Chapter 56: Spring plowing and new plowing by the field

The locust tree on both sides of the river is full of new buds, and the small path is full of velvet flowers. The ice and snow can't be kept slowly, and the spring breeze blows on the cheeks. The floating clouds turn over and the high sun shine, and the flowing water sets off the cliffs several times. Yesterday I was looking forward to the rain of Jingzhe, and there were busy people in the morning.

After two consecutive rains fell, the people in Tuqiao Village finally breathed a sigh of relief. From the end of the New Year to the present, if there were no rain last night, the water before the spring plowing would not be enough.

In the Zhang family yard, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan looked at the farmhouse outside who were busy preparing for spring farming, looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

"Drought, it seems that it will be drought this year. Thanks to another pond dug out two days ago, it can still last for a while. Will the chickens, ducks and geese be sent there now? If you really walk over, you will have to eat a lot of food along the way."

Wang Juan held half a bun in his hand and said to Zhang Xiaobao a little worriedly.

Zhang Xiaobao brought the bowl of milk and took a sip in a hurry. Then he said, "No, wait a little bigger. It's just drought and the grasshoppers have not come out yet. Even if they want to go, they cannot lead the two villages. They go to Sanshui County to find the county magistrate Cheng. This is also a contribution. They just happened to inquire about the matter sent by the above to thoroughly investigate the land acres."

"Okay, the Quyuan Plough has been delivered the day before yesterday. Pomegranate, you can arrange someone to deliver it to our two houses, and the cattle and horses they collected will be made according to the autumn harvest last year."

Wang Juan responded to Zhang Xiaobao and turned to the instructions of the pomegranate who was following him.

The pomegranate replied and turned around and left. She naturally knew what the young master and the others were talking about when the autumn harvest last year. The farmers of the two farms did not harvest their own fields, but gathered together and harvested all the land of the two farms at the same time. This was the case with spring plowing.

In addition to these, the servants in the yards of the two villages also need help, and men are usually sent out.

He walked to the place where the little boy and man designed the curved plow, and greeted him, and immediately two male servants came over there.

"The things made by the young master and Juanjuan's little lady were found in a car to pull them up and give them to the farmer with me."

As the young master's maid, Tsuzu also picked up the shelf. While preparing the carriage, the two of them looked at the piles of things curiously. They looked like they should be plows, but they had never seen them before.

When the carriage arrived, one of the people finally couldn't help asking: "Sister Pomegranate, what is this? Could it be used to plow the land?"

"Yes!" Pomegranate made a sound with his nose, and then said: "This is natural. The young master thinks that the farmer plows the land a little slow. So, he has created new things several times faster than the plow he used before."

In fact, Polite didn't know if this thing was true. She just had more confidence in the young masters and the two. Everything that the young masters and the two made was not bad.

The two male servants nodded aside. The position of the young master and Juanjuan's little lady in their hearts had reached an incomparable level. If it weren't for the ban on the two villages, they would have bragged to others long ago.

The two of them carried the curved plows into the car. They filled the car and rushed out first. The pomegranate sat on the shaft and looked ahead, guessing how effective this thing, which was named the curved plow by the young master, would have by then.

A male servant who was driving the car turned his head and asked, "Sister Pomegranate, is this plow also the money paid by the young master?"

"Natural." Pomegranate replied with two words.

"I think so. I want to say that since the young master and Juanjuan's wife could talk, this farmer lived much better than that. Perhaps there was no such master in the entire Tang Dynasty." When it comes to this, both male servants became proud.

The car was walking on the muddy road. When they arrived at the field, both wheels were covered with dirt. The farmers were cultivating the previous plow in the field. When they saw a car coming, there were pomegranates sitting on it. People who were close to the house thought that there was something to do on the farm, so they immediately put down their work and welcomed them to the front.

Before the merchant asked, the pomegranate bento said first: "My fellow villagers, this is a newly made plow on the farm. Is it better than you use now? There is also the farm that bought some cattle and horses from outside these days. The owner ordered that they jointly cultivate them according to the autumn harvest last year."

When the merchants heard that the new plow was pulled from the car, they all became curious. In the past few months, every thing the owner has produced has brought them a lot of benefits, and the plow should look good.

What made them most happy was the last two things that pomegranates said, including cattle and horses, and joint farming. This is a lot easier, so spring farming can be ahead of other families.

At this moment, these merchants greeted other busy people, and everyone rushed over to help unload the new plow from the car. They all touched them gently with their hands, and were all sighing in their hearts that the master even thought of this.

