Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 91 Five-card machine, six-card machine, seven-card machine,

On Gan Mountain.

Yu Jingyan's work was also progressing in an orderly manner. He and his team continued to survey two river channels on Ganshan Mountain, and diverted the water of Gan River to the south and north to the arid areas for irrigation. After the successful excavation of these two water diversion channels on the basis of the original dry river channels, they can irrigate the land of the three counties south of Ganshan Mountain and the two counties north of Ganshan Mountain, so that these places that originally relied on the weather for food can now ensure stable harvests regardless of drought or flood.

Yes, because large and small sluice gates have been built on the water diversion channels, which make these water diversion channels also have the function of drainage. That is, the water in the water diversion channels is used for irrigation in dry days, and the rainwater is drained away through the water diversion channels in flood days, thus achieving the purpose of ensuring a good harvest regardless of drought or flood.

After coming down from Gan Mountain, in addition to continuing to survey the route for digging the water diversion canal, we also have to reinforce the embankment.

There are also dams on Yunmeng Island, but they are different from those in Dayan. They are repaired every year and burst every year. My impression is that they are just reinforced in some places every year.

After Yu Jingyan inspected the dike of Ganjiang River, he immediately understood why the dike was repaired every year but broke every year. A lot of money was washed away by the water. In order to save the disaster, his father even took out his coffin money (unprecedentedly stopped repairing the imperial mausoleum). It would be unfair if such a shoddy dike didn't break.

Rammed earth and gravel, when flood comes, the soil will be softened, and the stones and water will be washed away completely without leaving any trace.

Yu Jingyan first went to the government office and investigated the prefect and the water conservancy official in charge. He packed up the offending officials and the account books and sent them to the capital to his father. The silver and money seized were just enough to rebuild and reinforce the dam.

Put the wood brushed with tung oil on the dam like driving piles, and then use bamboo strips, vines or hemp ropes, whatever is available locally, to tie the wood together. Then put a layer of straw mats, and then use hemp to pack gravel and pile them layer by layer on the outside of the tree stumps and straw mats. The dam built in this way will not burst for at least ten years.

Even though you have money, are you still worried about not being able to find workers or buy materials to build the dam?

Yu Jingyan's water conservancy work advanced all the way to the lower reaches of the Ganjiang River. He dug water diversion channels, reservoirs, built sluice gates, repaired dams, and then raided the homes of officials.

Well, the order was reversed. First, they raided the officials' homes, and then used the money to build canals, reservoirs, sluice gates, and dams.

Five looms, willow branches were cut at Baqiao, and parting is always on a beautiful day. Flowers are aging, red apricots are on the branches, and I count the days of my return with my fingers.

When he received this letter, Yu Jingyan was on the embankment instructing how to drive piles. Xiaobai fluttered onto his shoulder. This little thing that he missed every day, and its owner, his little A-Li.

Looking at this poem, imagining little A-Li bending his fingers, frowning, and muttering to himself while calculating the time of his departure and return, it is so adorable.

After feeding Xiaobai and putting it in the cage to rest, Yu Jingyan personally went down to the embankment, picked up a wooden hammer, and demonstrated to the workers in charge of piling. With the hammer inside, he nailed a thick piece of wood into the soil in just a few strokes.

It is not long before the flood season, so the construction period must be accelerated. Yu Jingyan has discussed with the heads of several villages that the migrant workers will work in three shifts, and the construction site will provide two meals. When they arrive at the construction site, they will eat first and then work. They will have sufficient rest time and food in their stomachs so that they will have strength to work.

On sunny days, the warm wind brings the scent of wheat, and the green grass is more beautiful than flowers. In the blink of an eye, spring passed by with the sound of pile driving. Yu Jingyan also received another letter from Qiao Lili.

Six looms, a light as small as a bean, weaving summer clothes, the golden shuttle best understands the spring silkworm's mind. The horizontal is also silk, the vertical is also silk, I'm afraid you don't know.

The horizontal line is also a thread, the vertical line is also a thread. Little Ali misses him, but is embarrassed to say "miss you", so he keeps saying "thread".

Yu Jingyan didn't know whether Qiao Lili really made clothes for him or just wrote this poem, but he couldn't ask. He also began to dislike Xiaobai, whom he had always loved so much. He thought it was still too small. If it was a Saker Falcon, it might bring a light summer dress.

Yu Jingyan's expectations grew unconsciously. Fortunately, a few days later, the personal guard who ran errands and delivered letters for Concubine Yun brought him a package from Qiao Lili.

Inside the package were two round-necked summer clothes, one was a round-necked robe with a kirin-colored pattern of gold, and the other was a round-necked robe with a stone-green peacock feather pattern. Yu Jingyan washed his hands several times before he dared to pick them up and look at them. He looked at the embroidery and the stitches, the outside and the inside, and admired the two pieces of clothing for a full hour.

After putting the clothes away, I remembered my mother's letter. My mother didn't say anything else but just talked about these two clothes. How come her good son was spinning and weaving at night, how he pricked his hands a few times when embroidering, and how he asked for her opinion when sewing. The final conclusion was that she didn't get any clothes for her good son, but you, a bad boy, got two. If you don't take good care of them, I'll show you how I'll punish you when I come back.

If he didn't take good care of it, would he be willing to wear it? He definitely wouldn't be willing to wear it. The clothes that Xiao A-li made for him were not for him to wear, but for him to appreciate.

During this period, Qiao Lili had several dreams about her death in her previous life. Brother Ajing now dared to reveal his thoughts more and more in the reply letters brought by Xiaobai. The longer she lived this second life, the deeper her real feelings became. Now, seeing everything in the dream, in addition to deepening her love for Brother Ajing, she no longer felt fear, because she knew that these would never happen again in this life.

Seven looms, seven strings telling of lovesickness, hastily transformed into butterflies, one life after another. In the netherworld, on the stone of three lives, who has ever revealed the secrets of heaven?

The setting sun melted gold, and the evening clouds merged into a brilliant jade. Xiaobai flew over in the splendor of the evening, landed on Yu Jingyan's shoulder, and brought him the letter from A-li expressing his longing for him.

After so many letters back and forth, his little Ali finally dared to say that he missed her. He really wanted to rush back to the capital, hold her in his arms, and never let her go.

However, after reading the letter, he felt inexplicably sad for some reason, as if he had forgotten something, as if he had had a very sad dream and had forgotten it as soon as he woke up. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember it, but his chest felt stuffy and uncomfortable.

On the Three Lives Stone, who has ever revealed the secret?

Was it herself or A-li? Could it be that she and A-li were destined to be together for three lifetimes?

Yu Jingyan was thinking about A Li, but he didn't have any extra time to miss A Li. The Ganjiang River basin was gradually entering the rainy season. The water of the Ganjiang River was becoming more turbulent and surging day by day. Flood prevention and dam construction were done day and night. Even so, the Ganjiang River was still facing the risk of bursting its banks.