Chapter 106 Strange way of delivering water
During the previous 1665 copy settlement process, Xu Yun made one thing clear:
The higher the rating, the better the rewards you will get.
So for Xu Yun.
If you want to get as high a score as possible, Bianjing’s priority is obviously higher than Jingkou.
After all, this is the political and economic center of the entire Song Dynasty. The social environment is much more complicated than Jingkou, and it is also easier to cause trouble.
Moreover, from the perspective of medical level, although the current medical level of the Song Dynasty is still in the stage of ancient medicine, Bianjing's medical reserves are obviously better than those of Jingkou.
Once Lao Su had an accident such as a fall, perhaps a well-known doctor from Bianjing could rush to the scene as soon as possible to minimize his injuries and try to avoid the premature death of such a great master.
Therefore, due to the above considerations, Xu Yun must keep Lao Su in Bianjing.
But still the same sentence——
Where is the entry point?
This is clearly not a problem for which easy solutions can be devised.
However, since the task time is sufficient, Xu Yun is not too anxious about it. After all, it is only the first day.
He put aside the entry point for the time being, and chatted with Xiao San'er with the intention of seeking information and chatting at the same time:
"Third brother, how old are you this year?"
Xiao San'er was tying the rope. Hearing this, he subconsciously touched the headscarf and tucked the corners of the untied hair:
"I'm seventeen this year."
Xu Yun nodded slowly.
If I remember correctly, the age of adulthood for men in the Northern Song Dynasty should be twenty years old:
"What about your full name? Is it just Xiao San'er?"
Xiaosan'er shook his head:
"That's not true. My name is Zhang San and I am the third child in my family, so everyone calls me Xiao San'er.
Just like your Wang Mazi, it's easy to make a living with a bad name. ”
"I see, by the way, who was the old man who led the team yesterday?"
"Old man? Oh, you mean the old man is in charge, right? His name is Xie Yuannian, and he is also the chief steward of the entire government. How much money we receive every day to buy groceries must be approved by him."
"What about the man from before?"
Xu Yun guided him intentionally or unintentionally, and after half an hour, he had basically sorted out the personal connections in the Su family:
In addition to Lao Su, the 'second head' of the house is Lao Su's fourth son, Su Mao, who is also Lao Su's only son who stays in Bianjing.
As for the servants, Xie Yuannian was the housekeeper in charge of personnel and finance in the mansion, and second only to him was a maid named Yue Lian.
The leader of the nursing home is a man named Zheng Kuan. It is said that he once served in the Western Army and is highly skilled in martial arts.
Su Mao, Xie Yuannian, Yue Lian, Zheng Kuan.
This is the F4 in the entire mansion except Lao Su's family.
During this period, Xiao San'er also asked for some information about Xu Yun, but it seemed that out of some kind of "protective" mentality, Xiao San'er didn't ask much about Xu Yun's past.
that's all.
Two quarters of an hour flew by.
Two quarters of an hour later.
There were exactly twenty wooden barrels in front of Xu Yun and Xiao San'er. Seeing that all the barrels were filled with water, Xu Yun quickly picked up one of them and said to Xiao San'er:
"Third brother, shall we set off now?"
Xiao San'er was humming a song. Hearing this, he looked at him in surprise and asked:
"Where to go?"
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Xu Yun couldn't help but raise a black line on his forehead and asked:
"Didn't you say that water should be sent to the main room?"
The expression on Xiao San'er's face was even more surprised:
"I want to deliver water to the main room, but there is no need to carry a bucket."
Xu Yun:
"????"
Seeing Xu Yun's confused look, Xiao San'er waved his hand:
"Hey, this is troublesome to talk about. You'll find out later. Just put the bucket down first."
Seeing this, Xu Yun had no choice but to put down the barrel, and without knowing why, he followed Xiao San'er to find a place to sit down by the well, and waited with a hint of curiosity.
A little less than half an hour later.
At the entrance of the courtyard where the well is located, a young woman's figure appeared.
