The mysterious bird of destiny, the beginning of China

Chapter 190 Plow

Hearing Li Jiancheng's words, Li Shimin also smiled. Looking at it now, it seemed to be very different.

So he said with emotion: "Yes, at the beginning I thought that you, brother, were not caring about old feelings."

"Now that I think about it, everything that happened in the beginning seems unimportant!"

The three people sighed, and the relationship between them seemed to be back to the past again.

……

Princess Yong'an Mansion.

Li Xinni naturally heard about what happened in the court. Looking at the divine bird that had returned to the mansion, she was a little confused as to why the divine bird did this.

Although she was very curious about the reason why the divine bird did this, she did not ask.

Bai Zhi looked at Li Xinni and noticed the doubts in her heart, so he said, "From your perspective, which one is stronger, Li Jiancheng or Li Shimin?"

"In terms of statecraft?"

Li Xinni pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Shenniao, you are doing the right thing. Compared with the people of the world, my brother is indeed inferior."

After careful consideration at this time, Li Xinni also understood.

"But does Shenniao have confidence in Shimin?"

"nature."

Bai Zhi nodded, but didn't say much.

In short, it is impossible to directly say that one is familiar with history. Of course, even if one did, people would think that the divine bird can predict the future and know what will happen in the future.

Bai Zhi lowered his head and watched Princess Yong'an Li Xinni busy in the courtyard, but saw that she was only wearing an ordinary long skirt, just like an ordinary woman in Chang'an City.

In the flowerbed in the courtyard, there were no flowers at this time. Instead, the soil was turned over, revealing fresh soil.

It turned out that Li Xinni was holding the hoe and doing the work himself. Although the sun was shining, it was not too hot for Li Xinni.

There was no makeup on her delicate face, and she was dripping with sweat, soaking the hair on her smooth forehead.

Suddenly, Li Xinni lowered her head and picked up something from the soil. Even though her fingers as white as onions were stuck to the soil, she didn't feel any discomfort.

"Divine bird..."

Bai Zhi came back to his senses and looked at Li Xinni, only to see that Li Xinni was holding an earthworm in his hand. The pink body of the earthworm still had a faint earthy smell.

Princess Yong'an, who was extremely noble in the eyes of the world and loved by the emperor, was actually doing such dirty and tiring work. If they saw it, their jaws would probably be shocked.

But at this time, Li Xinni was enjoying herself.

After all, life on Lishan Mountain is also like this.

The little animals in the soil are not too ugly.

Just like the earthworms in her hands, if there were no earthworms, how could the crops grown be high-yielding.

Bai Zhi: "..."

Bai Zhi looked at Li Xinni, how could he not know what she meant.

I couldn't help but feel a little speechless. I remembered that Li Xinni was like this before, so Bai Zhi told her about the effect of earthworms on the land and crops. Unexpectedly, she was still so naughty.

Bai Zhi not only recalled the person she was a long time ago, she was also a princess. But at that time, she was still innocent and innocent, but when she grew up, she was only accompanied by endless pain.

Compared with Li Xinni at this time, Li Xinni is undoubtedly happy.

"Why bother it?"

"All right!"

Hearing this, Li Xinni put the earthworms back into the soil, loosened the last bit of land, and then couldn't help but sigh: "Although there is only this small flower garden, being busy makes people physically and mentally exhausted, but I don't know that the people in the world are... How hard it is to cultivate so much land..."

"So, if there are tools that can make people do twice the result with half the effort..."

Li Xinni suddenly began to ponder.

The beautiful Emei frowned slightly, showing that the woman was deeply worried at this time.

All around, the respectful waiters and maids were waiting quietly for Princess Yong'an's instructions. At the same time, they also became more respectful to Li Xinni.

After all, no noble person would be like this. In the midst of glory and wealth, he still does not forget to do farm work.

However, there was some fear. If the emperor saw them watching Princess Yongan working and they didn't step forward to help, would they be blamed by the emperor?

"Okay, the land has been loosened. Have you learned how to do it?"

That's right, the reason why Li Xinni was doing the work personally at this time was simply because these waiters and maids didn't know how to do it. They had been in the palace since they were young, so they had a clean net worth. Likewise, they naturally didn't know how to do farm work.

"Go back to Princess, I learned it."

They answered quickly.

"Well, the same goes for the next few flower beds. Remove all the flowers in the flower beds, and then you can plant sweet potatoes..."

