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The house took shape after the beams were put up, and the construction started to speed up. Within two days, the green tiles were covered, and it looked like a very good house from the outside. All that was left was painting the walls, paving the floor, installing doors and windows, and the roof. The roof at this time was made entirely of wood. These wooden doors and windows and the ceiling were all made by Li Qing. His workmanship was very delicate, which made Su Zhi very satisfied. Seeing that the house would be completed soon, she was filled with joy.

"Wife, our house will be completed soon. Tell me what you think."

Shen Zian looked at Su Zhi standing in the middle of the yard, looking at the house with a smile. He was in a good mood too. Although he was very tired these days, he was very happy in his tiredness. This was his and his wife's home. Just a few months ago, he didn't know that he could be so happy. Marrying such a gentle and capable wife and living in such a nice big house was like a dream.

Su Zhi looked at Shen Zian's face, which was getting thinner due to tiredness, and felt a little distressed. She said, "It's already good. When the house is built, I will make more delicious food for you and make you fatter. Look how thin you have become."

"Sister-in-law, I've lost weight too. You should make delicious food for Zi'an, but don't forget me. Don't worry, I won't disturb you. I'll take it home and eat it."

Li Shi said with a smile. He was standing in the yard, looking at the young couple, and suddenly felt a little jealous. He was not jealous of the big house, but jealous of Shen Zian for having such a considerate wife. He thought it was time for him to get married, and when the time comes, he must open his eyes and find a wife as gentle and virtuous as his sister-in-law. Suddenly, a delicate figure appeared in his mind. He was stunned, shook his head, and let the figure disappear from his mind.

Su Zhi smiled and said that she would definitely treat Li Shi to the new dish she had come up with.

"Zi'an, the adobe has been brought here. Should we start building the pit?"

Shen Shugen strode over. Two days ago, Shen Zian told him that he wanted to build a thing called a kang in the house. He said it was a bed for sleeping. He also said that it would keep warm for a long time in winter by burning firewood. He was very curious. He had never heard of a bed made of earth and burning firewood. However, he had a different view of Shen Zian's wife. This woman could draw such a house and furniture, so it was not a new thing for her to come up with a new thing. He just had to watch from the side. If this kang was really as useful as it was said, it would be a great thing!

Li Qing was installing windows nearby and came over at this time.

"Are you going to start building that kang? I want to take a look too. It would be great if we could really keep warm by burning some firewood!"

"We're going to build the kang today. Here are the drawings."

Su Zhi took out the drawings she had prepared long ago and showed them to a few people, telling them how to build here and how to build there. She also explained to them why it was done this way. The drawings she drew were very detailed, thanks to the fact that when she lived in the countryside, she saw a neighbor who liked to live on a kang building a kang. She was very curious and watched carefully from the side, and only then did she know the internal structure.

"Just build a stove here and light a fire for a while. The heat from the fire will enter the kang, and the kang will heat up. Such a fire can keep you warm for half a day. You can heat up the kang while cooking or boiling water. But don't heat it too much. The kang mat will burn when it's hottest. And you can't heat the stove in the summer, because no one wants to sleep on a hot kang in the summer."

"Sister-in-law! Your kang is really great!"

After Zhang Qing listened to Su Zhi's words and then looked at the drawing, he felt like he was holding a treasure. He knew the benefits of this kang very well.

"Yeah. It's a really good thing, and it doesn't cost anything. It just takes a while to get on base."

Shen Shugen also nodded.

"Sister-in-law, can you let everyone in the village use your kang? If so, everyone will be warm this winter."

Li Shi thought about it and said to Su Zhi that he was thinking further. After these days of getting along, he knew that Su Zhi was a kind person and she would definitely be willing to promote this kang. However, when he thought about how useful this kang was, it could be considered a craft and crafts could be sold for money these days. They were lucky to have Su Zhi's consent to learn to build this kang. If they wanted to give it to others to build on, they had to get Su Zhi's consent.

Shen Shugen and Li Qing also looked at Su Zhi. They thought about the benefits of having this kang in winter and hoped that such a good thing could be used by everyone.

Su Zhi also understood what the Kang meant to the people in the winter in ancient times. It meant that they no longer had to suffer from the cold. In fact, she had long wanted to promote the Kang. She couldn't bear to sit on the warm Kang with her family in the cold winter and watch others suffer from the cold. She didn't plan to make money from it, so she might as well earn a good reputation.

"Of course I can. It can save the villagers from freezing in the winter. What's a piece of blueprint worth? But I don't know how to play baseball. If someone is willing to learn, I won't let the big brothers teach me. I don't have the ability to do it."

