After the Qian family's banquet, Cheng Wanwan began to prepare for the lotus appreciation banquet three days later.
The group of ladies she invited are considered to be the core figures of the top circles in the surrounding area. If they succeed, the lotus pond will be established. If they fail, they will lose their largest source of customers. Therefore, they must only succeed and not fail.
"My mother-in-law, I personally delivered the cruise ship to you!"
The Cao family's carriage stopped at the entrance of the yard. Cao Defu jumped out of the carriage, followed by several mule carts, each with a boat on it.
There are three boats for the lake and one boat for the river.
The lake boat was bought by Cheng Wanwan with her own money, while the river boat was purchased with public funds from the village.
"This boat is too exquisite and beautiful." Li Zheng touched the hull of the boat, "My old man has never seen such a beautiful boat."
"Of course, this is made by the Cao family and must be exquisite." Cao Defu said proudly, "This boat was originally ordered by a merchant from Nanyang, but since my mother-in-law needed it urgently, I brought it first and tried it out in the river. , if something is wrong, I can ask someone to correct it in time."
Cheng Wanwan asked: "Will the merchants from Nanyang cause trouble if they don't get the ship?"
"Of course not, we are all old business partners." Cao Defu waved his hand, "If my mother-in-law needs anything else, just tell me."
"By the way, has Aunt Meng given birth?" Cheng Wanwan asked curiously, "I said before that there was only one month left to give birth. This month has passed, why haven't you heard the news yet?"
Speaking of this, Cao Defu got a headache: "Po Wen has been living in the house for seven or eight days. Even if she doesn't start, I will be very worried."
Just as he was talking, a horse came roaring, and a boy jumped off the horse, his voice anxious: "Master, Aunt Meng is about to give birth, please go back home quickly!"
Cao Defu's eyes suddenly widened: "Great, I'm finally giving birth. Let's go, let's go back!"
He quickly got into the carriage, urged the driver to drive faster, and soon disappeared on the road.
Cheng Wanwan called to Wei Xiaohai: "You go with us. If there is any news, please come back in time."
Wei Xiaohai nodded in agreement and followed in the car.
Cheng Wanwan and Li Zheng called the men from the village to carry the boat and lower it into the water, and then let the man who was familiar with the water act as a boatman to try rowing.
She was sitting on a small boat. The boat rowed to the middle of the lake. There were lotus leaves on both sides of her body. Her breath was filled with the fragrance of lotus leaves. The water under the boat was very clear and she could clearly see the fish swimming around.
She thought about it and put a few red koi carps in the pond.
The ancients had a superstitious belief that seeing koi would bring them good luck. When those noble ladies saw it, they would definitely be more impressed by the lotus pond.
The lake was very calm and the cruise ship was running very steadily. The man rowing the boat controlled the speed and angle when turning, and the people sitting on the boat did not feel any discomfort.
When the men go boating, they are rowing boats, and when the ladies are on the boat, they are women boatmen. The peasant women in the village have a lot of strength.
This project passed with full marks here at Cheng Wanwan.
Next, continue developing other projects.
This time the ladies are here. Let’s put the hunting aside and do other things like throwing pots, beating drums, passing flowers, etc. They want to make the props as soon as possible, and leave this job to Old Man Zhao.
A year ago, he was a half-baked carpenter who could only make the simplest tables, chairs, barrels and the like.
Now, in the process of continuous learning, under the influence of Ah Fu, and having a set of Huzhou's latest carpentry tools, it can be said that Old Man Zhao's carpentry skills are the best in Dahe Village. Last time in the village, Anyone who wants a wife is looking for an old man to build furniture.
Li Zhengze was gathering the men to quickly build a hut.
The huts of every household in the village are thatched huts surrounded by thatch. A hole is dug inside and two wooden boards are put up to serve as a toilet.
But the dignitaries from the city would definitely not be able to accept this way of going to the toilet.
There will be incense and a screen in the toilet area where they go to the toilet. There will be a toilet bucket inside, and servants will clean it at any time to keep it clean and tidy.
The villagers didn't have time to clean the dung bucket in Gong's house at any time, so Cheng Wanwan redesigned it.
The exterior of the Gongfang will be plastered to make it look bright and tidy. Many wild flowers picked from the mountains will be placed inside for decoration. Some mugwort will be placed in the corners to repel insects and mosquitoes, and can also cover up the odor. A wall is bypassed for the toilet. They also use a bucket, but this bucket is bottomless, with a pit dug underneath and connected to the outside. The excrement flows outside through this bucket. At the end of each day, the village sends people to clean it up.
Therefore, clean water must be placed in the Gongfang for flushing toilets and washing hands.
"This shit place is neater and more beautiful than my bedroom." Big-headed lady said in a dumbfounded voice, "I want to live here and never leave."
Li Zheng wiped the sweat from his head: "From now on, I will leave this palace to you to clean, and all the fertilizer will belong to your family. That's it."
The big-headed lady responded with a happy face.
Cleaning once every night is such a simple job. Her family has so much fertilizer, and the crops in the field must grow better than others.
Cheng Wanwan also laughed, working people are so honest.
While they were busy, Wei Hongying came over in a hurry: "Auntie, Master Wu is here. Waiting in the yard."
She handed over the matters at hand to Li Zheng and hurried back to her small courtyard. Master Wu would rarely show up. Every time he showed up, there would be something big. It seemed that there was news from the capital.
"Sui Ruren, when the Minister of Industry saw the drawings, he couldn't put them down. After discussing with the Holy Master, he finally decided to promote this method in the fourteen states of the North." Lord Wu's face was full of excitement, "In other words, Sui Ruren The method he came up with was used by the imperial court. Once this matter is fully implemented, Sui Ruren's official position will definitely be promoted."
Cheng Wanwan also had a happy look on his face. First, using this method, mining disasters in Meishan can be greatly reduced and the mortality rate reduced. Second, promotion... Who doesn't like promotion?
After her official position rises, her influence in Dahe Village will become greater. If she does some advanced behavior, no one will say anything.
However, she will be promoted to the sixth rank, and her house is still an adobe house. It is time to build a large blue brick house with tiles. The family has a large population, and I am afraid that she will have to build a large yard of at least two meters...
"Sui Ruren, please take a look." Lord Wu pointed to something at his feet, "I have already sent someone to make the artificial automatic fan you mentioned last time. Do you want to try it?"
Cheng Wanwan's eyes lit up. This fan looked similar to a modern electric fan, except that the fan blades were a little thicker and bulky.
She was ready to give it a try, but when she looked down, she saw that she was wearing a skirt. It was too unsightly to pedal in front of men while wearing a skirt, so she called Sanmao over who was working in the yard.
This was the first time Sanmao saw this thing. He followed Cheng Wanwan's instructions and sat down behind the fan. He put his two feet on the pedals and started to step rhythmically. The fan blades slowly started to rotate. Going faster and faster, a gust of wind blew over, and the hem of the skirt was messed up.
"It's so cool."
Cheng Wanwan sighed.
If she had researched this thing last year, she would have had a bitter summer.
"Let's keep this thing for the people of Suiru." Mr. Wu stood up and said, "There are still things on Meishan Mountain, so I will leave first."
Cheng Wanwan nodded, watched Mr. Wu go out, and then continued to study the artificial fan, and even asked the children at home to try it. Everyone had a great time.
In the evening, Wei Xiaohai finally came back and told the good news - Aunt Meng gave birth successfully and gave birth to a young master for the Cao family.
