It's still dark outside, but for Brother Rong, it's already getting late. Que'er fetched water for him to wash up, then pulled Ping'er and kissed him on the forehead, saying, "I'll be back early today."
"Grandma is still resting." Ping'er's pretty face turned red and she said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to come here today."
What is this girl thinking?
"I just want to see you." Brother Rong laughed, "If there is nothing going on in Xifu today, I will go back later. You all should rest here in Yixia Pavilion for a while, at least recuperate your energy first."
Ping'er nodded.
Uncle Rong had just changed his clothes, and after hearing from Que'er that Grandma Rong hadn't gotten up yet, he hurried back to the main courtyard and kissed Keqing, who was sleeping soundly, on the forehead.
Keqing woke up suddenly and said happily: "Master is back?"
"Well, I have to go to the Yamen. I came here specifically to see you. Just keep lying down." Brother Rong sighed in his heart. Could it be that he accidentally did something good that he didn't even know about in his previous life? Is that why we have the happy life we have today?
There was no abnormal emotion on Qin Keqing's face. She nodded obediently and lay on the bed yawning.
When he saw Uncle Rong leaving the room, the expression on his face changed slightly. He curled his lips, stretched out and called Ling'er and Que'er. Qin Keqing snorted softly when he learned that Que'er had gone to Yixia Pavilion to serve him.
Ask Xiangling to send someone to bring in water, and prepare to go to Yixia Pavilion after washing up.
Sister Feng didn't go back last night, so she still needed an explanation from Xifu. Before that, the two of them had to breathe.
Jia Rong, who had already left the house, didn't know this, and was still thinking about the past spring and autumn in her mind.
At that time, all the people of Qi had to thank two people, one was named Guan Zhong and the other was named Bao Shuya. It is because of the two of them that Qi people have a wonderful and happy life.
Brother Rong is no exception and is determined to remember the friendship between Guan and Bao. Not only should we learn their sentiments, but also the friendship between them.
"Brother Rong, your face is full of glory today. I think you got a lot of benefits from Master Thirteen yesterday." Duan Yu winked and laughed.
Jia Rong asked in confusion: "What's the benefit? I went back to my house early yesterday morning, but I didn't receive any news."
Duan Yu said: "That's a pity. The Thirteenth Master gave our brothers something as a reward yesterday. I thought you also got benefits, alas..."
Is this guy here to show off in front of me?
Jia Rong rolled her eyes, what's the benefit of having a happy life last night? That is happiness that cannot be exchanged for a lot of money.
A rough guy like Duan Yu won't understand!
Brother Rong didn't talk to him about these useless things, and the two of them left the Shui Conservancy Camp together and rushed towards the Huangzhuang in charge.
The officials of the Water Conservancy Yingtian Mansion have already taken action, measuring and spreading lime on the ground to make lines according to the drawing given by Brother Rong.
"The groundbreaking is supposed to start tomorrow. Is there a ceremony before the groundbreaking? I will worship the city god and land master?" Brother Rong asked curiously.
"We are not serious officials of the Shuitian Prefecture. We don't care what we do. They do what they do, and we do what we do. As long as things are done well, we will get credit." Duan Yu said with a smile.
He was truly happy. Although Duan Yu has a good relationship with Brother Rong, he still complained a little when he was initially sent to Brother Rong. Now that I have seen Brother Rong's abilities and listened to Master Thirteen's words, he can get some credit after what happened here.
At this moment, she was beaming with joy, and the more she looked at Brother Rong, the more pleasing she became.
Today, Jia Rong had a free day in the Shuili Yingtian Mansion. It was not dark yet, so he returned to Ningguo Mansion from outside the city early.
I also heard from Lai Sheng that Jia Qiang had just arrived and was having tea in the front hall. Passed by with great interest!
"Brother Rong!"
When Jia Qiang saw him, she immediately stood up from the chair with a smile on her face and reached out to take it.
Brother Rong raised his eyebrows: There is something wrong with Jia Qiang.
Haven't you seen so many people here?
No one can do such an intimate action!
This uncle is not a gem!
"Everyone is here." Jia Rong waved her hands quickly, then said hello to Qin Ye, and said: "How are you doing in the village recently? Why don't you stay in the mansion from now on, and occasionally take a bus to the village to see these boys? them."
Qin Ye smiled and shook his head, "I'm old and can't travel back and forth. The yard on the village is quite nice and the place is comfortable to live in."
Brother Rong knew that he was reluctant to leave Qin Zhong now. After all, he was old and Qin Zhong was young. I don’t know how long it will take before Qin Zhong will go to other provinces.
In fact, Jia Rong didn't want Qin Zhong to go there. It would be better if Qin Zhong remained filial to Qin Ye for a few more years. In order to avoid being like myself, who came here for no reason, and would have no chance to be filial in the future.
