The daily life of a farm girl raising a family

Chapter 43 Surprises keep coming
  Looking at the stolen piece of land, Wang Wei couldn't help but feel distressed, and he didn't want to let the thief off easily.

After getting the farm tools, Wang Wei ordered everyone to start harvesting according to the area he designated.

Lao Zhaotou was behind him, placing neatly arranged wheat and threshing the wheat directly in half a bucket.

Wang Wei was very curious when he saw Old Zhaotou's behavior.

"This bucket-like thing can also thresh wheat? It's very convenient.

Just dispose of it directly in the field and then transport the wheat back.

No need to pick the wheat straw back together, your family is really good at finding ways. "

When Old Zhaotou heard the adult ask, he immediately stopped and replied: "This thing is just a few children at home who thought it hurt their hands when rubbing wheat, so they tinkered around at home one day.

It was our first time to use it, and we didn’t expect that it would be faster than rubbing it by hand. "

Wang Wei took a closer look at the half barrel and found that there were some jagged wooden strips around the barrel.

Just beat the wheat onto the top and use gravity to thresh the wheat.

Wang Wei saw this and tried it. It was indeed more convenient than rubbing it with hands.

"I am so lucky to have a grandson like this."

"Thank you for the compliment, sir."

After working in the fields for an hour, a dozen people harvested three acres of wheat.

After all the wheat was threshed in sections, Master Hu organized people to start measuring the output.

"Three and a half stones! There are actually three and a half stones!"

When the master's voice came, not only the old Zhao family was excited.

Wang Wei, who was sitting aside to rest, happily ran over regardless of his appearance.

"Did you just say what the output was?"

"Sir, you heard it right. The yield of each acre of these three acres of land is three and a half stones."

No wonder Wang Wei was so surprised, this number was really astonishing.

The wheat yield of the entire Pingyang County is just over one stone per mu, but now someone under his jurisdiction has actually grown a wheat yield of three and a half stones per mu.

Nearly twice as many, which is simply unbelievable.

Looking at the Zhao family, Wang Wei felt that this family was his lucky star!
  He originally thought that because he rejected the family's proposal, he would never be able to climb up to the position of county magistrate in his life.

Unexpectedly, a visit to Shatin Village would bring him so many surprises.

Not only were there improved farm tools and fertilizing methods, but there was also this amazing winter wheat and its yields.

When they heard about the yield of winter wheat, the Zhao family jumped up with excitement.

Zhao Youli looked at the wheat in front of him and the harvest.

He cursed himself fiercely and hated himself for being short-sighted.

By the way, I remind myself that no matter what my family proposes in the future, I must obey it unconditionally.

When the adults asked how they grew winter wheat, Old Zhaotou explained the planting process one by one.

Wang Wei was so excited that he wanted to harvest a few more acres of land, but Old Zhaotou persuaded him to go home and have a meal before coming back.

Wang Wei looked at the sky and didn't expect that time passed so quickly. It was already noon.

Immediately arranged for a group of people to transport the wheat home, and then followed Old Zhaotou to Zhao's house.

Wang Wei looked at the Zhao family's yard. Although it was made of blue bricks, it looked a bit old.

I guess the construction will take a long time, but the house is quite clean and tidy.

It's a hard-working family.

"Master, please sit down. The tea at home is just mediocre, so please don't mind."

"Every guest is welcome. There is no need to be polite, old man. Didn't you say that there is a farm tool called a windmill at home? The food is not ready yet, why don't we go and take a look."

After hearing what the county magistrate said, Lao Zhaotou immediately asked his three sons to carry the windmill to the yard. Then he got up and took the magistrate to the courtyard.

Wang Wei, who had just walked out of the hall door, saw the objects carried by the three brothers, and his eyes were full of doubts.

What kind of farm tool is this behemoth? What can it be used for?

As he was about to go down, he was stopped by Lao Zhaotou on the side.

"Sir, would you like to watch from here?"

Looking at the doubts and slight dissatisfaction in the eyes of the magistrate and master.

"I hope your Excellency knows that this object will separate the wheat grass clippings later. Your Excellency is wearing official uniform, so it is inevitable that it will be contaminated if you are close."

After hearing Old Zhaotou's explanation, Wang Wei listened to the advice and stood in the corridor.

But I still don’t understand how to separate grass clippings with such an object.

Just watch the three Zhao brothers pour the wheat they just harvested today into the bucket-like thing above the thing.

Then he pressed something with his left hand and shook his right hand at the same time.

The next second I saw the grass clippings being shaken out of the hole on the left, and the wheat entering the bamboo basket along the lower exit.

A basket of wheat was cleared in less than a moment.

Wang Wei didn't care whether it was dirty or not, and ran to the yard to look at the thing.

I really can’t figure out why. This thing can not only separate grass clippings.

It can also separate deflated wheat and plump wheat from different exits and enter different bamboo baskets.

"What is the principle of this thing? Just shake it a few times and you can handle everything."

Saying that he also wanted to try it out, Zhao Youliang told the county magistrate the operation method in detail.

By the way, I roughly explained the force of gravity and wind according to what my daughter said during the production.

What he said was unclear, and Wang Wei was confused when he heard it.

But it didn't hinder the operation in his hands at all.

Wang Wei was pleasantly surprised to see that in just a few breaths, a bamboo basket of wheat had been processed.

There were so many surprises today that I couldn't hide the excitement in my eyes.

"I heard that you made it based on that farming book. Can you take it out and let me have a look?"

Seeing the excitement of the county magistrate, Zhao Youliang stammered: "Sir, of course.

It’s just that the books are in my little daughter’s hands, so please wait a moment. "

"Since I have brought your little daughter with me, I have some questions I want to ask."

Because of the arrival of the county magistrate, except for those who were cooking in the kitchen, all other women and children stayed away to avoid bumping into the nobles.

After hearing what the county magistrate said, Zhao Youliang turned around and went back to his room to ask Xiao Jiuhe to get the book.

After the surprise, came doubts. Wang Wei didn't understand why there was a book, but no district reported the matter?
  It can't be that some people don't want to report. After all, farming is very important nowadays, and as long as the report is raised at least two levels in a row.

"Folk girl Zhao Yunxi has met the county magistrate."

Wang Wei was a little surprised but also happy when he saw the little girl in front of him who was so generous and neither humble nor overbearing.

The Zhao family has a good family tradition and not only cultivates the men in the family. Even women's education has not fallen behind.

"I heard that you bought a book that records some farm tools and planting methods. I don't know where you bought it?"

"My lord, I bought this book at a mobile vendor's stall.

I asked out of curiosity, and the stall owner said that he bought this book from a person from the coast, and it was the only one. "

Wang Wei really felt that the Zhao family was lucky enough to be able to buy the original copy.

Zhao Yunxi boldly glanced at the county magistrate in official uniform. When he saw the appearance of the county magistrate, Zhao Yunxi was shocked.

(End of this chapter)