The visitor's hair was tied in a bun with blue ribbons. The hair was soft and smooth, and draped obediently on her shoulders.
Wearing a light green dress, the cuffs are embroidered with light blue peonies, and a few auspicious clouds are outlined with silver thread. Her round face is set off with delicate facial features, which makes her look quite cute.
Seeing this person appear, Xiao San'er quickly stood up with Xu Yun:
"Hello, Sister Yuelian."
Xu Yun also lowered his head slightly, and a hint of understanding flashed in his heart:
Yue Lian, it seems that this is the maid in the F4 group.
Hearing this, Yue Lian smiled at Xiao San'er very familiarly:
"How are you, third brother? You look good today. It seems that you won the Cuju game yesterday?"
Xiaosaner scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly:
"Haifeng Academy conceded three goals first, but unexpectedly recovered them all within a quarter of an hour. At the last moment, they won a big victory. I was lucky enough to make fifty or seventy cents, and I was able to buy an extra pork knuckle to eat."
Yue Lian smiled and nodded while looking at Xu Yun curiously.
Then he thought of something, and a trace of pity flashed in his eyes.
Xu Yun: "????"
Why is everyone looking at me like this?
Then Yue Lian's expression became serious and she said to Xiao San'er:
"Okay, Third Brother, business is important, let's start now."
"Get the order!"
The mistress was still smiling, and she skillfully took out a small wooden cup from her body.
Then he walked to the beaten wooden barrel, scooped out a small cup one after another, and drank all of it into his mouth. (Attached to the anti-gang paper is 10.15986/j.1008-7192.2020.02.003, a study of the urban space of Tokyo (Bianliang) in the Northern Song Dynasty from the perspective of daily life. It talks about the drinking habits of the elite class and the servants who need to fetch water to test the water. Shipping must be non-toxic)
After Xiao San'er tried all twenty buckets of water, Yue Lian nodded.
He walked to a stone pillar in the corner and took out a key.
Only then did Xu Yun notice that there were three rectangular stone pillars standing at the corners of the courtyard, about half a meter in height and about 30 centimeters in length on each side.
There is a keyhole in the middle of the left side of each stone pillar.
Then Yue Lian inserted the key into it and twisted it gently.
The top of the stone pillar lifted slightly like the lid of a rice cooker, exposing the hollow pipe inside.
Then Xiao Saner winked at Xu Yun:
"Wang Mazi, don't talk too much, just pour some water."
As he spoke, he picked up a bucket of water, walked to the stone pillar and poured it in.
Xu Yun was stunned for two seconds and quickly followed suit.
Xiaosan'er's bucket of water was quickly poured out, and Xu Yun immediately took over, with a very positive attitude.
However, although the movements of his hands were deft, there was a lingering doubt in his heart:
It's obvious.
The pipe of this stone pillar should lead to a certain reservoir, so as to save the trouble of manpower carrying buckets.
But the problem is that it is easy to pour water. How does the water flow to the reservoir?
Xu Yun's three-dimensional sense is very keen. He can be sure that the deepest part of the stone pillar is the ground, a standard L shape.
That is to say, there is no situation where the bottom of the stone pillar is higher than the ground and the pipe uses the height difference to transport the water source. In fact, this method is not very feasible, because the straight-line distance between the water well and the main house is probably nearly a hundred meters or tens of centimeters. To extend a high slope to this distance would cost enough to deliver water manually for decades.
The same goes for drilling holes diagonally:
Under this background, it is not too difficult to drill a shallow parallel pipe, but the cost of drilling a hole diagonally is high.
But if the stone pillar pipe is parallel to the ground, how does the other end receive water?
With a parallel pipe that is a hundred meters long, even if twenty buckets of water are poured out, the flow rate that can be received at the other end is bound to not be too much.
It is possible to use the pressure well principle, but the 100-meter pipeline relies on the one-way valve principle of the pressure well.
Again, the cost is greater than simply delivering water manually. Unless
There is something special inside it that allows it to effortlessly and continuously lead water to the main room under parallel conditions
(End of chapter)