It was fast forward to February.

I don't know who cut out the thin leaves, and the spring breeze in February is like scissors. In early spring and February, the breath of spring has arrived, and the chill of winter has not yet disappeared.

At this time, the renovation and renovation project of the Hou Mansion was finally completed.

So, Wu Zhi took everyone and got into a carriage and rushed to the Hou Mansion outside the Liang Gate to inspect and accept.

When I came to the door of the Hou Mansion, I saw a wide plaque hanging on the high lintel, and Wu Zhi personally inscribed the "Qinghe County Founding Hou Mansion" with seven gilt characters shining, the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing, and the gate has also been renovated, and the oil is shiny.

Entering the Hou Mansion, everyone found that the entire Hou Mansion had indeed been renovated, the doors and windows had been repaired, the customized furniture of various colors had also been done, and the distillation room, blending room and warehouse that Wu Zhi had asked for had been built.

The craftsmen were packing up their sundries and tools and moving them out, and they were also very happy to see that Wu Zhi and his party were satisfied.

Wu Zhi and Wu Xiu, Feng Niang, Xiao'e, Jin Lian and others slowly inspected, and when everyone came to the backyard and saw the thatched toilet, bath room and washroom that had been renovated according to Wu Zhi's requirements, everyone couldn't help but be surprised, very curious, and overjoyed. Because of the renovation of these places, Wu Zhi was almost completely imitated according to the appearance of later generations, and everyone had never seen a public toilet except for the Wanda Football Stadium.

For the renovation of the public latrine, Wu Zhi imitated the model of the public toilet in later generations, that is, first demolished and then restarted, completely copying the style of the public toilet of the Wanda Football Stadium to build, which is also divided into a defecation area and a urinal area. In order to use it for a long time, Wu Zhi spent a lot of money, requiring craftsmen to rivet a piece with a thick nanmu plank, tightly cover the top of the septic tank pool, only open a square hole two feet long and two feet wide above each pool for the exit of the manure water in the future, build three layers of green bricks around the square hole and form a square groove, and then use two layers of green brick thick soil to seal and bury the cover plate, and then use a small square cover made of nanmu to cover the hole, tightly sealed. There is a row of urinals, and the water in the water tank is received from the clean river water brought from the Bianhe River by a large water wheel through a wooden trough. There are only three independent toilets in the stool area, each bathroom has a window at a height of two meters at the back to transmit light and ventilation, the front door is installed, the roof is covered with glazed tiles, and the ground is paved with green bricks and smoothed with lime glutinous rice slurry. In each bathroom, there is a stone platform made of blue bricks, on which an oil lamp and fire fold are placed, and a cardboard box containing straw paper for wiping the buttocks. There is also a water tank placed next to the stone platform, and a simple wooden water valve is attached to the water tank, which is controlled by a latch, and the water valve is connected to a bamboo pipe, and the bamboo pipe is connected to the river water from the water wheel through the wooden trough, and the tank is filled with water, and a water scoop is placed on it. When flushing after using the toilet, just scoop the water directly with a scoop! This kind of public toilet is more humane and luxurious than the public toilet in Wanda Football Stadium!

The toilet that Takeshik built in the courtyard was also made in this style, but on a smaller scale, and the urinals were removed, and only the toilets for urine and urine were built. He only built two connected toilets in each courtyard, and the style of the toilets was exactly the same as the public toilet in Houfu, which was extremely humane and convenient. And he usually seals the manure mouth after covering the small cover plate, so as not to leak air from them! There are also corridors in front of the newly built toilets in each courtyard, and the houses are connected, so you can go to the toilet even if you don't have an umbrella on rainy days.

Everyone saw that the toilet renovated and built by Wuzhi was not only clean and hygienic, but also very convenient after the trial, and people stayed in the toilet and did not smell the peculiar smell (the amazing anti-odor effect of the trap came out), compared with the previous thatched toilet, it was completely different, with a new look, it was simply a heaven and a hell, and everyone was completely shocked by this, and the surprise was abnormal.

The renovation of the bathroom and washroom is relatively simple, and the drainage system can be used in the past.

