Little did she expect that in the middle of the night, while she was sound asleep, she would be awakened by a noise.
She groggily opened her eyes and saw Chi Yan excitedly pulling her into his arms: "It's done!"
Just as she was feeling lost, her eyes glazed over, she asked, "What's done?"
Chi Yan half-huddled her in his arms and showed her the blueprints in his hand: "This is a push harvester. With it, we can harvest rice much faster, saving at least half the manpower and resources..."
Shen Tangning opened her eyes and looked up. As he continued his eloquent introduction, she became more awake and listened attentively.
After the explanation, Chi Yan looked at her with bright eyes: "How was it?"
Seeing his obedient, praise-seeking look, she tilted her head as if deep in thought: "That sounds impressive."
He couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile: "Just in the sound?"
Shen Tangning smiled and finally granted his wish: "My husband is truly amazing!"
Chi Yan's eyes revealed a hint of smugness: "That's right, don't you even know whose husband he is?"
After saying that, he lowered his head and gave her a loud kiss on the cheek!
She suddenly opened her eyes wide, unsure whether to scold or praise, her expression somewhat blank.
A wicked thought crossed Chi Yan's mind, and he pinched her cheek. The soft touch made him pinch it a few more times.
Shen Tangning grabbed his hand: "Have you washed your hands?"
Chi Yan: "...I forgot."
*
The next day at dawn, Chi Yan delivered the blueprints to a famous carpenter in the city: "How long will it take to make these things at the fastest?"
The carpenter held the blueprints and examined them carefully: "I've never seen this before. It looks quite complicated. It'll probably take at least ten days to half a month to complete."
“That’s too long.” Chi Yan frowned and succinctly expressed his request, “I’ll give you three days, the sooner the better, regardless of cost.”
After leaving the shop, he visited several other shops and said the same thing to the carpenters.
They were all willing to work day and night to finish this big order, which was hard-won.
By the time we arrived at Yunlongyan, it was already quite late.
When Minister Gong saw him, he couldn't help but say sarcastically, "I thought that Compiler Chi had given up because of the difficulty."
The villagers haven't made a move yet, and Minister Gong can't help but feel a little smug. Does he really think this job is so easy?
Chi Yan raised an eyebrow slightly, his tone smiling: "It's kind of you to care about me so much, sir. To repay your kindness, I will do my best."
Minister Gong's face darkened: "Then I'll wait and see!"
Nodding, Chi Yan couldn't resist teasing him: "His Majesty attaches great importance to the progress of the Yunlong Weir project, so Minister, you must not slack off."
Minister Gong gritted his teeth: "Thank you for the reminder!"
...
"Lord Chi, I thought you weren't coming today!" Aunt Li called out from afar as she saw Chi Yan.
How could that be?
He took a few steps forward and saw Aunt Li lower her voice, "Erzhu and the others held a meeting last night to persuade the villagers not to move, otherwise they would not be able to help with any social obligations in the future. That's why no one is coming to harvest rice right now!"
Aunt Li trusted Chi Yan. This young man was sincere and had no airs of an official. He was even willing to work in the fields under the scorching sun. For some reason, she trusted him very much!
If it were just for show, why would he go to such lengths?
Chi Yan chuckled dismissively, "If they don't come, they don't come. They'll have to bear the consequences themselves if they suffer losses later! If you trust me, Auntie, we can drain the water from the fields today."
A look of struggle flashed in Aunt Li's eyes: "Okay!"
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