socalfunplaces Chapter 312
Chapter 312
Half an hour later, Su Chen and Princess Changle and others left the palace.
Now they can return to the manor in time for dinner.
Before leaving Chang'an City, they turned to Wude Teahouse again, and everyone entered the teahouse to greet Li Yuan and say goodbye.
It was already 4:30 in the afternoon when Su Chen and others returned to Lijin Manor.
Princess Changle and Jin'er each carried two food boxes, one small and one large, with cakes in them.
"Su Chen, I'll send the cakes to them first."
Princess Changle carried a small food box of cakes, which she brought back for Changsun Yao and Fang Jingyi.
"Well, go ahead!"
Su Chen also carried a large food box in his hand, which contained several pieces of cake.
"Wang Xi, there are some cakes in this food box, one is for you.
After you finish eating, send it to Madam Xue and the old immortal to taste." Su Chen handed the food box to Wang Xi and said.
"Thank you, my lord!"
After the housekeeper Wang Xi thanked him respectfully, he took the food box in his hand.
Su Chen waved and walked towards the backyard.
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Walking into the unfinished shower room, Su Chen always felt that something was missing.
Suddenly, he clapped his hands.
"Let's get floor heating!
Or install some heat pipes on the wall!
It would be so comfortable to take a shower in winter!"
It just so happened that the shower room was not very spacious, so he installed copper pipes on the wall and connected hot water from the boiler room.
A simple small-area heating system was completed.
Then, Su Chen frowned and said to himself:
"How can we achieve hot and cold water circulation? Let's go back and think about it carefully." He turned and walked towards the boiler room on the other side of the partition wall.
The boiler is about three feet above the ground, so that it can form a height difference with the copper pipe, making it easier to discharge water.
Next to the boiler is a cylindrical container for storing cold water, which is higher than the boiler.
A copper pipe is connected from the cylindrical container to the shower room.
There is a copper pipe connected in the middle. When the water level in the boiler reaches the lowest, cold water will be automatically injected.
It is worth mentioning that Datang now has faucets.
It is a ball valve.
It was made by the Ministry of Works' Jiangzuojian in three days according to the drawings provided by Su Chen.
Even though there are no rubber seals and other objects now, the heat welding technology of Datang's gold and silver wares is already quite powerful.
The earliest metal welding technology can be traced back to the Bronze Age.
However, this technology was widely used by the royal family or nobles during the Warring States Period.
Two copper pipes are led out of the boiler, one of which is a spare.
Two protruding cylinders are added about three feet away from the steel pipe. Su Chen judged based on his previous life experience that this should be able to pressurize the water flow.
"A lot of copper pipes are needed. We have to send someone to the Ministry of Works to get some copper pipes."
As soon as he said it, Su Chen immediately returned to the study to find a way to solve the problem of cold water reflux.
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When Su Chen returned to the study, Princess Changle was already sitting in the study.
"Lizhi, do you have something to talk to me about?"
"Nothing, where did you go just now?" Princess Changle smiled and asked.
"I just went to the backyard to take a look, and I have a new idea. I want to install a heater in the shower room."
As he said that, Su Chen picked up a pen and thought carefully.
"What is heating? Is it to heat the shower toilet?" Princess Changle asked puzzled.
"You are right!
Think about it, if you take a shower in it in winter, it will definitely be cold, but it won't be cold if you install a heater." Su Chen nodded and explained.
"Eh? No need to circulate!
The hot water first passes through the copper pipe for heating, and the end directly enters the spray ball, isn't it done?
Yes! Just do it like this, it won't be too troublesome to make a slight change."
Su Chen thought this plan was perfect and nodded with satisfaction.
"Beauty, what do you think? Brother is very smart!" Su Chen looked at Princess Changle and boasted proudly.
Princess Changle did not comment.
"You have always been very smart!
However, I have never seen what you said, so it is not easy to make a conclusion. Wait until you have completed the shower and toilet you have been thinking about!"
Princess Changle was realistic and rational.
"You are right, just wait and see!" Su Chen agreed with what Princess Changle said.
Hmm?
"Li Zhi, do you have something to ask me?" Su Chen felt that she was a little strange.
"No... no!"
Princess Changle shook her head and denied it, putting her hands on the desk and scratching her fingers.
"You still say no, tell me!" Su Chen said proudly, tapping her hand hard with a pencil.
"If you have any difficulties, just tell me. If they are too difficult, forget it."
Princess Changle hesitated for a moment, lowered her head, and asked:
"Before in the palace, you asked me to make a wish. Can you guess what I wished for?"
"Just this? Let me guess." Su Chen touched his chin and thought,Gently shook his head.
"I guess you are probably looking forward to: peace and prosperity in the Tang Dynasty, good weather and good harvest.
Isn't that right?"
Princess Changle suddenly raised her head and looked at Su Chen.
"Peace and prosperity, good weather and good harvest? Write it down for me to see." Princess Changle immediately put out paper and pen, urging Su Chen to write it on paper.
Su Chen just felt puzzled. Such a simple word needs to be written down?
Peace and prosperity comes from the Song Dynasty, while good weather and good harvest comes from the "Old Book of Tang" of the Later Jin Dynasty during the Five Dynasties period.
Therefore, Princess Changle has never heard of it, but Su Chen doesn't know it.
Su Chen obediently wrote on the paper: Peace and prosperity, good weather and good harvest.
"You haven't heard of these two idioms, have you? Hahaha..." Su Chen was immediately snatched away by Princess Changle after he finished writing.
Princess Changle ignored Su Chen's ridicule and nodded slightly at the two idioms.
"Sure enough, it's just as I thought."
Although Princess Changle had never heard of these two idioms, she could understand the meaning.
"What do you think, beauty? Did I guess it right?" Su Chen asked with a smile.
Princess Changle put away the words Su Chen had just written and planned to give them to her father tomorrow.
"Not completely right, guess again!"
Princess Changle's wish at that time was: Great Tang Dynasty will last for ten thousand years, and the country will prosper.
The meaning is similar to what Su Chen said, but Su Chen didn't guess the latter part.
"How can I guess it word for word, it's enough to have a similar meaning." Su Chen defended.
Suddenly I thought that Princess Changle was a filial person, otherwise she wouldn't have run out of the palace to run a restaurant.
"I know, you pray for the health of His Majesty and the Queen Mother, right?"
Princess Changle smiled and nodded.
"You guessed it right... most of it!"
"Most of it? Then I won't guess it, just tell me directly!" Su Chen said perfunctorily, guessing what others are thinking, how can you guess without any evidence?
You are just bored.
Princess Changle smiled at Su Chen, then stood up and left.
Su Chen stared blankly at Princess Changle as she left.
However, when Princess Changle walked to the door of the study, she suddenly turned around and said:
"I won't tell you!"
Then, she turned around and walked away with light steps...
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