Ye Panjiu wasn't in a hurry. She went inside and chatted with Aunt Wu.
Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu had two children, both boys, but unfortunately both died young.
Later, Aunt Wu was so heartbroken that she cried all day long, which damaged her health, and she never conceived again.
They were also a pitiful couple.
However, the couple were well-liked in Yejiacun, and their neighbors would always lend a hand if they needed anything.
Aunt Wu poured Ye Panjiu a cup of hot tea, saying, "Panjiu's energy and spirit are getting better and better."
Ye Panjiu smiled and said, "Aunt Wu is still as diligent as ever, keeping the house clean and tidy."
Aunt Wu smiled and said, "I don't have much to do all day, so I can't stay idle and just keep cleaning."
Ye Panjiu understood that when Aunt Wu was feeling down, she was more likely to overthink things when she had free time.
"How have you been lately, Aunt Wu? If there's anything I can help with, please don't hesitate to ask."
When the original owner fell into the river, she went to the Du family to ask for her daughter back, and Aunt Wu and her husband helped her.
Hearing this, Aunt Wu moved her lips slightly, but still said, "It's nothing, everything is fine."
Ye Panjiu didn't insist, but took her hand and shook it, saying, "That's good."
Old Wu called out, "It's done! Pan Jiu, come out and take a look!"
Ye Panjiu stood up, patted Aunt Wu on the shoulder, and prepared to walk outside.
Aunt Wu raised her hand to pull her up, but in the end she lowered her hand.
Ye Panjiu pushed open the door and looked at the curved plow in front of her.
She stepped forward and felt around for a moment. "Uncle Wu, let's try using an oxcart to take it to the field. How much? I'll pay you."
Old Wu smiled憨厚ly, "We're all from the same village, one or two hundred coins will do."
Ye Panjiu smiled and took out two silver ingots. "Uncle Wu, I didn't bring any change, you can take them."
Old Wu was about to ask Aunt Wu to find some copper coins.
Ye Panjiu waved her hand, "Let's go, Uncle Wu, I'm in a hurry, let's go quickly."
She pulled the plow, ready to put it onto the oxcart.
Old Wu, worried that she might hit something, quickly came over to take over, not even bothering to give her change.
Ye Panjiu urged again, "Uncle Wu, let's hurry up. The magistrate should have arrived by now. I'm afraid he'll be waiting too long."
Upon hearing this, Old Wu immediately pulled on the reins and, without the slightest hesitation, the oxcart moved forward.
Yejiacun has a small population, and the country dirt roads are wide enough for two oxcarts to pass through.
The weather was lovely today, with little wind. The oxcart swayed gently and moved slowly, which was quite pleasant.
"I made almost all the farm tools in Yejiacun. Watching them busy in the fields makes me feel at ease," Old Wu said casually.
Ye Panjiu smiled and said, "Yes, there was no snow disaster this winter, and last year was not a famine year, so everyone's life is better."
Old Wu exclaimed excitedly, "If you ask me, it's good that that damned magistrate is dead. Life will be much better after Lord Chu came. That damned magistrate judged cases based entirely on how much money people paid him, and some people in our village suffered terribly!"
Ye Panjiu frowned. "Did the villagers go to Lord Chu to complain again?"
Old Wu chuckled, "There's no need to file a complaint again. Lord Chu simply reopened these cases, overturned those that could be overturned, and for those that couldn't, he even came to apologize and gave them a lot of money."
Ye Panjiu nodded, "That's how it should be."
When the oxcart arrived at Ye's field, there were four more people standing there.
These were families in the village with little land. In Qingshui County, most tenant farmers were paid 40% by their employers. After discussing it, Old Man Ye and Old Woman Ye decided to pay only 30%, and the two of them would also help with the work.
They don't lack the food; they just can't bear to see the land ruined by over-cultivation, so they want to keep an eye on it.
Chu Guan was followed by guards, and Xiang Ziping was also there.
Upon seeing Ye Panjiu, Ye Xiong exclaimed, "Panjiu, I thought you were afraid of losing and didn't dare to come!"
Ye Panjiu waved her hand, "Uncle Xiong, come and see for yourself."
Ye Xiong darted over in two strides, examining the curved plow. "This is no good no matter how you look at it. Pan Jiu, if you admit defeat now, you can help your uncle plow half the land."
Old Man Ye now has a kind of blind confidence in his daughter. "What are you talking about admitting defeat for! I think you should admit defeat quickly, otherwise my family has quite a lot of land!"
Old Wu patted his chest and reassured him, "Trust me, I think this plow is really good!"
Ye Xiong waved his hand dismissively, "If you said that you came up with this plow, I would have to hesitate. But Pan Jiu, she doesn't even know how to plow a field. I won't admit it!"
Ye Panjiu waved her hand, "Alright, hurry up and move it to the field, we'll see soon enough."
Chu Guan had just experienced the straight-plow plow, rolled up his trousers, and followed behind the black ox, holding the plow. He roughly understood how tiring it was.
Even someone like him who practices martial arts gets tired after a while.
The curved plow was placed in the field, and Old Man Ye took the lead, quickly loading it onto the back of the black ox.
"Putting everything else aside, this plow is much easier to attach than ours!" Old Man Ye exclaimed as he attached the plow.
After the plow was loaded, Ye Panjiu explained to the old man how to control the plowshare to turn flexibly and how to control the depth of plowing.
Ye Xiong listened from the side and felt a chill run down his spine; how could this be so logical and well-reasoned?
Old Man Ye was afraid of embarrassing his daughter, so he listened very carefully.
There were many people gathered here, including Chu Guan, and many people from the fields came over.
"Dad, why don't you give it a try? It's alright, I'll revise it again if it doesn't work," Ye Panjiu said.
Old Man Ye waved his hand, "I understand, watch me!"
He held the plow with one hand, raised the ox rope, and the big black ox started to move.
The big black ox was significantly faster than before, and its hooves were not bent as exaggeratedly as before, making it much less strenuous.
Ye Panjiu had already adjusted the plow, making it penetrate the ground even deeper than before.
Old Man Ye walked much faster behind him. When they reached the turn, he turned the plow and pulled the black ox around. He didn't need to unload or move the plow; he just turned directly around.
Chu Guan was shocked, and everyone else was shocked too.
Putting everything else aside, just this one turn alone can save so much work and time!
Old Man Ye didn't stop. Chu Guan wanted to experience it himself, but Ye Xiong was more impatient and snatched the plow from Old Man Ye's hand.
The plow was heavy. Although he knew that Old Man Ye couldn't do anything, he wouldn't be willing to lose if he didn't try it himself!
Ye Xiong was younger than Old Man Ye and had more strength. He drove the black ox faster, and the plow was not affected at all. When it came time to turn, he easily turned the plow again.
The area of farmland is even larger when it turns!
He didn't stop, and, unwilling to give up, went around again, seeing that he had already cultivated a little over half of the acre.
Chu Guan stepped forward. "Uncle, let me try."
Ye Xiong sighed, grabbed the black ox, and got down.
"Husband, how is it?" Ye Xiong's wife asked nervously.
Ye Xiong looked at Ye Panjiu, "Uncle admits defeat wholeheartedly! Panjiu, you're really smart!"
Ye Panjiu smiled and said, "I read it in a book. Uncle Xiong doesn't need to plow my land, so don't worry about it. This afternoon I'll go buy three more oxen to put at home. Everyone can come and borrow oxen to plow the land, so you don't get too tired."
The crowd cheered, "Well done, Pan Jiu!"
Ye Xiong waved his hand, "No, a loss is a loss. I'll let you plow the field. Anyway, we have oxen, and this plow works well."
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