Among the mature fields that I planted for one year last year, Xu Chen chose a relatively flat area and planned an area of ​​about 20 acres as a separate experimental field.

After burning the wasteland, all the weeds and stems on the surface were burned, but he knew that there were still a large number of wild grass roots and stems below the ground. Even if there were no seeds, they would still grow vigorously in the spring. In addition, the wood ash left behind by the burning as fertilizer, maybe even more crazy than last year.

To increase farmland income, try to clean up these weed roots and stems.

There is no suitable tillage tool at the moment, and it is a dream to complete this task by relying on simple wooden hoes, stone hoes, wooden sticks and other tools.

However, since we plan to start the domestication experiment of grain planting, we still need to overcome and improve all difficulties.

If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools.

If there is no plow, then build a plow yourself.

The structure of the wooden plow is very simple, it is composed of two crossed bent wood, one as a pulling arm and the other as a plowshare that flips out the soil. Without the metal plow tip, it can still plow the land. However, the force of breaking the soil is relatively small, and the depth of the plow will be affected.

But according to the current living environment and conditions, Xu Chen could not put forward higher requirements for himself and his tribe members when any tool could only be settled simply.

When Muba and Amu led a large group of people to start cleaning the new farmland, Xu Chen did not rush to start processing the experimental field. Instead, he asked a few old and weak men to clean up the remaining stones in the farmland last year again, and he took Gu He and two young men with the flags to go up the mountain to find suitable wood.

In two days, five people cut back seven or eight strange woods that were curved like dog legs.

These woods seem to be fine, and they feel uncomfortable when they are burning firewood.

Mother Ba and a group of women watched Xu Chen not take a few people to clean up the farmland, but spent two days cutting back the rotten wood. Although they had doubts, they did not criticize or accuse them.

Because they all know that Xu Chen will not be aimless and will definitely be useful.

In the next two days, a group of teenagers and two tool men, under Xu Chen's command, gnawed, chewed, chopped, chopped, and chopped, slowly made several more strange-shaped things.

At the intersection of the two curved woods, a very rough cross tenon was cut out, and they were tied together with hemp ropes to form a strange curved cross structure, which looked extremely strange.

Two long ropes were tied to the traction arm that stretched downward and shoulder straps were made from animal skin.

The plowshare responsible for breaking the land is cut into a slightly sunken slope, and the tip of the plow is slightly tilted downward.

"Let's go, take it to the field and try it!"

When Xu Chen was a child, he saw the old-fashioned ancestral curved plow at home, but it was made by a rural carpenter. He used cast iron plows and ox as traction. Later, after the farming machine became popular, the wooden plow was quickly eliminated. He had only seen it, and had never used it or made it.

At present, this primitive wooden plow was almost created by him through his own memory. It is both primitive and rough. Whether it can be used needs a big question mark.

But a mule is a horse, and it was only after I took it out for a walk.

So Gu Heju and the others excitedly carried this strange thing and followed Xu Chen to the test field.

Several men were busy for four days, and many stones in the designated test field were cleaned up again, but there were not many big stones, but there were still a few big fists that were big.

If it is a mature field that is plowed all year round, there will generally be no stones.

But this land has never been turned over. Last year, I just used wooden hoes and stone hoes to simply dig some trenches and sow seeds. I don’t know how many stones there are buried under the surface.

Originally, there are many grassroots, and with a large number of stones, it is not only laborious to cultivate, but also plowing.

Especially this simple mortise is spliced ​​with a wooden plow that is tied with hemp rope.

Put down the wooden plow in the farmland, Xu Chen asked Gu Heju to take charge of the traction, and he was responsible for the plow.

Although he knew nothing about the use of this thing, the two Tiehan who had always been used to being close to the tool of the person who was close to the body was still very excited. He put two traction ropes on his shoulders according to Xu Chen's request. After hearing Xu Chen's order, he pulled the wooden plow forward.

It was his first time in his two lives. Xu Chen was a farmer. He only saw the village and his elders working in his family when he was a child. Therefore, he was a little busy with his plow handle. The plowshare floated and moved in the soil, sometimes left and right, sometimes up and down, like a ghost. Although he also ploughed out a groove along the way, it looked terrible.

The plowshare is not sharp enough, the soil is too solid, and there are many stones mixed in it. It is not easy to plow the soil smoothly.

In addition, Xu Chen had no experience in plowing the fields and could not control the plow handles at all. The plowshare was not under his command at all. It was like a strange jump, floating in the soil. It just pressed down and jumped up again. As soon as it steadily turned over a few feet, it jumped out when it hit the stone.

