Building a kang is no easier than building a toilet; it requires a technical job.
The required materials are not easy to find in this era, so Tang Qiyue has no choice but to go into the mountains again to see if there is what he needs.
But this time, she was not alone, she brought Xie Changjin with her.
What she was looking for was the yellow mud needed to build a kang. As for other kinds of soil, sand, and lime, they were all available.
"What is a kang?" Xie Changjin asked in confusion.
Tang Qiyue patiently explained, "A kang can also be a bed for sleeping, but it is different from a bed. It is made of clay bricks that are larger than a bed. A mattress is placed on top, and there is a hole at the bottom that connects to the kitchen stove. It is warm in winter and cool in summer."
"Use the stove to heat the kang and then sleep?" Xie Changjin suddenly found it unbelievable.
Tang Qiyue nodded, "That's right. But my house has many rooms, and it's impossible for every room to be connected to a stove, so I want to make one that can heat the kang separately. You don't have to worry about the smoke, I have a way to deal with it."
This was something Tang Qiuyue suddenly thought of. How could there be more than a dozen rooms and only one kitchen to keep them warm?
Xie Changjin remained silent. If this thing could really be developed, the people would suffer less every winter.
Tang Qiyue had no idea that this guy was thinking about the common people. She looked for loess as she talked. After walking for about an hour, the temperature in the deep mountains was getting lower and lower, and she finally found a piece of loess.
Immediately squat down and start digging.
Xie Changjin helped digging without saying a word. The two of them worked for half a day. When it was getting dark, they each carried 50 kilograms of loess back to the wooden house.
Seeing Tang Qiyue and the other man coming back carrying soil, the group looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
In the end, after Tang Qiuyue carefully explained the benefits of the earthen kang and the materials needed, everyone was immediately pleasantly surprised.
Does this mean that with a kang, they don’t have to worry about being woken by the cold during their sleep in winter?
It just costs more for firewood.
They did it as soon as they said it. Tang Qiuyue described the method of building a earthen kang. It was still written by his eldest brother, and they did it themselves.
Xu Fang, Hu Lao Da, Zhao Yonghe and others took action.
Tang Qiyue was the supervisor. Everyone was very busy, but they still did not forget to deliver strawberries, vegetables and green peppers.
Three days later, the first earthen kang was completed!
Tang Qiyue chiseled a hole behind the earthen kang for burning firewood, and then made a small door out of a wooden board painted with oil to prevent someone from immediately passing firewood in after the fire broke out.
After a cup of tea, Tang Lao San sat on the earthen kang and exclaimed, "It's so hot!"
"If you sleep here at night, you won't have to worry about being cold."
"That's right! Come and touch it, it's warm!"
"Hey! There really is no smoke!"
The three girls, Tang Shuyao, Nannan and Xiaohua, had taken off their boots and got on the kang. Tang Qiyue had asked them to jump on it to see if the kang was solid.
It turned out to be very strong, because except for the women including Tang Qiyue, Lin Shi and Xie Changjin, all the other men present got on the kang, but the kang was still very strong.
If the toilet surprised Xie Changjin, then the earthen kang made him excited. If every household in Yongqing had a kang, then there would be no need to worry about people freezing to death!
At that time, he himself had not realized how passionate and joyful the look in his eyes was when he looked at Tang Qiyue.
After the first kang was built, Tang Qiuyue spent another month building kangs for everyone’s rooms.
Now that Xu Fang and his friends have mastered the art of making earthen beds, she asked, "Do you guys want to develop this into your own specialty? Take on jobs?"
Zhao Yonghe was the most excited, "I do, Miss Tang, I do." This is a skill, a skill that is sure to make money, and it can be passed on to the next generation!
Xu Fang and Boss Hu looked at each other and shook their heads, saying, "I'm really excited to do this for my own family, but if I do it for someone else, I'm afraid they won't be able to do it with such meticulousness."
Therefore, Tang Qiyue and Zhao Yonghe signed a separate agreement regarding the division of labor and income of making earthen kangs.
She taught Zhao Yonghe the methods and steps. He could recruit people to form a kang-making team and make kangs door to door. As for how to charge, that was Zhao Yonghe's business. However, for each kang made, he would have to pay Tang Qiuyue one-tenth of the silver.
Zhao Yonghe agreed without hesitation.
Tang Qiyue was not afraid that this man would break the contract, so she started her own business with the job of making kangs. After all, she had countless treasures in her hands, so she would not feel bad if one or two were missing.
Therefore, on the third day after the toilet craze started, Linjiang Town also started a craze for building kangs.
Compared with the clean and hygienic toilets, the benefits brought by the earthen kang made them even more crazy. Many people heard the news and hurried to Baile Village.
Zhao Yonghe, who was found, picked out hardworking and clean-minded young men from the refugees and villagers, and formed a team to build a kang according to Tang Qiyue's advice.
After registering the families who needed to build earthen kangs, Zhao Yonghe immediately led his people to start building the kangs.
The task of making the kang was given to Zhao Yonghe, so there was one less person to deliver strawberries with Xu Fang, and Tang Qiyue was a little worried.
Who knew Xu Fang didn't care, "Miss Tang, I'm quite skilled, I can deliver the strawberries by myself."
Tang Qiyue had no choice but to let him go alone for the time being while she considered whether she should go to the dental clinic.
But this is not what we should consider for the moment. The new house has already had its beams put up, the kang and toilet have all been built. All we have to do is move the furniture in and ventilate the house for a few days before we can move in.
"You still want to buy land?" Village Chief Fu looked at Tang Qiyue in surprise. He only thought that the house was built by their group of people, but he didn't expect that this girl actually wanted to buy land.
"Yes! Village chief, please sell me this piece of land that no one wants to buy." She wanted to build a two-meter-high yard to deter those who wanted to break in to steal in the dark.
"If you want to buy, I will definitely sell it to you. Wait, I'll do it tomorrow!" Village Chief Fu no longer has the arrogance he had in the past, because he has seen the wealth and benefits brought by Tang Qiyue, and he can't wait to flatter her.
Not to mention the toilet and the earthen kang, they are really nice!
The next day, Village Chief Fu brought the land deed.
Tang Qiyue immediately ordered the workers to build the courtyard wall. After Xu Fang and Hu Lao Da on the left and right sides were willing to be enclosed together, Tang Qiyue bought a batch of tiles, broke them into small pieces, and specially picked the pointed ends to stand on the top of the wall, to ensure that anyone who wanted to climb over the wall would be pricked and scream.
There are still a few more acres of land, and Tang Qiyue wants to plant something, but the weather is so unpredictable now, so she can only put this idea on hold for the time being and wait until spring comes and the flowers bloom.
The yard is very large. In addition to the three greenhouses on the mountain, Tang Qiuyue plans to build five greenhouses behind the yard.
In this way, the yield of both strawberries and green vegetables and peppers will be greatly increased.
Tang Qiyue suddenly thought of what Huarun said when Xu Fang sent strawberries. Her own strawberries actually caught the emperor's eye.
I begged her to grow more, it was not enough!
There is no other way, Tang Qiuyue can only build more greenhouses!
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