My whole family traveled across time with an encyclopedia

Chapter 138 Family Heirloom

"Father, are you back? How's it going? Did it go well?"

When Ning Qingxi saw the team Ning Changrong brought back to buy, he hurriedly brought a pot of water over.

Ning Changrong took the water poured by his daughter, drank it and said, "There are fewer and fewer caravans passing by here. Chang Yuan has already occupied Taizhou Prefecture, and many people dare not come to do business. Yuan and the others advertised as fierce ghosts that eat human flesh, and businessmen dare not cooperate with them."

"Then what should we do? Shall we go directly to Taizhou Prefecture to buy it? Have the glass you brought out been sold?"

Ning Changrong put down the water bowl in his hand, "How much money do merchants on that road have? Rich people don't take it with them, isn't this being robbed?"

Ning Qingxi thought about it, "Then let's go to Taizhou to buy it? Or go to the south, and we can save a lot of money by then, so we don't have to worry about food."

The more Ning Qingxi thought about it, the more he felt that this was a good idea, "To be honest, Dad, if we can't do it, let's go directly to the south. Many provinces in the south are already high-yielding areas, and there are no rebels there yet. We just need to be careful on the way. This distance to the south."

Ning Changrong shook his head, "No, don't go so far unless you have to. We are separated from the south by a river, and it's not safe to go by water or land. Don't look at the south and there are no rebels. It looks safe, but in fact Many people must be ready to move, and there are eggs under the overturned nest? Maybe there are many people colluding with the rebel bandits in the north."

"There are a lot of sparsely populated places on this road, and there is no guarantee of safety. It's okay when you go, and you go on the road with a light car, and you have money and food when you come back. Even the military rations of the imperial court will be robbed, let alone us. When the time comes Didn't you just make a wedding dress for someone else? Maybe even your life will be spent in it."

"Besides, we are going to sell glasses, and we will be targeted [-]% of the time. Our manpower is not enough to resist some people's coveting."

Ning Qingxi sighed, yes, even if there were no rebellions in ancient times, the law and order were not very good.

Even if they have hand crossbows, they are in danger of overturning.

After all, their team is too small. If there are enough people and everyone is equipped with hand crossbows, it will be enough to resist most crises.

But to pull up a team, you still need enough food.

Ning Changrong rubbed his daughter's face, "Everything is difficult at the beginning. When your father and I were contractors, we also led two people to do it bit by bit. Don't worry, take your time."

"But we are now caught in an endless loop. Only when there is enough food can more people be admitted, but the problem is that no one is going to protect the food team now, and they can't bring back the food even if they buy it."

After Wang Xiujuan ordered Ning Daniu to take people to put back the things they just bought, she saw the two father and daughter talking aside for a long time, and came over and asked, "What's the matter? Didn't this trip go well?"

Ning Qingxi rubbed her hair and buried her head in Wang Xiujuan's arms. "Milk."

Wang Xiujuan hugged her granddaughter distressedly, "What's wrong?" She looked at Ning Changrong.

Ning Changrong smiled lightly, "It's okay, your granddaughter just wants to make a big fat person in one go."

Ning Changrong told Wang Xiujuan what the two had just said.

Wang Xiujuan put her hands on Ning Qingxi's shoulders, "It's okay, why are you worrying so much? If you can't go to the south, then let's not go for the time being, and develop slowly, without having to recruit so many people all at once. In this way, so much food will not be used. And what can't be eaten on this mountain? How can a living person be suffocated by urine?"

"As for the construction of the city, it is actually to enclose a place for us and build a tall wall around it. With the cement you burned, and the movable pulley you and your Uncle Sun made, it will save a lot of effort, and you don't need so much. People, the most important thing now is to keep up with the firing of this cement, think about whether there is any more convenient way to transport limestone and clay, our burning can’t keep up with us.”

Ning Changrong also chimed in, "Yes, girl, I will leave the research to you. Neither your father nor your grandma know how to do it. As for the food, leave it to me. Let's divide the work and cooperate, and you will Take care of your part, Dad will definitely not let you down."

His daughter is just too worried, busy researching every day, how to speed up the efficiency of fortifications on the construction site, and caring about his affairs.

But a person's energy is limited, so don't overwork, it will be troublesome if you fall down.

Wang Xiujuan touched her granddaughter's little face, "Your father is right, we have a good division of labor, you are in charge of your own, and your grandmother is in charge of logistics, and your father is in charge of finding people and food. You don't have to With so much to worry about, how can we put it all on our own shoulders? We are a family, and the division of labor and cooperation can be efficient. Your father and your grandma are not too old to move."

After hearing this, Ning Qingxi felt warm in her heart, and couldn't help but stretch out her hand to pull her father over, and the three hugged each other.

Fortunately, fortunately, their family passed through together.

It feels good to have something to lean on.

……

"Uncle Sun, is the wheelbarrow ready?"

"It's done, come and try."

Carpenter Sun pushed a small wooden cart from the side of the house.

In fact, some of them also used this thing when they went to the corvee, but the wheelbarrow used for the corvee did not have the two front legs. Small carts are prone to overturning.

With the addition of the two front bars and the two legs that have just been lowered, the car will not fall even if no one supports it.

Ning Qingxi also led people to find a special kind of bark in the forest, and wrap the bark on the wooden wheels, which can make the wheels of the unicycle last longer and reduce some pressure.

She also made certain changes to the gears on the unicycle, making it smoother to push.

Ning Qingxi put some things in the wheelbarrow, tried to push it around, and it felt pretty good, saving effort.

"Uncle Sun, I feel that your craftsmanship is getting better and better. The car can be put into production. At that time, my second uncle and the others will be able to use more clay and limestone to come back."

"Hahaha, Uncle Sun has opened his eyes since meeting you, a little girl. Your drawings and ideas can be used as family heirlooms of carpenters."

Ning Qingxi put down the trolley in his hand, wiped the sweat from his forehead, "What's the matter, do more research, think more, and think about how to make life more convenient, then you can figure it out. I don't need those blueprints either. , if you like it, you can collect it yourself."

Carpenter Sun's smiling face suddenly became serious, "Xixi, is what you said true? Are you really willing to keep those blueprints for your Uncle Sun to pass on to your family?"

(End of this chapter)