Escape from the desert

Chapter 149
The harvested fields must be ploughed again, and the soil must be turned over. Because of the severe drought, the water in the fields has to find a way to drain in. The Lin family's five acres of land are all in one piece, and it is also very close to the water distribution point of the back mountain. It is convenient to divert water, and there is no need for manpower to irrigate the fields one by one.

The big guys discussed the countermeasures before leaving each other. The most urgent thing at the moment is planting late rice, so it takes time to plough the fields. The cultivated seedlings have gradually been on the right track, and now they are waiting for the fields to be sorted and transplanted.

The sky was getting dark, Jiang Yan was sitting on the small bench at the entrance of the main room. She was holding a dustpan in her hand, and there were round soybeans in it. Nurturing a lot of disgusting insects.

That day, when she opened the gauze, she almost didn't get vomited by the disgusting sticky rotten bean sprouts. Because of improper water changes and improper care, the bean sprouts that had grown some sprouts were all stuffy and rotten in the pot. The daughter-in-law, Jiang Yan was afraid that the pot would be lost.

"Mother, do you still want to soak the bean sprouts?" Wang Jinhua leaned over cautiously. The sky was dark, and two oil lamps were lit in the main room. She had new cloth shoes sewn on her hands.

"I haven't done it before, I'm trying it out, don't sew when it's dark, it hurts your eyes, don't worry about these things, it's been hard these days, rest early."

These few days can be said to be high-intensity work. Her hands and feet are still sore, and she has no strength to lift chopsticks while eating. She really admires that Wang Jinhua can still sew and mend here with such a thin embroidery needle. .

"I know mother." Wang Jinhua lowered her eyes and smiled. Although she didn't dare to talk too much with her mother-in-law or get too close, she felt that she was much more courageous than before.

The next day, Lin Dong took his two daughters-in-law to the town to open a shop, Lin Bei and Erbi went to a private school to study, and Lin Nan took the others to the fields to dig the ground.

Turning the ground is a labor-intensive task. Everyone has a hoe in hand and digs into the ground. The water that was drained into the field before is still a shallow layer, so digging is extra laborious. Sometimes the hoe hits the stubble of the rice stubble. On, water and soil will bounce all over the body.

Jiang Yan came late, and when she brought Lin Feng to the field after breakfast, the Lin brothers had already dug a small part.

At this time, she suddenly remembered that there were no cattle in the Lin family. All these years, the cultivated land was excavated by manpower. The way of cultivated land in this era is still very backward. Horse farming and cattle farming exist. Horse farming is almost never seen in village households. The common one is cattle farming, but the farming tools used for farming the land are still rough and laborious.

"Second brother, you go to the village chief to borrow his cattle and plows. We have to dig a few acres of land like yours, and your hands are exhausted." Jiang Yan shouted at the field.

A strong laborer can dig half an acre of land in a day with manual digging like this. In addition, humus and farmyard manure must be transported into the fields. In this way, the increase in the amount of engineering will only slow down the speed even more. Waiting for Lin Nan They cleaned up the paddy fields, fearing that it would be too late to plant late rice.

Lin Nan came back with the ox cart, and Jiang Yan carefully studied the plows of this era, which were much different from what she had imagined. They were heavy and rough, and the ox was difficult to drag.

She had to think of ways to improve the farm tools, otherwise when she bought the wasteland at the top of the mountain, just reclaiming the wasteland would exhaust the brothers of the Lin family.

"Second brother, you first use an ox cart to turn over the fields, and the others go to the mountains to carry the humus first. I wonder if there is any way to speed up the turning over."

Lin Nan obeyed Jiang Yan's words. He drove the plow on the back of the old cow and began to turn the field.

Lin Xi took the others to dig humus in the mountains.

Jiang Wen wanted to follow, but was stopped by Jiang Yan. She was just a village woman. Even if she had an idea, she couldn't express it directly, so she could only fool Jiang Wen.

The wasteland can be reclaimed with an Aquilegia cart. The original owner of the Aquilegia cart in this era has seen it before, and it is still a rough version. If you want to improve the current agricultural tools, naturally you can’t draw it directly. Jiang Yan asked Lin Dong from the town to buy it when he came back. Some farming tools books.

In the afternoon, Jiang Yan took Jiang Wen and the Lin brothers to study in the courtyard.

"The plough is the only one in our village. It can be ploughed by cattle, or people can plough. Lei Si are also used a lot, but each family in our village does not have a lot of land, and they can do it with their own hoes." Lin Dong pointed to the plow in the book, he felt that it was too laborious to use it, and it was better to dig it by himself.

"I've only seen this columbine in a big landlord's house in the town. I heard that the arable land is very fast, but it is very expensive to make." Lin Nan also pointed to the columbine and said.

Jiang Yan nodded. All farming in the village was done by hand digging the soil, digging the pit with a hoe, artificially sprinkling the seeds and then artificially covering the soil.

"Our family has bought so much wasteland, and we have to open up wasteland for farming in the spring. It is laborious and time-consuming to rely on manpower for so many acres of land, so I'm going to get an aquilegia. This kind of pear is rough and heavy. I want to make it. With three pears, it is easy to operate by one person."

Jiang Yan gave an overview of his thoughts. Lin Dong and Lin Nan farmed the land all year round, and immediately understood the general meaning, and then said: "Yes, mother is right, our family has a carriage, which makes three pears. Wah, it is quick and convenient to cultivate in this way, and the most important thing is that it is effortless."

Jiang Yan nodded, the columbine here has already taken shape, she can roughly explain the principle by guiding Lin Dong and the others a little, and Jiang Wen will draw the rest.

Jiang Wen heard the final enlightenment from the fog at the beginning. He didn't understand farming, but he understood the drawings, so he could better understand what Lin Dong and Lin Nan said. He painted whatever they said. You can even modify the unreasonable places on the basis of the above.

Jiang Yan watched from the side. If it was different from the columbine in her memory, she would say it calmly and guide Lin Dong and Lin Nan to find out that the Lin family are not rigid and stupid people who farm the land. This is their strong point, and with a little guidance and stimulation, she quickly reached her idea.

Jiang Wen rolled up his sleeves and quickly drew the blueprint of the columbine. The position of the columbine was iron, and the other positions were wood. The size, length, and shape were all improved on the original basis. The columbine can be flexibly changed. It can be made of three-way, five-way, or even seven-way. A small gate box is added on it, and when the wasteland is reclaimed, the seeds can be planted directly, which is convenient and fast.

"We can make the head of the ridge opener in the front lighter, so that it will be easier to open the soil, and the wood blocks behind the ridge cover will also be lighter. The thin pressure of the soil cover will make it easier for the seeds to grow." Jiang Yan pointed to Jiang Wen's drawings said.

Jiang Wen is worthy of reading the book for many years, and he completely understands what Jiang Yan means. The drawings are concise and clear, the dimensions and spacing on the above and even the labels are clearly written. It is clear at a glance. understand.

(End of this chapter)