Yan Qufeng glanced at Ruan Qingqing, then glared at Yan Zechen.

Yan Zechen tilted his head.

In the past, he often heard his mother say that girls are more skillful. Before, he had no idea what skillful means. Today, he had a concrete idea in his mind.

It turns out that a girl can draw a picture so clearly and smoothly without any tools.

He glanced at Ruan Qingqing secretly again.

When Miss Ruan becomes fierce, she is like a demon. She can beat Aunt Li Cuihua, who is several times bigger than her, so hard that she can't speak clearly. When she becomes dexterous, the drawings she draws are better than those of him, a young carpenter who has practiced for several years.

What a strange girl!

Ruan Qingqing had no idea what the carpenter was thinking. As soon as she finished drawing, she handed the blueprint to Yan Qufeng.

"Here, Uncle Yan, I've finished drawing it! The dimensions here are my rough estimate. As for the details, I may need to make some adjustments based on the topography of the water source and the distance from the fields I need to irrigate."

Yan Qufeng nodded, took the drawing and prepared to examine it carefully.

However, he only took a glance at the drawing and was instantly shocked.

His eyes could no longer see anything else but the blueprint in his hands.

This this……

How could there be such an ingenious design?

He then drew inferences from this experience, and realized that this method could not only draw water from rivers to irrigate fields, but also draw water from low places to high places, and drain the accumulated water in low-lying areas...

His expression suddenly froze.

If there had been such a waterwheel, wouldn't so many of his people have died? Wouldn't their heritage have been cut off so completely?

Although the clan had gone through several upheavals in the past and had lost a lot of talents and skills, there had never been a time when the casualties and loss of skills were more tragic than that time!

Yan Qufeng closed his eyes, hiding all the pain in his eyes.

After silently digesting the grief in his heart, he glanced at Ruan Qingqing again who had a calm face.

Now he was even more certain that the person who taught little girl Ruan must be from their Mohist school.

After all, the Mohists are the only ones who can surpass them in terms of skills!

But why did the tribe choose this little girl in front of them?

From what he knew, this little girl was a little mentally retarded before, and seemed to have only recently returned to normal.

Putting aside the doubts in his mind, he praised honestly: "Yes, this design is amazing!"

Ruan Qingqing smiled and nodded without saying anything.

"Who is your master?" Yan Qufeng asked in a hoarse voice.

Ruan Qingqing was stunned by Carpenter Yan's sudden question.

Then I thought that there might be no water wheels in that era. Carpenter Yan must have been amazed by the ingenious design of the water wheel and wanted to know the identity of the person behind it.

Thinking of this, she quickly calmed herself down.

“I don’t know the details.”

"What else did he teach you?" Yan Qufeng looked at her with light in his eyes.

"A lot, but I can't remember them all at once. I'll only remember a few when I need them." Ruan Qingqing said half-truthfully.

"A waterwheel like this costs a lot. It will cost forty or fifty taels of silver. How do you want to pay?" Yan Qufeng asked her.

Ruan Qingqing said calmly: "I will pay with this blueprint. This blueprint will be exchanged for five water trucks."

Yan Qufeng laughed, "You are really good at getting something for nothing!"

"No, I'm exchanging wolves for wolves!"

Ruan Qingqing said seriously.

"Whether in Zaoziling or outside, water wheels are very useful farm tools. Maybe there are not many households in Zaoziling who can afford one, but if everyone gets together, a village can still buy one, not to mention outside.

At the same time, if the drought can be alleviated, it will be a very outstanding achievement for the county magistrate. And for Uncle Yan who built the waterwheel, the benefits will naturally be indispensable."

"You know a lot for a young girl like you."

Yan Qufeng narrowed his eyes slightly.

Ruan Qingqing pretended not to understand the test in his words and smiled, "The more you hear, the more you will know. There's nothing strange about this."

Yan Qufeng did not comment, but just looked at Ruan Qingqing deeply.

"Okay, deal! Just one thing, if you think of any blueprints in the future, please don't let anyone else get them, otherwise you won't be able to protect the person behind you! It will also bring endless troubles to you and your family!"

