Accompanied the three daughters back to their own courtyard, as soon as their bodies touched the bed, the women finally felt tired all day, and they all sighed and fell asleep.

Li Zhi smiled bitterly and took off the cumbersome clothes on the three of them, and replaced them with close-fitting comfortable nightgowns, which inevitably caused a bit of oil in the process, but fortunately, even if the three of them were awake, they would not be disgusted.

He himself has not slept, but sat on the floor with his clothes and closed his eyes to meditate, since the qi in his body has advanced, he has gradually found that he does not need to sleep every day, sometimes sitting quietly like this for a period of time, the feeling of mental malaise will be swept away.

Although the king of Linhuai County is also on the East Zhushan at the moment, he must have drunk and chatted hard yesterday night, after all, there is a two-layer relationship between identity and relatives, and it is not a frequent visit, and the Sun family left several Yuran elders to accompany him last night, the purpose is to make him happy.

Therefore, Li Zhi is not worried that his group has not shown up for a long time, and there is anything wrong with etiquette, as long as he shows up before lunch.

And the maids who came back early to rest were busy at this time, after all, Li Zhi and the others brought back piles of clothes, such delicate fabrics, all need to be hung up one by one, in order to maintain the original wrinkled state.

Li Zhi, who was disturbed, simply got up and came outside, found a bundle of thin bamboo poles, made a drying rack by himself, and lit a bonfire early in front of him to facilitate the bending parts of the hanger at both ends.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was no shortage of hangers in the form of "wood Shi", which was the kind of horizontal frame wooden pole nature of the wooden frame, and the shape was elegant, the decoration was exquisite, the carving was meticulous, the lacquer color was bright, it was already very elegant, after all, the official uniform was a kind of robe with a plate collar and wide sleeves with a complement before and after, so the hanger was tall, and the standing tooth column was provided with a crossbar, and the two ends were overhanged, and the robe was placed on the crossbar.

But there are too many clothes, and the special "wooden Shi" is not applicable, and it occupies a lot of land, otherwise it will have to be built before it can be used.

The drying rack made by Li Zhi is much more convenient, you only need to hang it in a row on the crossbar, of course, you need to build a large wooden rack in the future, just like the wardrobe of later generations, which can hide all the clothes.

After a long period of work, the sky was already bright, and the eight maids had someone else preparing breakfast, and there were several people sitting around Li Zhi at this time.

Fang Yi and Fang Yun are the personal maids next to the county lord of Yuran, so they are most familiar with the Sun family in the Eastern Mountains, so Li Zhi communicates more with the two.

"Since you two are familiar with those young brocade weavers, I will take charge of this matter today, and ask them to buy you eight more clothes! In addition, tell them that in the future, they will obey the orders of the county lord of Yuran, and maybe in three or five days, they will need to sew a large number of finished clothes according to the order, and the income will be at least several times higher than before, so they should be more dedicated! ”

"Actually, someone came to inquire yesterday, and someone should have informed them in advance. Recently, they have very little work in their hands, and although their fixed income has not been affected, they are always reluctant to go, and they can have something to do, and they are also at ease when they receive their salaries! Therefore, when I hear that there will be changes in my work in the future, I am also looking forward to it! Fang Yi replied.

"It seems that these people are also worthy of trust, at least they know how to be gracious in their hearts! In the future, food and accommodation will still belong here, but the moon will be in charge of Zhengqing Wenqitang, in fact, the two families are still a family, and the business is good, and the natural income is extremely high. You are the same, the original monthly payment remains unchanged, I have another one here quietly for you, there is another subsidy for the New Year's Festival, and the one-time reward will not be less than the monthly salary! ”

"We sisters all know this, in fact, what kind of existence the master's family is, and the sisters know it in their hearts, and they all have deep confidence in the future!" Compared with Fang Yi, Fang Yun spoke softer.

"Each of you is responsible for each of you for life, including the family members close to you, future weddings and funerals, food for future generations, and so on. We don't ask for much, we just need your dedication! ”

Ping'er happened to pass by at this time, and interjected with a grin: "We often communicate with each other about these, and we feel happy in private!" By the way, Little Marquis, the two sisters Qiu Feng and Dong Hui have discussed, and in the future, they will be responsible for the affairs around Master Pang Qi, anyway, you can command all of us, and you can't use four, right? ”

and Li Zhi have known each other for a long time, and Ping'er talks a lot more casually.

"Look at the arrangement! In fact, there is nothing specifically to say about this, the three hostesses will be my wives in the future, and the division of labor between the eight of you does not have to be so clear! ”

"Or the little marquis is powerful, the three ladies, which one is not a national color and fragrance, like a fairy?" Fang Yun praised quietly, obviously with awe in his tone.

Li Zhihe chuckled and passed the topic, "After breakfast for a while, by the way, I called a few craftsmen to give Granny Xia, and they also measured the size of their bodies, and asked each of them to ask for a few more sets!" ”

After eating, he went back to the bedroom and muttered to himself, it would not be a problem to sleep on the floor every day in the future, and it seemed that he needed to build a new big bed.

Thinking of this, Li Zhi suddenly had a whim, and the earthen kang of his relatives, who had slept with him when he was a child, naturally came to mind.

It was a rectangular wall made of adobe or brick for sleeping in the north, with mats on top and holes below, which communicated with the chimney and could be used for heating. Because it can be used for heating, there is usually a stove next to the kang that can be used to boil water, but it is generally not used for stir-frying.

If you think of it, you can do it, but how to collect the wind well and not pour smoke, the flue and the chimney connected to the gable wall are a key problem, and he still needs to ask a professional bricklayer from the Sun family to ensure it.

