My balcony connects the Three Kingdoms

The weeds are green in the shade of spring,
Sometimes there are quiet flowers and a tree is bright.

Walking on the vast wilderness, the tip of the nose is the fragrance of the soil, and the birds are singing beside you.

The fields on both sides of the ridges have already been planted with various high-yield crops, and the old farmers come to take care of them every day, for fear of any mistakes.

Looking up, the canals extending in all directions gathered together in one place.

Several peasant women squatted beside the pool, cleaning up the soil-stained farm tools one by one, and dropped them on the grass to dry the water drops.

Chen Deng nodded thoughtfully, picked up a charcoal pencil and recorded the scene on the parchment.

This time I came to Hedong County, which is different from last year. I mainly came to purchase good seeds.

By the way, let's see if we can rescue Zhao Sheng and his party... It's just by the way. In fact, Tao Qian also knew it was impossible, so he didn't force it.

Chen Deng didn't even bother to visit Zhao Sheng in the guard. If he had that time, he wanted to see with his own eyes how the Wei family organized farming.

He has just been promoted by Tao Qian to be the captain of Diannong, who is mainly responsible for Xuzhou's agricultural production and has a heavy responsibility.

Different from the geographical environment of Hedong County, Xuzhou is by the sea, where the terrain and water conservancy are all tests for him.

And he can often find inspiration from Wei's agricultural layout, which makes him very happy.

Of course, the most important thing is that for outsiders like them, Wei did not deliberately prevent them from learning scriptures secretly, what's more, he asked the farmers to take the initiative to explain the principles for them.

"Yuanlong, come and take a look at this canal."

The accompanying officials waved to Chen Deng excitedly.

Hearing this, Chen Deng hurriedly put the charcoal pencil into the cloth bag, and trot over curiously.

The canal in front of me has a strange shape, and several small gates have been opened in the farmland on both sides, from high to low, which seems to have an ulterior motive.

Chen Deng looked at the crops in the farmland, frowned and said, "Is this indica rice (early rice)?"

The official who was traveling with him nodded slightly, then squatted beside the canal valve, and said mutteringly: "Look, these water gates look simple, but some of them are quite particular."

Chen Deng looked down, and then his eyes lit up.

At this time, two water gates were opened, and the water in the canal flowed into the rice field, but the water level of the rice field was always kept a little above the roots of the indica rice seedlings, and the whole seedlings were not submerged.

You must know that the water level of the nearby canal is significantly higher than these seedlings. If the gate is directly opened to release water... the seedlings will definitely be drowned.

The eyes of the accompanying official were wide open, and he asked tentatively: "Yuanlong, you said, can our flood control dams be built with reference to this?"

Chen Deng's expression moved, and there was a flash of emotion in his eyes, and he also felt that it was feasible.

However, he shook his head helplessly immediately, and denied: "The river is flowing fast, and ordinary wooden doors may not be able to withstand such a strong impact."

The fellow officials were taken aback when they heard the words, and then sighed in disappointment.

"but……"

Chen Deng then said: "Brother Chenghua, if we can get cement, there may be a way."

The official was stunned for a moment, and asked in confusion, "What is cement?"

Chen Deng pointed to the satellite city not far away, and said leisurely: "It is a strange building material, which can solidify mortar into a stubborn stone, and its shape can be arbitrary. If it is used to build stone gates, it will not be a problem to stop the impact of no matter how much water flows. "

The official stood up excitedly and looked towards the satellite city, "It seems that we still have to pay a visit to Steward Xue."

The two looked at each other with a smile, wiped off the dirt and dust on their bodies, and headed towards the satellite city.

at the same time.

In the satellite city, a respectable old man is organizing a meeting for everyone.

This is the No. [-] satellite city, and it is also one of the first places to participate in greenhouse planting. There are three small families in the No. [-] satellite city, among which the Xue family is the most famous.

Beside Mr. Xue, there are the patriarch of the Fang family and an old woman from the Liu family. Both of them are the stewards named by the Wei family, so they are naturally capable craftsmen.

From time to time, the old woman aimed her eyes at the front of the high platform, where twenty sewing machines were placed.

At this time, many women were looking at the sewing machine eagerly, their eyes full of anticipation and apprehension.

On the stage, Mr. Xue took a step forward, clasped his hands and said, "Everyone, everyone is here, I asked you to come here today to distribute the twenty sewing machines in front of me."

There was a burst of cheers from the crowd. Sewing machines are very expensive. These [-] sewing machines were purchased by raising funds from their No. [-] satellite city. They are considered collective property, but how to distribute them is a big problem.

