Qin Shi: I only work eight hours

Chapter 121 High-Speed ​​Waterwheel
Whatever Changwenjun wants to do, he has to be allowed to do it first.

Because the more you do, the more mistakes you make.

Xu Lin was not in a hurry to deal with Chang Wenjun and Mi Ling.

Thinking of this, Xu Lin smiled calmly and strolled back to the bathhouse.

Li Ji was taking a bath at that moment.

Squeak!

The wooden door opened in response.

Startled by the sound, Li Ji immediately submerged everything below her neck in the water.

Seeing that the person who came was Xu Lin, Li Ji breathed a sigh of relief.

"I wonder what business Mr. Ren has with you, sir?"

Li Ji crossed her arms across her chest and asked, her eyes sparkling like autumn water.

At this moment, she was like a lotus flower in the water.

Upon hearing this, Xu Lin stepped forward, placed his hand on Li Ji's shoulder, and told her about Chang Wenjun and Mi Ling's visit to Chunyu Yue, a scholar from Qi.

After listening, Li Ji frowned and fell into deep thought.

"What are Changwen Jun and Mi Ling planning to do?"

Li Ji's jade-like legs were pressed together.

"Don't know yet."

Xu Lin shook his head.

"gentlemen."

"Have to guard against it."

"My intuition tells me that their actions are most likely aimed at you!"

Li Ji turned to look at Xu Lin and said seriously.

Xu Lin nodded.

Then begin to 'taste'.

……

Less than half an hour later.

Xu Lin's brows relaxed, and he sat up unhurriedly.

Then he took the teacup from Li Ji, tilted his head back, and drank the cool tea in one gulp.

"Sir, you're getting worse and worse!"

When Li Ji saw that the clothes hanger was damaged, she frowned and complained.

The clothes hanger was broken by her kicking it while she was defending.

"It wasn't you just now..."

Xu Lin asked with a smile.

Before he could finish speaking, Li Ji interrupted him.

"I...I had no choice!"

"Li Ji, whose breasts were flushed red, pouted."

Then they kicked Xu Lin out of the bathhouse.

After Xu Lin walked away, Li Ji got dressed and rinsed her mouth carefully.

Then I started repairing the clothes hanger.

Just as the repairs were halfway done, Yan Lingji suddenly appeared.

"What is your sister doing?"

"Is the clothes hanger broken?"

Yan Lingji leaned back against the door frame and asked.

"Correct."

Li Ji replied without turning her head.

"How could the clothes hanger suddenly break?"

"It was working fine when I used it last night."

"The clothes hanger is so far from the bathtub, my sister wouldn't be..."

Yan Lingji crossed her arms and teased with a smile.

She was interrupted by Li Ji before she could finish her sentence.

"Last night is last night, now is now!"

Li Ji's voice was cold.

She didn't want to break the clothes hanger, but Xu Lin's attack was too fierce, and she couldn't defend against it at all!
Upon hearing this, Yan Lingji smiled without saying a word and gracefully left the bathhouse.

……

The next day.

Xianyang, Xu Mansion.

The sun was shining brightly and there were no clouds in the sky.

After lunch, Xu Lin used Jingni's lower abdomen as a pillow and continued telling Yingtao the story of Journey to the West.

Cherry had just fallen asleep when Li Ji's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"gentlemen."

"The Chief Astrologer of the Imperial Observatory requests an audience!"

"Li Ji reported solemnly."

"Luna?"

"What is she here for?"

Xu Lin looked puzzled.

Then Li Ji led the Moon Goddess to the study.

"You should get some sleep too."

Xu Lin suddenly stood up and saw that Jing Ni looked exhausted, so he spoke.

Last night, Jingni used offense as defense and held out until midnight, but in the end she was defeated by him.

Jing Ni nodded slightly and helped Xu Lin straighten his clothes.

Then he handed Xu Lin a bowl of boiled water.

Xu Lin drank the boiled water in one gulp and strode towards the study.

Soon, he saw the moon goddess.

The moon goddess wore a sky-blue palace dress, looking dignified and elegant.

"I wonder why Yue Jianzheng suddenly visited me?"

Xu Lin asked loudly.

"Nothing serious."

"I just want to go out for a walk with Mr. Xu."

The moon goddess placed her hands on her waist and answered softly.

“If you have something to attend to, then…” the Moon Goddess continued.

Nothing to do today.

Xu Lin waved his hand.

The Moon Goddess nodded and left the Xu residence with Xu Lin.

"I'm not good at socializing and I'm very sparing with my words, so I don't have many friends."

"Therefore, if anything happens, the first person I think of is you, sir."

"I hope my actions today will not cause you any trouble."