Wu Zhi in the original bathing room, installed a small platform made of blue bricks, one meter eight high, the left and right sides of the platform with blue bricks to build steps can go up and down, the original big bucket in the house to move to the small platform, and in the bucket near the bottom of the chisel to dig a small hole, in the orifice fixed a three-inch long square groove, open a small wedge above the square groove, insert a piece of iron as a bolt, seal the orifice. There is also a simple wooden water valve above the bucket, which is controlled by a latch, and the water valve is connected to a bamboo pipe, a bamboo pipe

The water from the river is brought from the waterwheel through the wooden trough. When used in cold weather, first press down the iron latch to seal the orifice, then load the hot water into the bucket, and then open the wooden water valve to mix in the cold river water to adjust the temperature, and gently lift the latch up when taking a bath, you can adjust the water flow slowly from the bucket to the square groove to flow down, to achieve the effect of warm water shower, when not using water, the latch can be pressed down to close the water flow, convenient and fast. It's much easier to use on a hot day, just open the wooden water valve, lift the latch on the bucket to get out the water, and you can easily shower as you wish.

The renovation of the washroom is even simpler, Wu Zhi directly used blue bricks against the wall to build a square hollow pillar in the bathing room, and then put a customized large porcelain basin with a bottom opening on the upper shelf, which was glued with lime glutinous rice slurry, and the bottom of the square column opened an opening to drain the water, which became a simple waist-high washstand. At the same time, he also made a wooden shelf on the right hand side next to the large porcelain basin, on which there are cups, tooth sets and pancreatic soap for washing hands, etc., and a wooden frame for hanging towels was made on the left hand wall, and a simple wooden water valve was fixed and hung on the wall above the large porcelain basin, the water outlet was facing down, and the water outlet was controlled by the bolt, and the water valve was connected to the bamboo pipe, and the bamboo pipe was connected to the river water sent by the waterwheel through the wooden trough. It's very convenient.

Seeing Wu Zhi's renovated bathing room and washstand, everyone was also amazed. After the trial, everyone was amazed by his ingenuity.

After Wu Xiu and Dahu calculated with the craftsmen, Wu Zhi paid the rest of the wages and material money to the foreman, and the wages he gave were half more than those outside, and the material money was also sufficient, which made the craftsmen ecstatic and added a little favor to Wu Zhi's family.

After inspecting the Hou Mansion and coming out of the Hou Mansion, the others went home first, and Wu Zhi took Wu Xiu and Dahu to the Champion Building to settle the sales of the Champion series of liquor during this period of time, and got more than 248,700 yuan in income for more than a month! After settling the settlement, Qian Mu courteously invited them to a meal.

Back home, Feng Niang and Jin Lian had already chosen the auspicious day of the zodiac to move into the Hou Mansion, that is, the sixth day of the second month three days later.

On the sixth day of the second lunar month, early in the morning, Wu Zhi took Qian Mu, Lin Chong, Wang Jin, Sun Qi, Li Tingliang, Yan Sheng, Li Tingyu, Liu Quan and others together, and brought a platoon of Huaxia Army soldiers, together with their families, to move their homes to the Hou Mansion with large bags.

When everyone moved their luggage, wine bottles, wine jars, distillation settings and other things to the Hou Mansion, except for Wu Zhi's family, everyone was shocked by the new toilets, bath rooms and washrooms in the Hou Mansion.

After moving, that night, Wu Zhi feasted everyone in the Hou Mansion, and drank the "Champion Alcohol" wine.

In the staggering, Wu Zhi toasted everyone, and everyone had more understanding and emotion about Wu Zhi's easy-goingness. Moreover, the soldiers of the Huaxia Army drank the well-known champion series of wines, and they were even more excited. They didn't expect that they would be able to have the same banquet with the commander and drink such a famous wine after helping Wu Zhi move once, and it was really an honor to drink such famous wine. Let's have a good drink! new

Moving into the Hou Mansion, it took Feng Niang, Jin Lian and others a few days to pack up the things they moved over. In particular, thousands of wine bottles and thousands of sets of champion series wines, everyone worked together, and it took three days to move them into the warehouse one by one and store them. Five sets of distillation units and thirty long-necked jars were also placed in the distillery.

At the same time, Wu Zhi instructed Erhu to invite Tan Si's father and son over, let them make the five large stoves used in the distillation room, and help him make some experimental equipment. Tan Si already has experience, and this time he will be handy to do it. Within a few days, Tan Si and his son had made the stove and test equipment.

Subsequently, Wu Zhi established a laboratory in the Hou Mansion for the development of perfumes, skin care products, soaps, and laundry soaps.

