Chapter 205: Wang Kuan is praised for repairing the river bank
"Of course it's possible. In fact, many women in ordinary families feed their children by themselves, but it's very tiring. There's nothing wrong with your body, but you may not be able to bear the pain of swollen and blocked breasts!"

"But I've heard that it would be better for children if they could have their mother's milk."

This was true, so Mu Shao nodded.

Her affirmation made Jiang Shiyuan firm in his thinking. After all, the less people knew about them, the safer they would be. It was not like she had no chance to produce milk, so she thought it would be more appropriate for her to feed the child herself.

"Sister-in-law, you have two children. Are you going to feed them yourself? Will this damage your blood and qi? I see that ordinary women are exhausted after feeding one. I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it if you feed two!"

Pei Ziyao answered worriedly, but Aunt Mushao agreed.

"Feeding two babies is naturally more difficult, but as long as you get through the initial stage and the baby and her body adapt, it won't be difficult. If you want to wean the baby, you can wait until after the baby is one year old, or add rice porridge, then you can slowly start to stop. So it seems that the first six months will be particularly difficult."

"I am not afraid of hard work, I am just worried about my two children. If my breast milk can make their health better, then of course I will feed them myself."

Hearing Jiang Shiyuan's words, Pei Ziyao's eyes were filled with tears. She had never felt the love of her father since she was a child, and to put it bluntly, she had not received much care from her mother either. So when she saw Jiang Shiyuan making such sacrifices for her child, how could she not be moved?

Then he firmly supported his sister-in-law and asked.

"In that case, Aunt Mushao, please tell me what kind of food to prepare so that my sister-in-law can feed the two children smoothly. Just tell me and I will definitely find it."

Aunt Mushao then made a list, which included medicinal herbs for regulating Jiang Shiyuan's body and various dietary recipes. Pei Ziyao took a look around and felt that there was no problem, so he promised to complete the task.

Everyone smiled at each other, and everyone was making full preparations to welcome the arrival of new life.

Although the wooden house is not as exquisite and profound as the old house, it is the warmest and most comfortable place for them at this moment. At this moment, Song Shi, who was worried about Pei Zisu, followed Geng Shiming and others, wandering in various prefectures and counties along the Huaijiang River, exploring the awareness of water control and dam construction one by one.

Geng Shiming is the eldest son of the Geng family. He entered the court as an official a few years ago. Although he has his father's position in the court, he can get to where he is today because of his own strong abilities and his reputation for being iron-faced. Therefore, he is the leader among the officials sent this time.

Some of the people in the team were arranged by their families. They were just going through the motions and would be promoted after returning. But he was different. He truly cared about the people in his heart. So every time he arrived at a place, he would not leave until he had a thorough understanding of it. Therefore, his progress was a bit slow.

It took me ten days or half a month to visit all three places.

When they reached the counties in the middle and lower reaches of the Huaijiang River that had been most severely flooded, they met Wang Kuan, the second son of the Wenyuan Marquis's Mansion.

He has been repairing the canal here since July last year. He was unable to go back home for the Chinese New Year reunion. Not only is he extremely tanned, but his mouth full of white teeth makes people feel that he is very different from before.

"Brother Geng, why are you here?"

"I was ordered to inspect the Huaijiang River water control and canal repair. I came here naturally from upstream. I heard that the flooding was very serious in the past, but it was much better last year."

Geng Shiming wanted to understand the situation clearly before he was willing to talk to him about other things. Wang Kuan was not stupid, so he straightened his face and introduced it to him. "I see, then Lord Geng, please come with me. There is a section of the embankment that is being improved not far ahead, so it will be more intuitive."

Geng Shiming was excited, as all he had seen were completed buildings. He could only hear officials talk about what was inside, but how could this compare to seeing the effects inside with his own eyes? So he jumped on his horse and followed Wang Kuan.

Although the officials following behind were reluctant, they could not put on airs at this time. After all, Prince Chun was also basking in the sun with them, so they had no choice but to go along.

On horseback, Song Shi was staring at Wang Kuan's back and thinking about something.

In his previous life, he had never been to Hanzhou and had always served in the Weiwei Temple in Xijing City. When the King of Han attacked Xijing City, they also suffered a lot of criticism. At that time, he was a man full of high spirits, but was tormented and depressed.

How could it be like this now?

It's like a sword that has been carefully polished to become sharp yet low-key, and it contains a lot of courage.

Song Shi also had a premonition that he would definitely be rewarded by His Majesty after returning to Xijing City this time. In addition, he was Jiang Shiyuan's cousin, so he wanted to win him over.

They arrived at the place in a moment, and when they walked forward, they saw common people working hard. They did not show any servile attitude when they saw Geng Shiming and others, but when they saw Wang Kuan, they all grinned and spoke.

"Master Wang is here!"

"Old Liu, how many feet can you fill up today?"

"Thirty or four feet is no problem. By June at the latest, everything here will be repaired."

Wang Kuan patted his shoulder, then took the clay from his hand, put it on his shoulder and walked over. The others were not surprised to see him coming. Geng Shiming's eyes deepened, and he knew at a glance that Wang Kuan did this often.

He couldn't help but feel a little admiration in his heart. Speaking of noble status, he was the son of a marquis. Although he didn't have everything he wanted in Xijing City, he was still respected by everyone. But now, if the people didn't call him "Lord Wang", I'm afraid no one would question that he was a local citizen.

Following Wang Kuan, we went to the river bank.

Every citizen here has a water bottle hanging on his body and dried meat in a bag around his waist. If he is thirsty or hungry, he can take a rest for a while. There is no supervisor waving a whip to force him to work. Instead, everyone wants to work from the bottom of their hearts.

Naturally, both speed and quality are better than others.

Geng Shiming did not despise him and followed Wang Kuan into the ditch. He touched the clay with his hand and listened to Wang Kuan's explanation.

"We added some wheat straw and glutinous rice juice inside, so it will be stronger after it dries. It has already been fixed with iron ingots, so with these added, the dam will not be breached for at least ten years!"

Wang Kuan explained in detail, and then he nimbly started plastering the wall in front of Geng Shiming. It was obvious that he did it a lot on a daily basis, so when Geng Shiming looked at him, there was a bit more admiration in his eyes.