"Hahaha..." All Zhao Qingling got was laughter from his mother and grandmother.
"What on earth is going on?" Zhao Qingling was even more puzzled.
Zhao Qingshan, holding Erbao, moved to sit down next to Zhao Qingling.
Daya had already run off with Dabao, and the two brothers had a lot to talk about since they hadn't seen each other for a long time.
"Stop asking. Didn't you see your sister-in-law leave the child with me and go back to sleep?"
They're exhausted from taking care of the child, with no free time day or night. They don't trust the servants with the responsibility.
Our dad's back. Naturally, I have to do my part and help take care of this little baby.
My family only has one baby, and it's already exhausting enough. You can only imagine how hard it must be for your two kids.
I think it would be better if the two of us brothers took some time these next couple of days to make two small strollers specifically for pushing the kids around.
When we go out, we just put the kids in the car. We have the kids with us, so we're not so tired.
Zhao Qingshan suggested.
Zhao Qingling nodded.
"That's a good idea, but what kind of stroller should it be?"
"Let's draw up some diagrams together after dinner and think about it. Or we can call Qingyang over to help us with some references. That kid loves to think about these things."
Zhao Qingshan made the suggestion again.
That very night, little Zhao Qingyang was conscripted. He held a homemade charcoal pencil in his hand, sketching lines on a piece of paper.
First, draw a basic one, and then add and modify it according to everyone's ideas.
It must be said that the final product bore some resemblance to later baby carriages.
Due to material limitations, the baby stroller for the Zhao family's little one has a frame made of woven bamboo.
The wheels were made by cutting off a few small wooden blocks, using a chisel to knock off the excess parts, and then smoothing the edges and the middle to make holes for inserting the wheel axle.
The stroller's design resembles a cradle attached to four wheels.
The cradle was just a bit deep. A perforated fence was added on top, along with a sunshade, and two more handles were added at the back.
The simplified stroller is now complete.
A quilt is laid in the cradle so that the baby can lie down and sleep when tired, and sit up when awake to see the outside.
Even if a naughty baby stands up, the fence will prevent them from falling.
It's practical, but no matter how you look at it, it has a bit of the feel of a modern rolling suitcase.
It's just that one contained a baby and the other contained luggage.
When designing the chassis, the brothers weren't entirely without brains; they chose ironwood for the wooden wheels.
In short, try to make the bottom heavier to avoid the child falling over due to the top being too heavy.
The Zhao brothers are all action-oriented; from design to production, it only took them one day.
When the three little ones of the Zhao family were pushed out in a stroller by their father to see the world, they attracted the attention of all the elderly people in the village who couldn't move.
After all, in Zhao Family Village, during the daytime, the children are at school, and the young people are either working in their own fields or in workshops; there are simply no idle people.
Therefore, apart from the elderly who have lost their ability to work, there are really not many idle people to be seen.
Naturally, when the Zhao brothers took their child out for a stroll, it wasn't just about taking care of the child; they also took the opportunity to check on the growth of the rice seedlings in the field.
Let's talk about each family's composting methods, whether there are pests or diseases, and what methods they use to kill the pests.
Previously, they were all skilled farmers, but after a few words, their former titles of scholar and graduate student were stripped away.
This visit revealed a surprising change in Zhao Village: a waterwheel had been installed on the village's river for the villagers' irrigation convenience.
The water transported by the waterwheel was distributed to each family's fields through different pipes.
"Uncle Yougen, this waterwheel is really impressive. When was it set up? It must have cost a lot of money, right?"
Zhao Qingshan was very surprised.
I'd only heard of it before, never seen it; everyone said installing a waterwheel was very expensive.
Uncle Yougen took off his hat and fanned himself.
"Hehe, this big guy cost us a lot of money."
This was purchased back in February, with the entire village contributing money. Your family, however, paid the lion's share.
What, you don't even know this?
I told Shanwazi, "We can't forget our roots just because we've studied. We'll always be children of a family that values both farming and scholarship."
What could Zhao Qingshan say? He scratched his head.
"Uncle Yougen is right. We are all farmers by origin, so we should know about these kinds of things."
Uncle Yougen was in a good mood today and described the scene of how the waterwheel was built in great detail, making it feel like he was there.
The most impressive thing about the people of Zhao Village is not that they built a waterwheel, but that they spent money to have a waterwheel built.
Several more were made in imitation. Now they're making a splash and contributing to irrigation.
Zhao Qingshan was incredibly impressed and proud.
"Everyone in our Zhao Family Village is incredibly smart."
Uncle Yougen is even more impressive; you personally made those later planes, right?
Uncle Yougen was extremely proud of himself. As long as he had the actual object and a ruler, it was not difficult for him to imitate any object.
Because of Uncle Gen's contributions to Zhao Family Village, the cost of the first waterwheel didn't have to be paid by his family; in fact, they even made a profit of ten taels of silver.
"Brother, do you think we missed out on a lot while we were in the county?"
As Zhao Qingling spoke, she handed the banana in her hand to the baby in the stroller.
The little guy got his face and chest all dirty from eating.
While munching on fruit, they also spoke their own special baby language.
Zhao Qingshan nodded in agreement.
“Although we didn’t go anywhere else, we still had to pass through other villages and towns on our way from the county to our Zhao Family Village. There really isn’t any village as good as ours.”
The two brothers pushed their child home. The third child had just peed and was now eating fruit in the stroller with his bottom exposed.
The wet pants were draped in a basket under the car.
A horse-drawn carriage approached from afar with a "clattering sound".
Hearing the noise, the two brothers quickly moved their car to the side, clearing the middle of the road.
The people in the carriage had always heard that Zhao Family Village was wealthy, but they didn't know exactly how wealthy it was.
That's why I've always been looking out from the window next to the carriage.
Just then, the Zhao brothers were pushing a stroller with their toddlers. A few little heads were spotted by the people inside the stroller.
He stopped the carriage.
"Young brothers, I am the magistrate of Linrou County next door, and I am a classmate of Magistrate Qiu of your Qingyang County."
He told me that your Zhao Family Village is the richest village in the entire Qingyang County.
I've come here to learn from their experience and see if I can adopt their methods to improve the lives of the people in our county.
The Zhao brothers simply clasped their hands in a fist salute to the people in the car.
"You flatter me, sir. Our Zhao Family Village is no different from any other village."
Look, in our Zhao Family Village, many families can't even afford to live in a thatched hut.
"We had no choice but to build a bamboo hut to make do," Zhao Qingshan said.
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