My Favorite Manly Husband

The eighth day of March is a good day for building and breaking ground.Early in the morning, the mason came to repair the roof for Shen Yanbei with the stove, tiles and tools.

In fact, Shen Yanbei wanted to ask someone to paint the walls as well, but what he had done in the past few days was already conspicuous enough, and the family didn't have much money left, so he had to postpone painting the walls.

Master Wang, a bricklayer, is a man in his forties. He has been in this industry for many years. He was one of the people hired by the original owner to build the house.

It doesn't take much effort to just change the tiles, just take off the broken and broken tiles and put mud on the tiles to cover them, and then cover with new tiles.

There was no cement in ancient times, and the masons here used a mixture of lime mortar and yellow clay as a binder when building houses.Shen Yanbei frowned slightly looking at the dusty mud in the barrel.

When he visited the Great Wall before, he was curious about how the ancients completed such a huge project without cement, so he checked online how the Great Wall was built without cement in ancient times.Information on the Internet mentions how the ancients built walls.

The earliest is to use yellow soil and straw, and later invented lime mortar, but the strength of lime mortar is not high, it is difficult to build large buildings, and it cannot be constructed in a humid environment.People tried their best to transform the lime mortar, and they came up with the method of mixing yellow clay with higher viscosity into the lime mortar.And people in the coastal areas have come up with another adhesive tile agent that is much better than lime mortar, called mirage ash.The so-called mirage ash is the ashes obtained after calcining shells.The effect of building with mirage ash and yellow clay is better than ever!

The new lime material with a better reinforcement effect than mirage ash is triadic clay. When lime clay and sand are combined with water in a certain proportion, it becomes the ancient version of "concrete" in Huaguo!This kind of composite soil has been widely used, but later generations discovered a more advanced building material, that is glutinous rice lime mortar.

The sticky glutinous rice soup is mixed into the lime mortar. The glutinous rice acts as a natural adhesive, which greatly improves the firmness of the mortar.Bridges and walls built with glutinous rice lime mortar have stood still for hundreds of years, such as the Great Wall.

Shenjia Village is located in the south, and many people grow glutinous rice, but no one uses this kind of glutinous rice lime slurry to build a house.

The use of glutinous rice lime slurry has been popularized in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the corn and peanuts that were introduced in the Ming Dynasty began to be planted in the previous dynasty...

Thinking of this, Shen Yanbei's eyebrows twitched, and suddenly remembered something.

Corn and peanuts were introduced into China during the Ming Dynasty, and another crop was also introduced into China during the Ming Dynasty-pepper!

Shen Yanbei felt a little frustrated.There are corn and peanuts, why no chili?There is no such delicious thing as chili!

Just as he was about to sigh, Shen Yanbei remembered another thing!

When chili peppers were introduced into the Ming Dynasty, they were not used in diet, but were used as a rare and precious plant for ornamental purposes!

Shen Yanbei's eyes lit up.

He didn't find chili peppers in the field. Could it be that the chili peppers at this time were also used as potted plants by a certain gentry or dignitary at home for viewing?

Thinking of this possibility, Shen Yanbei was so excited!But the reality poured a bucket of cold water on him.

How could he, a poor scholar, know any rich gentry and powerful people?

"Shen Xiucai!"

A yell brought Shen Yanbei back to his senses.Looking back, two apprentices of the carpenter were driving an ox cart to this side, and there were many plates on the ox cart.

His custom-made furniture has arrived!Shen Yanbei hurriedly stepped forward to greet the two of them.

The warm sunshine in spring shines on the branches, the breeze blows, the flowers and branches sway, and even the hearts of the people are rippling.Shen Yanbei politely asked someone to move the furniture into the house, the smile on his face was brighter than that of spring.

The big bed he ordered has arrived!I can hold my wife and sleep well tonight!

Gu Changfeng was feeding the chicks and ducklings in the backyard, and he washed his hands to help when he heard the movement, but Shen Yanbei stopped him.

"Your internal injury is still not healed, so don't mess around." Shen Yanbei grabbed his hand and said in a low voice.

There were people in the room, Gu Changfeng felt a little uncomfortable, but he still obediently let Shen Yanbei grab him.Shen Yanbei was afraid that he would be bored with nothing to do, so he said, "Zhou Yu will come over later, you can take him to the back mountain to practice martial arts."

Gu Changfeng nodded sullenly.Shen Yanbei scratched his palm, and chuckled: "What do you want for lunch, I'll make it for you?"

The palms of his hands were itchy, and Gu Changfeng lowered his eyes and said, "I want to eat whatever you cook."

Hearing this, Shen Yanbei smiled and narrowed his eyes: "Go, I'll ask you to eat when the time comes."

Gu Changfeng looked up at him, said "um", and went out.

The two carpenter apprentices who were assembling the cabinet looked at each other, and they both saw surprise in each other's eyes.

Didn't it mean that Shen Xiucai was extremely displeased with her husband and only served as a servant?

Yes, last time I saw that pair moving goods at the pier with my own eyes!

But the atmosphere in which the two of them were talking softly just now is not like that at all!

Do you feel that Shen Xiucai has changed?The last time I looked at him from a distance, I just felt that this man was extremely arrogant.But now... looking old and kind?

