"The lower back must be stable, the shot must be accurate, and the strength must be well controlled."
Xu Fenglei demonstrated to Li Chengqian beside him,
"Such arrogant exertion is not only inefficient, but after a while your hands and feet will be sore and exhausted."
He gently waved the sickle and cut off a bunch of wheat stalks with smooth movements.
"Yes, Master..."
Li Chengqian's face turned red, and he gritted his teeth and waved the sickle, but it was still extremely difficult.
After three consecutive cuts, the wheat stalk was about to collapse.
After the fourth stabbing, it was finally cut off.
"Hoo, ho..."
The Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty was breathing rapidly, sweating profusely under the scorching sun.
The other children were not much better either. Before they could chop a few wheat straws, each of them looked like a cooked hairy crab, with their fair faces and skin all red from the sun.
He was sweating profusely, making his clothes soaked through.
If they work here for several days in a row, these boys will definitely be as dark as that peasant girl.
"Hey, tut..."
"Why……"
While Changsun Wugu was helping Li Shimin, he looked at the children who were about to collapse. It made him feel heartbroken!
Since birth, have they ever done such heavy physical work?
Today, I suffered a big sin.
But she was heartbroken, and she knew in her heart that it would be of great benefit to the children to experience the suffering of the people.
Especially for Cheng Qian, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, it is particularly important.
"Ouch, my old waist!"
Li Shimin screamed and almost fell down in the wheat field.
He held his waist and raised his eyebrows.
"What's wrong, Your Majesty?!"
The eldest grandson Wugao hurriedly turned around to look after his husband and said hurriedly,
"Did you flash your waist?"
"Come, I will help you to rest for a while..."
She rubbed Li Shimin's waist and helped him sit down.
"Why!"
Li Shimin sat down on the field, his face finally showing a trace of relaxation.
Just listen to him smile bitterly:
"I have never done such a job since I was a child. I thought cutting wheat was just a physical job, but I didn't expect... it requires excellent skills!"
"Just looking at this cat's waist, I won't be able to bear it for a while."
"Look at how happy the common people are with harvesting. Only when you try it yourself will you realize... A good harvest is also a hard job!"
After speaking, he turned to look at the ministers and sighed:
"My dear friends, I have underestimated this good harvest!"
"I will follow the example of Xu Aiqing in selecting the five best students. I will also set up a prize today. Whoever cuts the most wheat and is the best will be rewarded by me!"
At this moment, except for a few ministers with mud-legged backgrounds who were skilled in craftsmanship and very efficient, the rest were all at a loss. After a while, they were out of breath and rubbed their waists and stopped to rest.
Now seeing the emperor stop to speak, they all laughed.
Look, it’s not just that I’m stupid and lazy, His Majesty can’t stand it either!
As for rewards?
"Ouch, I'm so exhausted!"
Changsun Wuji felt sore all over, so he simply lay down on the straw and shouted,
"Let those animals compete for rewards. I really can't cut them anymore!"
Although he is in the prime of life, his "old man" is extremely smooth.
"Haha, look at your bears!"
Cheng Yaojin gathered the wheat straw and said proudly,
"After so many times, you just lie down and don't move? You're far worse than my old Cheng!"
"Back when I was farming at home, I, Cheng Yaojin, was a good boy from all over the country! Not to mention anything else, just for the job of cutting wheat, I was very good at it! I was given the nickname "Ten Donkeys"!
"On this matter alone, many people in the village want to marry their daughters to me. That guy... has crossed the threshold!"
"I, Old Cheng, am determined to get this reward today!"
While he was bragging, Hou Junji on the side said abruptly:
"Lao Cheng, stop bragging. Look at people's respect for virtue. That's what you call a real human-shaped donkey. In the time you are talking, he has cut off two miles of land!"
Cheng Yaojin: "!!!"
He was startled. He looked closely and saw that Yu Chigong was already far ahead. He couldn't help but cursed:
"Old Hei! You shameless person keeps silent and carries out sneak attacks. You, you, you...you don't have martial ethics!"
"Hey, wait for me for a while, you big beast! Mother..."
At this moment, Yuchi Gong was already shirtless and wearing only underpants, turning into a ruthless harvesting machine.
Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, the wheat stalks fell in front of him one after another, unable to stop his footsteps at all.
When he heard Cheng Yaojin cursing behind him, he just raised his head and gave a contemptuous smile in return.
"It's just you, you're such a bitch and you're like ten donkeys?"
Yuchi Gong snorted coldly,
"If you are the equivalent of ten donkeys, I will be the equivalent of a hundred oxen. I can even kick you to death!"
"Get out of here!"
"Your Majesty's reward belongs to none other than me!"
Having said that, he no longer paid attention to others and concentrated on harvesting.
And the movement here has already attracted the attention of the farmers.
Seeing the fierce Yu Chigong, Cheng Yaojin and others, all the men smacked their lips:
"Ah, where did these people come from? They cut so fast!"
"It's more powerful than animals!"
"Who knows that dark-skinned guy? The old man wants to marry his daughter to him! With such a son-in-law, you won't have to worry about busy farming anymore! Haha..."
"..."
Everyone laughed. Whether it was the farmers or the emperor and ministers, it was a happy scene.
When working, no one cares about your status! Only the most diligent work is the most glorious!
"Have a rest."
Xu Fenglei patted Li Chengqian's shoulder and said softly,
"Now do you know how difficult it is for the people?"
"Even during a good harvest, they still have to work so hard, and this kind of hard work is something they can never ask for."
"Because if there is a famine and you work hard for half a year, you will still go hungry, or even your whole family will starve to death..."
Li Chengqian didn't say anything, just nodded silently.
At this moment, there is no need to say any more empty words, because he has truly felt how difficult it is for the working people in this land...
"Master, is there any way to make their lives better?"
Li Chengqian raised his head slightly and looked at Xu Fenglei seriously.
Xu Fenglei smiled happily.
This kid finally started to think about this issue. This "reform through labor" session was very successful!
"This question...even the ancient sage would probably have a hard time answering you."
He smiled lightly and said,
"However, I just know how to be a teacher."
"It's just that it's useless to tell you now. What you need to do is to develop an unwavering heart, which is Zhen!"
"Zhen, do you know? If you do anything without a firm heart, you will not succeed."
Li Chengqian looked at Xu Fenglei, clenched his fists, and nodded heavily.
"Zhen."
He whispered,
"The kid will do it."
(End of chapter)
