The county magistrate's daughter only wants to farm

"Sister, sister, I want to see it too." Gu Chenjun was blocked at the outside and couldn't squeeze in. He jumped on tiptoe outside, trying to stretch his neck to see the scene inside.

Everyone laughed when they saw his funny look.

"Let's go, put it on the stone table over there so we can look at it together." Currently, a group of people are gathered around the ancient tree, so the range is naturally narrow. If we put it on the stone table, everyone can see it.

Gu Yin took the watermill model from Gu Shu, turned around and walked to the stone table and gently placed it on the table. Gu Shu stood up with his cane and was about to take his backpack, but Zhang Letian took the backpack away before him.

When everyone gathered in front of the table, a few children squeezed to the front, looking at the exquisite model in the middle of the stone table, exclaiming in admiration, as if they wanted to touch it but were afraid to do so.

"Brother Gushu, can you please introduce to everyone the operating principles of the waterwheel mill?" Gu Yin spoke up when he saw that everyone was staring at the table.

"Okay." Gu Shu was a little nervous explaining to so many young men and women at once. He took a deep breath, raised his hand and turned the waterwheel, explaining, "The principle of this waterwheel is the same as the one we made for irrigation before. When the waterwheel is installed in a place where the water flows faster, the water flow will push the waterwheel to turn, just like this."

As the waterwheel started to turn, the various parts connected to the waterwheel also moved.

"After the waterwheel started to rotate, the raised wooden blocks on the shaft extending from the middle of the waterwheel could press the pestle to continuously hit the grains in the mortar, and could also drive the wheel under the millstone to push the push rod to automatically grind the millstone."

Everyone was so shocked that they were speechless when they saw the mill model creaking and starting to work. After Gu Shu finished his introduction, he shut up and waited for Gu Yin's next instruction.

"Brother Gu Shu, you are so awesome!" Gu Yin looked at Gu Shu with sparkling eyes, not hiding her admiration for the great god.

Seeing Gu Yin's sincere admiration, Gu Shu felt a strong sense of pride in his heart, but he knew that this was not his own skill: "It's all thanks to the young lady's suggestion. If the young lady hadn't suggested that we could make something like this, I wouldn't have thought of it."

"Ah... I can only talk about it. If you are not proficient in these mechanisms, no one else can figure it out so quickly." Gu Yin waved her hand. She did mention this matter to Gu Shu before, but she only explained the general working principle of the waterwheel mill. The specific implementation is not as simple as saying a few words.

After listening to Gu Shu's explanation, the others also looked at him with admiration.

No matter when or where, people with truly superb skills can easily gain the admiration of others.

"Do you want to work in the Ministry of Industry?" Jun Xiao suppressed his excitement and asked Gu Shu.

Gu Yin immediately glared at Jun Xiao. How could this man compete with her for talent? He was so shameless.

However, the ancient tree simply shook his head and said calmly, "I don't want to."

"Oh? Why?" Jun Xiao was a little surprised. Looking at Gu Shu's dress, he didn't look like the son of a wealthy family. Serving in the court was an opportunity that many ordinary people dreamed of.

Gu Yin also looked at Gu Shu. Although she didn't like Jun Xiao trying to steal her girl in front of her, if Gu Shu wanted to go, Gu Yin would be happy to see it happen.

People always strive for higher positions, and if an ancient tree could become an official in the court, that would be a good way out.

Gu Shu glanced at Gu Yin, pursed his lips, and replied: "I just want to work with the young lady."

Now he works in the county government workshop. Although he is nominally helping the county government, it is the young lady who mainly gives them advice on weekdays, so it is almost equivalent to working under the young lady.

Moreover, the young lady never hesitated to reward them, so he no longer had any financial worries. Most importantly, he could feel that in the eyes of the young lady, he was no different from other people.

No, he is more valuable than others. In the eyes of the lady, he is a useful person, not a disabled person.

After hearing what Gu Shu said, Gu Yin couldn't help but laugh and gave Jun Xiao a provocative look.

You little brat, you’re still a little naive to dare to snatch someone from me.

Jun Xiao sat down on the chair casually, raised his eyes, and said lightly: "Well, a forced melon is not sweet."

Just when Gu Yin thought the matter was over, Jun Xiao pointed at the model on the table and said, "Can you sell this to me? One hundred taels!"

Unexpectedly, Gu Shu still shook his head and said, "This is for the young lady."

Every time he made a new thing, Gu Shu would give the model to Gu Yin. This had become a tacit understanding between the two of them.

Gu Yin is also fascinated by the models made from ancient trees, and now half of her room is filled with them.

Jun Xiao was choked by Gu Shu's words. He didn't expect that he would have such difficulty in buying something.

However, there was nothing that Jun Xiao couldn't buy, so he looked at Gu Yin and said, "One hundred taels, sell it to me?"

"Not for sale!" Gu Yin refused decisively. Are you kidding me? Does she look like someone who is short of money now? Who doesn't have a hobby of collecting?

Jun Xiao was furious.

When Jun Lan saw Jun Xiao’s deflated look, a smile flashed in his eyes.

Seeing his frustrated look, Gu Yin suggested, "Why don't you pay Brother Gu Shu to build you another one?"

However, Jun Xiao still looked indignant. He thought that as a king, he couldn't even buy a woodworking model. If he told others about it, he would be laughed at.

But he couldn't reveal his identity yet, so he had to endure it no matter how unfair it was. He took out a hundred taels of silver from his pocket and asked the ancient tree to make another one for him as soon as possible.

Gu Shu looked at Gu Yin hesitantly, but Gu Yin took Jun Xiao's banknote and handed it to Gu Shu, saying happily, "Brother Gu Shu, please."

Jun Xiao laughed out of anger. It was really the good county lady he personally appointed, but she used his money to make extra money for others.

"Ms. Gu, you show us such confidential stuff, aren't you afraid that we may leak it?" Su Zimo was puzzled.

Everyone present knew how important this waterwheel mill was.

Nowadays, only slightly wealthy families can afford a donkey-drawn mill, while ordinary people rely on manual labor to pound rice. Needless to say, the manpower required is huge, and the role of the waterwheel mill is evident.

"Can you?" Gu Yin asked back.

Several people shook their heads. They would certainly not do such a thing.

"That's it, what are you worried about?"

In fact, what Gu Yin didn't say was that it would be fine even if it was leaked. Knowing how to do it is one thing, but asking a carpenter to study and figure out how to make it would inevitably consume a lot of manpower and material resources, and it might not be made in the end. It would be better to go directly to the county government to place an order.

To take a step back, the manufacturing method of this waterwheel mill must be reported to the court, and it is only a matter of time before the waterwheel mill is presented to the people.