After plowing back and forth for dozens of meters, Gu Heju and the others felt extremely relaxed, while Xu Chen was so tired that he was sweating profusely.

"Damn it, I'm so tired, take a break!"

Xu Chen lost the plow and sat on the rocks on the ridge of the field. He looked at several traces that looked like dogs crawling, and his face twitched while wiping his sweat.

I used to see my father driving oxen and plowing fields with a relaxing amount. He could plow several acres a day, but I didn’t expect that I would be very tired after working back and forth for a few strokes.

Although plows are different from plows, the people are completely different, and not everyone can be considered good by the dealer.

It seems that I am only suitable for thinking, and I am the best at fighting wits and courage with a group of stubborn primitive savages. Plowing and farming is indeed not my strength.

Calculate carefully, it is not your own strength to weave baskets and ropes, nor is it your own strength to draw pictures and write. You can’t sing and dance, and you can’t hunt and fish...

It seems like I'm a little useless.

Except for this head, no other organs seem to be of use.

Xu Chen couldn't help but glance at his crotch.

Then he looked at his calloused hands.

Finally, he sighed with a depressed look on his face, rested for a while, and walked back and forth between the plows, and then squatted in front of the wooden plow and observed carefully.

This plow is basically successful. Although it cannot be opened very smoothly evenly and neatly, the basic function is no problem.

The problem now is that the direction of the traction force of the plow is a little wrong, and it will jump up when pulled. In addition, the plowshare is too light and requires a lot of force to squeeze into the soil. However, because there is no sharp metal plow tip, it will lead to harder stones or large balls of grass roots and tree roots that will be pushed out and will go off.

Another problem is that the plowshare is not cut smoothly enough, and the soil cannot be turned open after it is arched, forming neat furrows. Therefore, the plows vary in depth, just like a dog has gnawed them.

Gu Heju and two young followers were standing around Xu Chen all the time, watching him squatting in front of the plow and gesture in his hands, muttering in his mouth, as if he was chanting scriptures and praying, the four of them were full of awe.

I spent four days busy and made such a strange thing.

I just pulled back and forth and made several curved grooves in the field with different depths and curved grooves, which looked like a joke, but it could be seen that Xu Chen valued this thing very much, as if it had a lot to do with farming and would be of great use.

Therefore, all four of them became extremely nervous.

Xu Chen's success is their success, especially Gu Heju.

Since the two followed Xu Chen's continuous invention and creation, and later upgraded to trumpeters and flag officials, their status in the tribe has gradually increased. Not only did Moba like them more and more, but a group of hunters also cared for them very much. When hunting, they would think of sharing what was delicious and fun, and treating them equally as real adults.

This was impossible before.

In the past, like Xu Chen, he was a follower and errand-runner in front of a group of hunters. He could only carry prey with tools when hunting. Because he had no credit, he naturally ate the worst parts. He could not eat the bloody parts of the liver and heart.

But now, they are the group of the tribe who eats the best except Xu Chen, and they treat them exactly the same as a group of hunters such as Feng.

Therefore, he was sincerely obedient and respectful to Xu Chen and Gu Heju, and did whatever they asked them to do without any complaints.

Now two more young men from the Wu tribe have joined their three-person team. Everyone is of the same age and Xu Chen is also quite kind. Now these five small gangs have gradually become the most active group of the Ba tribe.

Every time they train military or go on a long journey, they are the vanguards, one blows the trumpet and three raises the flags, and unite closely around Xu Chen, forming the most important core team and command leader of the Ba people.

The horn is the command, and the flag is the direction.

After taking action, everyone is centered on them.

This pride and pride was something I never thought of before.

Therefore, if Xu Chen's innovative invention fails, they will also empathize with the depression and discomfort of their feelings, and feel that they are not working hard enough and not doing well.

"Is it bad? Let's cut down trees again..."

Gu hesitated for a long time, but still squatted down and asked carefully.

"No, things can be used, but there is still a little problem. Run back and get the axe!"

Xu Chen had already had some improvement at this time, so he shook his head and stood up.

"Okay, wait!"

Gu turned his head and ran towards the courtyard with a gust of wind.

Xu Chen asked Ju and the other three to carry the wooden plow to the grass beside the field and untie the hemp rope on it.

Soon, Gu Qi came back with two stone axes. This time, Xu Chen took the initiative to deal with the tenon and plowshare carefully. After nearly half an hour of chewing, the two curved woods were combined together again and tied tightly with hemp rope.
Chapter completed!