Spring comes to the desperate place

Chapter 432 Fresh Vegetables

The newly repaired section of road attracted many villagers to watch. Hearing that they could not step on the cement before it dried, no one dared to get too close, for fear that they would accidentally fall. Instead, only Song Chunlin stood on the roadside eating half a watermelon, and the officials from the Ministry of Works followed him around and asked for his opinion.

Song Chunlin had no objection. He had never repaired a road before. At most, he had just taken a look at it twice. So he just pretended to take a few glances and thought the road surface was still very smooth, so he gave these people some affirmation.

"Well, not bad, but it's a little slow. But it's okay, practice makes perfect. I'll get better in a few days."

The official's forehead was covered with sweat. He tried to guess what Song Chunlin meant and thought that Song Chunlin was dissatisfied with their slowness, so he decided to go back and give these workers a good scolding and ask them to speed up.

Song Chunlin didn't expect his words to be misinterpreted. However, the next day when these people were working, Song Chunlin came over with a bowl of mung bean soup. He took a look, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Well done."

So the workers breathed a sigh of relief that day, as they had finally passed the test. If Song Chunlin had said they were slow again, they would have been in great pain when they returned.

Song Chunlin felt that these people's emotions were too volatile. Some of them left with their bowls for no apparent reason, and then came back halfway. The workers, who had just relaxed, instantly became anxious again.

Song Chunlin looked at these people who looked like they were facing a great enemy, and felt that he should not have come back. He touched his nose awkwardly.

"Well, I mean, the workshop has prepared mung bean shaved ice for you. You can eat it when you take a break later." After saying that, Song Chunlin left without looking back, and this time he never looked back.

The workers only realized what Song Chunlin had said after his back had gone far away.

"What did this young master say? What is mung bean shaved ice?"

"Maybe you're talking about mung bean soup. My family likes to make some mung bean soup in the summer and hang it in the well. It's cool and refreshing when you drink it."

However, when they saw the mung bean smoothie itself, they discovered that the so-called smoothie was not just an adjective.

In ancient times, those who could use ice freely were mostly wealthy families. Although Xingchengfang and milk tea shops also used ice, they were open for business, and it was normal for rich people to use ice. Most of these workers were craftsmen with low status, and they never expected that the Song family would be willing to give them ice.

The workers were flattered and ate the mung bean smoothie in their bowls with great care. The smoothie was smooth and melted in their mouths. After just a few bites, everyone felt that all the heat in their bodies had disappeared, and the sweltering summer did not seem so unbearable.

After several days of road construction, the first small section of cement road had dried up. Song Chunlin was the first to stand on it and step on it. It was quite solid.

The villagers next to him asked him how he felt. Song Chunlin thought about it, reached out and was about to pull the man onto the road, which scared the villagers so much that they kept waving their hands to refuse.

"No, no, Chunlin, I'll just ask, I won't go up, what if I step on it and break it..."

Song Chunlin impatiently exerted force and the man was dragged directly onto the cement road. He was so scared that he couldn't move his hands and feet.

"Relax, this is just an ordinary cement road. Roads are built for people to walk on. How could it be damaged by someone stepping on it?"

After hearing what Song Chunlin said, the man suddenly relaxed. He felt the flatness and hardness of the ground under his feet, took two careful steps, and found that the road surface had actually solidified and become as hard as stone.

"It's amazing! How did this road really turn into stone? Wasn't it just a puddle of mud when it was first built?"

When the others heard him say this, they also stepped on the road curiously and found that what he said was actually true. They saw Song Chunlin jumping on it a few times. Everyone stared at his feet in fear and found that the road surface had not changed at all. They were all amazed at the magic of this cement.

"It's amazing! Look over there, they poured mud, but after a few days, how come it turned into stone?"

Everyone was amazed, and more and more people dared to step onto the road to experience the smoothest road they had ever walked on.

It took the construction team more than three months to build the road to Changping Town. It was already autumn at that time, and the second crop of crops in the fields had just been planted for more than a month.

Since Gu Fengyue was not in the Marquis' Mansion, Song Chunlin simply lived in the Song family for a long time. He would occasionally go to the military camp to instruct the archers in training, but he would basically go to the academy every few days. Now the academy has a name, which was chosen by the emperor himself and written by the ancestor of the Lin family. It is called Dajing Academy, which is easy to understand.

The cement was developed by the college itself, and of course it was first used in the construction of the college. The largest department in the college is the Department of Agriculture, and the second largest is the Department of Architecture. What is amazing is that these people are basically from rural areas, and only a few teachers are from the Lin family and their disciples.

Because the Department of Agriculture had the largest number of students, and the emperor said that people's livelihood should be the top priority, the building of the Department of Agriculture was the first to be built. It was jointly constructed by the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Architecture, and every brick and tile was moved by the students themselves.

As the best student in the Department of Architecture, Song Chunming spends every day on the construction site, and Song Chunlin has no choice but to go to the construction site to find him every time.

Today was no exception. Song Chunlin brought the new clothes and bedding that Song Qinshi had made for Song Chunming, as well as fruits and vegetables produced at home, and pulled a full carriage up the mountain. When he arrived at the gate of the college, the uncle guarding the gate recognized him and greeted him.

"Oh, Young Master Song is here to see me again. Tsk tsk, every time you come, you bring a cart full of stuff, and we always get to take advantage of you. It's really embarrassing."

Song Chunlin chuckled, revealing eight neat white teeth: "Hehe, then uncle, you should eat more tonight. My mother also harvested a basket of lettuce this time, and we will stir-fry it with meat tonight."

The uncle smiled so hard that his teeth showed when he heard it: "Oh, then I will eat a lot tonight. The vegetables in your house always taste much better than those outside. My wife can't buy such delicious vegetables outside."

Seeing this, Song Chunlin stopped talking, said goodbye to the gatekeeper, and drove the carriage to the cafeteria as if he was familiar with the place. Seeing him in the cafeteria was an old acquaintance. This owner's family was not short of land, and they had a wide variety of fruits and vegetables that tasted delicious. After coming here a few times, everyone in the college was fascinated by the taste of the Song family's vegetables.

"Mr. Song, how are you? What's the menu for today?"

"Lettuce stir-fried with meat, and a cucumber salad. My brother loves it. And a few refreshing side dishes."

After receiving the order, the chefs came up to help move the things down. In the end, only a bamboo basket was left containing the things that the Song family gave to Song Chunming. They also helped move these to the dormitory. The horse was also led to the stable nearby and started eating the freshest grass.