Li Xiao walked out of Sun Chengzong's mansion and strolled along the Chaobai River.

If it was normal, Shunzi would definitely come over to dissuade him. Li Xiao was in a bad mood today. Shunzi thought about it but did not dare to dissuade him. He could only let go of the guards to protect Li Xiao.

Tongzhou was originally a transportation hub on the outskirts of Beijing. Nowadays, Tongzhou is engaged in real estate development. Almost none of the land nearby has been sold. Last year, it was still a field of crops with chirping birds and insects. When I looked again this year, I found that residential areas were already full of people.

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Both sides of the Chaobai River are now overcrowded. There are construction sites everywhere, and three-story villas are rising from the ground. Farther away on the Xianghe River, the residential area has been built to six floors. In the absence of elevators, this has already

It is considered a relatively strenuous height.

Families in the Forty-Nine Cities will buy a house in Xianghe if they have some spare money. There are even families who are getting married, and the in-laws would rather ask for less betrothal gifts than let the man buy a house in Xianghe.

There is nothing we can do about it. The industrial zones in Beijing are all located in Xianghe. Children from families in Sijiucheng want to work, so they have to live in factory dormitories on weekdays. But if you get married, you can't live in the dormitory too.

Due to industrial needs, Xianghe and Tongzhou were the first places in China to receive electricity. The dark alleys in the capital will never be seen here. There is a streetlight every 20 to 30 meters on the road, and even more so in the newly built residential areas.

No one lights the oil lamp. As long as the switch is turned, the lamp above the head will naturally light up.

If you want to cook, you don't have to go to the well to get water. Just turn on the faucet and tap water will flow out. Even if you need to go to the toilet, you can just pull the rope to flush away the dirty things.

In the summer, as long as the windows are opened, there will be drafts blowing through the house. Especially on high floors, even electric fans are omitted. It is clean, tidy and convenient, far from the messy courtyard house. After getting used to living in the building, the children moved to the capital.

At my grandparents’ house, they would never go to the dry toilet with wooden planks even if they were holding back.

With many things on his mind, Li Xiao walked slowly along the Chaobai River. The guards around him followed suit. Shunzi wanted to clean the street, but was kicked by Li Xiao. I was not a mouse crossing the street, so I walked along the river.

Do you still need to clean the streets when taking a stroll?

There is a small stall under the streetlight in front, and the cumin smell of grilled mutton skewers floats over from a distance, which makes you want to eat.

Li Xiao followed the smell and walked forward. Shunzi followed with a pale face and looked around with vigilant eyes like a cat. There were so many people that it could be described as rubbing shoulders and heels.

Now is the time to get off work, and construction workers in the surrounding communities will come out to have a drink at this time. The wages at the construction site are calculated on a daily basis, which is much more than digging food on the land. During the slack time, large numbers of farmers

Workers flock to the construction site.

Officials have their own laws and if they default on wages to migrant workers, they will be subject to lawsuits. In the end, if you are not punished, it will definitely not end if you are bankrupted! Many times, officials can’t find businessmen’s pigtails. This kind of pigtails only need to be found.

Just don't think about it.

I was tired after a day's work, but I didn't want to eat the poor food at the construction site. The small stalls set up along the riverside at the construction site became a good place to go. You can eat authentic food for ten or twenty pennies.

Turpan grilled skewers and lamb kidneys. Add a bottle of cheap Laolongkou and you can get drunk.

Go back to the construction site at night and take a nap, and you will be a vigorous and vigorous man again the next day.

Li Xiao walked to the construction site and saw that the owner of the barbecue stall was actually wearing a melon-skin hat. This was a bit strange. Could it be said that the Uyghur brothers came to Beijing at this time? When the Uyghur brothers came to Beijing, they were wearing this kind of melon-skin hat. In

During the time when Li Xiao was a child, they set off a craze for mutton skewers and wallet shopping.

This craze ended when people began to use their mobile phones to scan QR codes and no longer carried cash with them.

I bought a few skewers of mutton and gnawed them while holding them. Not to mention, it was really lively along the Chaobai River. The people spontaneously formed a street market, and there were little tigers and big tigers selling wheat bran for pillow cores.

There were some selling various small jewelry and small pendants. Li Xiao even saw a bunch of exquisite wind chimes at a small stall. He didn't know what they were made of, and the sound of them hitting each other was very nice.

There is also an old man, and his stall is full of dishes and dishes made of wood. There are also realistically carved wooden figures, wooden lions, old men, little rabbits and so on.

