After installing the piston, Tao Shiqi came over and said, "Try it on the fire and see if this thing is easy to use. There is just a fire, so boil two cups of tea to drink, and the official is thirsty when he sits."

After saying that, he brought a worker to the presser foot to draw water. This well was made by Du Zhongxiao based on the rural well pressing in his previous life. Fortunately, he learned the principle of atmospheric pressure in middle school. The theory of vacuum water extraction was clear and he tried it a few times. In fact, the earliest steam engine was used to pump water in the mine, heat it and cool it down to reduce the air pressure of the cylinder, and pump out the water in the mine. Although the efficiency is extremely low, the coal in the mine is ready-made, which is more cost-effective than using human and animal power. However, it is not worth it to pump water in the farmland with a steam engine.

Looking at Tao Shiqi pressing water, Su Song said: "This method of getting water is very good. Many people in the village must want to use it. You can do a venue, specially make this thing and sell it to the surrounding villages."

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "It is precisely because of the construction of such a field, which is under the management of the field as the capital for reclaiming the land. Here is the Bian River, and there are Huan River and Wo River to the west, and it can be sold to all places along the waterway. Unfortunately, there is less iron and coal here, which is a bit difficult to deal with."

Su Song said: "This place is not far from Xuzhou, just transport it from there."

Du Zhongxiao's impression was that there should be many coal mines in this area. Yongcheng vaguely remembers that it was a large coal mine. What's strange is that there was no coal production here at this time. He had sent people to search for it, but there was no sign of the coal mine at all.

There is indeed a large coal mine in Yongcheng, and it is a rare anthracite, but it is buried very deeply. Du Zhongxiao can find it casually? Fortunately, Xuzhou, which is adjacent to Yongcheng, is an iron management center, so I just want to find a way to buy it from there.

The pottery Shiqi pressed the incoming water, filled it with a pot of clay pot, and put it on the coal fire that was lit up.

Du Zhongxiao said: "This machine has been gradually improved, but I don't know how strong it is. Seventeen, you can find a way to test it. For example, create a thing that compares strength with a horse, and see how many horses this machine can compare with."

Tao Shiqi agreed happily, ran to the machine, and thought about it. Du Zhongxiao didn't care about him. There was no easy place for a simple dynamometer, and he was considering it himself.

At this moment, an old man came up and bowed and said, "Official, the youngest one is here to protect the Zhengzheng. Some people in the village get married tonight. If the official is free and can enjoy the glory, the villagers will be grateful."

Du Zhongxiao looked at Su Song and smiled and said, "Okay, how can you not congratulate me when you encounter such a happy event?"

Su Song nodded and agreed. When someone spoke, he would inevitably be said to be unkind. Even if he just walked around, he always had an attitude.

When the old man left, Du Zhongxiao ordered Chai Xin to hurry to the nearby wharf, buy a pair of chickens, two fish, and cut a few kilograms of meat as gifts. In this era, rural commodity economy was underdeveloped, and weddings and weddings came and went, and very few gave money. In the entire county, including Du Zhongxiao, few families would give gifts. Meat, fish and other fish were used, which was in line with customs.

As it was almost evening, Du Zhongxiao and Su Song took Chai Xin and Tao Shiqi and walked into the village. They saw a few torches lit up in the village, which seemed very lively. On the crossroads, there were a large number of bonfires and several tables were placed around them.

Du Zhongxiao saw it and said to Su Song: "Although there are not many households here, the wedding is still lively. It's just like this, and the tables are set up next to you to have a drink. At night, it looks a little-"

Su Song waved his hands repeatedly: "If the countryside cannot light up the lamp, isn't it just that? I think it was because we knew we were here that the banquet was arranged at night, otherwise we would be afraid that the day would end early."

Tao Shiqi on the side said, "Officials, this is not the case. I begged in the city a few years ago, and I missed any banquet. Sometimes I had to travel 10 or 20 miles to eat a meal. The farmers had to do their jobs during the day and could only invite people at night. They couldn't afford to light the lights, so many of them did this. The wedding was fine, and a couple were lively and had a great time eating and drinking. If it was a frivolous thing, they would eat and drink like this at night, and the people who didn't know how to see it was really scary. But the country people were brave and had food and drink, so who cares about these things!"

Su Song and Du Zhongxiao looked at each other and shook their heads with a smile. Du Zhongxiao's meaning just now was that it would be inevitable that he would be very angry at night. Unexpectedly, Tao Shiqi said this directly, how can he mention these things at the wedding banquet?

Seeing Tao Shiqi excitedly, Du Zhongxiao said: "We have a village community nearby, and according to the ancient system, there is a community fire, which is probably the same. Okay, let's not talk about these, please send the gifts quickly."

Tao Shiqi agreed, and without waiting for Chai Xin, he ran up excitedly with a gift.

Someone received a gift, Bao Zheng brought a few old men and a couple of newcomers and hurriedly came over. The countrymen did not pay much attention to it, so the bride had already gone to the hiding place and came to visit the groom with the groom.

Everyone met and led Du Zhongxiao and Su Song to the main table beside the fire, while Chai Xin and Tao Shiqi were arranged to other tables.

Sitting at the main table, Du Zhongxiao glanced at a table beside him and saw a middle-aged man holding a pen. Several people at the table were carrying the gifts Du Zhongxiao had just given, and they didn't know what they were saying. They knew that they were the ones who were the ones who were given to him and who were going to be treated to him tomorrow.

How can the family afford all kinds of expenses when a farmer family does such a big thing? Not to mention the newcomer's clothes and the decoration of the new house, they can't afford to host the guests tonight. Whenever such a thing happens, several families will work together. How much do you pay? I will hold a table of wine, and he will get a chicken, and get it together bit by bit. In this way, the whole person can work together to maintain a village.

The ancients relocated to the land, and this kind of relationship sometimes lasted for several generations, which was the so-called family friendship. When something happened to Du Zhongxiao at home, Li Dui met Du Zhongxiao after returning to his hometown. He saw Du Zhongxiao as a talented person, and brought him to the capital and helped him a lot. It was because of this kind of relationship. From the generations of Li Du and Du Xun's grandfather, the two families had the tradition of helping each other with weddings and weddings. The five generations of wars were very rare, and most of the villages were linked together by this relationship.
Chapter completed!