On the side, a woman who was also working suddenly said: "Sister Xin Ni, I remember that the emperor gave you a food fief. Wouldn't it be better to plant sweet potatoes in the food?"

"How can we compete with the people for profit?"

Li Xinni looked at the woman walking out of the palace and explained: "The land in my city is also cultivated by the people. When I harvest more, they will keep less. Give them more, and their Life will be much easier.”

"How much can you give to the palace by then? So, why not open up more money and plant sweet potatoes in all the flower beds in the mansion? It will be enough for several people to survive the winter!"

"So that's it. I'm ignorant."

The woman quickly blamed herself.

"It doesn't matter, there is no limit to learning, just study more!"

Li Xinni waved her hands and went back to wash up.

When Princess Yong'an entered the palace, the waiters and maids on the side quickly came forward to deal with the remaining flower beds.

Bai Zhi followed Li Xinni and flew into the room, only to see that Li Xinni had changed his clothes, and after washing, he sat on the table, picked up a brush, and drew something on the rice paper.

"What are you going to draw?"

"farm tools!"

Li Xinni frowned, but there was no ink on the rice paper. She looked at Bai Zhi and whispered: "Although people now have farm tools, including ox-drawn plows, they are quite laborious to use..."

“Would you like to improve on the current plow?”

Bai Zhi suddenly thought of something. In this era, the Quyu plow had not yet appeared, but the emergence of the Quyu plow undoubtedly made it easier for people all over the world, making farming easier and improving farming efficiency.

Looking at it this way, it is indeed of great merit for this era.

Seeing Li Xinni's frown, Bai Zhi could understand. After all, he wanted to think about the people of the world, but he didn't pay attention in his heart, which made people scratch their heads.

After thinking for a while, Bai Zhi landed on the desk, then looked at the white paper on the desk and said, "Have you ever thought that if the plows used by the people now are all straight, maybe pulling like this is too much. Effortless.”

"straight?"

Li Xinni frowned and looked at Bai Zhizhi with a pair of beautiful eyes, giving Bai Zhi a look called "stupid". Bai Zhi sighed slightly in his heart and said again: "You can spread your thoughts..."

"straight……"

Li Xinni frowned, then was stunned, and said quickly: "So, it can also be made into a curved shape!"

Thinking of this, she quickly took the drawing of the current plow aside and fell into deep thought.

Seeing this, Bai Zhi felt relieved. It seems that the emergence of Quyuan plow should not be far away.

…………

In the evening, Bai Zhi, who was in a daze, suddenly saw Li Xinni approaching in surprise not far away. He saw a piece of rice paper in her hand, and there were naturally ink marks on the rice paper.

"What, draw it?"

Bai Zhi asked.

"Draw it!"

Li Xinni happily unfolded the rice paper and motioned to Bai Zhi to watch.

At this time, the sun was setting in the sky, and the golden sunset was shining in the courtyard, dyeing the cornices and carved beams with a layer of red, and also covering the beauties in the corridor with a layer of red gauze.

It adds a bit of hazy beauty.

At this time, I saw the beauty holding rice paper and unfolding it in front of her. At the same time, her little feet under the long skirt stood up slightly, trying hard to unfold the rice paper in her hand to show the sacred bird above.

It has the playfulness of a girl, but also the tranquility of the years.

Bai Zhi looked down and found a new plow drawn on it. The structure of the plow was even carefully marked on the side. Obviously, in order to draw the plow well, Li Xinni also worked hard to learn drawings.

"Not bad!"

Bai Zhi nodded. The plow drawn on the paper was very similar to the curved shaft plow. Bai Zhi did not hesitate to praise him and said: "It seems that you are also very smart. Next, you should find a craftsman to make it and test it." Is it more labor-saving than the original plow?"

"That's right!"

Li Xinni suddenly smiled when she heard that the divine bird recognized her achievements. Her bright eyes suddenly turned into two crescent moons, her red lips pursed slightly, and then she rolled up the rice paper in her hand again.

"That's right. We need to experiment to see if it's better than the previous plow!"

Seeing Li Xinni's girlish appearance, Bai Zhi sighed in his heart. Speaking of it, she was indeed just a girl. Although she was about to reach her twenties, she had grown up on Mount Li and had not experienced the dangers of the human heart.

What we face is nothing more than the daily necessities of life.

Of course, she only acted like a little daughter in front of Bai Zhi.

Bai Zhi looked at Li Xinni who was walking out with her head held high and her chest high, and couldn't help but ask, "Where are you going?"

