The dishes were served, both meat and vegetables.

A full table.

Everyone has prepared their dishes.

Zhuang Zhou was no longer polite. He picked up a piece of tripe with chopsticks and started to boil it in the pot.

It went up and down for probably less than 15 seconds.

Then dip it in the sauce and put it in your mouth to chew.

One word: awesome!

"Come on, Brother Cheng, try it too!"

Seeing Zhuang Zhou's satisfied look, Cheng Yaojin also followed suit and got one.

After a few stirs, dip it in sauce and put it in your mouth.

The spicy flavor immediately hits your taste buds.

This taste is amazing!

"Oh, Brother Zhuang, you really opened my eyes!

I've lived for so many years, and I just realized that tripe is so delicious!"

The two chatted while eating hot pot, and Cheng Yaojin praised the ingredients and seasonings brought by Zhuang Zhou.

Especially the chili oil that Zhuang Zhou brought specially made Cheng Yaojin very excited.

"Brother Zhuang, your chili oil is amazing!

It's spicy and fragrant, especially the spicy flavor that goes straight to the top of your head, it's really addictive!"

Cheng Yaojin ate with big mouthfuls and praised the food endlessly.

I originally thought that guarding the brick kiln would mean a hard life.

But who knew it would be so refreshing.

"Haha, Brother Cheng, as long as you like it!"

Zhuang Zhou was very happy watching Cheng Yaojin eating with relish.

The two of them chatted and enjoyed the food.

Time passed by unknowingly.

Five days later.

The first batch of refractory bricks was finally fired.

After inspection, although the quality of this batch of bricks still needs to be improved, it is enough to make Li Er satisfied.

This at least shows that the direction is right.

In the following days.

Zhuang Zhou and Cheng Yaojin took turns supervising the work, constantly improving the process and improving the quality of refractory bricks.

Sometimes they were busy among the brick kilns, and sometimes they sat around the fire and cooked in the pot.

Although the conditions were a bit simple, the two lived a fulfilling and happy life.

It is not until the second time that the refractory bricks are fired.

Li Er came in person to inspect the results.

After a night of natural cooling, the entire kiln was cold and no longer heated.

Cheng Yaojin also seized the opportunity to show his strength and personally used a hoe to dig up the earth.

After a while, they dug out the kiln door.

Unexpectedly, the door was frozen.

"Brother Zhuang, how do we do this?"

"Just smash it open! We have to build a new kiln anyway."

After Zhuang Zhou finished speaking, Cheng Yaojin swung the big hammer and smashed the kiln door open in a few strokes.

At this moment, the rows of neatly stacked refractory bricks in the kiln suddenly appeared.

"Brother Zhuang, come and take a look at this brick. What do you think? Why is it yellow?"

Yellow is right!

Zhuang Zhou entered the brothel first and took a closer look.

It was almost the same as what he had previously known.

Then I found a piece to verify it.

Tap gently and the sound is crisp without any empty sound.

Obviously the heat was controlled just right and it was cooked through.

"Brother Qin, it's done!"

Zhuang Zhou said excitedly, "This refractory brick has been fired successfully!"

Upon hearing this, Li Er was overjoyed and hurried into the brothel to check it out himself.

I saw the yellow refractory bricks neatly stacked, like little soldiers waiting for inspection.

He picked up a piece at random, looked at it carefully, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"Haha, Zhuang Zhou, you really did a great job!"

Li Er patted Zhuang Zhou on the shoulder and said happily:

"With these refractory bricks, the brick kiln can greatly increase its output!"

Zhuang Zhou and Cheng Yaojin were very pleased to see Li Er so happy.

Next, Li Er immediately asked the supervisor to expand the production scale.

in addition.

The requirements for the Ministry of Industry also increased accordingly.

In the past, bricks and cement were added to the building materials.

And demanded that a cement road be built between Chang'an and Mount Li as soon as possible.

The supervision naturally fell on Cheng Yaojin.

Cheng Yaojin was originally somewhat reluctant about this.

Now I am full of energy.

The imperial court has stopped fighting wars recently, so he has nothing to do.

Since His Majesty attaches so much importance to this matter, there is no reason for him not to contribute.

Besides!

Just by supervising the brick-making, Cheng Yaojin was able to show off in front of the ministers.

Using Chang'an as a demonstration point, cement roads will be promoted nationwide.

Cheng Yaojin even excitedly declared that he would build cement roads to all eighteen regions of the grassland.

There are also surrounding foreign countries.

It extends to Goryeo in the east, Tubo in the west, Turks in the north, and Nanzhao in the south.

If anyone dares to cause trouble again in the future, he will lead his army to attack them.

Zhuang Zhou couldn't help laughing when he saw Cheng Yaojin's excited expression.

Although this guy is usually careless, he can really get things done at critical moments.

With him as the supervisor, the construction of the cement road will definitely go much more smoothly.

Even the construction period will be greatly shortened.

Also happy.

Cheng Yaojin invited Li Er and Zhuang Zhou to his house for a banquet.

He also asked his servants to catch a deer.

This really opened Zhuang Zhou's eyes.

You mentioned entertaining guests, butchering pigs and sheep is quite common.

It seems a bit rare to directly slaughter deer to entertain guests.

When Zhuang Zhou asked, he found out that Cheng Yaojin even had his own manor.

On weekdays, you can also practice archery and go hunting in the manor.

Moreover, Zhuang Zhou only found out about it at this time.

Cheng Yaojin's mansion covers an area of ​​3,800 acres.

And that’s not all.

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