"Be careful, don't knock the cylinder off!" Several craftsmen were carrying a large water tank to a high platform, and Li Xiu shouted loudly below. In fact, there is no need for him to say, several craftsmen are also very careful, stepping on the steps to carry the water tank to the high platform step by step, and then breathe a sigh of relief.

"Li Gongzi, other people's water tanks are placed in the kitchen, but why do you have to put your water tank in mid-air, it's too inconvenient to eat water at ordinary times, right?" At this moment, an old craftsman with a gray beard approached and asked.

This old craftsman's surname is Qiao, he is the oldest carpenter in the princess's mansion, and he is also one of the stewards of the princess's mansion, he is good at building houses and furniture, when Li Xiu built a wheelchair for Princess Pingyang, he was the main participant.

"Hehe, how did you forget, didn't I tell you before, to build a special toilet and bathroom, both of which need water, this water tank is used to store water, then drill a hole under it, and then use the open bamboo to connect, it will be very convenient to use water!" Li Xiu explained with a smile.

The water in this tank is mainly to flush the toilet and take a bath, especially when the weather is hot in summer, the water in the tank is easy to be heated, so that there is no need to boil the bath water, just flush it directly in the bathroom, it is very convenient, as for the water to eat, it is still the water tank in the kitchen, after all, the water pipe is made of bamboo, which is easy to breed a large number of bacteria, and it is not suitable for frequent drinking, but it is still okay to take a bath.

"How can the water be transported, can people carry buckets up?" Steward Joe asked a question again.

"This is also very easy to solve, you see that there is a well under the high platform, and then set a hook on the high platform, and directly lift the bucket from the well to the top." Li Xiu explained with a smile that he had already thought very carefully about the location of this high platform.

"I see, Li Gongzi is really talented, and he admires him!" Old carpenter Qiao also saluted Li Xiu with admiration at the moment, during this time he also learned a lot from Li Xiu, some things he had never heard of, and even he had already reported to Ma Ye, planning to renovate the princess's courtyard after helping Li Xiu build a house, after all, some of the things designed by Li Xiu were too convenient.

Understanding Li Xiu's intentions, Qiao Lao carpenter immediately began to act, there is a bamboo forest behind the yard, and there are also special carpenters who know how to open up the bamboo joints, as for the bamboo interface, it is a little troublesome, it is easy to leak, but it is not difficult for them, even the wooden barrels spliced with wooden planks they can do without leakage, and the bamboo pipe can also do this in their hands.

Looking at the busy craftsmen, Li Xiu also nodded with satisfaction, and then walked around the newly built yard, the buildings in the entire yard have actually been almost completed, and even the wells have been dug, and now there are only some supporting facilities left, such as part of the water supply system just now, and the sewage system, which is actually the sewer.

Thinking of the sewer, Li Xiu went out of the yard, only to see that not far from the yard, there was another group of craftsmen busy digging a ditch, and after the ditch was dug, it would be smashed with stone piers, and then the sewer would be built with green bricks, because the new yard was a little far away from the river, and the amount of work to repair the sewer was a bit large.

The craftsmen who work are very hard-working, mainly because Li Xiu pays well, after all, twice the salary is not encountered at any time, not to mention that Li Xiu is also generous in food, not only can he be full, but also occasionally there will be meat in the meal, at this time the people are relatively simple, since the main family is so generous, they are naturally embarrassed to contribute when working.

Looking at the hard-working craftsmen, Li Xiu also nodded with satisfaction, and just wanted to turn around and go back, but at this moment, he suddenly saw that one of the craftsmen was more conspicuous, only to see that this person was about forty or fifty years old, with a white face and no need to be thin, and the shovels in the hands of other craftsmen kept flying when they worked, and they could dig a long ditch after a while, but he only dug a little bit for half a day when he was working, and he was tired and out of breath, and he didn't look like a working person.

"Where did this guy come from, he couldn't have gotten in to cheat his wages, right?" Seeing the white-faced and beardless guy, Li Xiu couldn't help but say to himself, but he didn't immediately step forward to ask the other party, but planned to ask Manager Qiao later, after all, he arranged the people, and he should handle them better.

"It's time to eat!" At this moment, suddenly there was a shout from the courtyard, it was already noon, originally in the era of the Tang Dynasty, many poor people were used to eating only two meals a day, but the craftsmen did hard work, so from the beginning, Li Xiu told the Qi steward to cook at noon, and only when he was full did he have the strength to work.

