The first snow fell sporadically, and there were no snowflakes at all, but after only three days of clear snow, another cold wave hit. This time the cold wave was much colder, and the whole earth was covered in silver overnight.

"Ahh

Originally, I really wanted to make a poem on this piece of silvery scenery, and maybe Ye Chang, who also said "Mountain Dancing Silver Snake, Yuan Chi Wax Elephant", was blocked back by a sneeze.

It's cold, it's not cold.

His body is relatively strong, and he has not stopped exercising, but the cold still makes him unbearable. This is also inevitable, the house in Wolong Valley was built this summer, in the case of rushing work, the details are not taken care of, although the house is not leaking on all sides, but the warmth is really not good.

"Ahh Ahh ”

As if it was contagious, he was not alone, and a sneeze sounded around him.

"This can't be done, the poor monk is fine, but these dolls are afraid that they can't stand it." The Shanzhi monk said angrily: "Eleven Lang, you have to raise the fire!" ”

"It's just that it's not enough to make a fire, the house has to be renovated, I want to start a kang!" Ye Chang said sadly: "You must get up the kang, you must have floor heating, and you must have air conditioning!" ”

It's okay for him to freeze, but he can't freeze Xiang'er, and give them slaves, come to school these days, don't freeze them one by one.

The matter of starting the kang is more troublesome, Ye Chang summoned Ye Yan and other craftsmen, and said his thoughts again, but everyone had never gotten up the kang, so they didn't understand it very well, so they could only grope for it. Fortunately, Ye Chang is not short of money now, so he bought the green bricks needed to build the fire pit in a short time, and in the afternoon of the same day, he took advantage of the snow to start work.

The result of the first fire kang was that the smoke was poured back, and it had to be redone. The second kang could not burn, and there was a problem with air circulation, so it could only be redone. After a busy afternoon, this is the result, which made Ye Chang disgraced.

Easier said than done. He was not discouraged, and instructed the craftsmen to start the third fire kang, and when he was halfway done, he heard someone say: "No, if you build it like this, the back half of the kang will be cold and half hot." ”

The voice was very familiar, Ye Chang turned around, but saw his brother-in-law Liu Kun looking at him with a smile.

Ye Chang slapped his head suddenly, how could he forget this, the craftsmen invited were carpenters and plasterers, and it was okay to make a stove, but they couldn't start a fire. It's my brother-in-law Liu Kun, he was a good potter, and in the past six months, he got Ye Chang's funding, and he also started a kiln, hired a skilled master, and even cast copper movable type, he is an expert.

"Brother-in-law, why are you here?"

"Seeing that the New Year is approaching, send your sister back to her parents' house to send the festival, have you even forgotten this stubble?"

"Ahh Ye Chang said with a smile: "But you are here, I am making a kang here, how to ventilate and how to heat evenly, you are the best, you come, you come!" ”

Liu Kun was also polite: "It's just that Eleven Lang has no ability, so there is something that can't be done." ”

Under his guidance, the third kang was much easier to get up, and by nightfall, it was built. But it was just built and the humidity was heavy, and it was impossible to use it that night, so after Ye Chang asked people to raise the fire, he pulled Liu Kun aside to talk.

Liu Kun said that he was sending his sister back to her parents' house, but in fact there must be something, this brother-in-law can hide something in his heart, Ye Chang understands this very well.

"Sister is on my sister-in-law's side?"

"Yes, she is gradually becoming pregnant now, I won't let her come to you, your road is not easy."

"Hmm, it's raining and snowy, the road is slippery, it's right that you don't let her come......" Hearing this, Ye Chang's heart tightened slightly.

His sister was pregnant, and at this time, the mortality rate of women giving birth was extremely high, which is said to be close to 30%. Now he has some capital and can invite the best doctor, Wen Po, but in the face of this matter, he is still very worried.

I didn't mind this matter too much before, but today's kang made him understand that he couldn't act again when things were over.

"After the New Year, I invited the gynecology and pediatrics of Haolang, as well as the Wenpo of Haolang...... Well, just compile the parenting scriptures. Ye Chang's mind turned, and he thought of a thought: "The longer the time of the compilation, the longer the time for them to stay in our martial arts, which woman is going to give birth to a baby, so I will ask them to go to the clinic collectively." Brother-in-law, what do you think of this? ”

For the sake of his sister's desire to give birth to a baby, there was such a noise, Rao is Liu Kun knew that he had always been generous, and he couldn't help but be stunned at this time. Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Ye Chang was a little dissatisfied: "What, anyway, I paid for it, and my brother-in-law is not happy?" ”

"Willingly, willingly, how can you not be happy!" Liu Kun hurriedly said: "However, Eleven Lang, I came this time, there are other things to discuss with you, when will we start the matter of building a blast furnace that you said?" ”

Ye Chang had told him more than once that the blast furnace could not only be used to fire pottery and porcelain, but could even smelt glass that was more transparent than porcelain, and smelt more and better steel. Liu Kun's temperament is a little dull, but he has a great interest in firing the kiln, and improving the kiln is also what he has always thought, now that Ye Chang has a clear direction, how can he not be anxious.

