On Da Qi's map, Baolong County appeared narrow and long. It was a county that was shaped like an arm. On its left was Cang Shu and Chang Ming Counties, and on its right were Le 'an, Qiu Yang, and Yinqiao Counties.
Tile Yao Town was an extremely ordinary town among the many towns. It was ordinary from head to toe, from inside to outside.
As the name suggested, the people here made a living by baking bricks and tiles.
However, being ordinary in the State of Qi was different from being ordinary in other small countries.
Being able to live a good life as long as they worked hard was already the dream life of many people.
According to the information given by Lin Youxie, Jiang Wang found a medium-sized tile kiln to the west of Tile Yao Town.
In front of the neat pile of gray tiles, there was a group of people moving tiles back and forth. There were both men and women, but most of them were men. Most of the men were topless, and their muscles were stained black. The women wore wear-resistant clothes made of coarse cloth and wrapped their hair with headscarves of unknown color. Some of them looked even stronger than the men.
Jiang Wang looked carefully for a while before he found Zhang Cuihua by relying on the superior eyesight of a transcendent cultivator.
She was an extremely ordinary village woman. She was slightly thinner than the other women who worked with her and was not as fat. Her face was also cleaner … but she was still not good-looking.
A transcendent cultivator, from the literal meaning, had transcended the mortal world.
Any transcendent cultivator, even if they were as crazy as Zhang Hai and as depraved as Ge Heng, could easily live a luxurious life that was far beyond that of ordinary people.
Chu Mi was already an Outer Building cultivator. He had already stepped into the threshold of being a county governor.
As he said, being able to cultivate to the Outer Building level in a place like Liangshang Tower with that kind of cultivation method and resources was already very impressive. He was an extremely talented cultivator!
How could he fall for such an ordinary village woman?
She had neither cultivation nor beauty.
"Hey, hey, hey! Kid, what are you doing? You've been looking at her with shifty eyes for a long time! "A particularly strong man suddenly shouted.
Jiang Wang looked around and realized that the man was talking about him.
"Big brother," Jiang Wang said with a warm smile, "I'm looking for someone."
The strong man walked forward with a large pile of tiles in his arms. As he walked, he glared at Jiang Wang.
His face was covered in dust, but the warning in his eyes was very strong. "Don't try anything funny. Otherwise, my fist won't recognize you!"
"Don't worry, big brother. I'm here as a good person."
The brawny man walked forward with a cold face, but his mouth was still unforgiving. "What kind of good person can you be with such soft skin and tender flesh?"
"She didn't do anything to you, so why are you so talkative? There's not enough work for you to do! "A woman's voice shouted, sounding very imposing.
The burly man lowered his head and moved the tiles, no longer speaking.
Coincidentally, the one who spoke was Zhang Cuihua.
She had just finished removing the tiles. She patted the dust off her sleeves and walked outside.
Helping a strange young man out of trouble was a very common thing. She didn't even look at Jiang Wang.
Jiang Wang hurried a few steps and asked politely, "Excuse me … are you Chu Haoxue's family?"
Yes, the alias Chu Mi used in Tile Yao Town was actually Chu Haoxue.
What was he learning! This name was too ridiculous. A guy who was proficient in swindling and swindling was "studious"? How could this be?
"That's my man." Zhang Cuihua stopped and looked at him with a complicated expression. "Do you have something to say?"
"It's like this." Jiang Wang looked around. "Do you mind if we talk somewhere else?"
The woman looked troubled. "I'm working here."
Jiang Wang thought for a moment and said, "How about this? How much do you earn a day? I'll pay you. You don't have to work today. "
It was reasonable to say that not having to work was a good thing for anyone. However, the woman shook her head. "There's no such thing as a free lunch. My man said that I can't believe this. Even if I don't want anything at this time, I'll find it somewhere else sooner or later. "
Jiang Wang was speechless for a moment.
Chu Mi was indeed an expert in swindling. He had trained his wife to have a strong sense of prevention.
"You …" In Jiang Wang's silence, Zhang Cuihua looked at him. "Do you know my man?"
Jiang Wang finally recognized the vigilance and expectation in the woman's eyes.
After all, her husband, "Chu Haoxue", hadn't come back for five years.
"We … are friends," Jiang Wang said.
"How is he?" Zhang Cuihua grabbed his sleeve, but quickly let go. She hurriedly wiped the dust on his sleeve. "I … I'm sorry."
"It's okay, it's okay," Jiang Wang said gently. "Let's find a place to talk?"
"What do you mean?" The strong man from earlier came back from somewhere and scolded from afar. "Sister Hua, what's going on? Is this pretty boy bullying you? "
"It's none of your business!" Zhang Cuihua turned her head and scolded back. "I'm talking to my little brother. Are you an eyesore? Get out of here! "
The aggressive brawny man was only halfway through when he was scolded back.
Zhang Cuihua turned back and comforted him. "Don't be angry. Country people don't speak well, but they don't mean anything bad."
This strong man was a warm-hearted person. He was just a little reckless.
Jiang Wang wasn't angry because of this. It was mainly because it was the first time he was scolded as a pretty boy. The experience was quite novel. In the past, it was only …
He sighed.
Zhang Cuihua stretched out her hand again. "It's stuffy in the kiln. Let's talk outside."
It seemed that the identity of "Chu Haoxue's friend" was very effective. It made her forget the Nine Precautions and Eight Cautions that Chu Mi had instilled in her.
Jiang Wang was thinking. Zhang Cuihua turned back and shouted, "Gou 'er, Shanzi! I'm going out. Help me look after Yao 'er. Don't let him run around! "
There were two responses from the crowd.
"Okay, Sister Hua!" "Hey!"
It seemed that she was very popular in this kiln.
Jiang Wang also took back his previous judgment. Zhang Cuihua didn't completely trust him. She was "showing off her muscles". It was nothing more than saying, "Do you see these men? If you dare to have any bad intentions, I'll casually call a few people to tear you apart. "
"Yao 'er …" Jiang Wang asked, "Is he your and my good senior's child?"
Zhang Cuihua grinned. "Then can I have a baby with someone else? Those eyebrows, those eyes, it can't be someone else's child! "
Jiang Wang touched his nose. He couldn't resist such a straightforward style of speech.
Zhang Cuihua explained as she walked out, "Burning tiles is a diligent job. He can't leave for even a moment. When Yao 'er was young, he couldn't leave, so he always worked with him. Slowly, he grew up in this kiln. "
Walking out of the kiln, she took off the headscarf whose original color couldn't be seen. She brushed off the black ash and said proudly, "Don't look at him because he's young. He can burn tiles by himself!"
She smiled and said, "I just don't ask him to do it."
Her husband never came back. She worked alone in the kiln with her child, doing manual labor like a man. She baked bricks, burned tiles, carried tiles, and carried weights.
But her tone and state didn't have any resentment.
She only had the tenacity to face life and simple and plain satisfaction.
Looking at this smile, Jiang Wang already knew why Chu Mi fell in love with this woman.
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ps:
I once read a book. In the book, there was a sentence, "Opening a restaurant is a diligent job."
I don't remember what was written in that book. I only remember this sentence.
This sentence is too lively.
It's what ordinary people say every day.
I hope that when I write about daily life, I can write about real life. Not just the transition of the plot and the buffer of the climax.
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