After traveling through time, I rely on force to survive

The lady's words were like a stone that caused ripples, and Zhou Yimo felt a surge of heroic spirit in his heart.

Zhou Yimo then picked up his pen and started writing quickly.

The air was filled with the fragrance of ink, and in just a few minutes, half a page of reply was written.

Li Qingqing watched him write with such ease that his brushstrokes flowed like flowing clouds and water, his meticulously carved small characters looking like pearls. His handwriting was indeed beautiful, and he was even more beautiful.

Zhou Yimo threw down his pen immediately after he finished writing.

He picked up the letter, blew the ink dry, and folded it carefully, his deep eyes tinged with a smile.

"Madam, let's go out now and give the letter to Yunying."

"You've finished writing it already?" Li Qingqing was a little puzzled. "Xie Da County Magistrate wrote several pages of letter, and you only replied half a page. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

Thank you for your sincere and heartfelt words, but Zhou Tongsheng was surprisingly concise! ?

Zhou Yimo smiled and said:

"There's nothing wrong with that. I've already replied and agreed to this, and I've also informed County Magistrate Xie about the blacksmith shop's illegal manufacture of weapons. I've asked him to send someone to keep an eye on them and not alert the enemy for now.

As for the other matters, my lady, you forgot that now that Zuiyuexuan has delivered this month's profits, we should also fulfill our promise to deliver a batch of prey every ten days. When the next two days are free, I will go with you to Zuiyuexuan and then meet with County Magistrate Xie."

Li Qingqing nodded. "I understand!" We can't just talk about it on paper.

Li Qingqing took Zhou Yimo out of the space together.

The two handed the letter to Yunying and made an appointment to go to Qiu Shui Town to find Young Master Xie on the fourth night.

Yunying put away the letter, saluted the two of them, and then his figure flashed, turning into a black shadow and quickly disappearing into the night.

It was almost dawn, and he had to return to Qiu Shui Town before daybreak to hand the letter to Young Master Xie.

The next day, after Li Qingqing gave the prepared prey to Changshun and Shitou to take away, she went to find Carpenter Wang with the brick and tile mold drawings drawn by Zhou An.

Zhou Yimo was waiting at home for the villagers to come.

I made an appointment with the villagers yesterday that if their children want to learn kung fu, they can come to Zhou's house to sign up.

It was still early for Zhou Yimo's meeting and the villagers had not yet arrived, so he told Xier and the other two who were playing in the yard that if anyone came to look for him, they should go to the study and call him.

In order to pass the imperial examination, he has been studying hard. Now he is serving as the acting county magistrate, and the burden on him is even heavier. He has to race against time to study and pass the examination to become a scholar. He is determined to succeed!

Regarding Xier's identity, Zhou Yimo and Li Qingqing consciously kept silent, not even telling Zhou's mother.

Everyone is very busy. The journey from Lihua Village to Kyoto is long, and there is really no time to send Xier away.

However, without Mu Yunjing watching over her, Xier has been letting herself go more and more these past two days, and even showed signs of breaking Xiaoshuang's crutches. Fortunately, Dashuang is still sticking to his original intention and still exercises and sweeps the floor every day.

Zhou Yimo was in deep thought. As the eldest brother of the three of them, shouldn't he take some time out to continue teaching them to read and write?

Zhou Yimo was lost in thought while Li Qingqing had already arrived at Carpenter Wang's house.

After explaining the purpose of the visit, Li Qingqing asked directly.

She put the thick bamboo pole on her shoulder on the ground, unfolded the blueprint in her hand, spread it flat on the table in the yard, and said:

"Uncle Wang, can you take a look and see if you can make a mold based on this drawing?"

Carpenter Wang put down the plane, wiped the sawdust from his hands, walked to the table, and carefully examined the drawings that Li Qingqing had brought. He squinted his eyes, looked at them for a long time, then nodded and said:

"Mrs. Zhou, this is simple. I can make it. I wonder what these molds are used for? What are the requirements?"

"This is a mold for making bricks, and the other is a mold for making roof tiles." Li Qingqing pointed to the two drawings and explained with a smile.

"My husband and I want to see if we can make bricks and tiles. If we can, the people of Lihua Village can use them to build houses in the future."

After hearing this, Carpenter Wang raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes: "That's a great idea! However, I heard that firing bricks and tiles is extremely difficult."

Li Qingqing smiled and replied, "It's okay. My husband can read. He should be able to find the firing process in the book. As long as he tries a few more times, he will surely succeed."

Carpenter Wang nodded and said, "Good, young people have ideas, not bad!" He paused, pointed to the drawings on the table and said:

"This brick mold is very simple. I can make one first and show it to you."

"Okay! Thank you for your help!" Li Qingqing was a little happy that Carpenter Wang was actually a man of action.

Li Qingqing stood aside and watched Carpenter Wang busy at work, seeing his calloused hands waving flexibly on the wood.

Because Zhou Yimo had marked the dimensions on the drawing in advance, a brick mold was ready in a short while.

"Mrs. Zhou, look, just hold the long handles on both sides of the brick mold with both hands and press it into the mud, and the mud will fill the entire mold." Carpenter Wang demonstrated with a smile.

"Carpenter Wang, your craftsmanship is really good. This mold is exactly what I want!" A hint of joy flashed in Li Qingqing's eyes, and she couldn't help but admire.

Carpenter Wang smiled slightly and pointed at the tile mold. "This curved mold is a bit difficult to make. I can give it a try, but I don't know how to get the right angle."

"The curved surface doesn't need to be too curved. Each tile needs to follow the ridge and cover the roof. If it's too curved, it won't fit easily with the previous tile, and rainwater will easily get into the house. The thickness should be about one-third of an inch, which is about the same thickness as this bamboo."

Li Qingqing explained it carefully to Carpenter Wang.

"Okay, I'll try." Carpenter Wang thought about it and continued to work.

He first cut a piece of bamboo into the required size, installed a handle on the inner wall, and then carved a curved groove about half an inch thick on a piece of wood, just enough to fit the bamboo piece in with a third of an inch of space left.

"Once the gap is filled with mud, it will form a complete tile." Carpenter Wang showed it to Li Qingqing, "However, it's a little inconvenient to take the tile out."

Li Qingqing looked at the tile mold and felt that it was better than she had imagined, and she couldn't help but feel happy.

She was just about to say it would be easy to take out when she heard Carpenter Wang mutter to himself, "If you carve some fine lines on the inner wall of the groove, it should be easier to pour out the tile when it's half dry."

He paused, then added, "It's just that the surface of the tiles will be a little rough and not smooth."

Li Qingqing was delighted. Wouldn't roughness be better? It would increase friction and make the tiles less likely to slip.

She quickly smiled and said, "It's better to be rough. We don't need it to look good, just practical."

"Okay." Carpenter Wang nodded and continued with his work. After a short while, the tile mold was made.

Looking at the two molds, Li Qingqing smiled with satisfaction. "Carpenter Wang, your craftsmanship is really good. This is what it looks like. I need fifty of each. How would you like to calculate the wages?"

Carpenter Wang placed the mold on the table, thought for a moment, and answered seriously:

"Daughter-in-law of the Zhou family, this job isn't too difficult, but the wood is a bit of a hassle. There are so many wild animals in the mountains that no one dares to go up there to cut wood. If you can provide the wood, I'll pay you twenty cents a piece. What do you think?"

Li Qingqing was stunned. Cutting down trees? This... seems possible!

"No problem!" Li Qingqing agreed without hesitation, "I'll deliver the wood as soon as possible."