Wooden bowls and plates are for children to eat, so that if they drop them on the ground, they won't fall. Wooden lions, tigers, and rabbits are all children's toys. These days, there is a serious lack of material resources, and there are not many things for children to play with.

Next to a pile of wooden toys, there was a beautifully crafted children's walker. Li Xiao rubbed his eyes, and he saw that it was indeed a children's walker from later generations. The wisdom of working people is infinite, but he did not expect that it would already exist in these years.

This thing.

"You old man! How can you sell this thing?" The old rule in Sijiucheng is that the word "uncle" cannot be used carelessly, as it is suspected of being a curse.

"Fifty big boys!" The old man stretched out five fingers that looked like dead branches.

"Oh! Can it be cheaper?" Li Xiu's daughter is just over half a year old now, and she should be able to use it in a while.

"Sincerely buy forty big bucks, no more." The fingers turned into four.

"How about thirty bucks? I sincerely buy it. My niece is more than six months old and she will need it soon." Li Xiao stretched out three fingers. Either he wanted to bargain or just have fun. Now as long as Li Xiao walks to the street

Come on, this bastard Shunzi will order people to close the streets. It has been a long time since he has enjoyed this kind of treatment from ordinary people!

"Thirty-five!"

"It's only thirty, don't buy it." Li Xiao stood up and walked to a stall opposite. The squid sold by that guy was so damn delicious. After all, it was the seafood that Tianjin Wei landed in the morning after the train was connected.

, you can appear in the market in Tongzhou in the afternoon. People in Sijiu City who could only eat stale fish and jellyfish in the past are now particularly fond of seafood.

The prices at several large seafood restaurants in the capital are extremely expensive. Ordinary workers may not be able to get in and have a good meal even after working hard for a month.

"Thirty-two, you can sell it for thirty-two." Seeing Li Xiao about to leave, the old man hurriedly called to Li Xiao.

"Shunzi! Give me money." Li Xiao didn't want to continue, so he called Shunzi to give him money and continued walking in the market!

This is the real people’s livelihood!

Huzi is not in danger. Although he is injured, as long as he can bounce around and recover, it will be fine. In fact, people are very similar to rag dolls. As long as they are broken, they are sewn up. The practicality and functionality are similar, but they are not pretty at most.

.As long as you can live, it’s good. If you don’t look good, you don’t look good.

Sitting in front of the squid stall, I ordered a half-pound bottle of Laolongkou and a few skewers of large squid. The fat boss next to me also ordered a bowl of Malatang! The boss is also a wonderful person. Seeing that

Li Xiao was dressed in a Liao army uniform. He put a large plate of braised eggs and edamame on the plate and said it was a gift. As long as the guests had eaten well, they would come back next time.

Lao Longkou poured it into the cup and drank a small cup in one gulp.

It was spicy from the tongue all the way to the stomach, and the entire esophagus seemed to be on fire. Li Xiao looked at the degree, it was sixty-two degrees. No matter how pure this thing is, it is fucking medical alcohol! The last time he saw Ao Canghai,

This guy said that there were so many sweet potatoes in the Northeast that we couldn't harvest them all. They didn't want them to rot in the fields and ruin the crops. He asked Li Xiao if he could make wine.

Li Xiao said that sweet potato wine is also good, but the alcohol content is a bit higher. Unexpectedly, this product was really tinkered with, and now Laolongkou has been marketed in Northeast China and North China. I heard that it has also begun to be sold in Guanzhong, Shaanxi, and it has captured such a huge market in such a short time.

market, Li Xiao felt that Ao Canghai should be the Minister of Commerce.

"Your Majesty, this wine is very strong, please take it easy."

"Are you used to drinking such strong wine?" Li Xiao has always felt that high-alcohol wine is a patent for Northeastern people. Even in the Northeast, Laolongkou is famous for being spicy, domineering, and superior. Ao Canghai said, he

After drinking too much, I always want to commit suicide the next morning. People in Sijiu City should not be used to drinking this kind of first-pot wine.

"It's okay! All my customers here drink this. It's cheap and practical. After drinking two cups to relieve fatigue, I won't feel tired at all when I go to work the next morning. Look, these are all workers working in this construction site.

I work hard all day long and drink two cups at night just to relieve fatigue."

"Oh...!" Li Xiao glanced around, and sure enough, they were all just pawns of traffickers. There were only two side dishes placed on the small tables of several people, unlike Li Xiao's table where there were a lot of water and land, and there was a man with a gun next to him.

Soldiers were waiting.

"It's not easy to see who you are. If you don't tell us, we won't ask. When you arrive at this small stall, you will be a guest. The wine tastes right, and you will be happy when you drink it." As the boss spoke, he had already cut two cucumbers into pieces.