Mr. Xue motioned for everyone to be quiet, then raised his hand and pointed to the old woman beside him, and said, "The following will be assigned by Guanshi Liu. The old man's ugly words will be up front. We are a collective, and everyone is a member of City No. [-]. Regardless of the three of us The decisions made by the old guy are for everyone's benefit, if any of you are dissatisfied, you can argue with us in private, don't make mistakes at this time."

Mr. Xue looked at the young people in his family, with a warning in his eyes.

There are many men in the Xue family, and they have more say in the No. [-] satellite city, which often arouses resentment from the people of the other two families.

The old lady of the Liu family stepped forward and saluted, and then began to distribute with great spirit.

Not long after, twenty women came out of the crowd, including women with children and unmarried girls.

Overall, it was fairly fair. The three aristocratic families each occupied six people, and the remaining two places were given to the farmers.

It's just that these two young girls from village households belong to the Liu family.

It was obvious that the young people of the Xue family were dissatisfied. Many people started whispering, and some even became angry.

At this moment, Mrs. Liu looked at the two girls.

The second girl nodded in response, turned around and took out the prepared fabric, walked cautiously to the sewing machine and sat down.

Old Mrs. Xue glared at the chattering clansmen, and said loudly: "This time, among the women we selected in City No. [-] to participate in the Xiuhefang assessment, only the two of them passed the final selection and became Xiuhefang's default embroiderers."

"With them here, our No. [-] city can also make such beautiful clothes. You should know how high the price of a set of clothes in Xiuhefang is now. Even so, the supply is in short supply. Hehe, we can also make that kind of clothes now. Even if the materials are poor, those merchants will definitely grab their heads."

Now everyone is not calm, Xiuhefang's clothes are so popular, everyone present has heard of it, especially the young children of the Xue family, there were some of them present that day.

"Zu Weng, can we also buy clothes ourselves?"

Mrs. Xue frowned, but Mrs. Liu on the side responded with a smile: "It's natural. After all, sewing machines are collective assets. If we make clothes by ourselves and provide the fabrics ourselves, they will only charge a certain amount of manual fees." That's it."

"Wow, that's great!"

"I didn't expect that I could also wear the clothes of Xiuhefang. Brother Zhou and the others will definitely be envious when I look back."

At this time, the old lady Xue sternly shouted: "Calm down, everyone, what are we raising funds to purchase sewing machines? You all know in your heart that now is the time to make huge profits. All of you should restrain yourself a little bit, and don't pay back your money." Before, no one wanted to disturb them."

Square gate.

Chen Deng looked curiously at the twenty embroiderers in the crowd, as well as the twenty strangely shaped sewing machines.

"What is this Xiuhefang?"

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Weifu.

Liu He was also looking at the clothes in front of her curiously. This set of Hanfu named Zixia was a gift from Wei Cheng.

If it was just a set of clothes, Liu He would not be so curious.

What made her unable to take her eyes off for a long time was the man-made material that can be seen everywhere in later generations - ice silk cloth.

"Forgive me, Your Highness. This old slave has never heard of this cloth. Although it is similar to Luo Ya, it is denser, and the tentacles are as cold as jade. It is really the best choice for a close-fitting inner lining." The old mother was amazed.

Liu He nodded slightly, motioning for her to step back first.

After hesitating for a moment, he said to the maid at the side: "Get ready, I need to take a bath and change clothes."

The maid sang softly, and hurriedly prepared warm water.

Seeing that she was the only one in the boudoir, Liu He gently raised his jade hand, and slowly removed the gold tassel cover on the bottom.

The sun is as bright as the morning glow, and the water is as bright as a flower, and the jewels and jades in the room are not half as brilliant as hers.

Liu He's beautiful face was reflected in the half-length mirror at the side, and I don't know if it was the light, or the girl Huaichun, but there was a little red light, and the phoenix eyes seemed to be full of flowers.

"How does he know that I prefer Xueqing?"

Xueqing, a color of purple, not deep, but light.

Liu He took off the heavy palace clothes on the outside, revealing the snow-blue apron inside. There were no other amazing patterns on the apron, but two small red beans were embroidered on the neckline. The needles and threads were brand new, so they should have been embroidered not long ago.

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"Ah chirp~"

"Sir, are you alright?"

Wei Cheng rubbed the tip of his nose, shook his head and said, "It's okay, it's just a sneeze, maybe it's the smell of ink that's stimulating."

Dian Wei watched carefully and nodded slightly.

Wei Cheng picked up a brush, raised his head and pondered for a while, and then slowly wrote.

"You will personally send this letter to the guard to Tian Yuanhao in a while, and ask him to supervise the matter as soon as possible."