The group went to the study and asked the servants and maids to bring cakes, tea, fruits and other food.
"Let's chat while eating." Brother Rong was not polite, since it was in his own house anyway. He didn't know how he got into the habit. Once he was free, he felt uncomfortable without eating something in his mouth.
Jia Rong frowned slightly when she saw Qin Zhong and Jia Qiang sitting together. She felt relieved when she found that there was still some distance between them. I secretly thought that these two people might not be able to go together, after all...
Every time I see Qin Zhong, I find that he has changed a lot. After all, when you are growing up, your temperament changes day by day. On the other hand, Jia Qiang next to her, although she was taller and more masculine, she still had a vaguely girlish demeanor.
Brother Rong looked at Zong Cheng and the others again. These people had also changed a lot. Zong Cheng was calmer than before, sitting quietly, waiting for Brother Rong to speak.
"The reason for calling everyone here this time is now clear."
"Now there are several kilns for burning clinker in the village, but there is only one room for grinding flour. As a result, a lot of clinker has accumulated. We originally planned to build two more mills in the village." Zong Cheng said with a simple smile, "I heard that Second Master Qiang is going back, so we all came here today."
Brother Rong found a piece of white paper from the study and asked everyone to gather around it.
"But we have to build another mill, but I thought of a simpler way." Jia Rong drew the layout of the village on a white paper and said: "Just build a high gate here to store water and increase the water power in the river. When it is built up, it can drive a larger stone mill. Cement clinker is not hard either. As long as the stone mill is large enough, it can produce more fine materials at one time than several mills."
Qin Yedao: "After much research, I found that the quality of cement is not only related to the raw materials, but also the thickness of the clinker grinding. If the degree of fineness is not enough, the product produced will be inferior."
Brother Rong naturally knows this truth.
He smiled and said: "Have you forgotten the article "The Essence" in the "Tiangong Kaiwu" published by the previous dynasty? Just make the existing water basin and water pan bigger, and you can grind out more clinker in one go It's a lot more. As long as the stone grinder is heavy enough, it will be fine."
Zongcheng asked again: "If the grinder is heavy, how can it be driven by water? If we want to grind out fine materials that are twice as fine, don't we have to bring in two oxen to pull it?"
"As long as you can move, what does it matter if you lead two cows?" Jia Rong laughed, this is not a bad idea. "The main reason why Zhuangshang's water power is insufficient now is that the water is too small and the drop is not enough. As long as the upper dam is higher, the greater the water level drop, the stronger the water power will be. The more power it can drive."
Just like the principle of building dams and power stations in previous generations, the higher the dam, the greater the water level difference and the stronger the braking force. The devices that can be moved are also larger!
When it comes to this, everyone will understand.
Qin Ye said: "It's possible to try it, but I'm afraid it won't be enough to build a high embankment. There is only so much depth on both sides of the bank. According to Rong'er, it's better to try to divert water to the side, and then find a nearby terrain with a drop, and go down Digging deep.”
"Yes, yes, that's the truth." Brother Rong said quickly.
When he was in the countryside in his previous life, he saw many mills like this. In order to create a high water level gap, some even divert water from the top of the mountain and dig deep into the mountainside. As long as the water power is enough to move the wheel, the mill will be completed.
Qin Ye praised: "Such a simple truth, ordinary people would never think of it."
Jia Rong responded shyly. In fact, everyone is too experienced and knows what kind of water power matches what kind of grinding machine. Moreover, the craftsmen who made the grinding machine would not think about making the grinding machine too big. Firstly, there would be a shortage of raw materials, and secondly...it would be impossible to carry it.
He is not afraid of being unable to carry him. Now that we have cement, building dams and diverting water is a simple matter, and various projects will become simpler than before because of cement.
Brother Rong thought to himself: I am probably the first person in history who has cement and uses earth to grind it. After the location of the new factory is determined, we have to buy a large amount of iron and find a group of people to research and develop a cement ball mill.
Otherwise, primitive water power, animal power, and human power would always be used for grinding, which would be too time-consuming.
Brother Rong asked Lai Sheng to prepare a lot of gifts, and also asked the family to prepare supper for them to have a drink together. Originally, he wanted to keep the Qin family's father and son in the mansion overnight, but unfortunately Qin Ye insisted on returning to the village.
Jia Rong had no choice but to arrange for someone to send them back before the night ban at 1 or 3 o'clock.
"What's going on outside?" Jia Rong turned around and asked after hearing the noise outside.
"Jiao Da drank too much and scolded his ancestors there." Lai Sheng replied with a bad expression.
Brother Rong frowned and walked out. He didn't hear the classic bastard words, but his face didn't look good either. The Qin family's father and son, Jia Qiang, and Zong Cheng were all here.
Isn't this a slap in the face of Ning Guofu?
