Chapter 206 Do You Know What This Means?
"Madam, you are very smart." Xu Zhichun smiled. Madam was so enthusiastic that she didn't even need to make any opening remarks.
"There are two or three things related to the rice harvest that I would like to present to the county magistrate. I wonder if Madam could report it to him on my behalf."
Nanny Ji was taken aback, and became even more curious. About the rice harvest? She knew about harvesting rice. Could there be any special tricks or details involved? That really puzzled her.
Madam Xu wouldn't lie, so she took the opportunity to take a look.
"Okay, I'll ask someone to invite Master Shao."
"Thank you, Aunt Ji."
When Master Shao heard that Nanny Ji had invited him, he was afraid that the county magistrate's wife had something important to tell him, so he did not dare to delay and came quickly.
Nanny Ji smiled and said, "Master Shao, are you busy? Please sit down. Madam Xu wants to present something to Master. Master Shao, please take a look at it first."
Xu Zhichun stood up and saluted, presented the drawings, and began to tell the story.
Master Shao didn't need to worry about what the object made according to the blueprint was used for, how to use it, and how she got the blueprint. Xu Zhichun explained it clearly.
Master Shao was nonchalant at first, but he was stunned while listening and looking at the drawings, and his expression gradually became serious.
To be honest, he actually didn't understand the drawing. He couldn't connect what Xu Zhichun described with the drawing, nor could he understand the principle behind it.
But Xu Zhichun's argument is coherent and must make sense. Also, the blueprint looks quite complex and sophisticated, like it's serious business, not a joke.
If what she said was true—
Master Shao's heartbeat began to speed up uncontrollably.
"Madam Xu, can the threshing machine made according to this blueprint really thresh the grain? And can this windmill really blow away all the shriveled grains and easily separate the full grains? If it's really as Madam Xu describes, this hard work will become a breeze, and it will make people much more relaxed!"
"Madam Xu, do you know what this means?"
Of course Xu Zhichun knew it, and also knew the true meaning of Master Shao's words, which was equivalent to the technological advancement of this era.
But as Xu Zhichun at the moment, she doesn't know what normal means.
Xu Zhichun nodded and smiled, "I know. It means that everyone can save effort and trouble during the autumn harvest in the future."
Master Shao: “.”
He was confused. Madam Xu got such a thing by chance. She was quite smart. It was the best that she could think of this. How could he expect her to understand any profound principles?
That's enough.
"Madam Xu, are you sure this thing really works?"
"I'm not sure, but I think it makes some sense."
Master Shao glanced at her with complicated eyes, sighed and nodded: "Madam Xu, wait a moment, I will ask someone to find a craftsman."
"yes."
The craftsman that Master Shao found was looking at Xu Zhichun's drawings very attentively. He was thinking while reading, nodding slightly from time to time, his eyes bright and dim, and he asked Xu Zhichun questions from time to time.
How could Xu Zhichun be flexible? She only knew how to memorize things by rote.
But rote memorization can obviously solve the urgent problem. At least she answered the craftsman's questions by rote memorization and reading out the script, and the craftsman nodded with a look of sudden enlightenment to indicate that he understood.
Xu Zhichun was sweating silently: She didn't understand how he understood it.
Different fields are like different worlds.
"Master, this thing—this thresher, windmill, and water mill—is worth a try."
"really?"
"yes."
Master Shao waved his hand to dismiss him, and when he looked at Xu Zhichun again, he could hardly conceal his excitement: "Madam Xu, you are so lucky, and you have such a heart! If these three things can really be accomplished, Madam Xu's contribution will be indispensable."
This was exactly what Xu Zhichun wanted to hear. Without any pretense, he bowed and thanked him openly: "Thank you, Master Shao. Master, don't worry. If I hadn't been certain, I wouldn't have dared to act rashly."
Master Shao laughed heartily: "This is not reckless. If Madam Xu thinks of anything else in the future, just tell her. It doesn't matter whether you are sure of it or not. Even if it doesn't work, your Excellency won't blame Madam Xu."
Xu Zhichun nodded and smiled: "Your Excellency is wise, and it is a blessing for the people of Qingshan County."
Master Shao laughed heartily, and then asked again, "Madam Xu, can't you remember what book you read this in? What was the name of that book?"
Xu Zhichun pretended to think hard, then shook his head with regret and guilt. "I've thought about it for a long time, and many times, but I still can't remember it. I didn't take the book seriously before, and I didn't read it carefully. If I had known earlier... well, knowing earlier is worth a fortune."
"Well, that's true."
Master Shao sighed with disappointment and regret, and could only give up.
Mr. Shao went to report to Magistrate Lu. Madam Ji couldn't help but hold Xu Zhichun's hand, and whispered with excitement, unable to hide her laughter: "Madam Xu, you are truly a capable person! Such good luck, no one else can compare. Those three things you presented are extraordinary. If it succeeds, you can expect the generous reward from the master. I guarantee you will be satisfied."
Xu Zhichun was surprised and delighted, his eyes shining: "Mammy, you are not trying to cheer me up or tease me, are you? I take it seriously."
"Of course not. Just wait and see."
"Oh, thank you, Mammy."
Xu Zhichun said goodbye happily and left.
Master Shao and the craftsman might still be feeling nervous and uneasy, but she knew it very well. As long as the craftsman was not a slacker, he would definitely be able to make something according to the blueprint.
A generous reward? What kind of reward? All she wanted was protection.
Before this matter was accomplished, Xu Zhichun didn't say much. He set up the stall with Zeng Xiaoyan, Aunt Zhuer and others as usual and went home at noon.
Unexpectedly, that night, not long after dinner when they were about to go to bed, Zeng Xiaoyan came in a hurry, bringing Zeng Xiaojuan with her, along with Qiao'er.
"What's the matter?"
Xu Zhichun's heart skipped a beat when he saw that the two sisters looked a little strange.
She asked Chunfen to take Qiaoer to play in the yard, and the three of them talked in the house.
"What's wrong?"
Zeng Xiaoyan didn't know if she was angry, anxious, or at all what expression to use to express her current mood: "Sister-in-law Zhichun, my second sister wants to marry Uncle Yang Ming. I really don't know why she would have such an idea. I—she told me this today, and it scared me."
Zeng Xiaoyan was so frightened that she didn't know what to do. Without thinking, she dragged the man to Xu Zhichun.
Xu Zhichun was also stunned when he heard this, "This..."
Zeng Xiaojuan blushed with embarrassment, lowered her head and said nothing.
Zeng Xiaoyan became even angrier, "Second sister, what's wrong with you? Are you trying to drive me crazy?"
Xu Zhichun hurriedly said, "Xiaoyan, don't be anxious. Sister Xiaojuan, just tell me what you think. We are all family."
Happy New Year, my dears! May everyone be happy, healthy, and love themselves well in the new year!
(End of this chapter)
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