Chapter 014 Improving the quality of life
Lu Sen smiled but said nothing.
Although Zhan Zhao was puzzled, looking at the land deed in his hand, he knew that this thing should be real and could not have been stolen.
Although the Tianbo Yang Mansion has declined a lot now, it is not a family that can be bullied easily.
"If you trust me, I can help you get your citizenship." Zhan Zhao clasped his fists and said sincerely, "I'll give it to you as soon as the household registration is done."
Lu Sen naturally trusted Zhan Zhao.
A knight who, when fighting with the Five Rats, was afraid of implicating ordinary people and tried his best to lead the battle to a deserted place; an official who was willing to give up every inch of his valuable old house in order to repay a favor. Zhan Zhao's character is extremely high and extremely rare. Why can't Lu Sen trust him!
He handed over the deed and said with a smile, "Thank you for your help, Captain Zhan."
"You're welcome. This is something I should do with all my heart." Zhan Zhao clasped his fists and smiled, "Young man, I have something important to attend to. I'll come and bother you again some other day. Goodbye."
Lu Sen smiled and clasped his fists in return.
Then Zhan Zhao turned and left, looking very unhurried.
But before turning around, he took another look at the wooden building behind Lu Sen.
His thick eyebrows and big eyes were full of confusion.
He remembered that when he came here last night, there was no such wooden building.
After Zhan Zhao left, Lu Sen returned to the yard.
At this time, Heizhu had already handed the clean girl's short jacket and small cloth shoes to Jin Lingqin.
"This is what my husband asked me to buy for you. Go change your clothes quickly. You stink too much now. Go take a bath in the mountain spring nearby to get rid of the smell, so as not to offend my husband."
After two days of getting along, Hei Zhu already knew that Lu Sen was extremely fond of cleanliness.
But Jin Lingqin was a little overwhelmed holding the clothes and shoes.
She has been wearing this outfit for five years.
She was able to wear this thanks to the fact that she had not had enough to eat and had been hungry every day for the past five years, and had hardly grown at all.
To her, new clothes and new shoes were like the clouds in the sky, things that could be seen but not touched.
Something I never dreamed of having.
After a while, she timidly asked, "Can I really wear this new dress?"
At this moment, she looked at Lu Sen with a hint of expectation.
"These are for you to wear. Wear these for the next two days. After we get our household registration, we can go to the city and slowly choose new clothes."
Jin Lingo's eyes sparkled with joy.
Lu Sen looked at the sky, which had already darkened. He thought for a moment and said, "The forest is cool at night, and the spring water is even cooler. Ringo is in good health, and if he takes a bath like this, he will probably get sick."
Lu Sen also lived in the countryside when he was a child. He knew very well that after nightfall, the average temperature in the mountains would be at least five degrees lower than that in the city, not to mention the mountain spring water, which is inherently cool.
"My dear, I'm not afraid."
Jin Lingqin had been wearing the same single layer of clothing since she was a child, and she still had to fetch water outside every winter. She had frostbite on her fingers and toes countless times, and she shivered every day, but she managed to get through it.
She grew up like this, and so did the people around her, so she took it for granted.
No matter how cold the weather is, you have to work. If you can endure it, you will survive; if you can't, you will die.
My parents, brothers, and the people around me all went through this.
It was just a little cooler at night, not cold at all, so she went into the water without even blinking.
Instead, she didn't understand what her husband was afraid of.
So this is the different concepts and ideas that come from different living environments.
Even a worldview.
"You're not afraid...but I am." Lu Sen said unhappily, "If you get seriously ill again because of this, where can I find another golden fruit that can cure you?"
Seeing that Lu Sen's tone had become serious, Jin Lingqin didn't dare to speak.
Lu Sen looked around and said, "How about this, let's build three bathrooms. I don't want to soak in the mountain spring water anymore."
Both Kurozuya and Jin Ringo were confused.
After he finished speaking, he threw out a few stone pickaxes and shovels from the system backpack and asked the two to take them.
Then he took them to the back of the wooden building and dug out three square pits that were two meters long and wide and one meter deep. He then used the wooden blocks in the backpack to make wooden boards and built three matchstick houses to surround the three square pits.
"The next step is to pour the water in and make a hot spring pool."
Lu Sen made two small barrels out of wood and gave one to Hei Zhu and Ling Qin respectively. He said, "Go to the mountain spring and scoop water in to fill up the three pools."
Then he sat down on the stone steps of the wooden building to rest.
Kurozuya and Ringo immediately took the buckets and went to work.
In their opinion, this is a hard job. Although the three stone pits look small, it is not easy to fill them up.
They were not well educated and did not know that it would take a total of 12 cubic meters of water to fill the three pits.
