After transmigrating into a stepmother, I transformed my whole family to work on farming

Chapter 93 Big Business

The two of them rode an ox cart together and came to Liujia Village to look for Qin Yao.

It was only one day since Wang Yu came last time.

Qin Yao didn't expect them to make a decision so quickly.

Liu Ji brought two bowls of fermented rice syrup, one bowl for each person, and consciously stood beside Qin Yao, listening to them discussing a big deal of 15 taels of silver.

Don't say it, don't say it, this woman knows how to do business. She actually dares to ask for 15 taels for a water tanker costing only one tael of silver.

But from what it sounds like, it seems to be an enlarged version of the waterwheel, but no matter how big it is, it can't be more than fifteen times bigger.

Wang Yu's request was very simple. They hoped to build the village's water mill before the autumn harvest.

This Qin Yao said that there is no problem, there is enough time.

"Then the price can't be cheaper?" Wang Yu asked tentatively.

Qin Yao looked embarrassed, "This is really indispensable, and this is just an estimated price, and the specific situation needs to be analyzed in detail, but since you have decided to ask me to help build this water mill, I can guarantee that I will definitely give you a Satisfying result."

Having said all this, it seems that there is really no need for a penny. Wang Yu and Uncle Wang, who was traveling with him, looked at each other and asked Qin Yao if she was free now, or if she went to Xiahe Village with them to see the situation of the river. , so as to make a final price, everyone has a bottom line.

Qin Yao happily agreed, "Okay, I happen to be free. You guys drove the bullock cart here, right?"

The two nodded, and the three of them got up and headed to Xiahe Village.

Liu Ji followed him unconsciously. He was blinded by copying books these days. He didn't even take a step out of the house. If he continued to stay like this, he would go crazy.

And he hadn't seen Shunzi for a long time, if he didn't go out to meet him again, Shunzi might forget that he was his big brother.

Qin Yao didn't want him to go at first, so after thinking about it, she asked Liu Ji to call Carpenter Liu together. She might as well investigate the site conditions today, come back and make a plan, and work can start after confirmation, which saves a lot of trouble.

Qin Yao's efficiency won the hearts of Wang Yu and Wang Yu. At first, they thought it was unreliable for Qin Yao to be handled by a woman, but now it seems that they were too worried.

So, Qin Yao asked the elder brother and the younger brother to take care of the two younger ones at home. The couple and Liu Carpenter, together with the three of them, brought measuring tools, paper and pens and other items, and followed Wang Yu and others in the car. Xiahe Village.

It was noon, and the river channel in Xiahe Village was full of half-grown children who were bathing by the river. They swam in a shallow puddle downstream with adults watching, so they didn't have to worry about drowning.

Seeing Wang Yu bringing the people from Liujia Village, everyone gathered around curiously.

The half-grown children with bare buttocks surrounded several people, and you asked them what they were going to do.

Qin Yao just wanted to ask Liu Ji to bring the pen and paper, but when she turned around, the person disappeared, and the things were put into Wang Yu's hands at some point.

Qin Yao used her toes to figure out that he must have gone to Shunzi's gangster, and the guests were still there, so it was inconvenient to attack, and Liu Carpenter and Carpenter took tools to observe the situation of the river here.

There is a two-meter-five-meter-high drop between the shallow puddle where the children bathe and the upstream river, but it is just a slope with protruding rocks on it, and the impact of the daily water flow is not great.

In addition, the area of ​​the lower water puddle is too small to accommodate a large water mill. Qin Yao and Carpenter Liu crossed this area off and continued to go up to find a suitable water mill construction site.

Every village near the river seems to have a pond near the river for washing vegetables and laundry.

A hole of about fifty centimeters was dug where the water was diverted into the pond. The river surface, which was more than three meters wide, was divided into two parts. The amount of water flowing into the mouth alone was quite large because the water outlet was narrow and deep.

In this place, if there is a dry season, you only need to enclose the river on the other side to store water naturally and rush into the entrance.

Qin Yao looked at it for a while, this was a perfect location!

Carpenter Liu didn't understand this, but he could understand what Qin Yao said.

The two sat down on the stone pier by the pond. Qin Yao took out a pen and paper and drew a sketch of a water mill on the paper so that it could be easily shown to the guests.

Wang and Yu came together and compared the content of the painting with the topography of the pond, and the style of the water mill came to mind.

"I just calculated that the area of ​​the pond here is large enough, and the depth is suitable. The water depth is [-] centimeters, which is completely enough to place a lying water cart with a diameter of three meters."

Qin Yao made gestures while talking, so that Wang Yu would know where the water tanker was placed.

"Your pond is big enough and easy to construct. You only need to block the river mouth here to operate it."

"The water mill can be built on the pond. The foundation pillars are laid on the east, west, north and south sides of the pond, and a platform is built in the air. The pond is below and the mill is above the pond."

However, she is not responsible for this part. People in Xiahe Village need to build the mill and house themselves.

The power of the horizontal water car is stronger than that of the vertical water car. If it is a vertical water car, the terrain requirements are not particularly high.

But if you want to control two mills and one stone mill at the same time, the power of the vertical water truck is not enough, so you must use the horizontal water truck.

After listening to Qin Yao's description, Wang Yu realized that the waterwheel Qin Yao mentioned was different from the one he saw at Qin Yao's house.

"Ms. Qin, isn't the water mill in our Xiahe Village different from your water mill?"

Qin Yao knew that he was worried that the effect would not be good, and said confidently: "Don't worry, there are many types of waterwheels. According to factors such as terrain, river channels, water flow conditions, etc., different waterwheels can be set up according to local conditions to maximize their use." role."

Hearing what Qin Yao said, Wang Yu felt relieved.

The place was promising, and while there was still some time, Wang Yu directly invited Qin Yao to his home, and also invited the prestigious old people in the village to come over, so that everyone could discuss a charter together.

The design plan is already in Qin Yao's mind. In order to make it easier for Party A to understand, I first drew a simple graphic to clearly show the parts that everyone needs to be responsible for.

First of all, what she and Carpenter Liu can promise is only waterwheels, stone mills and stone mills, labor and materials, and installation.

Secondly, the cost is still 15 taels of silver, not even a penny less, and it might even exceed the budget.

But it was the first time for everyone to cooperate, and Qin Yao planned to give a price to a fellow.

If Xiahe Village can place an order and prepay a deposit of 15 taels today, the construction cost will be [-] taels, and she will bear the rest herself.

Finally, the people of Xiahe Village need to be responsible for the main body of the mill house. She will give them a drawing and they will find craftsmen to make it themselves.

Carpenter Liu listened silently, and nodded in agreement with everything Qin Yao said, until he heard the price of 15 taels, and his eyes widened for a moment.

As a carpenter himself, he knew that the wood was only worth two or three taels of silver.

However, he restrained himself very quickly, only tucking his hands into his sleeves, trembling slightly with excitement.

Looking at the people in Xiahe Village, although they also thought it was expensive, they seemed to be persuaded by Qin Yao and felt that the waterwheel and stone mill were worth so much money.

I couldn't help but sigh secretly, I'm so good at deceiving.

(End of this chapter)