The ancestor of the apocalypse is so cool after being reborn!

"What are you looking at? You can't bear to leave your third brother and sister?"

Yuan Rongye saw his wife looking at the city gate reluctant to look away.

When the second young lady heard this, she glanced at him and leaned back, "I'm just pitying her!"

After hearing this, Yuan Rongye sneered: "Did I hear you right? Do you pity her? What do the three younger siblings have to pity? She is the little princess of the royal family, and she is pampered by the queen. Do you need to pity her?"

He said that the third brother had been blessed for eight lifetimes before he married the daughter of the royal family. He had a strong backing and a strong backing. No, he was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the guard station. It was not like he had no backing and no ability. The rest of his life can only be spent eating and waiting to die.

"It's ridiculous for me to say that I pity her?" The second young lady looked at him coldly and wanted to beat him when she saw his kindness.

When Yuan Rongye came into contact with her emotionless eyes, his expression was stern, and he raised his hands in surrender: "No, whatever you say is what it is."

The Second Young Madam snorted coldly: "I pity her that the sweet period of newlyweds is coming to an end. I think it won't be long before the third brother's backyard will be like yours, with hundreds of flowers blooming and vying for beauty. It's so lively. "

Yuan Rongye touched his nose uncomfortably, "What you said is that your resentment is almost reaching the sky. It is not normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Do you still want us men to guard you and live alone until you grow old?"

When women are young, they can still endure being with one person. But when they get a little older, their skin is sagging and they are covered in fat, do they have to endure it so much?
"Huh!" The second young lady didn't want to pay attention to him.

Yuan Rongye changed the subject and said seriously: "However, the third younger brother and sister are the royal princess after all. It is wrong for the third younger brother to be so impatient. Oh, no, how do you know what is going on around the third younger brother? It was the third younger brother and sister who said it, and the third younger brother took a fancy to it. Whose girl is it?”

The second young lady sneered and didn't want to deal with this retarded person.No matter what you can't do, eat, drink and have fun No. 1.

Being despised by his wife, Yuan Rongye was furious and really wanted to start a fight. However, the Yue family was quite powerful and he was afraid of being beaten by his elder brother-in-law and younger brother-in-law.

Because the Yuan family's fleet was hauling goods, it could not be said to be fast. By the time they slowly arrived in Yuzhou, it was already ten days later.

At the train station, the train to Beijing has left the station, but the train to Yuzhou has not arrived yet.

"Where's the train at the train station?"

Sitting on the platform to rest, Yuan Rongye looked at the empty railway tracks and asked the staff.

The staff at the train station estimated the time and told them: "The next train will arrive in another hour. You can rest here for a while, but you are not allowed to walk on the tracks."

The Yuan family didn't want to go back to the waiting room at the moment, so they just sat by the platform waiting for the train to enter the station, while the Yuan family's servants were busy carrying their luggage.

"Second brother and sister, what do you think this train looks like?" the eldest young lady asked curiously.

The second young lady had never seen a train. How could she know what a train looked like? She thought about it and said uncertainly: "I heard that it can run by itself without an ox-drawn horse. You said there won't be an iron ox pulling it in front? It's like that." Like a carriage, with a horse in front?"

The young lady didn't want others to know that she was ignorant, so she whispered the information she had learned, "I heard that a train has to pull many carriages. From what you said, it might be that it is really pulled by iron oxen, and horses can't pull it like this." Multiple carriages.”

The two of them sat on the platform and looked around, but they found that there were more and more people on the platform, and the eldest young lady became a little worried, "Second brother and sister, do you think these people are here to take the train? If so, there are so many people, Can I fit on the train?”

Moreover, the Yuan family is relocating this time, and it is conceivable that they will have a lot of supplies with them.

Will the train carriage be able to fit in later?
Amidst all the speculations of the Yuan family, time passed unconsciously, and a whistle made them stand up in shock.

They have never heard this sound before. Is this the sound of a train?
Looking at the reactions of other people at the train station, it must be that the train is coming.

In order to get a glimpse of the train, Lian Yuan Rujiang, a senior official of the imperial court, squeezed through the crowd standing around and stood at the front of the platform.

Before he could wait long, a train in the distance was slowly approaching the train station, puffing out thick smoke.

"This is the train!"

Yuan Rongye's eyes widened in shock. After listening to Yuan Rujiang's words, he said, "I guess it's it! But why is it emitting thick smoke? Is it on fire?"

"How can you run without smoke?" Yuan Rujiang glared at his son with disgust. He had already found out clearly that the train would emit thick smoke when it started.

