Reborn in Dunhuang, I am farming and doing business in the desert

Seeing that everyone agreed to share the cost, Shen Zhao did not say much and immediately asked his second brother to take a tape measure to measure the distance between each house, and then organize everyone to dig tunnels to bury the water pipes.

In order to prevent people from deliberately damaging the water pipes, the tunnel was dug very deep, so it took another month to get running water to all households.

Shen Zhao also provided some cement, sand and gravel to make a sink for each household.

It was already June, the weather was very hot, and many canals began to dry up.

Families who had running water were not affected at all, because the water supply point was in the Jinshui River, which flows all year round.

The three elders and others who did not live near the Shen family were extremely envious and kept urging the Shen family to build another water supply tower.

This is of course impossible, because Shen Zhao spent more than 100,000 yuan to build this water supply tower.

Later, Shen Ang handed the drawings to the three elders and asked them to build it themselves.

After the three elders and others finished the budget, they were dumbfounded and never mentioned it again.

However, Shen Zhao built a water supply tower next to the inn, specifically for the inn's use.

The construction of this water tower started in April, so it is almost completed now.

In the early stages of construction, Shen Zhao had people dig a deep and large reservoir next to the canal, smooth the bottom with cement, and then cover it with a thick layer of yellow sand to prevent water from leaking in.

The reservoir is also connected to two filtration tanks, and the water tower water intake is located in the clean water tank after filtration.

Towards July, the inn finally had running water.

The guys cheered because they finally didn't have to carry water.

Mr. Dong turned the faucet from time to time, and when he saw clean water flowing out, his old face was filled with smiles.

Because Shen Zhao also asked someone to build two bathrooms for the inn. The bathrooms were paved with mirror-like tiles, and there was a large iron pot for boiling hot water as a bathtub. There was also a grate in the large iron pot to prevent people's buttocks from being burned.

There is a faucet on top of the big pot, which can be used to add water and adjust the water temperature at any time.

What Mr. Dong is most satisfied with is this bathing room. God knows how difficult it is for him to take a bath in winter.

"A Zhao, come and eat some apricots!" The old man brought a basket of golden fruits and handed it to Shen Zhao. These were all planted by the little ones he led. Every fruit tree was like his child.

Shen Zhao picked up a yellow apricot, took a bite, and praised: "This fruit is ripe and very sweet."

He hadn't paid much attention to the apricots grown in the village, and most of them disappeared in the blink of an eye. Later, the three elders had people pick them and distribute them to each family, regardless of whether they were ripe or not, otherwise they would all be stolen by the outsiders.

Mr. Dong laughed and said, "Of course not. If I hadn't asked people to watch over them all day, those apricot trees outside would have been broken down."

"Are the jujube and persimmon trees here bearing fruit?" Shen Zhao asked casually as he ate one and picked up another.

Mr. Dong also picked up one and took a bite. He frowned because of the sour taste. “They are all bearing fruit. The fruit tree seedlings you brought are good. Many people came to ask where to buy them.”

He followed Shen Zhao's instructions and planted some fruit trees and birch trees every year. Now the Shen's Inn is completely surrounded by trees. In a few years, he believes that this place will become an oasis.

Shen Zhao said: "Since someone wants to buy it, I will ship more over next year."

It's just a matter of hands-on work and doesn't take much effort.

As the two were talking, Shen Heng suddenly came running over: "A Zhao! Go home quickly! Someone has brought the imperial edict!"

"What imperial decree?" Shen Zhao was puzzled.

This was the first time she heard the word "imperial decree" in her past and present life.

Shen Heng pulled her up and walked out: "I don't know either. It was the governor of Dunhuang County who led a group of people here, saying that the court had issued an imperial decree to our family, asking you to go back and receive it."

Shen Zhao frowned. Ask her to pick it up? What does that mean?
Riding on the camel, Shen Zhao walked back slowly.

Shen Heng rode beside him and whispered, "Did someone report our family's affairs to the emperor?"

"What's the matter with our family?" Shen Zhao didn't think that the emperor would covet his business, unless someone deliberately said something in front of the emperor.

But I just corresponded with my eldest brother today, and there was nothing unusual on his side, nor did I hear anyone mention the Northwest Inn in front of the emperor.

Shen Heng looked at his sister worriedly and complained, "Could it be that you messed up the tap water and let people know about it?"

Shen Zhao: "We gave the blueprints to the three elders. It's just an ordinary waterwheel. They can make it if they have money. It's not a secret."

"I always feel like something is wrong." Shen Heng muttered all the way and soon arrived home.

I saw a lot of people and quite a few horses gathered in front of the Shen family’s gate.

Shen Zhao got off the camel and walked into the yard.

I saw several people in official robes standing around the pool, watching and turning the water valve from time to time.

And his father was explaining it to them, looking helpless.

"Dad, I'm back." Shen Zhao stepped forward and saluted.

Several people turned around at the same time, and a man with a mustache suddenly laughed and said, "This is Shen Zhao, right? He really looks exactly like Xue Family Lingyao."

Shen Zhao suddenly understood that the root of the problem lay with the Xue family.

She slowly bowed to the man and said seriously, "There are many strange things in the world. It is just a coincidence that Xue Lingyao looks like me."

The man with a mustache stroked his beard and said, "No, the Xue family said that you are Xue Yao's child, so Princess Chengyang summoned you to go back and meet her."

Shen Zhao suppressed his anger and smiled: "The Xue family is so unreasonable. I have always lived with my parents in the northwest, so how can I become a child of the Xue family?"

Zhang Shanyue also squeezed over to hold his daughter, and said to the man with the mustache: "My lord, please understand. The Xue Song family is deliberately doing bad things to separate my mother and me. They were making trouble here and wanted to frame my daughter."

The man with the mustache waved his hand before she could finish, "You don't need to tell me about this. I'm only here to deliver the imperial decree."

As he said this, he winked at someone next to him.

The man opened the box in his hand and handed it to the man with the moustache.

The official at the side immediately shouted: "Mrs. Shen, please listen to my order~"

Shen Ang immediately retreated to his daughter's side, and took her, his wife and children to kneel down to receive the order.

The general meaning of the imperial decree was to let Shen Zhao and his adoptive mother Zhang Shanyue come to Beijing, and to discuss other matters after Shen Zhao's identity was confirmed.

After reading the imperial edict, the man with the mustache put it back into the brocade box and said to Shen Zhao, "Pack up now and follow us. It's getting late, so you and your daughter can just take some personal belongings with you."

The governor of Dunhuang County also said, "Don't worry, you can come back once everything is clear. Even if you are really a child of the Xue family, it's no big deal. Princess Chengyang will be heartbroken and will definitely not embarrass you."

Shen Zhao bowed to the governor and sniffed, "I am just worried about my second brother. Can you please take care of my second brother? Shen Zhao will never forget your kindness."

The governor raised an eyebrow.

This girl is really taking advantage of me. I just tried to comfort her with a few words, but she actually made a request to me.

Forget it, since I have received several emergency lights from this kid, I will help her take care of her second brother. (End of this chapter)