I don't want to be a saint

Chapter 71 Eating reeds by the lake!
Old man Feng was talking to himself, while Guo Yi, the monk and the Taoist were all silent.

This situation frightened old man Feng, thinking that he had said something that shouldn't be said, offending people for no reason.

He swallowed with some difficulty, his legs and feet couldn't help trembling, and he stammered in defense: "I, I'm just talking nonsense... No, my sister's house is indeed from 'Xiahu Village'."

The monk interrupted him irritably by waving his hand: "Old Feng, it has nothing to do with you. On the contrary, I have to thank you!"

yes!Thanks to this mud-legged old man who cut reeds!

If it wasn't for his reminder, once the official document to store water in this lake is issued, the consequences would be disastrous.

Guo Yi heard the last words of old man Feng, but felt something in his heart, so he took two steps forward, cupped his hands and said, "Dare to ask old man, this river goes south, but it flows into the Han River?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Old man Feng nodded hastily: "It flows into the Han River. When I was young, I lived on the river. There is a black awning boat handed down from my grandfather's generation at home. That boat has been floating on the river for most of its life."

The old man Feng spoke vigorously while baring his teeth, and stretched out his hand excitedly: "The Han River, Zhang River, Dongjing River, and Lu River over there. This old man has traveled all over the world!"

Speaking of this, old man Feng was very proud, as if it was something extraordinary.

Guo Yi suddenly thought of something, and blurted out: "Block Hankou!"

"Block the mouth of Hanshui!" The Taoist thought of it with him in unison.

The monk was taken aback when he heard the words, patted his shiny forehead with a 'paji', and shouted excitedly: "Yes! Since you can't block the lake mouth, let's block the Hankou!"

Guo Yi frowned and said, "But once the entrance to Hankou is blocked, the river will stop flowing. If the river doesn't flow, the water truck won't be able to move!"

"Tch ha ha!" The monk was laughed at by him, and responded nonchalantly: "As long as the water can be retained, are you afraid that it will not be able to irrigate the fields? Even if you hold it with your hands, you have to hold it up!"

The Taoist was speechless for a while, and taunted mercilessly: "You monk, don't you even know 'Jujia' and '戽斗'?"

'Ju' is to use the principle of leverage to erect a vertical bar by the river or well, and give a high fulcrum to the horizontal bar. One end of the horizontal bar is tied with a heavy stone as a drop, and the other end is perpendicular to the wellhead, and a bucket is used to draw water.This tool, the ancients called it orange.

The 'dou' is made of bamboo strips, rattan and so on.It is slightly like a bucket, with ropes on both sides. When using it, two people stand opposite each other and pull the rope to draw water.

When Guo Yi heard about it, he suddenly came to his senses. By the way, he still has knowledge of hydraulic transmission mechanisms.

Can make a waterwheel.

With this in mind, he turned his head to look at the Taoist, and suggested: "In that case, let's stay here for one night, and set off by boat tomorrow morning, go down the river, and go to Hankou to have a look."

"Success!" The monk and the Taoist nodded in agreement.

Old Man Feng burst into laughter immediately, showing his teeth and talking enthusiastically: "It's easy to talk about looking for a boat. The boat of the fourth brother in front has just been refurbished. The old man will talk to him in a while."

At this moment, the tall reeds to the west were parted, and old man Feng's second son leaned out, holding a few fish strung together with reeds in his hand.

These few fish are all fat and strong, at least they must weigh two catties.

As he walked over barefoot, he shouted happily, "Father, are five fish enough?"

After shouting, he suddenly found Monk Deyuan, and immediately greeted him loudly: "Master Deyuan, why are you here? Didn't you come only in midsummer in previous years?"

"Hahaha! Er Maozi! I haven't seen you in a year, and you've grown so tall? You should be a woman!" The monk responded enthusiastically, and patted Er Maozi on the shoulder vigorously.

There was a slapping sound, but Er Maozi didn't dodge, and he accepted it calmly, it seemed that he was used to it.

Dinner was eaten at Old Man Feng's house. There was a pot of stewed fish porridge, and each person shared a piece of grilled fish.

On the open space in front of the house, a bonfire was lit, and everyone sat together.All fish are caught fresh, [-]% natural and pollution-free.Therefore, only some salt was sprinkled, and no other seasoning was added.

Roasted soft and crunchy, charred on the outside and tender on the inside.Although the fishy smell is a bit heavier, it is very delicious.

It suits Guo Yi's taste very well, so I can't help but eat a little more.Zhu Zi ate it all the more, with his bow left and right, his mouth was full of oil: "Yeah, it's delicious! Second Young Master, if you can't eat it, give it to me!"

Eat goods!

Guo Yi stuffed the remaining half of the fish to him, and then he ignored it and looked up at the bright starry sky.

Only in this era without light pollution and smog can we see the most shining starry sky.

Someone once put forward a hypothesis, if you look at the earth 2200 light years away, can you see Qin Shihuang's enthronement ceremony?
What a grand, what a spectacle that would be!
Thinking about it makes people feel excited, and Guo Yi can't help yearning for it.

Seeing that he had finished eating, old man Feng stood up and said enthusiastically, "Young man, the two huts on the east side were newly built this year, and they are very clean inside."

Guo Yi followed to see that the hut he was talking about was the real hut.Both the four walls and the roof are all woven of reed grass.

What's more, there is no bed in the house, only eighteen layers of dry reeds are laid on the ground.

This is really eating mountains by the mountains, eating water by the water, and eating reeds by the lake!
But don't tell me, there is a special grass fragrance.It was very dry and soft to lie on, and fell asleep in a short while.

The next day.

Spring is shining and sunny.

The sun just woke up, secretly looking in the mirror in the lake, a touch of blush was reflected.

Since he slept well at night, Guo Yi woke up early today.I ran a few laps back and forth by the lake, and did a hundred sets of push-ups and sit-ups.I also practiced the physical fitness technique several times.

When they were young, everyone packed up and left the mule cart and two horses with old man Feng, then boarded the boat he found and went down the river.

And the boatman is the fourth brother of Old Man Feng's second uncle's family, whose name is Feng Xiyu.

About 40 years old, with a medium build, wearing only a worn-out single mandarin jacket, revealing a dark tendon.

He is also an old acquaintance of the monk Deyuan, he is very talkative, and he likes to talk nonsense from all over the world.

He also took his elder son with him when he set out on the boat. He paddled behind with a wooden paddle, and his elder son stood on the bow of the boat with a long pole to control the direction.

"Master Deyuan, I heard from my elder brother that you are going to block Hankou?"

"Yes." The monk responded with a nod without concealment: "It's not that the Jinghu North Road is in a drought, but it has been sunny for days and there is no sign of rain. His Royal Highness Chu is trying his best to store water for fear of drought. .

In the past few days, Jiangling City is building a large number of new drilling tools, and also a large number of bobbins.

But I am afraid that in the event of a drought, the river will stop flowing and there will be no water in the well.

Therefore, I thought of blocking the lake to store water.Try to keep as much water as possible.

Fourth brother, do you think this method of blocking Hankou is feasible?Can there be any omissions? "

　Thanks to the pure servants for the monthly ticket reward!
　　Boss atmosphere!All wishes come true, step by step!

　　Also, just now, an unknown local tyrant book friend sent a red envelope for recommendation tickets?
　　Thank you very much ha!
　　Loyalty!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)