12 cubic meters of water is 12 tons.
But relying on their many years of work experience, they knew that these three square pits must require a huge amount of water.
Especially since this bucket is small, it can't hold much water.
It would probably take half a night to fill the three pools.
But neither of them had any complaints.
I am a servant, so isn't it my natural duty to work?
The two of them then left the yard and went to the mountain spring not far away.
At this time, torches had been lit in the yard, shining brightly, illuminating the far reaches of the yard.
The two men came to the stream and put the small light golden wooden bucket into it. Logically, with this up and down movement, the small bucket should be almost full.
But the accident happened.
When the bucket was put into the water, bubbles gurgled out and it took a long time to be filled.
Heizhu subconsciously lifted the bucket and found that there was only a thin layer of water in it, then he pressed the bucket into the water again.
The gurgling sound continued for a while, and when the bucket was picked up again, only half of the water was left.
He subconsciously turned his head and found that the dark Jin Lingqin was looking at him in surprise not far away.
Hei Zhu subconsciously put on airs. As the first servant to follow Lang Jun, he had to show his status and momentum. "This is not surprising. Lang Jun is a land immortal."
Jin Lingqin recalled the scene where Lu Sen created something out of thin air and three people easily dug the ground with stone pickaxes and shovels, and nodded.
The two men squatted by the water and waited until the bubbling of the wooden barrel stopped before pulling it out of the water.
This time, the water is finally full.
I waited for probably more than an incense stick of time.
The two men lifted the wooden barrel. It was not heavy, probably only about five pounds.
Even a little girl like Jin Lingqin can easily lift a wooden bucket full of water.
The two men returned to the yard and began pouring water into the pit.
As a result, the water in the wooden barrel kept flowing, almost filling up the three stone pits.
Even though the two were mentally prepared, they were still shocked. Lu Sen watched from the side and nodded repeatedly.
He understood the properties of the small wooden barrel.
Wooden barrel level 0, loaded with 10.
This wooden barrel looks small, but it can hold 10 cubic meters of water.
It's a bit like a space backpack, but it can only hold water.
When the three stone pits were filled with water, Lu Sen converted all three pools into 'hot spring pools'.
Looking at the pool filled with steam and clear water, Lu Sen said, "Each person has a fixed room. I'll use the one on the far left."
Then he went into the matchbox room first and closed the door.
Take off your clothes and take a dip in the pool... the water temperature is just right and comfortable!
The hot spring pool has a built-in comfort value enhancement effect.
Half an hour later, Lu Sen came out of the bathroom and walked outside, and found that Heizhu had been waiting in the middle of the yard.
"Why not soak for a little longer?" Lu Sen walked over and asked, "Aren't you used to it?"
Hei Zhu shook his head, his eyes reddened: "For such a treat, a lowly servant like me cannot be greedy or else God will punish me."
In fact, he was crying in the bathroom just now.
Soaking in the warm hot spring, he felt as comfortable as if he were floating on the clouds. For the first time, he felt that he was finally living like a human being.
Recalling the previous pain, I felt sad from the bottom of my heart, and suddenly I felt that following my husband was not in vain, and I couldn't help but feel happy.
A mixture of sadness and joy, tears welled up like a spring.
After crying for a while, I felt guilty again. Is such a heavenly enjoyment something that a nameless beggar and an identityless servant like me should have?
Then he wiped his body and walked out of the bathroom.
Waiting for Lu Sen outside.
"We are all human beings. There is no such thing as menial labor or not." Lu Sen was speechless and shook his head. "You and Ringo help me work, and I provide you with food and shelter. It's just an equal exchange. When the family is on track, I will give you a monthly salary. If you are not happy working for me, feel that it is too hard, or the salary is too low, you can leave at any time. There is no need to suffer injustice."
Hei Zhu shook his head and said firmly: "My dear, you are joking. I am not wronged at all. I will never abandon you in this life."
Lu Sen smiled and didn't take it too seriously.
He knew very well that loyalty and betrayal were always relative.
Don't take promises lightly.
Only deep feelings can maintain the connection between people.
He and Heizhu haven't been together for long enough to form a stable, long-lasting close relationship.
So... let's wait and see.
The two sat in the yard for a while, then Lu Sen frowned: "Why hasn't Ringo come out yet? Did he faint in there?"
It is not uncommon for people to faint after soaking in hot springs. Logically, the hot springs provided by Golden Hand should not have this problem, but just in case, Lu Sen still decided to go and have a look.
He came to the hot spring room in the middle, knocked on the wooden door, and asked, "Ringo, soaking for too long is not good for your health."
There was no movement inside.
Are you really dizzy?
