Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 52 - 50 Profound Knowledge

Chapter 52: Chapter 50 Profound Knowledge

Chapter 52 -50 Profound Knowledge

Xiao’er returned to her room, went back into the space again to harvest everything that was there, and then planted some new items.

Thankfully, the space within the stone house had no boundaries, she could put as many things in it as possible.

Xiao’er planned to take some of the fruits, vegetables, and seafood, including fish, crab and shrimp from the space the next day.

The clams she put in last time have produced quite a few pearls.

These clams, which she kept in the colorful fairy lake, therefore, created multi-colored pearls that are simply dazzling.

Xiao’er even picked out a black pearl the size of an egg and thirty small pink pearls of the same size to trade for money.

She then practiced how to set up an array, the results were minimal, but that didn’t discourage her.

She kept practicing, observing, carefully summarizing her experiences, and reflected on why she failed.

The more difficult the task, the more challenging it seemed, but she believed that every failure was a step closer to success.

She had faith that after trying out every potential incorrect method, she would eventually succeed.

Xiao’er was not someone who feared failure, rather, she was one to persevere until her goal was achieved.

After finishing her daily training, she went to the study to prepare the construction drawing of the house.

In fact, she wanted to have a beautiful courtyard like those in a Suzhou garden, but due to low funds and status, she would have to wait and slowly work her way up.

Xiao’er specially burned two charcoal pencils for drawing.

She knew how to use a brush, but always felt that charcoal pencils were faster.

In her last life, she started learning various skills from the age of two, according to the customs of the Shen family.

Her maternal grandfather was a famous painter and calligrapher and he had taught her painting and calligraphy.

Memories of her family from her past life made her feel a pang of sadness, but she immediately refocused and began drawing her design carefully.

With a clear vision in her mind, her drawing was exquisite and detailed.

She quickly sketched out many different designs, including the construction plans for the house, internal structures of a flush toilet, design of a squat toilet, and heating system of the house.

She decided to abandon sleeping on the kang bed and planned to install floor heating throughout the house.

She then drew mattresses, internal structure of sofas, rag dolls, blocks, and wooden toy designs, as well as different types of drawings for amusement park facilities.

She drew everything needed for the opening of the toy shop, completed the business plan, and copied a book on the methods of making glass before falling asleep on the royal-style chair.

At the break of dawn the next day, Xiao’er took Shangguan Xuanyi’s carriage to the place where colored glaze was made.

In the carriage, there were some delicate pastries on the table.

“Eat some pastries, we have a long way to go.”

Xiao’er ate a few and then stopped eating because she had already eaten porridge made by Mrs.

Liu before she left.

She took out the drawings and a business plan for the toy shop which she had designed the night before.

“This is a business plan I made last night, along with some toy designs that I’ve drawn before.

Please review them and see if there are any problems.”

Shangguan Xuanyi took them, page by page, then handed them to Di Zhaowei.

The two of them studied the drawings and plan carefully.

Although the drawings were monochromatic, the animals were lifelike and dynamic.

The amusement park facilities even showed a few children playing on them, making it very clear and realistic.

“These drawings aren’t made with brushes.” This statement was not a question, it was affirmed by Shangguan Xuanyi.

“I burned several willow branches to make charcoal pencils to draw these.

When I was young, I didn’t have money to buy brushes and ink.

I liked to draw, so I loved using tree branches to draw on the ground.

Whatever I saw, I would imitate and draw until it was exactly the same.” Xiao’er explained indirectly.

Shangguan Xuanyi nodded, not saying anything more.

The drawings felt very real, like a scene from real life that had been stripped of color.

Di Zhaowei was immersed in martial arts and was not particularly interested in things that were more academically inclined.

However, he recognized the quality of Xiao’er’s work, and commented that even a professional painter commissioned to draw portraits for young ladies in boudoirs, despite their use of colored material, were not as vivid as Xiao’er’s monochromatic sketches.

“Are you really human?

