The Scenery of Farmgate

The Yang family didn't know Yang Qiaoer's reluctance, and Yang Shu had been trying to keep the ingredients of snail noodles longer for the past few days.

The oil can be stored for a long time. The marinated sour beans and sour bamboo shoots can be stored for a period of time after being sealed with beeswax in oil paper. Only the snail soup is not good. This is a real soup, no preservatives and not continuous freezing Under the circumstances, it is difficult to keep it for a long time.

The only way Yang Shu can think of now is to pack the soup separately from other goods, and keep it in the freezer. When selling, give the buyer a bamboo tube of soup and tell the buyer to eat it earlier.

Not knowing if it would work, Yang Shu was going to the county to talk to Mr. Sun.

As soon as they entered the county, Yang Shu and Tang Ning ran into two brothers from the Chu family who were leaving the city.

As soon as Chu Gan saw Yang Shu, he waved excitedly, "Boss Yang, we were going to find you, but you came to the county town unexpectedly."

The brothers Chu and Gan didn't go out of the city anymore, but asked Yang and Shu to get into the carriage and go to their house to talk.

Chu Gan's happiness was all on his face, and Chu Heng seemed to be in a good mood, Yang Shu asked, "Looking at the reactions of the two of you, this is a good thing."

"Good thing, great thing," Yang Shu answered Chu Gan as soon as he finished asking, "It's all thanks to you, Boss Yang."

Seeing that Chu Heng didn't stop him, Chu Gan told him about the matter. In fact, it was the water mill. Last time Chu Gan saw the water mill, he took home the model that Yang Shu asked Carpenter Tan to make and showed it to his father and brother. I think they can offer this thing, and the people who live by water can build a water mill like this, and it will be much more convenient to grind anything.

Nowadays, it takes a lot of effort to stutter. There is also a special mill in the city. Although it is pulled by a donkey, the donkey needs money and needs to be fed, which is not cheap.

The water mill made by Yang Shu relies entirely on water and does not require manpower at all. After it is built, it does not require other expenses. It saves money and labor. It is not the best thing.

They sent these water mills to the Chu family in the imperial capital, and then offered them to the current emperor from there. The Chu family in the imperial capital benefited, and their Chu family in Qingfeng County could also benefit a little bit.

After Chu Gan brought the things back, his father and elder brother thought about it for several days, and thought it could be done, so they wanted to go to Dongshan Village to talk to Yang Shu, and they met someone right after leaving the city.

"Boss Yang, look at this matter..." Chu Gan was a little nervous, and he was so happy that he didn't think that Boss Yang would agree to let them offer it.

Yang Shu could see what he was nervous about at a glance, and said with a smile: "This is a good thing. If it is adopted and promoted, it will save a lot of effort for the people. This is something that benefits the country and the people. As an ordinary person, I just want to Xian can only go the way of the county magistrate, whether it can be done or not is another matter. I can rest assured that your family will offer it."

Upon hearing Yang Shu's words, Chu Gan breathed a sigh of relief, "I knew Boss Yang that you are a good person, and you will definitely agree."

"but……"

As soon as Chu Gan finished speaking, Yang Shu spoke again, but after hearing only a few words, Chu Gan became nervous again, and said cautiously, "Boss Yang, if you have any conditions, feel free to ask, as long as we can do it, we will definitely agree to you. "

Yang Shu smiled even more, "It's not a condition, I just thought of another tool that can be driven by water, which may make the people happier than a water mill."

What Yang Shu thought of was a waterwheel. He hadn’t seen it in Dongshan Village, but he didn’t know if there were any other places. Yang Shu asked Chu Heng, “My lord, have you heard of something called a waterwheel, which is used by ordinary people to irrigate farmland? .”

Chu Heng shook his head. He has traveled a lot in business, and he has never heard of such a waterwheel.

"What kind of irrigation method are you talking about irrigating the farmland?" Chu Heng asked.

"Water drives the wheel shaft to rotate and sprinkle water on the surrounding farmland. However, it needs a place with a lot of water. However, water towns have always been born as a land of fish and rice, and Dayu's grain is mostly produced in these water towns. I think the people should be familiar with it. like."

What the people value most is the fields. If there are objects that save them effort and grow crops better, they will definitely like it.

Chu Heng became interested in this waterwheel, and pulled Yang Shu to explain it to him in detail, but Yang Shu is not a professional, at most, he had seen it in a scenic spot, so he could only give Chu Heng a rough comparison, "The details will have to wait. I'll try it back in the village, and if it works, I'll invite you to come and see it."

"Okay," Chu Heng pondered for a while, then nodded, "Then I will trouble Boss Yang, we can offer the water mill first, and the water wheel can wait."

"By the way, Boss Yang, what business do you come to the county for?" After talking about the water mill, Chu Gan remembered to ask Yang Shu.

"Come to Master Sun to talk about the snail noodles. The soup is not easy to preserve. I have thought of a way and I don't know if it will work. I need to discuss it with Master Sun."

It was not easy for the brothers of the Chu family to participate in this matter, and the carriage did not go to the Chu family, but took a detour and sent them to the Sun family.

After seeing Yang Shu Tangning, the concierge of the Sun family didn't tell the master immediately. Instead, he ran to report to the young master of the Sun family. The young master of the Sun family rushed over and was very happy to see Yang Shu, "Yang Brother, you are here, are you here to find me?"

The young master of the Sun family's love for Yang Shu was beyond words, but before Yang Shu could say what he was doing, he wanted to drag him into the kitchen.

