Zhou Congguang was indeed not bragging. He said that the thing he made was almost perfect.
He concentrated on it for two days, and sure enough, he got it done. After he got it out, he played with it contentedly for two hours, then got tired of it and threw it aside.
Manager Ye asked him, "Gong Zhou, can I send this to Mrs. Qin Liu to see?"
Zhou Congguang waved his hand and let him take it away.
So, about two-quarters of an hour later, a mini hand-operated dehydrator appeared in front of Lu Songli.
Lu Songli fiddled with it for a while, and even asked someone to bring two or three pieces of wet clothes to test it, and found that the dehydration effect was acceptable, at least it could not be squeezed out manually. Of course, it was not as good as the dehydration effect of later generations of electric dehydrators.
The subordinates watched silently, thinking that this thing was strange, but it was of no use. It's such a hot day now. Once the wet clothes are hung up, they will dry in a short time.
"Come here, take this hand-crank dehydrator to the warehouse, number it and put it away."
It doesn't matter if it doesn't come in handy now, it will come in winter. Later, she will set up a workshop to make more and sell them to the rich south of the Yangtze River in winter. It will be easy to sell.
Manager Ye brought this thing here, and when it arrived, he wanted to leave.
Unexpectedly, Lu Songli called him out and told him something, "...ask him if this can be done?" At the same time, he gave him a simple diagram.
This simple picture shows a foot-stepped threshing machine. Nowadays, the harvested rice is crushed with stones to thresh it, which is too troublesome. This foot-operated threshing machine was a product that appeared in the 1970s and 1980s. It was very easy to use in an era without mechanization.
In fact, it would be better for her to do this in person, as it would be easier to explain clearly, but she is really busy.
At this time, Zhan Ruoshui and Wei Wenqian rested in the house for a long time. After they had rested enough, the master and the apprentice strolled to the fourth courtyard of Beicheng.
It happened to be dinner time when they arrived, and Zhou Congguang invited them to eat.
At this time, Lu Mingzhi also asked people to place his food in Zhou Congguang's yard, and he would arrive later.
Manager Ye had just returned from meeting Mrs. Qin Liu at the governor's house. When he saw that Zhou Congguang had two more people here, he quickly asked the kitchen to fry two more dishes.
"You eat so well?" Wei Wenqian counted their dishes. One person actually had three dishes and a cup of chicken soup!
Zhan Ruoshui also discovered something was wrong. Although the food provided to them was very good, it did not include the pork liver and chicken soup.
Zhou Congguang didn't realize anything was wrong at all, "Yes, after I moved in, there must be a dish of pork liver and chicken soup for lunch every day."
Realizing that their reaction was wrong, Zhou Congguang realized later, "Master, don't you have any?"
He asked Manager Ye, "What's going on?"
Manager Ye bowed slightly and replied, "Doctor Lu said that Zhou Gong had some liver blood deficiency and could not properly nourish the liver and tendons, so he added this pork liver. After Zhou Gong's liver blood deficiency improves, he will Change it to another dish.”
Zhan Ruoshui looked at Zhou Congguang, "Have you seen the doctor? What's wrong with you?"
"Master Zhan, there is no need to worry. Doctor Lu is just here to check up on Zhou Gong and Lu Gong on a routine basis. Such examinations occur every six months. If any problems are found, they will be dealt with in a timely manner."
Zhan Ruoshui and Wei Wenqian didn't know what to say. The treatment enjoyed by his disciple|senior brother was really good.
Because there were still two dishes that had not been served, and Lu Mingzhi hadn't come over yet, the master and apprentice hadn't used their chopsticks yet.
Manager Ye simply took out the simple note Mrs. Qin Liu gave him and said, "Gong Zhou, Mrs. Qin Liu wants to get something. Can you see if you can get it?"
Zhou Congguang took the sketch and said, "Let me take a look."
Manager Ye relayed Lu Songli's description of stepping on the harvester.
Zhan Ruoshui and Wei Wenqian also listened carefully. In fact, Zhan Ruoshui is not good at this kind of mechanical things. He is good at the fusion and collision of objects. In fact, in the words of later generations, he is good at chemical things.
After listening to his description, Zhou Congguang nodded, "This shouldn't be difficult to do, let me think about it."
Lu Mingzhi also strolled over at this moment.
Then Zhou Congguang announced that dinner was ready! He had been using both his hands and his brain today, and his stomach was already empty.
"Master, I want to write a letter to my brothers!" After dinner, Zhou Congguang announced that he was so happy.
Let's share the blessings and come to Liaodong County together.
People like them are always criticized in the academy for not studying well. Not only do they lose their ambition by playing with things, but they also lose their fortune.
Now that there is a place like Liaodong County, it is perfect for them.
It doesn't matter if he is happy alone, he also wants to invite his fellow apprentices to join him.
In short, it is shaking people.
He is so clever!
Later, someone came to them and wanted to instigate them to rebel, saying that Lu Songli was so generous to them because he was completely using them.
She was also despised by Zhou Congguang and others. She provided them with food, clothing, housing and transportation, and even took care of their family members. In the end, she just wanted the products they tested. How do you call it utilization?
When they were despised for being a prodigal and not studying hard and playing with things, she provided them with all the materials needed for the experiment. She never said how expensive these materials were, nor did she care about them.
They were like worms that had only been taken care of until they were fat and fat. She just took them and pulled them out to rake them to make money. If this is utilization, it is just utilization of waste.
Before coming to Liaodong County, all of them, from the master to the disciples, had empty pockets. Later, not only were they wealthy, they were also very wealthy. If this is taking advantage, they are willing to take advantage of it.
Seeing Senior Brother Zhou being so righteous, Lu Mingzhi thought to himself that his second sister must like people like Senior Brother Zhou very much.
Looking at the beaming disciples, Master Zhan and another disciple looked at each other. Are they really so happy? Seeing him like this, what should they do if their hands are itchy?
Master Zhan himself is a person who likes to toss. He is curious about the collision reactions between objects, otherwise he would not be able to bring out so many disciples who like to toss.
Lu Mingzhi was good at observing people's emotions. When he saw this, he immediately hit the snake and followed it with a stick, "Master, my second sister asked me to get something. I don't understand something. Can you come and help me? Senior Brother Wei is also here to help me. Bar?"
In fact, what Lu Songli gave him was the study of woodblock printing.
"Okay, we'll go take a look in your yard later."
