Chapter 241 Three Threshers

"Ai Qiushi, can you use less effort when stepping on it?" Xiao Jiuyue asked directly.

Ai Qiushi squatted beside the thresher he had brought back and said, "It should be possible."

“Look, Miss, I need to add some more triangular wire to the top of this barrel. Also, I made it too dense before, and a lot of rice grains are stuck in the middle. I won’t remove it!”

Ai Qiushi did what he said and started to dismantle and modify it right away.

"Miss, Shi Lizheng is here with many villagers." Lian Xin reported quietly. Xiao Jiuyue sat aside and watched Ai Qiushi modify the thresher. She said, "Let them in!"

Not long after, Shi Lizheng came in with his fellow villagers. He not only brought people, but also brought wood and some tools needed by carpenters!

"Miss Xiao!" Shi Li was looking at the thresher in front of Ai Qiushi with envy, and said, "Shi Laoba from the village is an old carpenter. He does most of the carpentry work in the village. We..."

Shi Lizheng was too embarrassed to say anything more. If it were someone else, they would definitely hide such a good thing. How could they possibly take it out and let everyone know about it?

"It just so happens that Ai Qiushi needs help here too." Xiao Jiuyue understood immediately. She looked at Lianxin and said, "Lianxin, talk to Shi Mujiang first about what materials are needed to make this thing. If we divide the work and work together, it will be faster."

Lianxin often follows Ai Qiushi when working on the thresher. If you ask who knows more about the thresher besides her and Ai Qiushi, it must be Lianxin!

She was just talking, and most of the work was done by Ai Qiushi himself, but Lianxin took her place and stayed by Ai Qiushi's side when she had nothing to do. It can be said that Lianxin personally watched the thresher being built.

Lianxin is very meticulous and she probably noticed a lot of details.

"Okay, miss." Lianxin responded and immediately started communicating with Shi Mujiang about how to make the thresher. The villagers were not vague and just did whatever they were told to do!

"Shi Lizheng, what materials did you bring for the threshers?" Xiao Jiuyue suddenly asked.

Shi Lizheng paused, looked at the wood they had carried, and said, "It should be... at least enough to make two."

"Then we'll build it based on the maximum quantity, a few at a time." Xiao Jiuyue spoke directly, kicking the barrel of rice. "This barrel for rice doesn't need to be made like a water barrel. Just nail a few planks on it. As long as it doesn't leak, it'll be fine. It's just for rice anyway, not water, so there's no need for such sturdy wood."

"Okay." Shi Lizheng's smile was almost reaching his ears.

In the courtyard, everyone was busy. Xiao Jiuyue whispered in Luo Kui's ear, "Prepare some snacks. They'll fill your stomachs when everyone's done."

"Okay." Luo Kui responded and immediately ran to the kitchen.

"Old Eight, you have to measure the wood accurately. Don't make any mistakes. We'll try to make it tomorrow."

"And everyone, work carefully." Shi Lizheng reminded them that making several machines at a time certainly has its advantages, but it also has disadvantages. If any step is done wrong, a lot of wood will be wasted!

One night, the bright moon hung high in the sky, and the thresher gradually took shape.

"Shi Lizheng." Xiao Jiuyue suddenly spoke.

"Miss Xiao, did we do something wrong?" Shi Lizheng's first reaction was that he was afraid that there was something wrong with the thresher.

"No, it's working very well." Xiao Jiuyue looked at the improved thresher and said, "Tomorrow, Master Rong will come to our village to see the thresher."

"Lord Rong is coming?" Shi Lizheng heard and immediately said, "Miss Xiao, then...what do we need to do?"

Shi Lizheng looked at Xiao Jiuyue with respect in his eyes, and he didn't regard Xiao Jiuyue as an unmarried girl at all.

"All you need to do is show the thresher to Lord Rong. If Lord Rong asks you any questions, just answer them." Xiao Jiuyue cleared his throat and said, "You don't need to know Lord Rong's identity for now."

"Okay, okay." Shi Li was wondering if there was any reason behind this!

Soon, Shi Lizheng had no time to think about this. The thresher had already been assembled. Strength lies in numbers, and the work could be done faster. Ai Qiushi not only increased the number of triangular iron wires on the barrel, but also staggered their directions. This way, the rice would be threshed more cleanly tomorrow!

As the sky brightened, three new threshers were added to the fields of Fu'an Village, creating a most beautiful landscape!

"Miss, Lord Rong has arrived. He is now watching the thresher in the field over at Yangjiao." Luokui came back panting.

"So early?" Xiao Jiuyue raised his eyes. It was just dawn and he could hear Xiao Jiayuan and Xiao Jiachen just going out to practice in the yard.

"Really? I thought they were seeing things, so I went to take a look. It really was Lord Rong, and he was accompanied by a servant." Luo Kui said affirmatively, looking at Xiao Jiuyue sitting on the blanket on the ground with his body stretched out. It was a pleasure to watch!

"Don't worry, the stone will pass." Xiao Jiuyue finished the yoga pose and felt like her whole body was stretched.

After breakfast, Xiao Jiuyue went out facing the rising sun. When he arrived at the fields on the other side of Yangjiao, he saw several places for drying millet along the way. Under Shi Lizheng's arrangement, each place had been equipped with equipment. At this time, the excited voices of people working with threshers could be heard from far away.

"Good stuff, really good stuff!" Rong Xun's cold voice was filled with excitement. When he saw Xiao Jiuyue's carriage approaching, he immediately stepped forward and said across the carriage road: "Miss Xiao, it would be great if this thresher could be used by the common people!"

"Lord Rong cares about the people, which is a blessing for them. I'll let Ai Shiqiu give you the blueprints. However, the thresher has just started working, so there may be some areas that need improvement."

"Miss Xiao is the one who truly cares about the people. She is willing to donate the thresher to the court free of charge to benefit the people." Xiao Jiuyue's words did not dampen Rong Xun's enthusiasm. His excited voice could be heard through the carriage: "Miss Xiao, even a thresher like this is already very good!"

He has met many different kinds of people. Not to mention good things like threshers, even some fertilizing techniques, those people would probably want to hide them and not let others know, or sell them at a high price to make a profit!

Rong Xun called the servant he had brought with him and said, "Miss Xiao, his name is Qiu Dong, and he is very good at being a craftsman."

"Lianxin, let Ai Qiushi come." Xiao Jiuyue called Ai Qiushi over. Ai Qiushi saw Xiao Jiuyue and then Rong Xun. After hearing Xiao Jiuyue's instructions, he immediately started chatting with Qiu Dong.

The two were discussing heatedly, and Ai Qiushi was so excited that he wanted to go back to the Xiao family immediately to work as a thresher.

Xiao Jiuyue did not stay long, but took a carriage directly to Lancang County. Since they had agreed to send grain to Lingnan, the Xiao family members had started making thick clothes and shoes and socks.

Xiao Jiuyue also wanted to go to the county to purchase another batch of medicinal materials and send them to Lingnan. Lingnan was a smoky and miasmic place with many snakes, insects, rats and ants. She had to find a good doctor and prepare some more ointments and powders, which were not only convenient to carry but also easier to transport than medicinal materials!