Chapter Forty-Eight: The Ancient Way of Enjoying the Coolness
Zhang Yi suddenly attacked, and Chen Zhongwen was caught off guard. It made all the fellow villagers present stunned. They didn't expect Zhang Yi to be so rude and rude, but no one could deny that Zhang Yi's move was indeed the most embarrassing way for Chen Zhongwen.
"Zhang Yi, ...... you" Chen Zhongwen's face turned red, in front of so many fellow villagers, he really couldn't get off the stage.
Zhang Yi didn't stop at all, and walked towards the street.
Qiao Juzheng and the three of them hurriedly followed, Feng Chonglou deliberately walked last, and said with a smile: "I sold people and wanted people to count the money, but the dignified Chen Mansion can't be so ugly." ”
The scholars of Hakuba County looked at each other, and a few of them couldn't help laughing. Chen Zhongwen turned his head suddenly, but he couldn't say anything, so he could only keep Zhang Yi in his heart.
Zhang Yi and his entourage returned to Longbow City safely and soundly, not only did the bandits on the road not make a move on a few people, but even Chen Zhongwen and others did not come forward to provoke. Zhang Yi's mind was quick, and he quickly guessed that the division commanders of each county in the academy must secretly accompany and shelter.
The four of them hurried with all their might, and it only took four days to return to Longbow City, Zhang Yi and Zhang Lin said goodbye to Qiao Ju Zhengfeng Chonglou and walked towards Zhang's mansion.
Along the way, many people recognized Zhang Yilai and greeted him one after another. Zhang Yi smiled and returned the salute, and the etiquette was sufficient, so that everyone shouted that there was a legacy of a wealthy family. The weather is cool and the people are strong, and it is rare for this kind of public support to occur.
Walking to Xieyu Street, Zhang Yunlong and others greeted them from a distance early. In addition to Zhang Yunlong's two brothers and Zhang Daniu's family, there are more than a dozen scholars with good faces standing in the team.
Zhang Yi found that Zhang Lin was very happy when he saw these people, presumably these people were all from the wealthy Zhang Mansion.
"Yunlong Yunhu, the two of you are full of energy, and it seems that you have not wasted your studies in the past two months. ”
"Da Niu Xiaofang, why are you still darkening? Look at the dog's eggs, I haven't seen you for a few months, I have grown a lot, and my skin has become much whiter and tenderer. ”
Zhang Yi greeted several servants with a smile, and there was no frame of the head of the family at all.
Zhang Yunlong's two brothers look very similar, but Zhang Yunhu doesn't like to speak, and his brother Zhang Yunlong hurriedly said: "Son, Fengfu and Qiaofu take good care of our Zhangfu, our Zhangfu is doing business with the two of them now, and life is good, so our two brothers naturally squeeze out some time to study poetry and books." ”
Zhang Daniu rubbed his head, and said with a smile: "Young master, the two of us are different from Yunlong and Yunhu, they are scholars, and we can only do some errands and coolies." It's okay to get a tan, as long as you can stay in Zhangfu. ”
Xiao Fang nodded hurriedly and agreed with her man's words.
Goudan'er was stunned and said, "Young Master, I heard that Dad said that you went out to study and play, I don't know if you brought any delicious food back for Goudan'er?"
Zhang Daniu's face changed, and he raised his hand to smoke the dog's eggs.
Zhang Yi hurriedly stopped, smiled slightly, and said, "Dog, I naturally brought you a lot of delicious food." Also, it's much more fun outside than at home, if you want to learn from the young master to go out to play, you have to learn from the two elder brothers, Yunlong and Yunhu, and read more. ”
Goudan'er let out a "hmm", indicating that he would study seriously.
Zhang Daniu and his wife knelt on the ground with a sigh of relief, and said with tears in their eyes: "Thank you young master for your kindness, the two of us thank the young master for the dog." ”
"What are you doing, hurry up. There are so many neighbors on the street, and people will think I'm bullying you two later. Zhang Yi helped the two of them up and looked at the people of the Zhang Mansion with a smile, "As long as you are a disciple of the Zhang Mansion, you can study and practice like Yunlong, Yunhu, and Dogs." If you want to study, you can also learn. ”
Zhang Daniu burst into tears and laughed, he was a handful of years, and he didn't know a single word, how could he read.
Everyone in the Zhang Mansion was overjoyed, they were all the side children of the once wealthy Zhang Mansion, and many of their families were no different from the poor people, which was not enough to support their study expenses.
Many scholars and people on Xieyu Street even gave Zhang Yi a thumbs up.
Zhang Yi didn't delay any longer, and said with a smile: "Let's go, take me to see my new home." ”
Before the construction of Zhang's mansion was completed, Zhang Yi had to leave. Although it is not a glorious return to his hometown now, the excitement in his heart is not inferior.
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The land donated by Fengzhonglou occupies an excellent area and is worth a lot of money, and it is a gift given to him by the head of the Fengfu family. Also due to the high price of the land, this land is not large, only three acres square.
The three acres of land are surrounded by bluestones piled up to form a fence to form an overall scale. The house building occupies the entire north side, and a small fence is built with bluestone in the middle, which is divided into two courtyards, the inner courtyard can only be inhabited by Zhang Yi, and the other subordinates live in the outer courtyard.
On the side of the house, a garden was built, in which flowers were planted and a pavilion was built. It is very refreshing to rest and read here in the summer.
The remaining two acres of land were developed into granaries and fields by Zhang Yunlong and others. There is no other land in Zhangfu now, and if these people want to support themselves, they must farm and produce by themselves.
