Most of Xiao Zhou's original thoughts were still in the book, but when he heard Xiao Nianzhi say that he wanted to study tools, he couldn't help but close the book and asked in a low voice: "Sister, what are your thoughts?"
Although he didn't get along with Xiao Nianzhi for a long time, Xiao Zhou knew that this sister was a girl with a little wisdom in life.
If she hadn't already felt a few percent sure about it, she probably wouldn't have said it.
For example, the water pipes used to irrigate the ground were already being researched and promoted by Shanglinyuan Supervisor.
However, this requires the help of terrain, and there are many places where the terrain is not suitable, so there is no way to use this.
There is also the previous method of making ice, compressing military rations.
Xiao Zhou felt that maybe his sister could really come up with something that would subvert their ideas again.
Realizing this possibility, Xiao Zhou became more interested.
Xiao Siye also became interested and said with a smile: "Think about it and talk about it carefully. We... can try it now."
Seeing that it was still early, Xiao Siye opened the curtain and signaled to Uncle Zheng: "Old Zheng, turn around and go to Zhuangzi."
Xiao Siye is an activist, and he also feels sorry for Xiao Nianzhi, a little girl.
Therefore, as soon as she mentioned it, Xiao Siye made arrangements directly.
Yu Jijiu left the academy with them, and the carriage followed them.
Seeing that they had turned the corner and not entered the city, I couldn't help but poke my head out of the window curiously: "Brother Qingyue, where are you going?"
Qingyue is Xiao Siye's cousin.
When Xiao Siye heard the sound of Yu Jijiu, he hurriedly put his head out and said, "I have to go to Zhuangzi for some things. Brother Changliu wants to come with us?"
Yujijiu's full name is Yuchuan, and Changliu is his cousin.
The other party was alone. When Xiao Siye asked, he thought about it and nodded: "Then thank you Brother Qingyue for the invitation."
The two carriages turned around and went to Xiao Siye's nearest village.
The location of Zhuangzi is not that good, and there are not many fertile fields, but more medium-sized fields.
There are also many small officials in the capital near Zhuangzi, and few powerful people gather here.
After a group of people got off the carriage, they entered Zhuangzi first. Zhuangzi's cattle steward did not expect that the master's family would arrive at this time. He was helping to cook in the kitchen and hurriedly washed his hands and came to greet them.
Seeing that he was so busy and still stained with oil, Xiao Siye smiled helplessly: "It's okay, I just came over to take a look."
Manager Niu responded repeatedly and accompanied him all the way.
Xiao Nianzhi didn't expect that she was just an idea, and Xiao Siye and his son took her directly to Zhuangzi for experiments.
Although she was a little surprised, she was not nervous.
Thanks to the years she lived in the village, she has seen almost all kinds of agricultural machinery, whether old or modern, and she once visited the maintenance site out of curiosity and asked some questions.
So, thinking about it now, I can’t do it with a hydraulic seeder, but I think a scoop type one should be fine.
However, this involves the refining of various iron tools and plastic products.
Of course, plastic is not irreplaceable. The same effect can be achieved by combining various soft and hard woods.
Therefore, Xiao Nianzhi does not need to worry. In order to make a semi-automatic seeder, he has to dig for oil and extract plastic.
After coming to Zhuangzi, Xiao Nianzhi first drew the drawings.
Xiao Siye and the others were also very interested, so Xiao Nianzhi painted directly in the yard in front of the house. The temporary tables and chairs were not very useful, and the ground was uneven.
However, Xiao Nianzhi's hand was very steady.
It's not because she's good at studying, it's simply because she's good at cooking and has practiced pouring seasonings over time.
His hands are very steady, and the drawings are clear, and even the corresponding dimensions are marked.
After the painting was completed, Xiao Nianzhi explained it to Xiao Siye and the others one by one: "I remember that this is what it looks like in the book, and I also memorized a lot of the principles."
"This can be a one-person hand push type. While loosening the soil, the seeds are planted. This is considered a spoon type sowing. This spoon plate can rotate back and forth in the seed box as we push it, bringing out the seeds. Sow the seeds.”
"We can try it first and see if it doesn't work, we can plant it again."
"If you feel that the efficiency of a single one is not high, we can also splice and combine it to make a three-person or even four-person one. If there are more than one, single-person operation may not be so convenient and labor-saving, but we can also consider two-person cooperation. "
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Xiao Nianzhi used all the principles he learned during those years of watching.
She is not yet sure whether this tool can directly succeed and start sowing seeds.
If that doesn't work, I guess we'll have to ask people from the Ministry of Industry to do it.
Xiao Siye and the others looked at it for a long time, and finally Yu Jijiu couldn't help but praise: "This is really an interesting and useful idea, and it has also been put into action!"
Xiao Siye also nodded: "Yes."
Unfortunately, the book was destroyed.
It's a pity when I think about it, but I'm also a little lucky. Fortunately, Xiao Nianzhi has read it. Fortunately, the little girl is good at reading and reading, so she didn't read the book in vain.
After Xiao Nianzhi finished explaining the principles, several people sat around and discussed the operability of the seeder after production.
Xiao Zhou usually reads and rarely has the opportunity to read other miscellaneous books.
When I was young and playful, I read at most two travel books. Later, I became sensible and stopped reading more.
More thoughts are still on the Four Books and Five Classics.
He is young and has little life experience, so he cannot make any unique suggestions at this time.
On the other hand, Xiao Siye and Yu Jijiu seemed to have a lot of life experience. They would talk about this and mention that.
In Xiao Nianzhi's opinion, it is...
Well, these two people put together are more useful than the Ministry of Industry.
Because, they have practical experience.
"I think it's feasible."
"I also think it's feasible, like this one. The rope made of old burlap should be able to be reused for a long time. You can just change the rope when the time comes. It saves effort in one round and saves time in multiple rounds. It's better than ours in any way." It’s suitable to work there for half a day.”
"Yes, yes, about the wheels, let the engineering department study it. According to the size, we should be able to make it quickly."
"Unfortunately, we may not be able to use it on a large scale this year, but we can try this machine while we are planting winter vegetables."
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Xiao Siye and Yu Jijiu were discussing very intensely, and their voices would get louder from time to time.
Xiao Zhou was on the side, weak and helpless, holding the book, looking at the drawings, and then at his father and wife, quietly reducing his sense of existence.
He doesn't understand, so it's better not to cause trouble.
But, his sister is so awesome.
Thinking of this, Xiao Zhou turned his head to look at Xiao Nianzhi again.
Xiao Nianzhi couldn't say anything at this time, she was still drawing pictures.
Well, these paintings are of simple and labor-saving harvesters, threshing machines, and shelling machines.
Now that I’m trying out farm machinery, I’ll try everything I can get my hands on.
It's almost the golden autumn harvest season. Although the wheat has been harvested, the rice, millet, and corn have not yet been harvested.
If there is a machine, it should save a lot of effort by then, right?
Second update at 19:00
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