Happy Farm Ranch

Chapter 122 Waterwheel Mill
When Su Mu wiped the little raccoon clean with snow and brought it back, the elusive fox had disappeared.

Seeing that there was no chance of revenge, the biscuit gritted its teeth and screamed until Su Mu slapped him on the head before subsiding. He ran back to Su Mu's mother in despair, and began to act cute and coquettish to beg for food.

"Dad, when will the Peach Blossom River freeze? I came here today to have a look, and there is no sign of the water slowing down at all. When will I be able to go skating?"

Anyway, it was time for dinner, and with the help of Liang Fei and An Lu, my mother started cooking a big pot of rice on the ranch.Su Mu looked at the simple sled aside, and began to think about practicing his skating skills again.Back when I was in college, there were three shortcuts to picking up girls: playing guitar, playing basketball, or being good at ice skating.

Of these three, Su Mu can only play basketball fairly well, but he is not very good at the other two.

However, most of the college boys galloping on the basketball court are boys from the physical education department. They are all tall and mighty, and they really can't handle it with their own size;
As for playing guitar and singing folk songs, Su Mu’s family was not very good since he was a child, and he was not able to study before college. After going to college, he borrowed the guitar of his buddies in the dormitory for a few days, and finally only played the beginning of "In a Foreign Land";
Ice skating is even more of a technical job. After a few days of falling, I finally learned the fur. When I have nothing to do, I put on roller skates and go around in circles.

Since I heard from my father that Huatanao has such convenient conditions, it is natural to pick up what I have learned before, and teach the children when I have nothing to do, and treat it as entertainment.

"Peach Blossom River? Then you can just wait! The Peach Blossom River flows all the year round, and it doesn't bring any frozen water in the cold winter!" Dad laughed, and explained while unloading steamed bun bags from the trolley: "I The snow boating I told you today is not on the Taohua River. In the summer, Dayong took you to the swamp behind the mountain, right? After a while, the lake will be frozen solid. When we were young All play there.

At that time, people in the village didn't have any idea about rivers and lakes. The Taohua River was generally called the Qianhe River; the lake behind the mountain was called the Back River.I can't change it after I get used to it, but in fact, I have to go to the frozen lake to skate. "

Su Mu also came to help carry the stored food. Mom, grandma, and grandma are really real. The small trolley can be filled with three big bags of steamed buns.

The big white steamed buns are round and hard, and they can be stored for a long time in this season;
The remaining cornmeal, millet, etc. are all newly produced grains on the farm this year. The porridge is golden and delicious, and is very popular among the villagers.

"Anyway, these things are not afraid of spoilage in winter. We prepare a little more at home, so as to avoid heavy snowfall when it is possible, and it is difficult to transport with a small cart." Seeing his staring eyes straightened, Dad explained: "The ranch There are not many people here, but there are quite a few people who eat food, so it is more convenient to reserve more.”

Speaking of food storage, Dad suddenly remembered something important, and hurriedly asked: "Muzi, the trucks at Yanlaiju come here only once every three days, why don't you give them a call and ask them to go up the mountain with empty trucks?" Sometimes I help bring two electric noodle grinders. Now everyone grinds noodle by the stone grinder in the village committee compound, which makes noise all day long, laborious and inefficient.

Electricity is convenient in the village now, and there are two noodle mills, one is used to grind white noodles, rice noodles, bean noodles, etc.; the other is used to grind some fodder.We have to let modern electrical appliances into the village, what do you think? "

As soon as he mentioned the noodle grinder, Su Mu immediately remembered his childhood memories.

I remember that one year my dad bought a noodle grinder at home to help others grind grass, rough noodles and the like.As long as the switch is closed, that guy's machine will be rumbled, one side will feed the grass inside, and the other side will go out, and the scene will be full of dust. Even wearing a big mask, Su Mu can feel the grass grains going straight into his nose Drill!

Recalling it now, he still feels anxious about that green flour grinder.

But what my father said was true. Although the machine is a bit dirty, it is much faster and more convenient than the stone roller. If the machine is used, everyone will not have to line up all day for grinding noodles; let alone push the roller hard.

Su Mu thought for a while, if he bought a noodle grinder, he might "enjoy" the baptism of powder all over the sky; if he didn't buy it, his life would be too inconvenient.

"How about..." He was about to answer, but when he looked up, he saw the sparkling Peach Blossom River in the distance!
Immediately having an idea in his mind, Su Mu changed his mind and said, "Dad, anyway, the Peach Blossom River flows all year round, so let's stop buying machines. Every time grinding noodles is like polluting the environment. According to me, let's choose a good one." Let's build a waterwheel mill by the river!

I have seen it a few times when I traveled with the company before, and that thing does not need manual labor to save trouble and effort;
Moreover, the effect of the ground surface is the same as that of a stone mill, and the machine grinds it without the fragrance;

Furthermore, I think that if we build Huatanao into a tourist attraction in the future, there will be a beautiful waterwheel mill, which must be very attractive. "

"Waterwheel?" Dad frowned and thought about it for a while, then suddenly realized, "During the summer vacation, Xiaojin lived at our house, and she showed me photos of overseas travels in the past. There seems to be such a waterwheel by the river." Car mill. Is there a big wooden wheel, the kind that turns with the splash of water? The whole small wooden house with a pointed roof can live in it, and the water wheel next to the house is not in the way."

"Yes, that's the kind!" The more Su Mu thought about it, the more interesting it became. The Taohua River is not far from the village. A mill was built by the river so that the noise would not affect daily life; it would also be convenient for everyone to grind and eat; more importantly What's more, when it was built, it was well designed to reflect the picturesque Taohua River, and it can be used as an inn for overnight guests in the future!
Dad thought about it and thought it was quite reliable. Anyway, the Taohua River has been flowing for many years, and building a waterwheel mill can make good use of water resources.

Environmentally friendly and beautiful, although the efficiency is not faster than the machine, it is definitely enough for the daily needs of the villagers.

"The idea is pretty good, but we don't know how to make it! Besides, the wooden house is not suitable for us, right? It needs too much wood, and it is easy to rot." Thinking about it carefully, Dad thinks this These are the two biggest problems facing us.

Su Mu smiled and waved his hands, "Wooden houses are definitely not good, but Huatanao guards the mountains and quarries, and the stones are so cheap.

Let's build stone houses.It takes a lot of effort to choose materials, and then try to match the colors of the wall and table well to create a European style!As for the design of houses and waterwheels, you can contact the construction company that built the horse farm, even if you spend money to buy their architectural drawings. There are so many idle labor in the village, and there is not much work on the farm and pasture in winter. Let's come together Build a mill! "

(End of this chapter)