Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Kang Pilot
God helps those who work hard, Zhao An and Ding Pu succeeded with their servants who were covered in dust.
After understanding the principle, Zhao An and Ding Pu praised the design of the kang, such as the flue design being designed in a circular shape, which can prolong the time that hot air stays.
The servants originally thought that building a kang was very complicated, but after actually doing it, they found that simply laying bricks was not difficult. However, when asked to explain the principles behind it, they didn't know.
Chunyi was very excited. She directed several maids to clean the kang carefully. She then took a beautiful embroidered mattress and spread it on the kang in two thick layers.
The servants burned straw and firewood in a separate stove outside to test whether the kang was really successful.
Chunyi didn't plan to leave the independent stove outside idle. When the weather got colder, she would warm up some tea and snacks so that Lin Si could take them and eat them whenever he wanted.
Chunyi was very satisfied with her idea, and told Lin Si about it when Lin Si stepped into the kang room.
Lin Si's height has grown again, and he is almost half a head taller than Chunyi.
Lin Si touched Chunyi's little head and said, "That's a good idea."
When the servants saw Lin Si coming, they all bowed and said, "How is the county lady?"
Lin Si nodded slightly and glanced at Zhao An.
Zhao An immediately understood and stepped forward to give a brief summary of the servants' work over the past few days.
The county lord's mansion was too big, so only a separate stove could be built as a fire hole. If it were promoted to the people, it would only need to be connected to the kitchen stove and heated through the flue, which would save some trouble.
Chunyi waited with Lin Si in the kang room, occasionally covering her hands with the soft embroidered quilt. After repeating this several times, she exclaimed in surprise, "It's warm now. I can feel it even through such a thick embroidered quilt."
It takes time for the fire in the stove to burn, and it also takes time for the heat to be transferred. Although Chunyi felt a slight heat in her hand, it was enough to surprise her.
The other servant girls were also surprised. One of them, who used to be a servant girl from the north, couldn't help but think...
If there had been an Anping County Lady in the county where she lived at that time, her mother and father would not have survived the winter, and she would not have been sold by her uncles.
The kang has become warm, and judging from the visual and tactile sensations, it is a success.
But Lin Si's requirements go far beyond that. The temperature control and heating time all need to be recorded in detail.
But looking around the County Lady's Mansion, the only people who can read and record seem to be... myself and Zhu Shixi.
Zhu Shixi is now obsessed with anatomy.
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Zhong Diyan didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to go to the County Lord's Mansion, as to why it was him.
Zuo You answered truthfully, "You've studied before, so your learning progress is faster than other students. It won't be a big deal if you miss a few days of classes."
Zhong Diyan:........
Zhong Diyan was brought into the county lord's mansion by Qian Sui.
This was his first time here, and he looked around curiously, but also a little surprised. It wasn't because the County Lady's Mansion was large and extravagant, but because it was smaller and simpler than he had imagined.
Before entering the room, Qian Suijian simply explained to Zhong Diyan the purpose of his visit.
Putting aside the records, I have done this before when doing the fertilization experiment. But what is this kang that can make the bed warm, and the temperature is just right, not too hot to burn people.
After arriving in Li County, Zhong Diyan felt that he had seen so many incredible things that he had given up thinking.
But now he would still be shocked by some of the county lord's shocking ideas and actions.
Because such kangs will also be built in the manor in due course.
Last time it was a free medical consultation, this time it was a fire bed, I wonder what it will be like next time.
However, Zhong Diyan always felt that the lady who provided them with free medical treatment was a little strange. If there was anything strange about her, it was the way she looked at them, which seemed to be sparkling, especially towards him.
Zhong Diyan still remembers the woman saying to him with a hint of regret, "Your bones are well-shaped." But she sighed a few times afterwards and said, "It would be great if I could dissect such fine bones."
Zhong Diyan didn't understand what anatomy meant, but he subconsciously shook his body and even felt a chill on his back.
This female doctor is really strange.
Qian Sui's voice brought Zhong Diyan, who was distracted, back to reality.
This room is called Kangwu, which was a temporary name given because of the kang. Later, everyone called it that because it was easy to call.
The first thing Zhong Diyan saw was the stove in front of the kang room, where servants were responsible for lighting the fire and adding straw and firewood.
In order to make it easier for Zhong Diyan to record, Lin Si specially prepared a small table and pen and ink for him to record his body temperature and the condition of the stove every hour.
As for the meals these days, they were eaten together with the servants of the county lord's mansion.
When it comes to recording, Zhong Diyan has become very proficient with practice. It was during the recording process that he discovered that simplifying numbers is really convenient and easy.
When it was time for lunch, Zhong Diyan was taken by a maid to the place where the servants ate.
Zhong Diyan thanked him politely and followed the other person.
The maid was a talkative person. She said to Zhong Diyan, "Young Master, you are lucky. Today happens to be the day when the servants eat meat."
Zhong Diyan obediently held his bowl and waited for his meal, but he didn't expect that the servants in the county lord's mansion also ate rabbit.
During this time, he could vaguely hear the voices of other slaves, "We bought a lot of rabbits this time. It seems that the next time we eat meat, we will eat rabbits."
Zhong Diyanting was puzzled and asked why he bought so many rabbits.
Zhong Diyan recorded the data for four days in the county lord's mansion and handed it to Qian Sui before leaving.