"Are you looking for a craftsman?"

Li Xinni was stunned and turned back to look at Bai Zhi.

"It's getting late. We'll go tomorrow. There's no rush."

"Oh……"

Li Xinni belatedly looked up at the sky. The setting sun dyed the clouds in the sky red, like a flame burning up the sky.

Looking back, I saw the feathers of the divine bird in the corridor complement each other...

……

Early the next morning, Princess Yong'an Li Xinni got up eagerly and immediately went to Prince Qin's Mansion...the Prince's Mansion.

Today's Prince Qin's Mansion has become the Prince's Mansion. Just yesterday, the emperor consecrated King Qin Li Shimin as the Crown Prince. As for Li Jiancheng, he was named King of Jin.

Looking at his sister who came in a hurry, Prince Li Shimin was a little confused. At the same time, he also noticed that his sister was wearing coarse clothes, and he immediately admired his sister.

"Sister, why are you here in such a hurry?"

At this time, Li Shimin was fully dressed and about to go to the palace.

After all, he was already the prince at this time and needed to assist the emperor in handling political affairs.

"Give me some carpenters and I'm going to make something."

Li Xinni got straight to the point. She was very rude to her younger brother.

As for the identity of the prince?
  Li Xinni didn't care at all.

"artisan?"

Li Shimin quickly asked someone to serve Li Xinni tea, then respectfully welcomed his sister into the hall, and then asked: "What does my sister need from a craftsman?"

"...This matter hasn't been completed yet, so don't rush to say it."

Li Xinni hesitated for a moment, and then said solemnly.

This made Li Shimin even more confused. Seeing that his sister was so mysterious, he didn't ask, so he asked some craftsmen to be called.

"How about giving my sister ten craftsmen?"

Li Shimin said: "After all, there are many houses in Chang'an that need to be repaired, so there are not enough craftsmen..."

"Five is enough!"

Li Xinni didn't care.

Watching his sister's leaving figure, Prince Li Shimin was silent for a moment before getting up and heading to the palace.

Seeing Li Xinni returning in a hurry, Bai Zhi closed his eyes again. A moment later, he saw ten carpenters coming to Princess Yong'an's residence. They were carrying tools and standing respectfully in the courtyard.

When they saw that all the flower beds in the courtyard were planted with sweet potatoes, they suddenly became stunned.

"You are finally here!"

Li Xinni came out of the palace, called all the craftsmen together, and said: "I want to make something, and the drawings are here. Your task is to make a sample as soon as possible. I want to test whether this thing works well... "

"I will obey Princess Yong'an's order!"

Among the ten craftsmen, only one was an old man with gray hair, and the rest were all teenagers. Obviously, they were a master master and his disciples.

Carpenters in this era still maintain the most primitive master-apprentice inheritance. Apprentices need to practice their skills under the master and satisfy the master before they can leave the apprenticeship and set up their own business.

Li Xinni didn't have any pretensions, and asked the waiter to bring chairs for everyone, and then said: "Listen to me and explain to you first..."

Seeing the people below busy with things that can promote the development of civilization, Bai Zhi seemed bored.

The teenagers also lowered their heads and listened, but from time to time they raised their heads to take a peek at the beautiful Princess Yong'an.

At the same time, there was also a young man who looked up from time to time to look at the divine bird down the corridor. The dazzling gaze of the divine bird naturally attracted their attention, but at this time in the noble mansion, they were not allowed to look up at will.

After Li Xinni finished speaking, the old master nodded and said with confidence: "I used to make plows for others at home, and I have made tens of thousands of plows in my life. Although the plow on the princess's drawing looks strange, it is also very good. Do."

"As long as I have enough wood, I can make it for the princess in just half a day!"

"it is good!"

Hearing this, Li Xinni immediately said happily: "After it's done, I'll take you to see the emperor!"

Li Xinni also knew that bringing craftsmen to see the emperor was more important than any reward.

Of course, she would not say that she had no money to reward these craftsmen.

So, ten craftsmen began to be busy in the courtyard, knocking. Although it was noisy, Princess Yongan enjoyed it.

She walked among them from time to time and watched them making plows. At the same time, she also asked questions when she encountered something she didn't understand.

The master carpenter naturally spoke respectfully without any concealment.

As time passed, the sun moved slowly across the sky, and finally hung above people's heads, causing the young man who was busy in the courtyard to sweat profusely.

"Come here, get some mung bean soup..."

(End of this chapter)