When Han Yong rushed to the lake embankment panting, he saw Li Hui, barefoot and with mud on his legs, sweating profusely and tossing up and down the lake with the servant. He was a little confused and thought
After asking a few questions, he was afraid of showing his timidity, so he stood under the shade of a tree, drank water, and let them do whatever they wanted.
The measurement results came out quickly. The difference between the fields outside the dam and the bottom of the lake inside was about three meters. In other words, even if there is water in the middle of the lake within a radius of two or three miles, it is still nearly one meter higher than the fields outside.
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This result makes Li Hui very satisfied. This means that there is at least one meter of water level that can be used to irrigate peripheral paddy fields.
Although the water surface area in the center of the lake is no longer large, it is impossible to fully irrigate all the acres with water. However, if it is just to moisten the seedlings and ensure that they will not die, large acres of land will still be irrigated.
Under the current situation, the land in the field only needs to be watered once, the soil is moistened, and a thin layer of water is applied, so that the seedlings can survive and persist for many days.
Li Hui, whose face was flushed with heat, completed the on-site measurement and was very happy. He wiped the mud on his feet with hay, put on his shoes and came to Han Yong.
"Okay, we can go back." Li Hui said.
Han Yong quickly shook his fan to drive away the flies that smelled of sweat flying around him. He frowned impatiently and asked, "What's going on? You've been working hard for a long time, but can you find a solution?"
Li Huidao: "Mr. Han, we will start diverting water for irrigation tomorrow morning. But I need some materials and manpower. I will make a list for you, and all the manpower and materials on the list will be in place tomorrow morning. Then we can divert water for irrigation tomorrow."
Han Yong said: "Oh? Are you really so sure? What is needed? If it is too expensive and cumbersome, it can't be done."
Li Huidao: "They are all simple materials. They should not be a problem for the Gu family."
After receiving Gu Qian's instructions, Han Yong was going to fully assist Li Hui, so he said: "Tell me about it."
"I need thirty or forty people to help me. In addition, I need you to prepare two thousand bamboos with thick mouths. These bamboos must not be shorter than six feet, and the bamboo joints in the middle must not be damaged. In addition, prepare some cowhide or sheepskin.
, twenty or thirty sheets will suffice. By the way, you also need to prepare some rosin resin and some fine linen thread." Li Huiban said with his fingers.
Han Yong frowned and said, "What are you going to do?"
Li Hui smiled and said, "Mr. Han just keeps it ready. Could it be that the Gu family can't get these things out?"
Han Yong scolded: "What is this? There are not only 2,000 bamboos, but also 20,000. Although cow and sheep skins are valuable, there are only a few hundred in the warehouse, which is nothing. Not to mention rosin resin."
Li Hui nodded and said: "That's great. Just prepare it according to my list. Remember, the bamboo joints must be opened and the appearance must not be damaged."
Han Yong sneered and said: "These are not problems, it's just that I'm afraid that if you torment us like this, if you don't succeed, you will be punished even more."
Li Hui smiled and said: "That's my business. Mr. Han, hurry up and prepare. One night is very short. I'm worried that you are not prepared enough. When the time comes, Dong Weng will blame you."
Han Yong sneered, and Li Hui raised his hand and said: "By the way, we also need at least ten women who can needle and thread. They will be useful tomorrow."
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When it got dark, Li Hui returned home. Mrs. Gu and Chou Gu were anxious. When they saw Li Hui coming back, they hurriedly asked about the situation. Li Hui was confident, but he couldn't explain clearly, so he only comforted them.
After dinner, I spread out a mat and rested in the yard, thinking about tomorrow's affairs.
Mrs. Gu sat worriedly, fanning Li Hui and driving away mosquitoes. She wanted to ask her son something, but she didn't dare to ask more. She just felt that her son had become very strange and very different from before.
Today in the south house, when facing Gu Qian and others, his son was not timid at all, and the way he talked was nothing like before.
My previous son was a timid and silent person. Could it be that he was possessed by an evil spirit and changed his gender a few days ago?
Li Hui thought about tomorrow's process in detail several times and determined that there would be no problem. Lying on the mat, looking at the stars in the sky and the fireflies flying around, he felt relaxed.
Li Hui recalled the scene at the South Residence of Gu's family during the day, and the face of the girl he had glimpsed appeared in his mind, and his heart was pounding. Li Hui felt a little out of control at that time, because the girl was so beautiful. She was bright and graceful.
, I was shocked. I was rude and looked twice. The girl's charming and angry eyes were also extremely beautiful.
"Mom, who is that girl from the Zhang family who was at the Gu family during the day? What is her relationship with the Gu family?" Li Hui couldn't help but ask.
Mrs. Gu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "That's the Zhang family's cousin. Her maiden name is Tongyun."
Li Hui nodded and said: "This name sounds nice. I seem to have heard of it somewhere."
Mrs. Gu smiled and said softly: "Tongyun is a girl from the Zhang family in Chen County. Her mother is from the Gu family. She is the eldest daughter of the old family head and the sister of the current head of the family. Maybe you have heard of it from others.
The girl from the Zhang family lives in Wuxing County, not far from our Wu County. Her brother is the prefect of Wuxing, a high official."
Li Hui's heart moved and he asked: "Is her brother's name Zhang Xuan?"
Mrs. Gu thought for a while and said, "It seems to be that name. Mom can't be sure, and I haven't seen him before."
