The steward of the dining room went to the second lady for instructions in fear.

said that her uncle wanted to build a warm room and an ice cellar, and asked her to invest a few thousand taels of silver.

was coldly rejected by her.

"Mrs. Ben is so delicate, do you have to eat ice in the summer? In the hot season, the well is cool, put a few bowls of mung bean soup down, just as cool and relieve the heat! ”

"The little dusk marquis is lascivious and lascivious, and he spends extravagantly, but Mrs. Ben does not have his stinky problem. Isn't the county lord rich, let her take the money. ”

The second lady sneered and sternly refused.

Before, Xiao Duhou made paper and used it to fill the thatched house, which can still be somewhat useful. The extra paper is used to make books, which can be regarded as a credit.

However, spending a huge amount of money to build an ice cellar is purely to burn silver, just to satisfy his desire to eat summer ice.

She is adamantly resistant to such behavior.

...

The second lady was reluctant to allocate a sum of money to eat Xia Bing, of course, it did not affect Chu Tianxiu's start at all.

As long as the county lord gives money, it's fine.

Li Yu heard Zu'er say that his uncle disliked that the conservatory of the palace was too small and there was no ice cellar.

and a sum of money shall be paid for the building of a warm house and an ice cellar.

She couldn't help but smile wryly.

Alas, it seems that the husband is extravagant in the Duhou Mansion, and he is not used to the "frugal and simple" life of the Ping Palace.

It's just this... The money was sprinkled too quickly, and she didn't know how long her private money would last.

Fortunately, the paper workshop earned back thousands of taels of silver during this time.

Li Yu hesitated for a while, but still allocated this large amount of money.

She was afraid that Chu Tianxiu would have nothing to do in the Pingwang Mansion these days, so she panicked, and if she ran out, if she was assassinated, it would be terrible.

Chu Tianxiu had the silver and immediately started work.

The peaceful Pingwang Mansion suddenly turned into a noisy construction site overnight.

A large number of masonry and carpenters came in and out, and the workers were in full swing.

Shoveled a small piece of garden in the Pingwang Mansion.

To build a greenhouse on a few acres of land directly, the craftsmen should complete it within one day, and then pay close attention to filling in horse dung and cow dung to make fertilizer and heat, plant all kinds of melons and fruits, and strive to eat a batch of fresh vegetables before the beginning of spring.

The conservatory is just a wall on the ground, after all, it is easier.

The underground ice cellar of Yuyuan is a huge and complex project.

Chu Tianxiu didn't dare to go out, anyway, he was idle, sitting on a chair and gnawing melon seeds, while personally supervising and guiding the craftsmen to build ice cellars.

Ice cellar is a rare thing in the Great Chu Dynasty.

There are ice cellars in the Jinling Imperial Palace and the Dull Mansion, and few craftsmen know how to build ice cellars.

Zu'er went to Li Yu and asked for a few thousand taels of silver.

Hundreds of craftsmen and workers worked together to bring in large quantities of timber from outside Jinling.

Dig!

Dig hard!

In order to prevent the courtyard ground from collapsing, dozens of the strongest thick main wooden beams should be used to hold up the ground, and the top should be dug while digging.

The four walls and the top surface are all nailed with thick wooden boards to make the first layer of heat insulation. Then spread a thick layer of brocade cloth to make a second layer of insulation.

In this way, the ice in the ice cellar can be maintained almost until autumn.

The floor of the ice cellar is paved with large pieces of clean and neat bluestone, and then covered with wooden planks. Thick blocks of ice cut out of the glacier are placed on the planks.

Drainage ditches are also dug to drain the meltwater.

Building a large ice cellar is obviously not an easy task.

To meet the deadline, before Chinese New Year's Eve, the ice in the river did not melt, and a huge ice cave of several acres was dug to fill the ice.

Fortunately, it always snows during this time, and the ice will be thick and will last longer.

"Uncle... How long can we eat ice cubes in this big room? ”

Zuer was excited.

The thought of being able to eat ice in the summer made her unable to sleep at night when she was excited.

"Eat? Who said to eat ice? ”

Chu Tianxiu smiled lightly, swallowed melon seeds and said, "In the scorching summer, the heat will be unbearable." Pull out the large ice cubes in the ice cellar.

