Zhuge Liang didn't know that one of his "Zhengyi" had caused quite a stir in the Cao Wei court. At this moment, he was wearing a short brown coat and digging a small hole in the ground with a hoe. Then he took the mulberry seedlings handed over by Yang Qing and planted them in the pit.
After compacting the soil and watering it, the mulberry seedling was planted. Seeing this, Zhuge Liang smiled and said to Yang Qing: "It's been a long time since I went to the ground. This reminds me of the days when I was farming in Nanyang."
Today is a rare warm winter day, and Zhuge Liang rarely has any free time. The whole family went out to the manor outside the city. This was the fulfillment of Zhuge Liang's promise to reward Zhuge Guo not long ago. Of course, Zhuge Liang would not do anything at all. As the Han Dynasty Prime Minister shouldered the heavy responsibility of rejuvenation, he naturally would not allow himself to really take a rest.
Mulberry trees can be planted all year round, but they are best planted in winter and spring, so Zhuge Liang planned to leave the matter of planting mulberry trees aside this time. After Yang Qing heard about this, he asked Zhuge Liang to go with him, because Pu Yuan had made Qu Yuanli yesterday, and he could go to Zhuge Liang's manor to try it out. This would allow Zhuge Liang to intuitively understand Qu Yuanli's function. The advantage is that it can be kept secret before official promotion. There is no more suitable place in the world to test the plow at Zhuge Liang's manor.
"The Prime Minister is very knowledgeable. I didn't expect him to be proficient in farming. I really admire him." Yang Qing praised him sincerely. I didn't expect Zhuge Liang to really know how to farm. It seems that what he said about farming in Nanyang in "Shishi Biao" was not modest.
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Although I had a little savings from my uncle when I was in Longzhong, and occasional support from my two sisters, I can't just sit back and rely on others. Besides, I have to raise my younger brother, so I grow some food myself." I can also be a little more self-sufficient with vegetables.”
After that, Zhuge Liang stopped his farm work and looked up at the sky with his hoe. He recalled the happy days of farming with his neighbors in Longzhong. Although the world was in troubled times, Longzhong could be considered a peaceful place. He didn't know when he would be able to go back and become a farmer again.
Zhuge Liang was filled with emotion. He turned around and saw Yang Qing looking at him without saying a word. He knew that he was in a trance and aroused curiosity. He smiled and said: "Besides, Mencius once said: God will give great responsibilities to this people, and they will definitely do it." First, the mind and will are strained, the muscles and bones are overworked, the body and skin are starved, and the actions of the body are wasted, and the actions are not disrupted. Therefore, if the mind and forbearance are tempted, it will be beneficial to what it cannot do. Working in the fields can not only support the family, but also temper the mind. You can also understand the hardships of the people, so why not do it?”
Zhuge Liang has rarely told others, especially his juniors, about his youthful days over the years. It is only because Yang Qing is a junior he values and whose experiences are somewhat similar to his own that he can chat so easily. Of course, Yang Qing's life story was his own fabrication, but in Zhuge Liang's view, both of them were young people who had lost the support of their elders but received guidance from experts. They also personally experienced the hardships of living as a people, and Yang Qing was his wife. Recommended, not to mention that this son also saved Zhuge Guo's life. Therefore, Zhuge Liang is not only optimistic about Yang Qing, but also has an extra closeness. After getting along with him these days, he has regarded Yang Qing as his nephew, and he does not forget to teach him now.
Yang Qing understood Zhuge Liang's intentions. His hermit master was a fake, but he had already regarded Zhuge Liang as his master in his heart. At this time, he was grateful to receive his teachings. He immediately handed over his hand and said, "Thank you very much." The Prime Minister’s teachings, Qingding should be kept in mind.”
Seeing that Yang Qing understood his intentions, Zhuge Liang happily touched his beard and said, "You don't need to be so polite. You and I are just chatting." After saying that, he suddenly saw a carriage coming from the side and in front. Zhuge Liang said happily: "It looks like Dandelion and the others have arrived."
