After he left, Zhou Ying turned around and went to work in the kitchen. At noon, she told Gu Chengrui not to come to the doctor in the afternoon.

In the evening, Zhou Huaiming brought County Magistrate Kong over for a meal. The two of them made sure that shopkeeper Liu would come to pick them up later, and then drove them to the village in a carriage.

Of course, the husband and wife also knew on the way that Qiao Lansheng and others were cleared up, and the two of them were relieved, otherwise it would be tiring to be on guard every day.

After arriving home, Zhou Ying prepared some snacks and tea, and Gu Chengrui invited the village head and patriarch over.

The patriarch and the village chief learned from Gu Chengrui that when Zhou Huaiming came here for the blueprint of the waterwheel, to be honest, they were a little unwilling. After all, this is really a way to make a fortune. Now they are willing to be cut off. .

But they also know that this year's situation is not good, and they can't do it with their manpower. In order to save thousands of families, they can only reluctantly part with each other.

Maybe because of this, they can get some rewards for the village.

Because they had met Zhou Huaiming and Kong County Magistrate when the restaurant opened, so after entering the room, without Gu Chengrui's introduction, they knelt down and said, "The grassroots Qian Pinggui (Gu Qingzhi) has met General Zhou and Master Kong. "

"Get up, you are the head of this village and the head of the Gu clan?" Zhou Huaiming said.

"Yes, grassroots Qian Pinggui is the village chief." The village chief stepped forward.

"Grassman Gu Qingzhi is the patriarch of the Gu clan." The patriarch stepped forward and said.

"Sit down." Zhou Huaiming pointed to the two high stools that Zhou Ying had prepared earlier.

"Thank you, General." After another salute, the two came over and sat down.

Seeing this, Zhou Huaiming said a few words of politeness, asked them how many days it would take to make a waterwheel, and finally said: "I think Brother Gu has told you what I mean just now, I don't know what you think."

The patriarch and the village head immediately sang high-pitched words: "This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people, and we fully support it."

"You two Gaoyi, then I won't say more.

Next, the county will quickly promote waterwheels, you can continue to do it, but the price will be lowered, and the profit of each machine should not exceed five taels. "

"As for those who have already paid, the county will make up the money, and you don't have to refund it anymore." The county magistrate Kong echoed at this time.

"So, we are building waterwheels for the county?" The village chief looked up at the two of them and asked.

"Yes, except for those who have placed orders, they will be made and distributed by the county."

"Understood, the transportation...?"

"Of course what you do has to be installed by you, so it's up to you to arrange it, and the county will not interfere."

"Master Xie County Magistrate." The village chief was relieved when he heard that, at least they could earn a little money by installing and transporting them.

After a few words of politeness, the group went to the woodworking workshop and brought over the drawings.

After shopkeeper Liu brought a few carpenters to visit the waterwheel, a group of people sent them out of the village.

"Hey, only eight units were sold. If we had known that this day would come so fast, we should have made a few more overnight." Second Uncle Gu said with a depressed expression.

"Just be content with it, we can continue to do it." The patriarch glared at him angrily and said.

"I think it's a good thing. In this way, the grain production in the whole north will increase, and our life will be easier." Gu Chengrui replied.

"That's true. Judging from this year's situation, it is certain that there will be no rain and a reduction in production. If the water can be supplied, at least there will be some harvest." The village chief nodded in agreement after hearing this.

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