In this way, there are now eighteen people living in the Hou Mansion. After negotiation and allocation, the largest courtyard in the master area of the Hou Mansion has six rooms, two bathrooms, a bath room and a washroom, which are inhabited by Wu Xiu, Feng Niang, and Xiao'e; The larger one has five rooms, two toilets, and a bathing room and a washroom, and it is inhabited by Takeshik and Jin Lian and Liu Yue, one of them

The room was converted into a study by Wu Zhi; The two small courtyards each have four rooms, two bathrooms and a bathing room and a washroom, Zhou Tong lives in one courtyard alone, and the rest of the courtyard is empty. The two courtyards in the servant area are quite large, each with sixteen single rooms, two bathrooms and two bathing rooms and two washrooms, so it was arranged for the three families of Dahu, Suo Chao, and Li Zhenguo to live in a courtyard with Si Fangguo, and the Dahu, Erhu and Feng's family lived in the east, and the four single rooms were connected into one; Suo Chao, Suo Yanqing and the Yang family also live in the east, and they are also connected into four single rooms; Li Zhenguo's family and Si Fangguo live in the west, and the six rooms are connected into one, and the remaining two rooms are used as utility rooms. The other courtyard is empty and unoccupied. The courtyard of the guest area, which has eight rooms, two bathrooms and a bathing room and a washroom, is also empty and unoccupied.

It seems that the Hou Mansion still seems a little empty and deserted.

So, after discussing with Feng Niang and Jin Lian, Wu Zhi hired eight maids through the tooth shop, from the age of fourteen to sixteen, all of whom were children of poor families, each of whom had a salary of 500 yuan and an employment period of ten years. In addition, Wu Zhi also paid each person an additional monthly salary of four yuan per month, and each person was given three sets of kapok furs and a thick quilt.

At that time, in the Great Song Dynasty, the hired servants were a one-time buyout of wages, that is, body money, for a period of ten years, and few employers paid additional wages. Now the Hou Mansion has given them additional processing money, which is not low, and the Hou Mansion has also ordered three sets of kapok furs and a thick quilt for each of them, which makes the eight maids extremely happy and grateful. They know that they have a good life and a good employer!

In order to facilitate management, Wu Zhi gave them eight new names: Chunmei, Chunyu, Xia He, Xia Tong, Qiu Ju, Qiu Xiang, Dong Xue, and Lilac, and the eight of them gladly accepted it. Among them, sixteen-year-old Chunmei takes care of Feng Niang, fourteen-year-old Xia He takes care of Xiao'e, sixteen-year-old Xia Tong and Ding Xiang assist Feng and Yang in housework, fifteen-year-old Qiu Xiang and Dongxue and sixteen-year-old Chunyu assist Wu Xiu and Feng Niang in distilling alcohol and blending alcohol, and sixteen-year-old Qiu Ju takes care of Zhou Tong. Wu Zhi doesn't need someone to take care of him, Jin Lian and Liu Yue, who live in the same courtyard with him, will take care of his daily life.

With the assistance of Qiu Xiang and other three maids, there are more people and they share chores, Wu Zhi also helps from time to time, Wu Xiu and Feng Niang are not so hard when they distill alcohol and blend the champion series of liquor, and everyone works together when bottling, sealing and packaging, there are many people, and it is much easier all of a sudden, and the efficiency has also improved a lot, and the two of them are also very happy in their hearts.

After deployment, Chunmei, Xia He and Wu Xiu, Feng Niang, and Xiao'e live in the same courtyard, Qiu Ju and Zhou Tong live in the same courtyard, and the other five maids live together in the courtyard of the remaining servant district, each living in a single room, this kind of accommodation is very good.

The water that Hou Mansion drinks on weekdays is well water, and there is a well in each yard, and the water is drawn from the well, which is quite hard. The water introduced from the Bianhe River directly enters the pond, and the water level is relatively low, and it is not easy to get water, so Wuzhi designed a large waterwheel, which was built in the Bianhe River under the jurisdiction of the Hou Mansion, which is automatic, environmentally friendly and convenient and labor-saving. Through the cooperation of the masonry craftsmen and Tan Si and his son, the construction was completed before moving into the Hou Mansion, and the water was self-directed, and it was easily introduced into the kitchen, toilet, bath and washroom through the erection of wooden troughs and bamboo pipes.

The new atmosphere presented by the Hou Mansion, the convenience and trendiness of life in the mansion, made everyone in the mansion happy, and they all admired the wisdom of Wu Zhi.