I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 181 Farewell
Just when Zhou Laosan was worried about this, Zhou Abao also went into the cave with a lot of bags in his arms.

Seeing that he bought so many things, Zhou Laosan couldn't help but widen his eyes and scolded him, "Why did you buy so many things?"

"What's wrong with me buying things? I earned all this money myself!" Zhou Abao looked at Zhou Laosan in surprise, his eyes fell on the things Zhou Laosan bought, and sneered: "Didn't you buy a lot of things too?"

"I'm the head of the family. Everything I buy is for my family. How can they be the same?" Zhou Laosan said angrily.

"I also bought them for my family. This is for my mother, this is for my eldest sister, and this is for my younger brother," Zhou Abao retorted.

"You" Zhou Laosan was furious. This construction site was good in every way except that it loved to promote some ideas that he thought were extremely rebellious. Now his eldest son has learned bad habits and even dared to talk back to him.

"Hand over all the silver coins you have left!" Zhou Laosan ordered.

"Why should I hand it over to you?" Zhou Abao said dissatisfiedly.

"You are still young and don't know how to spend money. Dad will save it for you to marry a wife." Zhou Laosan felt that he couldn't force it, so he spoke in a slow tone.

"No, this money is earned by my own hard work, I want to save it for myself." Zhou Abao didn't buy it at all and went to pack his things.

Zhou Laosan became even angrier, but there was nothing he could do about his son. Even if he made a fuss at the engineering headquarters, they would not support him.

He suddenly thought of something and asked in a low voice, "Didn't you win the title of Advanced Individual? Didn't they give you a few more silver coins?"

Zhou Abao paused, then continued to pack his things, and said in a buzzing voice: "No. My salary is also six silver coins."

Zhou Laosan's eyes widened after hearing this. This result was beyond his expectation. He said indignantly, "You didn't listen to your father at the beginning, and now you are suffering. You were not allowed to take the lead, but you took the lead anyway. As a result, you are left with a worthless bronze badge. The villagers are right. You are just a fool who can only work hard."

"Bang!" Zhou Abao threw the things to the ground, stared at Zhou Laosan angrily and said, "You only know how to talk about money. What's the point of losing or not? I'm happy to work with Brother Erwa. It can broaden my horizons. I'm happy even if I don't get paid!"

"You..." Zhou Laosan wanted to curse a few more times, but when he saw Zhou Abao's look, he suddenly felt that his son had become somewhat similar to those young people in the engineering command center, and he actually backed down.
The workers were very enthusiastic about consumption, and most of the silver coins that had just been distributed quickly returned to the Royal Group.

It is true that the industrial products shipped from Qizhou are of good quality and low price. The workers have sharp eyes and they would not spend money to buy them if they are not worth the money.

In fact, the most popular item is dried salted fish, which is sold at 50 jin per silver coin, which is actually a very low price.

50 jin of dried salted fish requires at least 100 jin of fresh fish to be dried, and a lot of refined salt is used in the production of this dried salted fish. This is actually the most cost-effective product among all products. You should know that one silver coin can only buy one stone of grain, about 190 jin, so it is extremely popular. The Royal Group is also aware of this. Each person is limited to 50 jin of dried salted fish, and even so, not everyone can buy it.

The workers quickly selected their goods and prepared to go home one after another.

Prior to this, the Ming Royal Group held a grand sacrifice in the cemetery. Zhu Houxuan also showed up at the sacrifice. He displayed his full set of ceremonial guards as a prince of the Ming Dynasty, and wore a commemorative medal for the construction of the Nanbao Salt Field on his chest. Under the watchful eyes of the public, he burned incense and expressed condolences to those who died in the construction of the Nanbao Salt Field in the cemetery.

Zhu Houxuan's move caused a huge shock in the hearts of the workers. Although they had always heard that the helmsman of the Ming Royal Group was the King of Jing, that was just hearing, and it was different from actually seeing it.

In their eyes, the prince was a nobleman second only to the emperor, and there was a huge difference between him and them. However, such a nobleman could actually personally pay homage to a humble person like them.
This gave them a strange feeling.
Everyone felt proud of Zhu Houxuan's action and looked at him with admiration and enthusiasm. Many workers even knelt down and kowtowed to him.
Zhu Houxun also wanted to take the opportunity to say something and win over the hearts of the people, but considering the current technical conditions, even if he shouted at the top of his lungs, only a few thousand people would hear him, so he just made a gesture.

After the sacrifice, the Ming Royal Group also proposed that the workers go to the cemetery to pay their respects before returning home, and this proposal received a warm response from the workers.

Before leaving, the workers took a walk around the cemetery, and then returned home one after another.

In less than five days, the once bustling residential area on the beach became empty.

The people from Zhoujia Village left a little late because they were relatively close to home. They were there to buy freshly dried salted fish, so they were a few days late.

They all carried large and small bags, but as usual they still went to the cemetery, where a person from Zhoujia Village was buried.
They all wore the commemorative medals for the construction of Nanbao Salt Field to mourn the people sleeping in the cemetery.

Zhou Laosan looked at the name of Fourth Uncle on the monument and felt even more envious. If he was buried here, there would definitely be constant incense offerings. Even hundreds of years later, people would still know Fourth Uncle's name.
However, this emotion only troubled Zhou Laosan for a short time, because they finally set out on their journey home.

Nanbao is about 150 to 160 miles away from Zhoujia Village in Leting County, but because they are carrying heavy loads, it takes four or five days to get there.

The atmosphere of the Tangjia Village team was different from the sad and lifeless atmosphere when they came. When they returned, the atmosphere was extremely warm. Everyone was smiling and full of energy.
They didn't expect that this corvée not only didn't cost them a penny, but also made so much money.
Zhou Laosan and Zhou Abao were no exception. They each carried fifty kilograms of dried salted fish, as well as various tools, cloth and other miscellaneous goods. Each of them carried about seventy to eighty kilograms.

They are now looking forward to returning home to see their loved ones and passing on this joy to them.

They took a last look at the vast salt fields they had taken from the sea, and their hearts were filled with the heroic spirit of fighting against heaven and earth.
Just after they had walked for a while, a cloud of dust suddenly appeared behind them, and a carriage caught up with them.

Under the surprised gaze of the people in Zhoujia Village, Zhou Erwa jumped down from the carriage.
(End of this chapter)