There was an impatient person who had already put the new plow on the ox first. He was a little uncomfortable with the first few steps. After waiting for a few more steps, he couldn't help but cheer.

"Look, look at this speed, it's amazing, it's so amazing. It's several times faster to use this plow than before. It's fast, and it's all fast, and it's all right. Pomegranate girl, this plow...?"

"This is called a Quyuan Plough. The villagers don't worry about it. There are cows and horses that will be delivered immediately, and they are all raised strong." When the pomegranate was seen as someone said yes, they also became happy.

When everyone saw the speed of the previous person, they could no longer maintain their original stability, so they began to unload the original plow and replace it with a new plow.

"Friends, don't be busy doing it first. I heard that my old man said, "This Quyuan Plough is something that our two farms have given us, so don't let others learn it."

An old man who was also farming saw the new plow and shouted loudly to the people around him. When the surroundings heard it, they nodded and agreed. They didn't want others to learn the good things from the owner.

With the addition of the curved plow, the cattle and horses were also brought. According to the autumn harvest, everyone began to work together regardless of your or my land. In the evening, everyone found that this day's farming could catch up with the previous few days.

Seeing this situation, everyone seemed to feel that they were not tired at all. They put away their tools and prepared to go home. At this moment, the pomegranate appeared in front of everyone again and said to everyone:

"Friends, the Zhang family and Wang family have already set up pots to make food. In spring, the earth is cold and there are some wine. Let's go to their respective masters to eat."

When the merchants heard this, they cheered and headed towards their respective homes.

As the sun sets, the people in Gezhuang have been busy for a day and return home. People close to the river casually glanced at the villages of Zhangwang and Wang, and their eyes suddenly widened.

Previously, the Wangjiazhuangzi did not plow the land from the river to the inside, but from the inside to the outside. The people in Gezhuang didn't know that when they were waiting for the evening, the land had actually plowed here. In the past, the same was true. It usually took at least three days. I didn't expect that today I could vaguely see the plowed land here.

The surprised man was not in a hurry to go home. He hurriedly ran across the bridge and went to the Wangjiazhuang to take a closer look. This was amazing. The Wangjiazhuang actually plowed the land that could be plowed out in a day.

Driven by curiosity, the man stopped a villager walking on the Wangjia Village behind.

"Brother Qiushu, you all make a living every day? Did you find someone else?" The Ge family's farmer stopped the people and wanted to ask clearly.

The man who was called Qiushu was straightened up and smiled, saying, "It turns out it's Brother Sun. You're done with your work? Go back and have dinner quickly, otherwise the food will be cold in a while. We are all farming here, with a lot of people and working fast. I didn't find anyone else. Who has the time to farm in spring, and they are busy with spring plowing?

I'm going to have a meal now, and the master has prepared it. Alas! When we mention the master, our farmhouse is not sure what to say. The master is afraid that the spring is cold, so he even prepared wine. I'll leave now, Brother Sun, you are busy."

As he spoke, Brother Qiushu shook the soil on his feet and walked towards the main house step by step.

Seeing the person walking away, the man from Gejiazhuang was still staring there blankly until a gust of wind blew with the breath of soil. Then he shivered, tightened his clothes tightly, turned around slowly, lowered his head and bent his waist, and sighed from time to time.

That night, the news that Wangjiazhuang had farmed for a few days a day was spread on Gejiazhuang. The people in Gejiazhuang didn't believe it at first. The people who had such a good thing actually lit a torch in the middle of the night, waiting to see it with their own eyes. When they came back, they said it again, and it caused a big sensation.

Ge Yingxi also heard about this at night. He also didn't believe it and ordered the housekeeper to figure it out.

The next morning, the merchants got up again, and Ge Yingxi also took the housekeeper to have dinner early and walked out. When he arrived at the side of the small bridge, he stopped and waited and watched. After seeing it, he was shocked.

I don’t know where I got so many cattle and horses from, but there are many people in my own village to pull the plows.

"Master, look, the people in Wangjiazhuang do not seem to have their own farming, just like the autumn harvest. Also, look at the plows over there, why do I look different from the ones we often use?" The housekeeper of Gezhuang pointed at the other side and said to Ge Yingxi.

Ge Yingxi's eyes were not as useful as the butler. She looked over there and couldn't see clearly what the plow looked like. She was clear about the way to work together. After thinking about it, she said to the butler: "Ge Zhuang will learn from there later and use the people together. I'll go over and take a look at the plow."

The housekeeper took the order and left. Ge Yingxi walked across the small bridge alone as if he was watching the scenery, walked over there, staring at the plow, trying to see clearly as he approached.
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