The sky was blue and the clouds were floating in the sky. The wind blew and the rain gathered and stopped. The mist was at the source.
"One of the ponds has lost one-third of its water. It's only been three days. Six ponds only take 18 days. Think of a solution quickly."
After waking up in the morning and washing up, Wang Juan dragged Zhang Xiaobao to 'inspect' the six ponds on Zhuangzi. Plowing in spring required a lot of water. Seeing that one of the ponds had lost one-third of its water, Wang Juan was a little anxious.
Zhang Xiaobao watched from the side. The people from Zhuangzi kept carrying the water back. He also knew that the farmers from Zhuangzi were afraid of the drought. The water in the fields had been given to them, but they actually dug holes in front of their houses and put boards on top of them. Then, they carried water from the ponds of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan and poured it in.
"Say something. Just watch them carry the water away. Once the water enters the holes, half of it will seep out every day. The surrounding area is dry."
Wang Juan was a little unhappy when she saw the farmers from Zhuangzi scrambling to get the water back. Her own household water could be put into the tanks. It was simply a waste to do this.
"Just let them carry it away. Do you want to stop them? How about this? From tomorrow onwards, let a few people from Ge Zhuang come over. We will take care of their meals. Arrange them next to the well. As long as someone comes to fetch water, let them help. Seal the ponds. If they want to use water, let Steward Ge come over and provide it all at once. "
At first, Zhang Xiaobao thought that it was not a big deal for these people to carry some water. Wasn't it just digging a hole? When the water around the hole was saturated, the hole would be full. But he suddenly realized that after the hole was full, these people were likely to dig another hole. Then, the water would really be wasted.
"I agree. We can't let them throw away the water casually now. They won't understand even if we explain it to them. It would be better if the farmers from Zhuangzi listened to everything we said."
Wang Juan was also helpless about this. This was human nature. If she really wanted to blame someone, she could only blame the main family of Ge Zhuang.
He called for Huzi, who had followed him here, and gave him instructions. Huzi immediately went to make the arrangements. He had long disliked these people and wanted to do this today. However, because of the young master and young lady's instructions, he had no choice but to wait until tomorrow. He had thought it through. The people of Zhuangzi of the Ge family had lost face for the main family, but he could not lose face for the young master. A farmer must have the awareness of a farmer, and a servant must also have the rules of a servant.
After a short while, Hu Zi finished making arrangements and returned. He told them what he wanted to say.
"En, it's good that you can think this way. When the farmers and you do things outside, it's no different from when the main family does things. When the time comes, don't be afraid of causing trouble. If something really happens, no matter what the reason is, the main family will help you. Even if you make a mistake, the main family will punish you. It's not up to others to interfere."
Wang Juan was satisfied with Huzi's way of doing things and the way of thinking in her heart. She was used to being domineering. In the past, when she did things in the lower ranks, she did things like this. If they made a mistake or harmed the local interests, then the local people did not need to interfere. Whether they would be punished or not was another matter. They were independent.
That was what she thought. However, Huzi did not expect that the people of the main family were really too domineering. He thought for a while and asked, "Young master, young lady, if we cause trouble outside, if we offend the government, then we won't do anything?"
"It doesn't matter. No matter who you offend, as long as you do things for the main family, in the process, because you think for the good of the main family, if you make a mistake, find a way to escape. Even if the government comes, the main family will support you. Even if you hurt people for the main family, the main family may still reward you."
In this regard, Wang Juan never compromised and said resolutely.
This time, Huzi didn't say anything, but he was happy in his heart. He never doubted the words of the young master and young lady. If he wasn't beside them, he really wanted to shout out to express his feelings. This was the true master of the house. They would not abandon their subordinates when they were in trouble.
Zhang Xiaobao did not say anything. He knew what Wang Juan meant. She would not do things that would undermine him. When Huzi's mood stabilized, he said,
"Huzi, make something for me. This thing has to be two inches long and half the thickness of a chopstick. It has to be flat and have three edges on it."
While speaking, Zhang Xiaobao picked up a small wooden stick and drew the shape for Huzi.
Huzi looked carefully and nodded. "Young Master, don't worry. Huzi will definitely find someone to make it."
"Well, then you go and do it now. Cuckoo and I don't need to take care of here." Zhang Xiaobao said and pulled Wang Juan to another place.