I grabbed a handful of jellyfish, threw in some salt and pepper, mixed it and put it on Li Xiao's table.

"You're giving me two dishes, aren't you afraid of losing money?"

"Haha! I can't bear the name of you. Six years ago, I, Wang Xiaoer, was still a big fish and shrimp person by the Chaobai River. I had a vegetable garden at home, so I could grow some vegetables and catch some fish.

I make a living by selling them at the vegetable market in the city. These cucumbers and edamame are all grown at home and are not worth much." There was no one around at the moment, so Wang Xiaoer sat down next to Li Li under Shunzi's wary gaze.

Opposite the owl.

Li Xiao took the wine cup and poured Wang Xiaoer a glass of wine.

"Thank you! You! Looking at you, you must have something on your mind. Let me tell you, there is nothing else in this world except life and death. In the third year of Tianqi, there was a severe drought in the capital. The Chaobai River was fast.

After drying up, there is no fish at all. There is no income, and there is no land at home. My little girl is starving to death!

Looking at the little girl crying out that she is hungry, I feel like dying. Guess how?

God will not starve me to death. I just caught a cage of crabs. Mr. Tiger from the current handsome man’s family was passing by us. At that time, Mr. Tiger was a half-grown boy. He asked me for a cage of crabs and threw me a piece of crab.

Two taels of silver.

These two taels of silver saved the lives of my whole family! So I set a rule for myself. Whenever the Liao soldiers come to my stall to eat, they will always add two extra dishes. You must be grateful as a person! Thank you for the wine!" Wang Xiaoer said to

Li Xiao cupped his hands, picked up the wine glass and drank the wine in one gulp.

"My brother was injured. He went to seek revenge, but was stopped by an old man at home." Li Xiao nodded, but he didn't expect Li Hu to do such a thing.

"That can't be done. If my brother is beaten, then he has to beat him back. But I have to say it again. I won't catch up with such a good time in eight lifetimes. God doesn't have droughts or floods. There is no emperor or commander in the court.

The head of the house even waives the city entrance tax at the city gate! In this world, let me tell you, it takes eight lifetimes of cultivation to catch up.

If you fight and cause trouble in this world and go to jail, let me tell you, it's a big loss for you! Live two more years, and I'll beg you to call me brother. If you take a step back, the sea and the sky are brighter, and we can live in peace in this good life.

Have a good time."

"Oh! Has the commander-in-chief done so many good things?" Li Xiao took a sip of wine. No wonder so many factories have stepped up production and goods are being sold overseas one by one. Most places have had good harvests in the past two years. Sun Chengzong

Still crying about being poor. It turns out that many taxes have been waived. Li Xiao thinks that taxes that offend the common people should also be waived.

"Ouch! Of course you, who wears official clothes, don't know what's going on here. In the past, the imperial court stipulated that anyone who entered the city to sell goods had to pay an entry tax. But after you enter the city and set up a stall in the market, you will immediately

Someone comes to collect the regulations.

Early in the morning, you haven't even sold this thing yet, and you've already handed over half of your income.

In fact, the imperial court doesn't stipulate much, so we just pay what we can. But in the hands of the soldiers below, it's completely different. The imperial court stipulates that one copper brother be accepted, but they dare to accept two. Those bastards who charge fees

, aren’t they all dogs raised by the police officers? The people all know whose pocket this money ended up in.

But who dares to say?

The current commander is still very powerful, and he will give it to him if he says it will be free. Let me tell you, in this world...!" The boss seemed to be thirsty, picked up the glass and drank again.

"Yes! Sometimes the imperial court does not receive much, but the crooked-mouthed monk below recited the sutra crookedly." Li Xiao picked up a cucumber with chopsticks, mixed the sting skin with the cucumber, and chewed it in his mouth.

"It's very crispy.

"No! My family lives right next to the Chaobai River. The imperial court ordered us to pay thirty silver dollars for one acre of land. But after all the deductions were made, I only had fifteen silver dollars left in my hands. Damn it, I'm sorry.

Even if I work hard to set up a stall for a year, I can't even earn fifteen silver dollars."

"Oh! Is there such a thing?" Li Xiao's eyes widened. He didn't expect that such a thing would happen right under his nose. There are countless such things in other places in the world.

"Hey! I can't explain this matter in one sentence or two. Just like now, when I set up a stall here, I will be...!" Wang Xiaoer sighed and was about to talk to Li Xiao again.

Suddenly someone shouted: "The city management is coming."
Chapter completed!