Shen Mingzhu handed the three drawings to Old Man Shen. Old Man Shen picked up the drawings without knowing why. When he saw the contents on the drawings, he was shocked.

Shen Mingzhu was amused by her grandfather's appearance and deliberately asked:

"This is designed by my brother! What do you think? Grandpa, isn't my brother awesome?"

Old Man Shen was even more shocked when he heard Shen Mingzhu's words.

When did his grandson become so good at painting? Did Mingshu deliberately hide his incompetence before?

Was Zhuzhu’s painting technique also taught by Mingshu?

No, when did Mingshu become so talented in design?

This was the first time he had heard of a waterwheel, but could this waterwheel really bring water up the mountain?

If the waterwheel really has such a big effect, then...

Old man Shen couldn't imagine it. A series of questions appeared in his mind, and he was shocked to the point of feeling dizzy.

The most important thing is that there have been so many changes in his family recently that every piece of good news was so shocking to him that he couldn't digest it.

Old man Shen's hands were shaking as he held the blueprint; he was so excited.

Genius! His family has produced a rare prodigy!

Shen Mingzhu had been observing her grandfather's expression, and seeing his expression change from surprise to shock to delight, she finally understood why he was so excited.

Shen Mingzhu said innocently, "This was not only drawn by my brother, but also designed by him! My brother is really a genius."

She pretended not to notice Old Man Shen's shocked expression and continued:

"Brother Zhuzi told me last time that there is a water shortage in the mountains. Without water, our tea seedlings and medicinal herb seedlings cannot survive. I was wondering if there is any way to bring water from the river up the mountain."

"After all, the water in the Daning River is crystal clear and of such good quality. If we can bring the water from the river up the mountain, anything planted in the mountain will grow well."

Seeing that Old Man Shen's eyes were getting brighter and brighter, Shen Mingzhu continued:

"Thinking of this, I went to find my brother and asked him to help me design a device to bring water up the mountain."

"And there's more! Last time I saw grandma was very tired from washing clothes, so I wondered if there was any way to make washing clothes less tiring for grandma. So I went to find my brother..."

Shen Mingzhu always refers to her brother in everything she says, and she wants to give all the credit to Shen Mingshu.

After all, in ancient times, the contributions of these livelihood projects did not help much as a girl like her, but were very important to her brother, a scholar who was going to take the imperial examination.

Look, for the rice seedling transplanter, the county magistrate only rewarded her with a silk banner and two hundred taels of silver.

If this credit were given to Shen Mingshu, it would be of great use.

That's why Shen Mingzhu took the blueprint to find Old Man Shen, and after getting a clear path from Old Man Shen, she went to find Carpenter Shen.

After hearing what Shen Mingzhu said, Old Man Shen's lips trembled with excitement.

After the ecstasy, he laughed loudly, "What a genius! Our Shen family has produced a genius! Haha, may our ancestors bless us, may our ancestors bless us!"

Old Man Shen could imagine how much benefit his grandson would get if this waterwheel for bringing water up the mountain really had such powerful functions.

What made him even more excited was that his grandson was not only good at studying, but also had a very smart mind, he was simply a genius.

Old Man Shen suddenly felt that there had been too many happy events happening in his family recently, including that he himself had undergone tremendous changes.

Old man Shen has felt that a lot of changes have taken place in his body recently. Not only has his brain become more flexible, but the chronic illnesses that have accumulated over the years have disappeared. Not only has his hearing and eyesight become sharper, but his memory is even better than when he was young.

Old Shen's dim eyes suddenly lit up, and he thought excitedly: Could this be the fortune of the old Shen family? Is the good luck of the old Shen family coming?

Old Man Shen suddenly thought of what the old woman had said. He looked at Shen Mingzhu with hope in his eyes and said excitedly:

"Zhuzhu, you are really the treasure of our family. Your grandma is right. You are the lucky star of our family."

Shen Mingzhu touched her nose and wondered, shouldn't she praise her brother? Why did grandpa bring her up again?

Old man Shen excitedly took the blueprint and ran to the village chief's house to find the village chief.