Ruan Qingqing's heart was slightly moved, but her face remained calm.

"Thank you, Uncle Yan, for reminding me. I will send you the detailed dimensions of the waterwheel tomorrow at the latest. I have something else to do at home, so I'll take my leave now."

Yan Qufeng nodded.

Seeing Ruan Qingqing about to walk to the gate of the courtyard, Yan Qufeng still asked the question that he wanted to ask.

"Ruan girl, is the person who taught you to draw no longer around?"

Ruan Qingqing changed her mind and nodded.

Even though he had guessed it in his mind, Yan Qufeng still felt regretful when it was actually confirmed.

Seeing that he had nothing to say, Ruan Qingqing quickened her pace and hurried home.

She had a vague feeling that the Yan Carpenter family might have an unusual identity. She had no interest in knowing their family secrets, and she would try to avoid troubles as much as possible. At least her current family could not afford troubles.

"Do you have something to do with Madam Yan again?"

Ruan Qingqing lowered her head and hurried on, and almost bumped into Chi Jingxiao who was walking towards her.

Hearing the sound, she looked up.

When she saw it was Chi Jingxiao, her scalp immediately started to feel numb.

"No, I asked Uncle Yan to help me make something. Brother Chi, did you just come back from hunting?"

"Well! Check to see if there are any prey in the traps we set yesterday. It's hot now, so don't put too much prey in the traps."

"Oh. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

Ruan Qingqing quickly left, fearing that his next move would be to ask her to fight with him.

"Hey, I heard from your brother that you guys got into trouble again yesterday?"

Ruan Qingqing's face fell. He dodged too slowly. And it seemed that the time that his eldest brother spent in horse stance yesterday was too short. In just a short while, everyone knew everything.

She forced a smile and said, "Fortunately, it's not a big deal for us."

Chi Jingxiao took a few steps closer, looked at Ruan Qingqing with bright eyes and said, "I heard that you not only knocked a burly man to the ground with one kick, but also made him unable to get up for a long time? When will you let me learn something new?"

"Some other time! Some other time!"

Ruan Qingqing knew this would happen, and immediately rushed home as if her butt was on fire.

Seeing this, Chi the Hunter, who arrived from behind, slapped Chi Jingxiao, who had a puzzled look on his face.

"Did you bully Miss Ruan?"

Chi Jingxiao rolled his eyes immediately and said unhappily, “At least your son can beat her!”

Chi Hunter slapped him on the shoulder again, and said angrily: "How can you only pick fights with girls every day? No wonder the little girl hides when she sees you now."

"But now, apart from methods that can help me improve my martial arts, nothing can interest me."

Chi Jingxiao disagreed.

Chi Liehu's eyes flashed with pain, "I still hope you can play with people of your own age. After all, you are still young, don't act so mature and serious every day!"

Chi Jingxiao took a deep breath and said, "Dad, I know what I am doing, so you don't have to worry about it!"

The conversation between father and son gradually faded in the morning breeze.

In the morning breeze, Ruan Qingqing wished she could grow eight legs and rush back home. After dinner, Liu and Ruan Ping came over.

"I'm not sure if I can help?" Liu said politely.

"Aunt, it's just like cooking, don't be nervous." Ruan Qingqing comforted her.

Liu looked at her in surprise.

Ruan Qingqing was confused by what she saw.

Fortunately, Ruan Ping helped her solve this confusing problem on the way to town.

"Sister Qingqing, many people in the village have been spreading bad things about you recently, saying that you are so fierce that even the God of Hell would tremble when he sees you. It is because of your fierceness that Fourth Uncle and Tenth Brother stay at home and farm, and don't go out to cause trouble."

Although that was the case, Ruan Qingqing still felt uncomfortable with the news being spread around so brazenly by everyone.

"Those people just have nothing to do!"

Ruan Qingqing curled the corners of her mouth.

"Well, Sister Qingqing, just ignore them. Villagers are like this. They always spread the news a lot, and even exaggerate it. Most of the stories are distorted in the end."

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