The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 77

"The owner also said that if I don't hire them again after this period, the agreement will be invalid."

"That's true, that's what I think too."

Due to the powerful water flow, although the transmission distance was not short, tests showed that it could still drive three modified machines simultaneously, demonstrating its considerable energy.

Furthermore, this energy is continuous and stable, allowing it to work without interruption, giving it a significant advantage over human power.

A group of people gathered around several machines, feeling a great sense of pride. This was the result of everyone's joint efforts, and they had put in a lot of hard work, step by step, to make it possible.

“Young Master Xu, what I have witnessed today has made me deeply realize the principle that human power is finite, but water power is infinite. If used properly, water power can be a great help,” Song Liang exclaimed from the side.

"This is nothing, just three machines. More will be added later. Many tasks can be completed using water-powered machinery. It will be truly spectacular when all three hundred machines are running at the same time," Xu Tian said with a slight smile.

"Three hundred such machines?" Song Liang exclaimed in surprise. "That's unimaginable."

"That day will definitely come."

Before we knew it, it was already May, and the weather was getting warmer.

The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is the Dragon Boat Festival, an important festival in this era. After this festival, it means that summer has arrived and it's time to change into summer clothes.

The factory has been working non-stop on the water power project, so they've taken a three-day break. After the holiday, they'll be back in full swing.

In the past few days, every household in and around Dingxiang City has been doing a thorough cleaning, burning mugwort to drive away snakes, rats, insects, and other evil spirits, and drinking realgar wine to strengthen their bodies. Huazilou is no exception.

Xu Tian had to admit that these measures were not simply about the inheritance of traditional culture and the preservation of customs; in this era, they had very practical significance and function.

Because he personally witnessed a bunch of messy creatures crawling out from the dark corners of various rooms, stimulated by the thick smoke of burning mugwort.

Not to mention the rats, which even the cats and dogs couldn't catch, snakes, centipedes, scorpions, toads, spiders, wasps and other venomous creatures all showed up one after another, along with all sorts of insects that we'd never seen before.

With these deadly things lurking around us for so long, it's easy to see why people in this era have such short lifespans.

Besides cleaning, people also weave longevity knots and longevity threads for children to wear, praying for heaven to bless them with good health and healthy growth.

Adults wear sachets filled with mugwort and realgar, which are also believed to repel insects and ward off evil spirits.

Those who could afford it would also soak their bathwater in plants such as mugwort and realgar to create a medicinal bath and remove evil spirits from their bodies.

In short, all these measures are aimed at preventing illness, even if they don't seem to have obvious effects, just to put one's mind at ease.

Disease has always been the primary threat to the survival of humankind.

On the Dragon Boat Festival, there were dragon boat races on the Han River outside the North Gate of the city, which was naturally very lively. Xu Tian originally planned to go and watch with the people from the shop, but unexpectedly, Xi Siming came to the door early that day.