"I swear, I will never look down on pork ribs again."
After a gust of wind and lingering clouds passed, Qin Zheng lay facelessly on the Shen family's wooden chair, holding his stomach and burping.
The six dishes in front of the table were all eaten, even the braised pork soup was not left out, and he also finished three bowls of rice in the pot.
Shen Xingluo fell into silence as he looked at the scene in front of him. His dishes and chopsticks had never shone so brightly...
"These pork bones are meatless and ugly. How come they are so delicious when made?"
Qin Zheng sighed as he thought about it, as for the Qin family's upbringing over the years - is that such a magical thing? Nothing matters when it comes to delicious food!
"Xing Luo, is it true that my sister-in-law is not a descendant of some royal chef?"
"You have tasted delicious food from all over the world, but do you know which royal chef can make the same taste?"
"Too."
That would be even stranger!
Qin Zheng couldn't figure it out, Qin Zheng didn't understand.
However, the biggest advantage of this kid is that he is very open-minded and does not take things too seriously. He quickly forgets about it when he does not get an answer.
"You said you live well in Fucheng, why do you want to move to the countryside?"
"Pure."
"..."
Qin Zheng was successfully choked by these two words, and his eyes stayed on the side of his friend's face for a long time.
"Don't worry, leave this matter to me. With my connections in the Qin family, can I still find a miracle doctor who can remove scars?"
Shen Xingluo glanced at him lightly, "Can you represent the Qin family?"
"...Hey, can you talk nicely? I have more money than I can spend in my lifetime!"
Under heavy rewards, there must be brave men, do you understand?
After this classmate became disabled, his temper became even worse than before, and he always spoke out to poke people's hearts.
Although Shen Xingluo was not easy to get along with, Qin Zheng still had no intention of leaving. He waited until the sun went down before slowly getting on his luxurious mount.
"Can I come more often in the future?"
"..."
Shen Xingluo met the reluctant eyes of a grown man, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
"The old man in the village said that there may be a snowstorm this year. Remember to prepare more food when you go back to avoid starving to death."
"My Qin family has a grain store, don't worry."
"Then take him to the mansion."
"Are you serious?"
"It's up to you whether you want to or not."
In his previous life, he only learned about Qin Zheng later.
When the snowstorm came, the hungry people in Lin'an Mansion robbed many grain stores, and the Qin family, as imperial merchants, were not spared.
A gangster sneaked into the Qin Mansion at night and was burned to death. Qin Zheng had a sudden idea to play in the snow that day and escaped the disaster, becoming the only survivor of the third room of the Qin family.
I have to say that this idiot is a bit lucky.
"It's up to you. When I get home, I'll tell the shopkeeper to transport more rice and noodles."
The Qin family's carriage quickly disappeared in Shenjia Village. Under the fiery red sunset, the inhumane carriage emitted a dazzling light, and someone in the carriage could faintly hear the exclamation of surprise.
Shen Xingluo: "..."
***
After a few days of busy work, the infrastructure construction of the Shen family courtyard was completed.
The kangs in the three bedrooms have been dried and can be heated up quickly by putting firewood in the stove.
An iron stove was also installed in the living room in the middle. Cheng Xi used his natural power to dig a round hole in the north wall and connect the iron pipe out. There was no smell of smoke at all in the room.
All the paper windows in the north house have been sealed with a layer of sealing. In addition, simple sliding windows have been made with wooden boards. Once the windows are broken, they can be closed at any time to prevent wind and snow.
The cellar in the yard was filled with vegetables, enough to last them a year.
The chicken and duck house was built entirely of red bricks, with a thick layer of sun-dried straw covering it. The chickens and ducks inside would ring in on time every morning.
Five thousand kilograms of grain were neatly placed in the cellar under the kitchen plank. Under the chopping board were two hundred kilograms of rice and noodles that Cheng Xi had bought one after another in recent days.
The earthen wall outside the small courtyard has been raised to two and a half meters. Most people can't see what's going on inside from the outside. The top of the wall is tied with a layer of chopstick-thick iron wire. You can only see clearly when you get close.
This small farmhouse with a small area has become a copper and iron wall, which can be said to be armed to the teeth.
Inside the North House.
Shen Xingluo used an iron hook to open the iron furnace door and added a few pieces of charcoal. The thinner parts of the iron sheet were burned red.
"It's so warm~"
Shen Xingqi stared at Tie Qiaoda for a long time, still unable to hide the surprise in her eyes.
"In the past, I was shivering from the cold during the winter, but my home has never been so warm!"
Look what everyone is wearing now?
A dress that you often wear when going out in spring!
And now she feels sweaty whenever she moves, and her home is actually warmer than spring!
"Sister-in-law, this iron stove is much easier to use than a brazier. How did you come up with the idea?"
Putting charcoal in the brazier can indeed keep out the cold, but the windows must be opened frequently to keep the room ventilated, so that when one area is heated up, the other side will be blown by the cold wind, making people question their life.
Wherever it is like now, the whole body exudes warmth.
At this moment, Shen Xingqi completely fell in love with winter.
"Just use your brain."
Cheng Xi by the window calmly took back the thermometer. It was already minus 8 degrees.
"The solutions are all thought up by people."
"To solve a problem, we must first discover the problem, then analyze it from all aspects, list all possibilities and eliminate a few impossibilities, find the key points and make bold assumptions, and finally verify them one by one, and the problem will be solved."
"..."
Shen Xingqi looked confused.
Cheng Xi patted her little head and said, "For example, when you see the brazier, don't you wonder that it can provide heat but still makes you feel cold?"
"But is this how everyone comes here?"
"..."
She lost.
The influence of feudal ideology is deeply rooted and cannot be overcome in a short time.
Shen Xingluo, who had remained silent, gave her a sharp look, then lowered his eyes to hide his deep thoughts.
Her way of thinking has come into its own.
Seemingly simple but full of infinite wisdom, just a few words can be used in any matter. From going down to the brazier to major court affairs, all problems that need to be solved are ultimately summed up in one sentence of hers.
In fact, what the world lacks is not the brain to solve problems, but the eyes to discover them.
Just like Xingqi now.
"Bang bang!"
"Is Xingluo here?!"
There was a knock on the courtyard door, breaking the three people's meditation and conversation.
Shen Xingluo put on a thick cotton coat and pushed out the door. The north wind outside was cold and biting, scraping his face like a knife.
He opened the door and a familiar figure appeared at the door.
"Uncle Shuanzi?"
The visitor was a carpenter from the village. He smiled when he saw Shen Xingluo holding a few wooden objects.
"Xingluo, I'm here to deliver something to your family."
Cheng Xi heard the sound and followed him.
"Uncle Shuanzi, is the wooden trough ready?"
"Ah, yes, this was delivered right after it was finished... Oops, why did it start to snow?"
The two of them looked up at the sky, and snowflakes fell in large swaths, and the drops quickly melted on their faces.
Shen Xingluo and Cheng Xi looked at each other with solemn eyes.
The snowstorm is coming.
