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Chapter 132 The Warm Bed is Complete

Xinghua Village, Anhe County.

The entire Su family gathered in the room, all their eyes fixed on one direction.

That's the newly built "kang" (heated brick bed) in my house.

The reason it's called a "kang" (heated brick bed) is because it was my own daughter, Xiuxiu, who said it.

This kang (heated brick bed) was also something she initiated, having her brothers and father set it up.

The kang (heated brick bed) was laid out a few days ago, and it's connected to the stove in the kitchen.

"Is the stove already burning?" Su Xiuxiu asked.

"Yes, Mother is already cooking," the eldest brother of the Su family replied.

"Daughter, will this kang (heated brick bed) really warm up later?" Old Man Su asked.

"Of course, it will warm up soon, and as long as there is residual heat in the stove, it will keep you warm all day," Su Xiuxiu replied.

Despite her confident tone, she herself was actually unsure.

But now that we've got it all figured out, we definitely need to make it good.

If they could get the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) and the honeycomb briquettes out of the house, the benefits to their family would be immense.

A while ago, Su's third brother returned from town and brought back two pieces of news.

At that time, Su Xiuxiu's heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) was still in the planning stage.

There's no other reason than that her memory isn't very good; she doesn't remember things clearly or accurately, so she has to think about them slowly and ponder them gradually.

The two pieces of news brought by Su Sange instantly energized Su Xiuxiu.

One piece of news is that His Majesty has posted an imperial edict, saying that anyone in the common people who can find or develop new, high-yield, year-round cultivars, or develop new ways to keep warm, will be rewarded.

Another piece of news is about Chen Hehua, a peasant girl from the capital.

She then took out something called sweet potato and offered it to them.

In the end, she was not only granted the title of county princess, but also received many rewards, and even her family benefited.

Su Xiuxiu was shocked when she heard this.

Sweet potatoes!
That's a sweet potato.

As a modern person, I naturally know that the essential food for time travel is sweet potatoes and corn.

Upon hearing the first news, she wondered if she could find some sweet potatoes or corn to offer as a sacrifice.

After all, sweet potatoes and corn are not yet available in this era.

Of course, there were no potatoes either.

Su Xiuxiu thought that even if she only found one of them and offered it up, the reward she would receive would be enough for her family to live a good life.

Sure enough, Su Xiuxiu actually went for a walk in the mountains.

Unfortunately, she didn't find sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes, or anything like that in the mountains.

Once, because she went too far, she almost encountered wolves, which scared Su Xiuxiu so much that she never dared to go into the mountains again.

Su Xiuxiu could only think that sweet potatoes and corn must not have been introduced to those overseas countries yet.

So she gave up looking for sweet potatoes and corn.

Because of the impending snow disaster, they began researching heated kang beds and honeycomb briquettes.

Because they need coal, but their family is too poor to afford it, they can't get honeycomb briquettes for the time being.

Therefore, Su Xiuxiu started by attacking the heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove).

Today is the day to see if it has been effective.

Su Xiuxiu never expected that someone could find sweet potatoes and even be granted the title of county princess.

What a lucky life.

Why isn't it me?

However, Su Xiuxiu only sighed for a moment before focusing on warming the kang (heated brick bed).

She knew that although the contribution of creating this heated kang (a traditional heated bed) was not as great as that of sweet potatoes, it was still significant, especially since a snow disaster was imminent.

When Su Xiuxiu learned the contents of the imperial edict, she knew that it must have been Princess Fuqing, who was also a time traveler, who told the current emperor that there would be a snow disaster at the end of the year.

That's why this imperial edict was issued. However…

This time traveler can produce cement, but can't he make a heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed) or honeycomb briquettes?

Su Xiuxiu only thought about it for a moment, and quickly let it go.

No one can be omnipotent.

Some will know it, and some won't.

Moreover, Princess Fuqing's lack of knowledge only gave her an opportunity.

She was determined to rely on this warm kang (heated brick bed) and honeycomb briquettes to lead her family onto a better path and leave Xinghua Village.

"Oh, this kang is warm now, really warm!"

As Su Xiuxiu was lost in thought, a sudden exclamation interrupted her.

Su Xiuxiu glanced at him and realized it was her father. She touched the heated kang and found that it was getting warmer.

At this moment, her other brothers also went up to touch her.

"It's really warm now. Xiuxiu was right, this kang really can warm up."

"If it were the dead of winter, it would be wonderful to sleep on such a warm kang (heated brick bed)."

“Especially for the elderly and children who are physically weak, with this heated kang, they don’t have to worry about freezing to death.”

Sometimes in winter, when it's too cold, weak children and the elderly freeze to death; these things can happen.

But they were powerless to do anything about it.

Now, with heated kang beds, things are different.

Moreover, setting up a heated kang (a traditional heated bed) is not difficult.

"Xiuxiu, what do you think? Why don't we tell the village chief about this heated kang (traditional heated bed) and ask him to get every household in the village to install one? Then we won't have to worry about winter anymore," Old Man Su suggested.

"I think this winter won't be too good," Old Man Su said, his eyes filled with worry.

As an old farmer, I can understand some weather patterns.

Based on previous weather forecasts, Old Man Su thinks this winter will probably be cold, but he doesn't know how cold it will be.

But Su Xiuxiu knew that this winter was more than just cold.

There's also the snow disaster.

Su Xiuxiu said, "Father, I think it's possible, but I think we can present this method of heating the kang to His Majesty."

"Firstly, His Majesty can benefit the entire Daqing, allowing all the people of Daqing to benefit. Isn't that better than just our village benefiting?"

"Secondly, since we are offering this heated kang, we will definitely receive a reward. What that reward will be, we don't know."

"But whatever the reward is, it will improve our current life. Even if it's just some silver, it'll be good. My brothers aren't married yet."

Because the Su family was poor, even though Su Xiuxiu's three older brothers were hardworking and capable, no girl was willing to marry into the family.

The eldest brother of the Su family does have a childhood sweetheart who likes him very much.

However, her parents were asking for a high dowry.

Su Xiuxiu's older brother is currently unable to produce the funds.

It was agreed beforehand that if the money couldn't be produced within a month, the girl would be forced by her family to marry someone else.

Now, a week has passed since that month began.

These past few days, the thought of her beloved marrying someone else has kept her older brother, a usually cheerful man, from smiling.

The Su brothers' eyes lit up. They were all of marriageable age, and who wouldn't want to get married?

Old Man Su's eyes also held a thoughtful expression.

Just then, Madam Su walked in and made the final decision.

"Let's do as Xiuxiu says and present this heated kang to His Majesty. After all, it was Xiuxiu who suggested making this heated kang, and it belongs to Xiuxiu. So let Xiuxiu make the decision now."

Moreover, the daughter said she wanted to offer it up for the sake of the family.

How could they possibly disagree?

(End of this chapter)