Yuan Rongye was unconvinced, "Why does the train smoke when it is running? Where does this smoke come from?"

"." There is no such reason. Yuan Rujiang didn't want to lose face in front of his son. He watched the train slowly enter the station, racked his brains for a while and said, "Because it needs to boil water. How can this train run without boiling water?" .”

"Just boil a kettle of water and the train can start running?" Yuan Rongye looked clearly unbelieving.

"puff!"

The steam train pulling into the station seemed to let out an extra long fart.

This long fart made Yuan Rujiang, who was not very good with his stomach, almost follow the crowd and let it out, but luckily he tightened his grip.

In the smoke, the door of the carriage opened and the passengers came out one after another.

The train station had been notified a long time ago. Knowing that Yuan Rujiang and his family were going to take the train, they had already vacated the first few luxury carriages.

At this moment, staff naturally guided them to get on the bus from the front.

When the train started to move, the Yuan family had the same reaction as everyone had when riding a train for the first time, sighing at the fact that the train could move on its own without a horse.

"With such a steady speed, it's no wonder that my father-in-law decided to take the train to Yuzhou. It's much more comfortable than riding a carriage."

"What my sister-in-law said is that not only is this train not bumpy, it is also very fast. It greatly shortens the time on the road from here to the capital."

The Yuan family officially moved into the capital. As the train entered the station, Yuan Rujiang couldn't believe what he saw.

"This is outside the city, why is it so prosperous?"

Looking at the endless stream of small vendors outside the train station and the shops on both sides of the road, Yuan Rongye smacked his lips and said: "Tsk, tsk, I remember when I came to the capital before, it was a large barren wasteland! It wasn't long ago that a train station was built. , and built so many shops.”

The train station is really popular!

Passengers taking trains in and out of the station, vendors coming and going, and porters helping to load and unload goods
It is really a station that feeds a people.

In fact, as the imperial court moved back to the capital, the population also poured into the capital.At the very least, the imperial officials and their family servants have poured into the capital, followed closely by the caravans. As the capital's population grows, so does the demand for supplies. The caravans will never miss this business opportunity.

The opening of trains has greatly facilitated passengers traveling to and from Yuzhou, Jiankang and other directions. Some people visiting relatives also choose to travel more with relatives even if they can move around or not. The transportation is so convenient.

Yuan Rujiang did not leave immediately after leaving the station. He looked at the buildings in the distance, stopped a mobile vendor, and asked, "Where is that place?"

The merchant casually glanced in the direction he was pointing and said enthusiastically: "Oh, is this your first time coming to the capital, or has it been a long time since you came to the capital?"

Yuan Rujiang smiled and nodded: "Yes, I haven't been to the capital for many years."

"That's right. It makes sense that you don't know about that area of ​​buildings. That area of ​​buildings is a newly divided university town in the capital. The Imperial College and the Institute of Technology are in that area. I heard that many colleges will be built in that area in the future. , medical schools and agricultural colleges will all be built in that area."

As he spoke, the vendor pointed to the road that stretched into the distance, "Did you see that this road was specially built to reach the university town? You can go directly to the university town by walking along the road."

When Yuan Rujiang listened to what the merchant said, he felt as if he was listening to a book from heaven. The bustling capital of the past seemed to have returned overnight.

No, it can be said that the capital city today is more prosperous than in the past.

Yuan Rujiang was stunned and succeeded in pleasing the vendor. He was not afraid of Yuan Rujiang's clothes, but immediately showed off in front of Yuan Rujiang.

The vendor turned around and pointed in the other direction and said, "Do you know where that building is?"

"Where is it?" Yuan Rujiang followed his guidance and discovered that in the other direction of the train station, there was also a building in the distance.

Don’t we need to spend money to build so many houses in the capital?

What's amazing, as soon as I entered the capital, I found that the imperial court was carrying out construction projects. The Minister of Household Affairs was indeed a big trap.It’s hard to say whether anyone who steps in can turn over.

The vendor pointed at the various candies in his basket and said with a smile: "That area is a factory area. Candies like the ones in my basket are produced from that sugar factory. In addition to sugar factories, there are also textile factories and glass factories. Woodenware factories, etc. That factory area supports a lot of people!"

When Yuan Rujiang heard this, his sadness just faded away a little. He asked the boy to reward the vendor with a silver bean and then got on the carriage.

On the carriage, the master and the servant lamented the prosperity of the capital. Speaking of this, the boy remembered another thing, "I heard from the housekeeper that when he returned to the capital this time, he bought a house in the capital beforehand. Only then did he realize that the house in the capital really has a price per day. , it’s rising too fast.”