He had a lot of thoughts in his mind. The waterwheel, automatic washing machine and automatic water mill on these three drawings, if these three livelihood projects were completed, it would not only be the mountains in Zhuzhu that would benefit from them.

If the waterwheel is made, it will benefit the entire Daqian Dynasty and shock the entire Daqian Dynasty.

By then, his grandson will become famous and become a meritorious official of the Daqian Dynasty.

His Shen family will be honored!

Old man Shen excitedly discussed with the village chief behind closed doors for half a day. When he came out again, he looked radiant and energetic.

Old man Shen had never felt so excited as he did now, his chest was straightened.

These past two days, because of his disappointing eldest son, he couldn't even lift his head when walking in the village. Now, he can finally hold his head high and walk with his head held high.

Old man Shen couldn't stop smiling and couldn't help feeling excited.

Haha, let others envy him! Who can blame him for having such smart grandchildren, while others don’t?

The village chief acted quickly and gathered people that afternoon to go up the mountain to dig ponds and canals.

Shen Mingzhu brought the drawings to Carpenter Shen's house and explained to Carpenter Shen and his son the principles of the waterwheel and the making of each component. She then took Carpenter Shen and his son to the river to find a place to install the waterwheel.

Carpenter Shen and his son were so excited that their eyes were filled with tears, and their hearts were filled with gratitude towards Shen Mingzhu.

During this period, their family was very busy and made a lot of money, all because of the drawings of the rice seedling transplanter that Zhuzhu gave him.

If it weren’t for Zhuzhu, their family would still be drinking wild vegetable porridge and they wouldn’t have such a good life now.

Carpenter Shen has been learning carpentry for more than 20 years, but he has never made much money and his family lives a very difficult life.

This time, because of the drawings of the rice seedling transplanter given by Shen Mingzhu, his craftsmanship was recognized and their family's poor life was greatly improved.

Now Zhuzhu brings them wealth again, Zhuzhu is a great benefactor to their family!

Because of their previous cooperation, Carpenter Shen and his son quickly understood Shen Mingzhu's meaning and assured Shen Mingzhu that they would make the waterwheel well.

Shen Mingzhu thought about what the official named Zhang said yesterday, went back home, changed into new clothes, and took a carriage to the county town with her father.

The person driving the carriage was Shen Laosan's servant, whose original name was Li Erzhu, and now Shen Laosan gave him the name Li Qingsong.

Shen Mingzhu and her father were sitting in the carriage chatting. Shen Lao San asked Shen Mingzhu with a smile:

"Zhuzhu, will you regret giving all the credit for the waterwheel, automatic washing machine, and automatic graphite to your brother?"

Shen Mingzhu shook her head and said firmly:

"No, I will be fine only if my brother is fine. This era is too unfair to women. The reason why I asked my brother to draw the blueprint this time is to increase his external reputation and let the people above know that there is such a person as my brother."

Shen Laosan sighed with relief: "Zhuzhu, you have studied human nature too thoroughly."

Shen Mingzhu said seriously: "Dad, our family is an ordinary civilian here, without any backing, and our starting point is very low."

"If you don't increase your and your brother's popularity in the outside world, even if you get good grades, there's a chance someone will impersonate you."

She thought of the reports from her previous life. There were reports from her previous life that some people impersonated others to get into college.

Some people impersonate veterans to get jobs. Such things happened in previous lives, let alone in this ancient time?

She wanted to plan ahead and minimize the occurrence of these things, so she built up momentum for her brother.

Shen Mingzhu heard from her father that the prefect of the prefecture was the backer of County Magistrate Zhao.

Although Shen Mingzhu is able to be the backer of County Magistrate Zhao, she does not think that the prefect is a good person.

Isn’t there a saying that goes “Plan first and decide later”?

Just in case, she wanted to build momentum for her father and brother in advance to reduce the occurrence of such incidents.

If the waterwheel incident was reported to the court by County Magistrate Zhang, her brother would be exposed, and even if someone wanted to do something to her brother, they would be cautious.

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