It's a pity that seeds from the real world can't be brought here, otherwise, Wang Zhong wouldn't have to go to such trouble.
The county has long been liberated, and everything has been restored to order. Many villagers from all over the country came to the county to sell agricultural products at stalls.
Nowadays, the policy has been improved. You no longer have to be searched and paid when entering and leaving the city. You no longer have to worry about getting into trouble when you go to the county seat.
Wang Zhong went to the seed shop and exchanged flour for some peanuts, tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkins, eggplants, peppers, and leek seeds.
It's a pity that there are no fruit trees. Fortunately, the boss of the seed shop is easy to talk to and promised Wang Zhong that he would find a way to get some fragrant pear saplings. Wang Zhong still exchanged them for white flour. Nowadays, white flour is hard currency. Wang Zhong had a full ten dollars in his space. Ton.
In addition to flour, there are several tons of rice, many finished buns and steamed buns wholesaled from the wholesale market, as well as noodles, vermicelli, and several slaughtered cattle and sheep, with bones removed and divided into small pieces. The most important thing about the mutton is the salt and oil, which are all unpackaged.
The system cannot carry seeds, but processed things are not a problem at all.
Wang Zhong didn't intend to make himself suffer too much, he still had to prepare what he should prepare.
The outer skin of leek seeds is hard and it is difficult for water to penetrate. If you want them to germinate faster and have a higher emergence rate, you must germinate in advance before planting.
First soak the prepared leek seeds in warm water for a day, then slowly wash them clean; take them out and place them in moist gauze, and provide an environment of 15-20c. Spray water every day to ensure that the seeds are moist, for about three to five days. It takes time for the seeds to dew white, and sowing after dew is the best.
Nowadays, the weather is neither too cold nor too hot, and the seeds of peppers, tomatoes and eggplants can be grown in advance.
After Wang Zhong moved into the main house, one of the two rooms in the east wing was converted into a nursery by Wang Zhong, and the other was empty. One of the two rooms in the west wing was turned into a warehouse for storing grain. The remaining room became a tool room. The space was quite large, nearly forty square meters, and some carpentry work could also be done in the house.
Agricultural tools such as Qu Yuan's plow, hoes, and tools, as well as carts, are all placed in the backyard.
Wang Zhongke put a lot of thought into raising seedlings. He first prepared materials, made a dozen petri dishes and a few shelves, and placed them in the house. He made a simple watering kettle out of clay, and it was barely usable after being heated.
Maybe the climate and temperature were just right, and Wang Zhong sprinkled enough water. Only three days after Wang Zhong started cultivating, the leek seeds were all white, while the others were worse.
This day, the King of Heaven approached Lao Ganbang again: "Lao Ganbang, I'm going to make something recently. Don't you know how to do carpentry? How about you help me?"
Lao Ganbang's name is Niu Youdao, and he is a kind and honest farmer. Because he is poor, he is almost 30 years old and has not married a wife. He has a grindstone hanging around his waist all day long. The villagers want to grind something blunt. Every time I grind, I will look for him.
After Wang Zhong planted the leeks, he continued to germinate and began to think about preparing tools for the summer harvest.
"It's okay to help, but what are you going to do?" Lao Ganbang is a very talkative person.
Wang Zhong said: "I'm going to make a windmill, and if possible, a pedal threshing machine!"
"Ah?" Lao Ganbang looked surprised: "Windmill? Pedal threshing machine?"
"you do not know?"
Lao Ganbang said: "I've heard of windmills, but this thing requires craftsmanship, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it! I've never heard of a pedal threshing machine."
Wang Zhong said: "I know how to do it. I can teach you. I have already drawn the drawings. You can help me with the carpentry part and the rotating shaft. I need some iron."
"Then you can ask Blind Lao Yin. He is a blacksmith by trade! He does a good job," Lao Ganbang suggested.
"If you don't tell me, I'm going to find him. Only one shaft of the entire windmill is made of iron. There are a few threshing machines, but not many. Most of them are carpentry. When I have time, I will go find Blind Old Yin. The key is It's still on both of us.
By the way, are you busy recently? If not, let's help me work for a few days. Let's make these two things as soon as possible. It will be much easier when the summer harvest comes. "
"I'm not busy, I'm not busy. If I have anything to do, tell me a time and I'll come to your house to find you." Lao Gan agreed with just one stick.
