"Wang Laoqi, Wang Laoqi, you haven't made the new plow yet?"
In early May, in a village in Yunyang County, someone ran to the craftsman Wang Laoqi's house early in the morning to shout.
The person who was shouted had just eaten breakfast. He didn't dare to eat normally as he didn't have any food.
Now that he was making curved plows, he was paid more and had an extra meal.
Hearing the shout, he wasn't in a hurry. He took out the tools in an orderly manner.
"Laoqi, hurry up. After harvesting the wheat, we have to plow the fields and plant the other crops." The person was anxious.
"I know, everyone is waiting. We won't delay you from plowing the fields." Wang Laoqi said slowly.
"I've already negotiated with the cows, how can I not be anxious." The person sighed.
Then, a smile appeared on his weathered face. "I'll borrow a cow. I've agreed to feed it one liter of beans a day."
"With a new plow, you really don't need to borrow two cows. The person who came up with the new plow is very capable." Wang Laoqi praised sincerely.
He had been a plow his whole life, but he didn't think of the current plow.
Not only did it save materials, it also worked faster.
"That's right. There's also a dustpan for harvesting wheat. Someone used it to cut weeds, and a piece of grass was scooped into the dustpan."
The person who came talked about the magical tool for harvesting wheat. His murky eyes showed his yearning for life.
Wang Laoqi said as he worked, "There are still capable people in the imperial court. Have you been harvesting wheat? Why don't I … "
"No need, I've asked Blacksmith Feng to make a knife. I can do it myself." The person who came refused. Harvesting wheat was simple and didn't cost money.
Yunyang County was like this, so were the other 21 counties.
Today, the Li Family Zhuangzi was ready to harvest the wheat.
The sun had been shining for the past few days, so the wheat could be harvested two days in advance.
The previous ten tenants had already signed the contract.
From the original tenancy, they became attached.
They were afraid that after Li Yi finished, he wouldn't want them anymore.
If the adults went to be tenants, what about the children's studies?
Therefore, they signed a contract to sell themselves and received a monthly salary, just like the others.
On the other hand, the stewards, the male servants and the female servants signed a death contract. The master bought them, raised them, and they worked.
If the master was happy, he would reward them.
However, the allowance that Li Yi gave them was several times more than that of others.
Each and every one of them had a small fortune.
Under the arrangement of Steward Song De, Li Yi held a sacrificial ceremony for the harvest. He thanked the heavens and whoever he thanked.
Li Yi was in a very good mood. His system page kept adding + 1, + 1, + 1 …
He was very satisfied. Plus one was not a lot, but it was a lot of times.
The total lifespan was 9,578 hours, which was 798 hours per day.
With a heart full of gratitude, the ceremony was completed.
Song De shouted. The people in the village who could harvest wheat picked up the divine weapon and opened it with a 'shua shua shua' sound.
Scholars, children, people from the Zhang Family Village, and people from the Imperial Plantation next door all gathered around to watch.
The person who bought the soy sauce and asked someone to send the soy sauce away also watched.
At first, everyone was not used to it, so they took turns.
As he worked, he found the trick and became more and more familiar with it.
Li Yi took the lead.
The onlookers looked on and tried to find extra divine artifacts to help collect them.
After an hour, Li Yi stopped playing. He was tired.
"I have to work hard for all the divine artifacts. I want a combined harvester." Li Yi mumbled as he wiped his sweat. His whole body was sticky.
"Dongzhu, Zhuangzi, everyone's rent has been collected. The rent is not good." Song De waited for Li Yi to stop working and reported in a low voice.
As he spoke, Song De's eyes revealed a trace of pride.
It was not because of the bad silk, but because the wheat had not been harvested and the rent was easily collected. Rich, Zhuangzi was rich.
"I trust Steward Song to do things." Li Yi praised. In fact, he did not care about the rent at all.
Zhuangzi not only made money from soy sauce, but also made a lot of money from spiced eggs.
There were still many rich people in Chang 'an. They did not eat eggs, but status.
There were also merchants who bought soy sauce and 100 boiled round eggs to sell elsewhere.
