"Father is gone, Su Cheng, what are you going to do next?"
When Shen Youwei saw Shen Zhennan leaving, she turned to look at Su Cheng beside her.
Su Cheng said with a serious face: "I'm going to go to the accounting office to get some money first, and immediately organize the manpower to start digging channels and reservoirs today."
"I would also like to trouble my wife to go to the cloth shop and let me know and collect those leftover materials. I plan to use them to build a shed."
"In addition, Chunhua will go to the county government office to inform the county magistrate, and ask Magistrate Wang to inform several surrounding counties so that they can prepare in advance."
Cloth is a scarce item that ordinary people cannot afford, so only the Shen family cloth shop can have it.
In order to promote this matter as soon as possible, Su Cheng thought of using the leftover materials from the cloth shop as waste.
As for notifying other counties, it is of course just in case.
It doesn't matter if one county can withstand the drought. If drought occurs in other counties, it will also affect the fish ponds.
Shen Youwei listened to Su Cheng's plan seriously, and looking at Su Cheng's serious face, she was actually a little obsessed.
She never thought that she would appreciate a man so much!
This is my husband, who does everything without leakage!
"Madam? Madam?"
Seeing Shen Youwei staring at him without speaking for a long time, Su Cheng couldn't help but waved his hand twice in front of her eyes with some confusion.
"Ah...I, I'm going to Buzhuang right now!"
Shen Youwei's face turned red, turned around and walked out.
I'm really lost, actually getting distracted in front of Su Cheng!
Don't let him see my jokes!
Go, must go now!
"Madam, let's have lunch first, there's no rush."
Later, Su Cheng was a little stunned by Shen Youwei's reaction. He didn't know why his wife looked so stupid today.
It was noon and I had to go to Buzhuang without eating.
Shen Youwei paused, looked up at the big sun above her head, and the corners of her mouth twitched.
"Then... let's go eat first."
Shen Youwei didn't even dare to turn her head to look at Su Cheng, and immediately walked towards the side hall after speaking.
Su Cheng shook his head and followed.
Shen Youwei ate this lunch very fast, which can almost be described as wind and rolling clouds.
After lunch, she and Su split up.
Shen Youwei was also very concerned about the drought, especially after seeing Su Cheng looking worried, she made up her mind to help Su Cheng deal with this matter.
Perhaps even she herself didn't know why she became so concerned about Su Cheng.
At this time, it had not even been a month since Su Cheng married into the Shen family!
Su Cheng was not idle either. After dinner, he went to the study to draw a drawing of a waterwheel, then went to the accounting office to pay some money, and then asked Qiuyue to take him out to find a carpenter in the city.
On the way, Qiuyue looked puzzled: "Uncle, why do you want to make that waterwheel?"
"Save time!" Su Cheng said with a serious look on his face: "Whether it is diverting water from Liuhe River or irrigating fields in the future, water trucks are very important!"
"The reservoir is very deep and the water below cannot come out. It can only be pumped out by water truck!"
Qiuyue suddenly realized after hearing this: "It turns out that my uncle has already thought about this, but why must Chunhua ask Magistrate Wang to inform other counties?"
"What if other counties don't agree with you, uncle? Are we asking for trouble?"
This little girl has a lot of problems.
Su Cheng quickened his pace and walked towards the carpenter's shop while explaining: "Liuhe County cannot be the only one suffering from drought."
"As for whether other counties will make arrangements in advance, that is their own business. At least we have done what we should do, and we have done our best!"
This is who he is!
Within the scope of his ability, he is willing to help more people.
Of course, if the magistrates of other counties did not agree with his views and did not make preparations in advance, then he would not be blamed.
With his current ability, he can only notify the matter in advance.
No matter how many things he does, it is beyond his ability.
"My uncle is truly the most kind and righteous person I have ever met!"
After listening to the explanation, Qiuyue smiled and gave a thumbs up.
Su Cheng chuckled and shook his head.
While they were talking, the two of them had arrived at the largest carpenter's shop in the city.
Before they entered, they heard a "creak" sound coming from inside the door.
Entering the shop, Su Cheng saw four carpenters who had taken off their shirts and were sawing wood inside, dripping with sweat.
"oops!"
Qiuyue had never seen such a scene before. She screamed in fright and quickly covered her face and turned around.
The carpenters reacted, and one of the older men quickly picked up the jacket on the side and stepped forward to explain while putting it on:
"Isn't this the uncle of the Shen family? Please forgive me. The old man and the others were too hot, so they took off their clothes."
Su Cheng is now known to everyone in Liuhe County, and the old carpenter recognized him at a glance.
Although he was just a son-in-law, he was from a wealthy family after all, and the old carpenter did not dare to offend him.
Su Cheng shook his head slightly, glanced at the other three carpenters who were getting dressed, and said slowly: "It doesn't matter!"
"You must have felt that the weather this year is different from previous years, right?"
"The main reason I came here this time is to ask you to build some waterwheels."
"Waterwheel?"
The four carpenters looked at each other, whether it was the older carpenter or the three young carpenters, they all looked stunned.
Having been carpenters for so long, this is the first time they have heard of such a thing as a waterwheel.
"May I ask Mr. Shen, do you know what this waterwheel is?" the old carpenter asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Used to pump water from the reservoir to irrigate the fields!"
Su Cheng said as he took out the drawing of the waterwheel: "Please take a look, this is the waterwheel."
The four carpenters were very curious about the new things and stepped forward to check them out.
"Eh~ This thing is really ingenious!"
"Yes, you can actually push it with two handles here."
"Yes, the design of this thing is really unique. If it is used to pump water from a reservoir, there is no problem at all!"
"If we can make this thing, it will definitely go down in history!"
This kind of good thing will interest any carpenter.
Seeing the excited expressions on the four people's faces, Su Cheng took the opportunity to say, "Everyone, what I want to do is not just one water tanker, but many of them!"
"You still need to summon more carpenters, as much as they can do, one tael of silver for each waterwheel!"
In the face of drought, such a small amount of money is not important at all.
"This...are you telling the truth?" The old carpenter looked excited. This is a big business.
Su Cheng didn't say much, just took out a bag of silver and threw it in.
"This is five hundred taels of silver, calculated as a deposit!"
"It's up to you how many carpenters you can find and how many waterwheels you can make!"
"I don't care what method you use or where you find people, as long as you can make a waterwheel!"
Su Cheng had a premonition that the coming drought would definitely be severe, and he must be fully prepared!
"Don't worry, I will try my best to make more waterwheels!"
The old carpenter's face was flushed with excitement, and he was so excited as he held the big bag of silver.
Su Cheng nodded slightly, and then left with Qiu Yue.