People in Datang, start with a golden hoe

Chapter 51 051: [-] Catties of Grain and Fish Pond

The five of them managed to wade through the thigh-deep water and arrived at Tianfu Jucaiju.On the flat car, except for the bedding and clothes that everyone put on their heads, everything else was wet.

Cui Boyan was glad that he listened to the man from Ma Xing and did not bring the food to Liujiazhuang, otherwise it would have got wet.

Xu Yinlian finally stepped on the dry ground, she couldn't help but sigh! "Hey, I didn't feel it at home. When I walked out on the road, I felt that the water had risen too much. It was almost up to my thighs."

"Where are we now? You all went to the house and saw that the food was piled all the way to the roof. You were shocked." Cui Boyan walked at the front, dragging Cui's mother and others and hurried inside.

The two children ran the fastest, and the high threshold could not stop them.As soon as they stepped through the door, both of them shouted, "Wow!"

Grains were placed against one wall, stacked high on top of one another, reaching up to the roof.It was the first time for the two children to see so much food.

"Wow!"

"Wow!"

"How many kilograms of grain is this?" Cui Lu asked in surprise.

"More than 2 kilograms!" Cui Boyan sighed.

Xu Yinlian couldn't help but wonder, "Why did you buy so much? It's enough to last seven or eight years. The flood will last for a month or two at most!"

"Oh. I understand. Xiaolan definitely wants to make a fortune. Food is the most expensive in times of disaster." Xu Yinlian suddenly thought of something, and couldn't help admiring Cai Xiaolan's wisdom. She is also very good at seizing opportunities. up.

"That's not true. Xiaolan said that there will be refugees who will be affected by the disaster. She will cook porridge to help the disaster. She will use this opportunity to spread Tianfu's reputation as a wealth-heavy residence." Cui Boyan also asked the same question.At that time, Cai Xiaolan answered a few simple words, which Cui Boyan remembered.

"What about Xiaolan?" Xu Yinlian was surprised, and looked around the room for a long time, but found no one.

Xu Xiaoqin's eyes were sharp, and she saw a deep hole behind the house, with mud flying out of it from time to time. She pointed to the rear window and said, "Sister-in-law Xiaolan must be digging the ground behind."

A few people put down their things and came to the back of the house, and it turned out that Cai Xiaolan was inside.

"Xiao Lan, what are you digging such a big hole for?" Cui Boyan's curiosity came again.

Cai Xiaolan threw another piece of soil up, without looking back, "Dig a fish pond. We want to build a big fish pond, and catch fish as soon as we see it."

"It's a good idea. It's amazing to have a pot of fish soup in the cold autumn!" Cui Lu sincerely admired the brains of the third daughter-in-law, and all she could think of was rushing to take home the vegetables from the vegetable garden.But what Cai Xiaolan thinks about is how to generate income.

When picking Xiaolan to dig a fish pond, I didn't dare to get too close to the foundation of the house, so I chose a piece of land next to the vegetable garden, which was one foot square.

The soil is soft, and holding a sharp weapon, she dug more than half a foot in an hour or two.

"Everyone is here just in time. Please help us gather the surrounding soil and move it into the yard in front of the hall." Cai Xiaolan called for help based on the principle of not using anything in vain.

If you don't care about the soil, it will flow away with the water in a while.And Cai Xiaolan just had an idea: turn them into bricks.In case the water potential is too large and the foundation is flooded, it is better to use these bricks to block it.

If there was an Internet, knowledgeable people would definitely laugh at Cai Xiaolan when they saw her using ordinary soil to make bricks.Special clay is needed to bake bricks. Any clay will work anywhere?
Of course Cai Xiaolan knew that the clay could not be burned into bricks.What's more, even if there is clay in front of her, she doesn't have the skills to make bricks.

She only knows that firing bricks requires a special brick kiln and burning them with fire.As for how to build the brick kiln and what degree of fire to use, I don't know at all.

