That day, General Liang woke up the seriously injured Li Zhi and chatted with him for half the night, draining all his energy before stopping...
Seeing that he had been up all night and was still energetic even with bloodshot eyes, the lady asked curiously what kind of business the Jiang family wanted to do with him.
General Liang smiled mysteriously, "The secret of heaven cannot be revealed."
He said it couldn't be disclosed, but he couldn't wait to get started. If Madam Jiang had done what she said, with this magical cement artifact, the people would be able to survive the winter safely.
Unfortunately, Tianxia Mountain is quite far away from the city. In addition, the fire and water method requires a lot of manpower, animal power and water. The more he thought about it, the more time seemed to be running out.
But Li Zhi was lying in bed and couldn't get up. He had to stay in the city, and his two sons were still young and couldn't be sent out.
The soldiers under Li Zhi had just returned to the city, bringing back all the spoils of war. It was just the right time for them to rest for a while before going out again.
He considered it carefully and felt that Li Zhi's deputy, Zhan Shihong, was a bold and careful man who could be used and promoted.
After a period of peace, the people and refugees not far from Tianxia Mountain heard a series of rumbling sounds coming from the mountain. It sounded like the sound of earthquakes and rocks rolling down.
They were greatly shocked and immediately faced Tianxia Mountain, knelt down and prayed to the gods to calm down.
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Since it is possible to make cement, Jiang Yue decided not to build the pigpen for the time being and wait for the stronger cement house.
Then we can only let the mule suffer temporarily.
They used a plank to divide the mule pen in two and let out the two pairs of piglets.
Oh, I can't call it a piglet now. It's over four months old and has gained a lot of weight. When it walks, its flesh bounces up and down. It's such a "fat" pig~
Generally speaking, breeding can begin after the pigs are about eight months old. Sows give birth to piglets after about four months of pregnancy. This means it usually takes a year to produce new piglets.
"From now on, you are roommates. Get along well."
Raising pigs is hard work, but after a while they start to grumble with hunger again.
She picked a few cabbages, chopped them up, and mixed them with the sweet potato porridge. After they were cooked and cooled, she poured them into the trough one spoonful at a time.
The four of them rushed over as if they had never eaten, and the food was pushed out of their noses.
The mule was snorting and raising its front hooves, obviously angry.
"What? You want to eat pig food too?"
She used an old wooden barrel as a trough for the mule, feeding it bran, straw, or weeds on a regular basis. It was very convenient, unlike pig food, which had to be cooked.
She came over with a spoon. Several pigs blocked the trough, and a spotted pig stepped in to protect the food.
"Hey, you've even learned to guard your food? Do you understand how to be affectionate with your roommates?"
She slapped the pig's fat butt with a ladle, forced a spoonful of food in, turned around and put it into the mule's trough, and it really lowered its head and started eating.
Jiang Nian had just finished making a plate of tofu and came over. "He's been spoiled. He's even competing with the pigs for food."
The mule's ears twitched, and it continued eating in silence.
Jiang Yue smiled, "Don't scare it. It's probably mentally unbalanced. Pigs eat and sleep all day long, and they have people to serve them. Mules eat rough food, and they have to do hard labor to grind the mill for you."
"The pigs are fattened up and then killed for meat. Does the mule want to enjoy the same treatment?"
The mule licked the trough clean and then quietly moved to the corner.
Nowadays, people grow crops and vegetables both inside and outside the city, and fertilizers are needed for land reclamation, so some people started collecting night-blooming jasmine to use as fertilizer.
The fermented fertilizer sells very well, but the demand for fertilizer is high nowadays, so it is not so easy to get the night-blooming jasmine.
Before the natural disaster, you had to pay someone to pour out the night incense. Now, someone pays you to give them the night incense.
The feces and urine of the pigs raised by the Jiang family have become a hot commodity and can make her money.
Half a month later, Butler Liang came again.
"Mr. Jiang and Mrs. Jiang, the master wants you to go out of the city and check out the water and cement. He said they've tested it. Could you please go and see if it's true?"
Jiang Yue had heard people in the city discussing things like the gods' wrath, disasters, and earthquakes, and the government's increasing recruitment of people. She knew there was a high probability that this was working.
When they got outside the city, Jiang Yue was shocked to see a piece of black charcoal.
General Liang was just a bronzed burly man last time, but now he looks like an African immigrant.
He was obviously in a good mood and said with a smile, "Madam Jiang, come and take a look. Is this the cement you mentioned?"
It took them a lot of effort to try it out.
They found an open space and sent soldiers to guard it, not allowing anyone to approach. Then they laid three sections on the ground, all made of different proportions.
"As you said, the water has been spilled."
Jiang Yue stepped on it and found it was indeed dry.
This cement method was tested by Zhan Shihong. He participated in the whole process and knows everything. He is very excited now!
He still had an impression of the couple, and knowing that this method came from them, he admired them even more.
He handed Jiang Langjun a broken kitchen knife with a bent blade, obviously they had all tried it.
Jiang Yue stepped aside and said, "Just use half your strength."
Jiang Nian nodded and took the kitchen knife.
He chopped at three pieces of concrete three times, "bang bang bang", and the last time the kitchen knife broke into two pieces.
Zhan Shihong was stunned. This man was not only tall, but also a strongman! Half of his strength was already like this, so what if he used his full strength...
"How is it? Which one is the hardest?"
Jiang Nian pointed to the third piece, "This one."
She went over to take a look and saw that the third piece only had slight scratches, which was not considered any damage.
General Liang laughed and said, "I think this one is the hardest too! Madam Jiang, we can try it out."
The general has many capable people under his command, so she doesn't have to spend any money or effort to build the new house. She is so happy!
Jiang Yue had already drawn a modern-looking house, a simple two-story flat-bed house.
She took out the drawing, which consisted of only simple lines, and after explaining it to the craftsman she understood.
"It would be nice if the roof had a slight inclination to make it easier to drain water, and if it were flat it would be easier to dry things."
"It's a two-story building, so it doesn't take up a lot of space and can create a lot of extra rooms. If you have a large family, you won't have to worry about having no place to stay."
"Also, there are sharp corners on this wall, and no one dares to climb it!"
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General Liang felt itchy after listening to the craftsman's detailed report of the Jiang family's requirements. It sounded like all of them were good, with nothing bad about them.
"You all must do as the Jiang family requires."
He couldn't wait to see how nice the new house was!
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