Lu Sen pushed the door open with force, and then a sour and smell rushed out, as if a biological weapon had burst out. He subconsciously took two steps back. Through the thin mist, Lu Sen found that Ringo was not unconscious, and his little head was still above the water.
He just lowered his head so I couldn't see his face clearly .
But then, Lu Sen discovered that the water in Ringo's pool was black, almost as black as ink.
The sour smell from before came from this black water.
Looking at Ringo's head that didn't dare to raise, and then looking at the black water in the pool, Lu Sen understood.
He said gently, "Ringo girl, it's okay. This hot spring has its own cleaning function. It will become clear and clean in half a day. I won't scold you, don't worry!"
"Really?" Ringo raised her head, tears in her eyes.
"Really." Lu Sen nodded: "Come out, and wash it tomorrow."
Then he closed the door and went back into the yard.
Then I saw Heizhu holding a wooden bucket and watering the vegetable field.
"What seeds did you put there?" Lu Sen walked over and asked.
"The left side is green onion, and the right side is lettuce." Heizhu carefully poured the water in the bucket into the small depression in the vegetable field: "My dear, let's open a few more vegetable fields, so we don't have to go to the city to buy green vegetables in the future. Green vegetables in Tokyo are very expensive. And in the future, when we grow more vegetables, we can pick some and sell them in the city for money."
Lu Sen could understand Hei Zhu's thoughts.
In a huge city with a population of over two million, every inch of land is worth a lot of money... How can you grow vegetables? Building houses and doing business are the main things to do. Therefore, land is definitely a scarce commodity and will never be used to grow vegetables.
Most of the land outside the city is used to grow crops, and the importance of green vegetables is pushed to the back.
Therefore, there was an extreme shortage of green vegetables in the entire city of Bianjing.
Green vegetables are very expensive. No matter how rich a family is, they may not be able to buy green vegetables to eat sometimes, not to mention in winter, when even the green vegetables in the palace would be out of supply from time to time.
Therefore, in the city of Bianjing, selling green vegetables was a relatively profitable business.
"The season is good now and the soil is fertile. I estimate that in two or three days, we should see buds." After watering the plants, Heizhu gently stroked the black soil with a happy look on his face.
Even though he had never farmed before, Heizhu still knew how to grow vegetables.
This seems to be an instinct compressed in the bones and blood.
At this time, Ringo came out from behind the small building. She had changed into new clothes. Although her skin was naturally darker, it was obvious that she was at least much cleaner than before.
Lu Sen looked at her holding the torn and black old clothes, subconsciously took two steps back to get away from the unpleasant smell, and said, "Throw away the old clothes."
“It can be worn again after washing.” Ringo said timidly while holding the old clothes.
Lu Sen originally wanted to be tough and ask her to throw it away, but seeing her uneasy expression, he sighed: "Okay, go wash it and keep it."
"Thank you, my dear."
Ringo bowed to Lu Sen, then immediately carried him out of the yard and ran to the mountain spring to wash him.
Lu Sen took this opportunity to make an extra bed and placed it on the third floor, next to his own room, for Ringo to sleep on.
Then I felt a little sleepy and went to bed.
He fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow. In a daze, he heard someone beside him shouting, "My dear, it's sprouting, it's sprouting, so fast, so fast."
Lu Sen opened his eyes and saw that it was already dawn outside, but the sun had not yet risen.
And Heizhu stood in front of his bed, looking excited.
"What's sprouting?" Lu Sen was still confused and didn't react.
"The shallots and lettuces in the vegetable fields have sprouted."
Lu Sen understood. He stretched, stood up, followed Hei Zhu downstairs and walked into the yard.
Then I discovered that the vegetable fields were indeed green.
Ringo also got up at this time and squatted beside the vegetable field, looking at the green sprouts with relish and a look of joy on his face.
Only Lu Sen had a dull expression.
He felt it was nothing.
This is also due to different times and different concepts.
For Heizhu and Jin Lingqin, the appearance of densely packed green sprouts on every piece of land represents the hope of not going hungry and staying alive for a period of time.
These are their lives.
But for Lu Sen... he now only has one thought, how do these things taste and what kind of hot pot base should be paired with them!
Growing up in different environments, thoughts and attitudes are naturally different.
"My dear, my dear, these green vegetables are growing so fast, it should be the credit of this field." Hei Zhu looked at Lu Sen expectantly: "Is it true? Can we grow a few more? Anyway, our yard is so big."
"I can only make one piece a day. This thing is a waste of time."
"What kind of wasted effort is this?"
At this time, someone outside the fence asked loudly, and the voice sounded familiar.
Lu Sen turned his head and saw that it was Yang Jinhua, who was wearing a white tights and had a slim waist, standing outside.
