Li Zheng was surprised to see that there was no smoke this time. Li Qingxiu explained to him that it was because there was no water, and the smoke had to be dissolved by adding water to dissolve the lime.

Li Qingxiu didn't say anything about chemical reaction, just because she was afraid that Li Zheng would ask her what chemical reaction was again, and she didn't know how to explain it.

Li Zheng suddenly realized it, and then said with a pity on his face: "It's a good thing that lime can be made, but it takes too much time in an earthen kiln. You can't make another earthen kiln every time you make a little lime."

Li Qingxiu was also thinking about this problem. She had to make another clay kiln.

This time she plans to add some glutinous rice flour when kneading the yellow mud, which should increase the viscosity and hardness of the mud and see if it will crack again.

Li Qingxiu asked Li Zheng to wait for her, then went back to the thatched house to find two sacks, and then packed the quicklime and hydrated lime respectively.

Everyone's minds were also aroused at this time, and they were all thinking about what happened just now, and they didn't know if Li Qingxiu would give them the lime.

Li Zheng heard that Li Qingxiu asked him about something and did not leave. Instead, he waited for Li Qingxiu to take the initiative to speak. He secretly wondered if Li Qingxiu wanted him to seek justice?

After all, Li Qingxiu was still a child, and she would definitely want to talk to her close elders when she was wronged.

"Uncle Li Zheng, I have a treasure to show you." Li Qingxiu pulled Li Zheng aside and said mysteriously.

Li Zheng was stunned when he heard this. It turned out that he didn't want to vent his anger on her behalf. Li Zheng looked at Li Qingxiu with some distress. This child was just too sensible.

Seeing that Li Zheng didn't seem to be interested, Li Qingxiu took out a piece of paper from his arms and opened it for Li Zheng to read. "Guess what this is for?"

When Li Qingxiu went to the thatched cottage to get the sacks, he looked over the design of the waterwheel. The design was drawn by humans, not printed by a computer. And even the paper is ancient paper.

The waterwheel structure assembly and so on painted above are very simple and easy to understand. Even someone like her who doesn't know how to do carpentry finds it not difficult. She thinks that someone who knows how to do carpentry should be able to make a waterwheel just by looking at the pictures.

Li Zheng took the paper from Li Qingxiu's hand and looked at it carefully for a while. He frowned and shook his head: "Isn't this just a big wheel? I don't see what it can do."

Li Qingxiu said as if sharing a secret: "I saw this in a dream, and I drew it as soon as I got up. In the dream, we used this big wheel to solve the problem of farmland irrigation."

Li Zheng heard this with a look of disbelief. "Pretty girl, although your uncle and I have little education, I am not a fool. How can this wheel alone solve the problem of farmland irrigation? Yours is just a dream, don't take it seriously."

"Uncle Li Zheng, don't worry, let me analyze it for you. You see, if you build this big wheel beside this stream, you can use the water flow to turn the wheel."

"Did you see that there is a bamboo tube tied diagonally to each wooden board? Every time the wheel is rotated by the water flow, the bamboo tube will scoop up the water underneath."

"You see, isn't there a big hollowed-out piece of wood painted here? When the time comes, we'll get two other pieces of wood as supports and put the big hollowed-out piece of wood on top and fix it, and all the water in each bamboo tube will be gathered in it. Here, and then make another hole under the wood,"

"Then bamboo pipes are installed from the entrance of the hole. These bamboo pipes can flow everywhere, and naturally can also flow to the fields. This saves manpower for irrigating farmland."

"We no longer need to carry water. We can install this pipe to every household. When we don't need water, we can put a piece of wood under the wheel to stop it."

Li Qingxiu's mouth went dry while Li Zheng's eyes widened as he listened. Oh my God! Listening to what Li Qingxiu said, this thing is really a treasure!

Li Qingxiu is indeed the lucky star in their valley. Even in his dreams, he can dream of such a great treasure that benefits the people.

Suddenly, the drawings in his hand were taken away by Li Qingxiu. Li Qingxiu folded the drawings and put them back in his arms.

Li Zheng was confused. "Pretty girl, what are you doing?" Could this girl just be for him to admire?

Li Qingxiu smiled slightly and said: "I thought about it, if I use lime to hire everyone to help me build houses and open up wasteland, I guess everyone will be dissatisfied. Maybe they will say that I, Li Qingxiu, took advantage of everyone."

"And it's no secret that the recipe for making lime has been spread. So I changed the conditions. I used the recipe for lime and this drawing of the waterwheel to help me build a house and open up wasteland. But the field is not ten acres. It’s twenty acres of fertile land.”

Li Zheng asked in confusion: "Waterwheel? Is this big wheel called a waterwheel?"

Li Qingxiu twitched the corners of her mouth. Please! He must have missed the point.

"Well, this is called a waterwheel! What do you think of what I just said, Uncle Li Zheng?"

Li Zheng pondered for a while and then said: "Girl, I'm worried about whether you can grow these ten acres? Let alone twenty acres."

Li Qingxiu has naturally thought about this. Although her siblings are too young to farm so many fields now, she can hire people to farm. Even if she agrees with them for a 50-50 deal, Li Qingxiu won't feel any loss.

"Don't worry, I have a way!"

Seeing that Li Qingxiu had an idea in his mind, Li Zheng said: "Let's do this. We will have dinner later. I will discuss the matter with them after dinner. If they agree, I will arrange for someone to open up twenty acres of wasteland for you." Liangtian. Will you come over tonight when called?"

Li Qingxiu shook his head and refused: "No, if they agree, the land will be arranged behind the house. If not, I will pay them fifteen cents a day for lunch to hire them to help build the house."

"As for how many people are needed, I have to ask Uncle Li Zheng to help me arrange it. To be honest with Uncle Li Zheng, my house must be built within a month. It cannot be delayed for a day."

Li Zheng's expression became serious. "Why is this? What will happen if the house is not built within a month?"

He will die! That punishment was discovered by King Zhao’s army! When the time comes, King Zhao will search again and find that they have hidden swords and armor. He will definitely kill them all, old and young, in anger.

Li Qingxiu looked up at the endless mountains and said, "It's just intuition. I don't know what will happen. I just know that it must be completed within a month."

Seeing Li Qingxiu looking towards Dashan, Li Zheng followed her gaze and suddenly thought that Li Qingxiu had to go out last time. She also said that her intuition must be the guidance of the mountain god.

Li Zheng knew to keep it secret this time. "Don't worry, I'll take care of this."

When Li Zheng left, he asked Widow Jia, who was looking at the kiln, to make dinner early. Widow Jia was originally helping Li Qingxiu look at the kiln, but seeing that Li Qingxiu and Li Zheng were still energetic after chatting for so long, she was itching to know about them. What are you talking about?

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