Chapter 39 New Inventions

When Bai Zongren returned to the drying yard, Bai Li came over with a strange object.

"What's this?"

Everyone on the drying yard looked over curiously.

Bai Li put the things on the grass next to the drying yard and demonstrated them to everyone.

"Wow! This sled-like thing can also mow grass?"

"Hey, it's not for mowing grass, is it? This looks like it can be used to...mow rice?"

"My goodness, I can mow down a whole row in one go. That whole acre of land will be mowed in less than a cup of tea!"

"Get out of the way, everyone, let me see!"

Mulangde, who arrived late, used his hands like rowing a boat to open a passage and squeeze in.

I saw that the thing in Bai Li's hand looked like a wooden sled for harrowing the fields. There were several sickles installed underneath, a foot above the ground. A rope was connected to the handle. He swung the sickles by squeezing the handle. When the sickles were swung, a clump of grass was neatly cut off. A circular wooden board next to it gathered the cut grass in time like a big human hand, and then turned it over, and a clump of grass was neatly placed on the ground.

"Let's try the rice paddies?"

Mulangde was more impatient than anyone else. It was not that he did not trust Bai Li, but he wanted to see the results quickly.

Bai Li is naturally confident in his own things, and he knows it without trying.

However, Bai Dalang was eager to try it, and even the three brothers Bai Zongren couldn't contain their excitement. Bai Li taught him how to operate it and then left him alone.

Mulangde led a group of people carrying a "sled" to the terraced fields, and Bai Li turned around and went home.

She had to take out some ingredients from the space while Bai Yue was not at home and ask Aunt Bai to prepare something delicious!

I saw only an old cow pulling the millstone in the drying yard, turning back and forth.

So many people were waiting for their turn to thresh the crops, and her family would have to wait until tomorrow.

Threshing tools are easier to make, so she plans to make them tonight so she doesn't have to wait for the old cow to help with threshing.

Bai Li hurried home, thinking about what delicious food to make next.

Because there were too many people on the road of exile, the food could not be too fancy, and Grandma Li had to be frugal, so many of the things she wanted to eat could not be made.

Things were different after settling down here. She secretly told her grandmother that there was enough food and her grandmother would definitely not restrict her from eating.

Her family lived in a separate household and ate their own private food. The military and the village chief had no right to interfere. At most, Bai Yue would see it and make a fuss, but that could be ignored.

She had been craving for dumplings, wontons, meat buns, and meat patties for a long time, and now she had to have them all here!

I was thinking about food all the way and my mouth was watering.

The food here is all original, green and healthy food, unlike the food in the apocalypse where all food is synthesized with high technology, and it is very delicious.

Now she just wants to settle down here and rely on the wealth in the space to support her parents.

Bai Li didn't think there was anything wrong with thinking this way. She was unmatched in fighting zombies in the apocalypse and had become a top boss. She accidentally traveled here and just wanted to live a good life with everything she had.

She felt that this was the life people should live.

If her father heard it, he would definitely lecture her, saying that she had no ambition, was short-sighted, and had no sense of defending her country, and was no longer a member of the Bai family.

She has been scolded so much since she was a child that her ears are covered with calluses.

But the old man Bai probably doesn't dare to say anything to her now, because if he does, he will be dragged away for a "sparring match" and he won't be able to beat her.

Hehe, she can be considered as a serf who has risen up and is singing, right?

From a distance, I could see that the area that was once overgrown with weeds was now surrounded by a row of bamboo fences more than one meter high, enclosing the stilt house in the middle and forming a large courtyard at the entrance.

That was done this morning before dawn. My father and a few male relatives did it. After they were done, they had breakfast and went to work.

Bai Li is very satisfied with this fence wall, which makes it look like a farmyard.

The only thing he was dissatisfied with was that Bai Yue’s cabin was also enclosed inside.

If she got up early, she would definitely ask her father to divide her house out.

He walked to the gate of the fence, looked around and saw no one, then took out two sacks from the space, one of which was flour and the other of which was rice, and then took out half a pig.

He carried two bags on his shoulders, held the pork in one hand, kicked open the gate and walked into the yard.

Aunt Bai, who was cooking, looked up when she heard the noise and saw only two large sacks moving, but no one.

"Who is this?"

It looks a bit scary at first glance!

Li Mingyue, who was mending clothes in the stilt house, also heard the sound. She put down her needle and thread, walked to the door and looked down.

This is shocking. Who else could be buried under that big sack if not her little girl?

"Ah! You kid don't even know how to ask for help!"

He hurriedly walked towards the wooden stairs, followed by Li and his two daughters-in-law.

Li Mingyue and Aunt Bai only carried one sack down. Bai Li easily picked up the other sack with one hand, and then stuffed half a pig's flesh into Aunt Bai's mouth.

"Aunt Bai, I want to eat pure meat dumplings today. Make more for tomorrow. I have plenty of white flour and pork!"

Li had just reached the last step of the stairs. When she heard this, she staggered and almost fell. Mu and Yang supported her and she stood firm.

"Grandma, are you okay?"

"My dear little ancestor, where did you get the white flour and pork?"

"Grandma, don't worry and eat your dumplings. Eating dumplings won't cause any trouble for us."

Bai Li couldn't explain the source of the flour, so he had to make it up.

Li wanted to say something more, but Bai Yu and Bai Liulang clapped their hands and shouted with joy when they heard that there were really dumplings to eat.

"Eat dumplings! Eat dumplings!"

Li felt helpless. If she continued, she would look like a mean grandmother to her grandchildren. So, never mind, let them do whatever they want!

"You can't just squander it all in one meal, you have to eat sparingly!"

Aunt Bai got the old lady's approval,

Put the pork away and untie the sack.

"Oh! This bag is rice!"

"The bag next to it is white flour."

Bai Li unloaded his things, drew water from the wooden barrel beside the stove to wash his hands, then looked up and said something.

"Oh my goodness, one bag weighs over 100 kilograms, and these two bags..."

"Three hundred pounds. Grandma, can't you count?"

Li Mingyue glared at the little girl in anger, "Your grandma used to be in charge of a huge general's mansion, and she knew the total amount very well. She can't believe it!"

Bai Li touched his nose and felt even more uneasy when he saw his grandmother’s red eyes.

"Grandma, don't worry, we'll have more food than we can eat, and no one will go hungry!"

Li was amused and secretly wiped the corner of her eyes.

"You kid, you're just joking.

Our family has reached this point, and we wish we could live a normal life. If we can avoid starvation, that would be a blessing from our ancestors!"

After their house was ransacked, the Bai family became penniless overnight. She worried day and night about her grandchildren starving and how the family would survive.

It's been so hard for the family to make it here safely, which is even more rare. It would be even better if we don't have to go hungry in the future!

At Bai Li's instruction, Aunt Bai scooped out a large basin full of white flour, weighing more than twenty kilograms, which made the old lady very distressed!