Dominate the ancient academy

Chapter 155 We support, greatly support

In Daning, wealthy families generally have fire walls in their homes, and in winter, they take various warming measures, which, although more labor- and material-intensive, are no less effective than modern air conditioners.

Braziers, hand warmers, foot warmers, cloaks made of various mink, fox, sheepskin, ermine fur, etc., these ways to keep warm can definitely allow you to have a warm winter.

Especially things like fire walls are still very common in Kyoto, but don't even think about it in a shoin. It's good enough to have a brazier in a shoin. When it's really cold, just drink more hot water.

Among the four of them, Shu Tingfei is a martial artist. He is strong and has great firepower, so such a temperature is nothing to him.

As for herself, she had various kinds of leather given by her senior brothers, elder brother, and mothers. She asked someone to tan them and sew them together to make a quilt. The warmth-retaining effect was perfect except for the cover. Moreover, her body was nourished by ginseng and might be healthier than Shu Tingfei's. So, although she wanted to stay in bed very much every day, she could still hold on.

Both Su Shiche and Qian Jinbao have typical physiques for liberal arts students. Their usual horse riding and archery training obviously cannot help them cope with the cold temperatures in winter, and they are clearly not as resistant to cold as Shu Tingfei.

For most of them, the biggest difficulty after winter is getting up early in the morning. They really don't want to get up at all. The hot water bottle in the quilt is only slightly warm, and the brazier in the room is better than nothing. It's cold to turn over. Getting up early every day is a double test of will and body.

But if you want to build a fire wall in the academy, then you definitely don't have to think about it. You can try... a kang. It's strange that there are fire walls here, but there is no kang.

However, perhaps because of the convenience of building, adjusting and maintaining fire walls, fire walls are mainly used by wealthy families. Although kangs also require regular inspection and maintenance, their cost is relatively lower than that of fire walls, and they may be more popular than fire walls.

This is similar to the method of making a kang. Although she has never used a kang, the Northeastern kang was popular on the Internet for a while. She has seen many similar videos and has a general idea of ​​it. She is looking for some bricklayers who can build a fire wall, and it should be no problem to make it.

Moreover, building a kang is not a big project, and most of the dormitories in the academy do not need to be renovated. Just find a few empty rooms and build them into a large bunk bed. Students should be willing to squeeze in so that they can sleep on warm beds.

As for her, the worst that could happen is that she would ask the master for a back door, and she would add some silver and build one directly in her room. The students in the superior dormitories would probably be happy to pay extra money to build a kang, so as to generate income for the academy.

"Forget about the fire wall, but we can try the kang, which is just as warm."

"Heat bed? What is that?" Su Shiche and Qian Jinbao came over and asked. They were not Shu Tingfei or the people in the martial arts class. They would sweat even if they were wearing only a single layer of clothing in the middle of winter.

"The fire wall warms the entire room, but what about the kang? It's specifically for the bed. Just think about it, we can directly build a bed with mud and stones to create the same effect as the fire wall, and then put a quilt on the bed. As long as we burn firewood, the whole bed will become hot. It's more comfortable than a hot water bottle." Shu Xiaoxiao introduced.

"This, I think is feasible. Once the fire wall in my house is lit, I won't feel cold even if I wear only thin clothes in the room. With this kang, the quilt will be warm without warming it up, and I can move around however I want. It's not like now when I turn over the cold air gets into the quilt." Su Shiche complained.

"That's great. Why didn't we think of it? A kang has a small area, consumes little energy, doesn't take up much space, and is easy to build. Burning some firewood will keep you warm all night long. But... will the headmaster allow us to build a kang in the academy?"

Qian Jinbao was quite happy at first. This method was indeed much more convenient, but he was not at home. If he had any problems, he could just go to his father or tell the servants.

And as the Master just said: When Heaven is about to confer a great responsibility on a man, it is first to test his mind and will, to toil his muscles and bones, to starve his body, and to deprive him of all poverty.