"It's better to choose a different day. Today, right now, go directly to my house! By the way, take your guys and everything with you." Carpenters have their own guys, Lao Ganbang, although his craftsmanship is mediocre, But the basic guys have everything.
"Today!" Although Lao Ganbang was stunned for a moment, he did not hesitate: "Okay, I'll take care of it."
In the inner courtyard of the Ma family's mansion, looking at the wood and planks standing against the wall under the eaves, the two tripods in the middle of the courtyard, and the workbench that has been completed.
"Drink some water first!" Wang Zhong welcomed the people into the main hall and sat down. The tables and benches were all newly made and had not been painted yet. There were tea trays, teapots, and several tea bowls in the middle, "Wait a moment. In a moment, I’ll get the drawings!”
"It's okay!" Lao Ganbang looked at the brand new round Eight Immortals table and the round stool sitting under his butt, his eyes sparkling: "Da Chong, your craftsmanship is really good! This carpentry work is better than mine Much stronger!"
As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, and experts watch the door. This is the truth. If a layman saw this set of Eight Immortals tables and round stools, he would probably praise its beauty. Although Lao Ganbang's craftsmanship is not very good, at least he is good at it. A good person can tell the good from the bad.
As for the craftsmanship of tables and stools, the smooth edges of round tables, and the seams that are almost invisible to the naked eye, these are all technical tasks. Lao Ganbang thinks that he does not have such skills.
Wang Zhong came out with a few blueprints and said with a smile: "This is a craft passed down from my ancestors. If my family hadn't been in bad years and were bandits, I wouldn't have left my hometown and come to Maixiang Village."
"No wonder Ma Datou kept you as a long-term worker at home even though he knew you had such a big appetite, just for this skill!" Lao Ganbang smiled and gave a thumbs up with admiration on his face.
"It's just about usable. You take a look at the drawings first!" Wang Zhong smiled and handed the drawings to Lao Ganbang: "I took apart the various parts and marked the sizes clearly. Let's do a bit each. , you take a look first, and I’ll tell you if you don’t understand anything, and we’ll start working later!”
"OK, no problem!"
While Lao Ganbang was looking at the picture, Wang Zhong took out a grate of steamed buns.
"Big Chong, you are very careful in your drawings!" Lao Ganbang looked like he had seen some rare treasure, his eyes were shining and his face was full of surprise.
After all, Wang Zhong was born in civil engineering. He likes to draw drawings from large to small, splitting each part into parts, and then detailing each part. Anyone with a little knowledge can understand Wang Zhong's drawings.
"Eat something first and watch while you eat." Wang Zhong pushed the bun in front of Lao Ganbang.
"I've eaten!" Lao Ganbang shook his head repeatedly.
"Even if it's a war, the soldiers must be fed first. We will have to work later. If we don't eat well, we won't have the strength to work."
Seeing that he couldn't resist, Lao Ganbang stopped being polite to Wang Zhong. He picked up a bun and took a big bite. As soon as he took it into his mouth, Lao Ganbang's eyes widened because the rich aroma of meat filled his mouth.
Meaty!
In this era when even oil and water are rare, Lao Ganbang is so poor that he can't even afford a wife. He is still a bachelor in his late thirties. In the past, he could only eat enough. It was a problem to eat enough, let alone eating meat.
Wang Zhong smiled and said: "This is the rabbit I caught while patrolling at night. The meat is made from rabbit meat. I specially marinated and fried the meat before. Does it still taste good?"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah!" Lao Ganbang was too excited to say anything, and nodded repeatedly: "This is too delicious!"
"If it tastes good, eat more and work harder later!" Wang Zhong said jokingly.
After swallowing the buns in his mouth, Lao Ganbang looked extremely moved: "Don't worry, Da Chong, I will do my best."
Lao Ganbang only ate two steamed buns and stopped eating, and drank three bowls of water.
The two of them sat next to the Eight Immortals table. Wang Zhong carefully introduced the structure and components of the windmill to Lao Ganbang in detail, so that Lao Ganbang had a good idea.
After a while, the two of them were knocking and processing wood in the yard.
The windmill looks simple, but it requires a lot of accessories and has different shapes. For a carpenter of Lao Ganbang's level, it is a bit difficult to process.
