Chapter 86 Jue Jue Dou
Three days later, Zhao Zhen went to Baishi Valley. The grapes in the valley were growing well, and the grapes that were bearing fruit began to expand. Today, Ding Chou organized farmers to come here for top dressing.
Zhao Zhen had breakfast after practicing martial arts every day. The work in Baishi Valley was already in full swing. Zhao Zhen walked into the vineyard and saw everyone holding a shovel, about three feet away from the grapevines. , dig a shallow trench, one and a half feet wide and one and a half feet deep.
More than ten people were now halfway through the work. Zhao Zhen flexed his hands and feet, picked up a shovel, found a place where no one was digging, and started working too. Although the weather is getting hotter, there is a gentle breeze in the Baishi Valley and there are grapevines for shade, so I don’t feel hot at all.
After an hour, Zhao Zhen looked up and saw that the ditch had been dug. At this time, Zhao Zhen discovered that a lot of farmyard manure had been piled on the ground. Because it was ripe and had a weak smell, Ding Chou put it down again. Zhao Zhen didn't even notice the wind blowing.
Zhao Zhen only watched when fertilizing was being applied from behind, but did not do anything. Zhao Zhen saw that Ding Chou's arrangements were very reasonable. Some people installed the frames, some carried the burdens, and some filled the soil. Zhao Zhen looked up at the sun and estimated that it would be completed around noon.
The remaining two acres of land are not really empty. After harvesting the soybeans, Tang Tian arranged for farmers to plant many vegetables, such as eggplant, amaranth, spinach, pumpkin, cabbage, etc. Carrots, autumn cucumbers, etc.
More than ten days have passed. Under the influence of Lingtian, these ordinary plants have grown rapidly. Now amaranth, spinach, and cabbage are edible. In addition to supplying vegetables to the nearby Pagoda Temple, Zhao Zhenzhuang also eats vegetables here.
Adjacent to the vineyard, there are now two spiritual fire crystal persimmon and fire sun jujube trees.
Huoyang Jujube (spirit, three major woody grains, three jujubes in the daily eclipse, will not appear old for a hundred years. Tonify the body and qi, nourish blood and calm the mind.)
Effect 1: Eclipse three dates for three consecutive days, and those with a physical constitution less than 30 will have a physical constitution +1.
Zhao Zhen looked at them one by one and found that both trees were in the fruiting stage. Unfortunately, due to transplantation, although they function as spiritual fields, the fruits on the trees are now sparse.
Zhao Zhen looked around the two trees. After Ding Chou took over, he built a two-foot-high fence. The weeds in the fence were cleaned and a layer of white pebbles was paved. Although fertilizing and other work will be more troublesome in the future, it is a beautiful sight now.
At noon, just as Zhao Zhen expected, fertilization of the vineyard was completed. Ding Chou greeted several farmers to have dinner on the ground and invited Zhao Zhen over. Before Zhao Zhen took office, he often had meals with farmers in the fields in Bailiu Village. After taking office, this was the first time that this happened. Zhao Zhen did not refuse. He walked over and picked up a steamed bun, a piece of pickles, and a piece of fish. He put them all in a bowl and added some vegetables. I also followed the example of the farmer, sitting on the ground and immersed myself in eating.
Because of the addition of Zhao Zhen, the villagers seem to be much quieter. Now, although these villagers are all households in Xixi Village, at least half of them are new arrivals or have moved from other villages in Liangshan Township. Zhao Zhen said something to the banker he knew, and gradually became warmer.
Everyone was chatting about small things, which were all about the shortcomings of the Li family, the head of the family. Zhao Zhen saw that a few people were more relaxed and asked: "Zhu Hongcheng, how is the family this year?"
Zhu Hongcheng said: "Master of the village, The situation this year is much better than in previous years. There is a lot more work on the farm, and every family has something to do during the slack period. The farm hired me to repair canals and walls, take care of one lunch a day, and earn some wages. Now I have three meals to eat, there are pots of rice and noodles at home, and I can occasionally see some meat."
He said to the person next to him: "Ding Laosan, is that what I said?"
< br>Ding Laosan smiled naively and said: "Head of the township, what Zhu Laoer said is that every family does have a surplus of food this year, and every family is planting mulberry and raising silkworms. My children were also sent to the bone carving workshop. As an apprentice, your food is managed by the workshop, and you can still get a few copper coins every month."
Zhao Zhen was also happy when he heard this. At this time, a man said: "My family was originally from Daqiao Village, Guangzhou Prefecture. When there was a drought, I followed Tao Dalang to escape the famine. Now they have settled down. The township head borrowed rations of seeds and rented land and houses. Now I can support myself by working. For three or two years, there will be a famine, and life will be good in the future. Not long ago, my second son went to work as an apprentice in a silver workshop, and he has a bright future.”
Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "Ding Chou, what are you going to do after dinner?"
Ding Chou said: "Master, now you have fertilized, you really need to water it thoroughly, so , the grapes grow well." Zhao Zhen said: "I saw the water channel coming from the lake in the north, but there was no overturning or bobbin wheel."
Ding Chou said: "Zhuang. Lord, now the carpenters in the village are busy making furniture and carving various carvings needed by the owner to exchange them with the upper world, but they can’t take care of the farm tools.”
Zhao Zhen nodded and said, “This. I know something. I'll go back today and ask the carpenter's workshop to make some rollovers and other objects. You can calculate how many villages in the countryside need. I'll arrange for the carpenter's workshop to make a batch later. Don't miss the time when the water canal is repaired and cannot be used. , this is not possible.”
Ding Chou responded.
Zhao Zhen said: "How are you going to water it now?"
Ding Chou said: "Although there is no rollover, there is a simple rollover. The owner of the village will wait a moment, and we will know when we set it up."< br>
While talking, everyone had finished eating and cleared away the dishes.
I saw that everyone first made a shelf with three long pieces of wood that were two people high. A long bamboo pole was hung on the shelf with a rope, with the fulcrum in the middle, and a straight pole and a bucket at the front end of the horizontal pole. connected, with a heavy stone suspended from the other end.
Along the way, water from canals is drawn to irrigate the vineyards. Zhao Zhen observed carefully that during the process of collecting water, the main direction of force of the villagers was downward.
Use your own body weight to push downwards, which seems very easy.
After a while, he made three planes. Zhao Zhen found it interesting and tried it. As he expected, it was indeed easier.
Zhao Zhen asked: "Ding Chou, how much land can such a machine irrigate in one day?"
Ding Chou said: ""Shuoyuan·Anti-Quality" says that the five farmers will all bear the burden. Go into the well and irrigate one area all day long. "Then" is the opportunity. Pay attention to the rear and ignore the front. The command is to water the leeks in one area all day long.'"
Zhao Zhen also remembered at this time that "Zhuangzi" also recorded that this thing was tangerine. Zigong passed by Hanyin on his southward journey and saw farmers holding urns to draw water, getting twice the result with half the effort, so he taught them to "chisel wood as a machine, the back is heavy and the front is light, and the water is pumped out, and the number is like a fertile soup, which is called 槧."
Three people operate three orange irrigation machines, and the others are also busy. The farmer took out a bucket made of bamboo strips and rattan, and passed a long rope parallel to the edge and bottom. The two farmers held the long ropes on both sides of the bucket with both hands and put the bucket into the water. Then the two men simultaneously pulled up the long ropes in their hands, pulled up the water in the ditch, and poured it into the grape fields.
Zhao Zhen stood aside and watched everyone draw water, while chatting with Ding Chou about village affairs. Just as he was talking, he saw a farmer riding a horse straight to the vineyard from a distance.
(End of this chapter)