On the seventh day of May, the people in Xiaqiu Village were much more relaxed, and they did not want more outsiders to disturb them.
Now the garden has been built, the greenhouse has been repaired, and there is no shortage of ponds, pavilions, corridors, etc.
There is a rail car going down from a high place. You can brake the car all the way down, and you can ride on it even on flat ground.
When you encounter an uphill position, stop pedaling and go up the stairs.
At every low point of the downhill slope, there is a staircase with a steel rope above it, and the car is suspended below the steel rope.
It is a cable car. Villagers go up the stairs and take the cable car back. This side is higher than the other side, so they can slide down by pulling the brakes.
As for how to get back to this cable car? It's very simple, the cables are connected, you lift it manually, take another one with a different height and slide back.
There is a rope on the rail car, which uses the water power of the river to hang on the winch and pull the car back.
It's not a matter of laziness, it's a matter of the village testing the application of technology.
The steel wire rope is made up of many strands of steel wire that are braided together with the help of a machine. After being tightened, various properties must be tested.
The villagers knew what Hanhan was going to do. The two sides of the Yangtze River were now connected by cable cars. When the two sides were connected, several steel cables would be used to build a suspension bridge.
We are currently inspecting it, and every day someone sits on the cable car and uses a magnifying glass to see how hard it is to weave the wire rope.
If the test is successful, you can cross the Yangtze River.
Suspension bridges have always existed, but the span of the Yangtze River is too large, and the weight of the steel wire rope is included in it. At the same time, both sides must be tightened to ensure that the steel wire rope will not break.
"What is this?" A man wearing a third-grade official uniform was led by a eunuch to the Xiaqiu Village here.
When the villagers saw him, they ignored him and went about their own business. He was only a third-rank official, usually a minister.
The minister is a big deal outside, but he is nothing in Xiaqiu Village. The key is that he cannot control Xiaqiu Village.
"Servant Master Zeng, this is the high-altitude ropeway in Xiaqiu Village. The other end is powered by water. We just went uphill. We can sit on it, take the stairs, and then ride the slide to the village."
The eunuch explained to Zeng Lu beside him. Zeng Lu is still the doctor of Zhongshun and the minister of the Ministry of Rites.
He came to see a doctor today. People from the Tai Hospital had checked him before and found that nothing was wrong.
He thought he was fine, but when the dangers were brought back, coupled with the drought in that large area and the drought in Shandong, he became afraid.
Zhu Yuanzhang told him that the master of Xiaqiu Village told him to write two separate letters.
One of the letters said there was a risk factor, so we sent a team immediately. When we got to the place, we found that it was no longer good. Now we stay in the library, and the imperial doctor still comes there every day.
The other letter is written to you. I’ll ask the imperial doctor to read it to you. No problem. It’s up to you whether you want to go to Xiaqiu Village and have another look.
Zeng Lu chose... look!
He doesn’t want to die either! He is not old yet and can do things for the court.
So he came. He had never found an opportunity in Xiaqiu Village before, but now he saw a set of things he had never seen before, and he was very surprised.
"Willow, willow tree!" "Hug, hug."
Zeng Lu was walking when he suddenly heard a sound. When he turned around, he saw an old woman holding a little baby and teaching literacy there.
The child is too young and cannot tell the difference even if he looks at the pictures and learns the words. He must learn from the adults.
"You can hug her, but it's a pity that she's too small to hug her." The old woman wasn't angry at all, but instead kissed the baby.
The little baby was kissed, raising its head and giggling, kicking its legs and drooling.
"Flowers, flowers, spring comes, the gurgling water comes to my house, the green trees and green mountains are sloping outside, the rosy clouds, the rosy clouds, shine on the mulberry trees, the mulberry trees are harvested on the Double Ninth Festival, and the setting sun once still shines on the chrysanthemums. Flowers, flowers..."
As Zeng Lu was walking, he heard the sound of children again in front of him. He turned a little and saw a group of children jumping around. The rope under his feet... was that beef tendon?
The children talked, jumped to the rhythm, and jumped up and down. Sometimes their legs flew up and their bodies were parallel to the ground.
"Shilang Zeng, this is a rubber band dance. Most people can't do this kind of action. It feels like flying in the sky." The eunuch introduced again.
"This is a changed poem. Talk about wine and mulberry, and use old chrysanthemums. Meng Haoran's. Can't dance, the rhythm is too fast. I have old arms and legs, and I don't have enough bones to fall."
Zeng Lu shook his head. He had always known that Xiaqiu Village was powerful. When he went to that village, a group of older children, that is, teenagers, studied hard all day long.
However, other people didn't want to show up much. When they came here today, they were unprepared and saw the cultural atmosphere of Xiaqiu Village.
When everyone in a village is literate and can do arithmetic, children are destined to receive an education that is different from that in other villages from birth.
It's not an aristocratic family. The people from this aristocratic family will teach their children elsewhere.
It’s the whole village. All the children grow up and study together. They don’t need to hire anyone from outside to teach them. It’s amazing!
"Where are their older children?" Zeng Lu couldn't help but think of another group of teenagers.
"I'm practicing my calligraphy! I'm here to invite you, Minister Zeng." The voice of the leader appeared, and he stood at the door of the sacrificial hall, waiting for the other party to arrive.
"Zhu Lichang." Zeng Lu saluted with clasped fists.
He did not dare to underestimate the other party. When the other party accompanied His Majesty, he answered fluently. If he asked about military affairs, he would answer military affairs. If he asked about economics, he would answer economics. When he asked about government affairs, he would answer government affairs.
And this is just the result of more than three years of study, the person who was pushed to the front.
It shows that people are as smart as their parents when they were young, but they just don’t have the chance to meet a good master.
Unlike me, I have the opportunity to study in school and my family is in good condition.
He followed the chief into the sacrificial hall, and without being reminded by the chief, he took the initiative to burn incense in front of the memorial tablet.
Then he was led to a side room next to him. After entering, there was a wooden wall in front of him with a hole.
"Servant Master Zeng, put your arm in. It's inconvenient for someone to see the guests." The chief reminded.
"Okay!" Zeng Lu put his left arm in and felt that his wrist was placed on the pulse pillow and his fingers were touching the pulse.
The fingers are constantly rising and falling. This is no problem. Imperial doctors also diagnose the pulse in this way.
More than a quarter of an hour later, his hand was pushed out. Just as he was about to put down his sleeves and stand up, the commander reminded him again: "Right arm."
"Oh!" Zeng Lu put another arm in and was pushed out again for the same quarter of an hour as before.
"Okay, what do you want to eat for lunch, Mr. Zeng? Come here, you won't be in a hurry when you get back." The head of the village said to Zeng Lu.
"Is it okay to eat tofu? I eat some tofu every day. I don't want meat. I don't like meat. Boiled soybeans and pickles are better. I have plenty of them at home to go with my meals."
Zeng Lu is welcome. It’s not like he has never eaten food cooked in Xiaqiu Village. He can just relax here and don’t need to think too much.
"That's easy enough. Come out with me, Master Zeng, and watch the children practice calligraphy over there?" The headmaster invited the other party to give guidance on the children's calligraphy.
Otherwise, he couldn't arrange it. How could he let the other party read the Four Books and Five Classics? The other party has already memorized it.
Zeng Lu was indeed willing to watch the teenagers in Xiaqiu Village learn, so he followed them.
Zhu Wentian's friends were practicing calligraphy seriously. When the director and Zeng Lu arrived, no one paid attention to them.
The eunuch followed as well, trying not to show his presence. He was going to have a good time here at noon.
(End of chapter)
