Xie Shi felt that he had said it so clearly this time, and that he must have a path to immortality in sight. The system was stunned on the spot, speechless for a moment: With such perseverance, what path can the host take that will not lead to success? Why do you have to stick to cultivating immortals?
After it followed the temptations and extracted from Xie Shi his experiences in the four years since his birth, the system could only say: This baby is hopeless. To make him believe that there are no gods in the world is as difficult as pointing at the big sun in the sky and telling him that it is a big light bulb.
In front of you is the host who has been obsessed with cultivating immortality since he was young, and behind him is the 1% who is flashing in an emergency, the God of Death!
Forget it, there is no hope, just wait for death.
The overwhelmed system almost collapsed on the spot.
Fortunately, the desire to survive made it stronger. Every day, he tried his best to persuade Xie Shi to give up his dream, so he just opened a lecture hall to give a popular science lecture, using the power of science to analyze all gods and Buddhas.
In the end, the teacher who spoke so earnestly could only offer feeble dissuasion when faced with the stubborn students.
[It is impossible to cultivate immortality, and it is impossible to cultivate immortality in this life -] Feudal superstition is killing the system! The first step for anyone’s system to bind the host is to get rid of feudal superstition! !
Seeing that the system was of no help to his "cultivation of immortality" and instead poured cold water on him all day long, Xie Shi had already lost all interest.
As a magic weapon, he does not do his job properly. He always says that there is no future in cultivating immortals and that only reading and studying can change his destiny. Other than that, it has no effect at all. On the contrary, it disturbs his good night's dream and makes his head feel as big as a bucket! What's more, even if this useless magic weapon appeared in reality, would he be required to carry a cat and kill everyone? Wouldn’t that make your friends laugh to death!
At the moment, I ignore it to the end and want to return to the happy daily life of the past.
However, although he continued to have fun with a group of urchins all over the mountains and plains during the day, he was extremely melancholy when he could no longer enter those bizarre dreams at night.
The miraculous "Dream Power" has been with Xie Shi almost since he became conscious. Now that he has lost it suddenly, it is like the sudden loss of his innate limbs. It is really difficult to adapt!
Xiaotuanzi, who was forced to "give up Internet addiction", was wilted from head to toe and was no longer as lively as before at the dinner table.
It's not like the family members are completely unaware of his emotions. He's just a child. It's normal to be happy and angry at times. If he eats well and sleeps well, it's no big deal. Soon the county will send people to collect field taxes from every household. Now the autumn harvest is the top priority, and some small things cannot be taken care of.
Rice harvesting is just the beginning, and the next step is threshing. People with cattle will spread the harvested rice on the ground, and use stone rollers pulled by cattle to grind the rice stalks. People without cattle will just hold the rice straw with their hands and beat it on the ground. , golden grains of millet fell off and spread all over the ground.
However, using stone rollers to grind rice stalks will cause greater wear and tear on the seeds, which will affect germination in the coming year. Villagers often separate the rice reserved for next year's seeds and use human power to shell the rice.
The weather has been good this year. More than 80% of the shelled rice is full and firm, and less than 20% is thin or empty. The villagers were overjoyed.
Xie Dayou's family was also happy that their hard work was not in vain. Old Xu said happily: "This year's harvest has been good. After paying the land tax, the remaining grain is enough for our family. There is no need to buy additional grain."
If you go to the town to buy food, a bushel of rice costs at least fifty or sixty cents. How much money does it cost for a family to chew it?
The daughters-in-law were also very happy. Mrs. Liu from the eldest house smiled and said, "What mom said is that the money saved can be used to pull out a few feet of cloth to make two new clothes for my parents and several children."
"Children grow up quickly. Brother Shi's few old clothes are enough for him, so why do he need to make new clothes?" Mrs. Yu hurriedly declined, "Kuang, this kid is playing outside all day long, so he is afraid of wearing new clothes. They have become old clothes on him. Why not make some thick winter coats for my parents and uncles."
"Sister Mei is getting older now, so girls should dress up and wear something red..."
Others enthusiastically joined in the discussion.
"Instead of making clothes, it's good to buy some snacks and sweet treats for the children. You can't have nothing all year round..."
The autumn air is crisp and the ground is golden and you can enjoy it under the sun. Every grain of millet contains the sweat of the villagers who have worked hard for more than half a year.