The memory in Li Hui's heart was resurrected, which is the memory of later generations. Later generations have some fragmented information about the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which is mainly concentrated on those prominent figures. In addition to people like Xie An, Wang Xizhi, and Huan Wen, there are also some related figures
, for example, Xie An's niece Xie Daoyun, who is known as a talented woman. There is also a contemporary woman Zhang Tongyun who is compared with Xie Daoyun.
No wonder this name seemed familiar to me. It turned out to be a memory fragment from the past. Zhang Tongyun has no deeds spread to the world. I only know that she has a brother named Zhang Xuan, who is a famous figure in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Zhang Xuan is the grandson of Gu He, a big shot in the Gu family.
.then everything is connected in series.
Zhang Xuan is Zhang Tongyun's brother. They are the grandson and granddaughter of Gu He, the former head of the Gu family, and the nephew and niece of Gu Yan, the current young head of the Gu family. No wonder Gu Qian, the owner of the South House, is polite to her and can come and go at will.
Mrs. Gu looked at her son's brooding face, feeling both happy and sighing in her heart. What she was happy about was that her son seemed to have enlightened himself, and seemed to have an admiration for women. This was a good thing, and it meant that her son had grown up. What she sighed was,
There is a huge disparity in status between the son and the girl from the Zhang family, which is absolutely impossible. Zhang Tongyun is very likely to marry into the Gu family in the future. It is inevitable to get married, and that will be called a good match. Not only does the son not have the surname Gu,
And now that we have nothing, there is absolutely no chance.
Mrs. Gu wanted to remind her son not to think wildly, but she was afraid of hurting her son's heart. After hesitating, she heard her son snoring softly. When she lowered her head, she saw that Li Hui had fallen asleep. Mrs. Gu couldn't help but laugh, feeling that she was already asleep.
After thinking too much, my son seemed to just ask casually.
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In the early morning of the next day, when the sky was just getting bright, Li Hui got up early and washed up. Just after finishing cleaning, he heard someone shouting loudly outside the courtyard door, urging him to leave quickly. Everyone in the Gu family was already waiting for him outside the alley.
Li Hui followed the visitor out of the alley, and saw several ox carts and mule carts parked at the entrance of the alley. The black cart pulled by two big black mules in front was very luxurious, with the windows open, and Gu Qian was sitting in the car,
His son Gu Xun accompanied him.
"Get in the car quickly, why are you lingering?" Han Yong urged with a hoarse voice and red eyes.
Li Hui walked towards the black mule cart. Han Yong stopped him and said, "Take this car, do you think it is a car for you?"
Li Hui said with a smile: "I just went to say hello and greet you."
Before Han Yong could speak, Gu Xun said loudly: "Yong Zhi, let's set off when you're ready. It won't be too late, let's take advantage of the coolness of the morning."
Han Yong said hurriedly: "I understand. Let's go."
Li Hui got on the green mule cart next to him, and he and Han Yong were still riding in the same cart. Several large carts drove by, followed by dozens of servants guarding the carts carrying things, and more than a dozen women.
Follow along for the walk.
On the way, Han Yong actually fell asleep, snoring with his mouth open. Li Hui couldn't help but wake him up.
"What are you waking me up for? It's not here yet. You've been working on this thing all night without a wink, and you're here to disturb me?" Han Yong said angrily with bloodshot eyes.
"I'm really sorry, Mr. Han, I just wanted to ask if all the preparations are ready. I didn't see the materials accompanying them," Li Hui said.
Han Yong said angrily: "Why do you think I stayed up all night? Is it to prepare those materials? Two thousand bamboos have been opened according to your requirements, and they have all been piled on the Tantai Lake cofferdam."
Li Hui cupped his hands and smiled and said: "That's it. I apologize to Mr. Han again. You continue to sleep and I won't disturb you anymore."
Half an hour later, everyone arrived at East Lake Manor. Li Hui got out of the car and went straight to the embankment of Tantai Lake. Gu Qian also arrived shortly after, surrounded by everyone.
Li Hui immediately inspected the moso bamboos piled under the lake embankment cofferdam. They were all large bamboos with a mouth-thickness, each six or seven feet long, and all the bamboo joints in the middle had been cut through with sharp objects. They were completely in line with his own
Require.
Gu Qian ordered someone to call Li Hui to him and asked with a stern face: "Li Hui, has everything been prepared according to your arrangement?"
Li Hui bowed and said, "It's absolutely correct."
Gu Qian nodded and said: "Then can you fulfill your promise? One day is very short, and the sun has already risen. I want to see the water entering the fields before it gets dark. Otherwise, I will punish you.
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Li Hui cupped his hands and said: "Don't worry, I will start now. From now on, I want all people to obey my orders without any doubts or laziness. Please tell these people these words."
Gu Qian nodded and shouted in a deep voice: "Listen up, from now on, you all listen to the instructions of the young man from the Li family. Whatever he says, you will do it. No laziness or disobedience is allowed."
Dozens of men and women on the cofferdam agreed in unison.
Li Hui thanked him, turned around and walked towards the crowd, saying loudly: "Everyone, please come here and listen to what I have to say to you first."
Fifty men and more than ten women gathered around. The men were all tenant farmers of the manor, and the more than ten women were all found from the Gu family, because Li Hui needed someone who could needle and thread, and the Gu family had more of them.
Li Hui began to explain to these people what they were going to do. In fact, what they had to do was very simple, and they were all physical labor tasks that were not difficult. After spending about a stick of incense and making sure that these people understood, Li Hui
These people were divided into six teams, each with ten people, and began to act.