Villager of Daming

Chapter 592 The road is difficult in the heavy rain (first update)
'Crackling~wow~~wow~~' Just a moment ago it was a big raindrop, and then it turned into a downpour. Look at the sky, it would not be unusual for it to turn into a downpour after a while.

"It's terrible. Why is it raining on the grassland?" Zhu Xi and his brother hid in the carriage and looked at the scene outside through the glass window.

The grass is growing very fast. There is still part of last year's hay, but this year's grass has sprouted up and is now more than two feet high.

The key grass is continuous and long, so it is better to walk on horseback. Walking in the grass is like walking in thick snow, unable to move forward.

Before noon, the wind blew and the clouds gathered together. Everyone reacted quickly enough, but they still didn't have time.

The army is cutting grass and digging drainage ditches. They need to set up camp here today, but there is no need to build fences or keep horses away.

However, in order to avoid being submerged, the tent must be pitched high.

Under the guidance of people from Xiaqiu Village, the craftsmen quickly matched the parts, assembled them on the small steam engine, added a wider pulley, and pushed it.

The steam engine attachments stretched out to the sides and front of the car, and the blades rotated, swishing and swishing against the ground to cut the grass.

All the large steam engines were left behind and could not be taken away. Twenty of the medium-sized steam engines were taken for emergency use, and a bunch of small ones were taken.

The small ones can make puffed food, and the livestock left behind can be raised by the herdsmen, and the livestock can be fed along the way.

In the absence of concentrate, only extruded feed can be provided.

Now the animals have to do the work, part of the lawn mowers are pushed by men, and part of the steam engines, horses and oxen pull them forward.

The steam engine is connected to the plowing machine, which can dig trenches very quickly, especially the grass roots that are difficult to shovel. The machine is powerful and can directly dig out the grass roots.

Zhu Fang was anxious as he watched everyone working, fearing that someone might have gonorrhea. He used simple straw raincoats and bamboo hats so that rainwater could penetrate.

"It's more difficult to march and fight. No wonder Beiyuan's army suffered a loss when faced with flintlock guns."

Zhu Biao frowned like his brother. He felt uncomfortable because it was too wet.

When the soldiers were mowing the grass, their legs were all wet and they didn't dare to roll up their trouser legs. If the grass blades were scraped, they would be left with red marks. If the angle was right, they would just make a cut.

He found that it was difficult for everyone to walk. When the two armies met, bows, arrows and firecrackers immediately became ineffective, and it was easy to stumble while riding horses in the grass.

The teams from both sides charged, and the flintlock guns had a long range and strong penetrating power. Bei Yuan had to fall down as soon as they came face to face.

"Your Highnesses, the first tent over there is set up. Let's go in and discuss things with the generals?"

The chief always observed the tents being set up, and the prince's big tent was the first to be set up.

A piece of grass was cleared, the excavated soil was flattened, and linoleum paper was laid on top. The linoleum paper was then covered with carpet, so that it would not be so damp.

There wasn't enough linoleum to supply only a few tents, and the others had to make do.

"Okay, let's go over and talk." Zhu Biao picked up the umbrella, stretched out his arm out of the car door and pressed it. The umbrella opened. He held it up and ran towards the tent, followed closely by Zhu Ping.

When the two people entered the tent, the palace maid had already lit the stove. There was a wooden board under the stove, and a large iron basin on top of the wooden board. Add a little water to the iron basin to avoid burning the carpet.

At the same time, the ash that falls when the furnace is penetrated will enter the water, reducing dust.

Others were setting up tables and chairs, and a kettle sat on the stove, waiting for the water to boil to make tea for everyone.

In other places, boilers are used to boil water, which can burn a lot at one time and are more efficient than stoves.

When Xu Da and others came in, their bodies and heads were all wet. Someone ran to get clothes for them, pulled a curtain in the corner of the tent, and went in one after another to change.

"General Xu, was this the same when you were fighting?" Zhu Xi took a sip of hot tea, finally felt better, and asked about the matter. "Back to Your Highness King Qin, you can't think too much when fighting, you can only fight hard. The enemy is the same as us. Whoever holds on will win."

Xu Da shook his head. How could he have time to mow the grass and dig trenches first during the war?Just go in. Anyway, the weapons on your side are better than the enemy's.

With such heavy rain, the two sides should make a temporary truce while their side pushes forward.

"At that time, we should have what we have now, which can scare Bei Yuan to death." Lan Yu said with a smile beside him.

He discovered that the steam engine could be used for anything, it could cut grass, dig trenches, and could also be used for cooking, such as kneading and pressing noodles.

It is also important to boil water in the boiler. After drinking hot sugar water, everyone feels less damp and at least warmer. It is cold after heavy rain, oh, it is called hypothermia.

"Everyone, take a rest first. The newly erected tent is arranging for others to rest. Today we will eat hot soup noodles with braised pork."

The commander saw that the generals had just gone to give orders and were not in good condition when they came in, so he asked them to sit down first.

They are mainly responsible for arranging the location of the camp. A team of more than [-] people needs to build camps separately, otherwise going to the toilet will be a problem.

When the tent is set up, the uncomfortable people can go in first, so that it will be warm inside.

The cook does it under the shed, no tent is needed, Hanhan is already making braised food.

"No rush, we want to eat together." Zhu Biao didn't want to eat first. It was noon, so he insisted.

An hour later, all the campsites were set up and the noodles were pressed.

Zhu Wentian and others entered the prince's tent and pushed a cart with food in it.

Others only had braised noodles with soup. The prince and the King of Qin wanted to eat well. Before the noodles were put into the pot, they drank before they had the food.

After the rice wine was boiled, the adults of Xiaqiu Village went to eat in Zhu Xiang's tent nearby, where there were also the maids and eunuchs of the Prince's Palace and Prince Qin's Palace.

The tents of the palace maids and eunuchs were set up next to the tents of the prince and the king of Qin, including the guards.

The decorations are not finished yet. Let’s finish the decorations after eating.

The children in Xiaqiu Village took out 20-yuan glass, two feet square, found a place on the tent where they could remove the window curtains, and installed the glass. It was so transparent that you could see the heavy rain outside.

Feng Sheng took a sip of rice wine, picked up a piece of cumin mutton, stopped, and looked outside: "Looking at it like this, it can rain until midnight. When we take a break, we have to continue digging deep drainage ditches."

After saying that, he took the meat into his mouth and chewed it slowly.

Zhu Xi took a bite of green onion leaves soaked in soy sauce and his nose felt better: "I can't eat fresh vegetables when I'm on the road. I can't take the ground with me. By the time we get to Datong Mansion, the vegetables should be growing there, right?"

"It's been planted. It's not like Helin there. Even if there is a late spring cold, the vegetables can be planted for a month. When we get there, we will have good food, except for Chinese cabbage."

Li Wenzhong knew the situation there. He was from the Eastern Route Army. He had to be familiar with the crops on the road and nearby, otherwise the horses in the team would suffer.

"If we go there, they should be harvesting wheat? I don't know if they can handle the late spring cold?"

Zhu Xi was worried about other people's winter wheat again. He looked at the leader when he spoke, meaning that if it didn't succeed, what remedial measures were there?

"We'll go to the local area and see if it doesn't work. Let's observe the condition of the river and help them plant an additional crop of late rice."

The village chief wanted to come and study with Hanhan on what to do after the wheat in Datong is exhausted. He used a lot of labor and machinery to seize the time to plant a crop of rice.

　It's late today, the farmer has a bad stomach again, allergies!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)