"My pottery type has not been fully made, why should you hurry, and the pottery type is only the beginning, the next step is to use the pottery fan to make lead type." Ye Chang smiled dumbly: "Besides, I asked you to find some clever potters first, did you find them?" ”

Liu Kun said: "I haven't looked for where I will come to you, I have already found six masters and ten apprentices, just waiting for the rice to be cooked." ”

Speaking of which, Liu Kun was embarrassed: "Eleven Lang, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money......

"Money is not an issue, brother-in-law doesn't have to worry about this." Ye Chang interrupted him.

Now money is indeed not a problem, when he came back from Chang'an, Li Longji's reward, He Zhizhang, Han Chaozong and others' gifts, as well as the gifts of Yuzhen's eldest princess and Twenty-nine Niang, made Ye Chang a small rich man. And the paper mill is bringing him several profits every day, although he said that the paper mill is under the name of Xiao Niang, but now it is still used by him.

"That's good, and there's ...... They said that if a new method of making furnaces was developed, they would use it too. ”

This condition is a little too much, Ye Chang invested and worked hard to gather everyone to study the new furnace method, so the research results should be enjoyed by Ye Chang. But now that Datang's economy is prosperous, even if it is a lot of money, it may not be able to hire craftsmen who cherish themselves, and if they don't agree to this condition, how can those craftsmen who don't have to worry about food and clothing income anywhere be willing to work for Ye Chang?

Even if the price offered by Ye Chang was several times higher than their usual salary, it was useless.

"Yes, but everyone needs to make a written document, and only those who participate in this research can use it." Ye Chang pouted slightly and smiled.

The small-scale producer mentality of the craftsmen makes them not see the long term, that is, they are allowed to use new blast furnace techniques, how can they compete with themselves!

"Really?" Liu Kun was overjoyed when he heard this, he was still thinking about how to persuade Ye Chang, but he never thought that Ye Chang would agree by himself.

With Liu Kun here, it will be much easier to start the kang next, but after two days' work, all the houses in Wolong Valley have been set up with kangs, and some houses that are often active even use the waste heat of the kang to set up floor heating. Naturally, this floor heating is very simple and has a limited effect, but for Ye Chang, who is accustomed to enjoyment, this is already a big improvement in life.

"Well, we have to get tap water......

While pondering what other ways to improve his living standards, Ye Chang looked at the room with satisfaction. After the renovation, the comfort of the house was much better, but unfortunately, the problem of dim light could not be changed until the glass was studied.

"This ...... Eleven Lang. ”

When Ye Chang was happy, the craftsman next to him said with a blank eye.

"Ah, what's wrong?" Ye Chang had just settled their wages, which was slightly higher than the price of ordinary workers, but it was not so high that people regarded him as the wronged leader. If the craftsman is not greedy enough, Ye Chang will not hesitate to teach them a lesson.

"That's what happened...... Seeing Lang Jun's fire kang, he also intends to go home and bring his own, I don't know if Lang Jun allows it? ”

"So that's it, it's a little thing, you just have to do it...... Oh, by the way, if someone asks you to start a kang in the future, you can just do it, and you don't have to ask me. ”

Hearing Ye Chang's words, these craftsmen were immediately overjoyed, and bowed deeply one by one: "Thank you Langjun for your generous gift, if there are any miscellaneous matters in Langjun's mansion, just let people give an order, and we will be on call!" ”

This is not just as simple as starting a fire to protect their family from the cold in winter, it is almost a new way to make money for them. Several of them have learned, as long as they recruit two or three more apprentices, they can lead the team to pan the kang for others. They have all experienced the effect of the fire kang, but they know that the wealthy families in the urban and rural areas of Zhilu Dao have nothing to do with this thing.

Spending a few times of firewood money in a winter, or even going up the mountain to chop firewood, can maintain warmth, this kind of thing, people who enjoy it a little bit will do.

"But before that, you have to build three more ondols for me." Ye Chang pondered for a moment: "My brother's family also wants this thing." ”

"Natural Potency!" Everyone was delighted.