Fortunately, Wang Zhong also knew the level of Lao Ganbang, so he was assigned simple tasks. The really complex core components were done by Wang Zhong himself.
Wood is precious and expensive, and Lao Ganbang doesn't dare mess around with it, wasting Wang Zhong's good materials. Therefore, when working, he often takes a tape measure or a carpenter's ruler to repeatedly determine the size, compare it with the drawings, concentrate on it, and work carefully. Live, extremely delicate.
Wang Zhong was very satisfied with Lao Ganbang's rigorous attitude. Like some people in later generations who were really capable but stubborn, like some old masters who had been making bricks and tiles for many years. They were confident and did not use tools but relied solely on their own eyes. It looks good when you are doing it, but when you look at it after it is formed, some of it is not as good as those who have just started working, are cautious and work carefully.
Although Wang Zhong's speed was much faster than Lao Ganbang's, the quality did not fall behind. He was also very rigorous. As they watched the parts gradually taking shape, both of them had smiles on their faces.
In the evening, Lao Ganbang also had dinner at Wang Chong's house. It was buns stuffed with rabbit meat and egg drop soup.
After dinner, Lao Ganbang took Wang Zhong to find Blind Old Yin, and Wang Zhong gave the blueprint directly to Blind Old Yin.
It was just a spindle. It was very simple for Blind Old Yin and there was no difficulty at all. Blind Old Yin agreed on the spot and said that he would send it to Wang Zhong's home once it was done.
It took the two of them five days to make all the accessories, and all the preparations were done. Seeing that more than two-thirds of them were parts made by Wang Zhong, Lao Ganbang felt a little ashamed, always feeling like he was It didn't help much, I'm sorry for Wang Zhong's rabbit meat buns and Jian Tian's white flour buns.
In the past few days, news about Wang Zhong's work on windmills and wheat threshers has spread like wildfire. Knowing that today is the final day of assembly, Niu Dangdao, Ma Renlian, Ma Renli, Qiao Yue and others came over to see the excitement. Even Wang Wanchun Zhou Yihu and Zhou Yihu also came after hearing the news.
"Comrade Wang Zhong, can your windmill and threshing machine really work?" Zhou Yihu was very surprised. In fact, Wang Zhong's marksmanship and skill really surprised him.
Wang Zhong smiled and said: "The windmill is definitely no problem. I have made it before. However, I have only seen this thresher and seen the drawings, but this is the first time I have actually used it. I don't know if it will work."
"Whether it works or not, you will know once you make it." Zhou Yihu said impatiently: "Hurry up and assemble it!"
"That's right, Brother Wang Zhong, assemble it quickly and let us see what the windmill looks like."
"good!"
The structure inside the windmill is actually not complicated. The windmill consists of an inlet, a blower fan, an inlet bin, an adjusting flap, a discharge port, an air outlet, and a discharge port.
After a few days, Lao Ganbang roughly understood the composition of the windmill. He just wanted to make it alone, but he was afraid that he was still unable to do it. The windmill looked simple indeed, but the detailed work required many years of carpentry to master it. live.
Lao Ganbang's craftsmanship is still a bit lacking, but it is not difficult to help Wang Zhong assemble it together. The two of them knocked with mallets and slowly assembled the completed parts. The windmill was all made of It has a mortise and tenon structure without a single nail. If Lao Ganbang had to do it himself, it would probably take a few days just to assemble it.
But Wang Zhong already knew all the components of the windmill, and the assembly process did not stop at all. In just two hours, a four-legged windmill was completely formed.
Everyone's eyes changed when they looked at the formed windmill.
"Brother Wang Zhong, your craftsmanship is so good!" It was Xiao Zhuan who spoke. This girl's facial features are actually pretty good, but she is dark all day long, just like someone who crawls out from under the stove every day, and her temperament is a bit lazy. But he is very sharp-tongued.
"Fortunately, nothing went wrong." Wang Zhong said with a smile.
"Hurry up and try to see the effect!" Everyone walked to the windmill, formed a circle, and watched curiously with their eyes wide open.
Zhou Yihu and Ma Renli are both knowledgeable people and are no strangers to windmills, but no one else in the village has seen this thing.
"Just try it!"
Wang Zhong turned around and entered the house, carrying a bag of wheat and coming out, "Give me all!"
Everyone quickly got out of the way.
