A farmer's daughter who traveled through time: Marrying a sickly man

Shen Nian paused while recording, looked up at Xia Tian, and raised the corner of his mouth, "Okay!"

"Hehe!" Xia Tian smiled, revealing his big white teeth.

The problem that Shen Nian had been worrying about all the way was solved by Xia Tian in no time, and his mood became much brighter.

The next day when he arrived at the yamen, Shen Nian directly summoned the Governor Cao, the Censor Li, the Circuit Inspector Wu, the Prefect Wang and others to discuss the matter.

Before the discussion, I gave a brief introduction to the situation.

"My Lords, what do you think of what I have just proposed?"

After Shen Nian finished speaking, he looked at the adults present with a calm expression.

Governor Cao pondered for a moment and said, "Sir, I am from the south and don't know much about the kang you mentioned, so it's difficult for me to comment on it."

Lord Cao Heng is indeed from the south. His hometown is in Yizhou, next to Linzhou. The climate and environment are similar to those of Linzhou, so he doesn’t know much about the kang in the north.

"I think your suggestion is very good!" said Li, the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner, with a smile. "I have a kang in my residence, and it's very comfortable to sleep on in winter."

Lord Li is from the north and is very familiar with kangs, so he naturally knows their benefits.

Lord Wu and Lord Wang echoed, "Although we don't have such a kang in our house, after listening to your description, I think it is very good."

These two adults are also from the South.

But after listening to what Shen Nian had just introduced, they knew that if this thing was made directly from clay, it would not cost money and it would be more beneficial to the people, so they naturally agreed.

On the contrary, if this matter is done well, it will be their political achievement, and it is rare that they reached a consensus quickly.

Lord Cao also suggested, "Sir, Linzhou is so big. If we only rely on government personnel, we probably won't be able to finish the work even after the winter. We should recruit skilled workers from the public."

Shen Nian nodded, "Master Cao's suggestion is very good, then this matter is decided."

"Yes." The officials responded in unison.

"Master Li, your steward who can make kangs should also be loaned to the government office for a period of time. Be sure to have him teach the masons we recruited."

"Yes, sir, I will arrange it right away." Censor Li quickly agreed.

"Lord Cao is in charge of civil affairs, so you should work with me on this matter. Other gentlemen should cooperate. First notify the prefects of each city and immediately implement what has been discussed." Shen Nian made the final decision.

"Yes, my lord."

The adults began to get busy according to their division of labor.

The Provincial Surveillance Commissioner, Lord Li, hurried home and approached Madam Li, "Madam, who was the one who made the kang for the Governor's family last time?"

Lord Li only knew that his wife had brought a steward from the mansion to his house to make a kang in order to please the governor's wife, but he didn't know which steward it was.

Mrs. Li was puzzled and asked, "Why did the master look for Zhou Cheng?"

Is there another adult who wants to build a kang?

"Go find him quickly." Lord Li was very happy. He didn't expect that his wife's action would actually make him related to the governor. "Madam is really wise.

Madam, today the Governor praised me on the spot, saying that this incident inspired me to come up with this idea."

Afterwards, Lord Li told this matter to Madam Li with a laugh.

Before today's discussion, Shen Nian did not hide the fact that it was Xia Tian's idea when he introduced the situation, so he also mentioned the matter of Madam Li finding someone to make a kang for his family.

Mrs. Li couldn't hide her joy after hearing this. "Master, you must handle this matter well. Although it's not under your jurisdiction, the Governor will definitely be pleased if you do it well."

As he spoke, he whispered, "Master, don't look at the governor's youth. He is the heir of the Wu'an Marquisate. I heard that the emperor trusts him the most, otherwise he would not have sent him to Linzhou as governor."

"Oh? How did Madam know this news?" Lord Li asked curiously.

"Don't worry about it, Master. Just remember what I said." Madam Li didn't say it explicitly. "Anyway, you won't be wrong if you stand on the side of the Governor."

Lord Li's family is also from the capital, so naturally he has information channels. Madam Li is more shrewd than Lord Li.

Lord Li also knew that his wife had a very keen sense of smell in this regard, so he nodded in agreement.

After a while, Manager Zhou Cheng came over in a hurry.

Zhou Cheng was the second steward of the garden in Li's mansion. When he heard that the master and the mistress were looking for him, he felt a little nervous, not knowing what the matter was.

"Master, Madam." Zhou Cheng bowed respectfully.

"Zhou Cheng, come with me to the yamen." Lord Li saw Zhou Cheng coming and stood up to leave.

Zhou Cheng looked at Madam Li with a confused expression, "Madam, in the garden..."

He knew that the wife was the one who made the decisions at home, so he quickly looked at Madam Li.

"Go ahead, it's a good thing." Madam Li smiled. "Do your job well, but don't embarrass me and you, my Lord."

"Hey!" Zhou Cheng responded and took a few quick steps to catch up with Lord Li. Although he didn't know what the good news was, he didn't dare to ask unless his master told him.

Fortunately, when they reached the door, Lord Li told him the reason why he wanted to come, "Zhou Cheng, the governor wants to provide all the people in Linzhou with kangs, and he wants you to go because you know how to make kangs."

"Yes, sir." Zhou Cheng's uneasy heart settled down. He was very skilled in making the kang.

But when he heard Lord Li say that the governor had asked him to help build kangs for all the people in Linzhou, he became a little nervous. "Master, I, this servant, can't do it alone!"

"I'm not asking you to do it alone. You just need to be responsible for teaching them." Lord Li repeated the plan to Zhou Cheng.

Zhou Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he should have no problem doing this job.

Lord Cao is also very efficient. He has already written notices and had them posted in various places in the east, south, west and north of Sangluo City.

Other prefectures also sent people on horseback to notify them.

Hopefully, we can get it all done before the end of the year.

Shen Nian also gave the blueprint of the kang that he had drawn in the summer to Lord Li and asked him to give it to Zhou Cheng.

Zhou Cheng took the blueprint and spent a long time looking at it before he understood it. However, there were still some parts he didn't understand, so he asked Lord Li, "Master, can I meet the person who drew this blueprint? I need help with some things I don't understand."

Lord Li glanced at Zhou Cheng, then went to find Shen Nian. "Sir, Zhou Cheng said he has some questions for the Governor's wife."

The blueprint was drawn by Xia Tian, and the idea was hers. Shen Nian did not hide anything from you gentlemen.

At that time, everyone was very curious about how the governor's wife, a woman, knew so much.

Shen Nian nodded, "Mu Feng, go get the Madam."

He thought that everything would be fine as long as he had the blueprints.

In fact, Zhou Cheng could have figured it out if he tried, but the adults didn't give him much time, so he could only ask first and then get started.

If he himself doesn't understand it, he won't be able to teach others clearly.

The main reason was that he always built the kang directly, and he had never built one with a fire wall and a stove, as he was afraid of making a mistake and having to redo the work.

What if it’s not arranged properly, the smoke can’t escape or the fire wall is not hot enough, wouldn’t that be embarrassing for the Lord and the Madam?