Zhuge Liang's manor is in Chenjia Village, where Yang Qing solved the wife murder case. In order to keep it quiet and not disturb the people, his manor is still some way away from where the villagers live. When his family comes here, they always come in from the path south of the village, so None of the villagers knew the true identity of the owner of the manor. In fact, in order not to disturb the nobles in the city, the villagers were told by Chen Lizheng to rarely come here. Of course, the identity of the Zhuge family's manor will still be announced in the future. After all, the purpose of planting mulberry trees here is to set an example to the Han people, and there is no point in hiding it anymore.
Pu Yuan arrived later than Zhuge Liang, Yang Qing and the others because he wanted to inspect the Quyuan plow again. At this time, the 500 mulberry seedlings to be planted had already been completed by everyone, so he could try the effect of the Quyuan plow. .
Pu Yuan personally hitched the curved shaft plow to the oxen. According to Yang Qing, this kind of plow did not require two oxen like the current long straight shaft plow, but only one oxen. An old military man who was familiar with farming stood in the field holding the Quyuan plow. Standing beside him were Zhuge Liang and Yang Qing. Huang Yueying, Zhuge Qiao and Zhuge Guo also came to watch. Today they also went to the ground to plant mulberry seedlings. Huang Yueying was okay. She had planted the fields with Zhuge Liang before in Longzhong. Zhuge Guo and Zhuge Qiao were in dire straits. Although they were not pampered, they had never done it. This kind of farm work has exhausted the brothers and sisters today, but because of the novelty and because they are the prime minister's children, the two of them have never complained about fatigue or hard work in front of others.
Although this old soldier is an old farmer who has been farming for decades, he is still a little nervous with the Prime Minister watching from the side. Seeing that his hands were slightly trembling, Yang Qing smiled and said, "My husband, this plow is much lighter than the one you used before. I'm afraid you won't want to put it down once you get started. Don't finish plowing the land by then." "Everyone laughed out loud after hearing Yang Qing's joke. The old soldier calmed down when he saw that the atmosphere became cheerful and relaxed.
He whipped the plowing ox gently and began to plow forward with the curved shaft plow. At first, the old man was not used to it, but soon he understood the wonderful function of this new plow. This new plow was not only light and flexible to use, but also rotated smoothly , and the plowing could be deep or shallow, which really made him put it down. It was not until Yang Qing called him to stop that the old man came back with his cattle.
"How is this curved shaft plow used?" Zhuge Liang asked anxiously as soon as the old soldier stopped. The old man excitedly talked about his feelings when plowing the field. After listening to it, everyone knew that this curved shaft plow was really a useful tool for farming as Yang Qing said.
Yang Qingdao: "Prime Minister, with this curved shaft plow, my Han people will not only greatly improve the efficiency of farming in the future, but also save a lot of manpower and animal power. People with cattle can complete plowing with only one cow and one person." , and those who don’t have cattle only need two or three people.”
Zhuge Liang stared at the Quyuan plow, nodded and said happily: "Yes, with this farm tool, it will be much easier for the people to farm." He then turned to Yang Qing and said: "I understand, you are really lucky to present this thing and the overturned cart. What a great contribution." Yang Qingqian said: "Prime Minister, I don't dare to claim this credit, it's all thanks to Pu Gong who made this thing."
When Pu Yuan heard Yang Qing express his merit for him, he felt grateful and waved his hand quickly: "No, no, this is all your credit Mingzhi. I was just doing some rough crafts." Zhuge Liang saw that the two of them were humble to each other. , smiled and said: "Don't be humble, you two have made great contributions to the country, and the court will never forget it. At this moment, Liang became curious about the overturned car again." Today, he intuitively saw the benefits of plowing the land, Zhuge Liang became more and more anxious to create the overturning car. When Pu Yuan heard this, he quickly said that he would hurry up and make it. Today's success of Quyuanli also greatly inspired him, so this master craftsman is very motivated now.
Today, the magic of the Quyuan Plow made everyone present happy, and for a while there was constant laughter and laughter in the manor fields. Zhuge Liang also personally went to the ground to help plow a few steps with the Quyu plow. Seeing that their master was so relaxed today, Zhuge Qiao and his sister immediately went to the ground to try out the wonderful use of the Quyu plow. But Yang Qing, the instigator, was not prepared to give it a try. He stood calmly on the ground, looking at everyone with a smile, feeling very happy in his heart.