"That's the air outlet. The bran, wheat straw, and grass clippings will all come out from there later. Don't stand there." Wang Zhong directed everyone.
The Three Monkeys were very active in helping Wang Zhong put the new wooden barrel that had just been hooped for a few days at the exit. Wang Zhong did not do it himself. Seeing that the Three Monkeys were so interested, he let him operate it. Niu boldly volunteered to put the wheat in the barrel. Pour into the big funnel.
Under Wang Zhong's guidance, the three monkeys twisted the handle, turned the fan blades, and moved the opening under the funnel one step lower. In an instant, strong winds came from the air outlet, blowing some dried straw and shriveled wheat husks. Dust roared out, and heavy wheat fell into the barrel along the exit.
The Three Monkeys adjusted it down one level again. The speed of turning the handle in their hands remained unchanged, and the wheat flow rate increased significantly. As the outlet was adjusted to the third level, the wheat flow rate became faster and faster.
The distinct grains of wheat fell into the wooden barrel, and the remaining grains in the wheat flew out from the air outlet with the wind.
In just a few minutes, dozens of kilograms of wheat passed through the windmill.
"Bold brother, this windmill is much easier than raising wheat!"
Niu DaDang was squatting in front of the wooden barrel filled with wheat, holding the wheat in his hand, and nodded subconsciously: "The wheat that has passed the windmill is indeed clean."
Raising wheat can indeed remove impurities, but it is greatly affected by the weather, and it is difficult to do it thoroughly, and the speed cannot be compared with that of a windmill.
"This windmill is well done!" Even Zhou Yihu couldn't help but nod as he looked at the exquisitely crafted windmill in front of him.
"Brother Wang Zhongzhong, when we harvest the wheat, you can lend us your windmill too!" Xiao Zhuan's title has changed.
"That's no problem. This thing is just for use after tinkering, but whoever wants to use it will have to do it themselves."
"Brother Wang Zhong is a great person!" Everyone gave Wang Zhong a thumbs up.
After exchanging words with everyone, Wang Zhong shamelessly said to Zhou Yihu: "Secretary Zhou, village chief, you have seen my skills. See if you two can help me promote it in our neighborhood!"
Zhou Yihu smiled and shook his head and said, "Hezhu, you are waiting for us here!"
Wang Zhong rubbed his head and said with a simple and honest expression: "Don't I eat too much? If I don't find a way to make some money, I won't be able to fill my stomach."
"The sky is big and the earth is big, eating is the biggest thing!" Zhou Yihu suddenly said with a serious face.
"This is a good thing. We don't have the habit of using windmills here. If it can be popularized, it will indeed save the villagers a lot of trouble. I will help you talk to the militia captains of several surrounding villages later."
Wang Wanchun also said: "I will tell the village chiefs of several other villages later."
"Thank you, Captain Zhou, and thank you, the village chief!" Wang Zhongzhong and the other two said thanks.
There is no way to test the threshing machine now, we can only wait until the summer harvest.
The next day, the villagers came to the house one after another with grains and borrowed Wang Zhong's windmill to sift the wheat and rice they had saved at home. Most of the wheat and rice the villagers had in their hands were originally distributed from Ma's warehouse. Yes, the folks came here for something new and wanted to try the windmill that Wang Zhonggang had made.
Wang Zhong naturally had no objection, but it was not a problem to do this every day. Wang Zhong went to Wang Wanchun and wanted to apply for a place to put a windmill so that the villagers could go there to sift food together without damaging Wang Zhong's yard. The sky was filled with dust and debris.
It happened that Ma's original warehouse became empty, so Wang Wanchun asked Wang Zhong to move the windmill to Ma's warehouse. If the villagers wanted to use the windmill, they didn't have to go out of their way to trouble Wang Zhong. They just had to tell Wang Zhong. .
Zhou Yihu and Wang Wanchun were not slow in their actions. Within a few days, people from the next few villages came to visit them. After personally using the windmill made by Wang Zhong, they all greatly appreciated it.
The summer harvest is coming soon. If there was such a windmill, I don't know how much effort and time could be saved instead of raising wheat.
Someone immediately approached Wang Zhong to order a windmill.
Wang Zhong didn't respond, but he said that the materials had to be prepared by himself. Wang Zhong didn't have any extra here, and the craftsmanship fee couldn't be less. Everyone naturally said that this was the case.
