I was a gentleman in ancient times

At this time, only princes and nobles or famous families would have a collection room, that is, a place where books and bamboo slips were collected.

After all, there are very few books and the like today, which are not comparable to later generations. Most of them are passed down from generation to generation or borrowed and copied by friends.Moreover, copying is also a big project, and it needs to be written on the bamboo slips one by one with a knife and pen, and then connected into a book.

Therefore, almost all books are now in the hands of a few people.The nobles and nobles can also rely on these books to cultivate talents from generation to generation, so there is the current status quo, hereditary succession, big families are becoming more and more prosperous, and it is always difficult for poor families to produce noble children.

If Wei Su wanted to understand how to integrate into this world, he had to get a preliminary understanding through books.

Although he doesn't know what kind of family the Tao family is, but they can pay attention to the cultivation of the children in the clan, and they can invite their masters to come to teach in private schools, which is enough to show that the Tao family is extraordinary.Wei Su had a guess in his mind that this Yunshui Villa should also be a branch of a certain big family. For some reason, he brought his family to Yunshuiwa to live in seclusion.

Such people are most concerned about their own reputation.So Wei Su put forward his request straight to the point, and it would be best for Mr. Yunshui to agree, and there is no loss if he refuses to agree.

Tao Fu laughed, pointing at Wei Su and said, "You boy, it turned out to be an idea for my house. It's just—" he changed his voice, paused on purpose, and said coldly: "It's just for no reason why should I Borrowed from you?"

With confidence in his mind, Wei Su took out something from his bosom, "Based on this alone, I am confident that Mr. Yunshui will be interested, and I am willing to exchange this as a condition."

Tao Fu saw a small bamboo stick in his hand, the ordinary one couldn't be more ordinary.How dare this kid have the confidence to deceive him?

He sneered in his heart before he spoke, but Wei Su said: "Mr. Yunshui, don't rush to refuse, why don't you find a place where you can have a look first?"

Tao Fu didn't want to waste time, so he was about to leave, only to hear Wei Su say again: "Because of the water problem, Shangxiayunshui Village has always been difficult to get along, and there are often fights. Boy, now there is a way to solve this problem from the root , Mr. Yunshui is not willing to hear whether it is feasible?"

Only then did Tao Fu look at each other, frowned and asked, "Do you have a solution?" After finishing speaking, he seemed not to believe it, "The dispute between the two villages has been going on for a long time, how can it be easily settled? Boy Wei, don't play tricks on your cleverness. To Tao's head."

After he said that, he became a little strict. As the head of the family, he might even come from a big family, so he naturally carried a dignified body.If it were an ordinary villager, they would have trembled and dared not speak at this time.

Wei Su, on the other hand, looked calm, with a calm smile on his face, "Mr. Yunshui is someone who has seen strong winds and waves, so he can naturally distinguish right from wrong. Mr. Yunshui came here because he liked the simplicity of the people here. I don’t want to see the villagers fight and get injured. Now that the boy has finally found a solution, why not give him this chance? Could it be that Mr. Yunshui also has no idea, thinking that this little cleverness of the boy can fool you?”

Tao Fu raised his eyebrows, "Hmph! Why is this reasonable? How could Tao be afraid?" After speaking, he came to his senses, looked at Wei Su interestingly, then burst out laughing, pointed at Wei Su and said with a smile: "Good boy! You actually used the aggressive method. Well, today I want to see what kind of tricks you have?"

Is this kid really different?Tao Fu always thought that he had good eyesight and the ability to know people, but he never saw through this kid.Whether he was hiding his essence, or whether he really changed his temperament after experiencing life and death, no one can say for sure except himself.

It's very interesting, Tao Fu is interested, but wants to see if this kid is really capable of fooling him.

The Tao family's study room is furnished simply and elegantly, with several rows of wooden frames, one low table, and several scrolls of bamboo slips on it.There are a few clumps of sparse bamboo outside the window, and when the wind blows, there is a soft sound like a song.

Wei Su secretly sighed, Mr. Yunshui's taste is indeed different, he can be regarded as a scholar.

After being seated, Tao Fu asked someone to bring some snacks and tea.In a pure white jade porcelain bowl, the tea leaves are ground into a fine powder, which is also dotted with condiments such as green onions, ginger, and dates.

Wei Su frowned when he saw it, Tao Fu smiled slightly, and stretched out his hand as a gesture of invitation.He can treat guests with tea, which is enough to show that he attaches great importance to Wei Su's words.

You must know that today's tea is a treasure, produced in Shu, and sent to the Central Plains for thousands of miles. Only the nobles of the famous family can have this thing to entertain guests.

To show respect, Wei Su had no choice but to pinch his nose and take a sip. As soon as he took it, a spicy and strange taste spread in his mouth.He didn't dare to savor it carefully, so he could only swallow it with a bitter face.In his two lifetimes combined, he had never drunk anything so nasty.

Seeing his appearance, Tao Fu felt amused in his heart, took a sip by himself, and then said with a relaxed breath, "The tea is rich in spice and long in the mouth. This tea is specially brewed by someone with more than ten years of craftsmanship. But I can't drink it. How does Wei Xiaozi feel?"

