Upon hearing Fu Changfeng's words, the group immediately expressed their willingness to do whatever Fu asked, as long as they could help promote the waterwheel.
Irrigating paddy fields is not something that can be done in a short time. It needs to be done from planting rice to harvesting, so it is a long-term task. With this waterwheel, things will be much more convenient, and they will be able to earn more money.
So in the following days, a recruitment frenzy swept through the entire Shaoming County. Families recruited people to make waterwheels, and ordinary people, upon hearing the news, also busied themselves going up the mountain to cut timber to sell for money.
With the waterwheels, everyone had more free time. In order to prevent others from seeing the design and making imitations, they planned to do something big and make more waterwheels at once, and then head to the nearby state capital to sell them.
Looking at the vibrant lives of these people, Fu Changfeng smiled.
The waterwheel project is proceeding smoothly, and the dyeing workshop over there is also receiving good news: they have used natural plant pigments to create even more beautiful colors.
"This color is so beautiful. It feels different from what we usually wear. I even want to try it on myself." Madam Fu held up a piece of newly made fabric.
"That's right. The people here really have a talent for these pigments. I've already had some of the ones I dyed before sold. The shopkeepers sent a letter saying they've returned with the money, so it should arrive in the next few days."
Grandpa Fu held Ah Zhao in his left arm and Ah Zheng in his right, chuckling as they tugged at his beard.
"That would be wonderful. Everyone is looking forward to seeing how much this fabric can sell for. Even Yang Cuiniang is worried that outsiders won't like this fabric. They're afraid that they won't be able to recoup their investment after wasting so much manpower and resources. Once they get the money, they'll know how popular this product is."
When Xichun learned of this, she planned to wait until the shopkeeper returned with the silver before telling everyone the good news.
Sure enough, when Xichun returned with the silver and told Yang Cuiniang about the results, she was also surprised. She had thought it would be good if she could sell a little bit, but she never expected that she would sell it all.
"Are they really selling that well? People really like our dyed fabrics. That's great! We can continue doing this for a long time, and everyone can keep making money."
"Yes, so you can all work with peace of mind. If you earn more money, we can hire people to sell it ourselves. In the future, it will become a pillar industry of Shaoming County. With this job, we can support more people."
"This is wonderful. If it weren't for you, Madam, we wouldn't have such a good life today. Everyone is very grateful to you for giving them this opportunity. However, they are too embarrassed to tell you. They even said that when you give birth, everyone will make swaddle blankets for the baby."
"Hehe, then I thank everyone for their kindness. I'll treat everyone to a meal after the baby is born." Xichun is now eight months pregnant and will give birth soon.
With such success, everyone in the dyeing workshop was filled with confidence and worked hard to produce even more fabrics with various patterns.
The waterwheel that Fu Changfeng reported quickly caught the attention of the prefect of Juzhou. He personally summoned Fu Changfeng and brought him a model of the waterwheel. When Fu Changfeng returned, his face was full of confidence.
"The prefect has already told me that he has reported this matter to the imperial court. All we have to do is wait for the court's response. This matter seems to be a sure thing."
In front of his family, Fu Changfeng did not hide anything and told them the outcome of the matter.
The whole family was very happy. With this achievement, their future career path would be much easier.
"That's good. Let's just wait for the court's response. This is a great thing that benefits the country and its people. I think the court will reward us."
"Hehe, Changfeng, you mustn't reveal this matter yet. Wait until the imperial decree comes down before you talk about it, otherwise I'm afraid some villains will cause trouble," said Madam Fu, with her keen intuition as a woman.
"Father, Mother, I know. Let's keep this to ourselves and not tell anyone else."
However, there was still no reply by the time Xichun gave birth, and Fu Changfeng's face clearly showed signs of anxiety.
"Sir, what's the situation? Could someone try to intercept us halfway through?" Zhao Yuping was also worried, fearing that things might not work out.
"Alas, if someone really tries to stop us, we can't do anything about it with our current abilities. We can only take it one step at a time." Fu Changfeng was also worried. He had secretly written a letter to Lord Hu to ask about the court's reaction to this matter, but there had been no news yet.
"My lord, the madam is about to give birth, and the old lady wants you to come over immediately." Just then, a servant suddenly ran over. Upon hearing this, Fu Changfeng disregarded everything else and ran straight to the backyard.
Xichun was resting in bed at the moment. She had been having frequent contractions, and the children were frightened when they saw her. That's why Grandpa Fu took the children out, worried that they would be scared.
Fortunately, Xichun has always paid attention to exercise, and she was worried that eating too much nutrition would make the baby too big to deliver easily, so she has always maintained a reasonable diet, and this pregnancy went very smoothly.
"It's born! It's a baby girl!" The midwife wrapped the baby up and handed her to Madam Fu.
"Hehe, that's wonderful, Changfeng! You finally have a daughter you've been longing for. Come here, hold the baby and let her recognize you as her father." Madam Fu's face was full of joy, and she had the nanny beside her give the midwife a big red envelope.
"Hehe, thank you very much, Madam." The midwife was originally worried that it was a girl and the family wouldn't be willing to give much money as a wedding gift, but she didn't expect it to be so heavy. She couldn't stop smiling.
"Xichun, look, this is our daughter. Hehe, our family is finally no longer a brat, we have a lovely daughter too."
“You say that? When the children come back later, we’ll see what they think.” Xi Chun still had the energy to talk to them.
When the two children were brought back by their grandfather, they saw the swaddling clothes in their father's hands.
"Dad, is my little sister born? I want to see, I want to see!" Ah Zhao, holding a small wooden sword she had just bought, hurriedly ran to Fu Changfeng's feet.
"Hehe, yes, it's my younger sister. Come on, look at her, isn't she beautiful?" Fu Changfeng bent down to let the two of them see his younger sister.
"That's wonderful, Changfeng, now you have both a son and a daughter. Come here, let your grandfather hold you." Old Master Fu had also hoped for a girl, and now that his dream had come true, he couldn't help but want to hold her.
"Alright, the child is still young, let's not let her get chilled. We'll see later. I'll take her inside now." Old Madam Fu came out and said seriously before taking the child inside to care for her.
"Father, how is Mother? Grandfather said childbirth is very hard." A-Zheng asked his father, who looked at him blankly.
"Yes, it's very tiring. Your mother is resting right now, so we shouldn't disturb her. Why don't you rest today and visit her tomorrow?"
"Okay." The two children obediently followed their grandfather to eat.
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