Traveling through ancient times.

"Miss Jiang is so majestic, Miss Jiang is so majestic..."

Someone in the crowd shouted, followed by scattered voices of agreement, and then a huge chorus of shouts.

"Miss Jiang is mighty, Miss Jiang is mighty—"

Jiang Yizhou clearly felt that the way people looked at her had changed.

Faintly, someone whispered:

"I heard that Miss Jiang saw this in a precious book and then drew it. Miss Jiang is really amazing."

"I heard from Miss Jiang that we can also follow Miss Jiang to build such a waterwheel in the future. Miss Jiang is really a good person."

"Yes, with this, my husband won't have to fetch water all day long."

"It's the same for us. I don't have to leave the few plots of land on the mountain uncultivated. I can grow something now."

...After hearing these discussions, Jiang Yizhou finally understood what Xiao Tongzi said that day: the promotion of water wheels greatly improved productivity and liberated people's labor.

And the extra people and the extra labor force can...

Jiang Yizhou thought that she could hire them.

Thanks to the hard work of dozens of people, a pond has been dug, but there is still the most important finishing work, which is to compact the bottom of the pond and the surrounding areas.

You have to pound the yellow mud hard to compact all the gaps between the stones.

When Jiang Yizhou saw the workers pounding the yellow mud with round-headed wooden sticks, she thought of cement again.

It would be nice if there was cement.

I glanced at the exchange price: merit.

Well, take your time.

Jiang Yizhou ordered three water trucks, and two more are available, which will be delivered in five days at the latest.

Two days later, the first pond was basically completed. The last section was connected with a bamboo water pipe, and people could see the water flowing into the pond.

This is not like manual labor. People get tired, but water wheels don't.

People were excited for a long time.

The happier Jiang Yizhou is, the more depressed Ning Jianren is.

The connection was made, but the amount was half of what was originally agreed upon.

Originally he offered 6,000 taels of silver, which was 20% of the total, but now it is only 10%.

Not only is there no room for negotiation, but he also has no right to interfere in all future production, sales, etc.

They even put it in a nice way: just wait to share the money.

Ning Jianren was thinking in his heart, "Mmm!" You guys discussed it behind closed doors, and you casually told me how much profit there is from production and sales. I know nothing.

The key point is that now that the money has been taken out, the shop has been sold, and some of the Jiang family's antiques, calligraphy and paintings have been sold. It can be said that all the family fortune has been spent, and the result is this?

But he didn't bear the responsibility alone, he dragged Jiang Mingxin into it as well.

The other party wanted to marry his daughter to him and then share his wealth. He was not stupid. If you want to share my property, then show your sincerity.

So, Jiang Mingxin used two shops and a dowry of one thousand and two taels of silver to marry his daughter Jiang Zijun to Ning Jianren.

The two families were officially bound together from the original verbal agreement.

A month later, things there had been completely settled, the upper and lower links had been opened up, and mining had officially started.

Another month later, Ning Jianren received a share of nearly eight hundred taels.

With his hard work and because he was handsome and eloquent, he soon got acquainted with an official from Jiangzhou, and the two hit it off immediately.

The other party even planned to recommend him for admission into the government...it would have been almost a meteoric rise to prominence.

At the same time, Jiang Zijun also became pregnant, but Jiang Mingxin was happier than anyone else.

Because once my daughter gave birth to a son, everything in the Jiang family would belong to my grandson, to my daughter, and so on...

However, Ning Jianren did not like the arrival of this child.

If he just liked to enjoy the beautiful body of a young woman for free at the beginning, the key point was that she came to him on her own initiative, and he also wanted to trap Jiang Mingxin, the old fox, so he took his daughter away.

But now, he is tired of Jiang Zijun and no longer needs Jiang Mingxin. He has reached a higher level.

He knew that he had a talent for studying, but he had no way to do it.

I originally thought that the Jiang family was rich and could use money to find a way out, take the imperial examination, and then soar to fame.

But after arriving, I found out that the Jiang family only had some reputation in Fusong Town, and actually had no friends among the upper class.

The most depressing thing is the books. Don’t even think about the notes of the students who passed the imperial examinations and the manuscripts of literary masters.

Without books, notes, and a decent teacher, it was impossible to pass the exam.

As a result, he gradually gave up the idea of ​​taking the imperial examination and focused on seizing the financial power of the Jiang family.

And now, he has used all his family fortune to pave a way for himself, and actually met someone who appreciates him.

The other party said that he could introduce him to a famous teacher who had two Jinshi and six or seven Juren under his name.

With his talent, with just a little guidance, it would be no problem for him to pass the imperial examination.

With the title of Juren, I can make some efforts in the future...

When Ning Jianren heard what the other party said, he seemed to see a road shining with golden light spreading out in front of him.

He is only in his twenties now and is still very young. He may achieve fame and success in the future and even become an official appointed by the court.

So, how could Jiang Zijun, this lowly woman who climbed into my bed before we got married, be worthy of me?

But now he has to attend social events and pick up his previous books, so he is very busy.

In addition, Jiang Zijun was very careful, and Jiang Mingxin was also very cautious, so he didn't know where to start for a while.

… Ning Jianren had been enjoying himself for the past few months. Then one day, when he was entertaining people, a wealthy businessman looked at him with drunken eyes and said, “Brother Jianren, you have good taste…”

Ning Jianren thought the other party was talking about his investment in carbon stone, and said politely: "No, no, I was just lucky and I happened to come across it."

The rich businessman raised a finger and waved: "What good luck? It's obviously your good fortune. I heard some people say that your wife is crazy and a she-devil... In fact, it's all fake. Your wife is a real talented woman. You and Miss Jiang are a real match made in heaven..."

The smile on Ning Jianren's face was frozen, his skin twitching, looking very unnatural.

"Haha, sorry to have made a fool of myself, Mr. Zhou. My wife is indeed mentally ill, so I let her..."

"Wrong, how can you say that about your wife? Do you know that everyone there is saying that your wife is a goddess sent by God? Do you know a goddess?"

Ning Jianren could no longer keep the smile on his face. Damn it, he had finally managed to break away from the old man in the Jiang family and from the shadow of Jiang Yizhou.

I was finally making a name for myself, but why did that lingering name suddenly pop up again?

Goddess, what a bullshit goddess.

"I think Mr. Zhou is drunk. Someone, help Mr. Zhou onto the carriage..."

The drunken Mr. Zhou didn't understand what was going on, and tried to turn to Ning Jianren, "Brother Jianren, brother Jianren, you must ask your wife to reserve ten water carts for me, and the money will be easy to negotiate... Brother Jianren..."