Meng Changqing has been waiting since the confession letter was mailed.
From the seventh day until the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month, there was still no news from the capital, so Meng Chang felt relieved.
She would wait a few more days to see if Wen Ru would be unlucky, and then she could guess what the person on the throne was thinking.
She was standing by the ditch and smiling, but her expression suddenly turned cold. Thinking of what her mother had told her, she realized that her old habit had returned and she started to guess again.
"Master!"
Meng Changqing looked up and saw Bafang running from the direction of the Yamen.
Before Meng Changqing could ask what was going on, Bafang ran up to him, "Master Ding from Luojiang County is here!"
Meng Changqing was pleasantly surprised and said to Xi Bei behind him: "Master, Mr. Ding is very knowledgeable about agricultural management. I have become my teacher some time ago. It is rare for him to come over. Follow me back to the county office and I will introduce you to him."
Xi Bei lost interest, "I am a martial artist, why do you know him?" He took the hoe from Meng Changqing's hand, "I won't join in the fun, you go back quickly."
"Alas!" Meng Changqing immediately ran to the county government office.
When she returned to the county government office, her mother, Wen Shi, had already led people to entertain Ding Aixue.
Ding Aixue was sitting politely at first, but when he saw Meng Changqing coming over, he stood up and said, "Changqing!"
"Master!"
The two hadn't seen each other for more than ten days, but they looked like they were reunited after a long absence.
Wen immediately stood up and said, "It's hard for Mr. Ding to come to Beishan County. I'm going to prepare lunch."
"With Mrs. Lao Meng, the food can be simple."
Mrs. Wen nodded. She just used this as an excuse to leave the front office, and there was no need for her to actually prepare lunch.
After Wen left, Ding Aixue breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Meng Changqing worshiped him as his disciple and he was considered to be of the same generation as the Wen family, after all, she was the wife of General Dingbei, the wife of someone he admired. In front of such a person, he could not help but feel a little restrained.
Meng Changqing is different, this is his serious disciple.
"Master, why are you here in person?" Meng Changqing's surprised expression showed on his face.
Ding Aixue smiled and said: "As I said before, if I can't wait any longer, I want to come to your Beishan County to have a look." Who would be unhappy to see such a happy face looking at him?
But he added: "I just didn't notify you in advance, so I have to trouble Mrs. Meng."
"Mother knows that I worship you as my teacher and has always wanted to meet you. Mother is also happy that you can come today." Meng Changqing asked him to take a seat. "Please rest here for a while. After lunch, the apprentice will take you to various places in Beishan County." How about taking a look? ”
Ding Aixue said: "Why wait until after lunch? Go now!"
"Okay." Seeing his insistence, Meng Changqing naturally obeyed his wishes and asked Bafang to make cakes and bring tea, then left the Yamen and headed towards the county seat.
It is said to be a county town, but there are only a few rows of mud houses, which look very shabby.
But Ding Aixue thought it was good, "Your houses are very neatly built." He went to the empty house that was temporarily unoccupied and saw the kang in the back room. After asking about its use, he gave Meng Changqing a thumbs up and said, "You The principle of this fire kang is very similar to the fire wall in the capital, but it is easier to build and can be promoted in cold areas
But this thing is like a fire wall, and you can't have less fuel. There are few people in the forest here, so you don't have to worry about firewood. You have to use a lot of it. In some places, you have to buy firewood, so it's not suitable. ”
Meng Changqing nodded while listening.
Ding Aixue looked at it very carefully, and soon noticed the wall, "Although your house here also has earthen walls and thatched roof, the wall is much thicker than elsewhere. How is the cold protection effect? Is it uncomfortable to live in the summer?" The effect is naturally better than thin walls. Thick walls can not only resist wind and cold, but also have good thermal insulation effect. The disadvantage of narrowing window openings and door openings is also obvious. It is darker than ordinary houses, so such houses are not suitable for building too large. .”
Ding Aixue continued: "It takes a lot of energy to make it bigger. This size is just right and it will last forever. I asked my teacher shamelessly if he could teach me how to make a fire kang."
"Of course." Meng Changqing said to the government servant who was following him: "Please go back to Mr. Qi and ask him to go to the data room to find the drawings of the fire kang."
"Yes."
After the yamen officer left, Ding Aixue said thank you several times to Meng Changqing.
Meng Changqing hurriedly replied: It should be.
Meng Changqing took Ding Aixue all the way to introduce it. Of course, he not only introduced what was in front of him, but also talked about future plans, "I plan to build a new street here in the future to concentrate the people's spontaneous buying and selling of goods on this street."
Ding Aixue asked: "What about the market? Do you have other plans?"
"Yes, when the market was first built, it was indeed to facilitate the management of scattered merchants. But if it is only for these small transactions, it does not need to be built on such a scale. I plan to distinguish small transactions from large transactions in the future, and the market will only allow Large transactions and government-licensed sales
Of course, this is all for the future. ”
After listening to Meng Changqing's ideas, Ding Aixue's understanding of this person rose to a new level. He asked himself, if he were to be the magistrate of Beishan County, he would not have such a detailed plan.
From the so-called urban area, Ding Aixue felt familiar when he saw Luojia Village and the people busy in the farmland.
He made many suggestions on reservoirs and canals, which Meng Changqing had previously ignored.
Meng Changqing listened and memorized it, planning to write it down silently in the evening so as to avoid forgetting it later.
From Ding Aixue's point of view, the Luojiacun area was pretty good. However, when they moved to the new village, they saw the people who were still busy cultivating the land.
"Too much has fallen here." Ding Aixue said, "But I came here with nine cows this time and will arrive later. As long as the arrangements are reasonable, I won't miss the spring planting."
"Only with the support of Master can Changqing dare to give it a try."
Ding Aixue waved his hand and said with a smile: "I can't help you much, just these little things. Whatever I can do, just ask."
"Evergreen is deeply grateful to Master."
Looking around this time, more than an hour has passed, and lunch is already past midnight.
But with Wen's presence, lunch was perfect and was just cooked after they returned.
During this meal, the three of them sat together, and Meng Changqing was at the table, taking good care of Ding Aixue no matter whether they were talking or eating.
After dinner, it was getting late. Ding Aixue said goodbye, and Meng Changqing naturally let him stay.
The reason for Ding Aixue's refusal was the same as what Meng Changqing said before. He was busy with official duties and could not afford to be delayed.
Meng Changqing couldn't stay any longer, so she handed the drawings of the fire bed to Ding Aixue, harnessed the horse, and drove him to the gate of Yangmen County.
The master and apprentice talked for a while at the door before parting. However, before they had walked a few steps, they heard Ding Aixue calling her from behind.
Meng Changqing looked back and saw that the cow had arrived!
Meng Changqing was overjoyed. She got off her horse and let Bafang hold her. She ran back to Ding Aixue. (End of chapter)