Mysterious Tang Dynasty

Chapter 204 Benefits
Nanny Cui and Nanny Lu offered the benefits of the half-day kang to Nanny Song and Wang.

That night, the two Kings and Songs lived in Bieye and fell asleep on the kang, and they also deeply realized how practical this thing is.It was really warm and comfortable.There is a special little girl who is responsible for lighting and turning off the fire for them. There are also water basins and wet wipes in the room, and there are low tables on the kang with tea.After such a night, the two nuns didn't feel any discomfort, at most they just had to drink two glasses of water, that's all trivial.

Nanny Wang couldn't help but said to Nanny Song: "This kang is a good thing, why doesn't our palace have one?"

Nanny Song was also a little moved, but she was helpless: "It's easy to build such a thing in the countryside, but if it's in the palace... I'm afraid it won't look good, and it will be disgusting. Besides, the houses of the nobles have built fire walls, and there are Brazier, in fact, without this, we can live in winter.”

Grandma Wang scolded her: "Of course nobles don't lack things to keep warm, I'm talking about ourselves! If we could have such a big kang in the room of our servants, we could sit on it to work during the day and work on it at night. The whole family sleeps side by side on it, so they won’t be afraid of frostbite, and they won’t be afraid of getting a cold one day, so they won’t be able to serve the princess again! Besides, it’s so cold, we adults can still resist, children What should I do?!" As she said that, Wang Momo's eyes turned red, "My little grandson got sick from the cold twice last year, and he has been sick all year. I'm really afraid that he won't be able to grow up."

When Nanny Song heard the words, she thought that there were old and young in her family, so she hesitated and said, "How about... let's ask A Cui and A Lu to see if we can find a craftsman who can build a kang, and come back with us." Going to Chang’an City? We just need to pay more. After all, it’s almost Chinese New Year, and it’s not in vain to travel a hundred miles.”

Wang Momo suddenly turned her worry into joy: "Then it's a deal! I'll go to them and ask them, and I'll accept the salary! If I can bring a skilled craftsman back, I want to build one for my sister's house. She The father-in-law fell ill at the beginning of the year and could only lie in bed. In such a cold day, if something bad happens, the whole family will not even think about having a peaceful life. The east courtyard will add new people, and there may be a new heir princess next year. , I am in need of someone to take care of me. My sister is trying to send her two children to find a job, but I can't delay it just because there is a white matter at home!"

The two discussed it, and after they got up, they washed and changed their clothes, and Nanny Cui brought the little girl over with a hot breakfast: "Ah Song, Ah Wang, did you sleep well last night?"

"Okay." Wang Momo dragged her to sit on the kang, without beating around the bush, she directly expressed her thoughts.

Mother Cui clapped her hands and said: "This is easy to handle! We have two craftsmen in our own business, and we are going back to Beijing to celebrate the New Year with our family. You just take them with you. It's just that the craftsmen are easy to handle. It’s easy. There’s a large brick kiln at the southern foot of Mount Saga. There are several large kilns in their house, and they can burn refractory blue bricks. It’s the best for building a heated kang. Once you have finished the number of bricks, report to me, I will buy the bricks for you, and within three or two days, the bricks will be pulled to Beijing, and your business will not be delayed at all, how about it?"

Nanny Song said: "Where is there a kiln for burning bricks? Why do you have to go back from Saga Mountain? It's more than 100 miles away!"

Mother Cui smiled and said: "If you can find suitable bricks in Chang'an City, then you don't have to worry about it. But you must use refractory bricks to build the kang. Ordinary earthen bricks are not good. If you barely make it, you will burn too much fire." In a few days, the bricks will be brittle. The kang collapsed, it’s not a big deal, what if someone burns it out? The bricks fired in that brick kiln were specially found by our little lady and given to them to burn. Nearby People in the area who want to build a kang buy bricks from them, which are stronger, more reliable and fire-resistant than other places."

Wang Momo made a decisive decision: "Then buy bricks from this brick kiln. I just don't know how much I need to buy. A Cui, can you help me figure it out?"

Nanny Cui asked the little girl to go to Nanny Lu, and came back after a while with a rolled sleeve: "This is what our little lady drew for the craftsmen. , it is clearly written on it. You can figure it out by yourself.”

The two nuns of the King of Song came over to look at it, and they saw a clear pattern drawn on the sleeve, and many small words were densely written on the side, and the styles of the heated kang of various specifications were also listed at the back, and how much to use. The materials, even the parts that are prone to problems, are clearly listed.

Nanny Song exclaimed: "This is really written by Si Niangzi? It's hard for her to be so considerate at such a young age!"

Wang Momo quickly calculated the number of bricks she needed, including her sister's share, and immediately wanted to pay for Cui Momo: "Ah Cui, go buy bricks for me, and I'll buy them when I get back to Beijing." Thank you so much."

"Why are you being polite to me?!" Nanny Cui stuffed her purse back, "We haven't built a heated kang in the past two months, and the brick kilns and craftsmen are billed at the end of the month, and the young lady spends everything Done! You are not an outsider, so I count you as one more. When you return to the capital in the future, you can treat me to a glass of good wine. I have been an old sister for so many years, and you still have to be polite to me?!"

Grandma Wang beamed when she heard that: "Okay, I won't be polite to you for your kindness. It's just that my share can be counted in your account. I still have to pay for my sister's share, and I can't ask Si Niangzi to eat it." It's a loss."

Nanny Cui only took half of her money.Nanny Song's share was also counted in Bieye's public account. She and Nanny Wang looked at each other and felt that she had received the benefits of Fourth Lady. After returning to Beijing, she had to speak for Fourth Lady in front of the prince and princess. Just say nice things.

The two nuns went to see Li Lijun again, and saw that she was still lying on the kang, her little face was not so red, it seemed that the fever had subsided, but her complexion was pale, and she looked not very energetic.They greeted her a few words, comforted her to recover from her illness, stepped out and copied a copy of the prescription, and then went back to Beijing by car.

The craftsmen will escort the brick-carrying donkey cart to Chang'an later.Before they arrived, the two mothers of King Song had to ask their family members to vacate the room where the kang was needed to make it easier for them to work.Madam Cui placed a big order with the brick kiln, and the other party was so happy that they gave her a considerable discount.What made them even happier was that Mother Cui told them that this big order might bring them new business in Chang'an City.If they are interested, they can start looking for a place to build a new brick kiln outside Chang'an City...

Once the two nuns of King Song left, Li Lijun no longer needed to pretend to be sick.She immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and while directing the people around her to pack up the bedding, she said to Erhong and Qiuxiang, "I'll start teaching you when I'm free a year ago. You're just getting angry now. After entering the body, I can barely persist in practicing morning and evening every day. But with the aura environment in Bieye, you don’t know how long you will have to practice before you can advance to the second floor. I will start teaching you some basic courses, such as talisman Writing formations and the like. When you can arrange the spirit-gathering formations by yourself, you don’t have to worry about the progress being too slow.”

Erhong and Qiuxiang couldn't help but look at each other.It sounds like a very complicated and difficult course.But Erhong only knew the basics of writing, Qiuxiang could write her own name, and she could barely count numbers up to one hundred.Is it really okay to let them take this kind of class now?
(End of this chapter)