Yue Shen and Xu Lin walked side by side, talking as they walked.

"Nothing bothers me."

Xu Lin breathed in the fragrance emanating from the Moon Goddess and shook his head.

"That's good!"

The Moon Goddess nodded.

"It's not even summer yet, and the sun is already this strong."

"It seems this year's harvest will likely be poor."

The moon goddess raised her eyes to look at the blazing sun and spoke.

She's not afraid of the heat, but she's afraid of being in the sun.

Most women of this era considered fair skin to be beautiful, and she was no exception.

"how do I say this?"

Xu Lin saw that the moon goddess felt very hot, so he walked to the south side of the road.

There are trees on the south side that can block the sun.

"Sir, do you remember when was the last time it rained?"

The Moon Goddess asked.

The skirt she wore today wasn't very long; it didn't cover her ankles.

"More than a month ago?"

Xu Lin answered while thinking.

"The last time it rained was about two months ago."

Moon God said.

"With no rain for two consecutive months, as far as I know, many people's crops have died due to the drought."

Moon Goddess added.

Upon hearing this, Xu Lin frowned slightly, and then went to the outskirts of the city with the Moon Goddess.

……

After a stick of incense.

Xu Lin saw countless people fetching water from the river.

However, due to two consecutive months without rain, the water level is low and the banks are high, making it very difficult to collect water.

How long until it rains?

Xu Lin turned to look at the Moon Goddess and asked.

"Hard to say."

"The result of my divination a few days ago is that there will be little to no rain for the next month."

The Moon Goddess shook her head.

Upon hearing this, Xu Lin rubbed his fingers and fell into deep thought.

If there is no rain, the grain production will inevitably decrease. In that case, not only will the crops not be able to be harvested in the east, but many people will probably starve to death!

This is not what he wanted to see!

"Many people say that Zheng Guo, the hydraulic engineer, was a spy who was trying to weaken the Qin state."

I don't see it that way.

The moon goddess stood under the shade of a tree, her thin lips slightly parted.

Xu Lin remained silent upon hearing this, letting the Moon Goddess continue.

"If the canal built under the supervision of Zheng Guo is completed, there will be no shortage of water even if there is no rain for several months in Guanzhong."

"Therefore, Zheng's move was not to weaken Qin, but to help Qin."

The Moon Goddess said in a deep voice.

"How long will it take to complete the canal that Zheng Guo is in charge of?"

Xu Lin looked at the people busy fetching water by the river and asked.

"It will probably take more than a year."

The Moon Goddess answered.

“Far water cannot quench near thirst.”

Xu Lindao.

After he finished speaking, he began to recall if any of the system rewards were related to fetching water.

After a moment of contemplation, his eyes lit up as he thought of the high-speed rotary drum.

So he took out paper and pen from his pocket and began to draw the high-speed rotary drum from memory.

"This is?"

The moon goddess looked in the direction of the sound, her beautiful eyes filled with curiosity.

"This item may be able to help people fetch water."

Xu Lin answered.

He then told the Moon Goddess to go back first, while he went to Gongshu Chou's residence.

Each profession has its own expertise. High-speed rotary papermaking and printing are different. If I were to make it myself, I'm afraid it would take me more than a month!
Therefore, this matter should be left to Gongshu Chou; he only needs to provide the ideas!
Before long, Xu Lin arrived at Gongshu Mansion.

Gongshu Chou arrived in Xianyang last year. He is extremely talented in mechanical arts, surpassing his predecessors in skill. There are even rumors that his mastery of mechanical arts is close to that of Gongshu Ban (Lu Ban), the ancestor of the Gongshu family.

Upon learning that Xu Lin was requesting an audience, Gongshu Chou immediately went out to greet him personally.

"Greetings, Deputy Commander Xu!"

When Gongshu Chou met Xu Lin, he bowed respectfully.

He was in his thirties at this moment, unlike the original novel where he was over fifty, with white hair and a bald head. However, his left hand was now a mechanical hand, and his feet were now mechanical feet.

Xu Lin waved his hand to indicate that Gongshu Chou did not need to be so polite, and then went to the study with Gongshu Chou.

Gongshu Chou still has hair, but not much, and he is already showing signs of going bald.

"I wonder what brings you to my humble abode, Deputy Commander Xu?"

After entering the study, Gongshu Chou poured tea for Xu Lin while asking him questions.

There are two reasons why he was so respectful to Xu Lin.

First, Xu Lin was the deputy commander of the Shadow Guard, a favorite of Ying Zheng.

Secondly, Xu Lin successively invented straw paper, curved plow, artemisinin, etc., and he admired Xu Lin very much.

(End of this chapter)