“It’s very inconvenient to go up and down the mountain from here.”
"Although it's not too far to go to the Jinghe River, carrying water back and forth... is a bit far."
Li Shan gestured with a branch and said to Zhu Wei and others beside him: "A few days ago, the third uncle at the east end of the village fell while carrying water down the mountain. Sister-in-law Liu slipped while climbing up the mountain carrying a big basin to wash the laundry.
wrestle."
"It's been like this for many years..."
Qing Zhuang on the side only said half a sentence before Zhu Wei scolded him: "You idiot, listen carefully!"
In ancient times, when choosing a place to settle, it didn't matter whether it was close to the mountains or not, but it must be accompanied by water. Although Zhujiagou is not far from the Jinghe River, there is no water source near the village. To carry water and wash clothes, you need to climb to a stream halfway up the east mountain.
At... In order to take a bath, Li Shan had long wanted to build a diversion canal.
We were just about to build a new house, so we gathered manpower, and before the spring plowing had begun, two hundred young men dug a diversion canal, which would make it much more convenient to use water... Li Shan was not mysophobic, but he couldn't stand not taking a bath for ten days and a half.
"You can't go straight up and down, you have to go around and down, layer by layer, like a water dragon. Enter from the west of the village and exit from the east..."
"Where to go?"
"That's Sanli Village over there. There is a small river in their village that leads directly to the Jing River. They want it." Li Shan clicked on the map on the ground. "If there are enough people, it would be better to dig a pool in the west of the village to store water."
"It's best to dig a few more canals. They don't need to be too big, but it's better to build them with bluestone slabs. They can pass through the village and every household can get water at their doorstep. Then there will be no need to carry water."
Outside the crowd, Wang Renbiao listened with great interest for a moment and then interjected: "It looks like the Jiangnan layout."
"Hey, Brother Wang is here." Li Shan threw away the branch and said with a smile: "There are many lakes in the south of the Yangtze River."
"With such a long distance, water is diverted from the mountains layer by layer, large ponds are dug, and then water is diverted into the village. A large pond should also be dug at the east end of the village, otherwise there is a risk of waterlogging and it will be connected to the small river in the neighboring village." Wang Renbiao said.
Taking care of the general affairs, he made a rough calculation and shook his head and said: "Three hundred young men with all the equipment will take at least half a year, and five hundred young men will take three to four months."
Li Shan scratched his head, "Even if it doesn't work, it won't be long before spring plowing begins."
"It's okay, take your time." Zhu Wei was determined to do this, "Da Lang, just take care of your own house."
Li Shanxiao said a few words and walked away with Wang Renbiao, "I thought Brother Wang wouldn't come."
It had been seven or eight days since the Lantern Festival meeting. Li Shan didn't care whether Wang Renbiao would come, but he didn't expect that he would come after so long.
Wang Renbiao avoided answering and only asked with a smile: "Brother Li is not going back to Lingnan?"
"I won't go back, it's nice here." Li Shan kicked the dirt around his feet, "I need Brother Wang's help to build a new house... Well, this is a picture I drew."
Wang Renbiao took the paper and spread it out to look at it. His eyes couldn't help but twitch slightly. After a while, he sighed: "It's so meticulous and lifelike..."
"It's just random graffiti." In his previous life, Li Shan participated in a sketching club in college. There was no way, every student had to join at least one club.
Li Shan painted the garden based on his memory of Yangzhou and Suzhou gardens from several class trips in his previous life. It is a hodgepodge of things, including the Lion Grove, the Humble Administrator's Garden, and the Canglang Pavilion.
"Brother Wang is here today..."
Li Shan was about to get down to business when Wang Renbiao suddenly interrupted: "Can I meet with Ling Ci?"
After a while, in the small main hall of the Li family, Wang Renbiao arranged his clothes and saluted solemnly, "Wang Renbiao of Qi County pays homage to Madam Zhu."
Mrs. Zhu unexpectedly glanced at her son beside her and called her "Mrs. Zhu", obviously knowing the inside story.
Seeing her son nodding slightly, Mr. Zhu stood up and returned the greeting, saying loudly: "The King of Qi County is a branch of the Wang family in Taiyuan. Is the young master a descendant of the Wang family in Taiyuan?"