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Seeing the two standing up the cabinet, Shen Yanbei smiled slightly and said, "Put the cabinet here, I'm sorry." In order to place these new furniture, he specially cleaned out one of the vacant rooms.The windows are bright and clean, and it looks like a new house.

The two were so flattered that they didn't dare to communicate in private any more, and carefully moved the cabinet over.

There are no such things as nails and screws these days, but whether it is a house or ordinary furniture, it is very solid.

Shen Yanbei was curious about how the furniture was assembled, so he stood aside and watched.After discovering the trick, I secretly praised the wisdom of the ancients in my heart.

It turns out that all furniture is assembled using a connection method that combines concave and convex parts. Without a single nail, the furniture that can be made is naturally beautiful and environmentally friendly.

The two apprentices are skilled hands, and quickly assembled all the furniture.

Looking at the newly made bed and cabinet, etc., Shen Yanbei was very satisfied.But the eyes of the carpenter's apprentice were not quite right.

This bed is too plain, just a few boards and beams, let alone carved dragons and phoenixes, there is not even a single carved flower.There is also the boxy little cabinet next to the bed, with nothing on it, it looks like a box...

But the strange thing is that these plain furniture look quite simple and stable.

Shen Yanbei also knew that the furniture he customized looked a bit weird in the eyes of the ancients.But no way!It can be as short as a few months to as long as a year or so. He is in a hurry to get this bed, and he doesn't need such fancy furniture as a big man, so he directly draws the style of modern furniture for the carpenter.The carpenter saw it, and it was ok, there just happened to be wood, and it would be done in the next day!So he readily gave the money.

Sending off the two apprentices of the carpenter, Shen Yanbei looked up, the sun was rising so high that it was scorching hot.

"Master Wang, the sun is shining, why don't you come down for a rest and drink some water?"

"It's okay, just change the two pieces." Master Wang waved his hand politely, his calm expression was full of emotion.When everyone came together to build this green brick and tile house, the Shen family was in high spirits.Unexpectedly, time has passed and circumstances have changed, and the Shen family has come down to this point.But it's not too late to make up for it.

Shen Yanbei had no choice but to put the water on the table under the shade of the tree, then turned around and went into the house to clean up.

The lacquer painted on ancient furniture is a natural paint made from the sap of the lacquer tree. It has no chemical components that are harmful to the human body, and it can be used directly without drying.Shen Yanbei put new sheets and quilts made by the villagers on the new bed, and planned to take a nap here at noon.

Under certain conditions, he does not intend to wrong himself, let alone his wife!

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Chang Feng took Zhou Yu to find a remote place to practice martial arts.Talking about practicing martial arts is nothing more than watching Zhou Yu make strides.

"Stay on horseback for an hour, don't be lazy and slack."

"Yes, Master!" Zhou Yulang replied, staring straight ahead, and striding forward seriously.

Gu Changfeng sat down with his legs crossed, trying to exercise his energy and adjust his breath.

He was seriously injured back then, his meridians were blocked, and his breath was stagnant, just like a disabled person.The day Shen Yanbei just passed through, he forcibly sent him internal energy, which made his injury worse.Later, after taking a few packs of medicine at the county medical center, the symptoms were cured, not the root cause, and the injury did not improve much. However, Shen Yanbei took care of the injury these days and it improved a lot.

With his rough skin and thick flesh, he was treated like a fragile porcelain doll. It was said that he was not allowed to do rough and heavy work, but Shen Yanbei didn't let him do it at all.Instead, Shen Yanbei, a talented master who had just recovered from a serious illness, was busy cooking and boiling medicine for him...

It wasn't flattering at first, but Shen Yanbei acted like I am your husband, and it's only natural for a husband to take care of his husband. How can he speak more than Shen Yanbei with his clumsy mouth?

In addition to being happy, I was also apprehensive, and I was always worried that this was just a mirror image...

With a "poof", Gu Changfeng spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Master!" Zhou Yu turned pale with shock.

"I'm fine, it's just a bruise." Gu Changfeng wiped the corners of his mouth, went to the stream and squatted down, washing the blood off his face with his hands.

Zhou Yu looked at him worriedly, and Gu Changfeng stood up: "Is there any blood on my body?"

Zhou Yu shook his head.Gu Changfeng said again: "Don't tell him."

No need to ask, Zhou Yu also knows who he is.

"Master, are you really alright?"

Gu Changfeng's answer was to chop off a tree as thick as a bowl.

"!!!" Zhou Yu's eyes widened.

"Go and squat." Gu Changfeng frowned.

"Yes!" Zhou Yu hurriedly spread his feet shoulder-width apart, stabilized his body and squatted down, his heart was full of shock and surprise.

Feeling that the internal force finally broke through the barrier and re-circulated, Gu Changfeng couldn't help but clench his five fingers together.The phalanges crackled, and the muscles in the arms swelled up, full of explosive power...

After a while, Gu Changfeng exhaled a foul breath, let go of his strength, and the muscles on his body returned to their usual plump and smooth appearance.

The cold and hard facial lines softened a bit, and Gu Changfeng's quiet black eyes were filled with joy.

Although it's not very good yet, but the internal force is unobstructed, it's easy to catch two rabbits alive!