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

When Shen Nian came back in the evening, Xia Tian told him what happened today when Yang Yiyi came over and caused a commotion.

Originally, she came back from Cui's house at noon today and had no intention of telling Shen Nian about Cui Biyun's sarcastic words. She thought that after all, they were newly recognized relatives, and saying bad things about them at this time seemed to be trying to sow discord between them.

But in the afternoon, Yang Yiyi came to make trouble with her again, which made her feel very annoyed.

It wasn't like she did anything wrong, so why should she take the blame for these people?

After hearing this, Shen Nian's face turned grim. "If that's the case, then there's no need to interact with the Yang family anymore."

The Yang family that Shen Nian was talking about was Cui Biyun's in-laws' family.

If you don't associate with the Yang family, that means you don't associate with Cui Biyun.

"I understand. Don't worry. It's not worth it." Xia Tian saw that he had a frown on his face and reached out to smooth his frown away.

He didn't continue the topic anymore and changed the subject, "Brother Shen, how's the research on the pedal waterwheel going today?"

"I've already given it to the carpenter to build." Shen Nian's expression softened considerably as he spoke of this. "I'm going to put the finished waterwheel by the river tomorrow to test its effect. Would you like to come and take a look?"

"Okay, okay." Xia Tian agreed. She also wanted to see if the waterwheel was successfully made.

All she knew before was theory, so she went to take a look. After all, she was the one who drew the drawings, so if there was anything wrong, she could make some changes.

The next day, Shen Nian got up but was not in a hurry to go to the yamen. He waited for her to get up and had breakfast at home before going to the governor's yamen together.

When we arrived at the yamen, the craftsmen had already loaded the waterwheel onto the cart. Because the waterwheel was quite large, three people stood on each side to support it.

Lord Cao, Lord Li, and Lord Wang had already arrived. After seeing them come in and greeting them, a group of people went to the river in a mighty manner.

This time we went to the river outside the city. There is a river passing outside the city of Sangluo, and there are fields around it.

Shen Nian had already sent people to find a place for installation, so now a group of people can just go there directly.

They passed through the city in a mighty procession, and the people who saw them watched curiously, wondering what these adults were going to do by pulling such a big thing.

Some curious people followed behind to watch.

Seeing that the yamen runners did not drive them away, more and more people followed to watch the fun.

When we arrived at the river outside the city, it was already crowded with people.

When the craftsmen unloaded the waterwheel from the carriage and carried it to the river, a brave citizen stepped forward and asked, "Sir, what is this? What is it used for?"

"This is a waterwheel, used to pump water." Upon hearing the question, Lord Wang showed none of the usual dignity of a prefect and explained with a smile.

"Waterwheel? Isn't this another new gadget invented by the government?"

Some people began to speculate.

"Of course it was. Wasn't the kang built by the government before the New Year? You know what, that kang was quite warm." A citizen responded.

"Why? Do you have a kang at home?"

"Of course. The government said they would build me a kang for free, so I naturally agreed. I thought I'd just tear it down if it didn't work out. It didn't cost me anything anyway."

"You are smart."

The people who were sitting on the kang began to discuss and communicate.

Those who didn't have a plate were also asking curiously.

The scene was suddenly filled with chatter and became extremely lively.

The craftsmen over there carried the waterwheel and placed it by the river, and installed it according to Xia Tian's instructions.

The water flow above was blocked. After the water truck was installed, the dam would be opened, and some smart people also came up to help.

The other onlookers stretched their necks to watch.

The moment the dam was dug, water flowed down and collided with the waterwheel. Pushed by the water, the waterwheel slowly turned.

The ditch dug nearby was gradually filled with water scooped up by the water truck, and the onlookers began to exclaim.

"Wow, this thing actually scooped up the river water without any help."

"Yes, this waterwheel is so magical."

Shen Nian looked at the river water flowing in the canal, and his brows relaxed.

Lord Li stepped forward and said with a smile, "Sir, I never thought that the waterwheel that Madam drew would actually be built. From now on, the people will no longer have to work so hard to irrigate their fields."

"Of course, this is a great achievement, Madam Governor."

Lord Cao beside him also kept nodding in agreement.

The adults are all very smart. The successful installation of the waterwheel is a contribution that can be seen with the naked eye. It is even more impressive than the kang built before the New Year.

If they can participate in this, and the governor can mention them in the memorial, it will be a great achievement.

The people watching nearby were also very excited. They had already seen the function of the waterwheel and were staring at it with shining eyes.

The people in the city may not have much feeling, but the people who have farmed the land are excited.

Although there were yamen runners guarding the waterwheel, there were still many people gathered around it.

"It's amazing! This waterwheel turns on its own, and the water flow is quite strong."

"It looks like as long as the river doesn't dry up, there will be a constant supply of water to pump up, so we won't have to worry about watering the fields anytime."

"Yes, yes, this is a really good thing the government has done this time."

"Yes, I finally did something good for the people."

Xia Tian was happy listening to the people's discussion.

It is also her luck to be able to contribute to the people of the Daqian Dynasty.

The waterwheel was installed successfully, and the adults prepared to go back.

Two yamen runners will be left here to guard the place for the time being, and they will evacuate after explaining everything to the village chief.

The main reason was that they were afraid that people who had never seen it before would damage the waterwheel.

After returning to the city, Shen Nian went to the government office to arrange to continue making the waterwheel.

Xia Tian went straight back to the governor's mansion.

I ran so much that I even missed lunch, and I'm so hungry now.

"Ningxiang, serve the meal quickly, I'm starving." Xia Tian started shouting as soon as he entered the door.

"The food is ready. I'll serve it now."

Ningxiang took Cuiling to the kitchen to get food.

After eating and drinking his fill, Xiatian burped comfortably, collapsed on the kang and breathed a long sigh of relief.

I don’t want to move after lying down, so I might as well take a nap.

As she thought about this, she fell asleep after a while.

It was not until dinner time that Ningxiang woke him up.

Shen Nian still didn't come back, so Xia Tian didn't wait for him to eat.

There is a kitchen in the governor's office, and Shen Nian eats there when he can't come back.

The next day, Shen Nian went to the governor's office early again.

Xia Tian was not planning to go out today. He had promised to paint a portrait of Mrs. Cao, but he had not finished it yet.

She planned to finish the portrait of Mrs. Cao as soon as possible, and also paint portraits of the old man and the old lady of the Cui family.

Although there are still more than two months away from Mr. Cui’s 60th birthday, it would be better to finish the painting sooner.

Xiatian went to the study after breakfast.

After painting for a while, she suddenly remembered that she seemed to have forgotten one thing. March 28th was the Emperor's Birthday Festival, and she had not yet prepared a birthday gift for the Emperor.

She slapped her forehead. How could she forget such a big thing?

Just as she was lost in thought, Ningxue came in and said, "Madam, Madam Cao, Madam Li, and Madam Wang are here."

Xia Tian was stunned. Why did these three people come together?