Chapter 598 - Chapter 598: Chapter 585: You Understand

Chapter 598: Chapter 585: You Understand

However, speaking of the task’s coefficient, Zhuang Qingning immediately thought of the Marriage Stone, and thinking of the Marriage Stone, she thought of Chu Jinnian…

Yes, she couldn’t figure it out alone, didn’t she have Chu Jinnian for that?

Maybe he was more capable in this regard?

Also, there was readily available help, why not use it…?

Zhuang Qingning instantly decided to have Chu Jinnian help, but asking others for help should also bring them some benefits.

Moreover, the debt that she owed for diligence value could be quickly repaid, all thanks to Chu Jinnian’s hard work, so after giving it some serious thought, Zhuang Qingning decided that it was reasonable to thank Chu Jinnian.

So, on the second day’s early morning, before dawn, Zhuang Qingning had already entered the kitchen to prepare red bean rolls.

Xiangqiao was awakened by the noise in the kitchen.

Seeing Zhuang Qingning busy in the kitchen, Xiangqiao rushed in without having freshened up, “Miss, let me do it.”

“If it were any other task, I would let you do it. But this one, I ought to do it myself.”

Otherwise, her intention wouldn’t be conveyed properly.

Seeing this, Xiangqiao didn’t insist further and just fetched some flour, preparing to mix it with eggs to make some egg pancakes and cook some rice and mung bean porridge for breakfast.

By the time Xiangqiao’s breakfast was ready, Zhuang Qingning had also finished preparing the red bean rolls.

They were all neatly placed in a lunch box. Zhuang Qingning planned to simply eat a bite for breakfast, then bring these foods to Qingzhuyuan. However, just as she picked up her bowl, she heard the neighing of horses from outside.

Could it possibly be…

Before Zhuang Qingning had fully formed her suspicion, she saw Chu Jinnian, with a warm smile on his face, walk straight into the courtyard and sit opposite her.

“Why did you come so early? Didn’t you say you would wait for me to finish my work and then go see you?” Zhuang Qingning asked with a smile, instructing Xiangqiao to serve Chu Jinnian a bowl of porridge.

“I was afraid that if you got busy with your own stuff, you might send me flying to the back of your mind.” Chu Jinnian’s mouth twitched, “If that really happened, not only would I be upset, but I would also lose face. So I decided to come directly and avoid many troubles.”

“This time, you’ve really wronged me.”

Zhuang Qingning chuckled, took the lunch box kept aside, opened it, and showed Chu Jinnian, “Look, I woke up early to make red bean rolls for you, and was just about to have breakfast and head to Qingzhuyuan, but you came first.”

In other words, Zhuang Qingning was thinking of him, and she was thinking a lot about him.

Chu Jinnian instantly felt as if he had drunk a glass of cold honey water on a scorching day; he felt incredibly comfortable. The corners of his mouth turned upwards even higher than before as he reached for the lunch box, “If these are for me, then it doesn’t matter where I eat them.”

Saying so, Chu Jinnian picked up a red bean roll and put it in his mouth.

It was soft, sweet, and delicious beyond comparison.

What was more, these were made specially for him by Zhuang Qingning, and they were filled with her feelings for him.

The more Chu Jinnian ate, the tastier he found them, and the more he wanted to stuff all the red bean rolls into his stomach.

Unfortunately, Zhuang Qingning stopped him, “I will make more later. Don’t eat that many at once. Aren’t you afraid to burst your stomach?”

After saying so, without waiting for Chu Jinnian’s response, she put all the red bean rolls back into the lunch box.

Although he was still craving for more and was reluctant to stop, since Zhuang Qingning had spoken, Chu Jinnian complied with her command, refrained from eating any more red bean rolls and just finished off the half-bowl of porridge in front of him.

After finishing the meal, resting for a while, and taking the detoxification pills Zhuang Qingning had given him with lukewarm water,

Zhuang Qingning brought the blueprint that was full of parts and spread it out in front of Chu Jinnian, “Come, help me out. According to this blueprint, put these materials together.”

Chu Jinnian took the blueprint and looked at Zhuang Qingning, “These red bean rolls you made, you didn’t make them just because of this, did you?”

“About seventy percent of the reason was because of that.” Zhuang Qingning didn’t lie to Chu Jinnian.

What about the remaining thirty percent…

That was because he was sick.

Thirty percent might be a small proportion, but it was enough, and the other seventy percent couldn’t be gathered unless he was helpful. As such, it also justified one-tenth of the reason.

In other words, three plus one equals four.

Rounding four to the nearest whole number… you know!

Chu Jinnian raised his eyebrows, smirked, opened the blueprint in his hand, and examined it closely.

But the more he examined, the tighter his eyebrows furrowed, “This thing is…?”

“A waterwheel,” Zhuang Qingning explained, “The waterwheel is placed in streams or rivers, and the pedal is pressed with the foot, which will draw water into the farming field for irrigation. In this way, if there is a drought, it could help farmers irrigate their fields, ensuring a good harvest.”

After listening to this, Chu Jinnian’s face remained grave. He looked at the blueprint over and over again, and finally said in a deep voice, “This waterwheel is an excellent object.”

In this world, agriculture forms the basis, and food is the foundation of a stable country.

Whether a good harvest can be achieved or not depends entirely on the will of heaven. If there is a flood, there is no way to avert it; it can only be attributed to bad luck. But in the event of a drought, if water can be used for irrigation, then many losses can be avoided with human efforts.

It can be said that if this waterwheel can be created, it will be a great blessing for the farming industry.

“That’s why I was thinking, if this model could be made according to this blueprint, then the real waterwheel can be made, which could help fend off droughts in the future,” Zhuang Qingning said, smiling.

“Indeed.” Chu Jinnian nodded repeatedly, “That could benefit one area….no, it could benefit the common people throughout the country.”

Especially those who are suffering from drought in the land of Lu.

“But where did you get this from?”

Chu Jinnian kept flipping through the blueprint, “Who is the expert behind this, the one who drew this waterwheel blueprint?”

“This…”

Zhuang Qingning blinked, “I found this accidentally at home. I don’t know if it was left by my parents, or these materials, which seem to be able to be assembled into a model of a waterwheel.”

“Perhaps these things are just toys made by a meticulous carpenter for children to play with and they didn’t think about its greater purpose.”

“That’s also possible…” Chu Jinnian looked thoughtful, as he rolled up his sleeves, “Let’s try to make this model first, and we can discuss the rest later.”

“That’s the idea.” Zhuang Qingning brought over a stool and started studying the model of the waterwheel with Chu Jinnian.