It tells us that those who want to achieve great things must go through the trials of body, mind and even soul in order to succeed. If they learn to endure hardships, they will surely stand out. If they propose a kang now, will the academy agree?

At home, even if he demolished the house, his father would at most beat him up, and when in a good mood, maybe even lend him a hand and carry a ladder. But in the academy, there was no one to ask for help, and no one to ask for things. Even if he had something, he wouldn't have the courage to do it!

But fortunately, the person who proposed this was the dean’s last disciple, so there should be no problem, right?

Su Shiche and Qian Jinbao looked at Shu Xiaoxiao in unison, their big eyes sparkling: "We think your idea is very good, we support it, very much."

But it is only spiritual support. As for finding the headmaster or anyone else, they can't help at all.

"It's all fine if you support us, but we can't rush to build a kang. It's freezing cold now, and we can't even shovel the soil in the ground, let alone build a kang. When the weather warms up, we can find a place to experiment first, and then talk to the master. This way it will be more convincing."

"As for what the Master said about suffering first in order to succeed, we can just listen to it. If suffering is unavoidable, we will just endure it. If you still want to endure suffering that can be avoided, aren't you stupid?"

Those who have endured hardships throughout history have gone through the process of wanting to succeed. They are the hardships they must go through if they want to succeed. She has never seen any normal person who would seek trouble for no reason. Who would want to eat coarse food when they can eat delicacies from mountains and seas? (Of course, except for those who are in love, they are not normal people. Even zombies will not eat their brains, so what can you expect?)

"You're stupid. I have plenty of money, why should I suffer? Even the kang has to wait until next year! Can't we use it this year?" Su Shiche's face was full of disappointment. It would have been fine if there was no way before, but now there is a way. He wished he could use it right away, but in the end he has to wait until next winter?

Qian Jinbao's face was full of regret. Although he hesitated, he was very much in favor of the kang. Without it, it would still be very cold to get up tomorrow! Although he was fat, he was more afraid of the cold than Su Shiche. It seemed that he should prepare a few more hot water bottles at night.

"Looking at your appearance, even if it can only be used next year, at least there is hope. The Spring Examination is almost here. Let's go and see how those senior brothers study tomorrow. Let's learn more and see how they are different from us now. Do you want to go?"

She has experienced the modern college entrance examination and also wants to see what the atmosphere of the college entrance examination was like in ancient times.

"Can we really go and see it? Will it disturb the brothers?"

When Qian Jinbao heard about this, he really wanted to go and take a look. Although he was a merchant, it was his turn after three generations to take the imperial examination. His father also hoped that he could get an official position, so he was quite curious if he could go and take a look.

"Why not go? We are not going to cause any trouble. We will go secretly tomorrow, take a look and come back. If we are discovered, we will say we went to study. How can we disturb anyone?" Su Shiche said directly.

Although his father was the prime minister and his family was a scholarly family, he had never seen how these students studied before the exams. When his brother was taking the exam, he was still young. He only remembered that during that period, his mother and grandmother did not allow him to disturb his brother. He was not happy at the time, and it was his brother who came out to coax him. He played by himself for a while, and later his brother passed the exam. The whole family was extremely happy. There seemed to be nothing special about other things?

Although he may not have to take the imperial examination, it would be nice to go and take a look.

"Third brother, are you going tomorrow?" Shu Xiaoxiao asked her third brother who was practicing boxing on the side.

e=(′o｀*)))Alas, my third brother, before going to bed every day, he either practices boxing or martial arts until he is sweating all over. Then he takes a shower with hot water and goes to bed feeling relaxed. How comfortable!

Unlike the three of them, taking a bath was like going through a tribulation. Those braziers were of no use at all. They could only wash themselves casually at ordinary times. Only when they came back from vacation could they take a good bath.

"You guys go. I haven't studied my military book thoroughly yet. I want to study it more in the next two days." A steady voice came from the gap between Shu Tingfei's punches.

"Okay, let's go check it out together after class tomorrow."