"You were the one who just said you were not fully awake, so I kindly woke you up! You old fool, you have never seen anything new, so why don't you come in and take a look at it slowly? Why are you blocking the door?!"
"Well... I've never seen a house so warm in such a cold weather. I was just excited..." The old woman touched her nose awkwardly.
After he made way, the younger generation who were blocked behind him finally squeezed in.
Unexpectedly, as soon as we entered the door, everyone's faces had different and wonderful expressions.
From the initial shock to the loss of facial expression control, to gradually coming back to my senses but not being sure and repeatedly going in and out to feel the temperature change, to finally slowly accepting that what I saw was not an illusion, but it was difficult to get rid of the shock on my face.
The younger cousins were the most excited and started walking around the room measuring things. The two younger cousins blushed and shouted to take off their heavy cotton jackets.
The servants, who had not yet come to their senses, were busy serving the young master.
"Hmph! Old woman, I told you long ago that Yi'er would never lie, and the boys she gave birth to are all smart and capable. This house must be as warm and cozy as Yi'er said, and you still don't believe me!"
The old lady couldn't stand the cold at her age. Sitting in the warm room, she felt numb all over, and her frozen limbs were slowly recovering. She never forgot to argue with her wife.
Unexpectedly, the next moment, a boiling teacup suddenly appeared in the hand that was originally relaxed and paralyzed on the coffee table.
"Hurry up and drink your tea, you old man! When did I ever say that I don't trust Yi'er and the third kid Sheng? If you keep making up stories here and trying to sow discord between Yi'er and me, you'll just have to wait for me when I get back..."
"Ahem... good tea! Everything in Yi'er's room is really good. Old lady, we really had foresight and expected that the third kid would be a startling person."
The old lady spoke very skillfully, without a trace of embarrassment on her face.
Even though he usually dotes on girls more than boys, Sheng Yichen was very pleased to see her at this moment.
After everyone was seated, Sheng Nanxi, who was dressed up like a lucky doll today, was also led by her mother to pay New Year's greetings to the elders.
No one could beat the old lady in such an occasion. After the little fat girl said auspicious words to everyone in a baby voice and received a lot of red envelopes, she was hugged into her arms. With a smile on her face, she asked the little fat girl if she was used to living here and if there was anything she wanted to eat or play with...
Sheng Nanxi had something important to do today. After answering her grandmother's question with a smile, she winked at her third brother.
Sheng Yichen understood immediately and nodded, and immediately explained to everyone the origin of this 'warmth' according to what his younger sister had taught him in advance.
It is said that this method of building a heating system was taught by a Jianghu master I knew in the past. The main principle is to bury a very unique pipe under the soil, and then use the unique technology taught by the master to guide the spring water into the pipe.
As the high-temperature spring water flows through the pipes, it also heats the surface, thus warming the entire house.
Who has a skill that he can't help but keep to himself and take the opportunity to make a fortune this year?
The Li family members never expected that Sheng San was willing to tell them so much. After being surprised, they listened to his explanation seriously.
Speaking of which, Sheng Yichen used to live in the capital and had little contact with the Li family. The two elders knew that this kid was domineering and playful, but they didn't expect his words to be so clear and coherent.
Even such a sophisticated technique as heating a house could be explained in extremely simple words, and even the younger boys nodded their heads.
The old lady was more and more pleased as she listened, and finally she just laughed so hard that she couldn't stop:
"Okay, okay! The children born to our daughter are really amazing, and our third son Sheng is also very smart. I was thinking that your house is too big and not warm enough, so we let little Xier spend the winter in our yard."
"I didn't expect that you, as a brother, are so capable and renovated the house so quickly. Now, even if it's cold, your mother and sister won't be frozen."
The second uncle was always smart, and he immediately realized that the unique technology Sheng Yichen mentioned was secondary, and the most important thing was the unique pipe material. He asked hurriedly:
"Sheng San, can you make that unique pipe yourself? If you can make it yourself, doesn't it mean that everyone who lives near a hot spring well can build this kind of 'heat'?"
"There are hot springs all over Nanyang County, and almost one out of every ten households can find a spring. Sheng San, let me tell you, your hot spring technique is definitely a big deal that can benefit the people of the area!"
The second uncle also had many workshops and various stores with which he had long-term cooperation. He immediately thought that if Sheng Yichen wanted to make money with this technology, he could provide all kinds of manpower and materials to help him expand the scale.
The second aunt beside him clapped her hands and interrupted him.
"What are you talking about! Such a good thing must be kept close to our family first! My parents are old, and their skin itches and their knees ache in the winter. My third nephew can transform the house into a warm and cozy one, so naturally he must transform our house first before talking about other things."
"Sheng San, my second aunt's family also has a well, and the water coming out of it is more abundant than the one in our house. After you have renovated the Li family, have someone renovate the Jiang family as well. Don't worry, the wages are easy to talk about. I will ask them to pay you a few percent more than the market price. Hehehe——"
The second aunt's attitude had changed 180 degrees. She had been lukewarm in her conversations with the Sheng family before, but now she called them all nephews and nephews, as if they were her dearest.
Seeing that the Sheng family didn't react for a while, she knew who was the most favored one in their family. At that time, she took out a bag of candy from her arms and stuffed it into Sheng Nanxi's pocket:
"Are you hungry, little Xier? Second aunt loves you the most. She even remembers to bring you a bag of candy when she goes out."
"This amber candy is the signature of Hui Xiang Zhai in the city. We sell a hundred bags a day. Even if your seventh cousin wants to eat some, there are not enough left! Give all the bags in Second Aunt's hand to Xiao Xier!"
"Thank you, aunt!" Sheng Nanxi was skilled in playing the role of a naive person and gave her a sweet smile in return.
After all, the second aunt's record of military exploits was verifiable, and she had indeed spared no effort to help the Li family overcome many difficulties in the past.
But she has some bad habits of being petty and calculating. In her eyes, the Sheng family, who were confiscated and exiled, were worthless, so she was naturally on guard against them. Now that she knew that their family really had something beyond ordinary people, wouldn't she rush over to show her courtesy? !
This kind of person's thoughts are all written on his face, so there is nothing to worry about. Sheng Nanxi is not opposed to contacting her.
This topic hits the mark for Nancy Sheng.
The little fat girl was picking the candies in the bag heartlessly, and at the same time she secretly winked at her third brother, asking him to continue talking.