Yes, the spiced tea egg. Li Yi named it 100 boiled round eggs.
He could not tell anyone about the spiced tea and the spiced tea. What if someone else researched it based on the name?
"Brother Yi, Brother Yi, I brought people to help you collect the wheat." Li Chengqi's voice came.
A large group of people brought their own harvesting divine artifacts. Without any instructions, they joined the harvesting team.
According to the current manpower, all the wheat could be harvested before dark tonight.
"Thank you, Big Brother. Have you eaten?" Li Yi asked casually.
"I was just about to tell you. Quickly cut the pig ears into a plate. Let's drink." Li Chengqi did not hide it at all.
Li Yi looked up at the sun. There was still some time before noon. Drinking now?
Therefore, he went back to his kitchen and took out two braised pig ears. He cut them into shreds and mixed them with scallions and chili oil.
Oh, there was also the coriander that had just sprouted from the ground. It was now called coriander.
After pouring two bowls of 20% wine, Li Yi frowned and took a sip. He said, "Big Brother, has the farm been settled properly?"
"Someone will take care of it. I don't need to care." Li Chengqi took a sip of wine and chewed on the pig ears.
After he swallowed, he said, "Brother Yi, after harvesting the wheat, it's time to threshing, right?"
Li Yi understood the purpose of his big brother asking for help today.
He wanted to see the threshing by hydraulic power.
"Big Brother, tomorrow morning. My threshing by hydraulic power can also be stepped on by humans. It requires iron, at least five catties of iron per grain. The rest can be replaced by wood. "
Li Yi made it clear first. It was good stuff, but it was just scrap iron.
Li Chengqi picked up the pig ears. "How is it compared to the past?"
"It's fast. Usually, if you have a stone mill at home, you can use the stone mill to grind the grain."
"If you don't have a stone mill, you can only use a flail."
"My method is more than a hundred times faster, but it also requires a shovel."
Li Yi told everyone how to deal with the wheat. Not everyone had a stone mill.
"A hundred times?" Li Chengqi didn't listen to anything else.
"You will know when you see it tomorrow." Li Yi didn't want to say more. Seeing is believing.
He didn't buy this technology from the system.
He knew it. When he was young, he used to step on the wheat with his feet and didn't let go. He let the equipment beat the grain down.
"Okay, I will drink with Brother Yi tonight." Li Chengqi looked like he wouldn't leave tonight.
At five o 'clock in the afternoon, the sun slowly set.
The people in Zhang Family's village looked at the sky and smiled when they saw the gorgeous sunset. It would still be sunny tomorrow.
All the wheat in the field was harvested and piled up in bundles.
The steamed biscuits they ate at noon were already gone. The workers picked the grains and grass on their bodies, washed their hands and prepared to eat.
Food was always available and provided 24 hours a day.
The women who cooked worked in three shifts. When they saw that the vegetables were gone, they would cook and put the food on the trough for people to eat.
Dinner was the most sumptuous. There were braised pork, tofu, and no wild vegetables.
The rice was steaming hot. There were also fried salted fish and black bean sauce.
The wild vegetable and egg soup was placed on the table.
This wasn't specially made for today. It was part of Zhuangzi's daily life.
With money, he bought pigs, beans, and fish. He was too busy to fish in the Ba River.
Then, Zhuangzi drove the surrounding industries. The villagers dug up tasty wild vegetables and caught fish and sent them to Zhuangzi to sell.
Seeing the food, the workers didn't feel tired anymore. They ate so well every day. How could they dare to dream before?
"Guan Yi, what's wrong with your arm? Why didn't you say anything? Let's go and find Dongzhu. "
During the meal, a woman who was helping to carry the food saw a man bleeding from his arm and a hole in his clothes.
She dragged him to Li Yi's house.
The man smiled bitterly. "I'm eating. I don't want to disturb Dongzhu. I want to talk to him after the meal. "
"What did Dongzhu say? If you have an injury, you must tell him immediately. You are disobedient and dare to talk back. "The woman reprimanded.
The rest of the group followed him.
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