Yang Shu was a little helpless. It was true that the young master was enthusiastic about him, but what he liked was his cooking skills. After all, every time he came to Sun's house, he would inevitably make some snacks for him.

But Young Master Sun's plan didn't work out, the housekeeper intercepted Yang Shu and the two halfway, and brought them to see Master Sun.

Master Sun smiled, "Mr. Yang is here, what's the matter today?"

After a brief exchange of greetings, Master Sun asked directly, and Yang Shu told Master Sun about keeping the soup ingredients.

Master Sun frowned after hearing this, but soon laughed again, "Just say that Mr. Yang is a smart man, and he can put away all the things he brought with him when he ran a business. I really didn't worry about this. Mr. Yang thought about it carefully. There is even a solution.”

"It's just that there aren't that many ices, and it's not easy to find," Mr. Sun said worriedly. "Although I store some ice every year in my house, it's far away from the commercial road, and it's far from enough."

"Don't worry, Mr. Sun, I have a way to make ice, and there will be no shortage of ice. I'm just worried that if I'm sick, I'll be unlucky on the road."

Master Sun's attention was immediately focused on how to make ice, "Can you make ice?" Master Sun was a little excited, even his voice trembled a little.

People in the Yu Dynasty could not afford to use ice. In the past, ice was dug in the cellar in winter and used raw in summer.

Later, some people began to find a way to make ice, but the method was in the hands of aristocratic families. Ice was still only sold every summer, and the price was slightly cheaper, but ordinary people still couldn't use it.

And Yang Shu said that he can make ice, how could Master Sun not be surprised.

If you can do this ice selling business, you can make a lot of money in just one summer.

Seeing Master Sun's reaction like this, Yang Shu asked, "Master Sun, what's the problem?"

Master Sun told Yang Shu about selling ice and making ice, and sighed: "If Mr. Yang had been born more than ten years earlier, you would have become a famous family in Dayu just by selling ice."

Yang Shu shook his head, "This famous family has to save for at least a hundred years. Don't worry about us ordinary people. Mr. Sun, the ice made is only used to freeze soup, so let's sell it. If we suddenly come out to snatch it If you take someone else's business, I'm afraid the whole family will not be able to keep it, let alone make money."

Although Master Sun was tempted, he also knew that what Yang Shu said was right, the things held in the hands of the aristocratic family could not be easily touched by others and cut off their wealth.

"Don't worry, I'll tell you. The leader of the caravan has been with me for decades. As long as I tell him, he will never make such an idea."

The matter of making the frozen soup was settled, but Yang Shu didn't leave. He took Tangning into the Sun's kitchen, cooked two dishes for the young master of the Sun family, and made another plate of shortbread. The Sun family had lunch.

Afterwards, he wandered around the street and bought some things. The shortbread he made was delicious, and Tangning liked it very much. However, since it was made for the young master of the Sun family, Tangning only ate one piece. Naturally, Yang Shu couldn't bear to think about it all the time, so he bought the materials for making shortbread and prepared to make it for his family to eat.

That night, the whole family gathered around for dinner, and Yang Shu talked about the fact that the Chu family was going to offer the water mill.

"Really?" Yang Erlang asked just after Yang Shu finished speaking.

Yang Shu nodded, "Really, I don't know what the above means."

"If it can be used, will the superior give us something, will our old Yang family be famous?" Yang Dalang also asked, his excitement was beyond words.

"I don't know yet. Even if there is a reward, it should be given to the Chu family and not to us. However, the Chu family will definitely take care of us a little more in the future, and it is not a loss."

"Okay, there will definitely be many who should have us, and don't worry about those who shouldn't. The rewards are so easy to get. Let's live our lives steadily." When Yang Shu finished speaking, Old Man Yang also spoke. Beat Yang Dalang and the others, their muddy legs, how dare they think about rewards from above.

"Also, this matter is not allowed to be spoken out, so as not to cause a catastrophe."

Yang Dalang and the others nodded quickly and promised, "Father, don't worry, we're just talking to our own family, and we won't talk nonsense outside. We will also teach a few children."

The old man Yang was satisfied now, and Yang Shu took the opportunity to talk about the water truck, and the Yang family became even more excited when they heard the function of the water truck, "If the water truck is really as good as the old four said, then we will plant it in the future. The crops are much easier."

"I don't know if it will work yet, fourth, just do the same as last time, go to Carpenter Tan to make you a shape, and if it works, let's talk to the village chief." Old man Yang confessed.

Yang Shu nodded to show that there was no problem, and turned to answer Yang Dalang and the others' questions about the water tanker.

After a good meal, there are shortbread as a snack after the meal, and then go to the yard to enjoy the cool, the days are more comfortable.

……

Early the next morning, Tang Ning took Tang Cai's child and some shortbread she made last night to Widow Liu's house to see Tang Cai. Yang Shu squatted in the yard and drew the waterwheel pattern that he remembered.

But after a while, Tangning came back with a sullen face and a hint of ferocity. Yang Shu hurriedly got up, "What's wrong? Someone bullied you?"

Tangning shook her head, "No, sir, I saw Yang Qiaoer at Widow Liu's house, and she went to find Brother Cai."

Seeing Tangning's reaction, it was obvious that she was not looking for trouble. Yang Shu sat down and pulled Tangning to sit on her lap, "What did Yang Qiaoer say?"

Tangning: "She said that you must like Brother Cai because you have helped Brother Cai so much, so let Brother Cai be your child."