More than a dozen large pieces of ice are piled up on all sides of the room, and the room is as cool as late autumn. If you don't put on an autumn coat, you will be too cold to stand it.

Ben Xiao Hou Ye lay down in the study of this ice room, and slept beautifully, from noon to evening, the whole person was cool and comfortable. This is called summer!

As for Zu'er, if you want to eat ice, you can lick the ice in the house casually. ”

Zuer was stunned.

Wow~Wow~... My uncle used to live such a good life in the Dull Mansion?

...

When Mr. Qian heard the news, he hurriedly came to the outside of Yu Garden.

Outside Yu Garden, there were already many servants, guards, and Li disciples watching the excitement.

Mr. Qian put his hands behind his back, staring at the hot construction site in Yuyuan with a pair of vigilant eyes, and kept looking around.

As the chief manager, he has to take care of all the big and small things in the house, and he breaks his heart!

But only Yu Yuan can't manage it.

He looked deeply worried.

What is so delicious about Xia Bing, who would be stupid enough to spend thousands of taels of silver just to eat ice in summer?!

He heard that during the palace test in the morning, his uncle was thrown out of the Jinling Hall by the eunuchs. I always wonder if my uncle was stimulated during the palace test, and he wanted to rebel in anger.

That's why I used the excuse to build an ice cellar and dig a hidden hole in the ground of Pingwang's Mansion, an armory or something? An ice cave of a few acres of land is enough to hide the weapons of thousands of people.

Once the rebellion is revealed, it is a felony that will be beheaded all over the place.

But this Yuyuan is the territory of the county lord, and even the second lady can't control the county lord and the little marquis.

Alas, what a good thing that is!

...

The private school was out of school, and the children of the young Li family heard the excitement in the house, and they were curious outside the Yuyuan gate, looking around.

I heard from the workers that they wanted to build a big ice cellar.

They all swallowed their saliva one by one, revealing incomparable envy.

"Uncle is so powerful, he actually wants to build a big ice cave!"

"Won't we have ice to eat in the summer?!"

"That's natural, I heard that only in the palace is Xia Bing, which is a good thing that can be enjoyed by the emperor, queen, and queen mother today!

I also heard that when the ministers of the Three Princes and the Nine Ministers enter the palace in the summer, they can also get Xia Bing's reward, which is used to make ice bean soup and ice melon fruit to relieve the heat. ”

"Tut, we can also enjoy the treatment of the minister!"

Jia Sheng passed by Yu Garden with his hands behind his back and saw a huge movement inside.

He couldn't help but stop and look around curiously outside.

I also heard a group of young children in the private school talking about it, looking at their envious and yearning little eyes.

Jia Sheng couldn't help but feel deeply sad.

This is arrogant and lascivious, poor and extravagant!

The unhealthy atmosphere of the Dull Mansion was brought into the Pingwang Mansion by him, and it is strongly eroding the young hearts of the young children of the Pingwang Mansion!

In time... In the palace of King Ping, a large group of gentlemen were brought out by Xiao Duhou.

This unhealthy trend must be severely stopped!

The more Jia Sheng thought about it, the more sad and angry he became, and he couldn't help but scold the students of the private school: "It's just digging a dirt pit, what's the point?"

Go back and write a piece of "Han Feizi Yu Lao" "The former is like a chopstick, and the basket is terrifying".

Know what this sentence means?

The king made a pair of ivory chopsticks, and the Taishi Jizi felt terrible!

With ivory chopsticks, I want to match it with a rhino bowl and jade cup. With the rhino bowl and jade cup, I want to fill it with delicacies from the mountains and seas! After eating the delicacies of the mountains and seas, I want to eat brocade clothes and jade food, Qionglou Yuyu... This is called, extravagance, filling dissatisfaction! ”

"Haha, I understand Mr. Jia's thoughts! Mr. Jia also wants to eat Xia Bing, but unfortunately he can't build an ice cellar, so he can't eat it! ”

"Let's go!"

"We begged my uncle for ice in the summer, which made my husband greedy!"

The Li teenagers immediately laughed and dispersed.