Tang Yongnian was worried that Jiedi was too young and wouldn't be able to keep things in order, so he stepped forward and said, "Don't panic, everyone. Before we dig the embankment, let's measure how much land each family has and draw it on paper. That way, we'll have a basis for taking back the land later!"

Someone asked, "How long is the land rent? If it's only for one or two years, it's not worth the trouble!"

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Xu Lanzhi hadn't expected this deadline, and Jiedi was even less aware of it. She looked at Tang Yongnian with a troubled expression.

Tang Qiqi immediately said, "Let's rent it for ten years first, that's what my mother said!"

Everyone was excited: "If we can rent for ten years, that means our food supply will be guaranteed for the next ten years! I'm going to dig the embankment right now!"

Because Tang Qiqi's terms were so tempting, Tang Yongnian's family took the lead in renting land, and the matter proceeded without much difficulty. Although one or two families didn't want to rent, it wasn't a major issue. (cascoo.net)

Although Xu Lanzhi was uneasy, Tang Qiqi had considered every detail of the matter and was willing to believe that someone in the dark was guiding Zhao Di!

She, along with Wang and Tang Qiumei, have already distributed rent to everyone.

As she watched her money dwindle and the thought of hiring a large number of people to farm made Xu Lanzhi's head ache. This time, she had truly been outmaneuvered by that little girl.

Tang Qiqi already had an idea. Large-scale farming relying on manual labor for tilling and planting is time-consuming, laborious, and expensive. She would get some simple equipment to help.

She even considered taking out the plow from the space, but she was afraid of causing a commotion. She was just a child at the moment and there were many things she couldn't do. She could only take it step by step and slowly. This was also a way of giving everyone a heads-up!

There are old-fashioned plows now, but they are too inefficient and require oxen to help. She needs to improve them.

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She couldn't do it herself, so Tang Qiqi went to Erzhuzi for help again.

Since Erzhuzi started helping Xu Lanzhi manage the chicken farm, his life has gotten better and better every day.

Xu Lanzhi gives him ten taels of silver every month, along with meals, and Erzhuzi has saved quite a bit of money. Countless families want to marry their daughters to him, but Erzhuzi seems uninterested, so he remains single.

When Erzhuzi saw Tang Qiqi arrive, he was overjoyed. He said cheerfully, "Qiqi, you didn't go to the private school today!"

"I'm not feeling well today, so I asked my husband for leave!" Tang Qiqi replied like a little adult!

"Oh, Qiqi, what's wrong? Have you seen a doctor?" Erzhuzi asked with concern.

Tang Qiqi said dejectedly, "I'm fine, it's just that I acted on my own and caused trouble for Mother. I want to make amends, but I can't think of a way!"

"What trouble have you gotten your mother into?!" Erzhuzi was always very worried whenever he heard about Xu Lanzhi!

"It's all about renting land to farm. My mother didn't agree to it at first, but I made Grandpa Village Chief misunderstand!" Tang Qiqi said listlessly.

“Isn’t your mother already paying the rent for everyone? It’s too late to say no now!” Erzhuzi was also a little anxious.

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Tang Qiqi explained, "It's not that it can't be done, but now so much land needs to be plowed, and my mother will have to spend a lot of money. Besides, it's too slow, and I'm afraid we'll miss the season!"

Erzhuzi immediately said, "It's alright, there's not much work to do at the chicken farm right now, I'll go help turn the soil every day!"

Seeing that Erzhuzi was going to help, Tang Qiqi said, "Uncle Zhuzi, what good can you do by yourself? I have a great idea that can help my mother a lot, but it will be hard on you!"

Erzhuzi chuckled憨厚ly: "Silly girl, your Uncle Zhuzi is afraid of everything, except hardship. Tell me, what do you need Uncle Zhuzi for?"

Tang Qiqi told Erzhuzi about her idea to improve the plowshare, and Erzhuzi hesitated: "Girl, this plowshare has been used for so many years and it's still like this. Can our modification really work?"

Tang Qiqi said, "How will we know if we don't try? The plows nowadays are all made of wood, which is laborious and doesn't turn the soil thoroughly. Let's replace them with iron ones, and it will definitely work!"

As he spoke, a row of gleaming silver triangular iron plates appeared in front of Erzhuzi, each with a very sharp tip!

Erzhuzi was dumbfounded: "Girl, using silver to make a plowshare? You really know how to come up with this idea. Isn't this a waste of resources? Silver is soft; how can it be used to make a plowshare!"

Tang Qiqi burst into laughter, realizing that Uncle Erzhu was mistaking the alloy steel for silver.

It's no wonder, though. Back then, iron was all black, while only gold and silver were bright and shiny. The steel that Tang Qiqi got was even shinier than silver!

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Tang Qiqi said with a smile, "Uncle Zhu, feel it. This thing is not soft at all; it's much harder than a rock!"

Erzhuzi tried to bend it with all his might, but the not-too-thick sheet of iron didn't budge an inch.

He exclaimed in surprise, "Qiqi, where did you get this treasure? I've never seen anything like it before!"

Tang Qiqi said in a serious tone, "Uncle Zhuzi, do you still remember my bundle? I was thinking of getting something out to help my mother, and these things appeared. Can these things be used to make a plowshare?"

Erzhuzi said happily, "This is perfect! It's the right thickness, hard and sharp. With this, an ox can plow many more fields every day. I'll start assembling it now!"

Erzhuzi couldn't wait to get started!

Tang Qiqi stopped him and said, "Uncle, a plow only has one blade. How many oxen would that take? We're planning to connect the fields into one large area. Do you think we could connect these blades together to make a chain plow? That way, we can plow a lot of land in one trip!"

Erzhuzi thought for a moment and said, "That's a good idea, but we can only install three or four plow blades at most, otherwise the resistance will be too great and the oxen won't be able to pull it. But Qiqi, we don't have many oxen in Tangjiagou!"

"I have no intention of using oxen to plow the fields!" Tang Qiqi said mysteriously, "I have a secret weapon!"

"If you're not going to use oxen to plow the fields, what are you planning to use? Horses, of course!" Erzhuzi laughed.

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Horses are definitely out of the question; they're too impulsive and unruly to plow the fields.

"Uncle Zhuzi, look what this is?" Tang Qiqi took out a piece of paper from her bosom. It showed her improved plow. The plow blades were arranged in a row and fixed to a wooden board. There were shelves on both sides of the board. When plowing, you could put heavy objects on it to weigh it down, or people could sit on it.

The plow in this picture doesn't have pushers; instead, it's pulled forward by a rope. In front of it is a six-wheeled cart that can hold three horses!

Tang Qiqi looked at Erzhuzi smugly and asked, "How about it? Isn't my plowshare pretty good? Just hitch it to a donkey or a mule, drive it back and forth in the field, and you can easily plow the land!"

Erzhuzi stared in disbelief: "Qiqi, how do you have so many good things? This paper is so delicate, what did you use to draw the lines? How can they be so fine, like strands of hair!"

Tang Qiqi sighed and rubbed her forehead: "Uncle Zhuzi, don't worry about the details, just tell me if my plowshare is any good!"

Erzhuzi looked at it carefully again before saying, "Tang Qiqi, you're really something, I think you're good!"