At this time, there should have been similar clay kang in the Tang Dynasty, but why it was not found here, only by asking the craftsmen to know the reason.

Not long after, Fang Yi brought a housekeeper surnamed Lu from the Sun family, and the three workers who followed him.

Hearing Li Zhi's introduction, the road steward smiled: "Mr. Li's idea is not bad, but only the countryside in Chang'an City will build that kind of clumsy clay kang, and most people in the city lay a layer of wooden floor on the ground, and the stove is under the floor, and the fire is made under the floor, and people lie on the floor." ”

"Wouldn't it be inconvenient to start a fire?"

"The rich family lives in a rich room, the flue and the stove can be connected to another room, and there is another person to take care of it, so it is safe and clean!"

"How come I haven't seen anything like this in the Prince's Mansion? And I have been in Fengwu County for nearly 20 years, and I have never heard of this kind of winter heating method, which is covered with several layers of quilts for the winter! ”

"It just emerged last year, and the source cannot be verified, but it is a new way of heating. It is said that it was invented by Orion in the mountains and forests, or Zhang Danian answered more questions from Mr. Li, and I also listened to his relay! ”

A stout man in his thirties flashed behind the road steward, "Back to Mr. Li, last year, someone in the city had seen Mr. in the countryside in the suburbs, and after coming back, he intended to build one according to the law, and the result was to build it out to keep warm, but it was very despised by the visitors, and the reason was naturally too rustic!" In the spring of this year, someone tried to renovate, so after several dismantling and disassembly, only after the installation and dismantling did the Lu steward say that the method of deep burial of the earthen stove under the floor. In the summer, our grandson family also heard about it, so they sent me to study for more than a month. When I came back, I built a side in my house to be on the safe side, and after experimentation, I succeeded in heating. Summer when the fire is extinguished, it feels extra cool! No, seeing that the sky is getting colder, I am planning to build it in full! ”

"Such a coincidence? Haha, good feelings, then please ask you to build a place here with me, is it the kind that covers the whole room? ”

"In fact, you can control it completely, for example, half of the area of the larger room, like the size of this room, I recommend the full laying, I have personally experienced it in summer, the soil kang is warm in winter and cool in summer, and the nature is a bit like a cave in a remote mountainous area!"

"Then the Yuran County Lord's room will be renovated, it is about the same size as this room, how many days will it take?"

"The specific laying is still very fast, but the regular stone strips of the raised floor need to be specially chiseled, because the soil kang under the floor is hollow rather than solid, and several columns of adobe need to be placed longitudinally on the ground, the purpose is not only to raise the wooden floor, but also to facilitate the smooth passage of smoke; Then there is adobe standing on the side to make a support for the kang surface, and there is another adobe flat and horizontal cover, and a new kang is completed. The top will be the wooden flooring. ”

"Good fellow, it seems that adobe still plays a key role, and it is divided into several processes?"

"Back to Mr. Li, after using adobe, I also have to cover a layer with slippery straw mud, mainly to make the soil kang firm, and at the same time, it will not run smoke. Then use fine mud to wipe out, the top layer of wooden floors actually has little effect, mainly for aesthetic purposes, after all, in the summer, remove the bedding, only a layer of fine soil is left, it is really unsightly! ”

"Since adobe is also used for load-bearing, isn't it a little unsafe?"

"It has to be replaced every year, in our cold north, although the earthen kang is important, it is not a permanent building. Because of adobe, but also because of the whole winter of heating, soot blocking, need to be cleaned; What's more, the kang blank that has been burned by the smoke and fire is the best potassium fertilizer, and the old kang blank that has been replaced is smashed into the ground with a wooden hammer, which is full of fertility, and a stubble should be topped with ordinary farmhouse manure several stubbles. ”

"So there are still these things in it? What a handiwork! ”

"It's not complicated, but it's a technical job. The dish is good, the fire is happy, not only the head of the kang is hot, the end of the kang is hot, and even the earthen wall of smoke is hot. If the dish is not good, not to mention pouring smoke outside, the soil kang will not be hot. I studied for a month, came back and slowly groped for myself, and almost used up a summer! ”

"Then let's do what we say, you arrange someone to prepare the stones, and then find a job that has taken off the billet to teach me, and I will also do it, and move it!"

"How can that be? Mr. Li is a noble body, and he can't do those rough jobs! Steward Lu has already arranged dozens of workers for my subordinates, and he is very fast! ”

"It doesn't matter, I want to do it myself, and I personally participated in it, and I figured it out inside and out, and the county king's mansion and Fengwu County Courtyard needed it, and it was convenient to draw a few sketches for them!"

After some exchanges, I thought that Li Zhi didn't feel the taste of being high, so Zhang Danian happily agreed.

Steward Lu was very discerning, and immediately agreed to find someone to clean up the things in the Yuran County Lord's room, and Li Zhi beckoned Cui'er: "Your sisters will put down their work first, and move the things in the Yuran County Lord's room to Pang Ti's house with Steward Lu!" ”

The girl's room naturally needs to be placed by women, and the people brought by Steward Lu just need to carry it.

After a while, the people who should have come came, the rooms of the three girls were not next to each other, and the room of the lord of Yuran was more than ten zhang away from the room where they were sleeping at this time, and it would not affect them if they were lighter.

Outside that room was a small grocery room, which was just used to repair the stove, and it happened to be far away from the corridor under the eaves, but Li Zhi specially explained that the chimney sticking out of the wall would not be stained with oil smoke.