Jia Rong said: "Take him back to rest. Who cares about it today? You know he has maggots in his mouth, so why are you looking for him to go out at night? Find some reliable ones to send him off, and don't exclude others for these things in the future." Yes. He also likes to drink. If something happens along the way, can you afford it? "
Lai Sheng nodded and replied.
Jia Rong snorted: "As the manager of the mansion, if something like this happens next time, I will deduct one month's salary from you."
Lai Sheng: "..."
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"Why are you still angry?" Qin Keqing said with a smile, "I scared General Manager Lai today, and General Manager Lai will also go back and scare other supervisors, one level at a time. The servants will behave themselves in the future and don't dare to act randomly."
"I'm not angry about this, I just thought that these people in charge were just messing around. They actually arranged for a drinker to see someone off, and it was at night. If something happened..."
"What are you thinking about?" Qin Keqing said angrily. Among the guests she sent out today were her Qin family's masters and brothers. "Don't say these unlucky words, it's just that the servants thought that they were out of the city at this time and could not come back at night, so they had to spend time at the village. One by one they pushed each other, so they approached Jiao Da, who had no power. "
"You do think about your servants."
The two were laughing and joking, but suddenly they heard Xiangling coming from outside to report: "Sister Yuanyang is here to see the uncle."
Qin Keqing's face suddenly darkened. He looked at his uncle with squinting eyes and said strangely, "My uncle's hands are really long. He even has his own people in the old lady's yard."
What to say.
"You are suspicious again. Maybe the old lady has something to do with me." Brother Rong said speechlessly. He and Yuanyang had only met a few times, how could there be any relationship.
Qin Keqing didn't quite believe him, and said, "It's almost night time now. Why would the old lady send someone to look for her at this time?"
Jia Rong looked at Qin Keqing's suspicious eyes, sighed, shook her head and said, "In your heart, is the uncle such a lecherous person?"
"Isn't that uncle?" Qin Keqing pouted and said, "I asked the uncle to go to Yixia Pavilion yesterday. Not only did he go, he also stayed all night. That's all, but I didn't expect to accompany two of them in one night."
Tsk tsk...
On the night when Rui Zhuizhu put her head in bed, she was able to accompany three of them!
Jia Rong kissed her on the forehead and said, "Don't be jealous, I'll go out and have a look. Maybe something is really going on!"
Qin Keqing showed off Grandma Rong's momentum and said, "Let her come in and deliver the message."
Brother Rong didn't do anything wrong, and he wasn't afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. He immediately asked Xiangling to call Yuanyang over.
"Good morning, Uncle Xiao Rong, hello, Grandma Xiao Rong." Yuanyang said with a smile, "There is something going on at the old lady's place today, so I want to ask Uncle Xiao Rong to come over."
After Qin Keqing actually met Yuanyang, he didn't give him a bad look. Instead, he smiled and took Yuanyang's hand, and asked: "What big trouble happened again? Why did you let the girl come here to call someone?"
Yuanyang said: "It's not a big deal to say the least. It's just that the second wife insisted on it and talked to the old lady again. Then she asked me to come over and invite the uncle."
It's that Mrs. Wang again.
Brother Rong raised his eyebrows. Mrs. Wang didn't care about other things. The only thing she paid attention to was his precious son. Question: "Could it be that Uncle Bao was taught a lesson again today?"
Yuanyang smiled and nodded, "It's getting late, so I'd better hurry over there."
What unlucky guy Jia Baoyu did today made Jia Zheng angry again. well……
Brother Rong looked at Qin Keqing and said, "I'll be back as soon as I go."
Since it was about the East and West mansions, Grandma Rong was not unreasonable. She only said meaningfully: "Master, go and come back quickly."
Ouch, this girl is afraid that she will go to Sister Feng's yard.
Jia Rong said: "Come back when you find out the whole story."
Qin Keqing nodded his head and said to Yuanyang: "Excuse me, miss, I need to take a trip."
"It should be."
Jia Rong followed Yuanyang out of the main courtyard and looked at the two silly girls behind her, Xiangling on the left and Queer on the right.
But Qing still always calls uncle at night. This is to prevent him from wandering around in Xifu. Is it possible that he is afraid that he will take this opportunity to steal incense?
Alas...the trust between people is gone.
After the group of people left the house, Brother Rong looked at the night and said, "It's getting late, let's go there together in the car. In case we encounter the night watchman when we come back, we'll be in trouble again."
Yuanyang said: "My uncle is very thoughtful."
Que'er asked the boy to choose a spacious car and come over. Everything was urgent, and several people boarded it together. Brother Rong only smelled the fragrant fragrance inside the car, and felt that he was being pressed against his left and right.
The one on the left is Xiangling's, the one on the right is Que'er's, the one on the opposite side...
Brother Rong moved his legs slightly so that the mandarin ducks would not squeeze him so much.