"What did you ask him to make? Why does it look like a murder weapon to me?" After walking for a while, Wang Juan asked Zhang Xiaobao.
"It's a murder weapon for the two of us. Usually, we put it in the sleeves of our clothes and make a cover. In case we encounter danger, such as someone kidnapping us, we can't just wait for others to save us. That thing has a strong penetrative power. If someone holds us in his arms and threatens others, we can let that person know that not everyone can be kidnapped."
Zhang Xiaobao was now preparing for the possible dangers in the future.
"Okay, I understand. When the thing is made, the two of us will practice assassination. You are really not an ordinary kind of ruthless. You actually want to make it into a three-edged needle. As long as you aim it at the neck, no one can save you."
Wang Juan still didn't completely understand Zhang Xiaobao. When she thought of the three-edged needle that was only two inches long and pierced into people's necks, she had to admit that Zhang Xiaobao really couldn't wear away his tyrannical character.
"Don't think that I'm ruthless. People who can really use children as hostages definitely don't have good hearts. Who told you to not be able to make a gun?"
"Do you think it's so easy to make a gun? This is the Tang Dynasty, not the Song Dynasty where the handicraft industry flourished. I can think of ways to make all kinds of firearms. I can also make the shape of a gun. Do you dare to use it? "Wang Juan's index finger and thumb made the shape of a gun and pressed it against Zhang Xiaobao's nose as she spoke.
Zhang Xiaobao's two black eyes moved closer to the middle and a little lower. His lips slightly moved, "I don't dare. I'm afraid of exploding. Didn't you say that Zhou Xihu's uncle is coming today? Why isn't he here yet? Don't pinch my nose. "
Wang Juan reluctantly retracted her hand, "I'm being pinched silly. He said that he's coming today, but he's coming to Sanshui County, not here. There's still someone in the imperial court. No matter what, we have to arrange it first. What do you think is the best medium for sound transmission?"
"The higher the density, the faster the transmission in theory. The lower the dispersion, the more stable the transmission. What do you want to do?" Zhang Xiaobao shook his head and shook his black eyes back to their original position.
"Oh, then do you know how to make a phone call? I want to prepare alarm equipment for the farmers in Zhuangzi. I want them to be able to send the news over as soon as there's danger and get people to help. "
Wang Juan blinked her big eyes and said.
"I'm not those scientists. If you want to lie, I have countless ways. In practical application, the people in the Academy of Sciences are tens of thousands of times better than me. I'm not an expert or a professor."
"It's fine as long as you say you don't know. I've never believed in experts or professors. I know a few academicians in the Academy of Sciences, but all of them are so stupid. They don't know how to be famous and only want to do research. Forget it, let's use the most ancient method."
Wang Juan was a little disappointed with Zhang Xiaobao's answer. She sighed and made up her mind.
That afternoon, Wang Juan arranged for two ropes to be pulled out of each house. The ropes were made of silk and connected diagonally upwards to a platform made of wood. These platforms were then connected again with ropes made of silk. These platforms were then connected to other platforms. These platforms were connected to the main house by ropes made of silk.
For those farmers, when one of the ropes was pulled, it would make the corresponding bell on the platform ring. The other rope had a bamboo tube that was also connected to the platform.
"Okay, it's done. This is the most primitive method of long-distance communication. Tomorrow, find two more doctors. We also need to form a fire brigade in Zhuangzi. Go wherever there's a problem."
In the evening, Wang Juan stopped. She clapped her hands and said to Zhang Xiaobao.
Zhang Xiaobao already knew what Wang Juan was going to do. She wanted to make an alarm system, but the method was too primitive. He wanted to find a problem with it, but when he saw Wang Juan's excited look, he couldn't bear to do it. He could only nod and say, "Okay, not bad."
"You don't mean what you say. I know what you're thinking. Isn't it just that when the wind blows, the rope will move, and the connected bell will ring? Unless there's a very strong wind, this kind of thing won't happen. The bell needs to be pulled with some strength to shrink into the slot.
If the wind is really strong enough to blow the bell into the slot, then we should be prepared. Some people's houses might even be blown down. The farmers are so good. They even dare to eat tofu. Of course, we have to do something for them. "
Wang Juan looked at Zhang Xiaobao's expression and knew what he was thinking.
"Okay, I agree. But your accuracy may not be so high." Zhang Xiaobao spent five taels of silver for this matter, so he didn't care.