As soon as they heard about eating, the craftsmen who were originally working all ran into the yard with a "hula" sound, and the tools were thrown to the ground, but to Li Xiu's surprise, the white-faced middle-aged man who didn't work hard didn't go to eat immediately, but stayed to pick up the tools thrown down by the craftsmen and put them neatly, and at this time he also saw Li Xiu, and bowed to him very humbly, and then went into the courtyard to eat.

Seeing the performance of this middle-aged man, Li Xiu couldn't help but be curious, and followed him into the yard at the moment, there was a specially built mud stove in the corner of the yard, the firewood below was burning, and the water in the pot kept rolling, and on the pot there was a peculiar shelf of red jujube wood, which looked like a small bed, and a man was struggling to press a lever-like thing on the shelf, there was a wooden cylinder under the lever, and there were many fine holes at the bottom of the cylinder. It falls into the pot and is immediately cooked.

The thing on the pot is called Tuoluo bed, and the noodles squeezed out are naturally called Tuoluo noodles, the origin is no longer examinable, but whether it is the Tang Dynasty or later generations, Tuoluo noodles are very popular in Guanzhong and the Central Plains, the noodles are boiled and fished out, poured into the marinade that has already been boiled, and the fried noodles of later generations are a bit similar, because the noodles of Luoluo noodles are squeezed out, so they are very strong, and they are a little elastic in the mouth, which is better than the ramen of later generations.

In addition, the Luoluo noodles are squeezed and squeezed down, the speed is very fast, which is very suitable for this kind of multi-person meal, the only problem is the volume of the Luoluo bed, which is not very convenient to carry, otherwise it is very suitable for promotion in the army.

Li Xiu is a northerner, he likes to eat noodles since he was a child, he took a big bowl at the moment, and the people who work have a large amount of food, and the bowls used are like small pots, so they are called sea bowls, Li Xiu is at the age of growing his body, and he fished a big bowl of noodles, the marinade is boiled with pork, which is fragrant and fragrant, and the noodles of Bai Shengsheng are stirred together, and it looks like there is an appetite.

Li Xiu found a place to sit down and prepare to eat, but then he suddenly thought of the white-faced middle-aged man he had just seen, looked up, and soon saw him in the crowd, but at this time, the craftsmen who were working were sitting together with bowls and eating, but the middle-aged man was nodding and busy in the crowd, carrying water and handing towels, and was very stammering to a group of craftsmen.

However, what surprised Li Xiu was that this middle-aged man was so flattering to the people around him, but those craftsmen didn't seem to appreciate it very much, whether he was carrying water or handing towels, occasionally someone took it, but his face was not very good-looking, most people didn't even look at him, let alone took it, some people with a bad temper pushed him away rudely, and as a result, he almost fell down under his stumbling steps, and the water was also spilled, but he was not angry at all, and he still had a humble smile on his face, as if he didn't know what anger was.

Guanzhong people like to eat noodles with raw garlic, this trend does not know when it arose, anyway, Li Xiu can't stand the taste of raw garlic and green onions, but the craftsmen like it, there is a basket for garlic on the side of the pot, and the craftsmen who have the noodles will take a head of garlic and eat it while peeling, and if it is not enough, you can take it again.

The middle-aged man was very eye-catching, and he also noticed this at this time, and regardless of the dislike of others, he ran over to take the garlic basket and sent it to the craftsmen one by one, but he didn't expect that no one would pick up his garlic at all, but there were many people who scolded him for putting the garlic back.

It is estimated that with the above lesson, the middle-aged man finally came down honestly and took a bowl to serve noodles, but the man glared at him, and the scared middle-aged man did not dare to approach, and then the man motioned for him to put the bowl on the stove, and then he used a spoon to give most of the bowl of noodles, and scooped some marinade with his hand, and then drove him away impatiently.

In the face of the man's dislike, the middle-aged man's face became more and more humble, and after nodding and thanking the man, he was ready to find a place to eat with his rice bowl, and looking at his appearance, it seemed that he wanted to eat together like other craftsmen, but no matter where he squeezed, he would be driven out by those craftsmen, and even scolded by others.

Even if he was scolded, the middle-aged man always had a smile on his face, but Li Xiu in the distance could see that his smile was not only humble, but also with an indescribable pity, and finally the middle-aged man had to squat silently in a corner alone, eating his noodles with his head down.

"Steward Qiao, who is the white-faced middle-aged man in that corner, and why does everyone seem to dislike him?" Seeing this, Li Xiu finally couldn't help but ask Steward Qiao.