As Grandpa Zhao spoke, he poured water for the two of them, which made the Taoist priest stare wide-eyed.

He muttered under his breath, "Now you're protecting them. I wonder who was it that said they'd teach them a lesson when they get back?"

"I said it, I said it! You should let them rest for a while and have a hot meal first! Go and get them the food!" Grandpa Zhao waved his hand and said.

Upon hearing this, the Taoist priest stopped talking and turned to go to the kitchen to serve the two of them dinner.

Lu Chuan and Xu Han, who were inside the house, knew that they had returned late without saying hello, and were so frightened that they dared not make a sound, keeping their heads down and pretending to be quails.

Even Mu'er and Ze'er were unusually quiet and stopped crying and making a fuss, watching the two of them peacefully.

After the Taoist priest brought back dinner, the two quickly finished their meal and then went to the bathroom to take a shower.

When she came out again, Xu Han clearly felt much refreshed and comfortable.

"How was your harvest today? Why are you back so late?" Grandpa Zhao asked while drinking tea.

"It's pretty good. I picked three baskets of ferns and also broke off more than a dozen baskets of bamboo shoots."

"That's quite a lot, no wonder you came back so late. But you can't do this next time. It's already dark and you two still aren't home. There are children waiting for you at home. Mu'er won't even eat dinner if you don't come back; she insists on waiting for you to come back so we can eat together," Grandpa Zhao lectured.

"We understand. We really didn't pay attention to the time and came back late today. Don't worry, it definitely won't happen again next time," Xu Han said, pulling Mu'er into her arms.

Mu'er hadn't seen her mother all day, and was especially clingy to Xu Han right now.

Nestled in Xu Han's arms, she was especially well-behaved.

"How was your catch today? Did you catch any fish?" Lu Chuan asked, changing the subject.

"There are fish, but none of them are very big. The fish that were collected have all been released back into the fishpond. The fish baskets were put back in this evening, and we'll collect them again tomorrow morning," the Taoist priest said.

"As long as there are fish, that's fine. They're still small now, but we can eat them when they grow up," Lu Chuan replied.

“I think our fishpond isn’t very big. We can expand it a bit when we have more fish.”

“There are only a few people in our family, and we can’t eat that much fish. Enough is enough,” Xu Han replied.

"Alright then. We can just expand it when needed."

"Well, it's getting late, everyone should get some rest. The sky outside looks gloomy, it looks like it's going to rain soon," Grandpa Zhao said.

"Is it going to rain? The corn and beans haven't been planted yet."

"It's alright, we can plant again after the rain. I've already tidied up everything in the yard, so we don't need to get up if it rains. You guys tidy up and get some rest."

"Okay, we understand, we'll go to sleep right away," Lu Chuan replied.

A good night's sleep...

When I woke up the next morning, the weather outside was still gloomy, but it didn't rain.

"It looks like it's going to rain. Why don't we plant the corn and beans today? They'll be ready after the rain," Lu Chuan asked.

"Okay, I'll go get the seeder you made before."

This seed drill is actually an ancient seed drill used specifically for sowing various kinds of seeds.

There are three main types of seed drills: one-legged, two-legged, and three-legged.

People can choose different numbers of feet depending on the type of seeds they plant.

The number of rows to be planted varies depending on the number of feet.

This seed drill can adjust the sowing distance according to the type of seeds being sown. There is a small mechanism inside the seed metering box of the seed drill. After adjusting the appropriate distance before sowing, you can start sowing.

Seeding machines exist in this world, but the original owner had never seen one before because they are very expensive and ordinary people cannot afford them.

Xu Han and Lu Chuan learned about the existence of the seed drill thanks to Grandpa Zhao's casual remark during a conversation.

Later, Xu Han remembered seeing something like this online before, and she was particularly interested in it at the time.

I was quite amazed that such a tool existed thousands of years ago; the ancients were truly wise. In the end, I even went to search for information about seed drills.

Then, during a year of famine, Xu Han and Lu Chuan spent nearly two months tinkering with it and finally managed to make the seed drill.

Although the two failed many times during the process, which led Xu Han to doubt herself, they finally succeeded in making the seed planter after continuous efforts.

In the end, the two of them not only made a one-legged seed drill, but also a two-legged and a three-legged seed drill.

"Bring that three-legged seed drill," Xu Han instructed.

"Haha, this seed drill can finally be put to use. I haven't used it since I made it, except for that one experiment. It's been gathering dust here." The Taoist priest said with a smile as he took out the seed drill.

"Haha, yes, this is exactly what we need today. This seed drill has greatly reduced our time. I estimate we can finish planting all the corn and soybeans outside in one day."

"I can't wait to try it out."

"Lu Chuan, go and bring the ox over. It will be more convenient for us to use the ox to pull the seed drill," Xu Han said to Lu Chuan.

“Yes, it used to be pulled by people, but now it’s faster to use oxen. I’ll go get the oxen.”

Then the others took seeds and tools, and the group arrived at the newly cleared wasteland in a grand procession.

Early in the morning, everyone was full of energy, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

"Shall we plant corn first?" Grandpa Zhao asked.

“Okay, pour the corn seeds into the seed metering box and let’s adjust the planting spacing first,” Xu Han said.

After Xu Han finished speaking, she began to adjust the spacing. "Okay, let's try this spacing first to see if it works?"

After Xu Han finished speaking, the Taoist priest went to the front and helped her up, while Grandpa Zhao supported her from behind. After walking a few steps, they stopped.

Xu Han squatted down and rummaged through the seeds in the soil, saying, "They're planted a bit too densely, let's adjust them again."

Then they continued to adjust the distance, and the seeds that had just been sown were picked up again by the group, so as not to be wasted.

“That works. Bring the ox over here, put this on its body, one person can lead the ox in front, and the other person can support it from behind,” Xu Han said.

“Alright, let’s give it a try first.” After Lu Chuan finished speaking, the Taoist priest and Lu Chuan began to take action.

Xu Han and Grandpa Zhao also joined in the fun, walking a few steps along and taking the opportunity to check the leaking seeds again so that any problems could be detected and addressed promptly.