Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

Chen Lang said, "I don't have any specific requirements. I just want good lighting, moisture resistance, and strength."

"Especially moisture-proofing. The land I chose for my homestead is close to a stream. If the moisture-proofing isn't done well, people will suffer."

Lin Heng said: "Brother Chen, don't worry about this. We will pay attention to these when we build the house. It's just that in order to achieve the best moisture-proof effect, the price..."

Chen Lang said, "Master Lin, as long as the effect is good, I will never let you down on the price. You can rest assured about that."

Lin Heng said: "Xiao Hu is a very reliable person, and his brother-in-law must be no bad person either."

"What about the houses? Brother Chen, how many do you want to build?"

Chen Lang said, "Six rooms, three main rooms plus a kitchen, toilet and bathroom."

Lin Heng's expression changed slightly.

Before coming, Li Xiaohu told him that his brother-in-law might only build two or three houses, but after he came, it became six.

If you use good moisture-proof materials, such as pepper mud and green bricks, the price will be unstoppable.

After pondering for a moment, Lin Heng decided to tell the truth to avoid any further arguments.

"Brother Chen, with all due respect, building this house according to your requirements will cost at least sixty or seventy taels. Furthermore, if you build a house in winter and encounter heavy snow blocking the roads, the wood and stone materials won't be delivered in time, so the final price may increase by another ten or twenty taels."

"So you have to prepare at least 100 taels, otherwise if something goes wrong later, you might not be able to build the house."

Chen Lang said, "Master Lin, you really don't have to worry about the money. I can definitely take care of it."

"When you bring the construction drawings, I'll pay you a deposit of forty taels when we sign the contract. That way you should feel more at ease."

Lin Heng smiled a little embarrassedly.

But then again, no matter how embarrassing it is, we cannot be careless about money.

It’s not easy to make money these days. What has to happen has to be done.

"Okay, I'll go back and prepare it, and bring it to you tomorrow for your review. If it's suitable, we'll sign the contract."

Lin Heng was about to say goodbye when Chen Lang stopped him and asked Guoguo to take out some papers from the cabinet and hand them to Lin Heng.

"Master Lin, can you make this set of things?" Chen Lang asked.

Lin Heng looked at the drawing on the paper with a shocked expression: "Brother Chen, did you...design this?"

The drawings on these pieces of paper show the tap water supply device designed by Chen Lang.

The device is not complicated. It essentially uses sections of bamboo pipes to divert water from the stream to the home.

The biggest difficulty lies in how to draw water from the stream without any external driving force.

To solve this problem, Chen Lang used the siphon effect.

Although its efficiency is average and it cannot automatically adjust the water flow like in modern society, it can be described as such using a trendy Internet term.

In this era, people can use running water, so why do we still need bicycles?

Chen Lang said: "Yes, I designed it. Can you make it?"

Lin Heng nodded and said, "It's definitely no problem to do it, but how does this thing work?"

Chen Lang said nothing.

Lin Heng suddenly realized what was going on and apologized quickly, "I'm sorry, I was so excited that I asked questions I shouldn't have asked. I'm sorry, sorry."

The operating principle of this device is top secret and cannot be easily shown to others.

Lin Heng stood up and said goodbye with the blueprint, but when he reached the door, he couldn't help but turned back.

"Brother Chen, there is something I want to discuss with you."

Chen Lang said, "You say."

Lin Heng's face flushed slightly, and he looked embarrassed. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Brother Chen, if you are willing to tell me how this thing works, I will only charge you half of your new house... No, no, only 30%!"

The corner of Chen Lang's mouth curled up in a trace of success.

Because this is the result Chen Lang wants.

This tap water system does not require any technical content. The only difficulty is pumping water using the siphon effect.

But for a craftsman like Lin Heng, there is no need to understand what the siphon effect is. He just needs to take a few glances at the system after it is installed, and then go home to study it for seven or eight days or half a month. He can definitely replicate it.

There's no such thing as patent protection these days.

The craftsmen learned it and then used it to make a profit, and Chen Lang had no way to stop them.

Since we can't stop it, we might as well exchange it for some actual profits.

Some might say, "It's not difficult. Can't I just do it myself? It's just a few bamboo tubes put together. It's not time-consuming or labor-intensive. Why show it to a craftsman?"

The reason is actually very simple, professional matters should be left to professionals.

Chen Lang is a representative of people who have a lot of theoretical knowledge but very poor hands-on ability. If he were really asked to install this tap water system, it would probably take him a month or so.

Ask the craftsmen to do it when building the house, so that you can enjoy running water when you move into your new home. What’s not to like?

What's more, if someone steals his technology in the future, Chen Lang won't get a penny of patent fees. It's better to use the money here to gain actual benefits.

"Okay!" Chen Lang gathered his thoughts and nodded. "When you build this facility later, I'll explain how it works."

Lin Heng's old face flushed with excitement, and he even bowed to Chen Lang, saying, "Brother Chen, I will never forget your generosity!"

"Don't worry, I'll use the best materials and hire the best craftsmen to build your house until you are completely satisfied."

After saying that, he asked Chen Lang for paper and pen and wrote a temporary contract.

It was clearly written above that Chen Lang would provide the operating principles of the tap water system, and Lin Heng would only charge 30% of the total value for building the house.

Chen Lang quite likes Lin Heng's style of doing things.

What is written in black and white is far more trustworthy than just empty talk.

After seeing Lin Heng off, Chen Lang called Li Xiuzhi and asked, "Xiuzhi, have you told the villagers about the time I'm going to buy fish and shrimp?"

Li Xiuzhi said, "I told them, but they didn't quite believe it. After all, our family is burdened with dozens of taels of foreign debt, and they don't think we can afford to buy it."

Chen Lang sighed and said, "This is indeed a problem, but there is no better solution at the moment. We can only wait."

"As long as one family takes the lead, the rest will be easy."

The person who started this was a widower named Sun in the village.

Widow Sun, whose full name is Sun Yuwei, is in his thirties. His wife died five years ago, leaving him with a baby girl. The girl probably had some underlying illness and didn't speak until she was four years old.

Everyone in the village advised Sun Yuwei to throw the child away. After all, a girl cannot carry on the family line, has health problems, and will not be able to get married in the future. Keeping the child around would be a burden.

Some people also said that this little girl was a jinx, because she had killed her mother, and if Sun Yuwei continued to take care of her, he would be killed by her sooner or later.

But Sun Yuwei ignored the gossip. He played the role of both father and mother and raised the child.

On her sixth birthday, my daughter called me dad.

The whole village could hear Sun Yuwei's crying that day.

After that, the little girl seemed to have come to her senses and became more clever and cute.

Sun Yuwei dotes on his daughter very much and works hard to make money every day, but this world is determined not to let the poor have an easy life. Sun Yuwei has worked very hard, but his life is getting worse day by day.

Last year, his daughter fell seriously ill. In order to pay for his daughter's medical treatment, Sun Yuwei sold the last two acres of thin land in the family. Although his daughter's illness was cured, they could not make ends meet.

When Sun Yuwei heard that Chen Lang was going to buy fish, shrimp and crabs, he didn't believe it at first, but in order to survive, he finally decided to give it a try.

He took his daughter to the river and caught a basket of fish, shrimps and crabs. With a nervous mood, he arrived at Chen Lang's house.