Chapter 278: Making Iron Pipes
Xiaoyu looked at Chen Qingqing's departing back, and her heart was moved.
No one has ever treated him so gently since he was a child.
His mother was a palace maid that the emperor temporarily favored. She passed away shortly after giving birth to him.
A prince born to a palace maid, without power, cautious and prudent,
No one cared about him, no one loved him, he was like a duckweed floating in the palace.
Since he was six years old, he knew that if he wanted to be recognized by others, he had to work twice as hard.
Only by being strong can you win the respect of others and be invincible.
When others slept, he read; when others rested, he practiced martial arts, forcing himself to become excellent step by step.
When he was twelve years old, the general who was also his teacher recommended him to go to the battlefield.
From then on, he overcame all obstacles and became the patron saint of the Da Ning Dynasty.
Everyone thought he was not afraid of death, tiredness, or hardship.
But only when it was late at night and everyone was asleep would he feel the loneliness in his heart.
Now he actually felt care and warmth from this girl, who did not despise him for being a fool.
As the saying goes, a drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring, let alone such a life-saving grace.
If he could succeed in taking that position in the future, he would definitely repay her kindness and make her the richest businessman in the world...
Seeing Xiaoyu staring at the wontons in a daze, Chen Qingqing waved the candied haws in front of him.
"Why aren't you eating? Didn't you just say you loved wontons?"
Xiaoyu withdrew his thoughts, looked up and smiled at her, "It's too hot, let it air out."
"Oh, I didn't realize our little fish also knew it was hot." Chen Qingqing said, jokingly in a light-hearted tone, "Not bad, our little fish has made progress."
Xiaoyu blushed, okay, they were treating him like a child, but it seemed pretty good.
In order to prevent Chen Qingqing from noticing anything unusual, he picked up a spoon, blew on a wonton, and put it in his mouth. "It's delicious. My wife, you should eat it quickly."
"Okay, eat quickly. Once you're full, we'll go to the blacksmith shop."
Soon the wontons were eaten, and Chen Qingqing asked Xiaoyu, "Are you full? If not, have another bowl."
"I'm full, let's go!"
After paying the bill, the two walked towards the blacksmith shop...
At this moment, Zhuifeng, who was sitting across the street, looked confused.
"Zhuyue, is this still the Prince Ning we know, our master, who is invincible on the battlefield?
It would have been fine if he'd done these childish things before because he had lost his memory, but now that he's recovered, why is he still playing dumb with that village girl, holding a candied haws? It's simply unbearable to watch."
"Shut up!" Zhuyue raised her hand and patted him. "It's none of your business to interfere in the master's affairs. Hurry and follow."
"Well, the master has his reasons for doing things. Maybe it's to protect the miracle doctor who can detoxify him!" Zhuifeng muttered and followed closely.
Chen Qingqing brought Xiaoyu to the door of the blacksmith shop.
I saw a burly middle-aged man forging iron, with sparks flying everywhere with every hammer strike.
After hammering it for a while, I put it back in the furnace to continue burning it red, then took it out and continued hammering...
After a while, an axe for chopping wood was completed under his hammering.
The blacksmith saw the customers coming and greeted them warmly, "What do you want to buy? Our shop has all kinds of farm tools."
Chen Qingqing asked with a smile, "I want the master to help me forge some ironware. I wonder if the master will take this job?"
The blacksmith nodded and said, "What do you want to forge? Do you have the blueprint? But the more complicated the forging, the more expensive the labor."
"I know that."
Chen Qingqing said, took out the blueprint she had drawn last night from her cloth bag and handed it to the blacksmith.
"Master, I want to make this kind of iron pipe, about three inches thick, each about half a meter long, hollow in the middle. I need thirty of them, and then I need joints on both sides, and some turnbuckles like these to connect them together... Do you think it's possible?"
Chen Qingqing had already made a detailed calculation. The straight-line distance from the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain was about fifty meters. According to the blacksmithing technology of that era, a pipe could only be made to a maximum length of one and a half meters. She stated her requirements and waited for the blacksmith's answer.
The blacksmith looked at the blueprint in his hand with a look of surprise, "Girl, what are you going to do with all these iron pipes?"
Hearing him ask this, Chen Qingqing knew that he was capable of forging, and explained with a smile, "To be honest, Master, there's a piece of land in our village that's too dry, and I want to divert water from the mountainside to irrigate the land."
The little fish was immediately curious and came forward to check it out. His eyes immediately lit up.
This girl is really a genius. She knows so much that she can even draw such a difficult blueprint. Moreover, this kind of iron pipe is perfect for water diversion. If it can be popularized in the Daning Dynasty, it will benefit so many ordinary people.
"It's a really good idea! Once these iron pipes are used, they can greatly save water."
The blacksmith nodded repeatedly.
"I can do it, of course. If you don't need it urgently, you can pick it up in half a month. As for the labor, it's one tael of silver per piece, so thirty pieces are thirty taels. The connecting screw buckles will cost ten taels. As for the large iron barrel connected to the iron pipe, it's relatively easy. I can forge it for free. Is that acceptable to you, young lady?"
Chen Qingqing nodded without thinking, "Okay, I'll give you a deposit of 20 taels of silver first. I'll come to pick up the goods in half a month, and the rest will be settled on the same day."
The blacksmith laughed heartily, "Okay, no problem."
Chen Qingqing paid the deposit. Half a month was not too slow and she could accept the time. Although the price was not cheap, it was a one-time investment. The pipe could be used for at least thirty to fifty years. It was reasonable to calculate it this way. She might as well do something good for the villagers!
After leaving the blacksmith shop, Chen Qingqing went to Qingfeng Restaurant to take another look at Chen Feng.
Chen Feng and her agreed to go home in ten days, rest for a while and then start planning to open a restaurant of his own.
He sent Chen Qingqing and the other two to the carriage shop, hired a carriage with a sedan chair, and drove home...
Nanshan Village.
Sun came back from working in the fields. As soon as she entered the yard, she shouted towards the house, "Erbao, hurry up and help me scoop some water. I'm dying of thirst."
After a long period of silence, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile, "This kid must have gone to play with Xiaohan again."
At this moment, Chen Han shouted outside the door, "Auntie, is Erbao at home?"
Sun was stunned. "Didn't he come to play with you?"
"No, we agreed yesterday that you would come to my house to play chess early this morning, but you haven't shown up yet, so I came to ask."
"Where did he go?"
Sun frowned, feeling a little puzzled.
Erbao has always been well-behaved and sensible, and never runs around.
Since he didn't go to play with Xiaohan, where would he go?
Although she had some doubts, she didn't take it to heart and smiled, "Maybe Erbao went to play with Erniu and Tiedan in the village."
Chen Han shook his head when he heard this. "I just went to Tiedan's house to look for Erbao, but they said they didn't see him."
Sun was a little worried, "Then I have to go find him."
As he said that, he lifted his leg and was about to walk out...
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