Chen Nian sent Mu Feng to the mansion to pick up Xia Tian.
Xiatian packed up and came with Ningxue.
This was her first time stepping into the governor's office.
I looked around curiously and found it was similar to what I had seen on TV before.
Seeing her coming, Shen Nian stood up and took two steps forward to greet her, "Madam, I would like to trouble you to explain this drawing again."
“No problem.” Xia Tian took the drawing handed over by Shen Nian.
Lord Li called Zhou Cheng over and said, "Zhou Cheng, this blueprint was drawn by the governor's wife. If you have any questions, please ask Mrs. Shen directly."
Zhou Cheng looked up in surprise. He didn't expect that the blueprint of the firewall was drawn by the governor's wife. He thought that the governor had found a master, so he came up with such a wonderful idea.
Seeing Zhou Cheng standing there motionless, Lord Li coughed lightly and said, "Zhou Cheng, if you have anything to ask, hurry up. Madam Shen is still waiting!"
Zhou Cheng came back to his senses and quickly stepped forward. "Madam Shen, there's something I don't understand. How are the wall flue, the kang, and the stove connected? How are they built?"
"It's like this..." Xia Tian took the blueprint and explained it point by point.
Zhou Ben already knew how to build a kang, and after a brief explanation in the summer, he understood. "Madam is really amazing. With this setup, the walls and the kang are heated up when cooking. It really saves firewood and warms the house."
"Yeah, that's right." Xia Tian agreed.
Zhou Cheng figured out the principles and methods and couldn't wait to leave.
It must be said that there are quite a lot of bricklayers and craftsmen in Sangluo City. Not long after the notice was posted, some brave people came to apply for the job.
Lord Li directly asked Zhou Cheng to meet him, and he started to build in the yard with the prepared bricks and other things.
I originally thought of finding a room and setting up a kang, but it would be difficult to teach with too many people, so I just taught in the yard.
There were about twenty or thirty people who came to sign up. Zhou Cheng gathered them together, gave them a brief talk, and started teaching them directly without any nonsense.
We are all craftsmen, and we can basically learn this simple job after watching it once.
Chen Nian thought that there was no need to waste energy here, so he asked the yamen runners to take people to the nearby villages to find the village chief, and then go to the homes of the people who needed to build a kang and do it directly.
Otherwise it’s a waste of time.
Seeing that this was the first time for Lord Li to visit a commoner's home, he volunteered to take the lead and said, "Sir, I will go there as well. It's a good opportunity to see the commoner's reaction and report back to you."
Shen Nian thought about it and realized that other places had not started yet. Everything is difficult at the beginning, so he should really listen to the opinions of the people.
Otherwise, they may think it is good, but the people may not think so, and they may do bad things with good intentions!
"Okay, thank you for the trouble, Lord Li." Shen Nian nodded, "When you go there, don't let the people treat you to food and drink. Since we are still in the training stage, please bring your own bricks and enough food and drink, and don't make things difficult for the people."
"Yes, sir." Lord Li clasped his fists solemnly.
Seeing that Lord Li was about to leave, Shen Nian was worried and reminded him again, "The people must be willing, and they cannot be forced."
"Don't worry, sir." Lord Li left in high spirits.
Chen Nian was worried that they would pretend to obey but actually disobey, so she winked at Mu Chen and told him to follow secretly and take a look.
Xia Tian sat in the yamen for a while, looked at the kang in the yard that Zhou Cheng had just built, felt there was no problem, and went back.
He didn’t let Chen Nian see her off, only Mu Feng saw her out.
Shen Nian had just arrived, and there was still a bunch of official business to be familiar with.
Xia Tian couldn't sit still, so he took Ningxiang, Ningxue, Cuiyun and Cuiling with him and asked Fu Gui to drive the carriage to the pharmacy to buy medicinal herbs.
She has nothing to do here, so she can make some pills and put them in the space for emergency use.
She didn't buy too much this time because she didn't have that many people available here, so she bought a small amount first and would buy more after she finished.
After returning home, everyone's hands and feet were frozen. Xia Tian quickly climbed onto the kang and put his hands and feet under the mattress for a while before they felt much warmer.
Over there, Lord Li brought Zhou Cheng and others to the village where the old man lived that day, which was visited by Chen Nian.
This village is called Qingshui Village, and it is a village relatively close to Sangluo City.
The head of Qingshui Village mobilized the village immediately after receiving the notice.
Because many people didn't know what this kang was, they were still waiting and watching, and did not agree directly.
When Lord Li brought Zhou Cheng here, Tian Fu, the village chief of Qingshui Village, was at a loss as to how to respond.
"Sir, the villagers are ignorant and don't know about this kind of thing, so no one has signed up yet. Sir, I will definitely mobilize them again." Tian Fu nodded and bowed to apologize to Sir Li, fearing that Sir Li would blame him.
Lord Li frowned. Although the notice period was short, if there was no one to take the lead, then no matter how good the policy was, it would not be implemented.
"Municipal Tian, when I came here today, the governor told me that all the materials for the people who are going to make kangs at home today will be provided by the government. This is a rare opportunity!"
"Yes, yes, yes." Village Chief Tian wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead, "Then I will go and mobilize them again."
Village chief Tian walked away with a hunched back, but when the villagers heard that the government would provide them with materials to build kangs, they became even more hesitant.
They wondered when the government would ever be so open-minded and easy to talk to. There must be something wrong here; no matter how much Chief Tian threatened or bribed them, they wouldn't budge.
There was no other way, so Village Chief Tian could only return to report to Lord Li dejectedly, "Sir, the villagers don't believe this. How about you have someone build a kang for my family first?"
Village chief Tian really had no choice. All the villagers were related to each other, so he couldn't force them to come. He could only practice on his own family first.
Although Lord Li was unhappy, he also remembered what Shen Nian had said, that the villagers must volunteer.
So he frowned and agreed, "Zhou Cheng, take your men to go build a kang for Village Chief Tian first."
"Yes, sir." Zhou Cheng agreed and was about to leave.
At this time, a bricklayer in the team said hesitantly, "Sir, why don't you build a kang for the common people first?"
Everyone looked over in surprise. The man who had spoken just now had a red face and looked at Lord Li in a somewhat bewildered manner.
"Were you the one who spoke just now?" asked Lord Li.
"Yes, yes, sir." The man was so nervous that he stuttered.
Lord Li didn't care and asked, "Are you from Qingshui Village?"
"Yes, my lord."
Village Chief Tian hadn't left yet and recognized the man. "Sanzhu?"
"Yes, Uncle Village Chief."
This man is Tian Sanzhu, a villager of Qingshui Village.
Tian Fu saw that Lord Li was looking at them, so he quickly introduced them, "Sir, this is Tian Sanzhu, a villager from our village."
Lord Li nodded and asked, "Would you like to build a kang?"
"Yes, sir." Tian Sanzhu replied quickly.
"Okay, okay, then let's go to your house first." Seeing that some villagers were willing to go first, Lord Li let Village Chief Tian go first.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