Taking advantage of the free time while sunbathing, the family talked, laughed, discussed and discussed, with good expectations for the future life on their faces.
Outside the rice drying field, a group of urchins chased and quarreled by. Seeing the golden rice fields everywhere, Xie Shi felt greedy for the first time in a long time.
In the past, he could enjoy delicacies from all over the world in his dreams, but now that he has lost his supernatural power, he is salivating when he sees birds flying in the sky, fish swimming in the river, and dogs passing by in the village, and he is so greedy that he can't walk. Even the chickens and ducks at home instinctively sense danger and will take a detour as soon as they see this little dumpling.
Looking down at the golden rice in the open space, and turning his head to look at the chubby sparrows on the treetops, Xie Shi suggested enthusiastically: "How about we catch sparrows?"
"Okay, okay! Catch sparrows, catch sparrows!"
A group of urchins clapped their hands and cheered, and did as they were told.
Now everyone went home, grabbed a small handful of grain, and picked up a few sieves. Once they were all prepared, they skillfully set traps, just waiting for any hungry little sparrow to fall into the trap.
While catching sparrows, Xie Shi couldn't help but think of the troubles he had been having these past few days. The depression of being forced to quit his Internet addiction resurfaced, and his fair little face wrinkled up.
Seeing that he was unhappy, some friends asked him what happened. When they asked, they found out that he was suffering from not knowing how to realize his dream.
A group of urchins suddenly started talking in all directions.
"Dream? What is that?"
"That's what I want to do in the future. I want to be a general, majestic and domineering. When I become a general, I will catch Zhang Goudan who stole my fruit, take off his pants and spank him!"
"I want to learn blacksmithing from my dad..."
"I want to open a pastry shop and eat as many pastries as I want. I will be the first to eat any delicious pastries."
The children talked louder and louder, chatting animatedly. It was as if they had completely forgotten the original topic, and they didn't even remember to share the worries of their "Second Bridge Gang Leader".
Xie Shi: "..."
A bunch of little idiots are really unreliable. He knew it!
As the smartest kid in Erqiao Village, even he doesn't know where to learn the knowledge of cultivating immortals. How can he expect these little fools?
Wait, Xie Shi suddenly had an idea.
Whether you are a blacksmith, a carpenter, or a doctor, you can learn everything. As we all know, professional people know best. In this case, who is the professional immortal cultivator?
Two words appeared in his mind: Taoist priest!
Xiaotuanzi’s dark eyes were astonishingly bright.
Although he had never left Erqiao Village, he heard from his parents and grandparents that there were many Taoist temples in Daqi. In order to seek a son, his mother visited Buddhist temples and Taoist temples all over the country.
The Monkey King had to travel far across the ocean to become a disciple of Patriarch Bodhi. When he grew up, he would be able to travel all over the world to seek immortals and visit the Tao. He did not believe that there were no true immortals in the Taoist temples deep in the mountains!
Thinking about the future, Xie Shi smiled happily.
"Clang!"
Just at this moment, a silly sparrow threw itself into the net. Xie Shi, with quick eyes and quick hands, pulled the rope and caught it.
What is double happiness? Tactical fallback.
A few more sparrows were caught one after another. Seeing that no silly sparrows came to the door, the group of children moved to an open space.
After the fire was lit, the grill was set up, and the shredded pork sprinkled with salt went into their stomachs, the children wiped the oil from their mouths with their sleeves, then patted their bellies with satisfaction and went back to their homes.
Dusk has arrived, and the twilight is closing.
Smoke rises from every house, fishermen return from fishing, urchins return after enjoying themselves, shepherd boys lead cattle by, and villagers who go to the town market to sell fruits are walking home with empty baskets and smiles on their faces, and the evening breeze So gentle.
After the millet is dried, the villagers are busy again.
First, rice hullers are used to grind off the husk, and then a windmill is used to blow away the chaff and empty grains. The remaining rice is poured into the sieve and shakes continuously. Some of the unbroken rice floats on the sieve surface, and then poured into the rice huller. Do another round of shelling.
After shelling and sifting, only the last step remains: peeling.
——That is, pounding rice.
After the rice is pounded, it can be separated into fine bran and polished rice.