Dian Wei cupped his fists respectfully and saluted. Seeing that Wei Cheng was still writing, he looked at it hesitantly, as if hesitating to speak.

In fact, Wei Cheng had discovered it a long time ago. Taking advantage of the opening where the letter was spread out to dry the ink, he raised his head and asked, "What's the matter, but what trouble did you encounter?"

Hearing this, Dian Wei hurriedly walked up to Wei Cheng, cupped his fists and saluted, and said, "My lord, I shouldn't bother you about this matter, but my mother-in-law keeps talking, I, I..."

Wei Cheng was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Why are you such a mother-in-law, just say what you want."

Dian Wei raised his head in embarrassment, and asked, "My lord, can I buy a sewing machine on credit?"

"Sewing machine?"

Wei Cheng was startled for a moment, then nodded and replied: "Madam sister-in-law wants to use it, of course there is no problem, the credit will be waived, and I will give you one."

"No, my lord is kind, Dian Wei understands. My lord has helped Dian Wei a lot. Man'er can go to Heluo College to study. Now Dian Wei has a place to settle down, so I really dare not ask too much."

Wei Cheng waved his hand nonchalantly, motioning him not to bow down to talk to him, and then said with a smile: "Madam sister-in-law also knows how to use a sewing machine?"

Dian Wei nodded hastily, "It will work. She went to Xiuhefang to take part in the assessment without telling me, and got the place of the default embroiderer. It's just that she wants to take care of my father and son's food at home, so she can't go to Xiuhefang to work, so ..."

Wei Cheng gave an 'hmm', and said angrily, "It's just such a small matter, you've been whining about it with me all morning?"

Dian Wei blinked his leopard eyes and thought, "It's a small matter for you, but it's a big matter for our family. Then a sewing machine costs fifty thousand copper coins!"
Wei Cheng handed him the letter with dried ink, and said: "Go and deliver the letter first. Later, I will ask the housekeeper to send a sewing machine to your house. You are my guard and you are going to risk your life to protect me. Just one sewing machine." Sewing machine, don't be polite to me."

Dian Wei received the letter, and was touched by Chao Weicheng, who cupped his fists and saluted, "Thank you for the reward, my lord."

Wei Cheng laughed and said: "Okay, okay, what are the big men being twitchy, I didn't expect that you are also a fear of guilt."

Hearing this, Dian Wei blushed, turned around and left.

Walking to the door, Dian Wei paused, "Did you just say 'also'?"

Dian Wei laughed, "I must have heard wrong."

Not long after Dian Wei left.

With her stomach straight, Cai Yan walked in with Zhong Chan's support.

There is also a faint scent of ink in the study, which is Cai Yan's favorite smell.

Wei Cheng was thinking about his next move, when he looked up and saw her, he immediately put down his brush, "Why are you here, come and sit down."

Zhong Chan supported Cai Yan, giggled and said, "Brother Wei, my sister is here to ask you to ask me about your crime."

Cai Yan scratched Zhong Chan's armpit reproachfully, causing Zhong Chan to avoid it hastily.

Wei Cheng helped Cai Yan to sit on the soft couch, and asked in confusion, "What is the meaning of this, did I do something wrong?"

Cai Yan's cheeks were very pink with a little baby fat, but now she said angrily: "Just now the two aunts came to sit with me and said that more than half of the female workers in the soap shop had left, and asked why. Only then did I know that it was related to my husband."

Wei Cheng's expression changed, "Why are all the female workers gone?"

Zhong Chan walked behind Cai Yan, giggled and said, "Brother Wei, the Xiuhefang you opened has poached all the people away. Just now the two wives were annoyed and helpless, saying that the wages of Xiuhefang were too high. The female workers were attracted there, and they lost a lot of business."

Cai Yan also looked at Wei Cheng with grievances, after all, she was also involved in the soap shop, and now the two aunts came to talk to her, but she was kept in the dark about everything, how could she not be wronged.

Wei Cheng looked at the tearful Cai Yan, and comforted him in a low voice: "Oh, it's just a few female workers. Let the aunts pay a high salary and hire a few people to make up for it. What's wrong with you, don't cry."

"I just feel wronged. I stay at home all day and don't know what's going on outside... I heard that my husband also found the number one beauty in Hedong County to go to Xiuhefang to support the show. That woman must be extremely beautiful... ..."

Good guy, it turned out to be waiting for me here.

Wei Cheng looked at Zhong Chan who was gloating at his misfortune, speechless.

Zhong Chan hurriedly shook her head and waved her hands, "I didn't say it, it was the two eldest ladies, Brother Wei, don't blame the good people."

Wei Cheng sneered, if you hadn't just covered your mouth and snickered, I would have almost believed it.