Gu Cheng blinked, what darkness, what light?
oh--
What Mr. Jia meant was that he fished me out of the darkness, and I wanted to keep my eyes open and follow him like the light.
Well, that must be the case.
Gu Zhengchen didn't expect this Gu Cheng to understand that Gu Cheng.
Mrs. Gu was very happy and extremely concerned about Mrs. Chen's arrival. She specially gave her money to let Gu Cheng grab some tonics. Gu Cheng was so moved that he burst into tears. Gu Zhengchen didn't care about his mother's actions. He only bought Gu Cheng. The contract didn't say buy one, get one free. Chen's identity was that of a commoner.
Since they are common people, there is naturally no restriction of superiority and inferiority. Mrs. Gu regards Mrs. Chen as a sister and pities her frailty, so they live together and take care of her.
Eating is a troublesome thing. Gu Zhengchen, Chen and Qingqing are together, and Gu Zhengchen is sitting on the threshold with a bowl to eat. As for the housekeeper Gu Cheng, he can only squat at the door...
There is no way, the servant cannot eat at the same table as the master. This is a rule that cannot be broken.
A servant is a bitch. If the master and the servants eat at the same table, then he is a bitch. Lao Zhu said, it's not me who wants to kill you, it's you who is despicable...
This is no joke.
During the time when the Gu family built a new thatched house, Gu Cheng could only sleep in the yard. Fortunately, it's summer, so I can sleep on a mat and light mugwort to repel mosquitoes.
Gu Zhengchen led Gu Cheng to visit the Liang family and the Sun family, and took away the custom-made scythe blade from the blacksmith shop. Aunt Wang had already made the large mesh dustpan for Luizi, and Uncle Wang was a carpenter and helped crank it.
In mid-May, the wheat is ripe.
After Mr. Yan prayed to God for mercy and not to cause trouble, the young men and women of Dayan Village picked up their sharpened sickles and rushed to the farmland.
Gu Zhengchen, Gu Cheng and Gu Qingqing each carried a plunderer. Gu and Chen looked on with a wry smile and shook the baskets with scythes behind them.
"Ah, Master Juren is about to harvest wheat. Are you carrying a mat on your back?"
"Wang Beard, what are you talking about? The Master is carrying a dustpan, but the hole in this dustpan is a bit big..."
Gu Zhengchen laughed loudly and said to Uncle Wang and Uncle Zhang, "How about a competition? Whoever harvests an acre of wheat last will be in charge of the food at night."
"Master Juren, you should prepare more steamed buns tonight. Uncle Wang, I have a big appetite."
Wang Huzi moved his wrist.
"Stay full."
Gu Zhengchen smiled.
Uncle Wang and Uncle Zhang's fields are on the west side of Gu's field.
Wang Huzi spat into his palm, rubbed his hands, picked up the sickle and said to Gu Zhengchen: "You have never done farm work, and I will not bully you. Let you harvest three points of the land first."
Gu Zhengchen fixed the blade on the plunderer, checked it, and said to Uncle Wang, "Are you sure?"
"Oh, I am not boasting. When it comes to harvesting wheat, I am the fastest man in Dayan Village."
Wang Huzi is very confident.
Mrs. Gu looked at Gu Zhengchen reproachfully and said to Uncle Wang, "Brother Zhengchen has never cut wheat. Even if you give him eight points, he can't be faster than you."
As soon as these words came out, Uncle Wang, Uncle Zhang and others laughed.
Gu Zhengchen bent down and looked at the wheat ears in front of him, then straightened up and stared at the golden wheat fields in front of him, his heart full of emotion.
The ears of wheat are far less plump than those of later generations, and the wheat in the wheat fields is not as dense as that of later generations. Even the height of the wheat is two or three inches lower than that of later generations.
How much grain can be harvested from this acre of wheat field?
The answer is, about two stones.
In the Ming Dynasty, one stone weighed one hundred and fifty kilograms, which is about three hundred kilograms.
This is still a so-called good year!
It was on this land that our ancestors worked hard to cultivate the meager harvests and tighten their belts to realize the continuation of the nation and the inheritance of civilization!
These people who bend down to harvest are the most ordinary and stubborn beings in the world!
