Lin Shu drove the bullock cart home, while Su Xin dug around in a pile of dirt in the corner with a hoe.
Shen Shi'an turned his head with a look of fear on his face and poked him with a stick from time to time.
Lin Shu looked over and said, "I didn't let the children give away earthworms yesterday. Why are there so many?"
The two of them turned around in surprise, "My wife!"
"My wife!"
Su Xin took over: "It was sent by the villagers. I followed the example of the wife and turned it over."
"No need to do it. There are too many earthworms. We don't need so much earth for such a small amount of soil."
Shen Shi'an: "Then we need to catch the earthworms?"
"No, I'll take this thing to the ground later."
After Lin Shu finished speaking, he washed his hands and looked at the small vat of spiritual spring water next to him.
"From now on, the water you use for eating and drinking every day will be from this small tank."
She always used this thing on vegetables, but she forgot to let people around her use it from time to time.
Although the two of them didn't understand Lin Shu's intention, they both agreed, "Okay."
Shen Shi'an: "My wife, the person who brought the message today also presented a house deed and a five hundred tael of silver."
Su Xin went to the house to get something, and Lin Shu followed him in.
"My wife, look, because the note is in your handwriting, we accepted it. Is there any problem?"
Lin Shu picked it up and looked at it. The Sanjin courtyard on the east street of the county town was neither big nor small. The Xu family was really thoughtful in doing things.
"Take it, I saved someone by chance, we deserve it."
Lin Shu watched helplessly as Su Xin fetched the ladder and hid the things on the beams.
Her eyelids twitched, no wonder the books she had hidden were also dug out.
Shen Shi'an poked his head out of the door and said, "My wife, I've made some new tea, would you like to taste it?"
"good."
Lin Shu came to the next door, and the door behind him was gently closed by Shen Shi'an.
Her heart tightened, "Your body...you still need to do what you can..."
Shen Shi'an rummaged in front of the closet, took out a piece of cloth, and smiled brightly, "My wife has really thought about it. I just want to make you some clothes and measure them."
Lin Shu walked over and opened his hands, "Do you have a wooden ruler at home? How do you measure it?"
The cloth on the table was what she bought last time. It seems that she will buy more next time.
Then take the two of them to the county town and buy some things they like.
Shen Shi'an leaned close gently, his left hand gently tugging on the clothes around Lin Shu's waist, his head tilted forward slightly, and his warm breath tapped on his neck.
He pressed his fingers on Lin Shu's shoulders and measured inch by inch with his thumb and index finger.
Lin Shu could see his red earlobes and the faint red mark that had not dissipated underneath, and the faint fragrance of tea lingered around him.
"Is your measurement accurate?"
Shen Shi'an silently wrote down the quantity, came behind Lin Shu, and began to measure the size of the back shoulders.
"Ma'am, don't bother me taking measurements."
The strength of the fingers was neither light nor heavy, and occasionally they brushed the back of Lin Shu's neck, like ants crawling across.
Lin Shu coughed lightly and said, "You should be gentle or focus on your intensity."
Shen Shi'an secretly curved the corners of his mouth, and then continued to move his fingers to Lin Shu's arm.
"Mrs. Wife, did you miss us today?"
Lin Shu said seriously: "I'm only going out for half a day. If I haven't seen you for a day, I will definitely miss you."
Shen Shi'an: "Wouldn't the wife make her husband happy?"
Lin Shu was stunned, "Why do you want to coax? Are you unhappy?"
Lin Shu had no experience in coaxing people, but what she said to the two of them was sincere.
She wanted to turn around, but was afraid of disturbing Shen Shi'an's movements, "Did someone come to the door today to cause trouble?"
Shen Shi'an's fingers came to the sleeves, then climbed up to Lin Shu's palm, interlocking with her fingers.
"It's because I miss my wife that I want to know if my wife misses us."
Lin Shu smiled and pulled the person into his arms, "Why do you always talk in roundabout ways?"
Lowering his head and smelling the fragrance of the person in his arms, he felt very comfortable.
Shen Shi'an stretched out his hand to wrap his arms around her, feeling that his wife was a little unhappy today.
"Master Wife, we are all here."
Lin Shu: "Yeah."
"Master Wife?"
"What's wrong?"
"My legs are a little numb."
Lin Shu let go of him, "Have you measured the size? I have to go to the fish pond."
"There is one last step."
Lin Shu stood up straight and opened his hands again, "Come on."
A hint of cunning flashed in Shen Shi'an's eyes, and he raised his head and kissed Lin Shu's lips.
Then he held the piece of cloth and sat on the bedside with his back to Lin Shu, "I'm done measuring it."
Lin Shu smiled helplessly and opened the door, "Keep the door open, it's too dark and it's not good for your eyes."
Then he came to the yard and shoveled all the dirt from the corner onto the bullock cart.
"Lin Shu."
Lin Shu turned around, "Village chief? Do you have anything to do with me?"
Lin Fan looked at the guard at the door, entered the room, and spoke in a low voice next to Lin Shu.
"Today, the county magistrate called the surrounding village chiefs to go to the county government office. Have you chosen which village to conduct the fertilization test?"
Lin Fan was a little excited. If this experiment is successful, the people will still have a lot of money in their pockets after paying taxes.
The county magistrate said that they must arrange for people to take good care of the land Lin Shu selected and not damage it. This is a major matter related to the people's livelihood in the world, and they were asked to keep it secret.
If Lin Shu chooses to conduct this experiment in their village, their village will become famous in the future!
Lin Shu was not surprised by the news. Everything was done to spread the news to Zhao Wang's people.
"Just our village, I can keep an eye on it."
Lin Fan: "Great! You choose two good pieces of land, and I'll go talk to the villagers."
Lin Shu put down the shovel, "No, since we want to test it, we have to use low-grade land to see the results. I have already chosen it."
Lin Shu took the wooden bucket and filled some spiritual spring water, then pulled the cow and led the village chief to the chosen place.
The two came to an undeveloped land at the foot of the mountain. Although there were no stones, it was bare and not even a few grasses grew.
Lin Shu took the hoe and loosened the ground briefly.
Lin Fan saw this and hurried home to get a hoe to help hoe the ground.
When the two of them were sweating profusely, Lin Shu stopped moving and spread the loose soil from the oxcart onto the ground.
The earthworms rolled in the ground and soon burrowed underground along the mud.
"Village chief, find a few trustworthy people to collect some fallen leaves tomorrow, or the vines that are usually used to feed pigs, and soybeans, etc., chop them up and cover them under the soil. The thickness..."
"Dig a big pit next to it and collect some human and animal excrement. It's not urgent. We need to let it ferment for a while. Then it can be used for fertilization."
Lin Fan wrote them down one by one, "Xiao Shu, if you tell me all this, don't I know it? Shouldn't this be kept secret?"
Lin Shu smiled. If this matter was spread and failed in the end, it would have a big impact on the dynasty.
But she knew that this fertile method had been passed down for thousands of years and had been used by countless ancients, so it would definitely succeed in the end.
Moreover, she believed in the village chief and her management.
"This is for people to farm. Sooner or later you will know what happened if I hid it. As for the county magistrate, they won't say anything."
"When something is grown, the village chief will spread it in the village."
Lin Fan suddenly burst into tears, turned around and wiped the corners of his eyes, "Xiao Shu, you..."
"Village chief, don't say anything sensational. You'd better arrange for people to watch this land."
Lin Shu naturally has some selfish motives. When the Fertilizer Law is promoted, the court will definitely increase taxes.
Let the people in the village grow a crop of food first and sell it for more money.
