Farmers' group pet: the blessings of powerful ministers are soft and deceitful

Chapter 56
Shen Chenlan walked on a path about one meter wide, with paddy fields on the left and a stream on the right.

This small stream flows below, which is where Jiang Ning usually picks water and waters vegetables.

Along the way, many people diverted water from the stream to the paddy fields. Part of the first field that bore the brunt must have been washed into sand.

When he followed Jiang Shi passing by, he saw some villagers standing in their fields and scolding each other because of the water diversion, and the two had their own reasons.

If each takes a step back, they will all suffer.

Shen Chenlan listened carefully for a while, reckoning that this fight would be endless for a while.

At this time, Jiang Shi also stopped in front, he turned to Shen Chenlan and said, "You just stand here, I'll go and see the seedlings in the field."

Shen Chenlan nodded.

Jiang Shi rolled up his trouser legs and walked down the ridge.

Looking down from here, the Jiang family's field is the third piece of land away from the creek, and there is another piece of land in the middle.

But at this time, other people's fields had been filled with water and were ready to plant rice seedlings. The middle and third Jiang's fields were still dry.

How to transplant rice seedlings without water.

Jiang Shi is also honest. It stands to reason that if someone else's family encountered this kind of thing, they would have already dug a hole with a hoe and quietly diverted water from the nearby field for him.

At that time, just fill in the hole without anyone noticing.

But Jiang Shi was unwilling to take advantage of others.

If there is no discussion with the previous paddy field, then no water will be diverted.

At this moment in April, the sun outside is basking, and when the wind blows, it is dry.

On the other side of the creek is a bamboo forest. A piece of evergreen bamboo grows luxuriantly, forming a natural shade for the path.

At this moment, Shen Chenlan turned around and took a look at the bamboo forest.

Bamboo is abundant in the south, and there are various kinds of bamboo. Because it is not only soft but also tough, most people who want to weave something use green bamboo, which has thinner poles.

But there is also the kind of bamboo with thicker poles. Most people in the village only eat the bamboo shoots of this kind of bamboo, which are of no use except for building houses.

Shen Chenlan used his eyes to estimate the length of the big-headed bamboo, as well as the distance between his paddy field and the creek.

No more, no less, two bamboos are enough.

Instead of pulling your face down and begging for help, it's better to solve the trouble yourself.

So when Jiang Shi came back from the field, Shen Chenlan told him about this method.

Jiang Shi had such an expression on his face, and said: "I have thought about this method, not to mention that the field ridge is so big, and such a thick bamboo is placed on it, where can people go? People come and go , it’s not easy to trip people up.”

"Besides," he paused, and added, "The joints of the big bamboo are denser than those of the thin bamboo. It will take a lot of time to open these joints, and it will be a thankless task."

It was the first time for Shen Chenlan to hear Jiang Shi talk so much.

But he has already considered these things.

So he said: "Since it can't be put on the field ridge, let's put it under the field ridge. I think this field ridge is very easy to be damaged when people walk in and out during busy farming seasons. From time to time, we have to dig some mud to mend it. A bamboo is buried in the field ridge, won't the field ridge go better in the future?"

Jiang Shi: "..."

That's right.

"What about the bamboo joints?"

Shen Chenlan smiled: "That would be easier, just cut the bamboo in half, knock off the bamboo joints openly, put them together and cover them, and tie them with rope."

Jiang Shi frowned: "Isn't there a water leak?"

Shen Chenlan said: "As long as the cut is precise, there is a high probability that there will be no water leakage. Even if it does, it will only leak a little bit. This is a paddy field, and a little water won't hinder anything."

(End of this chapter)