After dressing up as a stepmother, I transformed the whole family into working in the fields

The two of them rode in an ox cart together and came to Liujia Village to look for Qin Yao.

It was only one day since Wang Yu came last time.

Qin Yao didn't expect that they would decide so quickly.

Liu Ji brought two bowls of fermented rice and sugar water, one for each person, and stood beside Qin Yao consciously, lowering his head and listening to their discussion about the big business worth fifteen taels of silver.

Don't say it, don't say it, this woman of his family knows how to do business. She actually dares to ask for fifteen taels for a water tanker that costs only one tael of silver.

But from what it sounds like, it seems to be an enlarged version of the waterwheel, but no matter how big it is, it can't be more than fifteen times bigger.

Wang Yu's request was very simple. They hoped to build the village's water mill before the autumn harvest.

Qin Yao said there was no problem and there was enough time.

Then the price can't be cheaper? Wang Yu asked tentatively.

Qin Yao looked embarrassed, This is really indispensable, and this is just an estimated price, and the specific situation needs to be analyzed in detail, but since you have decided to ask me to help build this water mill, I can guarantee that I will definitely give you a Satisfying result.

After talking about this, it seemed that they really couldn't save a penny. Wang Yu and Uncle Wang who were traveling with him looked at each other and asked Qin Yao if she was free now, or if she wanted to go with them to Xiahe Village to see the condition of the river. , so that we can make a final price and everyone has a clear idea.

Qin Yao happily agreed, Okay, I happen to be free. You guys drove the bullock cart here, right?

The two nodded, and the three of them got up and headed to Xiahe Village.

Liu Ji followed him unconsciously. He was blinded by copying books these days. He didn't even take a step out of the house. If he continued to stay like this, he would go crazy.

Moreover, he hadn't seen Shunzi for a long time. If he didn't go out to see him, Shunzi might forget that he was his eldest brother.

Qin Yao didn't want him to go, but after thinking about it, she asked Liu Ji to call Carpenter Liu to go with him. He might as well survey the site conditions clearly today and come back to make a plan. Once confirmed, construction could start, which would save a lot of trouble.

Qin Yao's efficiency in doing things won the hearts of Wang and Yu. They originally thought it would be unreliable for Qin Yao to handle this matter as a woman, but now it seems that they are worrying too much.

So, Qin Yao asked the elder brother and the younger brother to take care of the two younger ones at home. The couple and Liu Carpenter, together with the three of them, brought measuring tools, paper and pens and other items, and followed Wang Yu and others in the car. Xiahe Village.

It was noon, and the river in Xiahe Village was full of half-grown children bathing by the river. They were swimming in a shallow puddle downstream, and there were adults watching beside them, so they didn't have to worry about drowning.

Seeing Wang Yu bringing the people from Liujia Village, everyone gathered around curiously.

The half-grown children with bare buttocks surrounded a few people in the middle, and you asked them what they wanted to do.

Qin Yao was just about to ask Liu Ji to bring the pen and paper he had brought. When he turned around, he was gone and the things were placed in Wang Yu's hands at some point.

Qin Yao used her toes to figure out that he must have gone to Shunzi's place to hang out. The guests were still there, so he and Liu Carpenter took tools to observe the conditions of the river here.

There is a 2.5-meter-high drop between the shallow puddle where the children bathe and the upstream river. It is just a slope with protruding rocks. The daily impact of the water flow is not great.

In addition, the area of ​​the lower puddle was too small to accommodate a large waterwheel. Qin Yao and Carpenter Liu crossed out this area and continued to move upward to find a suitable water mill construction site.

Every village near a river seems to have a pond near the river for washing vegetables and laundry.

A hole of about fifty centimeters was dug where the water was diverted into the pond. The river surface, which was more than three meters wide, was divided into two parts. The amount of water flowing into the mouth alone was quite large because the water outlet was narrow and deep.

In this place, if there is a dry season, we only need to enclose the river on the other side to naturally store water and rush it into the entrance.

Qin Yao looked at it for a while and realized that this was a perfect location!

Carpenter Liu didn't understand this, but he could understand what Qin Yao said.

The two sat down on the stone pier by the pond. Qin Yao took out a pen and paper and drew a sketch of a water mill on the paper so that it could be easily shown to the guests.

Wang and Yu came together and compared the content of the painting with the topography of the pond, and the style of the water mill formed a picture in their minds.

I have just calculated that the area of ​​the pond is large enough and the depth is suitable. The water depth is 80 centimeters, which is completely enough to place a three-meter-diameter sleeping waterwheel.

Qin Yao gestured while talking so that Wang Yu would know the location of the water tanker.

Your pond is big enough and easy to construct. You only need to block the river mouth here to operate it.

The water mill can be built on the pond. The foundation pillars are laid on the east, west, north and south sides of the pond, and a platform is built in the air. The pond is below and the mill is above the pond.

However, she is not responsible for this part. People in Xiahe Village need to build the mill and house themselves.

The power of horizontal water trucks is stronger than that of vertical water trucks. If it is a vertical water truck, the terrain requirements are not particularly high.

But if you want to control two mills and a stone mill at the same time, the power of the vertical waterwheel is not enough, and you must use the horizontal waterwheel.

After listening to Qin Yao's description, Wang Yu realized that the waterwheel Qin Yao mentioned was different from what he saw at Qin Yao's house.

Ms. Qin, isn't the water mill in our Xiahe Village different from your water mill?

Qin Yao knew that he was worried that the effect would not be good, and said confidently: Don't worry, there are many types of waterwheels. According to factors such as terrain, river channels, water flow conditions, etc., different waterwheels can be set up according to local conditions to maximize their use. role.

Hearing what Qin Yao said, Wang Yu felt relieved.

The place was promising, and while there was still some time, Wang Yu directly invited Qin Yao to his home, and also invited the prestigious old people in the village to come over, so that everyone could discuss a charter together.

The design plan is already in Qin Yao's mind. In order for Party A to understand it easily, he first drew a simple graphic to clearly show the parts that everyone needs to be responsible for.

First of all, all she and Carpenter Liu could promise were waterwheels and stone grinding mills, with labor and materials included and installation included.

Secondly, the cost is still fifteen taels of silver, not even a penny less, and it might even exceed the budget.

But this is the first time for everyone to cooperate, and Qin Yao plans to give a villager’s price.

If Xiahe Village could make a reservation and pay a deposit of 5 taels today, the cost would be only 15 taels, and she would bear the rest.

Finally, the people of Xiahe Village need to be responsible for the main body of the mill house. She will give them a drawing and they will find craftsmen to make it themselves.

Carpenter Liu listened silently, nodding in agreement with everything Qin Yao said, until he heard the price of fifteen taels, and his eyes widened for a moment.

As a carpenter himself, he knew that the wood was only worth two or three taels of silver.

But he soon calmed down, just shrinking his hands into his sleeves, trembling slightly with excitement.

Looking at the people in Xiahe Village, although they also thought it was expensive, they seemed to be persuaded by Qin Yao and felt that the waterwheel and stone mill were worth so much money.

I couldn't help but sigh secretly, I'm so good at deceiving.