Zhao Youtian brought Zhao Jing to a small alley beside the bustling city.
As he walked, he sighed in his heart.
Ever since Zhao Jing recovered, he seemed to be different from before.
After they got married, they changed even more.
In the end, the marriage that he had set for him this time was really the right thing to do!
Besides, Lin Anan looked skinny and small, but she had never seen a husband more prosperous than her.
He thought to himself that he would have a good talk with Consort Li when he got home.
She asked Consort Li to protect her in the village and not let anyone bully her.
Zhao Jing didn't know what Zhao Youtian was thinking.
He had been thinking about the rice mill.
He wondered if the carpenters of this era could make this.
Finally.
The two of them stopped outside a very ordinary house.
The door of the house was wide open, and one could see that there were many courtyards inside with a lot of firewood piled up.
Zhao Youtian knocked on the door, and a middle-aged man quickly walked out.
He knew Zhao Youtian, and when he saw him, he greeted him happily,""Brother Zhao, why are you here?”
"What do you want to order?"
"This is my nephew, Zhao Jing," Zhao Youtian introduced with a smile.”
"Jing 'er, this is your Uncle Li. He's the best carpenter in the entire city.”
Zhao Jing smiled and nodded at him.
Uncle Li waved his hand in embarrassment and said,""He's just a craftsman. How can he be the best?”
"My nephew said he wanted to find a skilled carpenter to make furniture."”
"You guys go ahead. I'll just sit by the side.”
After Zhao Youtian finished speaking, he sat down on a chair at the side as if he was familiar with him.
Uncle Li asked his son to pour tea for Zhao Youtian before asking Zhao Jing what he wanted to forge.
Zhao Jing took out the design from the bookcase and handed it to Uncle Li.
Uncle Li did not expect this person to bring his own design. He quickly took it and unfolded it.
The densely packed comments stunned him for a moment.
"This is…"
Zhao Jing didn't explain. He just smiled and asked,""Uncle Li, I wonder if you can make this finished product?”
Uncle Li took a closer look.
This rice mill used a main shaft roll with grooves to drive the rice grains to rotate. Then, the rice grains would be separated from the rice husks under pressure and friction, as well as the scraping of the rice knife.
The main shaft roller and rice knife were actually best made of stainless steel.
However, Zhao Jing didn't know if the production would be successful, and it would take time to customize the iron products.
Therefore, he temporarily asked the carpenter to replace it with wood.
This kind of smooth roller was not difficult for a skilled carpenter.
Zhao Jing pointed at the armrest beside him and said,""I want to make it hand-cranked or pedal-operated.”
"But if something is added between the two rollers, it will be too difficult to rotate.”
"Therefore, I want to use the rollers to save energy."
"But I haven't figured out how to connect these rollers, how many to use, and how to save energy.”
Carpenter Li looked at it and said casually,""Are you talking about a roller coaster?"
"This is a small matter. I'll just let you try it two more times.”
In Zhao Jing's drawing, there were many parts that were not drawn.
He could only draw a rough sketch so that Carpenter Li could understand how the machine worked.
However, Carpenter Li, whom Zhao Youtian had brought him to find, was indeed something.
Carpenter Li pondered for a while before saying,""I can roughly understand this picture of yours.”
"Although I don't know what this thing of yours is for, give me a few days. I should be able to make it.”
"Thank you, Uncle Li." Zhao Jing said happily.”
Carpenter Li waved his hand and said,"You're welcome."”
"It's just that this thing is complicated. If you really want to make it, it won't be cheap.”
Zhao Jing nodded." Money is not a problem. How much deposit do I have to pay first?"”
Carpenter Li thought for a moment and said,"We're all acquaintances. There's no need for the deposit for the time being."?”
"Come back in five days. I'll give you an answer whether it succeeds or not.”
After Zhao Jing thanked him, Zhao Youtian and Carpenter Li exchanged a few more pleasantries before the two of them left the house.
" This thing of yours looks quite big," Zhao Youtian asked with some doubt." What is it used for?"”
Zhao Jing didn't hide it and said directly,""Uncle, this is the rice mill I came up with.”
"Rice mill?"
Zhao Youtian was surprised for a moment before saying,""We have a grinding platform in our village. We can grind rice directly on it.”
"But if you grind rice, there will be a lot of broken rice, so no one uses it much.”
"Uncle," Zhao Jing said with a smile,"this is not the kind of grinding platform you think it is."”
"As for what it is, we'll know when Uncle Li makes it and goes back to the village to try it.”
Zhao Youtian didn't ask further after hearing Zhao Jing's words.
However, he was still very curious about the machine.
When the two of them reached the city gate, they only found an ox cart from another village that could stop halfway.
At this time, the sky was already a little gloomy. Zhao Youtian was worried that it would rain, so he wanted to pay the old driver to send them back to the village.
The old driver waved his hand and said,"I have to hurry back too."”
"Otherwise, the rain will be heavy and the road will be long.”
Zhao Youtian was a little worried that Zhao Jing had just recovered from his illness and couldn't walk too much.
Zhao Jing reassured him." The last time we went out of town, we couldn't find the ox cart. Anan and I had to walk back to the village from the city."”
"As a farmer, I'm not as delicate as uncle thinks.”
Zhao Youtian smiled in embarrassment and said,""It's Eldest Uncle's fault."
The two of them got on the ox cart and walked along the way. However, they saw many people dragging their families into the city.
The old man driving the car chatted with Zhao Jing and the others,""I heard that there was a sudden rainstorm in Huaibei two days ago, and it's still raining non-stop.”
"If the Yellow River bursts its banks and the village is flooded.”
"I reckon that the city will be sealed soon.”
Zhao Youtian also let out a long sigh and said,""Judging by the weather, it will probably rain here soon.”
"We might as well harvest the crops in advance. Even if it rains, we don't have to worry about running out of food at home.”
The old man driving the carriage said,"Yes, the grain in my house was dried yesterday. Today, I have the time to go out of the city to earn some money."”
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As Zhao Jing listened to their conversation, he unknowingly arrived at the place where they got off the car.
After getting off the ox cart, the two of them walked for about fifteen minutes before returning to the village.
"Thank you for today, Uncle."
Zhao Youtian waved his hand." What are you saying? Uncle doesn't need your thanks."”
"Get ready. If it doesn't rain in two days, we'll be going to the Academy.”
As Zhao Youtian spoke, he saw Zhao Jing suddenly quicken his pace.
"Uncle, I understand."
"I'll go back first."
Zhao Jing said as he walked forward quickly.
Zhao Youtian raised his head in confusion and looked into the distance. He saw a small figure standing at the intersection of Zhao Jing's house, looking around.
He saw the two of them walking toward them.
Zhao Youtian recognized Lin Anan.
He couldn't help but laugh,"How long has it been since this couple separated?"”
In the blink of an eye, Zhao Jing was already standing in front of the little girl.
Lin Anan was completely enveloped by his huge body.
"Husband, you're back."
"Is everything going well?"
Lin Anan's big eyes lit up as she looked up at him.
"I'm back," Zhao Jing replied.”
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