Farmers of Shu Han

Chapter 6 Supplied Drawings
Families in the Han Dynasty, whether in farms or in cities, have always had the habit of raising chickens, but most of them only have one or two, and they usually raise roosters specially to croak.

If you have fields in the countryside and you have a lot of grain at home, you may raise three or four more, but no more than a dozen or so. After all, the grain is too expensive, and it is usually made of bran and bran before rushing outside. Let them find food for themselves.

Besides, bran is something that can save lives in the eyes of ordinary people.When there is no food, this bite of bran can save lives.

So the housekeeper was excited when he heard that he wanted to raise so many chickens. Not to mention that the common people used bran as food. The Feng family had a little bit of land and had surplus food. Can't use food at the end?How much food does this cost?Isn't this bullshit?

"Uncle Zhao, don't worry, I don't need to feed my chicken." Feng Yong saw that Butler Zhao seemed to have a sign of a heart attack, and quickly gave Butler Zhao a heart-soothing remedy.

"It doesn't need food, it can still be used..." The housekeeper screamed in a shrill voice, not knowing what to think, suddenly widened his eyes, looked at Feng Yong in a strange way, and looked around, sneaking up , asked in a low voice, "Could it be that your lord has the technique of wishing you a chicken?"

In the Han Dynasty, witchcraft was prevalent, and there were countless legends about magicians and immortals.Butler Zhao has only been in the Feng family for a few months. At most, he only knows that the Feng Yong family is from outside. As for what the Feng family did before coming to Shu, they don't know anything.

What do you wish Chicken Weng?Feng Yong glanced at the housekeeper inexplicably, I know Zhu Yingtai, but what is Zhu Jiweng?

"It turns out that the master really has such a magical technique. It seems that the old servant has misunderstood, and the master is wrong." The butler did not know what to make up his mind, and said excitedly, "The old servant will arrange it now!" After taking two steps, he suddenly remembered that he had left Feng Yong behind him, and turned around to apologize to Feng Yong, "The old servant was excited for a while, so he lost his temper, and the lord was wrong."

Although I don't know why the butler looks overexcited, but getting the butler's support is half the matter.Feng Yong waved his hand and said, "Uncle Zhao is also thinking of the Feng family, how can I blame it?"

"It's just the lord, raising so many chickens, you have to have people watching, right? Do you want to add more people to the family?" When the excitement passed, the housekeeper asked the first question.

"Let's not add it for now. Watching chickens is not a heavy task. Among the tenants who rent and plant our fields, aren't there a few young ones? Just ask them to come and help. It doesn't matter if you are a kid or a lady, I will give it to their family when the time comes. Just some food."

"However, this is about to be planted in summer. After the wheat is harvested, the rice will be planted. Those half-sized children in the farmer's family can be regarded as half of the labor that can be called. What if this delays the cultivation?" The embarrassment on his face, "Should we wait for Xia Zhong to pass by?"

"I didn't say that I would raise it right now. Naturally, I would wait for Xia Chong to pass. Speaking of farming, by the way, Uncle Zhao, do you know if there is a blacksmith nearby?"

"Blacksmith? Your lord is referring to someone who can work as a blacksmith, right? These craftsmen work for the government, and most of them have a craftsmanship in the government. Even those who are not registered as a craftsman can only work in the city. I see. Usually, this farmer's family will do some crafts in their spare time. Whether it is a blacksmith's work or a carpenter's work, most of them can do it. The ancestors of Zhuangshang Dinger's family once worked as craftsmen. His craftsmanship is the best."

Take a look, this is called a competent housekeeper, and how long has he been in the Feng family, he has even figured out the details of the surrounding villagers.

"Okay, after dinner, Uncle Zhao asked him to come and see me. I have some things that I want him to help with."

"Oh, Lord, don't say anything like that, it's a joke for outsiders to hear it. If you don't help, it's a blessing for him to be able to enter the mansion. When it's done, the Lord really wants to If you have a good heart, just give him a coin or two, or the old servant will give him a few sluts, and he will be grateful."

So what about your conscience?Listening to the housekeeper's natural words, Feng Yong murmured in his heart.

While the two were talking, they entered Feng Mansion unknowingly.

Feng Yong washed his hands first, then sat down in the pavilion in the backyard. The servant girl had already set the meal and was still steaming.A bowl of steamed rice, a can of chicken soup, a pickle, and finally a small plate of fried sauerkraut.