Yuan Rujiang heard the butler mention it and nodded: "I didn't think carefully. I should have responded to the Queen's call a few years ago to come to the capital to buy some properties. What a good opportunity I missed."

If a steward had been sent to the capital to find out what had happened, I believe the Yuan family's fortune would have more than doubled.

With the growth of the capital's population and the rise of railway stations, the number of brokers in the capital has increased countless times, and business has never been better.

Not long after, the carriage entered the city.

The carriage drove on the spacious street. Although there was a lot of traffic, it did not seem crowded because the lanes were separated from north to south.

Soon their motorcade stopped in front of a newly built house.

This residential area is not far from Yongtong, which was once a slum area. It used to be a shantytown with smelly water and dirty water. Now it has been transformed, the ditches have been turned into underground ditches, and the streets have been replanned. Now this area is Not even a trace of the former shanty town can be found.

The Yuan family got off the carriage, their feet on the ground, and everyone heaved a sigh of relief.

The house's carved beams and painted columns are meticulously crafted. Apart from being smaller than the Yuan Mansion in Jingzhou, the other aspects of the house are very good in terms of architectural design and garden design.

"I can understand why the garden is paved with flagstones. Even the streets outside are paved with flagstones. This is very luxurious. If the national treasury continues to be depleted like this, Dad, you go to the Ministry of Household Affairs and take up a post. Don't hold the post for just one day just because you can't come up with money or food." And be dismissed!"

What Yuan Rongye is worried about is exactly the crux of his worries. The Ministry of Household Affairs has been running deficits all year round in the early years. Now that the country has just settled down, there is a large-scale construction project. I don't know how long the national treasury can last.

The housekeeper returned home first, and now he came over. After listening to Yuan Rongye's words, he corrected with a smile: "Second Young Master, the pavement of the street outside is not bluestone, but a cement road paved with cement."

"Concrete road? But why am I wearing a bluestone road?"

"Second Young Master, that's because after paving the cement, you follow the pattern of the stone road."

"Oh." Yuan Rongye responded lightly, not blushing due to lack of knowledge.

At this moment, the sound of firecrackers suddenly came from outside, one after another from far and near, as if they were competing with each other to see whose firecrackers could last longer.

"Steward, send someone outside to find out what's going on. Why are everyone setting off firecrackers?" Yuan Rujiang ordered.

If he hadn't returned to Beijing in a low-key manner, he might have thought that these people who set off firecrackers were setting off firecrackers to welcome their Yuan family to Beijing.

The housekeeper sent a clever and fast running boy to find out the news.

Not long after, the boy ran back panting, "Master, I've found out clearly that the reason why we are outside is to celebrate the victory of the Eastern Conquest Army!"

"The victory of the Eastern Conquest Army?" Yuan Rujiang stared at the boy with bright eyes, "The news of the victory of the Eastern Conquest Army came back today?"

"Yes, sir, come with us into the city, but they entered from the Anxi Gate in the north, and we entered from the Dingding Gate in the south. The messengers shouted all the way to the palace, and the people along the way couldn't think of anything. It’s hard to even know.”

"Master, aren't you about to enter the palace to see the emperor? It's just a good time to get some news."

There was no one in the country who didn't want Dayu's army to win the battle, and Mrs. Yuan was no exception. She wanted to know the specific situation, so she encouraged Yuan Rujiang to enter the palace quickly.

Yuan Rujiang was sitting in the lobby, drinking tea slowly from the initial shock to now. After listening to his wife's words, he shook his head calmly: "I am anxious to go to the palace to see the emperor. I have been tired of traveling all the way. How can I go to see the emperor when I am so exhausted? It’s better to wait until tomorrow before entering the palace.”

Mrs. Yuan looked at him in surprise: "Why, are you still picking on Qiao now? Don't make yourself self-defeating and leave a bad impression on the emperor just after returning to Beijing."

Yuan Rujiang waved his son and daughter-in-law to go back to their own yards to settle down. When only the husband and wife were left, he said: "The victory of the Eastern Conquest Army is a great joy, but the next step is to reward the entire army. When the time comes, I will The new Minister of Household Affairs will be bald when he takes office."

Mrs. Yuan glanced at him, frowned slightly and said, "You can't avoid it tomorrow. What's the difference between entering the palace today and tomorrow?"

"The difference is huge. If I enter the palace today, there is a high chance that I will not have a good night's sleep tonight. But if I enter the palace tomorrow, at least I can have a good sleep tonight!" Yuan Rujiang snorted. (End of chapter)