Fortunately, the Qiao Mansion of Fengfu took great care of it and opened several business channels for the Zhang Mansion, otherwise with these two acres of fertile land, it would not be able to feed so many people.
Zhang Yi visited Zhang's Mansion under the guidance of everyone, and was extremely satisfied, just three acres of land can be planned like this, and even exceeded his expectations. Especially the house construction and all kinds of flowers, it must be that the two mansions of Feng Qiao have given a lot of help, otherwise these materials will not be able to be sold by the Zhang Mansion.
These friendships, Zhang Yi kept in mind.
In the scorching summer, Zhang Yi's body felt abnormally hot after two baptisms of Wenyun. He couldn't help but sigh, in his previous life, he was a sarotic iron tree, don't say that this scorching sun bakes, even if the sky is added to the body, he has never frowned, who would have thought that turning into a human body would have to experience the wind and rain and the scorching sun.
"Therefore, the heavens will descend on people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, empty their bodies, and act chaotically, so they are tempted to endure and benefit what they cannot. Zhang Yi read the sentence that Senior Brother Meng taught him, and there was a moment of coolness in his heart.
It's just that Zhang Yi saw the tragic situation of the children of the Zhang Mansion, shook his head slightly, and waved his hand to gather Zhang Lin and the others together.
"Zhang Lin, I saw that there is a stream dug in the mansion by the big cows. You'll lead the stream to the house, and you'll dig seven or eight wells in the house. ”
"Big Niu, go and find me some wood, and I'll build a waterwheel. ”
Zhang Yi gave the order, Zhang Lin and the others were a little puzzled, but they didn't ask, and they all immediately obeyed the order.
Zhang Yi smiled slightly, the cool house was a unique way for ordinary people to spend the summer in ancient times, and this era has long been lost. Cool houses are usually built next to the water, and the water is sent to the roof by industrial machinery, and then the water flows down the eaves, and the cool water flows through the roof, which naturally has an excellent cooling effect.
If there is a small river next to the house, you can skillfully use the geographical momentum to dig a well to enjoy the coolness, open seven or eight wells in the house, carve the dynamic control, cover it, sit on it in summer, count the wells and be cold, I don't know what the heat is.
The terrain of Zhangfu is good, and these two methods go hand in hand, and the effect of cooling and reducing heat is better.
Two days later, Feng Chonglou and Qiao Juzheng came to visit the house. After all, Zhang Mansion was newly built, and none of them had come to visit them, and they had to be nagged by their elders at home, so they came to talk to Zhang Yi, the best of both worlds.
In the pavilion, Feng Chonglou sighed: "Ah Yi, your pavilion can really be called two real ones! You see this water flowing down from the roof, bringing a trace of coolness and the fragrance of flowers and plants, it is simply refreshing!"
Qiao Juzheng also gave a thumbs up, and said curiously: "Zhang Yi, this method of enjoying the cool is unheard of, how did you come up with it?"
Zhang Yi naturally couldn't reveal that he was familiar with ancient things, and said with a smile: "A few days ago, I really felt that the heat was unbearable, so I ran to the stream to read, and the cool breeze came slowly, spreading the water vapor on my face, and instantly soaked the whole body. I came up with the idea of using water and air to cool off, using industrial machinery to bring water to the roof and let it flow down, which has the effect of cooling. ”
"It's unbelievable!"
"Genius, too, I can't!"
Feng Qiao and the two talents praised one after another.
Zhang Yi rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "It's just a way to cool off the heat, you can also go home and build it yourself." By the way, you can also dig a few more wells in your house to cool off even better. ”
"Great goodness!" Feng Chonglou pulled Qiao Juzheng to the room, felt the coolness, more than the gazebo, and clapped his hands again.
Qiao Juzheng said softly: "Zhang Yi, there is something I don't know whether to talk about or not. ”
Before Zhang Yi could answer, Qiao Juzheng had already continued: "After the construction of Zhang's mansion is completed, you should invite the famous families of Longbow City to come as guests, otherwise the etiquette will be lost." ”
Ordinary talents build mansions, so naturally they don't need to feast guests. Zhang Yi is different, he is not only a talent from the sky, but also a descendant of the wealthy Zhang Mansion, if the etiquette is lost, Zhang Mansion's face will be lost.
Zhang Yi nodded lightly and said: "I have already thought of this matter, and I will let Zhang Lin and others go to post tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow will be the auspicious day of the zodiac, and I will feast guests in Zhang's Mansion at that time." ”
"That's fine. Feng Chonglou and the two breathed a sigh of relief, and said goodbye and went home, they wanted to test the method of tunneling and enjoying the cool at home as soon as possible, as for such simple industrial machinery, some people in the famous family will naturally make it.
Zhang Lin Fangcai also sat in the pavilion, and after the two left, he hurriedly said, "Xiao Yi, do we want to invite everyone from the Chen Mansion this time?"
"Please must be invited, it is their business whether to come or not. Zhang Yi patted Zhang Lin on the shoulder, "When the time comes, you let Yunlong and them not lose their manners, after all, our Zhang Mansion used to be a wealthy family." ”
"Well, I'll personally deliver Chen's post, otherwise I'm afraid that Yunlong and they won't be able to stand such humiliation. Zhang Lin was worried that the Chen Mansion would tease Zhang Yunlong and the others, so he opened his mouth to take the errand.
"Well, now I can only work hard for you. Zhang Yi nodded lightly, as the head of the Zhang Mansion, he naturally couldn't go to the Chen Mansion to deliver the post in person, so he was invisibly a head lower than the Chen Mansion.