peasant girl allure

Chapter 55

When they came to the village, there were already many people on the wasteland. Some people were measuring with a penny. The penny was very long and straight, and it was specially used to measure the land. Its length was exactly the side length of one mu of land. .A few anxious men even took steps to measure it by themselves, and the measurement was similar, because the land was so familiar to them, they dealt with it almost every day, and passed it on from generation to generation.

Xiao'er's understanding of farming is only theory, not practice. She saw that everyone brought a variety of farm tools, including hoes, plows, picks, rakes, etc. Some people wanted to use fire farming, but some old people denied it. It is much more convenient to use fire to burn the grass on the wasteland when the dry matter is dry, but it is too dangerous to burn such a piece of grass now that the wind is strong. If the wind blows the ashes of plants and trees with sparks to Wushen Mountain, it will cause a catastrophe .

Xiao'er nodded, deeply agreeing, and asked everyone to gather the hay piles pulled out from each mu of land together and burn them together.

Mrs. Liu was also carrying her little sister and fourth aunt on her back. Xu Wenhui opened an acre of land together, while Xiao'er took Jing Rui and Jing Hao around to inspect the environment, choose the address to build a house and study the nature of this wasteland. Water conservancy and irrigation planning.

The wasteland her family bought was relatively high and far away from water sources, so people in the village were unwilling to open up wasteland. After all, irrigation alone was a hassle.Even now, the villagers say that Shen Chengyao is stupid while opening up wasteland.But Xiao'er has no worries about this at all. She can load drums and waterwheels and transport water to high places and far away without any inconvenience.

The three of them came to the foot of the two mountains. The two mountains were side by side. There was a small river behind the top of the mountain.Xiao'er looked up at the top of the mountain and found that it was no higher than 30 meters. It seemed that a high-drum truck was needed to deliver water.While inspecting the environment and choosing a place to build the barrel car, she told the two brothers about her plan, or asked some simple questions to make them think, and by the way taught them how to use the natural terrain.

After choosing two places to build bobbins, she took her two brothers to the top of the mountain and asked them some questions, such as: "How should this mountain be organized so that there is more space for growing crops? "If there is water that can flow down from the top of the mountain, how should the route of the water flow be designed so that the crops on the entire mountain can be irrigated?"

Jing Rui and Jing Hao also studied hard, inspecting the environment with the method taught by Xiaoer along the way, while thinking about the questions she raised.

After the three climbed to the top of the mountain, Xiaoer looked at the scenery in the distance, and was very pleasantly surprised. On the mountain not far away, a waterfall poured between the rocks, like a long white jade silk that never ends, and like a Clouds of thick smoke are rolling down; the water splashed on the lake surface is like a spray of scattered beads, surrounded by clouds and fog.Now it is the end of autumn and early winter, and the red and yellow leaves all over the mountain make the misty lake look like a lake boiling in red fire.

What a lake and mountains, what a picturesque place.

"Brother, Hao'er, let's build a house on the top of this mountain. It's good to escape the heat or study in summer." Xiao'er eagerly wants to build a villa on the top of this mountain.

"Okay!" Jing Hao said loudly. Although it was not the first time for him to climb up to see the scenery, every time he saw it, he thought it was very beautiful. Looking at the waterfall, his mood improved a lot.

"Okay, when the family earns money in the future, they will definitely build a house on the top of the mountain as soon as possible."

"Well, open the wasteland and these two mountains first, don't rush, take your time, and build a better house when you earn enough money." She planned to build a villa with a concrete structure, so that it would be strong enough, Now cement is a problem, so there is no rush.

"Money is not a big problem, you can earn it." Xiao'er looked at the top of the mountain, about half an acre, and then built a four-story villa of about [-] square meters.Xiao'er looked at the distant scenery, drawing the blueprint of the villa in her heart, and yearning more and more.

The three of them went down the mountain and climbed to the top of another mountain. There was no waterfall here, but the fields and villages overlooking the mountain were just as beautiful. However, Xiaoer didn't plan to build another villa, and she had to dig a pond to store water anyway. Water is used for irrigation and pearl cultivation by the way.

Thinking of raising pearls, Xiao'er thought of fishing in the river, so she had to find an excuse to get some mussels and pearls from the space.

Near noon, the sun was getting hotter and hotter, and the three of them went home.