"Then hurry up and find a doctor. Now we only have a veterinarian and a doctor here. At night, there must be someone on duty. Let's go, go back to sleep. Don't always squeeze me at night." Wang Juan pretended to be generous and said a sentence. She turned around and left.
Zhang Xiaobao was stunned for a moment and followed her back. "At night, you're the one squeezing me, okay? Hugging and squeezing, I'm about to fall to the ground. When the weather gets warmer, let's sleep on the carpet. "
"Who's hugging you? I'm using you as a pillow. You're meaty and cool. Since I was young, I always had to hug something to sleep. You took advantage of me and you still complain. In the past, I used to hug a cloth doll." Wang Juan didn't look embarrassed at all.
Zhang Xiaobao sighed. He knew that he couldn't reason with her in this aspect. He could only bear with it and slightly protest.
"Then, Comrade Wang Juan, I hope you can cherish the doll. Don't always pull the neck. I've already fallen to the pillow several times."
"I know. When I sleep at night, I'll use hypnosis. I'm not hugging a cloth doll, but a life form, Xiao Bao baby." Wang Juan walked in front of him and said without turning her head.
Zhang Xiaobao scratched his head. "I'm Xiao Bao baby? You seem to be younger than me. "
"Xiao Bao baby is my family's dog. He's very obedient."
*****
"Is anyone there? My mother fell from the kang bed and can't move. Help me. "
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't expect that on the first night of the alarm system's appearance, something would happen. Zhang Xiaoshu's family asked the platform for help through this device.
The person on the platform was also a villager. First, he heard the sound of the bell. When he saw the bell enter the slot, he picked up the bamboo tube with the string connected to it. Then, he heard Zhang Xiaoshu's shout.
Zhang Xiaoshu's shout was very loud. Not only did the person on the platform hear it, but the neighbors on both sides also heard it. They all came to check.
The person on the platform didn't dare to be negligent. He passed the message to the main house. The person who answered the phone immediately woke up the doctor invited by Zhuangzi and told him that someone fell. When the doctor prepared the things in a daze, the person drove the car and pulled the doctor quickly to Zhang Xiaoshu's house.
In less than 15 minutes, or nine and a half minutes according to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's time, the doctor appeared in Zhang Xiaoshu's house. Zhang Xiaoshu and the neighbors thought that they would have to wait for a while. They didn't expect that the doctor would come so soon.
The doctor checked the old lady's pulse and the old lady's injury. While treating her, he said to Zhang Xiaoshu, "It's okay. She fell and broke her leg. Don't stay on the kang bed since it's hot. I'll put the bone back together and prescribe her some medicine. She'll be fine after taking it for half a month. Come with me to get the medicine, or you can ask someone to get it.
"Three coins?" Zhang Xiaoshu was stunned.
"If you don't have money, you can give me something to exchange for it. Help me find a board and I'll tie it up." The doctor resisted the tiredness and said.
Zhang Xiaoshu didn't need to do anything. The neighbor who came here found a board.
"Why is it so little?" Zhang Xiaoshu was still worried about his mother's condition.
The neighbor next to him was sober and said to Zhang Xiaoshu, "Xiaoshu, you forgot that the owner of the house is responsible for most of the cost. Why didn't you keep an eye on her and let her fall? You should help her when she gets off the bed."
"She was asleep. Who knew that my mother would wake up in the middle of the night? What's the place to stay tomorrow? Yes, the master has said that the master will pay the most money if she gets sick. My mother and I are so lucky to have such a master. "
Zhang Xiaoshu understood. She had to recuperate for half a month and take medicine every day. Three coins was out of the question. The rest of the money was paid by the master. This was the village. If it were the people in the inner courtyard, they wouldn't need to take any money.
Xiaoshu's mother woke up at this time and happened to hear these words. She held her son's leg and said, "Xiaoshu, do more for the master in the future. I've lived for so many years, but this is the first time I've seen such a master. I didn't know what time it was when I woke up. It hasn't even been a quarter of an hour. Don't forget the kindness of the master."
Zhang Xiaoshu nodded when he saw his mother wake up. Only then did he remember that when he tried to pull the two ropes, the doctor came so fast. If he told other villagers, no one would believe him. The master's means were incomparable. Even the imperial palace might not be able to catch up with him.
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