But if you use fire to dry out the water in any object, the water-blocking effect of gathering it together will definitely be stronger than mud.In this era when even pockets are treasures, it is not common for Cai Xiaolan to use sacks to carry sand and soil to fight floods. Cai Xiaolan cannot rely on her own strength to achieve this.

Cui Lushi and the others, who didn't know Xiaolan's deep meaning, felt that the behavior was strange, but they still tried their best to follow it.Use a flat truck to drag one truck at a time to the yard.

The surrounding water has been rising, and the dam originally built by Xiaolan can no longer stop it.Small streams of water poured in through the gaps.Seeing this, Cai Xiaolan immediately stopped digging.The water storage capacity of the surrounding soil has reached its limit.

After jumping ashore, she pushed aside the soil of the dam, and the water flow became stronger. After a while, the inside of the pond was level with the outside.

"No, we have to find a way to get a fishing net." Cai Xiaolan looked at the fish pond where the water surface was flush with the surrounding fish pond, regretting that she thought too simply.I thought digging a hole would be a fish pond.

Three Stooges, better than the Stooges.The people around saw Cai Xiaolan's embarrassment at a glance, and each came up with ideas:
Cui Boyan said, build a wooden fence;
Xu Yinlian said, go to the village to find a fishing net;
Combining Cui Boyan's opinion, Cui Lushi came up with a good solution, using wooden sticks to insert a fence.Then pull some vines and lock them tightly.Small holes, fish can't escape, and they won't be washed down by water.

"Auntie is still the smartest!" Cai Xiaolan clapped her hands and applauded.

……

Autumn is the time when charcoal is at its cheapest. Cai Xiaolan took advantage of the low price and bought two loads of charcoal, originally planning to use it until spring.After I bought it, I placed it in the corner of the yard, with several layers of straw thickly pressed on it for waterproofing.Unexpectedly, this pile of charcoal helped a lot.

She borrowed wood to build a shelf, and evenly placed the lumped soil cubes on it.A fire was built with charcoal at the bottom.Afraid of not having enough charcoal, I picked orchids and even cut down trees on the edge of the official road, which were as thick as the mouth of a bowl.

Cut one off and ship back one.

These trees have no master.

In normal times, if there is a large area of ​​damage to the trees on both sides of the official road, there must be an official to take care of it.But now, no one will notice these dozens of trees.

With amazing strength, the trees turned into neat wet firewood.Cui Boyan took it to the fire to dry.

In this way, the fire burned until midnight, and a group of people were busy working until midnight.The clay bricks at the beginning still maintained a long and well-formed shape.Later, squeeze it a little, no matter what shape it is, and smash it on the ground by the fire. If there is a flat bottom, burn it to dry the water, and throw it into the fire when it hardens.

The original timber frame had long been burned away.The current fire pile is completely made up of a pile of bricks squeezed together.

While everyone was working, Xiao Dongping burst into tears, "Mom, I'm so hungry!"

Of course I'm hungry!

Now, it's Xu time.Cai Xiaolan and Cui Boyan had a meal at noon, but the others only had a meal in the morning.

Cai Xiaolan, who was covered in mud and water, laughed loudly, "I'm hungry, Xiao Dongping. My sister-in-law is going to cook now. Let's make steamed buns to eat!"

The stewed pork at noon was eaten up by the guys from the horse shop.However, when Cai Xiaolan was buying salt, she saw a meat stall and bought another fifty catties of pork.

Cut a strip of pork belly, mince it, and mix it with shallots. A pot of fragrant scallion-flavored pork belly pie is ready to serve.

Cai Xiaolan was not afraid of being scalded, so she brought a large iron pan, set it on the fire in the yard, and baked the cakes directly.

Maybe it's because the scallion meatloaf is too fragrant, or maybe everyone is too hungry.Adults and children are no exception, each eating two big sheets.And Cai Xiaolan prepared a lot of minced meat, so she simply roasted all of them over the fire.

In less than half an hour, a foot-high mountain of cakes was stacked on the serving plate.

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