared with mud, and there were fine cracks.
It needed to be burned again, and then smeared with mud again.
However, there was a chimney and a flue. Under normal weather, the kang bed would not emit smoke.
When the weather was bad, the kang bed would burn and the smoke would be poured out. They needed to go outside and light a fire under the chimney.
There was a hole there, and the firewood was thrown in. The smoke rose up, and the air moved. The smoke from the kang bed was drawn over.
As long as it was drawn, the wind path would be opened.
In the past, Li Yi's northeast chimney was like this. There was a hole, and it was usually blocked with bricks.
Horse carriages and ox carts came running over.
When Liu Tan reached home at night, his wife, Fang Shi, immediately went up to him. Looking around and seeing that there was no one, she opened her arms and hugged Liu Tan's neck.
Liu Tan was shocked. What was she doing?
After he pretended to be serious and asked his wife to let go, he found a situation. Where were the things at home? Where were the parents and children?
At this moment, the shack was empty. The honeycomb coal stove was gone.
"Where is everyone? Where are our belongings? "Liu Tan stared at his wife with wide eyes.
"Husband, we moved. The house ten li away was built for us. Our house has three rooms.
I went to take a look at the place. Behind the main house is the kitchen, and there are side rooms on the left and right. There are two stoves in the kitchen, and the left and right side rooms are directly connected.
The fire path in the east side room is also connected to the main house, and the fire path in the west side room is connected to the small study in front of the main house. Go underground and take a turn to get out. "
Fang Shi said excitedly.
Liu Tan's eyes widened even more.
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