Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

That special hut was a temporary rest room for the kiln watchers to rest. Liang Fu would also come here to take a break during the day.

As for the calcined slaked limestone, it is stored in a temporary "warehouse" not far away - slaked limestone must not be exposed to high temperatures, this is what Shen Zheng specifically instructed.

Niu Chu led Shen Zheng and others into the kiln. In order to save firewood, the earthen kiln was not built high. The kiln roof was only an inch above Shen Zheng's head. Yu Shizhang and others had to bend slightly to walk in the kiln.

As for Fang Wenxiu, needless to say, he almost instantly turned into a "hunchbacked old man" and had to stare at the ground to avoid hitting his head.

Niu Chu felt a little embarrassed when he saw this, and said apologetically: "Master Fang, please forgive me. When building an earthen kiln, we need to consider the consumption of wood, so the kiln roof cannot be built too high."

Fang Wenxiu tilted his neck and tried hard to show his side profile to everyone.

"No problem, it's the same in all kilns, I know it."

There is a porcelain kiln in Quanyang County. The interior looks exactly like this earthen kiln. It is also difficult for tall people to walk in it, so the masters working in the kiln are generally not tall.

As they were talking, they arrived at the entrance of the kiln stove. The stove mouth was sealed tightly with sealing mud. The open flame was blocked in the kiln stove, but the heat could not be blocked. Even though there was a thick layer of sealing mud, several people still felt waves of heat coming towards them.

"Keeping warm in winter" sounds beautiful, but when people actually walk in, they don't feel that way.

Shen Zheng felt that all the air in the place had been sucked away by the kiln fire. Every time she took a breath, she felt a burning sensation in her airway, as if she were in a sea of ​​fire.

She frowned slightly, turned around and said to Yu Shizhang and Liang Fu, "It's too stuffy in here, why don't you two go out and wait for me?"

Yu Shizhang covered his face and coughed lightly, saying helplessly: "I have seen that this kiln cannot be opened for a while, so I'd better go out and wait for you."

Although he didn't want to admit it, he really wasn't as good as he was back then, and couldn't compare with these young people.

When Liang Fu heard this, he realized that Yu Shizhang had already admitted his age, so why was he still holding on? He immediately followed Yu Shizhang out of the kiln.

After the two went out and stood at the door, the temperature suddenly changed drastically. They both warmed their hands in the warmth of the kiln.

Yu Shizhang rubbed his hands, looked at the forest behind the kiln, and said casually: "If I were ten years younger, I could stay in there for a night, let alone a while."

Liang Fu originally wanted to say that he didn't need to be ten years younger, five years would be enough, but then he thought, how could Earl Yongning be so narrow-minded?

Then he considered it and said, "So do I."

Shen Zheng was worried about the health of Yu Shizhang and the other man, so she did not stay in the kiln for too long. After a while, she came out with Wu Quan and the others.

After the kiln was finished, she instructed: "The charcoal ash is useful. After burning, keep it for the villagers. It depends on whether they use it for children to practice calligraphy or for temporary road paving."

Wu Quan had already thought of this, and immediately responded: "Hey! I don't need to worry, sir."

"Why don't you stay a little longer?" Yu Shizhang asked.

Shen Zheng pursed her lips and smiled, "It's really cold today, I can't stand it anymore. Let's go to the dock to take a look, and then we'll go back. Please go back to the carriage and wait for me."

In fact, she felt that Yu Shizhang and the other man did not look well, and she guessed that it was because the change from hot to cold was too rapid and their bodies could not bear it.

She couldn't let anything happen to these two old darlings in Tongan County.

This hit the spot exactly what Yu Shizhang wanted, and he pretended to say, "I'm a little tired, so I won't wander around with you."

However, Liang Fu couldn't be as carefree as Yu Shizhang. All matters concerning Xiahe Village were being prepared. He would feel uneasy if he was allowed to leave.

Seeing that he was about to follow her to the dock again, Shen Zheng quickly stopped him and said, "Don't bother, I'm just going to take a look. You can rest in the cabin. I'll go back to the county after taking a look."

Liang Fu was still hesitating, but Shen Zheng didn't give him a chance to hesitate. She turned around and left with Ba Lezhan and the others.

The rough blueprint of the wharf has been finalized, and construction can officially begin once Wei Que comes back to confirm it. Right now, the people from the Grain Transport Bureau are making some preparations here.

——Those who need to measure the soil are measuring the soil, those who need to level the ground are leveling the ground, and those who need to transport materials are transporting materials.

Perhaps Yu Zhengqing's words last time worked, the people from the Canal Transport Bureau were extra meticulous in their work, and some of them were even repairing the river bank.

This was a dangerous job. Although everyone in the Caoyun Bureau knew how to swim, the cold river in winter was not easy to deal with. What good was it if you knew how to swim? With your body wrapped in icy water, even if you knew a dozen swimming styles, you wouldn't be able to use any of them.

After Shen Zheng looked around, she quickly stepped forward and asked those people, "Where is Lord Wang Ruqian?"

She was wearing her daily clothes today, and it was the first time for them to see her. As they worked, they asked, "Who are you? What do you want to see Lord Wang for?"

Working in the cold wind was uncomfortable enough, with hands and feet so frozen that they could not feel anything, so their tone was not very friendly, and there was even a hint of impatience.

Upon hearing this, Ba Lezhan frowned and stepped forward: "This is Lord Shen, the magistrate of Tongan County! You..."

Have some manners!

Shen Zheng suddenly felt a pain in her teeth, and quickly pulled him behind her, "I am the magistrate of Tongan County. Where is Lord Wang?"

"Sir Shen!" Upon hearing this, several people quickly put down their work and said anxiously, "I just came to Tong'an County two days ago. I don't know Sir Shen. I hope Sir Shen will forgive me... Sir Wang went to the city yesterday and has not returned yet."

Several people looked at each other, surprised and happy.

It was really Lord Shen! The Lord Shen who grew high-yield rice and invented the cotton weaving machine! The living Lord Shen!

They didn't expect that they would actually meet Lord Shen just a few days after arriving in Tongan County!

Shen Zheng walked towards the river bank with her hands behind her back, facing the excited gazes of several people. Diwu Tanwei followed closely behind her, always watching the road under her feet.

Seeing this, several people rushed forward to stop him: "Master Shen! The sand and rocks here are loose, and I am chiseling them. Please don't go any further."

If anything happens to Lord Shen here, their lives will not be enough to pay for it.

Shen Zheng thought for a moment, turned to look at Diwu Tanwei, and said to her: "Step back, I will hold you."

The Fifth Tanwei did so immediately.

Shen Zheng supported herself on the fifth Tanwei's arm and exerted a little force on her toes. As the craftsmen had said, the sand and stones began to loosen towards the river channel, and there was a tendency for it to collapse.

She didn't dare to try again, so she took two steps back, stood in a safe area and said in a deep voice: "You know this place is dangerous, but you still don't take any precautions and dig the shore here."

There was a hint of reprimand in her words, but the craftsmen were not afraid but happy to hear them.

Lord Shen cares about them!

One of them stepped forward with a smile and saluted, saying, "To answer Lord Shen, I am not bragging, but we are all experts in digging riverbanks. We have dug at least 80 or 90 riverbanks, if not 20 or 30. Don't worry, we will be fine."