Wang Zhong took Lao Ganbang with him and slowly started building the windmill. The reward he got was also equal to that of Lao Ganbang. At first Lao Ganbang refused to accept it, saying that Wang Zhong was taking him with him and asked him to follow. He was already content with learning a craft, but Wang Zhong stopped him when he asked if he wanted to marry a wife.
The reason why Lao Ganbang couldn't get a wife was because his family was poor. Now that he has been given land, and he can earn money by working with Wang Zhong by making windmills for others, his life is getting better in the blink of an eye. If he can find a matchmaker, If you talk about it carefully, maybe you can actually find a wife.
Time passed quietly without realizing it, and the vegetable seedlings cultivated by Wang Zhong were planted in the ground one after another.
In the blink of an eye, it is the fourth month of the lunar calendar, and the wheat in the fields is bent down by the heavy ears of wheat, and the mountains and fields are dyed golden yellow.
The wind blows the earth, and the golden wheat waves surge, one after another. Maixiang Village has entered the intense summer harvest.
"Wang Zhong, what are we going to do?" Seeing the people in the village starting to harvest, Wang Zhong and Ma Renli were also ready to start harvesting. Ma Renli was good at cutting wheat, but the key was that he was not fast enough, and he did not trust Ma Renli's body. They are thin-skinned and tender-flesh, and have never done any farm work.
Wang Zhong said: "Collect my harvest first, and then go to yours. I will be responsible for cutting the wheat, and you will help me clean it up from behind. I should be able to finish the harvest in two days."
"ah?"
"Ah what! Hurry up."
Wang Zhong walked into the field, took a sickle, and cut the wheat with his head down.
As the martial arts entered the fifth level, Wang Zhong began to gradually change the way he practiced martial arts. He no longer stuck to fixed moves and routines, but slowly integrated martial arts practice into his daily life. He wanted to move toward what was said in martial arts. All kinds of walking, sitting and lying are changing in the state of practicing Qigong.
Not to mention, Wang Zhong really found out some tricks.
"Brother Wang Zhong!"
"Wang Zhong!"
As soon as Wang Zhong started to take action, Three Monkeys and Lao Ganbang came over with sickles!
"What are you doing here!"
"Help you cut the wheat."
"Gungungun, let's go cut your own wheat. I'm just harvesting the land. Do I need your help?" Wang Zhong waved his hands impatiently and tried to drive them away: "Don't delay in such a nice weather. Hurry up and clear your land first." The wheat inside has been harvested. If you finish harvesting and Renli and I haven't finished our work, you can come and help."
"Hey! The weather is nice. It's okay. Let's help you first, and you can help us tomorrow. If there are many people, pack them up quickly!" The two of them insisted on helping Wang Zhong, and they were already immersed in cutting while talking.
Looking at the two people who were immersed in their work, Wang Zhong couldn't help but sigh. The people today are really simple. He thought to himself: After I finish harvesting my own, I will help them harvest the wheat in the field first, and then I will harvest the horses. In the land of benevolence.
"Brother Wang Zhong, why don't we compete?" Three Monkeys said with a grin.
Lao Ganbang also stood up: "This is a good idea."
Both of them looked at Wang Zhong with great interest.
"Bibi, let's compete. Today, I will show you two what the real harvest style is!"
Wang Zhong also smiled and said.
"I'll be the referee!" Ma Renli raised his hand and said with a smile.
"Okay, then you call to start!"
The three of them stood side by side, leaning down, ready to take action at any moment.
Ma Renli raised his hand high and shouted: "Three, two, one, start!" As he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the three people who were bowing their heads immediately started to move.
Within a moment, clusters of wheat fell down.
It wasn't obvious at first, but as time went by, Wang Zhong slowly left Lao Ganbang and the Three Monkeys behind.
Ma Renli was still watching the show with a smile at first, but when Wang Zhong started yelling, he realized that he still had work to do and hurriedly cleaned up behind him.
The three of them worked together. Wang Zhong's two acres of land was mowed in just half a day and returned to Ma's warehouse, where the thresher and windmill were placed.
Seeing that it was still early in the afternoon, everyone went to the field of Lao Ganbang's family again, harvested a piece of land of more than an acre late, and returned it to the warehouse before resting.