Out of politeness, Wei Su must not answer the extremely nasty words. He just smiled wryly: "My little knowledge, I have never drank such tea, and I am not used to it for a while. I wonder if I can have a bowl of white water, or it has not been ground. Just add some boiling water to seven or eight leaves of the tea?"

I also want to know, how can a farmer get to see such a precious thing?

Wei Su spoke the truth, Tao Fu looked sideways and said, "Do you know how to make tea?"

But brewing tea pays attention to the way that the emperor and his ministers should assist each other. Tea is the emperor, and green onions, ginger, osmanthus and jujube are added as the auxiliary ministers.And the cooking method is also quite particular, and the Taoism inside is deep, so where does it only need tea leaves to boil water?

Wei Su shook his head, "Boy, this is not making tea, but making tea."

He also liked to drink tea before, and bought a set of purple sand pots to make tea, but now where there is such a condition, tea alone is not affordable for ordinary people.It can be seen from this that the Tao family does have some roots, otherwise they would not be able to serve guests with tea.

Make tea?Tao Fu was puzzled, but he still asked people to prepare to come over as Wei Su said.At first I thought it was something elegant and interesting.As a result, Wei Su put the tea leaves into the cup, poured the boiling water, and there was no movement.

"That's it?" Tao Fu stroked his beard and asked strangely.

Wei Su smiled, "That's right, just wait for a while before you can enter."

Tao Fu frowned, a little dissatisfied, isn't this reckless?Such a good thing should not be spoiled by him.

Wei Su didn't care so much, he took a sip of the tea carefully, feeling the sweetness after bitterness, this should be the tea that normal people drink.

Tao Fu didn't want to waste any more time, so he asked directly, "What method did you just say?"

Wei Su sat up straight, "Do you have paper here?"

"What is paper?" Tao Fu asked blankly, having never heard of this word.

Wei Su patted his forehead, and he was used to talking casually, but he didn't correct it after a while, so he hurriedly corrected: "Or a piece of cloth is also fine. Because I can't understand it for a while, I have to draw a picture to explain it better." .”

At this time, no matter what request Wei Su made, Tao Fu also ordered someone to do it, and after a while, a servant brought a piece of white cloth over.

Tao Fu wants to see what kind of tricks this kid has. If he is just fooling himself, then he will never let him go.

Wei Su took his time and arranged the things, spread them with cloth, and then took out the small bamboo sticks and a small bamboo tube with pure black water inside.

After preparing all these, Wei Su said: "The boy often goes to Yunshui these days. After field investigation and calculation methods, he feels that this method is feasible, so he dares to propose it to Mr. Yunshui."

After speaking, he picked up the small bamboo stick and dipped it in the black water in the bamboo tube.Only then did Tao Fu see clearly that what he was holding was not a simple bamboo stick, one end of the bamboo stick was tied with the hair of an unknown animal.

And Wei Su dipped this handful of hair into water and painted it directly on the white cloth.Without any effort, Wei Su painted and painted, and in a short while he roughly drew the topographical map of Yunshui.

"What are you using?" Tao Fu was curious, and couldn't help asking after Wei Su came to an end.

"Pen, ink." Wei Su replied without raising his head.

Tao Fu was still looking forward to his explanation, but Wei Su changed the topic directly, "Since Shangxiayunshui Village is in conflict over the issue of water sources, to solve this problem, the issue of water sources must be resolved."

Tao Fu paused for a moment, then came back to his senses, knowing that what Wei Su said was to resolve the conflict between the two villages, so he had to patiently follow his words and said, "Although that is the case, how to solve the water source? Humans are not gods, so we can Change mountains and rivers."

Wei Su smiled nonchalantly and said, "Although it cannot be changed, it can also be used. I am thinking of building two reservoirs here, which can be used to store water when the clouds rise during the wet season, and they can be stored during the dry season. , you can use the reservoir to get water. In this way, if the water resources are sufficient, will the two villages continue to fight?"

Tao Fu, who was still somewhat disdainful at first, suddenly stood up, stepped in front of Wei Su in two or three steps, and looked at the drawing on his cloth across the desk.

Wei Su suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and said awkwardly: "This is the map of Yunshui River drawn. The painting is not neat, but the boy should be able to understand it if he explains it."

Tao Fu looked over intently, and saw black balls and balls on the cloth, and there were faint lines.If Wei Su didn't say it, who would have guessed that this is the terrain of Yunshui?

"Mr. Yunshui, please look, this is Yunshui, and next to it is Yunfeng Mountain. If a reservoir is built here, the cloud water during the flood season will be introduced into the reservoir, and when the fields need to be irrigated, the water can be directly used It is discharged into ditches and flows into the fields. It can even save manpower to irrigate the fields, saving time and effort, why not do it?"

Following Wei Su's finger and looking over, and with Wei Su's explanation, Tao Fu also understood.

He has lived here for so many years, and he knows the topography of this place well. He imagined Wei Su's suggestion, frowned and said: "The terrain of Yunfeng Mountain is higher than the clouds and water, and the water flows down. Lead cloud water from low places into the reservoir?"

Obviously, Wei Su had thought about this problem a long time ago, and now he talked eloquently, "There is a relatively steep drop point on the side where the cloud water flows through Shangshui Village. can solve this problem.”

"Waterwheel?" Tao Fu thought for a while and asked, "What is a waterwheel?"