Chapter 251 Give it to my sister as a dowry!

"Don't worry, Auntie. I wouldn't want to see Sister Yunfei suffer so much. Wouldn't it be better if the Ministry of Rites prepared it? Since you're interested, come with me!"

Qin Zhizhi directly used Qin Qingyuan's name to express the Qin family's intention. She was telling the eldest princess that Gu Yunfei would be pampered if she married into the Qin family.

"Since your sister-in-law has spoken, then you should learn from her."

The eldest princess couldn't stop smiling. The Qin family was satisfied with their daughter, so why would she be dissatisfied?

Besides, my daughter is going to marry into the Qin family this year, and this matter is related to the Qin family.

Let the children do whatever they want, because she and her husband will take care of them.

"Thank you, mother. Please tell me if you need me to do anything, sister-in-law!"

When Gu Yunfei heard that her mother agreed, she was very happy. Anyway, she was happy to be with her sister-in-law.

"Okay, with Sister Yunfei joining me, I can relax a lot."

"I haven't had time to discuss this with the elder and second uncles yet. I'll discuss it with them tonight. Once everyone is here, we can get started."

"Then go discuss it first, sister-in-law. I'll be waiting for your orders at any time!"

"I dare not do that, otherwise my brother will get angry with me."

"Sister-in-law..."

Gu Yunfei blushed again, and the eldest princess and Qin Zhizhi laughed happily.

Qin Zhizhi had lunch at the eldest princess's house, then went to Gu Yunfei's yard to take a nap before going back.

After Qin Zhizhi returned, she went straight to the study and exchanged the simplified version of the cement road formula with Wanwan.

She spent the whole afternoon discussing with Wanwan how to build the cement road.

The materials should be current, the technology can be downgraded, but it must be durable.

In the end, they came up with an alternative solution without cement.

First there is limestone, a white or off-white limestone commonly found in mountains or riverbeds.

A simple lime kiln is also needed, and then quicklime, ground pottery shards, brick powder or kaolin, and water are mixed into a paste.

The mixed powder is formed into blocks, placed in a kiln for secondary calcination, and ground into powder after cooling.

Considering that the simple version of cement road has poor water resistance, Wanwan suggested using glutinous rice mortar for watering.

As for the procurement of limestone, clay, sand and broken bricks, the manpower required can be hired from local people wherever the construction is completed.

Qin Zhizhi spent the entire afternoon discussing with Wanwan in the study.

It was almost time for Gu Jinghuai to get off duty that Qin Zhizhi completed the entire plan.

Looking at the specific implementation methods he wrote down, Qin Zhizhi felt a sense of accomplishment.

In order to thank Wanwan, Qin Zhizhi paid double the fee this time, and Wanwan was very happy.

"Master, you can secretly exchange cement with me later. This way, the road will be more solid. As long as this core technology is in our own hands, others will not be able to discover it."

What Wanwan wants to do most every day is to exchange everything with Qin Zhizhi.

"But I also need to learn the skills, otherwise I can't rely on myself."

Qin Zhizhi still wants to pass on the technology so that cement roads can be promoted nationwide.

"You can learn while you build, and experience is gained through summarization."

"I will consider your opinion carefully. I will make a decision after my husband has seen this plan."

"That's great, Master, keep up the good work!"

When Gu Jinghuai came to look for Qin Zhizhi, he saw his wife looking at something in her hand with a smile on her face, and he walked in curiously.

"What are you looking at, my lady? You look so happy."

Seeing that it was Gu Jinghuai who came back, Qin Zhizhi smiled and replied, "My husband is back, come and take a look at the plan I wrote."

Qin Zhizhi handed the results of her and Wanwan's afternoon work to Gu Jinghuai as if to take credit.

"Ma'am, slow down!"

Seeing Qin Zhizhi was about to stand up, Gu Jinghuai walked over quickly and took the so-called plan from her.

Qin Zhizhi sat down obediently, and Gu Jinghuai sat down on the chair next to her and began to look at the plan carefully.

The more Gu Jinghuai read, the more surprised he was. If there was anything he didn't understand, he would discuss it with Qin Zhizhi.

After Gu Jinghuai read the entire plan, he couldn't help but sigh that it was perfect, even many details were thought of.

Gu Jinghuai had to admire Qin Zhizhi's wisdom. He felt that if his wife took part in the imperial examination, she would definitely be on the list.

"My dear, your plan is very complete. Please leave the rest to me."

Gu Jinghuai couldn't bear to see Qin Zhizhi work so hard, so he decided to follow Qin Zhizhi's plan and do all the preliminary work for her.

"Thank you for your hard work, husband. You can discuss this with your uncle. Sister Yunfei and brother are getting married soon. Why not give this as a wedding gift to your sister?"

Qin Zhizhi felt that it was most appropriate to attribute this to Gu Yunfei.

The emperor's most beloved princess is also the daughter-in-law of the Qin family. She can both connect with the royal family and lead the Qin family.

Gu Jinghuai thought about it and immediately understood Qin Zhizhi's intention. It would indeed be more appropriate to give it to his sister.

"Since it's my lady's idea, then I'll make the decision."

Gu Jinghuai never asked much about business matters, as his wife had an absolute sense of the overall situation.

"Then you can talk to uncle about it tomorrow. What we need to do next is to find raw materials and build a lime kiln."

Qin Zhizhi felt that the preparatory work had to be done first, and relying on her own strength would be insignificant.

My uncle is not only the Minister of Revenue, but also the princess's consort, so it is indeed more convenient and faster for him to find limestone.

As for building the lime kiln, Qin Zhizhi has already exchanged the blueprints with Wanwan, so Gu Jinghuai only needs to find someone to build it.

"Madam, why don't we let the people from Qinjia Village build the lime kiln? How would you like to arrange it?"

Gu Jinghuai felt that it would be better to take control of this technology in his own hands now so that they would have something to do.

"That's fine. This is also a skill. I'll discuss it with the eldest and second uncles tomorrow to see who will do it first."

Qin Zhizhi decided to discuss it first. In addition to the technology of building the lime kiln, she planned to involve people from the Qin family in the subsequent road construction work.

"How about you wait for me to get off duty tomorrow and go with you."

"Husband, just rest assured and go to work. Sister Yunfei has agreed to help me today. Tomorrow, sister and I will go together."

Gu Jinghuai was still relieved about Gu Yunfei and nodded.

"It's better for Sister Yunfei to get in touch with it first, so as to avoid the difficulty of taking over suddenly in the future."

Gu Jinghuai felt that since it was going to be given to Gu Yunfei as a dowry, it would be a good idea to let her get familiar with it now and learn from his wife at the same time.

This way, his wife can rest assured and take care of the baby. In addition to his sister Gu Yunfei, he decided to bring Qin Qingyuan into the picture as well. He can spoil his fiancée by himself.

"Husband, I'm hungry!"

Qin Zhizhi's stomach growled in protest, and she was shocked to realize that she had been in the study until now.

"Let's go, let's go eat first."

Gu Jinghuai put down the plan and helped Qin Zhizhi out of the study.

The sky is big, the earth is big, but my wife’s eating is the most important.