He even met the female doctor once, but she was in a hurry with blood on her hands and didn't notice him.
Zhong Diyan was surprised on the spot, but when he turned around, he saw that none of the maids and servants looked at him strangely, as if this was the daily life of this female doctor.
"There's blood on her hands and her dress, and you're just going to turn a blind eye? What if she endangers the county lord?" Zhong Diyan's tone was a little anxious.
A passing maid patiently replied, "Young Master, don't worry. Madam Zhu has always been like this. That blood is not human blood, but animal blood."
Zhong Diyan: ...It's really strange.
Judging from the records submitted by Zhong Diyan, the kang was a great success. Zhao An and Ding Pu were rewarded, as were the servants who worked on it.
Lin Si’s principle has always been to clearly distinguish between rewards and punishments. If you do the things she assigns you to do well, you should be rewarded.
After nearly a month of hard work on the kang, Ding Pu finally relaxed.
He could finally return to his original job as a servant and no longer have to lie awake every night thinking about heat transfer.
It was really too brain-intensive, so he wanted to do some simple, mindless work.
Although Ding Pu received the reward, he knew that money was not easy to come by. He even felt that his hair had become thinner!
This kind of thing must never happen a second time.
Ding Pu thought secretly.
Ding Pu had just laid down on his small wooden bed when another servant knocked on the door again and again.
Ding Pu, who was in an extremely relaxed state, replied lazily, "What's the matter?"
"Ding Pu, get up quickly. This kang needs to be promoted among the people of Li County. You and Zhao An are going to serve as technical instructors and help the people build kangs. The county lord wants us to build kangs together. He said that County Magistrate Liang is coming."
Ding Pu suddenly jumped up, "What did you say?"
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The winters in Li County are always extremely cold, with biting winds and heavy snow at the end of the year. If a family has a good harvest in autumn, they will have some surplus food or money to exchange for or buy some charcoal. The whole family will squeeze into one room, wearing linen clothes interlaced with reed fluff, and gather around the pitiful charcoal fire to absorb the meager warmth.
If the harvest is bad and you can't afford to buy charcoal, you have no choice but to endure it.
Every year, some people cannot survive the winter.
Ever since Liang Nian came to Li County as the county magistrate, she would deliver some charcoal to every household at her own expense every winter.
The number is not large, but it is not enough to freeze people to death.
Lin Si sighed countless times, fortunately Liang Nian was a rich man, otherwise if she had been an official like her, she would have gone bankrupt long ago.
Shi Jin was wrapped in a linen robe filled with reed fluff and was mending clothes in the house.
At this time of year, most people come to Shi Jin to mend their clothes. He adds a piece of cloth and makes children's clothes bigger so that they can wear them when they grow taller.
Of course, the most common practice is to make interlayer linen clothes and stuff them with reed and willow catkins.
The doors and windows of the room were closed, but it was still cold. Shi Jin's hands were a little stiff from sewing, so she quickly blew out two breaths and shook her hands to move her fingers.
This year should be better than previous years, Shi Jin thought.
The autumn harvest is so good this year, and we have money to build the manor, so we can buy more charcoal. However, it is not the coldest time now, so we have to endure it first and use the charcoal when it snows.
Shi Jin's hands would get frostbite every winter, which was itchy and painful. There was nothing he could do about it, as nine out of every ten people in Li County suffered from frostbite.
So Shi Jin wanted to finish mending all these clothes before it snowed and he got frostbite.
"Sister, sister." Shi Tou's voice came from outside the door.
Stones rarely make such loud noises. The last time they made such a loud noise was when the manor was being built and workers were paid.
Shitou's face was red from the cold, but his eyes were incredibly bright. "Sister, the county lady has made something called a kang, which she says will keep you warm in bed during the winter. She wants the servants in the county lady's mansion to teach us how to build one!"
Shi Jin was stunned for two seconds, "What kind of kang..."
"I don't know either. They said they would first select a few families as pilots. If they are willing, they will have the servants teach them step by step. After they have taught them, the pilot families will teach the rest of the alley. In the alley, only our family and Carpenter Sun's family were chosen as pilots!"
Shi Jin was confused. "Does that mean winter won't be cold anymore?"
Like Shi Jin, Shitou had become an unconditional fan of Lin Si and blurted out, "Of course, that was something the county lady came up with, how could it be fake?"
Kang Zhuqing and Shi Tu came back from the fields with their hands frozen stiff. When they heard the news from Shi Tou, they were stunned for three full seconds, exactly the same as Shi Jin's reaction.
"Is the kang really that warm?" Shitu asked in a trembling voice.
Shi Jin nodded heavily. "After Shitou told me this, I went to find Carpenter Sun. Carpenter Sun said that people's houses are small, so we just need to build a passageway to the kitchen and then build a bed in the room. As long as the stove is burning, the bed will be warm, and the room will be warm too. We just need to pay a little for the bricks."
Kang Zhuqing paced back and forth in the room, not caring about the cold. "Our family was chosen as a pilot. What a great fortune!"
Shi Tu was still in a daze. "When will those servants come to teach me? Will I ever be able to learn it?"
Kang Zhuqing slapped Shi Tu on the back and said, "You idiot, you have to learn it even if you can't. Our family has been selected as a pilot, how can we lose face!"
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