Wang Renbiao was a little surprised. Not to mention a Lingnan woman, even ordinary people in Guanzhong only knew that the Taiyuan Wang family was famous, and could not distinguish the branches of the Taiyuan Wang family.
"My father is rich and is in charge of Suizhou."
"The Prince Consort of Princess Tong'an." Zhu blurted out.
Li Shan looked at his mother with surprised eyes. He didn't even know about it as a time traveler, but you actually know it so well?
Wang Renbiao paused and nodded, "Mrs. Zhu is knowledgeable and knowledgeable."
After a moment of silence, Zhu asked softly: "Why are you here, Master?"
"Come here for the Qiongztraminer." Wang Renbiao briefly described the Lantern Festival talk.
Zhu immediately shook his head and said: "Twenty guans, I'll sell them to you. We can't cooperate and share profits."
As he spoke, Mr. Zhu cast an accusing look at Li Shan, sharing profits with each other... Once this became the norm, his son would be regarded as a merchant and it would be difficult for him to become an official.
Although Li Shan didn't know why Wang Renbiao chose to cooperate with him today instead of buying out the secret recipe, this was what he wanted to see. He took a step forward and said softly: "In the name of Dongshan Temple."
Wang Renbiao immediately understood, "The other party is Wang's wife's natal Li family. Her father-in-law's family has been doing business in Chang'an for many years."
Zhu hesitated for a moment, then shook her head, "Forget it, it's just twenty strings."
"Thank you, Prince, for your kindness, but you should know that offending a wealthy family over this matter will not be worth the gain."
Wang Renbiao lowered his head silently, and then spoke after a moment, "I can no longer take out twenty strings."
Li Shan's eyes were strange, you thought the bid of 20 yuan was too low that day!
Whether he is a descendant of the Taiyuan Wang family or the son of Princess Tong'an, it is only twenty dollars, which is probably only a few meals.
It had been seven days since he was kicked out. Wang Renbiao was a young man with strong self-esteem and refused to accept money from the Yue family, a wealthy businessman. His only two friends happened to be away from Beijing. After much deliberation, he chose Li Shan.
But I didn't expect that Li Shan's mother was such a temperamental woman, and she refused for fear that she would harm others.
Mrs. Zhu looked at Wang Renbiao with a sad look on his face, thought for a moment and asked, "But it's not convenient for you to tell me directly?"
"If there is any difficulty, there is no need for twenty strings. The secret recipe."
Li Shan didn't feel bad this time. It was a good thing that he could connect with Princess Tong'an through this line... He remembered that this was Li Yuan's biological sister, and she also had a daughter who was a concubine in Yang Guang's harem.
It doesn't matter if I give it to you... Wang Renbiao felt a sore nose and bowed: "Brother Li spoke frankly that day, and I don't want to hide it. On the night of the Lantern Festival, I took my wife with me..."
When Wang Renbiao finished speaking intermittently and vaguely, Li Shan was stunned and was kicked out. Is it so miserable?
Oh, he must be a concubine. Princess An and other husbands went to other places to take up their posts, so they immediately kicked the concubine out of the house.
Wang Renbiao looked at Li Shan with a wry smile, and in his eyes...we are almost in a miserable state!
"Bang!"
Mrs. Zhu stood up with a slap on the table, pointed her halberd and cursed: "Such a poisonous woman has no regard for human relations..."
Wang Renbiao couldn't understand the rest of the words, and Li Shan couldn't understand them either. He could only guess that they were Lingnan slang for swearing.
Li Shan was bored, but Wang Renbiao's face turned red and he was so excited that he almost spoke in agreement.
Zhu's scolding was obviously out of venting emotions. In her opinion, Princess Chang An and Li Dewu were the same.
Finally, after his mother's thirst came to an end, Li Shan quickly interjected: "In that case, let's make a decision. I will discuss the details with Brother Wang."
Zhu nodded and was about to speak when the young monk outside suddenly burst into the door and pointed outside, "Auntie, Dalang, someone is looking for you."
Li Shan turned his head and looked around. Ten steps outside the door, Wu Zhong in green clothes and a small hat was stretching his neck to peek inside.