How old are you exactly?” Di Zhaowei stared at her with wide eyes and mumbled.

Shangguan Xuanyi and Xiao’er glanced at a certain someone who was taken aback staring at the blueprints, and ignored his stunned reaction.

Xiao’er then pulled out the internal design of the toilet, the design of the heating system, as well as the design sketches for the sofa and mattress.

She wanted to ask these two affluent individuals if they knew any skilled craftsmen who could bring these designs to life.

She handed the blueprints to Shangguan Xuanyi and explained her intention.

Shangguan Xuanyi began examining them carefully, while Xiao’er explained everything to him.

Di Zhaowei, too, gathered himself and listened attentively.

“This is a toilet, or rather, a commode.

It has a small mechanism here; you just have to press it and it will automatically flush…This is a water pump.

It employs the principle that air pressure exists everywhere.

When one operates the handle, the piston rod drives the piston ring and pump piston to reciprocate up and down in the pump cylinder.

During an upward motion…This is the heating system, and…” Xiao’er explained everything diligently while pointing to the drawings.

Shangguan Xuanyi listened attentively, asking questions wherever he did not understand.

Finally, Di Zhaowei felt as if his brain was filled with a blob of paste, leaving him completely befuddled.

“My dear, you have really enlightened me.

How did you conceive such sophisticated designs?

After these are made, I’ll definitely have them installed in my house!”

“It just came to me over time.

Just like the person who built the first ‘kang’ bed, it was invented because of the fear of cold, they thought and found a solution.

Maybe the person who invented the carriage did it because it was inconvenient to ride a horse or maybe they were scared of riding.

If something is inconvenient, we tend to find a way to modify it to make it more convenient, that’s all there is to it.

Isn’t this how we think and solve things when faced with difficulties?” Xiao’er deliberately simplified her reasoning, then asked: “Brother Di, don’t you put your brain to use when encountering problems?”

Di Zhaowei was rendered speechless.

“How does my ability to think even relate to this?

Who in their right mind would bother to figure out how to conveniently dispose of excrement?

Don’t we have servants for all this?” Being looked down upon by a girl several years his junior was truly vexing.

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Xiao’er acknowledged this by nodding.

“Because my family does not have any servants, I have to think of ways to make things easier on my own.

Isn’t the pursuit of invention and creation to lead a more comfortable and convenient life?

That’s what I aim for, a life of freedom, comfort, and convenience.”

“I really can’t comprehend how your mind works,” Di Zhaowei felt like a fool around her.

Shangguan Xuanyi thought back to the words of the national teacher and didn’t fret any longer.

He acknowledged that her immense knowledge and expertise made her the lucky star of Minze Country; her intelligence truly was unparalleled.

Speaking of which, more than two months ago, in the observatory tower of the Imperial Palace, the national teacher, while observing the night sky, noticed a lucky star appearing in the north-east direction of Minze Country, in the vicinity of Shengping County.

This person was highly learned, shining as bright as the star of literature, full of blessings and knowledge, capable enough to usher in a new age of prosperity and military might for our country.

The Emperor was delighted on hearing this; after all, implementing a golden age of prosperity was his aim.

He dreamt of a world where his subjects could live comfortably with ample food and clothing.

The recent natural disasters had indeed been bountiful, and even though he had reduced taxes by 10%, the common folk’s life was not easy.

The neighbouring countries were looking down upon them, so he could not afford to further reduce the taxes.

If war broke out, the army would need food supplies, but the national treasury was limited.

He was encouraging the clearing of land and was providing tax exemptions for four years, hoping that in future Minze Country could have more fertile land and food.

But the effect of this policy was not very good.

So when he heard about the appearance of a lucky star, it seemed like a ray of hope in the darkness.

“Is this person the top scorer of this year’s exam?”

The national teacher shook his head.

He calculated for a moment, then threw a divination stalk and pointed southeast.

“Your Majesty, send the Sixth Prince to Shengping Town,” he suggested.