"Wife, you are so kind!"

Shen Zian happily held Su Zhi's hand. He felt that he had married a good wife who was smart, gentle and kind.

Li Shi patted Shen Zian on the back and laughed, "Such a good wife has fallen into your hands, you must treat my sister-in-law well, or I will beat you up!"

Li Qing smiled and said, "Yes! Sister-in-law, if Zi'an dares to bully you, you can ask my brother and sister-in-law to come over, and we will take care of it for you!"

Shen Shugen said: "Then no one in the village will forgive you! How can you bully such a good daughter-in-law? You must cherish her well!"

When Shen Zian heard that these were all his elder brothers, why did they all support his wife? However, he was happy in his heart, because everyone had chosen Su Zhi. What could make him happier than his wife being accepted by everyone and not being despised as a lucky charm?

The workers heard the laughter and looked over curiously. Someone came over to ask what was going on. Li Qing smiled and told them about the kang. Everyone who heard it widened their eyes in amazement. They thought there was such a good thing. They immediately looked forward to the kang. Even the way they looked at Su Zhi changed and became much more polite.

In just a short while, everyone here knew about the kang. Although they were all working, they were all talking about it. Who doesn't want to have a warm place to stay in the winter?

Zhang Qing and his men started to build the stove and kang happily, all of them were very energetic, Su Zhi was directing them from the side, and if they felt something was wrong, they would tell them, and the grown men would immediately do as she said, so after a while they all understood the beauty of it, and they looked up to Su Zhi even more. Even if Su Zhi said that she learned it from others, they still thought that Su Zhi was a hundred times better than them because she could figure it out by relying on someone else's drawing.

The village head came running over, not knowing who had sent the message. At this time, the kang in Su Zhi's house was almost finished. He looked at this thing and wondered if it could really keep people warm. He heard Su Zhi say that this was taught to her by a passerby when she was a nun. He nodded, thinking that Zi'an's wife was a blessed person. It was really unreasonable to say that she was a bad luck. It seemed that the old Taoist priest was really talking nonsense!

"Zi'an's wife, are you really going to let all the villagers use this kang? Without asking for money?"

"Yes, Li Zheng. But this kang also needs someone to build it, so I think if someone wants to build a kang and hire someone to do it, they have to pay them. As for how much, I think we are all fellow villagers and won't ask for too much, so please talk to the brothers who learned how to build the kang first."

Su Zhi was also looking for opportunities for those who first learned how to build a kang to make money. Building a kang for others takes time, and she couldn't ask them for free. And if she didn't ask for it, she was really afraid that these people would not accept their money. These people could be said to be quite simple people.

The village head nodded, thinking that Su Zhi was right.

The kang and stove were ready. Su Zhi asked someone to boil water and light the fire. Everyone nearby paid attention to the kang. In less than two quarters of an hour, smoke began to rise from the soil surface of the kang. Almost the entire kang was covered with smoke, and everyone cheered. Li Qing touched the kang from one end to the other and said happily that it was warm. Another person stood outside the window, stretched his hand inside and said that it was hot too. This meant that the fire had already spread the heat!

Su Zhi said, "After the kang is burned dry, put a mat on it, preferably one made of reeds. It will be completely dry in two days. When cooking, light a fire to keep you warm for half a day. Light a fire before going to bed and you will be warm all night long."

The head of the village felt the kang and thought it was amazing. His eyes lit up and he asked Su Zhi if he could report the matter to the county officials.

Su Zhi thought about it and felt that the matter of the holy beast would certainly be known to the county officials in the future. It was impossible for her to hide quietly, so she might as well let nature take its course. In this era of imperial power, being a small farmer meant that one might be oppressed at any time. If she could have some connection with the government, that would be a good thing. Anyway, she would not be required to go to war and there would be no danger.

The head of the village was very happy to see Su Zhi agreed. His village had produced something so beneficial to the people and the country. He, as the head of the village, had made a great contribution!

Su Zhi built several kangs in total and had a lot of rooms. She thought that in the future it would not be possible for only she and Shen Zian to live in this house. Their lives would get better and better. She also wanted to invite someone back by then. Even if she was to be a peasant wife, she wanted to be a leisurely peasant wife, a peasant wife who was called a landlord's wife!

A few days later, Su Zhi's house was built, and the courtyard wall would have to wait a few more days. However, Su Zhi started to get busy. She wanted to decorate all the rooms before the courtyard wall was built!

Thanks to Dingdang913 for the Ping Fu. Thanks to mavis84823, I am a cloud in the sky, Huangfan, and someone likes the idle pink. I am so moved, I finally feel motivated again, and I'm all down!