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Chapter 859 Grainless Rice in a Vat

When Carpenter Xu heard this, he jumped up like a rabbit with its butt burned, and replied loudly: "Continue, why don't you continue? I will definitely build a flying car that can fly across the river. Not only that, I also want to build a flying car in the future. Even better, it can allow the speeding car to fly over the houses and across the Taihu Lake!"

Sure enough, Carpenter Xu has a heart that never gives up. After suffering so many setbacks, he actually has a higher goal! In the eyes of those who were watching, they all sighed, this idiot Xu is crazy and can't be saved.

However, in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, he was very impressed. Seeing that he was soaked all over, he said to him: "Go home and change your clothes first, drink some ginger tea or something to drive away the cold, so as not to catch a cold."

Upon hearing this, Carpenter Xu turned his head to look at the flying car that was about to be fished out. He obviously didn't listen to Emperor Chongzhen's words and his heart was focused on the flying car. When Emperor Chongzhen saw this, he said to the people around him: "Whoever helps take Carpenter Xu's flying car back to his home will be rewarded with five taels of silver!"

Upon hearing this, some young people onlookers immediately raised their hands.

When Carpenter Xu saw it, he finally showed embarrassment on his face. Before he could say anything, he heard Emperor Chongzhen say: "Come on, take Carpenter Xu back to his house. Don't get cold!"

So, a plainclothes guard immediately drove his horse forward. Regardless of whether Carpenter Xu agreed or not, and he didn't care that Carpenter Xu was soaked, he stretched out his hand and pulled Carpenter Xu onto the horse's back. Two big men, riding a horse together.

Watching Emperor Chongzhen and his entourage ride away on horseback, the young man holding five banknotes in his hand couldn't help but admired: "I don't know where this idiot Xu got his good luck. He actually fell in the eyes of a noble man. Maybe time will come." Got it!"

Banknotes are accepted very quickly in the Jiangnan area. After all, they are too convenient, and there is a guarantee of credibility that they can be exchanged for physical silver at any time. Therefore, these banknotes are still very popular. People who are not well-connected do not have banknotes in their hands. After all, the issuance of banknotes The amount is not yet enough for everyone to use. In other words, the Ming Dynasty is still a time when physical currency and banknotes are mixed.

In Meidu, Wu County, below Suzhou, on a street, a woman and two and a half boys were walking with hoes and baskets, seemingly heading towards a house here. Judging from their appearance, they must have returned from the fields.

Someone met them on the road and said hello: "The Xu family, have you gone to Sangtian?"

"Yes, the growth is okay. Weeding and pruning have to be done." After hearing this, the woman replied with a little tiredness, "That's what I'll rely on this year!"

After hearing this, the passerby asked again: "Where is your man? Why are you taking two children to do this work?"

When the woman heard this, she lowered her head and did not answer.

At this moment, the door next door was opened. A woman went out and heard it, and said with a hint of ridicule: "Her man has gone to fly to the sky! That is a big deal, how can he do this farmer's work?"

"What, Carpenter Xu hasn't given up his ungrateful job yet?" Passersby were really surprised when they heard this, "It's been many years, has he really done it?"

"Haha, just dream!" When the woman heard this, she leaned against the door and watched Mrs. Xu walk to her door, took out the key and opened the door. She laughed, "No, he went flying again today. But I dare to bet that he If that flying car can fly, I will drive around it when I see it from now on!"

"Mrs. Wu, you are not allowed to talk about my father like that!" Upon hearing this, the older child immediately stared at the woman and shouted loudly.

As soon as Mrs. Wu heard this, she stood up straight, put her hands on her hips, and shouted loudly: "Little brat, you are still not convinced. Your useless father likes not to do his job properly. He is famous in this area. I am not allowed to say that. ? Your father is a prodigal, and your family will starve to death sooner or later!"

At this point, she even held her head high and added: "Based on your father's virtue, if I leave this here, I will be a poor ghost until the day I die, abandoned by everyone, and have no future for the rest of my life!"

"Fart, my father's craftsmanship is many times better than yours, yours is the one with no future..."

Before he could finish his words, his mother slapped him on the head, interrupting him. The little boy looked up and saw tears in his mother's eyes. She turned around and lowered her head to go in. He knew that Mrs. Wu had hit his mother again.

He understood that his mother was heartbroken by his father's demonic barrier. What kind of flying car did you do? I went to test flight again today. But both my mother and myself actually thought it was impossible to succeed. After all, we had made sure to succeed in advance, but it failed every time. We had experienced it countless times.

As he thought this, he also hated his father for failing to live up to expectations and causing the family to be like this. However, a son must protect his father and mother after all. Therefore, he was very angry with Mrs. Wu. When he was about to turn around and yell at her, he suddenly heard a surprise cry from his brother: "Dad!"

When he heard this, he turned around to look, but was stunned for a moment.

I saw a group of people riding tall horses, and his father was sitting on one of the horses. He was just a little embarrassed and seemed to be wet all over.

Mrs. Wu was also stunned. When she saw these people, they must be either rich or noble. But what happened to idiot Xu that he ended up hanging out with these people?

As for Carpenter Xu’s flying car, some wealthy people were indeed interested in it in the past. However, after seeing Carpenter Xu’s test flights fail several times, they were no longer interested and thought he was not doing his job properly.

When Xu Carpenter saw his two sons at the door, he quickly got off his horse and shouted loudly: "Damn it, a distinguished guest is here. If you have any delicious food at home, please bring it out quickly to entertain them!"

While she was talking, her mother-in-law heard the sound and appeared at the door. She saw that indeed there were distinguished guests. All of them were high-ranking guests. The price of one horse alone was huge. Suddenly, her face turned red and she whispered: "What delicious food is there at home?"

Upon hearing this, Carpenter Xu felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and he stood there for a moment.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw this scene and looked at what they were wearing, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. It could be seen that Carpenter Xu's family was indeed living in poverty.

After he gave instructions in a low voice, a plainclothes guard rode away, while Emperor Chongzhen himself dismounted, walked over with a smile and said, "It's okay, you can just sit down wherever you want. But Carpenter Xu and my two subordinates, both My whole body is wet, so I need to change my clothes and drink some ginger soup or something to drive away the cold."

When the others saw the emperor dismounting, they did not dare to neglect and immediately dismounted. Among them, several plainclothes guards entered the Xu family's door first and went in to see what was going on.

The people on the side were stunned. It was not until Emperor Chongzhen and his party entered the courtyard of the Xu family that they came back to their senses. The older child among them snorted at Mrs. Wu: "What are you looking at? This is my dad." friend!"

Emperor Chongzhen entered the house and took a look around without caring about the owner. Sure enough, it was almost to the point where there was no grain of rice in the vat and no social fire.

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