Erqiao Village uses a very simple hammer to pound rice. First dig a hole in the ground and put in a concave stone mortar, and then match it with a thick wooden pole. The front end of the wooden pole is an iron spout. The residue of vinegar brewing is glued together with the wooden pole. The spout is inserted into the stone mortar. As long as you continuously step on the back end of the wooden pole with your feet, you can use the principle of leverage to make the mouth of the front end drop together continuously, smashing the rice in the stone mortar below into rice and chaff.
Benedict! Benedict! Benedict!
When the three Xie brothers and their wives continued to pound rice, Xie Shi was walking around them curiously.
In the eyes of children, this is like an interesting toy, and they are even eager to try it and want to step on it themselves.
His appeal was naturally rejected.
"Children, let's go and play." When a child is well-behaved, he is a caring and sweet baby, but when he is rough, he is a little nuisance. At this time, Xie Shi was undoubtedly a nuisance in the eyes of his mother, Mrs. Yu. She took her son aside and said angrily, "This is rice pounding. I can't mess around with you."
"Beat rice?"
Xie Shi's ears perked up and he caught the key words.
Where has he heard this word before?
He turned his head hard and finally pulled out a scene he had seen in a dream from the depths of his memory. In the stream rolling down the mountain was a "water wheel" with a tall wooden wheel standing in the water and turning. It stood up with great momentum.
It was the first time Xie Shi saw such an artifact, and he wanted to play with it, but the man in the dream grabbed it by the ears.
At that time, the people in the dream also seemed to say that they were pounding rice?
"Rice is pounded using a water wheel, isn't it?"
Xie Shi gestured with his little hands and sounded confused.
"It's quick and convenient to pound the water in the water tanker."
"What waterwheel?" Mrs. Yu didn't understand what he meant, "We in Erqiao Village have always pounded rice like this."
Seeing him approaching again, Mrs. Yu hurriedly carried him out again and slapped his butt: "Go play outside, don't stay in the yard and mess around."
"I'm not playing or messing around." Being pushed out of the door, Xie Shi puffed up his cheeks angrily, "...the waterwheel in the dream is indeed more convenient! Don't my parents know how to build it?"
[…It’s not a water wheel, it’s a water mill. ]
[That is a tool used in riverside areas with mountains and water. Using the water potential, the water mill can be used to pound rice day and night. The terrain of Erqiao Village is gentle and the stream has no waves, so it is not suitable for use. ]
A voice sounded in his ear. Finally unable to stand it any longer, the system projected a simple image of a water barrier onto Xie Shi's retina. Xiaotuanzi nodded immediately:
"Yes, yes, this is it!"
Xie Shi suddenly said: "So it's called Shui Lei?"
Then he realized that the system was making noise just now.
Obviously he wanted to help his parents save time and convenience, but he was misunderstood as a child playing nonsense. Xiaotuanzi felt aggrieved. On the contrary, this magical weapon that he considered useless understood what he meant immediately, and Xie Shi rarely had a good impression of it.
Sensing Xie Shi's obviously closer tone, the system thought, if we don't establish a good relationship now, how long will it take?
As a result, it successively posted pictures one after another in the host's mind, including rice pounding tools and usage processes from ancient times to the present, from north to south, and started a small popular science class on the spot.
Xie Shi listened with great interest, his curiosity greatly satisfied. He patted his short hand and said, "You know so much!"
If the previous attitude of the system was like adults lecturing children and ruthlessly denying children's dreams, it would inevitably lead to rebellious psychology. But now the attitude of answering questions makes people feel the respect of treating each other as equals.
Although the young Xie Shi couldn't tell the difference, he just knew it. So attitudes have changed.
The system didn't care to respond to him.
Deep in Xie Shi's consciousness, the fat civet cat that was lying lazily suddenly straightened up like an electric shock, and an undetectable silver light shot from the tip of its tail to its subconsciously erect ears.
——The precarious energy grid suddenly increased slightly, although it still showed 1% on the surface. Only the system itself can sense that weak increase.
? ? ? what happened?
The system was shocked.
It opened the backend and saw the page that originally contained the host's data. Among the large gray areas, a few insignificant leaves on the skill trees belonging to agriculture and engineering lit up. This means that the host has absorbed new knowledge through learning, and the system has also gained extremely weak energy growth.
Agricultural Sciences - Rice - Essence √
Engineering - Agricultural tools - rice flour √; mortar √; water hammer √
system:! ! !
The door to a new world opened before its eyes.
