The person who recognized Master Zheng's identity was an old man in the village. When he was young, he traveled extensively and visited many places. Although he had never been to the capital where the emperor was said to live, he had heard about the famous name Master Zheng.

When the people in the village heard this, they were even more amazed that the Jiang family was so capable that they could even afford to hire someone like Master Zheng!

After Master Zheng selected the foundation, he took the few apprentices he brought with him and began to divide the orientation and functional areas of the house according to the shape and topography of the homestead, and marked them to facilitate subsequent construction.

The more than thirty people Liu Dagang found cleaned up the loose soil and soft soil on the surface in that area.

The land the Jiang family chose to build their house is good. The soil is hard and the terrain is flat. It is most suitable for laying a foundation. If the soil is loose, people will need to dig down until they reach the hard layer underground. .

It didn't take long for the workers to clear away the debris and soft soil on the ground.

Jiang Wei took five or six people to the yard, and the remaining people followed Master Zheng to start digging the foundation.

The sun has risen by now, and the weather is getting hotter.

After watching for a while, the villagers had dispersed the excitement and went about their work. There was no one waiting outside the yard.

Jiang Wei led the five or six people to a large pile of prepared cement, sand, and stones. Shovels, mallets, buckets and other tools were already prepared beside them.

These people didn't know what they were called here to do alone. When they were confused, Jiang Wei asked them to mix the cement on the ground and the sandbox stones in a certain proportion, then pour water on them and stir.

Two people are responsible for fetching water from the well, two are responsible for adding ingredients, and two are responsible for stirring.

Several monks, Zhang Er, were confused. Although they didn't understand what they were doing, they honestly followed Jiang Wei's instructions.

Others didn't understand, but Jiang Xiaoxiao, who was watching from the side, knew it very well.

Her mother-in-law is preparing to lay the foundation with concrete.

As the saying goes, a tall building rises from the ground. The foundation is the foundation for building a house. It determines the quality of the upper house and must be paid attention to.

Ever since her mother-in-law processed and added some cement to make large quantities of cement, she had vaguely guessed that when wealthy families in this era built houses, sand or gravel was usually used for foundation filling. Naturally, her mother-in-law did not like these things. Now that cement has been manufactured, concrete is no longer a problem.

Concrete is a high-strength, durable material that not only has excellent load-bearing capacity, but is also durable and has good water resistance.

The foundation made of concrete has good compression resistance and will not collapse easily even if there is an earthquake.

After arranging manpower to mix the concrete, Jiang Wei continued to keep an eye on the foundation, leaving Jiang Xiaoxiao to take care of the progress of the concrete mixing.

Mixing concrete is not only a physical job, but also requires meticulousness. It doesn't matter whether you stir it too fast or too slowly. The mixing time and speed must be adjusted according to the proportion and quality of the materials to ensure the quality of the concrete.

Building the house is in full swing here. Qiu Lianniang and Sister Zhao are also very busy in the kitchen. Even Chun Ya and Chun Miao who came to help have been busy.

In addition to preparing food for the more than thirty workers, we also need to prepare food for Master Zheng and the apprentices he brought.

Jiang Wei also prepared ingredients in the kitchen early, including rice, eggs, vegetables, and two deer meat.

Jiang Wei had hunted this deer in the mountains a long time ago, but there was always no shortage of meat in her space, so she kept it uneaten in her space. It came in handy this time.

This was the first meal for the workers, and there was no room for carelessness. Qiu Lianniang and Sister Zhao worked hard to prepare this meal. Soon it was noon, and the foundation was almost ready because of the many hands and feet.

Master Zheng looked at the concrete that had been poured into the mold and had taken shape. His expression changed from calm and puzzled at the beginning to shock.

What on earth is this? !

It looks like a mixture of sand, gravel and soil, soft and soft. Why does it become as hard as stone after a while after pouring water on it? !

Generally speaking, the best material for building a house is stone, which is strong and indestructible.

But the stone has a serious shortcoming. It is large and heavy. It takes time and effort to transport it from the mountains. Moreover, the shape of the stone is usually irregular, making it difficult to use it in building a house. Therefore, no matter how rich you are, Many people use sand and gravel to build their houses and lay foundations.

But the material provided by Jiang's family is simply incredible. It's soft at first and doesn't take much effort to transport. You can pour it into the shape you want according to your heart. After time, it will become like real stone. Just as indestructible!

No, even stronger than stone!

Stone will not be able to withstand the explosion when exposed to cold or heat, but this concrete does not have this shortcoming at all.

Master Zheng held back the shock and doubts in his heart, and became more attentive to the Jiang family's building a house.

At the beginning, before actually seeing Jiang Wei in person, he didn't believe that the blueprint for building a house was drawn by a peasant woman. But after meeting him later, he was a little surprised that Jiang Wei was unknown. The peasant woman actually had this ability, but she didn’t pay much attention to it.

Even when the other party offered to personally provide some of the pouring materials for building a house, he felt a little bit that the other party didn't trust him.

Until now, after seeing the concrete that Jiang Wei brought out, he was completely convinced.

"Let's eat!"

Qiu Lianniang's voice sounded in the courtyard.

When everyone heard the sound, they put down their working tools and swarmed towards the yard.

The more than 30 people Liu Dagang hired plus the apprentices brought by Master Zheng, there were more than 40 people, and the farmyard was crowded with people.

There were so many people that Mrs. Zhao did not put the food on the table, but moved the big pot with food to the yard and served everyone one by one.

The rice was white rice cooked according to Jiang Wei's instructions. The dishes included braised pork, fried vegetables, and a pot of egg and green onion soup. Several large pieces of large stick bones were boiled in the soup. It was rich and fragrant, and the smell made people salivate.

People queuing up to get food in the courtyard kept swallowing their saliva.

They didn't expect that when they came to work at Jiang's house, they would not only get thirty cash a day, but they would also get such good food!

My dear, this is white rice. Farmers like them are only willing to eat it during the Chinese New Year, but the Jiang family is willing to use it to entertain workers like them.

There is also the braised pork, which is fragrant and shiny. It is crispy and soft when you bite it. It is so delicious!

The yard was crowded with people. Everyone held bowls in their hands, found a place to sit, and started eating eagerly. If they could eat such delicious food every day, they would be willing to work for nothing!

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