Mrs. Liu came back earlier because she wanted to feed her younger sister.

When the three of them came back, Mrs. Liu had just put her younger sister to sleep, and was about to go to the upper room to cook for Mr. Shen and Mrs. Shen Zhuang.Xiao'er stopped Liu Shi after hearing this, "Didn't my aunt go home yesterday? Usually, when my aunt is not here, it is filial for us to cook for the elderly, but after all, we have separated, and my aunt is at home again. You rashly Going to cook is a distraction, it’s not a joke.”

After hearing this, Mrs. Liu also felt that it made sense. She was used to the pattern of not having a separate family. Since this was the case, she didn't go to the room anymore, and cooked her own food first.

After a while, Shen Zhuang's scolding came from the upper room, "The third daughter-in-law, when is it too late to come out to cook? The black-hearted white-eyed wolf wants to starve his parents to death, so he wants to be quiet! When is it, it's still a cold pot and a cold stove, only caring about your own stomach, don't worry about me and your father, a guy who has no conscience!"

Hearing Shen Zhuang's voice, Mrs. Liu hurried out of the kitchen and was about to go to the room. Xiao'er held her back, "Grandma, didn't auntie come home yesterday? My mother wouldn't dare to take away my auntie's labor." , filial piety and grandma, everyone is rushing to go, this is not worried about taking the credit of the auntie, the auntie is not happy, after all, we have separated. When the auntie is away, usually help the auntie to take care of the grandfather Grandma should be, but when the aunt comes back, she must be filial to her grandparents, otherwise people will say that the aunt is not filial, and the hall brother will be called an unfilial mother when he becomes an official. "

After listening to Xiao'er's words in the East Wing, Mrs. Lan rushed out, "Mother, I was busy advising Bao'er on embroidering the dowry and forgot to cook, so I will do it now."

Mrs. Shen Zhuang was unhappy today, so let’s forget about Mrs. Liu’s obedience. She bought so much land to build a house and open up wasteland without telling it. This is to guard against her. Can't your mother cook for me? I can't eat your mother's food anymore?"

"It's not that I can't eat it. My mother usually eats a lot of meals cooked by my mother, but I haven't eaten the meals cooked by my auntie a few times. Now that my auntie is at home, it's their family's duty to be filial."

"Mother, you go back to the room first, I'll call you when I'm done cooking." Lan groaned in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face, and she was still smiling.

Mrs. Shen Zhuang snorted, "Boss daughter-in-law, it's your job, so take it seriously. Your father and I are getting old now, and we can't be hungry. Chengguang opens a shop, Wen'er is studying, so we can't delay our meals." of."

What Shen Zhuang said was considered polite. After all, the eldest daughter-in-law is the daughter of a scholar family, and the eldest grandson is about to take the examination for a scholar, so she still has to save some face for her.

Mrs. Lan finished the lunch with bumps and bumps. Xiao'er's family had already finished their meal, and Shen Chengyao just returned home. As soon as he entered the door, he heard Mrs. Shen swearing in the upper room. When he returned to the west wing, Mrs. Liu saw him coming back , hurriedly fetched a basin of water and came in to wash him up, while Xiao'er moved the warm food to the kang table.

"Father, everything is done?" After serving Shen Chengyao to wash and wash, Liu handed him a bowl of water.

Shen Chengyao took the water, "It's done, Brother Liang knows someone, he took me to buy the materials, it's a little cheaper than usual." After finishing speaking, he drank the whole bowl of water in one breath.

"Father, let's eat first." Xiao'er arranged the meals.

Shen Chengyao nodded, and then asked Liu Shi, "What's the matter, mother, and who are you scolding?"

"Sister-in-law must have burnt the rice, where is the rice!" Shen Zhuang's heart should be very distressed, the burnt rice sticking to the bottom of the pot is a thick layer.

"The dishes were not washed clean, there was sand." Jing Rui added what he had heard.

"I put too much oil, and I put too much salt." Jing Hao didn't understand why his aunt couldn't do something that his sister could do well.

Shen Chengyao didn't say anything after hearing this, he actually thinks these are very basic housework, a woman who manages the house well should be able to do it, if she can't do it well, she should be scolded.He lowered his head and ate in a hurry, planning to go to the village to watch people open up wasteland after eating.

(End of this chapter)