With Ye Chang's experience, they would be much more familiar with the road when they returned to Wu Zepi and started the kang. At first, seeing Ye Chang coming with such a group of craftsmen, the Fang clan was still a little panicked: "Eleven Lang, what are you doing here?" ”

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, I'm here to send warmth." Ye Chang laughed and said a cold joke.

After listening to him finish talking about the effect of the fire kang, Fang's pink cheeks flushed slightly: "Eleven Lang will enjoy it, and his mind is all about these things." ”

"Sister-in-law can say this ......" Ye Chang was about to sneer at each other, and suddenly saw Chunming hurriedly running in: "Lang Jun, Lang Jun, there is a guest visiting." ”

"Guest?" Ye Chang was stunned, it was almost the end of the year, how could there be guests visiting?

"The pomp and circumstance of the people who came was so big, Cui Xiujing just asked two more words, and then he was slapped in the face." Chunming complained.

"Who is it?" Ye Chang was suddenly a little annoyed, Cui Xiujing was good at building ships, but he had nothing to do now, so he was a gatekeeper for him. But beating a dog depends on the owner's face, whoever beats him is looking down on Ye Chang!

"I don't want to say, Lang Jun, go back and have a look."

Chunming was also a little scared, the people who came were too strong and rude, if Ye Chang didn't go back, he was afraid that Wolong Valley would be demolished.

"I'll go." Ye Chang's heart was on fire, and he got up and said goodbye to Fang's: "Sister-in-law, I ......"

"Don't worry." Fang Shi waved his hand: "You have a very high reputation in the vicinity, and if someone dares to be so rude, it is nothing more than ignoring the law of the country...... There are two people who can do this, one is the bandits in the mountains, they naturally ignore the national law, and the other is the powerful in the government, they dare to override the national law. Although there are often robbers in the northern mountains, there are no people who have overthrown Busan, and besides, the robbers go down the mountain to act, lest they be known, how dare they be so arrogant, so it is not them. Only the people in the government, especially those who are in charge of lowly servants, dare to do so. ”

Ye Changfang is concerned about chaos, and now when he hears what the Fang clan says, he also understands that some people in the official mansion are used to being domineering by relying on their power, and this group of people should not be local to cultivating martial arts, otherwise they will give him some face.

"A group of people from the government from other places, you don't have to worry too much about playing tricks here, dozens of people in the clan will go with you, if there is really any movement, as long as you can protect you and let you go." Fang Shi covered his mouth and smiled: "Since I am here to ask you for trouble, I naturally know that you have a wide range of contacts, and even the little noble lord can catch up, as long as they fail to deal with you on the spot, they will not dare to mess too much, so as to prevent you from begging your lord for revenge." ”

Ye Chang was a little speechless, at the beginning, the Fang clan was still giving him advice, and then he was ridiculing him.

However, he still followed what the Fang clan said, summoned dozens of people in Wu Zepi, and rushed back to his Wolong Valley. When I arrived at the mouth of the valley, I saw dozens of people blocking there.

"What's going on?" Ye Chang had a calm face, and when he saw that the wooden fence he used as a fence had been removed and lit as firewood, he asked.

"Yo, our family smashed the door of the minister of four or five grades in Chang'an City, and no one said nonsense, and when I came to your side, I just demolished a few rotten pieces of wood to make a fire, and then nagged?" A person over there said in a strange way: "Boy, it's your blessing to come looking for you......"

Ye Chang's gaze slipped over him: This guy is an eggless eunuch!

"Who are you, and why did you come to my house?" If the other party was a soldier sergeant, Ye Chang would still be mentally prepared, but it turned out to be a eunuch, which surprised Ye Chang. He didn't know if there was a rule that the inner eunuchs were not allowed to go out, but it was certain that it was impossible for eunuchs to leave the palace in the capital when there was nothing to do.

Ye Chang's eyes suddenly turned cold, and his first thought was: Princess Xianyi's Mansion!

There are always internal supervisors in the princess's mansion, and with Xianyi's power, the internal supervisors in her palace will smash the doors of the four or five officials, and there will really be no unbearable consequences.

"What are you still doing in a daze, you are that Ye Chang, right, the noble man is already waiting for you in the Zhuangzi, hurry up and pay respects." The inner eunuch shouted on the edge of the fire: "What a broken place, it is cold, and it is really bad luck for Lao Tzu to be on this scene!" ”

"Noble?" Ye Chang's brows furrowed again.

In that case, let's go and meet this nobleman, you can't hide from it.