"Hey~~it's time to harvest wheat~~"
The sound of chanting came from the distance, and one family after another took over, shouting at the top of their lungs, "Harvest wheat..."
Gu Zhengchen took a deep breath and shouted after him, then picked up the straw, walked to the wheat, and gently swung the straw. The long sickle blade at the bottom instantly cut the wheat stalks, and the wheat straw was directly collected into the dustpan-shaped box. In the net bag, Luozi turned to the left and behind him, poured out the portable rope, and then began to swing Luozi again...
Gu Zhengchen, who was born into a peasant family in later generations, was very good at using Liaozi.
Wang Huzi was stunned when he saw Gu Zhengchen harvesting wheat quickly. He stared with wide eyes. Uncle Wang put down the wheat in his hand and raised his head to look at Gu Zhengchen. What a good guy, he is faster than a veteran like himself...
Damn it!
"What, what's going on?"
Wang Beard and Uncle Wang were a little messy. The ones who can't understand are the Gu family, including Gu Cheng, Gu Qingqing...
Not long after, other villagers from Dayan Village came over and watched Gu Juren harvesting wheat.
Old Man Yan came tremblingly and watched Gu Zhengchen swish and collect the wheat while standing. Not to mention the speed, it was also very trouble-free, so he stepped forward and said, "Zhengchen, you are the fastest in Dayan Village." A man like me, can you lend me a piece of plunder..."
Gu Zhengchen wanted to strangle this bad old man to death, what did he say?
It's over, I met a robber.
The people of Dayan Village snatched away all the loot, leaving none for Gu Zhengchen...
Gu Zhengchen couldn't harvest any wheat, so he took Xue Cheng to the county seat to bargain with Ironsmith Sun, Blacksmith Wang, and Blacksmith Zhang, and urgently ordered more than thirty scythe blades. The blacksmith shop realized that they were profitable, so they rushed to build them.
News spread like wildfire that there was a plunder in Dayan Village and six acres of land were harvested in one day, alarming the county government.
The county magistrate Li Yi couldn't believe there was such a sharp harvesting weapon, so he hurriedly took Sun Ang, the bookkeeper, to Dayan Village.
There was no room for Li Yi to be in a hurry. Household registration, farmland, farming, education, recruitment, etc. were all key to the Ming Dynasty's county governance assessment.
The sooner the ripe wheat is harvested, the better. Once the weather is not good, a rain or a wind may be a major event that reduces production. If the wheat can be harvested early, the harvest can be preserved, which is related to the grain. , farming and promotion, how can Li Yi not be anxious?
"This is Lizi, it's much faster than Sickle Fruit."
Li Yi walked to Gu Zhengchen who was sitting on the ground and looked at the villagers harvesting wheat quickly.
Gu Zhengchen took off his bamboo hat, glanced at Li Yi, and yawned: "The sickle can harvest up to two acres in one day, but this plunder can harvest six acres in one day."
"Such a good utensil should be promoted and used by the people."
Li Yi was solemn.
Gu Zhengchen chuckled: "That is a matter between the county magistrate and the emperor."
Li Yi scolded in a deep voice: "You can't do something for the people of Teng County. If you could do it earlier, wouldn't it be a great thing to benefit the people?"
Gu Zhengchen didn't care about Li Yi's accusation.
One of the principles of officialdom is not to seek political power if one is not in his position.
Wherever you are, do the work in that position.
It's not your job, but if you rush to do it, that's not the glory of labor, nor is it the joy of helping others, but it's making mistakes and looking for trouble.
Scientific name: Transgression.
Gu Zhengchen can do some practical things for the people of Dayan Village, but it is impossible for him to do such practical things for the people of Teng County.
Sun Ang, the chief bookkeeper, brought a piece of paper over and handed it to Li Yi: "Look at it, Lord County."
Gu Zhengchen's cattail leaf fan suddenly stopped, he looked sideways at Li Yi, and said with a deep gaze: "The County Lord?"
Li Yi smiled indifferently at Gu Zhengchen, picked up the plunder, looked at it, made some gestures, and said: "This plunder should be sent to Jinling, let the emperor have a look, and ask for the decree to build and promote the plunder all over the north. Gu Juren, what do you think?"
