Chapter 67

Chapter 67

Qi Huan took out a fresh sheet of xuan paper and simply sketched out the structure of a brick firebed.

When she had stayed overnight at the Lu Estate, she had noticed that the people of Mo County did not yet use brick firebeds. The wealthy families relied on burning charcoal, ordinary folk relied on cotton clothes, and the poor endured the cold, succumbing to it when they could no longer bear it.

Thus, countless people in Mo County froze to death each winter.

According to the history she had learned in her previous life, brick firebeds had already appeared in northern China during the Western Han Dynasty. But here in the Li Country's Mo County, they had not yet been invented - it seemed the people here lacked the capacity for invention and innovation.

Qi Huan decided she would find an opportunity to popularize the strategy of revitalizing the nation through science and education with Li Shuchen.

However, that was a matter for the future. For now, the most important thing was to try to draw the diagram of the firebed as accurately as possible.

The firebed is hollow, forming a smoke duct, through which heat is distributed. There also need to be a stove opening and a smoke vent - the stove opening is for burning firewood, and the smoke vent is for letting out the smoke.

After sketching the basic framework, Qi Huan paused, thinking deeply but unable to come up with any other useful information. She knew that in many things, insiders see the key points while outsiders just see the lively spectacle - what she understood was just the tip of the iceberg.

So she turned to her system for help: "System, is there any literature about firebeds in the express delivery inventory? I'm willing to spend more points, please help me filter them out."

"Host, this kind of thinking is dangerous, you actually want to use points to corrupt me."

After firmly refusing, the system couldn't help but check the host's current points balance. Wow! The host currently had 11,000 points.

Counting again, it was a five-digit number.

The system then said in a low voice, "Okay, you succeeded. Normally, the express delivery items are randomly dropped. But the rules are dead, and we are alive. Using the search function deducts 1,000 points each time. Host, do you still want to continue?"

"Continue." Qi Huan said without hesitation.

Building a proper firebed would provide a warm winter, and could also help the people of Mo County - it would be a meritorious deed. Later, when she popularized the construction method of the firebed, she believed more points would be credited to her account.

Having made her calculations, Qi Huan rubbed her hands together eagerly and waited for the system to help her filter the information.

After a long time, the system said listlessly, "I'm sorry, host, your requirement is too unique, and no relevant items have been identified in the express delivery inventory."

Hearing this, her bright eyes immediately dimmed, and she didn't forget to remind, "If that's the case, remember to refund."

"...Can I keep half as a labor fee?" the system asked.

Qi Huan was a bit curious: "As a system, shouldn't you be without desires? Why are you so eager for points?"

Seeing her brow furrowed as she clutched her belly, Li Shuchen immediately picked her up in his arms and hurried to Sun's Medical Hall.

"Ashu, I'm fine, please put me down."

"Don't hide your illness." Sensing her struggle, Li Shuchen lowered his voice and coaxed gently, "Be good."

Qi Huan could only tell the truth: "I'm really fine, it's just my monthly period."

By the time Li Shuchen figured out what "monthly period" meant, they had already arrived at the door of Sun's Medical Hall.

Coincidentally, Sun the Doctor also saw them and enthusiastically came out to greet them. Seeing Qi Huan being carried, he also grew anxious: "Little Qi, did you hurt your foot?"

"......"

Qi Huan wished she could bury her head in the ground, it was so embarrassing. But she heard Li Shuchen already answering for her, "It's her stomach that's uncomfortable."

"Oh?" Sun the Doctor grew even more anxious, internal organ issues were not easy to treat.

He invited them both in, and was about to extend his hand to feel her pulse, but was blocked by Li Shuchen: "No need, it's her monthly period."

"......"

Sun the Doctor awkwardly cleared his throat and brought out the familiar phrase he often told his wife: "Drink more hot water."

Li Shuchen furrowed his brow, earnestly asking, "Just drinking hot water will make the pain go away?"

"......" Sun the Doctor tugged at his beard, he wasn't an OB-GYN expert, nor was he a woman who had experienced menstruation, how would he know? But his wife often asked him to help massage, so he supplemented, "If it hurts a lot, you can massage it."

"Okay."

Sun the Doctor thought for a moment, then added, "Pay attention to keeping warm."

"Okay."

Based on his wife's experience, Sun the Doctor also mentioned, "You don't need to be so anxious, the pain may lessen after she has a child. Just like my wife, some women no longer have painful periods after giving birth... But it varies by individual."

"Okay!" Li Shuchen nodded, "I will work hard."

Being held by him, Qi Huan quietly pinched him, reproaching, "Thank you for your kindness, but there's no need to be so fussy."