Note that this frying refers to roasting the clay pot on the fire, then frying the sauerkraut on it, drying the water, and serving it directly on the dining table.

So this is the reason why Feng Yong likes to go out fishing and deliberately want to raise chickens. In addition to fishing to kill time, under the current cooking conditions, only fish soup and chicken soup can be made delicious without too many seasonings. .

As for the anti-human things like fried isatis... Feng Yong said that it is not because he is hypocritical, but it is really difficult to eat.

As for why not to make an iron pan, as a person who is regarded as a madman by others, it takes so much iron to find a blacksmith to make something that has never appeared before. Who will make it for himself?
And in this day and age, iron is still more precious.That is, now, in the eyes of outsiders, he has gradually returned to normal, and with the emperor's reward, he thought of asking the housekeeper to find a blacksmith.

The mansion mentioned by the steward is, of course, very large compared to the building area of ​​later generations. There are front and rear halls, and there are large and small halls. There are main rooms, wing rooms, and secret rooms. There is even a pond in the backyard. Even the place where the servants live.

But Feng Yong said what is the use of this?The Feng family's master and servants add up to only four people, which is too deserted.He had walked around since the first time he moved in, and he was no longer interested in seeing it.

It looks big, but in fact it's just big. There is nothing to praise about it. It's not much different from the tile-roofed house in the countryside when I was a child.

Of course, for the tenants living in thatched cottages, this is already the difference in the world, so the housekeeper said that it was his blessing to let Ding Er come to the house. The key is that Ding Er also felt that he was blessed. This made Feng Yong feel helpless.

Looking at the bewildered farmer below, Feng Yong handed over a piece of paper and asked warmly, "Look at the picture above, can you understand it?"

He was so excited that his body swayed, Ding Er wiped and wiped his hands on the clothes, and then he stretched out his hands tremblingly, and carefully held the paper, as if the paper was a treasure of a thousand years, and after watching it carefully for a long time, it was only then that he had the courage. He asked: "Master, this... This is a bit like a plow? How can it be bent?"

The housekeeper next to him was curious, is this pear still crooked?He stretched his neck out and looked, yo, it was a plough for plowing the land.But this plow is so strangely drawn, how is it different from the commonly used plow?
"Well, it's curved. It's clear on the paper, you just follow it, but the plowshares are made of iron, understand?"

Fortunately, I was born in a rural area, and I often helped my family work in the fields when I was a child.Rural babies are precocious, and people in their teens can drive cattle into the fields to turn the ground.

When Feng Yong was 12 years old, his father taught him not only how to plow the field, but also the various parts and uses of the plow. He also once turned several fields by himself.The structure of this Quyuanli is simple, and he is quite familiar with it.

Of course, he also knew about the eight ox plows in Europe. The reason was that part of his university graduation thesis was about the environment, and some of them were related to the development of agriculture in the world, but his family only had a few hundred acres of land. Egg use?
Besides, he just understands it, but he doesn't use it like Qu Yuanli himself. If he wants to get it out, it is estimated that a lot of brain cells will die, not to mention that there are not so many cattle at home.

The current plough is a straight-axle plough, which cannot be used for deep ploughing, and must be pulled by two oxen at the same time.

As for the curved plough, only one ox can be used, and the depth of the plough can be adjusted according to the field. The most important thing is that this thing can be made of wood, as long as a piece of iron is placed at the end of the plowshare!An artifact that properly liberates human and animal power and improves production efficiency!Well, it was an artifact for the Three Kingdoms era when the straight plough was still used for farming.

Ding Er looked at the drawing again and again, asked a few small questions, and then handed over the paper reluctantly.

Feng Yong frowned, "If you don't hold this paper, how can you make it the way I want?"

As soon as Ding Er heard it, he confirmed it in disbelief, "The master means, can the villain take this?"

"You're not talking nonsense? It's not a precious thing. It's just for you to hold it so that you can do it." Feng Yong took a breath and felt a bit of a toothache, so he couldn't understand what the ancients were thinking. What, there are gaps in thought, and more communication means, why do you like to say that he is a neurotic?

"After that, can the villain keep it at home as an offering, so that he can leave a memory for his children and grandchildren?"

This is a bit too much ha!

(End of this chapter)